Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 7, 1880, Page 8

| ! * | | J | | i i * tiiveling as on ventriloquist, it BupeIEs, and, ~ ‘THE CITy. GENERAL NEWS. Tue Land-Leasue Committea met at Hurke's Jastevening and agreed on a listof permanent oMcera, which will bo sittnitted tothe Palmer Touse meeting this afternoon, ‘Tis temperature yesterday, as observed by Mannase, optician, 84 Madison atreet (Tumnus Nullding), was at 8a. m,, degrees; Wa, m., 9: 22 Ts Ap, m., Ws 8 mM, B Barometer, § A. Dl, 20055 8p. 0 2, . Derrctive Chane ALDnicH and City Sealer Waiter Macatonald appenred before Judge Gary Pag afternvon in the Criminal Court and gave bnil in the eum of 82,000 erch to appear for trial an the two fndictments ehnrg lig thom with bolng neceseory to larceny. Willian Currin 0 Henry Metiurren beenine sureties for Aldrich, Ape esuols Sokupand F.C, Nenglo fur Mace Jonald, Tie Fadles’ Phystologient Institrte held a mevting Fetters afternom dn Roow 1 Athiv resnteny HssudLedinz. * IN. Tooker, Urofessor In Jhlengco Homeopathic Coltege, del ims Iecture on the subject of “ Hesptration.” The jeeturer trented his subject in an fntercet tie manner, and brought outa nnmber of new fides in connection twith bls well-worn theme, The attendance wis good, CAnv Stet. a Bohemian, boarding at No, 26 Butwans strect, in the northwestern portion of tho city, committed suleide nt} o'clock yester- day afternoon by shooting himself In tho hond, ‘The deconeed wits a turice by trade, 36 years of Age, and was only about five mouths in the country, He had felt disgusted with the way ho Was getting on inthis country, and waa undaubt- edly suffering from an attack of temporary in- sanity brought on by depression of spirits, At the annual communtention of | Pulatine Lodge, No. al. Pe & As Mew Saturday aven- Jug In thetr nall at Palatine, WL, the following olllcors were elected for thi Fr, F.. J. Filbert, W. M3 John Rohuitz, 1. Wey ‘Chartes sti Morgun, DG; TL C. Matthiv. S enn, J. . 1. Keith, Secretary # Hen ding, Treasurers and A.J. Beunett, Tyler, Th ae rn Will hive na public Installation of officers EO. he Aru meeting of the local Committee that had charge of the Kepubtican National Convention, it was found that all the finds except 68 cents had been expended, ond that some bills sill ree mained inpald. Tho principal business of tho mecting, however, was to arrange for pubtish= ing the proceedings of the National Convention, which will make a book of ahont 8t) pages of reading and forty of tabular matter. It was ree solved that the Cominittee was in honor bound to print the proceedings, and the Secretary has advertised for bids far the work, Tim recount of tho legislative vote of tha Fifth Dietriet has beeome the Jest of every= body about the County-Building. “Firat, beeausa no one belloyoa thera Is the Joast inerit In tho teat; and, secund, becuuse of the Hfeless manner in which the canvass Ja conducted. Yesterday ‘the people engaged In the work muniged to reach the Eleventh Preeinet of tha Fourteenth Want without developing anything that will inuterinlly ulfect the reauit, and tt is confidently expectod that the thankless task will be com- pleted before the new year ls ushered In, = Iv was fneorrectly reported in an uneellable Sunday prper that tha Ashland Block hud been eo}d to Peter Hrooks, of Boston, for $100,000, No such sale hrs been mide, Another error was tho statement that tho Lakesile Building but been sold for §AH,00, ‘This sale was only it Hegotlation lust week, but the statement 1¥ nus thorized that yesterday tt was consummated by uw ‘mentor ¢arnest money. ‘The purchuser fs alr, Heury C. Hew, Real-ostite naws will always. bn found’ first inte Temune, bat Tie Tren uxs does not publish Immuture strect gossip ay nows. re and Mrs. Eugesoa D, ehixat avenue, was lust even one of tn vrllliant private reception, ane during the evenly some 200 of tho frivads: ‘of the host and hostess pid thelr reapeets, The euests ald not begin to urrlve nti inte hour, and it. was nearly 12 o'clock when tho Inet care rage lett the door. The street was tiled durtig this time with elegant equipage ale ntl coming, In the purlors tho scene was uw brillant onv. ‘There were fow though benutl{ul dee- drations, ustho superb nppointments of the house would bear no adornment. The Indies Present wore clegnnt toilets, und the majority were in full evening dress, Excellent musio was furnished by Join Uruil's orchestra, and daneing was Indulge ty during the latter part ‘of the evening. Tho arrangements were in tho hands of Kinsley, who furnished the supper. THE CIVY-HALI. i — Axono tho buitding permits issued yesterday: was one to TI. C, Guadrich, to ercet a three-story Tactary, Nos, 62, 40, and 72 Smith street, to cost $10,000, und one to Jerome Heechur, tu erect Klx twoestory awellinzs, Idina avenue, near Thit- ty-third etreet, to cost £30,000, Counissionkn DeWone ordered the Sanitary Anspectors yesterday ta commence at onco talchyr tho census of the tenement houses of the cites and rpeehilly instrneted thom to tool. aftor the condition of the water-closets in thei, und also the ashes in the streets, and to abate ul such musinces whorever found. ‘The cones 4s fatended to be embadied in hls fortheomine annual report, GENTLEMAN living well south on Canal Ktreet. called upon Mr. Willer yesterday for dumages growing out of the alleged changing of the grade of the Van Buren street vinduar, iy was tot aware that he had been damaged ut alt, but had geen that others were seuking dum- tures, nnd hd thowzht ho would Join in and yet Is shire. wot vory little comfort, much Jess damages, but bis conduch shows how. fe clous sume folks are, ‘Tho question of whether the grade of the viaduct has buon changed | sth unsectied, but the City Engineer i prepare ing atlidavits as to tho facts, to be presented to the Council. Tur Mayor will not remove tho Soaler of Weights and Measures on uccaunt ef his cons nectlon with tho recovery ot the stolen Jewolry: a tew oye igo, Nor yet on necouat of hie being Jndieted in conneetion with tho allure, He enys that he has had a tale with Col Cameron, to. whoty Macdonald bas told the whole story, and. Tromt whit He tine teurned fs authifled that ‘ho is An honest man and las done nothing wrong; aunt, furthermory, Wat if the story hud gone to. eo Beanie, Jury he woult not have been ine ected. ‘Tne Superintendent of ‘Polleo was yesterday {n recelpt ofa letter from FP. Whittiex, dated: India, Oct. 20, 186), Ifo wrote Caan for his wi 8 ity, and yortonies of M whe is aupposed to ho tn thi gays he wants to send her some money, He ls gives his address us Cape Town, South Atri wud will be romenthered th connuetion with wv: tertinments given seven yours uo in this elty for the beneilt of the Polley and Flremen's Benevolout Fund and the Newstoys’ Home. Ho expects to return in two yours, ‘s ‘A LADY living at No 2st Indian avenne Dreuxhit at soupebone and a simple of soup mite heretrom to the Health sDepariunent yestore day. ‘Co tho soup tomatoes hid been “udded, and ber objection to it wus that it contalned an anknown quanti femal white worms, whieh ete could uot understand, and nelther could Ur, Vie Wolf, ‘The bone was evidgatly tt kood one, und tho munton it was utveut, “and the only theory ndvanced tn wecounting for the presence Of the worms wag that thoy. must faye buen In’ thy tomatoes. hips werg opened yestorday. tor Mehting th Bireets where Bg suuias hove juot been hd with othor materlil than end. ‘Tho ‘coinputition wis great, und the bls ranged from 81.72 per your por past to &2u, | ‘Lhe Chiewso Naphthy Street atop Company olferad to use hyperion oll for Saha naphtha vaporized lnto gaa for 80s the Alnols Gis-Lacht omens olterer) naptithe or » gusollne for the iWinole Street, Gin Come pitny offered miphite for 872: and, Hatel offerod oll and muphthe fur gi. Kuelor the Ulddors bid also tor so mich per qight aid month, ws required, bul the figures given show a {oir suin paral, @ho bida will all go- to.the ‘ounvll, A great mat Parsons ure attributing ‘tho Prevatines of diphtheria to finproper sewernye, fund thy consequent presence of sower-was in tho houses, and the compluluts are multiplying eee day at the Heath Departient, Dry Do. Wolt tg mekhue examinations trom day to dus, but with the Tinted ments at hls command cunnot begin to Uxten to nll the complulnte he would like to, anit beside ds iietined tothe bes Ker that many of tha comptaiig ura without foundation. ‘The people, hu thinks, baye be tn to churge wluost every Sl that Heat f to to the houses, and th presence Of BoWwerxus In their is by muny phydiclans, who full = buck = upon the auwerd when they can And no other CHuse ie alcknuss, ‘The theta bear out this theory, for tha disease provalls in the ity withoit regurd to dietrlets, bath where thors are sewers and where there ure none. Thotragaly it 1s wotorlots tat tha diseasy is found to be inure general in the country twwne than it 1s in fhe cities at this time, tking population Auto uecount, and even farms comummitios ure by bo media tree from it, Diphtheria, then, cannot be charged to sewer-gus atone, BUT, Binco ite prevalence ts so widesprund, [tis highly probe kblo Unt it comes from a peculiar etlmutic cons (itor, on ut lewut this isthe theory advanced by Haug physiclung, ‘Ehere iano doubt, haweyur, that tho presence of aewer-xus ia deletertous [tt the extreme ty one's eonural healt. Hat where it a found (t cau be charged up ta tho architect or the plinber—the one baving failed to Siteeert the sliplext appliances to keep It aut of the houses, and tho other te correct the ondesiond tn doing the plaitog work, Tho Department of Fablie Works bier charge of tuuking ull sower-cunnections, und unier tho ordlusuces I required to“ preacribe the Joe: on, itrrangement, form, uituriil, aud cone struction of every private drut or auwerempty= dng into tho publle dratis or auwers,” and possl biy If ite ompluyés were to pay more attention Shale guilier,, und were to ginploy a Huferent pucture, mite of the ovil coin -Plutned of would be reuediud, 8 ST CONN aie bawe STUEEE IAILWAY ONDINANCE, io Mayor and the President of the Chlea; .Woat Division Nutlway apany vesturday sigued an azrgoment guaranteuing Wat ull of tho curs to be run on Milwaukeo avenue and , Jakoastrect, under tho new ruliway ordinayce THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: should run over the Lake street. bridge, and Inst evoning the ordinance became a Jaw, the tine for Interposing a veto having clapsed. Tho agreement gives to tho elty nothing more, how- ever, than the ordinances prope ni the Come pany had pledvod to the Aldermon individually and to the Council asa whole. ‘The ordinance snes Into eect this morning, and, ae soon As the: weathor porinits, provided there aro no. findunes tons, the Company will commence hiying tracks: under ft, tind, trom the time the Lake atrect beldge is oceupted, will pay a Heange of $50 per yenr for each cnr run, , THE LAKE-PRONT, ‘THE AUDICIANY COMMITTER OF THE CITY COUNCIL hott a meeting yesterday afternaon, at which were present Akt Shorey, in tho chatr, and Ald. Cullerton, Clark, Young, and Smyth. There were alsoon hand President Ackerman, of the Iltl- hols Central Haitrond, Mr. B. B. Ayor, its Solleitor, Mr. Thomas Hoyne, and hla Honor the Mayor, who had been requested to mect the Committee aud make any sumgestions they thought proper tn regan to the proposed gale of the Lake-Front to tho Ulinofs Content Itallroad. AK. Shorey having Invited the Mayor to speak, his Honor sald that ho did not think it worth while tosny inuch, a8 his ideas were fully em bodied In the ordinance which he had drawn up. Ho hadalwaya held that tho {iinols Central Rallrond had galned no right by the bill of 1si9 which ita repent aid not do away with, Hew tou, of tho opinion that that bill was procu by the rallrend tn onan improper manmter, The submerged lands were given to that Campuny without it quid pro qo. His ited was that it the elty necepted; tho $400.0) the rallrond would claim that the conditions of the orfginal bill had heen aecorded, To had not heardof the Com. pany's clatm to tho submerged Jand up to within two months back, is Honor thon turned to: Mr. Ayer and asked isn the question: “Mt want for your Ayer, du you nbsotutol Husiness all of the submerged land oppostt tho three blocks you aro seeking to obtain pose session of? Mr. Ayeraald that he could not answer that just now. The pruetical question was, whethor it was for the Interest of the city and public to sell tho three blocks in question. ‘There wero legal questions involved which would have to be decitled by the Courts, ‘Tne olfer'of $800,000 was madeon the baala that a satisfrctory title vould he given. For this purpose Congress and tho Hilnois Legisitture would ntve to pres bills, He thought that the Committee and Connell had hetter not deal with the tigation of subme: Jands at this time. ‘Tho Kallrond Eompae not built any wharves on the submerged Innd, and it was not certain that it ever would. I It «id do 80 the wharves would be subject to mite etl taxation and becomen sotrco of revenue to the city. Heald not think that the rallroud wonld be willing to etirrender {ts title to the: Fubmerged lands south of Monroe street. uniess tho eity gave a distinct recognition on its part of tha Company's right to bulld yocks and whnrves north of Monroe street. hoy ‘wariled, toot the ground by apring if praoticable, as they wanted to begin work on thelr now doput. Te had beon tal by. A UURReES In at Aldrich, nid other Congressmen, that they would dothelr beat. to put thronsia vill fully proteoting tho rights of the ality, ‘There was not much time to lose, as in the“ three-months’ session of Congress It wis whard mntter to got required legisiation, and it would take very hurd work to accomplish tho paasnge of tho bill in thut time, Ald, Smyth said that if the clty gave up its rights to its submerged Jonds, tho youngest ebiid In Chleago to-day sould never Hye to seo. tho city with a million inhabitants, Mr. Hoyno suid that he hoped the Committees Would gee that the rights of the property- Aer upposit the Luke Park were fully pro- ected, Tho following order waa prepared by Ald, Clark und Mr. Ayer, but no notion was taken upon it by theCominitten: Ordered, That tho Mayar be authorized to tako auch steps ns he may deem necessiry to procure from Congress na act relingulshing te. the Clty of Chleagzo ull the right and title of, the United States in and to tho: streets and public grounds: dn Fort Deurborn Addition to Chicago, with authority to the city to sell and convey so much Of the litter ns Nes south of the gouth Mtoe of Randolph street and enst of tho enst Ine of Michigan nvenue, as now tald out and improved, fur the erection of 1 pussenger-depot, ‘Tho ineeting than adjourned. RAILROADS. THE NORTHWESTERN ACCIDENT, Assistant General. Manager Wheeler, of tho Chicuxo & Northwestern Inllroad Company, anys the xeclient on bis road neur Crystal Lake Saturday hus been greatly exaggerated. All the damage done to the property of the Come pany was tho destruction of a conch and bag- wuge-ear by fire and tho demolition of the smokestack on onc of the engines. Nono of tho accidents except that to Mrs. Maynard was rerlous, und tho latter's injuries aro not by nny menns na serious ng is claimed, Hor worat injury isthe sealding of hor hands. The Company kent Dr. lehuin to uttend to tho Atsubled lady, but Mr. Maynard preferred to have her attended to by his familly phystelun, The Company haa already settled with mast of tha dlsubled partios, und would settle with tue rest as quickly as possible, ‘Tho aceldent, Mr, Wheeler says, was clearly dite to the engineer on the test train, and the Company would tive ne further use for his services, The xpring-hinger on the focumotive broke, which ald not prevent the engine from running, but made it work heavily. lo repute tho. damage tho engineer stopped: the truln, Knowlng that ft was within two mlmetes of tha thn of the following train, The conductor, 13 soon as he found the tran bad been stopped, ab once saw the danger of a ruar collision, N thlek fox provalling: at tho thne, and iinmediitely sent a man back to tug the other tralh, But the min had — hardly gone back mare thine hundred yards when tho teal came speeding wlong, and before It could be stopped it rai Into the renr of tho first. train, Mr. Wheeler adinsia that it wasn fortunate elr crimptinco tht grenter haved was not the res sult. Thy Miller platform, he says, is to. bo eredited with navi the Ilves of tho pasacne xors. With an ordinary platform tho enginu would have run clean’ through the ears und Killed every persion in thom, As lt was, the ene wing lifted the cars up and sliply threw the Passengers forward, The nogineoron the tlrst tain, when be porecived that the spring- hunger Was broken, should hive Seuuiped Bh to sige jul the followiug train, and thon kept on got nina with his traipuntiibe reached tho next station, Mr. Wheoler felt somowtint chagrined over to sirletures contained In Mr, Lelter’s letter pube Mished in yesterday's ‘Tin: Mr, Lelter, ho suys, Is atnost excellont gentioman aud a goud morchunt, buthe evidently was not well posted In the tminiwement of railroads. “Ihe engine which ran the tran, sald Me. Wheeler, was [0 first-class condition, but everything made by hianan hands, no matter how strong und good, was lable to break down, and no buman Toresight could prevent it. f ‘body: would admit that thoro wit not it sallrout conipany ti the country that provided better for the ately anu comfort of ite passengers than the Chl & Northwestern. We fully appreeited Nr Leiter's hard feetlngs in the matter, 14 his aon fund a very: nurrow esenpe, but thls ought not to. pu rtperied a caune fordalng the railroad wn ine justice, ‘To the Editor of The Chtcagg Tribune, Ciicago, Dee, tI seo thatdir, L. % Leiter, whose child Joe, with diy tutor, was on the Gonos va triln Saturday, takes ndyuutage of tho elr+ euinstance to censure the Mnilradd Company and sonty of Its olllelals, To make tho gondomoation ot certuin high olflecora more polnted, he solects certuin other oillelats connected with the Cons puny for cotmmondation, Why? What Js the mss? Let Un have the facta, Me, Lotter fan gentleman tn the dry-goods Dudness who his uceumuinted an cioraous fortune ty tho past few years, and what he writed on uy subject Is epbausuetitiy, of prominence, 3 eee what ho Buy's in rolereuvo to the Cary mis- nn “Such able and fuithtulmen as Goneral Mane Oger Huyhite and Assistunt General Manager Wheeler, would net. fn my oplilon, have per imitted such in onyging to continue’ in service withuut repaly hud it been possible fur them to supply Its nlacu with another. ‘Tho largely ti creased trai of the road has not been met With Ab tdequilty inerense OF rolling stock anid ochor Toelliies, Upon whom this eave rpm ponsibility Treats fa not for mo to say. If tho Mubite heard less of tho Wryely invreased enrntngs, conteme plated serip alvitonda, aud heard more'of a new kirpply of cugines, cary, Incroaded track Cavill Tica, Ote,, a they ‘would Mayo taore cuuso to be thankful Now gov how pluin a tito will put Mr, Lolter down. uring the past several yours tho atock= hollera of the rond Ja question. tive only ree colved an average of 2.73 per cont an thelr in- Yestiuent. ‘Thore bave been no stock dividends, Is theru anything extortionate ar inreasonable In thise Ary moneyed nen generally sitistied With oe Amat A retirn on thor fayestnent? 14. dir. Leiter? Lttlik not. During the past suven yeurs FASE oF the not enralnys uf the Narthe Western have boen Invested by the stockholders {0 new locomotives and inereased mailittes for the benvtit uf io community. He fe possible that thes. ay yenp somo advanuige fron Us: outlay: dn Che future, but i xo, iis wv tter yet to. be ery ttn bn thls world ts ood ‘oly. Now, what have Str, Lette Her carniiges wmouited ta during the suv Yours speciied? Tits he been: autlated with 3.78 bor cont on his orlylinl capital, while, Uf | meniber Fughtle wis nile Anal shareholders of 0 company fogs of thule property tn tn nee Aut rhght to cupiintize eotment? Tho stutenant made by My, Leiter in another Pare of his communication rehitive to the cone didon of the enulny isnot tric. ‘The breaklug OF the spring Wis un ueeldont linble to oceur to Br. Goltur's coneh, bls coupé, ar hts dog-eurt, There never has buon any oeensjon for the Northwuatern to née a defeative Incomotive, andif Mr. Letter bas Geen informed to the cons trary, then the matte bay been taisropresented tohin. ste, Leiter tnvelghs ayalnst the uvarie claus aplrit of railroad stoekboldora wha get only 2,7 = per cunt aa thelr investment, Lee ti community Jude botween them, in vouclusion, it would seem to a looker-on as B gentleman of By. Lulter's general Intellle qeucg should inform hiugelt egmowhat in ref Tes oy pultgs If tho TOESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1880—TWELVIS frenco to a attestion befor rushing Into print Mn regard toit. If hu withdo tht In tho future iho community “will have more cause ta_bo thankful." MM. KK ‘To tha Fditor of The Chicago Tribune, Cincauo, Dee, 6.—Titr BuNvay TRIBUNE gaye An account of a collision near Crystal Luke Sta tion, in which it sald that “all escaped inost mirnenlously with thoirilves.” Isnottho Ratlrond, Company to blamw in this case by allowing tho amall difference uf n few minutes between tho two trains? sit nota great inistake on its part to let one train follow another eo closely? Or was valuablo time wasted before any precau- ton was tuken? Siroly if there hind been tine to Binal the approaching tratt tha collision could hive been averted. 1 hive one dear to me though nut montioned, is suiferlng from sever cuts and britses, nnd it will be many days before she Is ntle to walk. As both of ts are frequont. travelors, 1 write ie few tines that preenus Momary measures nay bo taken in the future. ‘This {8 not the first Utne locomotives havo Droken town on. this route, and the only thing {lint prevented it from being a most horrible dis. aster was tho reareity of passengers, lind it diken place in the sumincr season and tho train eon Mlled with returning excurstonists, the res sults would huye been horrifying in the Inst tes gree, Caurion. THE PASSENGER WAR, ‘Tho roads leading ent from this clty aro still unilvelded as to the action thoy abould take re gariling tho violation of the enst-bound passon- #er ayreement by the Tnes leading east from St. Lottis, They wero otticially notified yestor- day by Mr. B, A. Ford, General Passenger Agent: ot tho Vandalia, that ho had authorized bts Western connections to sell tickets over his road fram Kansas City to the Euston the basis of $21 froin Kansas City to New York, allowing $1 to tho roads from Kansas City to St. Louis, and $20 to tho roads from St. Louis to New York. As herctofore stated in ‘Tne ‘nreene, Mr. Ford elainis that people could go vin Chicago at the sume rates by paying $1 from Kansans City to Chicago, and tho regular rate—¢20—from Chica- koto New York, Whilo it {3 trite that tho Wabash ind Alton chirge but $1 to Chi- cago, yet the Chicago lines Kast with be unable to compete with the St. Louis IIncsunder tho new condition of things, The $1 tickets sold toChicngo are rebate Uvkets, and passengers will be compolied tolay ever here one day m ordur to collect the rebate and purchase another tleket Eust, By beng able to purehase Uckets nt Kansas City for $21 through to New York, passengers are not Hkely to gu via Chieago and stop over here a whole duy. Since tho adoption of the new agreement for the maintenance of st-hound passenger rates tho business of the #0 rondy hes largely fallen off, which shows that they hnve gained nothing by tho new arrangement. “If they would now nllow tho St. Louis roads to enjoy the cut of $4.55 without taking Protective” measures, tho business would undoubtedly eutfer a still furthor fall- ing off, It was rumured yesterday that the lines leading east ft city were " eutting rates, | but these reports could not he traced to any relindlo source, (isn established fact that the scalp ers are selling tekets tu the Bust at reduced rates, but how they ire enabled todo this hag not yet transpired. All the rons claim that thoy ure malntatning the rexulir rates, and al aw no rebates or cuts to tho sentpera. They: say the scalpers stand the loas themselves, lit ordyr to force tho ronda to break the rates. Tt fs belleved tn some quneters that the acxlpers: aro enabled tocut the rates by reeelying com missions direet from some of the Enstern trank Ines, of which transaction the roads londing Enat from bere know nothing, The eral Passenger Auents of the ronds enst from Chiergo expeut. to hold a moeting to- day to decide upon whut nection 1s to be taken by them inorder to avoid a genernl disruption of tho cast-buund pussonger business, ——— . THE COAL FAMINE. , ‘The cold spell which set in ngatn yesterday haa enused nuother flutter among tho conl-denlers here, nod tho railroad officials, particularly those of the Enstern luca, were besiegod by thom atl day yesterduy, and thelr appenls for transporta- Mon freilities to bring the conl here wore quite emphatic, Thoy claimed that if they could not replenish thelr supplies of anthracito cou! faster than they do naw thora woult bo a coal famino hore in [cas than a month, as all the anthracite cont In tho city now dld not amount to more than 100.000 tons, ‘The rallrouds promised to nee thelr. best efforts to bring the cont here ng quick 1s they: could, but as they were still sulfering for the want of suiliclent cars they coutd not hold forth such promises ns would retleye the minds of the embarrassed coul-doalers. His generally conecded thatif tho Eastern trnnk lines had i mind to thoy could retleve the coal fruine here inn short time, but with tholr notorions sellishness they prefer to use tho curs to haul grain and other produce from tocal polite, a8 this pays them neh better, Th are hopes, however, that the rush of business In tho Eat with soon subside, and they sill thon bring brek the empty ears with coal and relleve the famine here, us thoy cannot alford to sond. tho curs back here enipty. SOUTHWESTERN FREIGITS. §r. Louis, Dee. 6,—Some appretiension has been felt fern few duye peat that there would be u block of freight, espeelaily grain, at this polnt, but arrangements have been made to ob- vinte the diiculty, About 100 cara of corn wore sent duwn the St. Louts, Iron Mountain & South- ern Hutlroad to Belinont to-night, where ft will be nutabourd burges for Now Orleans. Two or three hundréd more cars wilt follow ag rapidly ug possible, and tho CalroShort Lino has ar- ranged to tuke AW or 300 curs of ‘corn to Calro, where it will be transferred to barges for the sane port, All thls corn fs for shipment to Europe. Lhe Misgourl Pacifico Road has nenrly (0 gralu-luden errs on the track, and the Cht- cue & Alton ind Chlengo, Burlington & Quincy several hundred more, Most or this will bo dis= posed of soon, however, and the pressure for curs relieved. Somo of the rowis leading Bust fre badly ertmped for cars, bub overy ecifort Is being made to keep frelgat moving. “The Vin- dathy Road sent out luv cars of general freight to-night. ‘The Ohlo & Misslusippt and Wabash aru hnving tittle trouble, und tho prospect 1s that the dtileulty on the other rouds will be ro- moved ita very few duys. ANOTITER BLOW AT THE TB. & 0. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, PHILADELMIIA, Pa. Dee. OA further ordor will be Issued to-morrow to refuse all tlekate {4- sued over the Alexandria & Freacricksburg, which forma a tink hy tho Southorn coast and Piedmont nir Hines by way of the Bultinore & Obto and Hound Brook fines, This will have tho effect of compelling all passengers traveling over this road ott through tlekots to go by way of the aitimore & Potomac and the Now York Diviston of tho Pennsylvanty Haflroad. Tho or- der withirawing from ente at all Ponnsylvanta Tailroad ticket offices wit have same effect onthe revenucs of the Vhiladelphin, Wilmington & Bale thuore, for the Pennsylvania will eeil no tlekets to points on fia ne save by way of ita own main Hine, Prior to the change all ia Vonnsyivantu Heket olives both fn New York and Boston and. othor Bastern points lind on sale tekets for the Weat by way'at the Baltimore & Ohta, Al this Jautupped, anit the Vennsylyauia is now a8 ite depundent from tha Uutilnore & Ohio ag from {uo New York Contral or Erie, AMALGAMATION TALK, New Yonk, Dee. 6.—Sovernt plans aro report- ed ns under discusslon betwoun the Chicago & Omuha and thy Chicngo & Northwestern Rait- way Campnntes which witl probrbly eventually Jead to. an amalgmuation, Samo people talk of f proposed guarantee of tho Chicago & Omahn atuck, With un exhunge of the securities, A tradu may be made on the two shareszof tho common stock of the latter fd one of North: western common, and an even oxchange of tho preferred stock of thu Omahw Company for thosvof tho Northwestern common, Someof tho Northwest stockhutders aro in favor of an iasua ofad percent bond instead, with the culling of the Onutha conmun at about 6 and tho. pros ferred at par. [tig urged by those who fuver this plan (but the Milwaukee & St. Paul Com pany, Be ied a siinitur course after puriasline he Wiseonaly Valley and tho Du- uipue Mounds. AMUSEMENTS. TIE ENGLISH OF RAm6§ CARMEN, Carnen,, . Mine, Murke Roz0- Michaels.. Miss Laura Schirmer Don José,, Ate Arthur Byron dir, Win. Carleton seobllgs Annandale Miss Arcone voooeeddt, Thla, ‘was formully Fsoumillo, Mervedea, Brasquita Tho faneniro, * ae ‘Tho season of opern for 1880-'8) inuugurated hist evening by the Strakosch and News igllal opera company, With the represen> par Bizet’s operwor Carmen” at Have Theuire, in which romantic and pleture Gdjuu work Mine. Mario ROze sustained the tithe role, The opera was an excellent ono for an opentig night, for this characteristic work can+ not bo heard tou often, and drew a lurze house, Tho dranutio ebaracter of tho story, tho chars noteristig rhythis of Ite numbers, aud tho brill: fancy and originality of its lnatrumentation, not only mate tt of interest to tho musloine in stitdy ing the work of {ts tulented composer, but ilo to the xeneral public, Tt was its first reps vesontition tn Bugis, but this did nos d¢truct from fis atfeet; on other hund, ft inuy be anid ty have — bightened it. Apurt from tho greuter cage of singing iu, Trulia, (tf un open question whether man: olber operas, especlally of the romantic schon, aught uot Lnprove upon an acquulutance which does not necessitate thouse of a libretto, ith erto wo have heard Minnie Hauck, who hag ol Most ientilled herself with the tile role. and Miss Kellogg, whose personation was lirgely copied Crom Miss Hnack’s. ‘Mhls performanes gives usa third Carmen, done, by an actist whe claims that it was written for her, and who should therefore be fumillae with tho composer's ifons as wellas with the drunatio ideas of tha antthor, from whose romantic story the Hbretto wis adapted. The conception whieh ete bas of tho character, thorufore, is well as the dotalls of her haere ma nec, fre of Interest. Carmen ts a herono, dn wwhotn sauciness, coquetry, and Abandon, spieed with vicinisiess, ure carried to tho yergoof tho bad. ‘Tho part is fil of euge reation, without being coarse, and yet so full of hearteaness nnd hate that her trgha end does vot appeal very closely to one's ayms pate. ‘Vo play such a part and represent ts ntiindon without trending upon conracness 14 hotan enry task, Minnio Unuck, with herdast and nerve, stopped just ahort of that point. Marlo [t0ze stops some ways this side, and makes, Carmen iw ereature of oxeceding price, and, thanks tu her own charina, of exeve! beattty, which qualities are characteristic of hor, 1 besides this, of great rellnement, whieh, ty over grateful it may bo to the bt er, cittt harid- Ir ho sald to bg true of Carmen, who wus roe ned only in heartiesnes, viclousness, and hate, Inall the scenes, but more particularly in tho ditieo seens in the fin, her personittion was full of effective polnts, and was marked by a) engy grace and pleasant coquetry of mnnhor, which, a8 wo have snd. though they Call consid- erably short of the real abandon of Carmen, were yet Vory attractive. The part was excel- fently ming, especlully tho diuece song ttt tho seeond uct, and tho “Avanera” in tho firety-tho Intter reeelving n hearty encore, Bho was also awarded several recalls. Miss Sehir- mor, petite singae, of Very pleasing presence. had) the somowhnat ungrateful Michacia, She his on attractive yoieu, of | moderate power, and alngs with fecd style, Mr. Carleton, whe ling not bean henrd upon our local bourds fora long time, res colveid n cordial welcom Its Becamiity, though: it must sitter in comparison with the perfurme ance of Del Puetto and the quinptoriy nti of Pantutcon|, was none the Jess thoroughly 7 itable In, conception and execution, and his prineipat nuinber, The Toreatur's Song," was, wivon with more dramatic effect. than we baye ever keen hin display before, and secured avery onthusiustle encore, Mr. Uyron, the new tenor, Mis.n voice of wood quailty, somowbat weak at tho lower part, but strong and very penctriting in the upper, aml used in avery exceltent method: but tn aetion ke [a very stitt and fl at ense, The mitor parte need no apecial mention, The chorus !s better. than we have been wecus- tomed to hear iu Engtish opera. and: tho orclies- tra Inrgo and effective, ‘This evening * Fra Diavolo" will be given, THE APOLLO CLUI CONCERT. Buch a brilliant speetncte ns presented ftselt both to auditors and singers fast night in Cen-, tral Musio-Hall {9 seldom scen anywhere, and has no parallel iu the history of choral coucorts {n our city. Looking townrd tho stage, the serried ranks of the veteran Apollo chorus of abundred and fifty odd rose one behind the other, and, framed by tho bright, new organ. pipes, presented 1 scone fullof disciplined ac- tivity; white, strotehing away from the dividing Mncof instrumentalists und sololsts,.tho nudi- once from parquet to balcony crowded overy sent and lobby of tha clegant auditorium, which tho gay costumes’of the Indies made as oritllant ast parterre filled with fluttering butteritics, Altogether It was a meniorable ulgnt in tho history of the Apollo Club, which inaugurated {ta ninth season with n demonstration on tha Partot tho publlo that did honor both to the or- ganiztion and to the musical culture of Chleago, to advance which the Club hns dono so much {1 tho past year. Tho program last ulght con- sisted of Mundel's popular and pleasing sonata “Acia and Galater,” the “Spring” and “Summor” of Haydn's “Seusons "3 nnd with characteristio promptiess Mr. ‘Tomling at'8 o'clock to tho minute began the overture to the © Acis,” while with churucteristio turdiness not onu-half of the audience were yot in thelr seats, aA foug walt of ten mintites to let tho Inygards got tu their seats fullawed before the concert be- wan in goo carneat. ‘Tho music was of a char acter to shory the atiporb Unish of the Apollo chorus and the oxcellence of thelr disetpline, while tha absoluto control unter which Mr. Tomllos had brought bis slogers was shown jn tho promptnoss of tho attack und the i nissima passages, tho Intter being remurkuble for their delicacy and evenness, Siss Pudi Kellogg is one of tho most honest and acceptable oraturio singers wo have in this country, and lst ulght Bhe contributed Bo grentty ta the enjoyment of tho concert that the nudicnce munifestud de. sire to heur her repeat her principal numbers, Mr. Whitney was in superb voles, aud bls * ud diur thin wChorry” secured ft4 jnevitable ene core, white hie noble and chaste style of singing In” rho Seasons" wasene of tho features of tho concort, Me. Burnes was never heard to stich advuntage usin the * Acts und Gataten,? hig chief aria, © Lovo in hor cyes sits playlag,” bein sung with w tenderness and grico which pronilses well for bis tuture, Mr. Fritsch in the “Sonsons” sang with great elfect, bia drannt- jo tenur voleg. however, not being s0 well adapted to Haydn's miusio ns to Wagner and Tubinstein’s more ‘exneting scores, In the “Tower of Babel" to-night he will hive an ope portunity todo blimself ands valve Justice, most of the tenor part in tho “Seasons” being written, too low for his high voteo, Mr. Eddy"s accom= punimoent was a feature’ of the concert which was noticvable, because, untll hearing It best avcning, we live nut reniized how effective it is. du connecuon with 2 ehorus and orchestra, The concort to-night 1g an“ extra,” for which no season Hekots tre sold, and the publio are peeltiea an opportunity to iene the Club at its eat, With tho surroundings of a grand orchestra and eminent solofats, ‘Thu feature of the Club's searon will bo tho performance of Rablusteln's “Tower of Babel,” which will be heard for the Orst tine In thiseountry, Tho concert will be one of tho moat briltint that to Apollos have over Biro, and, besides Mublasteln’s geeand choral work, the program with includo the fol- lowing numbers 4, Villugo bear je Orchestra. 2. Alrand Vario........ 00 Mise Manny Bello 3, Song—" Ruddier than 1 Chur; dlaray W. Whitney. 4, Bong—"On a Murch Night « Alls Fanny Kellogg. rotschmor sesserceeeltodo OTE RIVALS,’ Tt js noodiess to tell the render aught about tho Iterary valuo of tho comedy which George IV. used to call tho best ever weltton in nny langungo, und which ho proferrod far to any of Congreve'a or to “he Sehuol fur Scandal,” Whethor rightly or wrongly, Shoridan, in his comedies, scams In ono respect to have beet but upon alovel with Shuksponre, it boing bold neort of Hturary anerilege to in any way altor his tinca or cut any portion of his work. Mr, Jofferson, howover, scoms not to share this ale most -idolatrous respect for the great wit, for Lo bas glisheod out of “Tho Rivals’ almost oll of it that ‘wns — based upon tho revelation of sontiment. Tho charice tor of Fauktand, in which no less an actor than Macready used to star, has been rendered 0 noventity by tho omission of bis Anal seones; and, of course, tho olidion of Fundktandt means tho cutting out of Julle ontirely. Fermerly thore were fourteen churacturs in the play, and there wero five wets, Now thore are nine char ucters, and the wholu pleco ta reduced ta threa hots, Indeod, all thit has heen rotalned of the comedy by Mr deiferson are the comto — portions of it. Tho funny speechos of Mra, Aalaproy, uro religiously re- hued tor the use of Atra, Drow; not ono 0} nos of Bob Acred—ln fuct, they have heen ndded tor haa buen tiken out, ne these lines are Bpoxen by Mr. Jeiferson bimeelf, Pho brillant and witty dlalog in the yor ag ft wag written by Sheridan found relict In the sentiment. Now tho velvot setting upon which the gent Way, te th gone, When first tha comedy presented ia this hupes people were very omiuch | gurp that Mere. def ri ul te ferdou should have been the Urst comedian in thig country to set usito that vencration for tho completa work of Sheridun which his oxe (sted so tong. Mr. Jefferson, however, know tho posaibithty of forming or preserving a combliaa- Yon copublo of rendering the comedy tn its ene Uroty daa way worthy of ite reputation or of itg merits, und hosucma to have bud to iors feruple in tho wie of the sclasors thy Mi Crano or Mr. Stuart Robson would “have. in thelr application to oa rummy play written for thom by Mr. Hen Wolf” or Mr. Hartley’ Campbull In his Jato ensayo: ment jn Now York Mr, Jefersou refrained trom producing the comedy in this mutilated state, und fell back on’ Hip Van Wiokle.” [twas given out that ho feared tho indignation of the Now York cridics! Ho scens to have no such fear in Chlengo. Without questioning the pote fey of Mr. Jelforson's aetlon, we certiinly thine itisa pity-thatinn mutter of pure Uteriey art Chieuya bas nut yet passed that polut when It coud: oxprct to “ba trented ditvecently trom. Squeedunk or Peoriu. Woe think Chlerge cape blo of affording an audience of sufivlent reting- went and intellect to apprechite: Sherhlun's work in ite entirety, und wo belivva It toe ke orleh fonough ‘to py for Jos press entation properly, Hyer in ita mutilated state, however, there wie much ta nlouire An sale of tho acting Inst nicht at MoVicker's, und the audicaco—gratitying iu point of numben— seumed to Chink yo too, While, in our aphiion, dix, Jefferson in the fighting scena strained fur effect beyond the ne of trie comedy, hy pro- sonted the churucter of Bob eres In accordance with the spirit of the character “as Sheridan concelved bin. fie did net come before Ud as fk coarse Ciriat 8 buwpkin, ad nian, great comedians have presentod tho eharucter, whose action and diulog were at Yurlaneo; but he made the country squire, whowe head bas boca turned by the nev fifo tho midst of which’ he fuds bimselt, The ucting of Mrs. Drow Mra, Mataprop euunot be too highly Tho sir stnthony Abeolute | of Fraderick Robinson, the Cant, Abwcatute of May Murry more, and the Duvldot Sir, 4.Galtaway wero coneel and cartied forward in the tras spirit of comedy, Space provents us from dwelling upon the Individual excelloncics of the urtists wo have named, and wo will only say that, whilu we do notapprove of tbe slishing manner in which Bir, JeZorsun bas gone ut the standard comedy, the mutation wilt bo lost sight of by the verge 5 Jayzocrs to their ivininition over tho acting of. thuse we hive named, , HOOLEY’S, : At this thoatro Inst ovening Mr. John T. Ray mond texan an engagement as Col, Sellers, an assumptlon—tho richuess of whiet 1a woll known here-that has brought the comedian both fame and money. The medience was tarye, and the eecentricitles of tho pooullar type, of American character proyed as rich in their powor to oyoke Inughter ns thoy have dove in y8 wone. hy. Br, ond bas a compan catint to tha Prteeprotition, et ihe slendor soles iutristed to them. Col Selicra will rear lis appautalive: castica during tha week at this USC, TIE TDUAL OPERA. There was so much Inquiry ut the box-oMco of the Grand Opera-ifouse for seats during tho briefserson of the Boston Ident Opern Com- pany which begins at that theatre next Monday that the munngement havo deeclitea to open the advance snte to-morrow morning, instend of ‘Thursday ns advertised, Tho repertory as pub Hished In Sunday's Trinny will not bo changed. The report that Myron W. Wiititey hi left tho Ideals is unfounded. Mo ie nercly away for tivo nights ty fulfill an’ engagoment mute prior to the engagement of tho company wt the Grand. LEFL IN A IUPF. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, 8t. Louts, Mo., Dec. 6&.—Miss Kute Gilbert ond her hushand, Mr. Harry Bell, havo sovered their connection with the Maud Granger company, It appears that Miss Gilbert, who has been pluy ing Bedyn Aubrey during tho week in: f9o Nights in Rome.” was indignant at Miss Granger assuming her rdic last evening Instead of pliy- fue tho part of Antonia, consequontly. sho re- fused to net, and ehe and hor husband bnye left the company’. BERNUARDTS CANADA SEASON, ‘ Spectat Dispateh to ‘The Chteagn Tribune. MontneaAn, Dee. 6—The sale of sonts for Barn Herntardt’s season hers began at tho Acutlemy of Musto this foreneon, Tero was very littla excitement, and little more than the ordinary denmand. ‘The press have treated her rathor coolly, and sho will escape tho publicity and freo advortlaing she received fy Now York. “MEARTS OF OAK.!? ATLANTA, Gi,, Dec. O.—Tho car contatning tho personal baggage of tho" iIvartw of Oak” com- Uination was destroyed by fre this morning at Jonesboro, on the Contrel Roud, About twenty- five trunks were burned. Tho private wari robo of the troupo fsa coinplete loss. The car caught Siro from an overbented Journal. CONDEMNED. Alum Baking Powders in Court-Ine teresting ‘Tostimony of Scientific Men. - Within the past two years, 2 bitter contro- versy has been waged between manufactur- ere, on accotnt of the use of alum asa cheap substitute for cream of tartur, by many manufacturers of baking powders, ‘The handsome profits yielded by using the sub- atitnte have Induced deaters as well ag mann- facturers to push them Into the hands of con sumers, sometimes under ‘deflait brands, fre- quently by welghiyy out In bdk without any dlstingnishing name. ave such powders wholesome? The Royal Baking PowderCompans, who make n eream of tartar baking powder, declared that they ave injurious to the public health, white others who take lun powders claim. that they are uot, ‘Che whole mutter as.to the effects of thesa alum powders, has. finally been broughtinto the courts, and the_ense was tried in the Superior Court of New York City before ClivGlustices Sedywiek, reported subst tially as follows in tho New York Sune CONCLUSION OF A TATTLY TROUNLE BETWHEN A CHEMISE AND AN EDITOR, ‘The suit. of Henry A. Mott against Jabez Burns, hus brought to light the faet that this conntry provluces at lenst forty-two differ kinds of baking powders, Neither Burns nor Mott bas been found guilty of making the baking powders, but Burns, who ts the editor of a periodient called the Spiee MI has been severely muleted for libel in his efforts to muke his paper spley. Dr. Mott, it an-. pears, is a chemist, and_at one time was em- ployed by the United States Government to aniyze diferent specimens of baking powder whieh had) beon ommended for adoption to tho Indian Bureau. Dr. Mott reported In favor of_ the cream of tartar baking powders for the Indians, and against the alum bak- Ing powders. ‘The chemist analyzed forty- two kinds of baking powders, The Jury wera out about half an hour, ‘Then they eamo in with v verdict awarding Dr, Mott $3,000, to which the Court made an additional allowances of $1502" As the public have a large Interest in the wholesomeness of whatever It Is called upon to use #8 food, tho following oxtracts are Ine trodueect from the testhnony of some of the proninout men us to the Infurious effects of alam mar lras 3 ir. Mott: Q. Wens you employed by the United States Government ? A. Lwas, sit; was employed as chemist, to anulyze all articles of fooils to express an. oplulon_as to the anatysis of their healthful- ness and pu. rity Q Please tell the jury the baking-powders Hat sot exauined watle in the employ of the jovernment, A, Lt would be diMeutt to remember them all: Leould refer tomy books; I examined twenty-clgbt powders; was glyen sixteen at first, ay tho Court: Give your hest reeellection, } And one of the powders included wag, “ Dooley’s Baking Powder"? A. Yes, sir. ' @ And the “Charm ?? A, Yes, slr; the “Charm” and “Patnps- co, Q. The baking-powdor made. by O. F. An- drown, of Milwaukeo,—dia you analyze that? Lalit, * Q, Please state In which powdor you fouyd aluin, A. I found alum n Dooley’s, “ Patapseo,” “Vienna, “Charnn,” “Quee an?” “Orient, “Animzon,? © Lake Side,” “Twin Sisters,” “Supertutlve” King?” “White Lily,” “Montrch,” "One Spoon,” "Regal?! {ne perlul,” “Honest,” Econamiéal,” “ Exeal- stor,” “ Chartres,” “ Grant’s,” “Glant,” and the “Queen.” + . itecutring to the question that las been asked you upon the suit,—tho result of these examinations which you have made—ta it your opinion that altim tn theso various com- pounds, in baking-powder such as you have exitined, is injurlous 2 aA. itis my oplulon, based upon actual ex- perents on Ilving niiinals. Charlea F, Chandler, called on’ behalf of the plaintit!, being duly sworn, testified ns follows: air Chandler, you resido in the City of Ty Hlows: Q. Dr New Yor! AW Lido, Q Y nue business Is that of a chomlst? A. It ts. Q. You are and have been Professor of Chumwhatry tn suveral colleges? A. I have, 4, Plense state how long thatenployment of yourself his been, and with what colleges You ara now connected ? aA. Lainat present Professor of Chemistry in the Academie Department of Columbin College; the School of Mines, Columbia Col- feos the New York College of Pbvstelais } ng, and the Nuw York College of ALY, 0. Yau nro President, also, of tho Board of Health, ara you not? A. Lum, Q. In your yartous cmploymonts, hayotyou tut frequent oceaslon to exmining the ques: ton of the wholesomuness of food, nut the baneisial or Injurious eifects of its Ingredl- ents aA. Lhave. e 2 Iwillask you in regard to the uso of alam with soda, In baking powder, whether or not it is neutratlzed—ts there anyinjurlous cons ctitient of alumna fott? . ‘hore is an fnjurtous constituent left after the mixture of alum and blenrbonute of sodt, Q. Without using any nicety of chemical tering, what is your opinion about the use of anmmonia stun In baking powder, in combl- nation with bienrbonnte soda aid othor jn- gredjents, for brend—whether Injurlous or not aA, U think itis dangorous to the alieal ve ormans, and Hable to produce serious disturb ance of the liver of the individual mating use , of xuch powdors, Henry Sorton, Prealilent of “Stevens Ine pully, called in behalt of ae watt, be ug duly sworn, testified as follows: . You are President of Stevens Institute? A, bam. \ & And have for many years been a chen al A. Ehave. Q: Ilave you had occasion to examine the substances which aro used in the composition of baking powders é Ant yes, sor 9 timesgo, examine a sant: . Did you, som ° pid of Dovles's Baklug Powder? > PAGLEN. A. E did. Q. Is that it, sir [handing ean)? A. Yes, sir; thats 1h 5 @ Well, what kind of alum did ttcontain ? A. It eontalied potash alti, Q. Did you make any extract of that alum to show the kind 2 A. Fuld: Lextracted a large quautity of It Qs potash alu, and it isin that bottle whieh ave now here (showing bottle); that ts patstiatins hich came ont of tho alum makings powder that was in that can. Piaiutti's counsel offers sald can of Doolvy's baklng-powdor In evidence, Q. Now, sir, lave you minde any. experl- incat in the bread made ffm baking-powder, to sev whether the: ‘.ysoluble alumina in the bread Itselt? ayn A. Lhaves ftook @ i pen of this powder and mixed ft with flow et & he directed pros portions, and baked a ei > font with tty then soaked this loaf—tl wt. erlor part of it—in coll water, and made ie extract, in which Lrendily detevted, by a ustal tests, alum,— thatds, aluininn fia: uble condition, Q. Does any bakl- powder tn which any alumiia salts enter ontain abiintna, in your ophilon, whieh ear so. absorbed In the pro- cuss of digesttos,- ie not such objection- fe 2, A; Vary decide: iy objectionable, In my opluton, OY Why do you say—from what system of reasonlag do you make it out—that beeause Alun ts injurious, ahunina ts injurious? A. Beennse the injurious effects of alumt- tm, when Ib goes inte the stomach and reacts on the organs, are the same; this hydrate of altnina' ineets fn tho stomach the gastric Juices, and reacts with them tho same ns alum ‘would; it forms, Jn fact, a klud of alum in the stomich with those aefds, and Whatever alum would do, 16 would do, Dr. Samuel Jolinson, Professor of Chemistry In the Seientific School, Yale Col- Tege, being duly sworn, testified as follows: Q. You have had much to do in the exam inutlon of substanees that enter into food, and the adulteration of food? aA. More or less; yes, sir. Q, After the use of alum with soda, Ina baklng-powder, In your opinion, fs there any injurlots substance left? ¢ a. dit.my opinion, there is an injurions substance Teft, o. Wht, gir, two years ngo, was the pre- val ing opinion among selentifle men as to the elfect of the use of alum in baking-pow- 2. t= der A. As faras my acquaintance with sclen- titic men is concerned, my personal opinion is deri from my inyestization and trom reading; I should think the opinion was that alu, or any compound of alumina, would be decidedly injurious, Q. Do Lunderstand you to say that any baking-powder in which there are aluminous salts, or any resultant from alum which eoultt be absorbed Sn digestion, is objectionable and injurious? : A. Extremely so, Joseph fl, Raymond called, sworn and tes- tifled as falto’ Q, Would you be good enough to state your profession ? A. Lamu pbysiclan, sir, and a Professor of Physiol Ye Q. You also were, and have been for some time, Sanitary Superintendent In Brooklyn, —is not that so? aA. [have, sir i s Q. Now, sir, [will ask you’ your opinion, from thls experience, whethor the use of nium with soda, in a haking-powder, {3 Ine jurious or not, in its physioldgieal effects ? A. I consider it to be dangerous. Q You examined this question for the Board of Health in Brooklyn, some yenrs ago, did you not? A. ‘Two years ago, sit, in December, by tho Court: Q. What was tho result of your investiga ton ag to the use of alum in baking powder? a. ‘The result of my investigation at that Une was this: That the changes which took placo between the thae that alum baking posderivas put in the bread ind the time the: read was eaten the chemtcal changes wero so litte understood by chemists that, a3 a physician ant phystologist, I considered it a dangerous experinont, Dr, Mott, the: Government chemist, In his review of the Sn tice. in the Selenthjic Amer- dean, makes special mention of having an- tyzed the Royal Baling Powder, and found it composed Of. pure and wholesoine mate. tints. Ile also advises the public to avola purelinsing baking powders as sold loose or bulk, ashe found by analyses of many samples that the worst ndulterations sre practiced in this form. ‘Lhe Iabel and trade mark of well-known and responsible man- ufacturer, he udds, is the best: protection the public can hay, UNIVERSALIST PASTORS, Spectat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribtins, Laraverrte, Ind,, Dee. 6—The Rey. H, A. Mor- rill, formerly of Chienyo, has necepted tho pns- torato of the Universalist Church, in this city, and yesterday proached bis frst sormon a8 Pastor, Ho wzuve good sutisfaction. Speclad Dispatch to The Chicuge Tribune, Drvaturt, Ll, Dee, &.—For soveral: months tho Universalist Chuceh of this clty hus bean withe outa pastor; but now the puipie 4s occupied resturly by the Rov. B,C. Healle, lute of Lutt's College, Boston, Mass. Io is a young mun of tine nttalnmonte and pleasing wddregs, | <<< BOSTON'S FAVORITE PIANOMAKER, 4 Mr. Honry . Millor, nwakoniug to tho musical growth of Chicago, has, wo learn, Just appointed Julius Bauer &Co,, of this city, Western ugents for tholr planos. It 4 a fact that this piano atunds atthe very head Boat erittcal Boston Arthita—a position it will take In this elty when dts merits ure fully known, ' a Terrible Luss of Life. Millions of rats, intve, cats, bed-bugs, ronchos, loso thoirllves by collision with “Lough on Kats." Sold by drugyisis. ic boxes, ——————— ‘The wonder of tho world—Tho cise’ and com. tort with which u lady may run tho new No, 8 Whe & Wilson Sowlug-Muchine, 165 State Tho popular and long-established dont! ats, ‘Dra. MeChosnoy, havo the rush, $3 best sot. Over_ 155,000 HowoScutes sold. Borden, Selleck & Co, Chicuzo, Aud poston, dyspepsia, nvrvous prostration, and all forms of xoneral debility ralleved hy take ing Mensinan’s Peptonized Bef ‘Tonle, the only. reparation Of beef contulning its entra autre fons properties, Tt ls not a mere stiinuiant Ike the oxtracts of beef, but contalns blood-making, foroc-gonerating, und lifo-austuining propertioas fainvalunblein all enfeoblod conditions, whethor the result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, overwork, or neute disonso; partioularly if ro- sulting from pulmonary compluints, Caswell, Uazard & Co. Proprietors, New York. For sale by drugwists, . THAIMIAGE LICKNSES, iTho following liconscs were taken out yostordays ! Mame, Aue. | Hestdence, Johuun Steder.,. 3h. Waxt Madison. Maria Meinhardl YU Wost Mudisun, Frod Miller, Riek velit, Arthur Tulivtt Him Alt... {iene A, COOPOTs +440. Martha &, Ruolagton, Withelm Bandlow. Sonn Boras J Jneub Kuufaian.. VortleOliver.. Wiillain Rugosxou Ane #. Unier, 4 Alfrod ‘I, Bedwatt, Ya Te Sidein 4 Chris Jouneon, 4 Patrick Honels ‘ tht A. Gull elvor Hnnson, A. SnSS Sats ‘yVenry Wester, 4, onnifo Mabor, tuleno, Chica a sMilwankeo, efit Grove, Fees schleako, At Histon ov, eevee Sfl Eaton OF ‘sy-fieeesHarlunt, 2b, Harken, Y . tie O Saas 2 Note ta $ ores {ueny Ronis eHoworsscey, ” Te tana esa “DEATIMN, Ye ea ee free tsa hentn SEE ONY FIMGON--At Monninudi, fil, on the dn in tuo Urning ofa Ulnmdsvuseal’ Ara Ade Suma for uigny yours & reslduntor Ubjeagd, but originally yyrutuse, Exh} aH TAPPEN—In Mochostar, N. ¥., auditonly, Mondey jnorning, Klean or Curpantor Tappen, wife of Charice 8. Pappon, forw ae ul ee al ra ire Ph FUSSEY—De at alphthort Pu Tulety~ Hatha Bt, Johume vidost son of Mra Joseplion due tieiots Joli c. Musser, agod yoare, © e Win oa wit Vroulich, St yuara ot Penton I \ Wednusday a0 Woclock: trom hls residence, 4) Wubasbeay. MCIM ‘SNELL—D 0. 6 at his lato residence, 84 We Flgutwonthest, Mouse MoDvanell, aged TH year: aa ee et uscat idea ut di-o'clock Dee.7 at the on red ne tho sacred’ Liarts thones by ears to Calvaty Cenmotory, GBARY—Doo.G of dinbthorla. dana U., younsest T chit of Lizzie and tho tate Preeuty-titheat, ngod 4 Fonoral Wednesday, 1 Calvary. ANNOUNCEMENTS, M! yor an nddress in vee, i 'rwunty-aocundeat., F Moe. 7 } publiets contintly tiviteds 3! UO Faby p, * WILLARD Wit ADEA Twrenty-sccundeat DARN ata for the olection ut new yates MiLGhY SOCIRTY OF Cihcag@aa eS tthe Grand Prcitic OL Wels tet Dee SMe MIC wilt perth nk 4 t f nesdng Harowny Necossney Natwoun Pardnts "Aer on the priit Ons) re erfect, q ‘ON, OF g Aa Fi Ae ill deliver the iY tus evening. THisant tell IMs subject TH PRECINCT REPURLICAN 14 Twalfth Ware sill meet this even + Clubersom, By Weaturn-nv. The sen flan Of umcern will taka pleco, und otter huelnoet ef 10 etwil, 1 Imyoria naacted. A full Attendants TUE PANAQIA CANAL, Panama Canai “Tho Universal Company,” For the Conatruction of an Interocvante Canat through the Intlonus of Panama, under the Presidency ant Management of M. FERDINAND DE LESSEPS, President of tho Suez Canat Company, and telth the Patronage and Asntatuuce of the Prinelpal Bunks and Hankers of Europa and sAmortea. ISSUIE Of 690,000 Sines of 500 Frances Ench, According ta torms of organization deposited with Mr, Champottor do Iibos, Notary Public in Paria the PANAMA CANAL COMPANY will bo oncanized wit}i o capital of 200 millionsot francs, consisting of 5 800,000 stinces of GOO franes, 10,000 shares have been reserved according to torms of organlzauion for the original grantees, tn consldorntion fur oxponses Incurred und sruntacoded hy them to Mt, Ferdinand do Lesseps, the remaining 590,000 shares Lolug offered for public subscription, Conditions of the Subscription, THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 18 PAL, 80 francs per share, payable as folinwa: 3 francs (81.80) on sutiserlption. 100 franes on allotment tu bo rando within thiety days from date of omission, ‘Tho remalning 875 francs wilt bo subject to call as may be deumed noconsnry by the Council of Adminine tration, notice of which will bo published at feast three months In advance. No auch cull howoverean be tundo before tho expiration of one year from the Unto of subscription, : After pnytnent of 20 francs tho shares can bo exe changed for bonds, by the consent of the stockholds ‘ors nta gonoral meoting, ‘Nhe owner of each twonty shares will bo entitled to ‘one voto In the genoral meetings, Interost nt the rat of 6 per cent on all sums paid in will bo patd during the progress of the work. Highty por cent of tho not earnings will bo dis tributed tu the sharobolders according to the terms of organization, B ‘The requiremonta for official quotation wit! bo fale Alodt soon after the organization of the Company, TUE PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION wilt vo opened In EUROPE und AMENICA on the ith, sth, and Ui of December, 190, ‘The distribution of shares subscribed will bo made pro rata of thy total subscriptions, without distinction of nationality. ‘The folluwing privileged subscriptions are not sub- Juct to reduction: Firat—The shnrbhalders and dolegates of the Suez Canal Company have the privilexe of subscribing to one Panama sharo for ench-share or dvlogationot the Suez Canal Company. 8econd~Tho original subseribors to the Panama Canal Company have tho privilege of subscribing for theso Panama abaros In proportion to their former subscription, In ardor to avail thomsolvas of this right, tho priri- Jeged subscribors, on paying tho trast 2% francs, should present thelr Suex Bonds or thotr cortiticatos proving fhelr original Ponams subscription to the respective banking-houses, SUBSCRIPTIONS will bo rocolved In PARIS by the Compngute Untverseile du Canal de Sucz, Conptolr d'Eecompte, Hoclete de Bepots at de Comptes Cournnts, Soclote Generale pour to Hevetoppement dt Commerce et tof Induatrio en France, Banque de Purtset des Puya-Bas, Credit Lyonnate, Societe Finanelere do Part Banque d'Escompte do Parle, Andatatl the offices of their bronehos ond Inland and Foroign Correspondents, . Alsn In England, Germany, Molgium, Holland, Aus tris, Hungaria, Italy, dtussio, Spaln, Portugal, Swite zorland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Turkoy, ond Euypt at the spocial houses dusiguated. —, "Tho Council of Adminiatration has appoint: ed aSpectal Committee In Amerten to reproe sent Uh Company in this eralaaton, Under the authority so given, the ondere signed will recelve Subseriptiona by Mall and Telegraph. Messts, DREXEL, MORGAN & CO., J, & W. SELIGMAN & C0., WINSLOW, LANIER & C0., Speclat Amertean Committees wv York City, AUCTION SALES. By fT. E. STACY, SHERIFF'S SALE. Extraordinary Chance! This Morning at 10 a. m., At 268 Wabash-av., A LARGE VARIETY OF FURNITURE ‘Thisls the LAST chance, Cone enrly snd secures Rood bargain. Delays aro dangerous, Como 10 tho sale, YB. BPACY, BLASON, LER PRSHEI Auctlonvers, St nud 5 Kundolp! FURS! AT AUCTION, This Tuesday Morning, Deo, 7, at 10 o'clock. Ladies’ Sois, Seal Sneques, Robes, &e. Gents’ Seal Caps, Moves, Ke. EC Inncers ELISON, FLICKSILEIS CO tir By RICHARD M, MONTGOMERY, Au ‘ONico and Salosruorn, V7 und: vo Water-st., WN: Ye On a credit of four rang ‘andlor, ef Messrs] Hoke a ‘ ‘Gros. Mes sect iwek Lvuss and Moauras Cary © CO 9,640 Packages of ATTRACTIVE TEAS, eri RICHARD ON AGERERY, Auctioneet q PUBLIC AUCTION SALEL " , AND BLE PHI, baa nS Ty Canoe a BY bi, MANTO ae ‘A I6t MADISBON-ST.. CHICAG Alaving received 9 largo bankrupt of eee ttiade every bate musk. bu a Niivat uiddor vai , Whutienringa, ‘Thu since conniata of CHEE Duutastit yeut—tar a Hu tf. kip, wood Jhuthey atan LGW caves of Mcypulne Sucker Wha 1.00) casas af Candyo wid Huston Sul plating of Arctles, Alosbas, sandal oon 8D finsenay stuck uf vlegant sllppe! Lroidvrod, vie, Full Naw uf tndlew sewed WO tree B big stock of children’s shogw ‘Thbs wit Suctlon aula, und we want you te nH! NucuonoNt, i ————— aur aah Sie boys, and Ch tat icker boots ot SNOW-ELAKE COHN: SOOT] Wihelian’s Sarin aananem Cord pICLE, 1 1 VPRUL, ARTICLE, ct pyryy [88 MOST DELIGHTFUL AIT batts fOOD. Fi Hi proces In the UO FLAKE i a Ol Try We Fuctorh lund dy itivor-at., Chicad ered ARGO AV MATERIALS ASS AYE serzent 25 State-st., Chicago, ee CANDY. —_ Sia 11; Po bh oF $5 (oe HOEY serait ba bg oapeuss See ate Candles in. uiurtca, pul Raturt gunsly aud SA het 0 GUS! Y contucdnper, HEL Con! GUN guUlsouat CoAT