Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 18, 1880, Page 7

vais CHICAGO TRIBUN Ts! eee STREET-CAIR TRAV L. jnadequate Facilities for Intra. mural Journcying. plat for a Proposed Cable Linc on the South Side, The System Worked Successfully in San Francisco. foro Cars to Meet the Morning ant Evening Traffic. Chleago, {1 some respects the most enter- prising city on tho continent. te-tlay, lias, arangely enough, allowed herself to’ be outatiipped In the matter of street-car travel byher two great rivalsy—New York at the East and San Francisco at the West. Shu las chosen thus fur to dupend almost entirely upon her Ines of street-ears, Lik- an franetiises have been conferred upon companies In each division of the city, ant thelr lives have been extended to nicet the growing wants of the population Ju diterent. ulrections. ‘There ls probably nota family In the city the comfort of whose dally life Is not in gone manner dependent upon these street- cariines, ‘There is not a foot of property within the elty Hilts whose value ts notin pmo degree affected by the frellitles which Shese Hues alford, This being the case, it is namagtter of the utmost Importance to tho welfare of the city that those lines should be so conducted a3 to afford the fullest accommodation to thu peo ple who are dependent upon them, Jtisa notorlous fact that ut certain hours of every day the supply of carson nll of these lines is utterlyand absurdly Inadequate fothe proper necommmodation of the people sho wish to ride during those hours, Men, women, and chitdten are jostled and preked together inn way’ that Is not only destructive of health and comfort, but Js often shocking qo the common decencles of life, 7” Tho companies, while admitting the ex- ttence of the evil, clalmthat thoy are power- kssto prevent It, They assert that to employ the extra force of men and to purchase nid malntaln the lnrge niuber of horses that would bo required to furnish proper accum- modationto the publle during the crowded hoursof morning and evening, all of which would have to stand idle during tho other hours of the day, would compel them to run thelr business at a loss; and that, while the fara remains ab five cents, It nevef can be possible for them to fully accommodate the pulle nt atl hours, 3 ‘This may be true, and, If trie, it follows thata remedy must be sought Insome new dirvetion, ‘The most obvious direction in whieh to look woul be towards some plan tywhich the use of horses could be_dis- use With. ‘This has been done In New York by meansof the elevated ratlronds, ant in San Franeiseo with underground cables, propelled by steam ns a motive power. The Jatter plan qould seem imueh more feasible and practicable for Chicago, and, if adopted, would do ttway with «every excuse which the companies now hive to make, Street-rallroads operated on this system have been_in tise In the City of San Franelsco tor several years, nnd are a complete and un- doubted success, They glye entire satisfac- tion to the public of that enterprising city, and there seems no possible objection to urge against thoir alone here, The englne which supplles the motivo power Is ioeated about midway of the Hne and generally some distance back from the street, ‘The cables, made of steel wire, are underground, entirely out of slght, and thelr exlstence In a street would hardly bo sus- pected by aby. one whoso nttention was not especially called to the fact. THE CANS GLIDE ALONG oothly, and almost without noise, and with aluotion Very like that of 0 passenger cle- sator ina building, ‘hey can be riumat any destred rate of speed, made to go fast or How, tu start or to stop, by the sinple inove- nent of a lover. And, what Is more, they are atall thnes and in all ways under much wore perfect control than any of the clumsy horse-cars ever invented. Horses are not at all frightened by them, and they move wong aul across the most. crowded thoroughfares without the slightest dificulty, ° Being freed fron tho disagreeable accompaniments of tho ordinary horse-cur, they ate considered desirable and ara Placed upon the cholcest tesidence streets of that city and thore is 10 doubt that the system won qi prove equally Dopular hero §f once fairly Introduced. he river would pore an obstacle to Its introduction on the North and West Divisions unless the tunnels could be ulilized, but no suth obstacie exists In the South Diviston, hers seems .no good reason why tho South ivtion Company should not adopt this sys- fem at once, and glve to its patrons the ac- commotations so long denied them. Tha franchise which that Conan. enjoys ayalunble one and Is a manopoly, The people who gave itto them without charge, Who placed’in thelr hands the undisputed fontrol of the strect-car business in the South Division, have aright, to demand that ho Company shall furnish to them the best itcommodations that can be had. [tis sald hat to reconstruct, the Hnés and introduces Ms system in the whole South Division would cost in the neighborhood of $2,000,000, Even ifat should cost that sui, or more than 4 Itshould ba ne reason against its ndop- ion provided thera is rensonable agsur- tice that in that way tho crying evils of tho Od system can he overcome, tt here is spectal reason, for calling atten ra tothe subject at this time, in view of the act that the City Counetl has just ordered 1 Tke wnount of strect Lmprovements, which are to be donu during the coming year. Sev- fat of the streuts that are to be paved, fe State street, for instance, are ltorse- a Sireets, and, if this work Is to be rie at all, it ought to bo done before Th hew pavements are put down : 0 fiportanee of the subject Jn this city of Vererowded§ strect-vars; hits been under Consideration by a ninber of prominent, Progressive people for some thine pust, and gan Franclseo plan of being towed by Rs likely to become one of the great puli- c itestlonis of the day, ‘That It has not ‘i ine su before seems to be owing, nore than tething else, ton very whdespread lack of lowledze ninong the people xenprally that Inge ts such n scheme In practical opération San Francisco or anywhere clae, . “arming of what was being so quyletly dls- Cusded, und for the ptirpose of layihy before He Reneral public tha features of a plan wileh alven tho eh has tor several years back. Hoxt perfect satisfaction in San Franelseo, & Cuts. reporter called last ayenmgon. Ald, eee Who was known to have examined SYSTEM IN 178 ACTUAL. WORKINGS ee to have expressed hlimsolf most enthust- Mealy over It, ‘Nhe result showed. that Alderman had not forgotten his obser- , Millons or Jost any of his enthitsiagm, ts Lam famittar with the Sit Franctaco (elo running strect-cars,” sald he, bane {Wer to the reporter's plen_ for information, teeuse When In San Franclseo Jast £ ee conustlerabla tine to study taltegue When came back pang tn tho officers of tho Suuth Side Con robe on account of the river, tt could fret va ne never be practicable liere exeept in a South Division—to seo if 1 could not in- tne then to Introduce the system on their whi Dut so fur, they have done nothing Hi texeept to think over ft, and to con 7° the question of cost and practleabillty, think it would) boa. greab the vevement for the clty, a precious boon to payPublle, and to the fiiterest of tho Com- “tts Well as to the elty to Introduce tt,” berg phitetleable in San’Francisco, why not pel, think it wo: ¥ ty uld, ‘The only question fiten has been raised as to its prieticahinty, well ives ig as to whether ft would work Of Sat Ur climate, whieh fy as unlike that Sit Francisco ag could well be imagined. hays, ‘to not think that would prove an ine hay blu objection. A ely enjlneee who San Fel, Connected with thy building of the ine fanelsco ines—an old classmate of Hag git the Polytechinie—was here some Presa ‘Oand, in discussing tho anbject, ex- bate the oplnion that We could use the ten here without any diticulty what ¢ Before wo go any further, ”, 20 Y “ae brief description of it? uli yonelss track Buesy dean. In the first piace tho tout. 0 all uppeurances, istprecisely suuilar wit! “rdluary double track street allways, exception of a =) bite atsvous OPENING. OR SLIT Middle of each track about as wido as A man’s Anger, ‘This opening runs theentira length of the route, ‘The plan Is to run two “the firat a leader, or, 09 some might A chummy, and the second an ordinary Now for the necessary details. Pros Jeetmg from the wider side of tha leading rary but Invisible from the outside, tan flat Iron bar whlet fits Into this silt, Betow (he silt, cad down nner the track, fs at endless Wire-enble In spice about large enough fora smnall boy to crawl in, ‘The cable runs on amnll pellet, the motive pawer Dele a steam-enatie placed about midway of the route, One wire is always ranning down one traci nnd the other up the other, into the eigtie-house, and over and aroun ponder- ous fro wheels, of drums, whieh keep it in constint notion. Chis is your motive power, —an endless wire erable under the tracks, il ways In inotlon, sinning ong way down one track and in another direction up the other. You want to start the car. ‘1 ‘The driver alm- ply moves a lever In the middio of tha ear, nnd the lower end of the lever, beneath the slit In the track, grapples the running cable, by a peculiar device known as on clateh, fastens tu It liken vise, and your car bepins fo move, Acar on the other track, un- dernenth which the cable ts running In an opposit directlon, fs started hy preelsely the site manner, and thus you meet the de- mands of travel ineach dfrection, ‘There is no sinoke, te horses, 10 Joittng but a auiet, steady motton very nrueli ike hat son expe renee ta riding up an clevator, ‘The rate of speed in San ran 3 en tndles at hour, but by the particular operation of the clutch tho driver Is enabled to inake the ear KO 08 fast or ng Blow ns he desires, and by the use of the brake he ean stop it miteh inore easily and qulekly than a driver stops ong of our street-cars,’ “Is there nny peculiarity about tho way In whieh the track Is lak?" : That ts a peculiar element of the San Francisco plan, but whether It would be nee- essary to imitate Jt- here or not may bo 8 questlon, ~The first road lute there was put down by Rn number of wealthy stockholders. in thea Cen- tral Pacitie Railroad, and was put down with the iden of MAKING IT A MODEL ROAD, asttis, First, they dug a trench three and a halé feet wide and deen, Large pleces of rallrond jron, bent in Ue shape of a Vy were inserted fn this trench at distances about ten feetapart, On the tops of these V-shaped pieces were riveted and bolted small ‘Trails, such as ure in tse by all steam ratlways, "Then the whole treneh was filled up, UpLs, {ne the space left for tho enble to run ln, with concrete and cement. When tho tix. ture hardened, they hud a mile and 1 half of road which might’ be termed a continuous Dlovk of stone—r road which isn’t at alllikely to spread sag, or sink, or to need any other repairs than those whieh muy be- cuine necessary to the rails themselves.” “You do not think our climate would be much of ‘an obstuclo 2” “Noe? “What of the snoy and tho fee? Woutt thoy not get Into th slit between the rails and interfere with the operation of the road ? “Thera is very little danger to be appre- honded from the snow. ‘The only danger would be tn case of n sudden freeze suing night of the water which mlht get into the slit, But that diticulty could be obviated by running the enables all night, or, if necessary, by putting in stenm pipes to prevent freezing, fh Inytng such tracks here the system would be somewhat more expenstye for this reason, and beeauso they would have to bo protected ngainst frost.” . “Would thera be any diMculty in turning curves?” “No, I think not. Thay could have a cable running around a drine at each curve Which would answer the purpose. Mr. ALN, ‘Towne, General Manger ot the Central Pa- elilc Railroad, which Is largely interested In these San Francisco stre ¥ lines, told mo when he was here that he belleved the SYSTEM COULD HE USED TENE without any trouble whatever, Of two paral- Jel lines in San Francisco, one run by horses and the other by the cables, the Intter soon tone all tho travel, nnd the other hud to adopt the new and tore popular system,” “ What do you suppose would by the cost of remodeling the Sonth Side system on the San Francisco plan 2? “Tt has been ustimated all the way-up to $2,000,000, but (ha huprovemant would pay even at that. The Company would have no horses to buy, and Its therensed traMle would result ina Jarge increnss of revenne. If it should be found inadvisable to adopt it all over the South Division ut once, there better opportunity than that now me: to put it in. operation. on State street, whiel is soon to be torn up from ‘Twelfth to Thirty-nlnth. streets and repaved. ‘Then, agaln, the Improvement would certainly do away with the crowded cars, beenuse tho Company could run cars just as often as ft might wish to, and without any very greatly increased expense, When TF wns in San Franelsco, Tmuade ita point to inquire of different people what they. thought of the new plan, and to look into Sts practical operation, and everybody Linct spoke fn its favor, In fact, there doesn’t seein to be A practical objection to it. Nobody there has anythiig to say agalnat it, Itis almost per feetly nolseless, doesn’t frighten horses, isn’t dangerous in any way, and a car doesn’t | do as much damage as the ordinary —_horse-car oven nay be capable of doing, for tho renson that it ig much more easily controlled. Vor com- fort, convenlenee, and speal It leayes the present. Ae win far in the rear, and, If ever adopted tnt Chicago, will became as popular as it is ju San Franelsco, where they proba bly wouldn't ba able to do without ft now.” tis understood that the South Side Street- Tulway Company is quietly but BERIOUSLY CONSIDERING THE QUESTION with n view to nt least experimenting with the new system on one of Its lines. Several of the stockholders, notably S. W. Allerton and B.D. Ulutehinson, are already enthu- sinstle over it,"ehletly because of Its con- venience and the. prospective saving In horsellesh, which is now the heavy item of. expenso jn. operating — street-rallway companies, If hing been ¥ futiuater, howey that thore is possibly a legal ditti- culty In the way, | Under Its charter the Company js allowed to opernte street-cars by horse power, but {t would seem altogether reasonable that, (f tho Connell should grit the reauislt permission, it might substitute cables, particularly sluca no additional cle ment of danger would thus be Introduced to complicate matters, but rather an element of sufety, Up to date, however, the Company has not gotten far enough nlong In its dls. cussion of the practical workings of the plan to enable it te say what It will do, A Pennsylvania Dutehinan? Who Mas Boon the Vuther of Vorty-souo Childrens Reading Eagle, “Yom, {t's no," sid tho mane *Q Jolin, you must be mistuken," replied his third wits. “Welt, Utell you it'a so; T ought ta know!"* was tha omphutis reply of John Heitner, who Hives on Muply street, betwoen Chestnut and Bpruce, thts clty. A reporter for tho Eagle hud callod upon Mr. Hefner to learn the correct histury of his much= tatked-nbout grout brood of forty-oue children, Hetfner ts sparingly bullt, smokes y short pina, and mikes a living in the ry business, Me ts 65 ‘oars old, and has yeti amile, aud a obeer- wl greeting for wi trl » ‘The story of tho man’s muarricd life aa related by hitnself te probably tho moat remirkuble ono on record. Ny wos born In Germany in 1815. Whon 25 yours olin 1810—bo married his trat wife, who vad alyht yours, She becyme the mother of sevens toon children iy that’ thie, having twits in the Hirst year of thalr marringe, Lho next othor palr of twins were Each sucereding yoar for four years thereafter, airs, Holtnur bos Chme the motlier of triplets. Tho seventh your wus slynulized by the birth of only one child, Mrs. Hetfner dled, and wag lald invay th thor village chureh-yurd in Germany. ‘Tho’ widow. er bad. paw a funlly of seventeen chil mt dron, the oldest ouly 7 years of age. ‘Three months thoreufter a Young ludy took charge of tho children, and in course of tine she beowme the second Mr. Heifuur, The irst wifo hud dled ja Februury, 148. In February, 180, thie socond wife presented Mr, Uétuor with) a boy, On Christias day of tho simu year the nino tevnth child was udded to the Hotfnor flock. The family was now Jurger tha any other ln that part of the country. Five years passed on, and Ir. Hotlner's household wis inurensed by tho addition of ton more children, a pale uf (wing belng born uvery year, There was tow u full, und for three years thereafter only one child was born unto thoin, In’ 185¢ he cima to thu country with hig funily, and tho list three” children owers born i ‘America. 1ST his wife died, haying been nino yours, ‘Oo Wid uw tho fathor of thirty-two childran, twelve of whom hud died, lowving twenty to ba tuken in charge by a widow, whom bo yarcled i 1558, Stra, Hoettuer buraber three had one child by a preve Jong warrhike, She becume thu mother of nite more children fn ten years, by singlo births. Is last, or third wit, ls stiitliving. None of the first aut of xeventeon chitdren survive, wo of the fifteen of the second witv’s vailitron still tive, and th f the third wife's nine, erit of twonty-clgbt yeurd—i rain 1840 when ho, ret murricd, to (ede, the date of Che birth of Lig wit child—bo became tho tathor of forty-ong chitdren. Tho tive who ure srlll ving are “girts. With the stepchild that qbe Mtvt tuarriage added to the list, forty-two ebiidren baye cutied Joon Hettuer “fathers”, Thy old man bys long since forgotten tho mities of bis numorous progeny, and can only reeal these burn fu later yours. FINE BEEP. Results of a Microscopical Examina- ,tion of Fine Cattle. Why It Does Not Pay to Buy Low-Grade Beef, A Good Word for Stall-Fed Animals—-Judging by External Appearances. At tho request of the State Board of Agri- culture Dr. G. Sprague, of this city, has pre- pared an exhaustive paver giving the results of n series of careful microscoplea! exninina- {ons of samples of ment cut from several of the carcasses butchered atthe Fat-Stock Show recently held in this elty. It will be rementbered that the breeders of Short-Horn and Ilercford cattle entered several head of selveted steers of the two breeds, In a con- test forthe slaughter prize, aut alse thatdure {ng the deliberations of theawarding commit tee tho feeling ran very high as to tho relative superlority of the ment. The inieroscopleal tests were imade nt that Une, but not so thoroughly as tho State Board desired. ‘Lhe able paper of Dr. Sprague has been con- densed us follows, and the result of that pene tleman’s examinations cannot fall to attract great attention from the producers, ment cutters, and consumers of the country, Dr, Sprague Introduces the paper by anat- omicul comparisons, which, although tech- nleally of vast Importance, do not relate to the inerits of the meat examined, and he then states Unt: Tho speeimens examined under the micro scope, nnd alse Bubjected to tests hy. Lng, were taken trom the lola atthe point of diyistont of the fure from the hind quarters of the 2 und Byone old ShortelHorn grades, und from corre- sponding parts of tho Hereford yrades of like tyes, these being antinals sluughtured and dressed in competition at the recent Fat-Stock Show in this city, Speoimens from sume purtul etrenss Were procured atu buteher shop on Adamns street, whore only high-grade steers are eut up, and of low grade from two South Divis- fon shops, as also from the wholesale establish: inont on West Jackson street, A enreful ex Inatton in overy state, from moisture to. ¢3 treme dryness, running through & period of ten days, shows no discerutblo diiferenca in color, structure uf fibre, or the equa- Die. distribution of fut vesicles and tat, ainong the muscular fibres of tho show stccrs. So aftor thoroughly weighing and stlting every fenturo of the structure of bre and fut, in the two breeds, ag represented Jn tho high grades presented 09 apecinens, wo vonelude tint superlurity must be determined early tune turity—nounds of gain upot n given amount of feed; relutive wolght of ofl of best to poorest: parts, and by the test of public taste, based npon the exterlor form and filsh, as from outward Appearance some prefer one Lreed aud others tiv othor. Tho apeciinens of high ride steer beef procured on Adams street. showed nes ali the qualities of high warbling of tho exhf- bition steers, and there wero no differences tn color, Mocness of thre, distribution of fat vesicles, nor in favor or odor where cooked, though thero wus sumo difference in tho degree to which tho fibres wore ilied with nutritive substance, TNE SCRUD MEAT, But a comparison of tho scrpb ment, or that partof it known as seulowags, with the bigh grade, Prompts ay toever in future turn our icks Upon and refuse to take vpen our plate i cut from the eluss referred to. The lean fibres from thi cluss of carcasses are Uke rabber, and aro held together by a zlitinous substince, aug not by cellular tissue and fat vesicles, Nlled with fat and eusily separated, a3 {n tho enso of the high-bred steers. Tha specimen pleees of the serub meat—und this held yood with tho 8x ex- wulned—comnienced tu curl ng soon ns the dry- Henced, and in three duys tho upaut the edves, and “thors oug! wrens tho cuts fran the hich grades rematned moist, juicy, sad lay fat. pon the paper, though on band three of four days before tho others wers procured. Whon dry, the ents of the serub ment had no flexibility, would breul before thoy would bend, and when couked were without fit, Juiviness, or flavor, walle tho Apeshiduy from tho high grades mains talned all those qualities after having been kept for a full week exposed to the alr. ‘Tho Doctor mado a practical test by, cook- ing sanples of all the meats referred to, and his deductions from that test are simply a corroboration of the oplulon that the MUGU-ORADE MEATS AI TUE ONLY, ONES Fit for the table, Upon the question of excessive - fatness about which so mueh has been gald and written, the examiner, after minutely describing where this excess of fat 1s to bo found and the fumediate causa thereof, says: It would be very proper, and a step inudyance, to olfer & prize on the beust, or rather to the nian who should breed aud reg’ tho beust, capu- ble of showing the highest speelmen of marbling with tho loast aceumulation ot fat, merely a3 Buch, outside of aod momurably away froin the muscles, Men can express tivir likes and dis- likes, it costs nothing to do this, but mere ex- pressions of opinion cut no Heure in Bo. Phthge f cy ‘or Praetien! matter as growing meat the tnlllion, Tho true jnwardness | of the, subject 16, ns a rule, very ime perfectly understood, though the ways of keting “at a better understanding are being graduallygound out, ‘The ides entertuined by vome, gentrally vegetarhing, that fat accumu Inted fn) the system {8 the result of futty deyen- eration of miusvles, Is erroneous In every pure toular,: Fut in the human system, und in ult aniinals, igaa mitural an oclenicut ag ire tho muscles and skin, ‘Chat some portion of the inuscular system may—ns is ocenslunally the cuse with the beart, which is a (hollow) muscle— bo the seat of deposit of an unnaturel amount of adipose matter, enusing tho muscles to be= come pile and the berrt’s mutiond fecbla, 13 no proof that all fat presents evidence of deyen- travon. ‘Tho blood, in purfeet health, contalug tutty elements which In lis rounds are given olf and’ tuken in by tho. fat vesicles, these latter holding It instore, ‘ho blood stao curries tho Innterml out of which tinger nails and bar aro innde, leaving this at the Proper place to re- ploutsh wasto; and it would be Just ug proper to charge thy hale and tho finger and too nails with belng a degeneration from muscular substinco, us to cluirge this to tha Usual nccumutution of fut In tho system of inn ur beast, Cattly-breeders lave always been divided in opinionas to the superiority of meatgrown upoy the frames of bony steers whieh are pasture-fed. Some breeders claim that ment thus made must of necessity be of a better quality on necount of the continual outdoor exercise wtforded and the natural food which the animal takes, while Just ts thorough and practleal men Insisted upon the correctuess of thelr views, that A STALI-FED STEEL would produce as good, sound, hardy mus- cle and as choice ment 'ns could be shown upon an antnal fed In the open alr and upon nuturnt food, After stating that no. one questions that exercise urdens the muscles, 16 Doutar says Tho notion entertained by some that an anl- miu cannot bo muiniy kept inastaliand be made to produce healthy, sound muat is a none sundical assumption, net sustulned by physial+ ogy, nor is it by experience, ‘Coat such at ant md is Hnble to futty degeneration ts equally nonsensical, ‘Tho ovidenves of health in tha stail-fed ox are Just as upparent, undor reusone ably favornbie circumstances, us are tho evie detices of soundness in apple yrown ina xed position upon a Hib, Many of the most prominent breeders of the country pin tholr filth upon the tdea that thoy can by handling uscortuin and de termine whether an animal, will show inare bied meat and other signs of good blood and thorough breeding. Becausy a steer presets: asolft, glossy hide, and the proper fullness In parts that indleate geod blood ant equally wd care, these gentlemen have been Known to,go so far as to offer to wager lnrge sums of money that anlnals showing these outside signs of excelluies would, Upon belng butchered, show highty-marbled ment, “In fact, they have professed to be abla, to locate this choles beet before death, Dr, Sprague hag always held that this was not only impossible but prepostere ous, and that THE HUTCHER TEST WAS TIE ONLY ONE that could estublish the presence of these desirable qualities, Upon this subject ho 8s We acknowledged tohaying looked upon thoso Mout toasty with uo Hutie interest, in that we boped to prove that the outward signs of a Huo handler would: point quite unerringly to ube oF tho went bre and the marbling of this, wo olvcthd a steer having it soft mossy cout and mellow skin, with the other indications of 6 tue bandier in wo inurked degree, upon which to apply the tests so long recognized aud acted upon by breedurs. ‘Culs wteor, upon bo ing cut up, yuve no evidence of any higher marbling of Yosh than olthur of the others, ho niaties what their touch under tho hand. Falling to tad corroborative evidence tn this ror fan wo applied the mleroscope with care, In ho hope of discovering & imusvuluy thre sus. ceptibla af wuilnuter dlyision by fur thun the Hore of othor steer iu the show, taut cumu une der tho butcher's band, lo this wo muy hive been im & Invugure suLCCstUl, us tho Iiuute fils HOTELL HE Toe RaU Lae bey of tho finesbund- Woy steer appeared under a lens of bly power lo ther than others possessed, though a nat pronounced, —was tn het d@lyht, not munitest enough tu base a disuinetion “pon. ‘Thla will be conceded whon It ts consid: ered that tho silght difference, if any oxtated, wus ouly discvovercd through a very bigh amngul- fylow, power applied to a slugle Mament, being the lodth division ut Joust of 4 wlnylo uiinute muscular fibre. Onv object of this examination been to discover, Jf pructicuble, outward aay qual ea aid os SATURTD! DECEMBER 18, 1880—SIXTHEN PAGES. Alena that would potut with tolerate certainty fo tho Inner structure during tho lite of the ant mal, (hat we might be able to predict, while the antmal was upon its feet, what is fibre would he upon the block, and the extent to whieh this would he marbled, Teneo tls quite fitting, at this atnge of tho dleeussion, to refer tothe fet that the deer ng well ng reaty ater aniinals Xe nly rolt contts and pliable aking, yet no marbling of the flesh. These facts buve tholr bering. and point alatinetly, to the need uf more fexsons and clo: tudy. Wo shoud think It doing violence to fatinate that a atcer of coarse: wurtl text~ tro and heavy bone would show flesh of equal amnlity with one: posseeeed of a inedernte bone and general marks of fine texture upon the sure fice. But, as for nny difference olwervable in the exterlor structure of the steera shown at tho lute exhibition, appearing to indiente a dner flesh Hbre,or hotter degree of martiing, we think the evidence brought out through the teats upon the intertor structure point not very dis- Unelly to either beast, It occurs to us to hint, in conelision, that tho Rourd of Agricuiture should require experl- ents upon iow as weil as pon high-grade ments, and that th testa should tnetude the carelul cooking and testing of the cooked sain hes, ‘This test is npplied tu nilather kinds of ratnd onite Our beewd, butter, fi Ings do not naw need winirds of prizes and tests nearly so intich as de our ments, as the dlfferonees hv the latter aro so imperfectly understuod, even among tho better clasy of consumers, ‘The breeders of high-grade eattle for beet purposes will be sorry to observe that Dr Sprague throughout his critical tests tails to Ba: * WHICIE OF THH CONTESTING CATTLE passed the best examiontion under his pow- erful glass. ‘The Hereford and Short-Horn men are now eneaged th mati le for su- premacy, or rather the [ereford breeders are attempting to overthrow the old suprem- acy of the great Durham family. Ee Ben. eral public can have but a faint Idea of the Jonaths to whleh rival breeders will go In presentlig the good points of thelr stock to the buyers who roam, throtth tho cattle districts in seareh of bargains, Knows Ing the intensy feullng which exists, and which must from the nature of things con- thiue to exist for years to come, Dr. Sprague ins shrewdly maul properly declined to coimn- nit hinsetf, but shiaply presents for. the benetit of the consumers ‘certain frets, from which they may readily determiue whether {tis advisable to buy the “bull beef” offered upon the blocks of the averare butcher, or to cater ton trady which will afford them high- grade meat, and prevent foreign exporters from securing the best beef ralsed upon the western prairies, —— FLORIDA, To the Editor of The Chteago Tribune, Sr. Avavstine, Flu, Dee, 14.—We find everything lovely In this anefent city, ‘Ihe air fs soft and sweet with the breath of flow- ers (the thermotneter ranges froin 70 to 80)3 and thelr colorings would make a Chicago florist’s eye snap, or fire a Chicago maiden's heart with love—of the beautiful. ‘This State ts well naned “Florida” Flowers of every hue abound, and birds of forgvous plumage vie in colotlnyg and exec! Jn song; but it takes the colored boys to elt the very bird-notes Into a wilderness of waying melodies. A negro serenade must be p heard,—never ean be deseribed,—and a ne- gro band can waste music almost all night on one's tiwn, ff variations of ices and cakes “lay round promisetpus.”” Direetly east of us Hes Matanzas Bay, a secant mile wide, between the city-well and Aunstasia Istund. ‘Chis bay runs south to Matanzas, eigliteen miles; and. tho Island named Anastasia is 2 narrow reuf of coquina rovk between the bay and tho ever-restless biliows of the Atlantle Ocean, ‘This, you know, Is the oldest city In the United States, It is thirty-four miles south of Jieksonville,and has a population of #600, whleh Is doubled or trebled In winter, Frosts are seldom here. ‘The seawall, a solid coquina, work, crowned with granite blocks about four feet wie, extends the entire length of the elty, It wag built by the United States Gov- ernment In 1837,—miking a pleasant prom- enade and substantial protection from the seit, ‘The Cathedral was built in 1793; tho Pres- byterian Church jn 1880; the Methodist Church in i346; the old Ughthouse, in 1700, and thy new one (perhaps the finest on the coust) In 18r43 the monument of Maj. Dade and his 197, men Jn 1819+ “the Confederate monunrent on the Vilage in 1871, Among other places of Iierest are the old Convent, the old Cemetery’ (Spanish), old Fort San Juan de Pinos, and the city gates, Yuehting on the bay fs pleasant, and one can charter a boat, with a negro sklpper, for ive or three hours, to sall oF fish, for half a jolla, 4 saw to-day a couple of negroes carrying two: great bass gin ple between thent should judge the fish weighed between thirty and forty pounds each, “How do You ell them, boys?” * Fifty cents apiece!” The seites on thelr sides were about the size of a hatfdollar, and L should think were not thicker or more opaque than those on an ny. erage Jersoyman’s eyes, judging him by his voting wisdom, Such goggles would dis- quallfy any colored mati to cut balt for the: “Sold South”? polltleally, f can’t understand the “why” of Jersey yotlug. A great manufucturing State, sober, should bo Republican to the heart. Llay iL to her whisky, “Strong drink is raging.” “Jorsey lightning” is Demoeratic. ‘The orange-crop is prowlsing, and gather- ing in some orchards tins commenced, Ev- erybody writes you about the romance of golden fruit-clusters peeping out of enameled green folluge. 1 content myself by telling Ee that we can buy nice sweet oranges for 3 per hundred at our door, Guavas are nbont the sane price. Strawberrics we will hive by next week, ‘The hotels are being much enlarged and embellished, tudor expectation of a greater niuiuber of visitors than ever before, Guests tre now, coming on every tralu. ‘The old town Is lik iy to be packed full, + St Augustine is probably die most popular witter-camp on the Continent, "Come carly, for n good seat.” ‘The Presltential election passed quietly here, In the interlor some foolish “Crack- ers” and bad whisky imade mischief, and cheated us out of ‘our honest Electors, Florida ts Republican, and wil yet prove it by “apelling-hooks.” ‘There is n lot of Minorean white trash hereabouts, ‘hoy em’trend, and hayen’t eapaclty to learn, Every one of thom is a Sotld South?! Demo- erat. What a constituency for a decent polltieal gentleman to boast’ otf ‘The eufored boys are ndvaneing in mane hood and selG-rellance. They learh fast; are keen judges; many of them: are excellent citizens, aectimulating property by honest Industry; and att are Republicans, Intel- Iizence ts shooting around by steam and Hetitanng. Lnuraticg ond crits must fall, Glyous Nght! God speed the right] 1 forgot to tell you that a monster here challenged my vote, Ismiled on him, faid of my hat, ralsed my hand reverently high toward “the Eternal and the Cons thental Congress," aud tha Genlus of [iborty struck one in Dixio on the bell of ‘Thue for Garfletd and Arthur, It my first challenge In almost a half-century of yoting. I ruther enjoyed a skirmish, wrappud, as L congelously felt myself, in the dear old Stars and Stripes, and thus shielded: aginst any State-rizhts rag, fromthe “Pale metto” to the * Rattlesnake.” 4 Lust week we held our elty election, and made a clean sweep, electlog the entire es publican ticket by Jiandsome majorities, Tho contest wis sharp, with a few bitter fussanes, aud the yletory was completes The Yenjoerts Daye gone In, and pulled thor holes utter them. It is emlnently fitting to start the “erack” through tho first settled town in the United States, It spreads lito Wildfire. Darkness vanishes, God ts in the Whispor, * Let there be ght?! Freeschools, frea idles, free thoughts, free upecelias, and freemen, forever! ‘This halo ls glory enough for one day In Dixte, Yours, o i LT, SACRELIGIOUS, Special Dispatch to, The Chicago Tribune, Toronto, Dec. 17,—Suumonses were ts sued and served upor James Brin, Anthony Dell, John Oliver, James Johngon, and Jolin MeMlan, charging them With having tnlawfutly disturbed a re! jou sorylea In Cook's Churely: ‘The proceedings dave grown outof the removal of an organ from Cook’s Church by forea u short thie ago. i ; ————y » A Wich Man Without a Nickol, Prvvldencs Prev, Ono of our weulthy wen, Who wus ladulging {h rowtuisvences the othur evening, suid that sone twonty-ilyo yours uge, when Stile bunks were in oxisteucu, bho was in New York with QW or more of Rhody “Island money in his pucket, wnd yet be could het purchase on ticket “to Philadelphia, bocause they would nut take bid monyy, feuring that It might be ate te A few evenings ago this sane geationun thought ho would ke tuget bome betere thy hour bu bad appataied for bis carciage tu come for bin, und he was therefore about to take a horse-car, bul, feellog: In bis pockets tor money tu pay tia fare with, be could Mud nothing but an empty pocketbouk and a small kuife, le wulked bua, THE RAILROADS. Important Meeting of Passonger Agents at St. Louis To-Day. Objections of Property-Owners to the Burlington Ordinance. City FrelghtDepots Crowded. with Out-Bound Merehandise. TNE EASTERN FIGHT. Epeciat Dispatch to Tre Chieago Tribune. Battimone, Mi, Dee. 1%.—The Balthmore & Ohlo Railroud Company to-dny Issued an interesting statement of thelr views in con- nection with the complication that las arisen in regard to their new through line tu New York enused by the recent action of the Hhiladetplita, Wilmington & Baltimore Ratlway Company, ‘Che Balthnora & Olio people state that when they established their new route, Dee. 1, they did not purpose taking thelr freight traMie from the New York Division of the Pennsylvania Rallroat, but the latter Company notified them they would no longer transfer any of thelr Dal- tlmore & Ohlo freight over their New York Divislon as had been done before. ‘The Baltimore & Ohto Road then arranged to send thelr freight by the Bound Brook Line, but President Hinekly, of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balthnore Railway, blocked them out ngain by stating that a contract with the Pennsylvanin Railway prevented itn from delivering the Battlnore & Ohlo freight to the Bound Brook Line, or receav- ingdgrom the Bound Brook Ling any frelght that wus to pass over the Baltlmore & Ohio Railroad, Theo reply of the Baltimore & Olilo Com- pany wasthat Mr. HWinckly, as President of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baithnore Aoad, had again and again given the Company assurance that he would give precisely the same facilities to the Baltimore & Ohio and the Bound Brook trafic that he gave to the Pennsylvania trail. ‘The Presitent of the Philadelphia Company (admits: that he did give these assurances, The Baltimore & Olio people Intimate that they are perfectly willlng for the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railway Company to submit thelr alleged contract to the counsel of the Penn- sylvantn Railway Company, nid get his opine jon asto whether or not the, Philadelphia, Wilnington & Baltimore Ralltoad is legally hound to refuse the Baltinore &_ Oulo frelght destined to or from the Bound Brook Line, which the. Pennsylvania Com- pany has deciined to receive, “Meanwhile the Baltlinore & Ohio fre to New York will be carried by steamer froin Baltimore. It | quite evident from the tone of things ‘at the Camden Station that the Phitudelphiu, Wil- inington & Balthnore “Railroad “must give assuranecs to the Balthuore & Ohio Rallrond and the Bound Brovk Line that at the end of ninety days it will open its Ine us tree to them us the Peunsylvania Company, else the citles of Baltimore and Philadelphia may expect a rival Ine. Tt is learned ‘that the money has been offered Tran pent! sources for the construction of nis ne, : THE CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY, The opposition to tho passage of the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy ordinance with- out the amendment putting the complalning property-holders in a position to prove damages contiines unabated. A ‘Trmunr Teporter called yesterday upon Charles If, Durphey, Secretary of the Ciena Dock Company, which Is one of the complaining property-owners In tho territory bounded by Harrison street on the north, Twelfth on the south, the river on the cast, and Beach street on the west, and obtalued from him astate- nient of the situation from the property- holders’ standpoint, Any otie familiar with the geography of tho locality wll! remember that the-Alton and Fort Wayne tracks occnpy: tha westernmost portion of Beach street, With switches running to the property of the complainants east of Beach street and between ft and the river, The present mode of outlet to Canal street Is seross these tracks, and over Bunker, De Koven, Taylor, Forquer, Ewing, Mather, and Sebor streets, But tho Chieago, Burlington & Quiney has bought up all the property between Harrison aud Polk, Beach and Canal streets, for ware- house purposes, and {t will probably ask for the vacatlon of Mather and Sebor streets at no distant day, ‘Thus two of | the present outlets will be gone, From Volk street south, and across the present outlets, it con- templates laying Its tra immedlutely to the west of Beach street. se WIL take up avout half the block between Beach strect and Canal, making egress from the property ‘on tho east extremely diticult, if not impos- sible, Now Beach ‘street, exclusive of the alton and Fort Wayne tracks, gives from twenty-seven and a halfto twenty-nine feet of avallable space for teams between Twelfth and Polk streets, and considerable tess from Polk to Marrison, Under the ordinance, tt is proposed to construct a vinduct at Poll Bir with lateral avproaches from the north and sow For tha present means of outlet the property-holders woulil get theso aprons tee and the viaduct, which, It i¢ efalmed, are not nearly so convenient as the present mode of egress, ‘Io tha extent that they wonld be cut off from Canal street through the blocking of ‘the cross strects with a network of railroad tracks, and com: peliea to use Beach street—or what [s left of t—In order to get to the appronches to tha Volk street viaduct, the property-holders south of Polk street chitin thut their property would be mintertalls: damaged, Those north of Polk street, while perhaps not in as bad condition as those south, Inus- much asthe proposed approach. from tho north fs fairly conyentent to thelr backdoors, also setup aeslmilarclaim. All that they ask, necording to Air. Durphey, Is that the Railroad Company be compelled to turnish them an outlet ta Canal street, say by a viaduet at ‘Taylor street, or, if they can't do that, pay sve damages as they nay show they have suitered, ‘Tho geatleman referred at some Jength to tho great Interests at stake in this particular locality, and was strong in expressing hig tisapprobation of an ordinance whieh gave yalnable the. Company so a frans ehise without—In case the amendment should ulthwately fail—ulfording the preperty-ow nets achance to show that they had fnctirred damages, If thoy didn’t show diannges, they certainiy couldn't collect any, None of them had any idea of selling out, nor was there any job tthe thing, but a sim- ple desire to have fustice, and a deterininns jon to have ft If it could be obtained. ‘Tho ordinance, without the amendment, cone tuted no provision for the protection of tho property-owners, It provided that the city should be indemnified against any qu ment that might be recovered against it, but no velit of action was given by the orlalual ordinance, elthar agalust the clty or the ftaltrond Company, and even “if a right of getion wags given against the elty, lr, Durphoy was ,pnable to see why the Council should r&quire property> holders who were dumnged to sue tho city, instead of the parties causing the dumnge, ‘Ty entitle the property-holders to legal ree ress without the amendment, the injury must he physical, For the depreciation of tha value of property, enused by the Iucon- venlunces {0 upproachiliye or leaving the property, no actlun woulk » If, however, Ho orddiiunce should Analy: pass In Its pres> ent shape,—that Is, with {be pigeulinetit = then tho property-holdess would = be entitled to revover whatever danages: they coufd prove might have resulted to them frow acts done wuder the provisions of tho ordinance, Jnshort, with the amendinent, they would have to prove thelr losses tn cour! uivre they could recover, and: further than this they did not ask. As to the intimation that the Company would go back on the ordl- nance if the amendment was kept In ft, Mr, Darphey sald he didn’t belleve it would do any such thing, though its interest, of course, Wits to oppose tho umenday frunchilse Just as cheaply us {t could, THM PASSENGER WAR. Tt scoms that tho four New York trunk Hes whose dispately was published yuster- day that they do. not countenance the cut madg on yates East from St. Louls and thug thoy will demand thetr proportions of Cull turiff rates on ali through business from St. Louis, are really determ{ned to carry out tho mneasure In good faith, for the St Louls are greatly agituted over the matter, and have called g meeting to be Leld at St. Louis to- and got the 4 day to consider the altuntion and sce what action should be taken In viow of the deter- inind stand taken by the Enstern trunk Ines regarding their little cut, ‘The indications arethat they will zo back to tarlif rates, as they cau hurdly afford to keep up tie sale of tickets at the reduced ratos, a3 In such event their proportions of the rate would run from 5) cents to 81, ‘The General Passenger Agents of the ronds leading Kast from Uns city are greatly elated over the change in the sitttation, a3 1 restora: thon of the rates from St. Louls Engt will en- able then to matntaln tariff rates from this polnt, and prevent thoi from taking part in the fixht between the Western lines. ‘The Chicago & Alton B ople alse feel good over the action of the Enstern trunk nes, as. it will stop competition on Enstern business from St. Louis by rival Ines, and will enable thoin to push the war on the Wabash, ‘The Alton is independent of the Eastern trunk nes on account of having an Eastern outlet yin Bloomington and. the Lake Erle Western, the fntter having jolned it in the fight. Since the bevinning of the war at has been making “rates to the Enst from St. Louls & Kansas City at from $5 to $7 less thin by other routes, nnd consequently carried the hulk of the Eastern business, The reduction made by the St. Louis Unesa few days ago hurt the Alton somewhat; still it continued todo a good business over the Lake Erle & Western, as Its rates were still from $2. to $3 less than by other roads. If the rexular rates from St. Louis are now restored again, It will have so much of an sdvantige that it willagain be bie to command the bulk of the east-bound business from Kansas City and St. Louis, THE BOUND BROOK WAR. ‘The action of the Baltimore & Oho estabs Ashing a line of steamers between Baltimore and New York to take the frelght from Its linus to the latter city until its dificuities with the Pennsylvanian Railroad regarding the use of the Bound Brook route, and tho Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroads, can be settled, is giving the railroad managers here conslderable concern, as it ds feared that this action will precipitate the Jong-threatened war on cast-bound freight rates, As soon ag the present freight lockade on the Eastern roads can be litted, and theroads becoine able to take all busi- ness that offers, the Baltinore & Ohio will be compelled to make lower rates than by other nes on New York business, as otherwise shippers will not be willing to ship by rail and water when they can have the use of all- rall ines. As scon as the Baltimore & Ohlo takes sneh steps, it is very likely that the Pennsylvania will at once follow with a siine ilar reduction, and this will compel the New York Central and Erle to make tho same rates. Thus the rates will be grad- ually foreed down wnill they reach bottom figures, As such an outcome would prove disastrous to all the Eastern roads, Erent efforts are being made to induce the Pentisylvinia and Baltimore & Ohfo imi ngers to settle thelr diferences by making mutual concesslons. As both parties are stubborn ail greatly exasperated against euch other, It does nut louk as if an amicable nyranzement can soon be brought about. The Pennsylvanian menns to force the Baltl- more & Oble back again an tts lines between Philadelphia aud New York, and the Baltl- more & Ohio is cyually determined to stick tu the Bound Brook route and maintain an Independent Hue to New York. . CHANGE OF TIME, On and after Sunday, Dee. 19, the through express trulns over the Chicago, Burlington & Quincey allroad will leave Chicngo as fol- lows: Ottawa and, Strentor express, 7:50 n. un; Galesburg passenyer, 7:50 0, m.3 Ne- braska express, 10:10 0, m.; Dubtique and Sloux Clty express, 9:45 a. m3 Downer’s Grove accommodation, 11 a. me; Pacifle fast express, 12:01 p.m.; Katisas and Colorado express, 12:01 p. 1.3 Knnsay City and Texas fast line, 12:01 p.m; Aurora Sunday pas ger, lpn. 15 dota and Ott passenger, 4:25 p.m. and Rock Falls express, 4225 p. tn. passenger, 4235, 5:80, 620 pms Des Omala, and Lincoln night expr m.; ‘Texas night express, 0:05 p, City and St. doe night expre Freeport and Dubuque express, 0:20 p. mt. Wednesday and Saturday theatre train, 1 Ea ‘The priveipat and most Snportant change $s In the tine of leaving of the Kansas City, Colorado, and” Paciile fast-express’ trains, ‘These trains now Jeave at 12:80 p.m, but after to-tnarrow will leave herg at 12201 p.m, nearly half.an hour eartler. ‘The Nebraska express, Whieh now leaves at 10:50 1. in, Will lenve at 10:10 a, ym, and the Dubudue and Sioux City express, which now leaves nt 0:80 A. ins, WH Jeave at O35 a. mt. 7 fendota The and Ottawa express, the St, Louis p: SSeNECE, and the Rockford, Freeport, and Rock Falls express Will feave ten inluutes Jater than they do now, NATIONAL RAILE ROAD. SUPERVIS- The Cincinnatl Gazette, in commenting upon the recent letter ot Judge Black re- garding National supervision of railroads, communicated recently to the New York Board of ‘Trade, makes tho following perti- nent remarks: It {sn curious fact that nearly all the nowspa- pers of the country, Deeey those of the South, favor rillroid legistation, based upon the oplnions of Judge Black, wy comimuutested re- cently to the New York Bontrd of Trade. On tho other band, railway journals and other publien- ons which are de! entirely to millroud fas forests, and wholly dependent on the rouds tor support, denounce Str, Muck and the New York Hoard of Trade in uoneasiured terms, As the nowepaper more nearly represent the sentient of the innases, in fuct shape thelr oyinion to a great extent, it may be tuken for granted that the pope are ultve to the {porn CEE prouipt and duinistikuble action on the part of the inwe muking power of the country. Thu issue be~ tween the industrin] interests of the peaple and tho railway compantes may bo sald to bo fulrly open, and the Hines separating them will contin to grow wider and more prinuuiiiod until tho whole question te settled In away that wilt Bure protecuon to both, They ure nut sieces sutrily opposed, Indeed, thelr natural relntlor shipiseny af dependence oue upon the atber. It ts only upun the assumption and the exercive Of wrongfully wequireds power by ‘one or the othor that abtigontsin te ereated,’ In all great questions aifectlag tho inteurity of tho Nation sho mussed are yenerally right, and can sutely: be relied upon In auy emergeney, whether be bo au uttick from without or trom within, | But in dealing with the carrion sonnyitley ie fact that thoy huyo rights that most bere ted mittat hot be fost signs of. The millluns of money jie vested in the sulivay system of tho Untied States wus go expended on thy suppositton that ite rights would be recognized and protected* and tho people, utivlally granting franchises aad individually glelding the right of way, under- atood it to bo Tor their mutual good and’ advan tage, Henee tuo natural und legitimate relas donahip botweon thein fs anvof cheerful codpore adon. But NTORUNAtELy. this docs not oxivt in All tocalities, The fault, however, does tot lia altogethor at the duor of tho ruilway cumpanles. Tho muteriuh prosperity, of the country whleh follawed Elbeay building had tho etfect, ina lurge degree, of losing sight of what the resulta wight be if theve soparate orgaulzations should: ever be consolidated wunder the owners ship of a ayniicate whose Inturesta were not Wenticul tn the sume measure with tho saverat focalitles, aa were those of tuo projectors of the ronda, and in falling to providu proper safeguards, tn I, they not only tailed to adopt precantonary meusures for protection against posathle wovepotles, but went: jo the other extreme by tavoriu, in every pore altlu way, railroad construction by giving subs aldies, county, niunicipal, and individual wid to any and all corporations, ‘The theid was open to all, and atl that wos daked was rallrouds guurane teultyy, Indircutly, treedom from wil restriviion ‘ag to thoir operation. ‘Tho people became une watehtul through tholr own prosperity and mise goucepuion of the rent functions of common carriers, [nthoteantine, through combine Yous und consolldutions, theses Independent, volghborbuod rallrouds have grown Inte gigantio monopoles, greater almost than tho peoples thomnctyes, Whose duty It now becules tu uscore taja tho remedy for the existing und prospedtive ovils, tho result of their own shortéightednoss, und apply thom. Out, in so dulue, extremes should be curctully guurded against, Rotaliv> Yon fy in no scene u wise polley. ‘Tho common sense of the American peonle Will not tolerate harsh or reckless logislution. But what they do ut they will have is perfout und Jon Trom traisportadon yuouup. olica. ‘To accomplian that the ruliwaye must be mude subservient to the futerests of ‘the public. LEMIGRANT RATES, ‘The war on emigrant business from Now York to the West between tho trank. lines Bt! continues, and fears are expressed that if the matter ds carrled much further more serlous trouble way be the result. ‘The Pema ssylvania opuned the ball by reduvelng emi- erant rates from New York 20 per cent, which Induced the Eialaration Commission: ers at Castle Garden to setid all busluess via this road. ‘The New York Central, atter a lite hesitation, followed suit, and now comes the Evie, and at also annoutices that until further orders it would make the sine re- ductlon of 20 per cent on einlgrant pussenger rtiekets us offcred by the Pennsylyania and New York Central. ‘Chis "puts aul the thrés lines on the sano footing aguln, us furas demand and absolute prot rates are concerned, and It Is therefore be- Heved that the Pennsylvania will make a atill further reduction, in order to bring its com- petitars to terms. ‘The Pennsylvania de- inands a larger share of tho emigrant bust- hess than tt tins recefved heretofore, and tho other ruads refuse to grant such concession, BURSTING FREIGHT-IHOUSES, Forovers year past the wholesale more chants of this city hnve been subjected to serlous inconventence and delay, and conse- quent loss, beenuse of alack of facilities at tallroad frelgh t-hoases for unloading, weigh: Ang, ete, It lias frequently been the case that where teamsters reached tho freight-housce with assorted loads they were compelled to walt half .a day before it was all removed - froin the wagons or trucks. The delays hnve become so frequent and: the loss to the trada of the cityso great that the merchants caused the following request to be circulated and signed: Tho undersigned merchants of Chiengo ro- enecttally request the raitroad companies to furniah immediate reslef for tho embaryo on. outward-bound freteht enusert hy the linmense Increare of business, for which no adequate pro- vision has been made, We siuegest as temporary relict the increasing of the number of men, warehouse trucks, and senles ta an oxtent auiM- clent to Insure tho epecdy distribution Insldo of the warehanses of lowds of_merchandise cone signed to acveral destinations, enabling truck+ men to cischargu their entire toad at one door of the warehouse. J. Farwell & Co. Flold, Leitor_& Co, Sprague, Warner & CoH, p. Kimbnek, Franklin, MaeVensh & Cy, TWibbard, Spencer & Con Ant Brown, Thomson & ‘Taylor, Koith, Honey W. King & Co, 0. M, Henderson & tt, Wampotl & Co., Leopold Hras. & Co, » Kellogg & Co, Moyer, Strauss & Goodman, I, Gould & Cu, and sixtyesix othor large lirms, Guy We. & ML Hpectat Mepateh to The Chicago Tribune, Evxuasn, Ind,, Dee. 17,—Norman Beckley, General Manager of the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Rathway, went to Indianapolis this morning to have a consultation with Jorace scott, Present of the Vernon, Itushville & Greensburg Railway, regarding the connection of the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Rallway with thut road. ‘The Clue elnnatl, Wabash & Michigan Ratiway Com- pany want the Vernon, Rushvtlle & Greens bure Hallway to come to Knightstown in- stend of the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan eolng-to Rushville for the eonnectlon, How the arrangement will be settled remains for the future to decide. The building ¢F tha Cineinnall, Wabash & Michieun Retiway from Anderson south to connect with the Vernon, Rushville & Greensburg Railway {3 certaln, Work will be eommenced as soon as the weather will pertult. ITEMS. A meeting of General Freight Arcnts of Iitinols roads wil be held at the office of the Chleazo & Northwestern Rallroad next Mon- day to equalize freight rates to tnterlor points Jn Northern Hingis, Mr. George HW. Daniels, General Ticket agent of the Wabush, haa just issued, for free circulation, a Wabash Railroad Directory, contalning o full list of the general oflicers, conductors, baggagemen, telegraph and coupon etations of that road and its numerous branehes, The little book will be very eon- yenlent tor reference to those Interested In this property. e The Rallroader, n journal devoted to the Interests of railroads, and which In point of excellence can safely clatin a place beside the best of the kind In the country, hing lately pase itt the hands of Messrs. W. 1, .etlet and Fred Reed, two experienced Jour- nalists, who will, no duubt, suecved in keap ing up the standard of the paper, and will muke ft several degrees better, The, General Freight Agents of the North and South lines held a meeting ‘Thursday as Detrolt for the purposa of considering lum- ber rates and to hear the report of the Com- mittee on Rates appolnted at the Columbus meeting nv few weeks ago. The Committed reported adversely to a change In rates at the present time, Still they thought thats revision of the tari? would be advisable. Another. committee was. appolnted to take the matter Into consideration and report to an adjourned ineetiue to be held at Indlan- apolis Jan. 12, 1831, Tt Is not belioved that any change In the present himber tariff will be innde before spring. * . ‘The Wabrsh, St. Louls & Pacific Railway gives notice that on nnd after Jan. 1, Ist, the followlng rites will be adopted govern- {ue stop-over: [iietlaxes on this lines A passenger holding a tirst-class_ untimited Ucket will be permitted to stop off oneu only on the Ines east of the Mississippt River, for Which purpose a stoyrover check good for fifteen days will be issued. No stop-over. checks will be Issued at any polut west of the Missourl River. Parties’ wishing to stop, en route aust buy to the station at whieh they desire to stop, and re-buy from that pulat. No stopoverchecks given on Mmited ckets of any kind, I euerted that within 2 month or so be commenced on a narrow-gauge y from Chattanooga to the sununit of Lookout Mountain, The report fs that it company of wealthy capitalists, headed) by Col. E,W, Cote, have made a proposition to Mrs. Whiteside, the owner of. the Point whereby, fer certain consiterations, ale: will permit said Company to bul a Mne of rall- way running from the Uniun Passenger Depot to the “Point” on top of Lookout Mountain, ft ts xnid that the East Tennesee, Virgiula & Georgin, the Western & Atlantle, the Cinctnnath Southern, the Nashville & Chattnnooga, and the Alabama Great South. ern are favorable to the scheme and have sanctioned ft, and when the read fs bullt will Attach coupons toni! thelr through. tiekets, entitling the holders thoreof to stop over in Chattanooga and be glyen trans portation to Luokout. It Is also stated that ons soon ns tho road Is built a magnificent hotel, capable of accom- miodating 1,000 guests, Wil be erected on the mrowuntain, and that the entire Polut will be converted into a beautiful park and supplied with all conceivably convenlences, and made ns beautiful as any In the land, . ASAD LOVE STORY. Ending in the Sulcide of a Young Wie, Spectat Diapateh Co Tha Caraga Tribune, CincinnatH, O., Dee. 17,--A aad love story ended inn tragedy on the Warsaw pike, In the suburbs of Cluciunatl, thisevening, An alarm caused by the burning of the stable of Mrs, Ewald called out the Fire Department. In the ruins was found the charred boity of. her son's wife, Mrs. Barbara Ewald. Near by lay the fron ‘skeluton of a thirty-two enllbre Colt’s revolver, with every chamber empty. The Coroner noticed a pro- tiberanee in the abdomen, and had the remains carrled’ into the house, and, apening . the abdomen, — tonal from Mt the smoking body of a half-baked. female fetus of about five or six monghs? Restation, large and well formed, Calling 2 the husband, he asked how Jong they had: been married, and was .told nino weeks, Young Ewald said the cliltd was hig; that he know of lis wite's condition when he mar rled her, They hnd loved eqeh other for sey eral years, but lad beon prevented from, uiarrlage by the opposition of both fanillies, « ‘The families wero next neighbors, though suparated by considerable distance, aut hience the lovers saw each other often, ‘The girl was under age, ond, finding that by no means could the opposition: of tho gitl'a mother, Mrs, Schultz, a wilow, ‘be overcome, he had purposely seduced her, , upon the discovery of which fuet her moth. ers Opposition vautshed, und tho two were * mnie The young: husband was terribly alfvcted, 4% ‘there Ig reason to suspect that her hus. , band's loye was Hob suilicient ty shiekt her”, from the tannts a gli is: competed jo benr unter the chreumstances, oul Sinne at her condition had. © alfectod ber’ ining, for oa” letter wus found after the discovery of the body, Ilias In the ates on ft ioe inant which Jndleated suicide lor fyenntty. ak “My Husbands “With grief write a. few words to“ you, y ast hand, and. last = look, and. : last kiss for you, ‘Take it not hard, faved,’ dare husband, Lust leave you now forever, ahtute nut hard uf a for Y on In such mils ery hore, [told you UE it turned outsd, my tits Is not for this world, 2 cannot bear those. wards. ‘There > will’ pence Inour grays, Aly last love, kissing your place Ln bed, iwi see YoU NO juure alive. Husband, forgive me, as L have asked, Tu ny prayers. ‘My lust love’ to my wother, and all ny friends, ‘Tilda Henry, and that. * sweet brother Murry, With tears I writy husband”?