Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 21, 1880, Page 6

eS 7p poe GT ONE et oR, sel 5 6 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2i, 1880—TWELVE PAGES. UNCOFFINED. Lake Michigan Still Clinging to the Dead of the Alpena. : ‘Only Two Bodies, Both Un- identified, Récoverod at Last Accounts, ‘ Frightful Spectacle Presented on tho Beach at Hol- — - land. 2 Nineteon Miles of tho Lake Shore Thiokly Strewn with Wreokage. A Large Consignment of Coffins Shipped upon the IIl- Fated Steamer. Tho Almost Innumerable Pieces ; of the Alpena Rotten as Punk. Painful Scenes at the Goodrich : Landing in Chicago Yesterday. Meoting: at Adrian, Mich., to Condolo é with tho Relatives of tho i Rev. Mr. Hart. ‘Tyo Additional Horrors, of a Character Equally Mysterious, Reported from Sturgeon Bay. THE BEACH, . HOLLAND, Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Howraxp, Mich., Oct, 20,—Tho éxcltement aroused all aloiz the eastern shore of Lake Michigan by the wreck of the steamer Alpe- nahas centered In this place, and the country, round about is sending In its inhabitants by the hundreds. ‘Shey are arriving by train, by wagon, by buggy, and even by ox-cart, tho motive of the wldespread movement being a desire to witness the seenes connected with the wreck. Asa conkequenceof this sudden influx of people, the usually tranquil, not to say somnolent, town, which possesses all the duliness, though it lacks much of the pict- uresqneness, of an ald-country Dutch settte- ment, Is presenting an unusually ively ns: ‘pect. Itsstreets are filled with teams and promennders, whoso conversation turns upon TNE ONE PREVAITANG ToPIe,— the storm,—and whose common destination seenis to be the “big? Inke, which is some six miles clistant from the town, As the place lins sprung Into a little fortu- Itous notoriety it may be well to deseribe it briefly, The town, which was settled some thirty years ago by emigrant ollanders,—n thrifty people who mannge to live comfort- ably and save money in places where a less patient race would die of grumbling against untoward fate—is situated near the shores of a nindil Inke, which is nothing more than the widening of the river which connects the town with Lake Michigan. ‘This lake forms nenpital harbor, and attne present moment number of storm-bound craft are riding safely at anchor upon its ruled bosom, Its streets are wide, and its roadways well kept, and {ts houses of frame or crean-clored brick, though not elegant of design, have a Pleasing nppearanco of comfort. Liko another town on the other side of the lake, Holland has been the viethin of +. A SENSATIONAL, CONFLAGHATION, In 1871, what is known, in the place ns “the grent ILolland fire” occurred, when almost the whole place ina few hours was burned to the ground, and tho people still record with manifest pleasure the fact that It was the engines whieh Chicago sent to thelr re- ef which saved the place fram total destruction, and that, when the harm had been done, it was eblefly* through the char- ity of Chicago's people that the wants of her citizens were !nmediately supplied, ~« When Tie Trinvxe correspondent , ar- rived here at’ 6 o'clock this morning, he found the pluce already astic. ‘The place is ad- Meted to early rliing, but even the sluggards were abroad hetlnes to-tay, and tt was with somo Httle dimentty that a team was secured In which to drive to the seune, Pie livery man belng questioned as to the mmost favorable locality to visit replied that It was a matter of, taste, Some souxht the shore of the big Inke by a roud which landed them ata point some thres miles above the harbor pier, others took a road which reached the shores about a anile below the piers Ibaldu't matter much, however, which road was taken, as “the shore was covered with wreckage nt both points and between,” Ue added also that fs “No ONK MAD FOUND A PLACR ON ‘Tite BORE which wns free from tho débris of the shat tered boat,” ° , “Ther it reaches way. down to Sauga- “tuck? (v point six miles south of Holland -Marbor), one nan remarked, “and 1 guess thore’s no tellin’ how far the stull is to be found up north.” ‘The fact that the body of the woman which had been taken from the breakers yesterday afternoon was lald out ina eottage on the roud leading north of the pier caused this -Yond to be selected, nnd, after a chilly drive ovor a road which fed through swamp and highland, forest and open, the shore of the ‘Jake'was reached, Before visiting it “TUN COTTAGE CONTAINING | ‘THE, "WOMAN sas entered and an examination made of the remains, Upon the authority of Mr. Splres, manager of the Cutler House of Grant Haven, the body was not that of Bre, Bradl- ley, ag bud been reported, Mr, Spires, who was from long acquaintance perfectly fay , dillige with Mrs, Bradley's appearance, was quite positive npon this point; at the same fine he stated that he hud identified an In- _ lan shaw! and an Navajoo blanket which had been washed ashore as one which had belonged to that Indy, ‘Tho body in the cottage was that of an old Indy, of probably 35 years of age, about five feet Mikh. ‘The deceased was stout and full faced, had short gray huir, which formerly “had been light brown; her hands and feet, Which were bare, were small and delicately formed, She was dressed in a black-stutl ‘walst und overskirt, gray corsets, a blue thins nel underskirt, and red flannel drawers, SUE WAS FIST BEEN on Monday night south of the plier, but when ‘the fact was reported and parties went to re- move the body from the water it had disap- peared, Tuessay atternoon the eliidren of Mr, Frederick Suuter, a Justice of the Peace, again saw her, and he secured the body, It wus: carefully examined, but no marks were found upon ft by which fts {dentity could be “Immediately secured, Upon the fingens of the loft hand were found four rings,—thres Plain and very Ight bands of gold and a light cameo ring, the device belug a dell- “gately-cut female igure playing a lute. In her pockgt wero found a kid purse contaiu- DEAD ing $43.49 In money, mado up ofone St0, four $5, one $3, and ten SL bills, and some small change, atl a bunch of nine keys: On the question of the nationality of the decensedt opinion was divided, but It seemed clear that she wasa fulrly well-to-fo old Indy of the middie walks of life. At10o’clock this morning A JURY was gotten togethor, and steps wero taken to gather the witnesses, though it was not ox: pected, from the Inck of {dentifieatton, thdt any relfable opinion could be reached as to whether the woman was a victim of the Al- penn disaster, TIE LAKE 810RE in presented a spectacle to the view far moro terrible, than even the descriptions of the townspeople who had visited it. As already mentioned In Tre Trinunr, the shore of tha Inke at this point Is crescent in shape, and thus the eye was able at 1 sweep td take In a full Idea of the results of the «isaster. Mighty rollers enme in over the outer barand broke Into long Ines of spray ns they ellinbed. tho shelving sands, but they never came within 9 dozen feet of tho débris which had been thrown high and dry by the mightler brenkers of Saturday and Sunday, The timit of the waves of those days was marked clear Jy along the beach up anddown, Below certain not very Irregular Hn lay an-almost pnbroken shelf of smooth sand, above [t were -piled the heaps of débris,—mostly por- tions of the wrecked vessel and its cargo,— forming 1 long, ragged Ino which the cyo followed north and south as far as sight coult reach, without finding'elthor ond of it Close at hand stood THE MANO OF TITE ALPENA, its varnish rubbed away, its keys denuded of their ivory covering, and Its delleate strings, Unprotected by the Hd, which lind been wrenched away, occastonally emitting wetrd melodies ns the still Ilvely gale swept among thelr chords. Every step of alone walk down the beach revealed some new trace of the unfortunate vessel. ‘There, half hidden inthe accumulating sands, was a section of its maln deck, a plece of carpenter-work some twenty-five fect in length; here a long section of the main railing; here the front of the pilot-house, a snsh froma cabin window, ® Indder, a water-rack, the main boom, a stair-case, a hatchway, the slde of a stnte- room, the top of the pilot-house, a sofa, the frame of 1 looking-class, a cork Ilfe-presery- er marked “Str. Alpena,” the pedal of tho plano, which Iny A-MILE DISTANT, a board bearing a distinguishable part of the letters EN A,—the latter half of tho officlat name of the steamer borne upon Its stern. Such were a few of the ‘relics,’ as the peo- ple called thom, of the. steamer herself, while of her eargo reminders were to be found everywhere in barrels of apples, apples lying loose upon the sand In thousands, a wondrous yarlety of wooden: ware, all of which lay scattered around In an amazing confusion, ‘The universal comnient of those who saw the fragments of the vessel which Iny strewn about the beach was that her tiinbers were absolutely rotten, and that it was really a wonder that sho had held together as Jong as she had, In very few instanees as there any evidence of splintering awhere tho brenks occurred, and the black ‘appearance of the wood and the clemn man- ner of its separation showed that cither It never had been good timber or that it had undergone very sad changes since the boat was first built. It was sald that when parties from Grand Haven saw the condition of the wont they were fe EXTREMELY INDIGNANT, and that when the report of Its rottenness reached Grand Haven quite a sensation wus created, and that the Intention wis freely exe pressed of having Mr. Butlin, the Superin- tendent of tho Ilne, arrested, should he put in wn appearance, DISCURSTON, ‘The question of whether or not tho timbers of the vessel were sound finds supporters on bothsldes, though the large majority are of the opinion that they were not. Another question npon whieh oplulon 3 divided is whether, among the steamer'’s thabers which strew the Inke shore, any of them belong to its hull, and here the bulk of the testimony isto the effect that they do not, and it Is. urged that the unsoundness of the timbor at the joints where the parting occurred was due to the frequent washing of tho yessel’s deck, the necumulating water having rotted the joluts at the polnts where tho guards left the main deck of the vessel. AMONGST THE WOODWORK LYING ON THE SHORE are soma very large timbers, One In par- tleular, a square pillar twenty or thirty feet in length and a foot square, was belleved by Inany to be a portion of the hull, until an ex: pertenced Inke man showed that it was one ofthe main guards, At the samatine this plece disproved a theery which some held, that fuasmuch as the only thn ber found was that of the ves- sel’s upper works, it was very probable that they wera cutaway by the deck-hands when, the steam-power having given out, it heeame eyldent that the only chance of safety lny In cutting away the upper part of the ves: ‘This stout Umber would hava been one of the first te cut away, but it gives no sign of being touched by un ax. Its lower Jolntis elear, but the fron-work there ts snapped clean across, while two Iron bands of wrought metal, about three inches In whith and fully three-quarters of an inch thick, were tggn from thelr fastenings aud bent in differdht drectlons, Thera was NO POWER ON HOARD todo it. It must have been dono by tho atorm, In the non-discovery of the lull inany people find comfort. ‘They argue that, naturally, the passengers would ba ordered below when the storm came, and that the hull of the steamer, with many of the passengers on board, may have reached a spot where 4 landing was possible, Thoy show that as yet no body has . been found whtel: has been {dentified as an Alpena pase sengor, and argpo that, with sv much of they cargo ashore, It fs reasonable to elutus that, if the pussengera went with the cargo, many of thelr bodies should be found with it, On the other hand, the resl- dents urge that thore ara ab least three bars outside the Jake shore, ant that, with so heavy waves und an accompanying undertow prevailing, THE MOVIES WOULD IE LEFT DANCING ANOUT UNDER WATER until tho storm subsides, and the steady mo- tlon of the swell, which succeeds a storm some days after Its fury Is spent, washes them shorewards, All sorts of ridiculous rumors hive had play here during the day. Early this afternoon a report based upon the best authority got alloat to tho effect that 4g bottle contalutng a letter from Capt. Napler andy Cull stot the passengers had floated ashoye five miles ubove the pler, Valuable time was wasted In proving the utter falsity of the report. Again, rellable intelligence Feached the city tat some ying survivors of the dlastor had gained tho shore at Grand Maven, but a telegram from there soon set this wild story at rest, but this was not done until the greatest uxeltemont was aroused, THE PEOPLE * seeming willing to accopt any rumor which woult give the falutest hope of the safety of the survivors, ‘This eveving, however, all hope Is practically abandoned, The people who flocked to the Jake shore in hundreds this afternoon have Jooked upon the dts- tributed wreekuge, and agree that no human life could withstand the shock whieh senttered so much material wideeast upon the waves, ° AMONG THOSE WHO TEACKED HOLLAND THIS AUTERNOON ta look after misstays friends was Charles Kusterer, of Grand Rapids, whose father, Christopher Kusterer, a brewer of that place, was wnong the Alpena’a passengers, Mr, \ Kusteror drove down along the beach from Grand . Maven, and he re ports that, five’ miles after leaving that place, which Is twenty-two miles north. of here, ho began to meet the Alpenn’s wreekne, At first it dotted the sant, but very soon the pieces of timber and portions of the cargo were found in large numbers, and they fasted until the northern Ianding at Hole Jand was reached, The wreekne Is visible for five miles below thts port, so that NINETEEN MILES OF TIT SHORE is covered with evidences of the disaster, 1t is merely a matter of opinion whether the absence on tho shore of bodies, whieh donot, for. some days after death, possess floating power, ean be considered any initeation that all the passengers have not shared the cargo’s fate. ‘There were other searchers for misslug friends: 4 John Lyneh, 1 Ind from Muskegon, canoe to took for the body of his brother, Tommy Lyneh, 2 boy of 10, who was porter on the Alpena, z Mr. A.M. Richardson, of U. & 0. Rosky, of No, 440 Clark street, scrap-ron dealers, came to hunt fur the body of MAX DORLINSKY, atravoler for the firm, who took passage on the Alpena, Ie had some $300 on his per- son, Ie Hved in Chicago, and leaves a wife and three children, Joseph Spenth and: Miss Speath, his niece, were looking for thelr brother and father, Fred ‘Sneath, of Grand Rapids, Ie was 48 years of age, and sh{pped on the Alpena on n pleasure trip to Chicago, Charles Holtinger, of No, 459 Wells street, came from Grand Haven to took afterGeorgo Hloltinger, a resident of that place, T. T. DINMLE, OF MUSKEGON, was in search of his sister, 1 maiden lady of 45. He pub her on the Alpena himself. Ile had not, tis evening, seen the body of the woman which was deseribed yesterday, but believed from tho description given that sho was his sister, Anuniber of people are anxiously awalt- ing ttdings of tho fate of Mrs. J. P, DeCou- dres, of Evanston, Ill. i THI INQUEST upon the body of tho unknown woman was begun this afternoon. . A Jury was impan- eled, and Justice Frederick Soxter acted as Coroner. ‘The only witnesses examined were George Souter and Orlando Dottorn, who tes- tied as to the finding of the hody, when the inquest was adjourned in the hope that tho . “body may be tdentitied to-morrow, ant its connection with the Alpena proved or dis- proved. x a NEWS 148 BEEN RECEIVED : from Port Sheldon, eleven miles north of here, that the body of a boy about 10 years old, having on only a shirt and a Iife-pre- server, was washed ashore there. Ile has not been identified. A trunk containing Jew- elry and clothing has also gone ushore there, News was. also recelved that two vests and two collars, the Intter bearlny the name of “Wille Shepherd,” were found on the beach at Venturia, six miles north of hore. A trunk was recovered at Pigeon River, seven miles north of here, with papers and docu- ments bearing the namo of MeConnell, of Oconte, Wis, IN A TUREE-MILE WALK, from the upper-lnke landing to the plier at tho harbor mouth, further evidences of the power of the storm were visible. ‘Tho whole distance was thickly overlaid with tho dé bris frou the steamer. ‘The sand was dotted with apples whieh reach all along the shore for over twenty miles. The heavier timbers of the upper part of the vessel were found nhout smile above the pier, In many cases Ineh-thick bolts, used in binding the timbers together, were found protruding to tho length of n footand over from the wood, Sugar-hoxes, — toreh-hundles, —_ siiwbucks, planks, COFFINS, — : of which, strange to say, the vessel hada large stock on bosrd,—tiny around In count- less profusion, with every prospect, however, of thelr mmnber being greatly diininished very shortly, as the wreckers were busy at work all day Jong. A dozen teams, each at- tended by three or four natives, wandered about over the beach and gathered in the trensure cast up by tho deep. Every farm- house in the viclnity of the Inke js supplied with barrels upon; barrels of apples, anda farge and yarted nssortinent of woodenware, EVEN THE COFFINS being in some cases selzed upon and taken home, in readiness for x death in the famlly. No attempt is being made to stop this out- rageous work, aut much Indlgnation Is falt at its being carrled on so openly, The suggestion has heen made tothe authorities that ft would bo only proper, in view of the posstbitity of bodles floating ashorein largo numbers at any moment, that a“patrot be organized and placed to wateh the beach, Nothing has been done, however, no ono caring to assume the reaponsibitity of in curring the expense to the county. Even the dustles who acted ns Coroner in tho ense of the unknown dead woman, has de- clined to necede to the request mado by inthe entini eltlzens to uso some of the money found upon her person ja providing her with adecent coin, but he is afraid to take tho vast responsibility, and the old lady's re uals are lying tu-night unwatehed Ina deal OX IN AN UNPROTECTED IOUSE, at the morey of any man who is acquainted with the market price for a corpse in Chi- eago. ‘The relie-hunters aro as numerous us the wreekers, though thelr weak- ness is more pardonable, A gentleman remtrked to-day that woodenware and Apples aught to sell cheap In Holland fora yenr or two to come, and the same remark should apply to wreck-rolles, Anything bearing the name of the vesse} upon it fs es- pecially valuable, Life-preservers su marked are possessed by a few, who would not part with them for n trifle, Flvo dollars were pakd for ane this efterncon, A relie-hunter patil $4 to a boy for the sign in the cabin of the vessel benring tha word “Alpean” in gold letters and gorgeons decoration, but IN, LOST WY TINE TRANSACTION, ag one of the Jocal authorities took It away frombhin, A superstitious Individual told, with evident awe, that he had found several lotters forming partof the words “Goadrleh ‘Transportation Line" on the paddle-box, and that the firat four he secured came In auch order thas thoy spelled the word “Gone,” which, to hu, was conclusive ovl- donee that no hope.was left for the steamer, A gentleman had secured tho gilded ball from tho top of the paddte-box, and he re- “fused an offer at St for it. 1 No tug-boats have as yet appeared In the inke. TUE TURE HONS OF CAPT, NAPE enmo as far ng St, Joseph on last night's traln, and Jt was thelr Intention to take a fer- rysboat there aud bring It opposit tho hurbor here und searel for the missing hull, which many belleve—although the wide spread of the vessel's ébris und cargo seoms to dis- prove the theory—has sunk nt no great dls- tance from this shore, ‘They did not arrive, however, the heavy sea which stlll proyalls preventing them from maklig the hazardous attempt, Still, the sea ia not at nil tuo high for oa regular Inko tug, and some surprise Is expressed that no one tntorested In its discovery has yet sent a vous sul ty search for the hull, Just bolow the plor the atturpart of the secgnd deck of tho atenmur Is allout, about thirty feet from the shore, Many believe that the hull will be found not far off, and the presence of a craft upon a tour of discovery will do much to dis vel the anxiety, especially of the directly In- terested, which fs keeping the people here in an aguny of suspense, THY NUMULE OF PEOPLE HERE who have come to personally look after tho inissing is smaller than might have been expected, but fhe number of Inquiries by telugraph Is large, ‘To-morrow Mr, Squires, Alpena, and who has spent the day in took- ing over the ground here, will drive ina wagai from here to Grand Haven and elosely scrutinize the shore for traces of the steamer, Which may lead to a reasonable theory as to where and how she met with her fate, Mr, Squires expressed the beller this evening that it was oxtremaly probable that the Alpena and David A, Wells MAY HAVE MET WITHA COLLISION, which sunk tha Intter and disabled the steam- er so badly that sho was unable to cope with the storm. He calls to recollection the fact that tho Wells’ bowsprit wns broken, and that she went down with full satls set, which eoukt not have been the ease had she sprung aleak. Information has just been recelved that tho trunk found at Port Sheldon be- longed ton Mrs. McConnell, a lady Iving at Sheboygan, ond that a photograph it con- tained ling been tdentifled by 0 person who saw the unkown worn as her Iikeness, FRIENDS AURIVING, ‘To the Western Asoctated Press. Tlonnann, Mieh,, Oct, 90.—The trains arrive ing to-day have brought large numbers of persons in search of friends and relatives lost onthe steamer Alpena, Every conveyance possible has been used to convey them to the Dench, ‘The beach from Grand Haven to Saugatuck has been closely examined, and, while any amount of wreekage can be found, no boilivs except the two atready reported have as yet been found up to this time (7:30 pm.) So many watchers are out, and so mitch excitement prevalls, that numerous rumors have been started In regard to bodies being found, but when traced they havo failed to develop anything further, Large pieees of the cabin came in this afternoon Just north of the linrbor, The wreckage is belng broker up and carried away by relie- hunters, A messenger who went south this afternoon has not yet returned, but will bo tn by Op. m, The body of the boy recovered lias not yet been Identified, ‘The wind is now southwest. ‘The sen fy still running so high that no explorations with tugs have yet been made, 5 SEARCHERS ara preparing to go north toward Grand Haven and Muskegon to-morrow morning in seareh of bodies, surmising that the wind, being from the south nenrly all day, bodles will float further north. Capt. Butlin, of the Goodrich Line, has now a patrol from four ailles south of Holland to Port Sheldon, ten miles north, und the Hne will be extended south to Saugatuck and north to Grand Haven, so that, should any bodies como ashore, the news will be received here as SOON fg N Messenger can reach here by team. GRAND HAVEN. DESCRIPTIVE. Speelat Duspateh to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Gnranp MAveEs, Mich, Oct. 20—-A heavy sua aul strong wind still continues all along this shore. At Holland considerable frelght and portions of tho wreck ure being washed ashore, Tho body of tho woman: washed ashore north of Tolland yesterday, and re ported to be that of Mrs. Newton Bradley, is not hers, but Is now thought to be that of the ex-Stewardess, Maggle McConnell, whose friends live in Oconto, Wis, ‘Lhe following isadescription of the body: Hight, about five feet; welght, abunt 150 pounds; between AS and 50 years of age; halr short, brown, verging on gray; nose Mut; features full; looked tke a foreigner; had on white chem ise, red-flannel drawers, corset of gray color trimmed with white cotton lice, blue flannel tnderskirts and overskirt, and waist of black dress goods; around the neck attached tonribbon nscapuula; on the fingers three plain gold rings inuch worn, and one enmeo ring with figure of dancer or piper in rellot in white on dark base; In the pocket a purse with steel chain and trimmings, in which was a buch of keys on two rings, cousisting of nine trunk and other keys of varivits sizes, ant’ one brass door-key, and S443 in money. An inquest was held this forenoon, Which brought In a verdlet of “Drowned and sttpposed to be from the Al- pena.” ‘Tho body was not identified, but tt iy almost certain from tho Jetters and other effects that have come ashoro that It Is that of Maggis McConnell, * TC 18 HOPED THAT THE FRIENDS" of those who were Known to have been on tho ill-fated steamer will take pains to prove tho identity of sll bodies washed nshore as soon as possible, ns the podivs will chango very fast after being taken from tho water, About eight miles south of here a handker- chlef marked Jolin F. Lusk ‘came ashore with g package of letters and photograph, mostly addressed to Mrs, Maggle McConnell and postmarked Oconto, Wis. ‘The phote- graphs niuber thirteen, Somo were taken in Chicago, some in Oconto, some in Quebee, and others 10 Montreal, They are undoudt- edly the effects of the ex-Stewardess, At 5 o'clock this morning the body of a boy about i years of age was pieked up near tho place where tho letters: enme ashore, It was clothed in undershirt and vest or Jumper only, and had on a Iife-preserver marked “Alpena” He had fHght, short hatr, blue eyes, was about faur feet four Inehes In hight, and had asear on tho right foot, The, boy has been brought here, and fs now in charge of Coroner Gray,. A trunk filled with hadles’ and children’s wearing apparel, and one gentleman’s sult, was washed ashore about five miles from here this afternoon. The agent of the Goodrich Transportation Company has opened it, and found It bo- longed to Mrs, LB. F. Sweet, of Bratdwood, Ill, It will be well for tho friends of all who. {vero on tho steamer to send a detyited de- scription of them to tho agent of the Com- pany here, Tho tings on all vessols and aannure inthe harbor aro at half-mast to- day, : » nortt nopiEs IN NIaHT-cLoTHES, Spectat Dlspatch to The Chicago Tribune. Gnas Maven, Mich, Oct.jo—Midnight, —1 have been on the beach between Holland and Grand Iaven to-day, The body of tho won supposed to be Mrs, Bradley proved to be Mrs, McConnell, ox-Stewardess of the Alpena, Mer trunk came ashore near Port Sheldon, eleven miles south of here tovlay. When found Mrs. MeConnell had only night- elothes on. ‘Tho body of a boy from 8 to 13 years old was found to-day elght miles south of here, Ile .uiny be the son of a passenger from Chieago on board the Alpena with hls wife and children, Persons have recelved telegrams from partles named. Lynch and Merriman, at Lowell, . ench saying they had boys likely to. bu aboard ‘This boty had on only a shirt, which confirms the impreasion that SHE WENT DOWN 400N AFTER THE STORM ATRUCK REL, the bodies being undressed,probably In bed, ‘There 13 no possibility of the bouts of the Alpena saving any ves, for seamen say no boat madecould stand that storm. Every: thing that comes on shore fs broken up very small, which makes [t possible that an explo- slon took place, far she would need all the steam she coull mnke to hold her own {u the storia, : ANOTHEK CHEST, Svectat Dispatch to The Chicaco Tribuns, Graxp Haves, Oct, 20—One of my nen has just brought Ina chest of machinist’s tuols, some marked “J. Osborn,” and a few murked ©, Markey.” ‘Tha chest has on Alpena check. W. B, Husraney, CHICAGO, TUE GOODUICH BTEAMIOAT OFFICE hag been turned into a house of mourning, and scarcely an hour vlapsed yesterday that sone four or tive persons did not onter to take Inquiries forthe mlssing steamer, Some of these were jaunty and careless, o deautly inquiring through a morbid curtoshy to obtain ghastly details; others, aguin, questioned lazily, as a conventional thing; others, again, entering with faltering steps and tear-dimined eyes, asked in the low and tremulous tone which betrayed the grief witha, a Mrs, Peyton, wifo of Ms, L, 8, Peytdn, of of Grand Haven, whose son was on the [ New York, who wason tho ill-fated steamer, and Mrs, Stnelatr, of Lawndale, came tn yesterday morning, bit were told as gently ns, posatble that there was scarcely a shadow of doubt that the vessel hnd foundered with all on board, BEVERAL WOMEN camo aftorwards, and, on hearing that there was no hope, departed In tears, without aly- ing thelr names or saying for whom they were anxious, James Lynch, brother to Tim Lynch, a deckhand of the Alpena, came thrice during the day to learn I any bodies had been washed ashore, Ilv sald he had abandoned hope yesterday morning, feeling sure lis brother was lost. Mr. Charles Perry, whose son was 2 cabin- boy on the Alpena, was another frequent visitor, hoping against hope that, even if the steamer had foundered, hls darilng might have cling to some spar until picked up or dashed ashore, Fred had tolt him that Uis woultt bo his last trip,—o prediction truly ful- filled. : Another woman came and asked for Role ert Patten, engineer of the Alpena. ‘They told her what they had told tho rest,—that they knew nothing, but hoped nothing as well,—and she went away with tears in her eyes, but sald not whether she was his wife, or sister, or other friends and the managers told the reporter they did not know that Mr, Patton had a single relative in Chiengo, NOT ON HOARD, The following parties, reported to have Deen Jost on the Alpena, were not on the bont: M. C, Ryder, of Syracuse, N. Y., who was onthe Depere; John J. Bowon, W. C, Pettibone, and Mrs. Maggig McConnell, bet- ter known as Mrs, Maggie Mack, former stewardess of tho Alpenn. They have re- ported that they were not on the boat, or are otherwise accounted for. THE REV. FARRELL ART, who was lost on tho Alpena, was pastor of the new Union Church at Lake View, anda recent graduate of tho Presbyterian ‘Theolog- Jeal Seminary in this city, Ho was married at White Pigeon, Mich., last Thursday, and. was returning to this city with his bride. His relatives and tho relatives of his wife in Michigan have been constantly telegraphing hers for Information, but, sad to say, they nre notlikely ever to hearof or from them nghin, = TWO OTHER ViCcTIsts of the dire disaster were Mrs. Je Coudres, of Evanston, who had been to Grand Hayen on a charitable mission, and Mrs. Vandecar, whose husband {3 in the employ of the Fort Wayne Railway. 7 CAPT. GOOPRICIT stated to a‘T'nmune reporter that ‘he did not think there could have been fifteen adults on tho steamer besides the crew, for the reason that Intely the cheap excursion tralns run twice weekly from various points Jn Michigan had absorbed most of the travel, and it was not reasonable to suppose that people would take u longer and more costly trip at this season In Hew of one shorter and less expensive. He docs not question the stenmer’s Joss, and fins Httle or nu hope that any of her passengers or crew havo been saved, W1§ ‘THEORY OF THE DISASTER is ns follows: I thought first that sho might have broken her engines and been fost In that way. Tam antisiled she did not. She had very pourra engines, Vessels saw her up to the middle of Saturday, aud ber engines wero working then. One veese! reports that she suw the Alpena listed down go thiut one wheel was out of tho water ani tho other In the trough of the sen, and her engines were then at work. My own opinion is tls: Cupt. Nupler was a man fullof courage. ‘hero wits no Auch thing ng cowardico about him. He had thut bull-dog, huny-to-atlvenoss that would not give up as long as there was a fighting chance, The Alpena was Inet seou about thirty mies off Chicnyzo. Instend of squaring, off for Milwaukee, us he might have done had bo com- inenced In tine, ho fought tho storin until tho sen xot 80 bly ‘that when shu dropped ito the trough of tho seu hor Troight, shifted to tha tev. ward, pitching one wheel out of the water, and he was not able to right her, Sho probably re tmalued in thaz-position suntit the sen knocked hor to pleces, which was probably n good nuny hours. I think she NONR OUT THE STORM. Sho probably dit not Ro to plgcos until tho wind shifted to the northwest. ‘That. was Sune day night, [don't think sho went to nivces un- til'that the bocause of tho stuif gotng ashore at Holland, If she had brokon up- previously, whon the wind was from tho southwest, portions of tho wreek would buve drifted tn the nolgh- borhood of the Suuble, Hut the stuf struck tho beach so much farther south it would look ng if tho wind bud shifted to tho nurthwost hee fore she pvent to pieces. I think shu Insted a Jong tine utter she dropped into the trough of the gon, Sho must have gene to pleces sume- whery between Iucine and tho east shore some Une Saturday night or early Sunday morning. Idon't think any ainall boat conld have lived in that storal, I suppose all must have perished, If my theory 1s currect, the bodice of the pnsden- Herannd crew will probably come ashore be- tween Grand Haven and Holfand, We have men thore patrolling tho bench, and ns soon asi body, Is found we will bo informed of the fact by tele- graph, The Superintendant left yesterday morn- ing for Grand Haven, to tako charge of the patrol and exploring partics. MONTGOMERY CHOSSSAN, one of the lost passengers of tho {ill-fated Alpena, was the second son of one of tho oldest settlers of Murengo, Calhoun County, Mich, and resided in Marshall prior to hls removal to Grand Haven, Although less thin 30 years of age he was well known throughout tho State by hismany mechanical Inventlons, conspicuous among whiel ts his finprovement in windmills, He eecupied au envinvlo position fn social and business elreles, He was a cousin of Sidney ‘Thomas, a well-known Inwyer of this clty, MI AND MIS, RWEET, + Tho follow dispateh was reeelved by Mr, Goodrich at 8 o'clock Inst evening: GRAND Ifaven, Mioh., Oct. 20.—Have found trunk with insurance pollctes and letters marked “18. J, Sweot, Braldwood, IL." and somu Mra, Phenl Sweet." W. ¥. Huspizny, ‘ADRIAN, A MERTING OF BUKOWFUL FRIENDS, Spectat Dispateh ta The Chicago ‘Tribune, AputaN, Mich., Oct. 20—The Rev, Farrel Hart, lost with his bride on the ill-fated atuamer Alpena, is the sow of thé Rev, Samuel Hart, of this clty, aud brother of Mrs, Jd. GC, HUN, wife of the pastor of tho Presbyterian Church. A meeting to oxpress sorrow for tha fost and sympathy for tho relatives will be held at the churoh to-night, conducted by Maj. Columan, ‘Tho lamented. gentleman was married’ ‘Thursday Inst at White Pigeon, to Miss Lottie ‘I, daughter of dd, Davis, He was born at Orleans, lui, February 5, 1819, was a graduate of Princeton, Cottexe, Now Jersey, and the Presbyterian ‘Theological perlhary of the Northwest, at Chicago, Ne has heen the pastor of Presbyterian churches at Urbana, I, Warrensburg, Mo., mul latterly at White Pigeon, He resigned hls charge there lust June to assiine editorial control of the Sune day-achool publications of the extensive nublishing house of David CO, Cook & Co., chiewgo, . 8T. JOSEPIL, MALY-MAST, Bprctat Dispatch to The Cricaga Tribune, Sr. dose, Mich,, Oct, 20—The loss of the steamer Alpena is the leading topic here, ont the sympathy for Capt. Napler’s be- renved family Is very great. William Ricaby, editor of the Jtepublicun, has just returned from Holiund, and reports the beach strewn with fragments of the wreek for many nifles, All tho flags here are at halt-mast in wemory of the Jute gallant Capt. Nupter, ———_—— ORL HORRORS, TWO MONE VESSELS LO8T WITH ALL ON HOARD. Special Dispateh’ to The Chteago ‘Iridunes Sruncron Bay, Wis,, Oct, 20.—The North Bay mail-carrler who arrived here this eyen- ing reports two vessels sunk off that place, The tops of the masts project out of the water, Itis gupposed that all hands went down with the Ul-f{ated eraft, as noe one has been heard from who belong to them, Some fears are entertained hete for the safety of the: schooner D, K. Marti, Capt, Henry Lonedall, and the Glad ‘Yidjngs, Capt. Paul Welmer, ‘hoy have not been heard from aluco the storm of Saturday, censure for its * (MLE RALLROADS. A Polite Exchange of Courtesies Botween the Wabash and Alton. The Former Weellnces to Meot the Lat» tor’s Cut to AI Enstern Points. A Partial Arrangemont Reached by the Peace Council in New York, THE WABASIT WAT. But iittle change in the war on passenger rates Is to be recorded, the sttnation remain ing about tho same as the day previous, ‘The only feature of Interest. during tho day was nreduction of the St. Louis rate front St to Meents by the Wabash, ‘The Alton and [M- nols Central refused to meet this cut and continued to charge $1, “As the bridge-toll nt St. Louis fs $0 cents, the Wabash hns to carry passengers free while it continues to sell at that figure, Mueh exeltenent was occastoned by tho announcement in ‘Tin Tamuse yesterday inornhi that the Alton had: deelded to sell tickets from Kansas City and St. Louis to all Eastern polnts at very low rates, The ¢ eral Passenger Agents of tho roads cen ing in this elty were loath to belleve the core reetness of the reports, as they did not think, the Alton dared to strike a blow that was eatculated to force the roads enst of St. Louis and Chicaga into the fight. But they were not long left In doubt; they soon received «is- patches from thelr agents nt Kansas City and St. Louis announcing thot'the Alton had netially commenced to sell tiekets direct to Enstern points from Kansas City and. St Louls at the following low rates: Lafayette, Ind., $2; Munele, Ind., $2; Lima, 0., $23 Fostoria, 0., $3; Fremont, 0., $2; Tol $2.92; Logansport, $3.0; Detlane line, $4.15; Indianapolis, @4.40; Cleveland, $4.45; Detroit, $4.65; Champaign, Ith, $§ Columbus, 0., $4.20; Cinehinatl, 85.50; Div ville, Ind, S03 lance, O,, $7.50: Loulsyil $8,002 Buitnio, $0,455 Pittsburg, 38.803 Whe ing, $0.15; Baltimore, Sih; Washington, St Albany, $14.75; Thiladelphia, $16.75; Ne York, 318.25; Boston, $19, ‘The agents wanted” to) know. whether they to follow sult. n elreitinstances, elation, composed of the General the yarlous roads centering in this elty, held ry Sneolliig, dhurlig: the day at their rons in aAsiland Bl discussion, Mr. dames Chariton, Genert Passenger Agent of the Alton and Prestdent, of the Association, was present at the e part of the meting, but soon left to avoid answering too many interrogations, ‘Phe Alton, 0} OUiTat, enine In for a good deal of could come to no understanding, and the meeting dnally adjourned with 10 o'clock this morning, expeeting In the meantline to hear from’ the residents, who are holding aineethig in New York regnrding these dlticulties, ‘Chelr hopes in this respect, however, were doomed to disappointment. ‘Thy only news recelved from the Presidents during the day was the following dispateh to ue munagers of the varlous roads in this clty: “Tt was agreed by tho Presidents in mect- ing to-tlay that the sale of, unliinited tickets nt less thin tarllY rates to ‘any polut shall be discontinued forthwith.” Q "This shows that the New York meeting has been devold of results, ‘The above die pets amounts to nothing, ag the sale of tne limited tickets wag discontinued the day be- fore. ‘Tho blow struck by the Alton in reducing rates to all principal points East from St. Louis and C ab unpre entudly Jow rates seems to have paralyzed the Wabash, as will be seen by the followlag dispatch sent to Mr. Clinriton, of the Alton, by Mr. Georgo:11.! Daniels,.. General Peket Agent of the Wabash, yesterday forenoon: “Thave notified your representatives here and at Kansns City that we shall not meet the very Jow rates adyertlsed by your road today to Eastern: points.” We have with. drawn from salo all: uulimited tickets and are plmply meetlag you at Kansas: City and St. Louls on Chicago business,”” My, Chariton at once answered Mr, Dan- lels* dispatch in the following cool manner: “Much obliged to you, Tam sure, for the information. What ain Ito infer from your anxiety to make these cases exceptional by volunteering such information? 1 think ye are bound In honor: te keep your pron. iso to the public to make your rate Sf less.” ‘The “Alton: managers seent to be: deter- mined to tight lt out on thit line if it takes thei all summer, and thoy say. rates shall not be restored until the unlimited Uekets gold during ‘the Just few days are nll ree deemed. Thoy so say thoy ean stand this war any length of time, as they are really “losing very iittle by it their business haying BO largely inerensed. ‘They were encouraged. durkyy the day in holding to thelr position as regards the carrying of the war into alfthe territory enst controfted or reached by the Wabash. ‘wo of the lines leading East from St. Louls requested permission to take part in the loves fenst, promising ta prorate with tha Alton on any rates thoy might make to Clnenmatl, Louisville, Indianapolis, Naw York, Baltl- inore, Pittsburg, Phtladelplia, and ail other important Eastern eltles. One road leadhig Enst, from Chieazo is: said to lave also of- fered to prorate with the Alton at tho ent rate to Eastern points. ‘W'his aid will enable the Alton to Keun up the fight indetuitly, and will compel all Enstern Hines totakea liane in the game If they do not mean to bo “scooped? by thelr comnotitors, who haye Joined the Alton in the fight. Mr. Daniels’ dispatch shows that the Wa- bash hus been outgenernted, and: tat it has lost heart. Its anxlety to confine the war to the territory between Kansas City, St. Louls, and Chleago shows that its enleutations in the first place were to strike tho Chienga lines with its new Chicago extension in thelr most yital spots, and nt the same tine keep Intact its business over tha mali ine between Toledo wand St. Lous, Kansas City and Omaha, thus advertisig its new line with. out great expense, Wille it fully suceceded in advertising Ms Mne, free of charge, ft now finds | the cost has ven tromendans, 28 its “Chicago Somat ors dkt not. only meet its 81 reduction, vontrary to expectation, but’ forced rates down t6. unprecedontedly tow. tzures, smd extended the contest to tha Wabash’s nai ling, and boyond as well, "The Wabash 1s now evidentty ready to stop the war, and make wn amleable arrangement with Ite competitors, and the latter would no doubt gladly enter Into a faly and equitable agreement. Hut the puree conmmdrnut now to busolved. ts, * How todo i? An in mensy amount o£ unlimited Uckets havebeen thrown npon the amarket,—by the Wabash from thts polnt to St. Louls and Kansas City, and by the Alton trom St. Louls to Kungns City, As long ns these tlokets are in the hands of outsiders It with be almost an impossibility to restore rates tad establish tintcable relations between = the vari ous lines, and this’ obstacle no doubt was the cause of the) fullure of tho Presidents ot Now York, to come to an understanding yesterday, There avemg tu bo but one way li whieh the dit. fleultfes can bu surmounted, aud that ts by redeeming all the unlhuited tekels sold dure ing the war, ‘Tho reports that large amounts of diese tickets have been counterfelted will ive them a goad excuse for refusing to honor the unlimited tlekets sold during this trouble on the round that conductors will hot be able to tell the genuine from the bogus ones, ‘The speculators who have fuvested their money Ti such Lhekely will, Nader such efroumstances, be pral aly galy tuo glad to dispose of thelr tickets. Of conrse, the hold ers would have their recourse dn the courts {f they do not clivose to accept tho teriys of the ruljroads, but there are hardly any of em that will be foolish enowth to eck ‘a lowsult with a railroad company and spend ten tines the amount thelr tlekets are worth in Inwyers’ fees, It 14 evidently the Intention of the Alton to force the Wabash ta accept An arrangement ns that Indicated above, compelling the Eastern Ines to Jou tt ta tits fight, As these Hues ary. not overanxious tu squander thelr surplus cush In a felt of thiskind, the Wabash will flad itself unable to hold ott very long against the clamor of all these roads, and will probably consent to tee the medicine §t hus prepared for {ta com: etitors, Dele prelgt Diapatch to The Chicago Tribune, Kansas Cry, Mo., Oct, W.—-The Wabash folks let out another link this afternoon ta the rallway war by mukitur a $3 rate to Chi- cago, Which was, of course, followed by the 0, 0,, $3.54 4 Fort Wayne, $3.80; Mansfield, $3.85; Deen- tur. St; Litelfield, $45 Dayton, $4.15; Crest- were ‘The roads were in ’a quan dary ns to the best steps to be taken under the, The Chicago Railroad Asso- Agents of jovk, and this matter cane up for polit coup Wetat, but they by. competing Mies, All uniimited tickets ag the eut rates to Chilean are now vit sale at the Wabash offlee, and it Is understood the Company gre rendy to resume “rates to all nolnts east of Chiengn, tf tha other coads wil) heres to ite The Chleago & Alton Company were forced to stop selling Uekots this after. noon ats o'clock, as more than enough had wn disposed of to uvercrowd thelr train, The ustonishingly low rates to polnts ia Jndhae and Obto are betng taken advantage of by every one who cat scrape together g few dollars, St. Lows, Oct, 20.—The only new phase in the railrond war developed tatlay was the Chicago & Alton cutting the Toledo ait De trolt rate to $6, Instead of $8.08 reported last nicht, and selling tickets to other points mentioned {1 Ohio ant Indians, at $3 The Wat «lil not neet this cut, aud very few tick were sold. ‘Tho day was really q qiulet one, all parties holding off Kpparentty or soins. arrangement of diMeulties by tho mvceting of the Presidents at, New York, The Missourt Pactfie dropped thelr Kansag City fare to 91, ta put their old patrons onan equal footing with those of other lines, WHE PEACE COUNCIL. Spectat Dispatch to The Chteaga Tribune, Naw Your, Oct. 20.—The conference of Western raflrond men was continucd at the rvoms of the Wabash Rallroad Company this morning, In the hope that it would bo poss! bis to. settle permanently” the differences® which have given rise to the recent cutthroat competition, ‘When the mecting was re sumed, at half past 10 o'clock, according to adjournment, thers were present Jay Gould, Sidney Dillon, Solon Humphreys, T. J. Coote idge, Russell Sage, C. E. Perkins, and A. L, Hopkins, representing the Wabash, St. Louls & Paelile Railroad, the Chicago, Bur lington & Quincy, tha Union Pe clic, the Missouri Paelfle, and the Atelilson, Topeka & Santa F6 Inltroad Companies, The entire time of the morning session was, occupled in discussing the de tuils of the proposition which seems the one most Miily to be ngeecd upon,—to linve the tio roads bulld and use jointly the Intended new line from Leon west to tha junction with the Paefile rote by way of Omaha, and thencu west to Nebraska C ty or Brownsville, Ong prinelpal point of dififculty lies In tha fuet that the trustees of the Wabash oxten- sion have already imada all thelr contracts, and tre. previargd to rapidly push the work to completion, ‘The Burlington & Quincy peo sleclitned that tho contract dillieulty will be enally settled, When a recess was taken at noon the Com inittecon tho Western Roads Pooling-Arn rangement met and remained in session for an hour discussing princtpally the fretght tariffs from the standpoint of a probably ami. cable sottiement of the passenszer-rate and line diflenittes, which were ignored. ‘The conference sticcecded in arriving at a conditional agreement which, if carried out, will end the troubles west of Chicago. It was agreed thatthe Wabash and Chicago, Burllngton & Quincy Companies should build and use the Jowa, Missouri & Nebraska 3 cocirnin pray ited some way could bo devised to tuke the matter out of ‘the hands of the trustees, who have no authority to recognize nuy new deal in the mutter, or to do abe than go on and completo the works, It was said this evening by those Interested that tho (rustees would probably be allowed to go on and finish the road with the money furnished by the Wabash people, the Chica go, Burlington & Quiney Company binding themselves to refund one-half the amount. Another meeting to consider this polntwill be held to-morrow, In tho nfternoon o meeting of the repre sentattves of the Wabash, Chicago, Burl ton & Quincey, Chicago & Rock Island, Chi engo & Alton, Hannibal & St Joseph, Mis sourl Pacife, and. other roads interested in the Southwestern Rute Association was held for the purpose of endenvoring to putin end tothe passenger trafic war now golng on west of Chiengo as a consequence of the trouble aver the construction of the Afissourl, lowa & Nebraska Extension, In view of the incomplete condition of the agreement above deseribed, the only netion taken was the adoption of 4 resolution to suspend the sale of ulinited tlekets pending negotiatlons be tween the Wabash and Chicago, Burlington & Quiney Companies. Showld these be satis factorlly settted, another meeting will bo held and rates will be fully restored, ¥ TV the Weaterhs Ausnctuted Press, New Your, Oct, 20.—The conference be tween the representatives of the -Chienga, Burllngion & Quincy, and the Mannibal & St, Joseph Railroads resulted In the revs tablishment of riuleable relations. ‘The'conferenca between the representa: tives of tho Wabash and Chicago, Burlington & Quincey was Inconelustve, but the lmpres: pion prevalls that an nrrangement will renehed, PITTSBURG, TITUSVILLE FALO. Tip usvis.LE, Pa., Ort. 20.—President Jones, Superintendent Wilson, Messrs, ‘Tyler, Clark, and Martin, Directors of tho Pittsburg, Ttusville & Buffalo, Ratlroad Company, and friends, among whom wero E, W. Stark, President of the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, and Charles E. Smith, ex-President of the Reading Rallroad Company, arrived here Inst evening by special train on a tour of Inspection of thefr read tnd {ts propertles. itis understood that the visit of these gen tlemen bhs more direct reference to some proposed extensions and connections the nate ureand extent of which are hot yet divulged. All that is certalnly known tg thata now line fs to be built from Prospect, on thelr Chaue tanqun Luke Division, to the City of Buffalo, AA banqitet was given the party at the Hotel Brunswiek, at “whieh Muyor. Perrin, Col. Roberts, and other prominent citizens wera present. ‘Tha party will proceed to-morrow morning to Butfalo and Niugara Falls, & BUF INDIANAPOLIS. Sprelat Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Inpranavoris, Ind,, Oct. 20.—Tho Direct ors of the Indinnapolls & St Louls Road niet fn this elty to-day. Mr. J. Il, Devereux was inaugurated President. Tho question of appointing BB, Thomas, of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Road, Superintendent. of the Indianapolis & St Louis was considered, but not settled, All the proceedings looked toward the early cone solidation under one management of the Beo Line aud the Indlanapolis& St, Louls Roads. A CHANGE, Spectat Dispatch to Ths Chteagn Tribune, INDIANAPOLIS, Oct, 2—J. W. Campbell, tho well-known local passenger agent of the Bee Line, has recelved notice that, after Dee. M1, his services will not bo needed, Mtr Canipbell has filled the position .creditably for a long (ine, and the requeston the part of the Company was wholly unexpected. Dayld Edwards, 0 lucal agent at Cliciinatl, will probably be appointed to fill the ve euney. PINLADELPILA & READING. PHLADELPIIA, Oct. 20—The proposition of Thomas Wilde Powell, of Lundon, rer resontative of the Enulish bondholders of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, who fs now In this city, that an Aimerienn comunlte tee shall be appolnted who will act in com Junction with himself for the developisent o! i plan of reorganization of the corpo: Is kely to be adopte: —— ITEMS, Tho Westorn Indinya Railroad Company lias placer a awitch-engine on. Its tracks eas of tho Luke Shore tracks, probably for (ho purpose of complying with the law by rut ning & Iucomotiye over thelr tracks and thus securing tho right of way. Mr, George W, Carhart has been appointed Foreign Froluht Agent of the New Yorks Lake Erle & Western RajJroad Company, !8 place of E, ‘T, Hopklns reBigned, and will ‘ suing the duties of the puallion ‘Noy, 1,_ Hit Headquarters will be at No, 8 Bowllng Greets New York, 5 ‘The consolidation of the Indiana, Blo, ington & Westorn, the Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland, and the Comumbus, Spent . & Cinelnnat! Railroads into the Obie, i dlunapolisds Western Raljroad Company eet been agreed to by the Executive Committ of the several railroads. ‘The row Compaly is to bulld a linu of 115 miles, connectia| i two roads, and thus will control a ling 0! The milled, from Sandusky, O., to Peoria, Ll. Mt new line ty to be bullt from the praceetlt a bonds to bs fssued, and the Company wil at sw stock to the Hinit of $10,200,000, share £0 shore to the Columbus roads, and twe 8s . Tor one to the Lndhana, Blompington & W pal em. ‘Tho agreement ‘has been’ siuned i will ba eubutittedt tumediately to the stoc! holders for ratitication, Z —<———_—_- Qén, Hancock ‘smokes and enjoys tho ole Druted Richmoud Gem cigarettes, Bo will yom