Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 20, 1880, Page 7

A MINE OF SKULLS. * exhumation of Three Bodies from the Man-Trap at Buffalo. ¢ Total Number Now Placed at Kight—The Search Pro- gfressing. Recital. of the Brave Boy Tier- mney, Who Saved Many Lives. forrative of Ono .of the Men Who Jumped from a Fifth Story Window. (Bad Smash-Up at Camdon, N. J.—An- other at North Salem, Ind. HE BUFFALO CATASTRNOVITE. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, DerFa.o, N. YX. Deo, 19,—All thratyeh to-day jmmenso crowds stood nround tho rulne of the jurnt paper-factory and other buildings, and watched the workmon at their end dilty of dk glow for tho victiing of the terribie holucnust. qhe débria was frozen exceedingly hard, and it eas only with the greatest effort that tho labor- ep coukl make tnuch hendway, Whew thoy came to that portion of tho building whers ono of tho clovators had been they, FOUND THREE DODIES, ail of boys. Each body was nothing but a plackened, charred, and shapelesa muss. Tho fhullg bad been atmost entirely burned away, tbotrunks wero shrunk outof ail proportion, anf only short stumps remained of tha ex- fremitics. Thoy bora no resemblance . to bamanity, and have tho apncarance of na mass ofeinders. Identification ie impossible, Work- penare to continue their search this cyening. Toll was cnlled {it tho olfice of tho factory near tha destroyed atruoture this morning, and this, withothor diligent sonroh, catablishes that but FIGNT NOYS ARE MISSING. Tivo bodies have Leon found, so that threo yot remain: in the ruins, Thoso, with tho two who wero killed by Jumping, will make tho death roll ten, Many of tho boys who cacnped sny that they owe tholr Ifo to tho coolucss of as boy named Patrick Tierney, Tho Istter run what was known og tho matching machine, and {s 17 years old. When all wus excitement, boys runuing about ke frightened sheep, smoko pouring up tbrough belt-hotes and stairways, with now and thena flash of flame shouting up through cle- yatorway, telling of the terrible work that was going on undor them, and tho FRANPUL NOOM THAT AWAITED THEM, Patrick, n8 cool aa a veteran, piloted tha Inds through Diinding smoke tothe roar of the bulld- fog. Horo were windows, from whlch thoy could jump to the roof of tho pattern-shop. * In an interview ho said: * We wero all at work when auddonty tho room was fillod with a yolumno of dense smoke, and acolumn of flame shotup tho elevator and stairway, whilo amniler fetsshowed up through tho bolt-holcs, Thoro xas precious IIttle timo for action. I know there was an iron door in the rear wall that oponed out just above tho roof of Tifv's puttern-abop. I told tho © boys to go through tho door, and thought ,that they vould ntldogo, There wore some in tho front part who seomed to instantly Joso tholr wits, and DEOAME FAIRLY PARALYZED WITT FEAT. Tealled upon thom to follow mo ocutof that door, but thoy did not heed mo, and just ran around «=the floor, screaming for holp. 1 could do nothing with — tLom, amd just barely eseaped = with my ownlife. When I got out on the roof I bvokon telephono wire ond told tho boys to slide down onitto the ground, Some of thom seemed too confused to obey me, and jumped off tho bulld- fog. Iwas last to go down. I bavobeon inna good many tight places, but don’t want anothor experience Ilko that of nat night.” : John M. Farloy,a young man who was em- ployed on the fourth floor, had A THRILLING EXPERIENCE. Ho sald: Tho first waging wo bad wns when Henry Benz enine up-stalrs und told mu ty hurry: and got my clothes, aa the factory was on fire. Igrabbed my ctothos,aa did tho rest of tho men, and endeavored to go down tho stairway, but the SMOKE AND FLAMES drove mo back. Our room was now eofilled with smoke that I could not see, and thourht 1 should suecate, Although fearful that death wos in store for mo, 1 lost no timo Ja geoking somo other avonuo of escape, I ro: Membered that one window on tho west aldo of the buildiug overlooked tho roof of the boller- -Toom, two stories below. Dropping my gar- ments, I commenced to search for that window byfeoling, [t was impossible to see, Michaol O'Brien was with me, In dolug thisI put ono otmy hands on a steam-pipo and bad it badly Diistered, but X found tho window. I climbed out, and, WUAPENDING MYSELY DY MY WANDS ON THE WINDOW-LEDGE, dropped safely on to the roof below. Icalled to O'Lriov to fotlow mo, and ho jumped down. As be fell over on the roof, Lo sald, ‘Jobu, my legs fro broken.’ Ouo of my fingors .was out, my arma and loga obrutsed, and my face scorched. 1 aucceedod in. jump. fog to tho ground, reported. that O'Brien ‘was on tho roof, and some ono resoucd hin. Tho Hames got into our department frat through tho eae in tho fluor, and tho rapidity with which they spread was terrible.” Joho J, Horry, who jumped from the fourth Hory to the ground and broke bia back, les at tho Hoapita! ina precarious condition, Ho sald today: “My wife bad just. brought mo my ‘supper, and I ascended . to the fourth tloor for tho purposo of cating my suppor quiotly., ‘hls was contrary to my dual custom. I was in the habit of taking my Meals in the engine-room, but for somo renson which T cannot exptain I docidod to go up to tho fourth oor, Tho boilers mado # etranga nolsa 4nd shook thelr foundutions, ana 1 happéned to Sy us 1 was golng up-stalrs, *Thoso bollere will burst up on of theso days.’ I hyd suffered from A MYSTERLOUS DREAD al day, and I feel as If something was going to happen, had not boen on the fourth floor ore than a few minutos whon J beard thio ery ol fire,' The stairs were thon in flames, and tho upartment was rapidly becoming filled with Asuffocating smoke, I think there wore about Ufteen persons on that Noor, most of whom were boys, ‘Tho lttlo fellows exe todly asked; *What shall we do?” I ruplied; *1f you mako fur tho Mair you will be BURNED TO DEATH. Jam willing ta dla and, scaing I bavo got to dle, Titi myself by jumplug from the window, “I told thom to {follow ma, I went to tho window, od Jumped. 1 guess that I was tho only une tatjumped. I have no {dea what was tho Cause of tho firo.'* 4 Wa regned to the origin pf the fire, Mr, Birgo, Proprietor, aya: Tha fa udiftioult question ‘oungwer, You muet remomber that the thing Sccurred likoa uu fn tho third story, and feu thogo thot wero there actully ; new nothing of its cause, I am netined, however, to think thet tho theory adopted by'Btr, MoDougall, who had Shuryo of tho large press connected with the rouzingemaching, ia tho right ono, Mosays ; % ubout threa minutes before tho dames Praug up he abseryed soine sutapicious blick ae Hong tho vdgea ‘of tho paper which wus lag run through tho press, and be went to t 7 Other end of tho press, whero the bs thed paper was belag hung In festoons Hd tho stvam-dryor to make closer oxumina- the Tu 8 tow seconds ho sutished bimaelf that 0 edyes of the paper had been charred, and © only reasonublo explanation of such an oo- currence that courd present ftself to bis mind oat sumv ono or more of the rullory had be- te, HEATED DY FRICTION, horofore, went buck aud took his placo at, Upper vud of the press, Just i frout of that pzisi-rolter, but ho bid wot been there moru iB 0 & minute bofere tha moving. sheet of hee Which was pussing up over tho Larue oyl- thin burst into fluines, Subsequently, upon p tho mattor over, dir. McDougall oxe ; tae tho belluf that the paper bocamo so in- hes Y hot from tho heated print-rolior that 0 It reached tho varnish It cused ALMOST INSTANTANKOUS COMNUBTION, Sune, the mumout the flames communicated oe THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, to tho loose folds of tho drying-paper near tho press, the Oro spread with lightning rapidity. Healdes tho papor suspended ovor the dryer, thora was a Inrge quantity in other paris of tho room, which wis banuing from raoks.in the ame loose ‘condition, ‘and witeh was ha: Myiting to tho darting Hames ne tindor or powder could | be. In an instant those who were in the room were warneil to leave, and, while © young man named Charies Lynch was sent to tha flre- engine house just above tho fautory, word was | communicated tu every floor ty clear the build- Ing. ‘There wore !cas than ten men on the third floor at tho timo, ‘Tho loss Ja placed at $285,000, DROWNED. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. OMANA, Neb, Dee, 10,—Otto G. Pao, aged 14, son of Sirs, BE, T. Page, waa drowned yesterday afternoon. Whifo sliding on a slod-on a inke north of tha elty he sild Into a hole where the Jeo had beon cut out. Efe waa not tisied by his companions, who wero skating. until theyre turned tothe Deaf Muto Institute, where thoy were pupils, Starch was made this morning and the bdily wre revayered. Roectal Diswutch ta Tha Chteago Tribune, Kansas Crry, Mo., De A Httla O-year- old daughter of Jerry I of Rosedale, while playlug with her little brothor on the inink of, Heed ruck nbout 1 o’vlock to-day, fell in and wag drowned, BAN Francisco, Nee, 10.—John 0. Calhoun, an inuinte of the Insane Asylum ut Stockton, res cently committed from” Estneratde County, Nevada, wos drowned neue this clty toeday. He had recovered his reason, and would have boon discharged inn fow days. Ho wns a nephow of the lute Senator Calhot BAD ACCIDENT. OAMneEn, N. J., Dee. 1%.—An express train on tho Cainden & Atlantic Rullway ran into a gravel tra{n on the Camden, Gloucester & Mount Ephraim Uaflrond yestorday in front of tho yard of the former company, whore tho tracks OF the two ronds croga nt rixht angles. ‘Tho fol- lowing train-hauds on tho Glouvestor Road were Injured: Wiltitim Campooll, throe riba broken and severely injured internally; Philip Stanton, wrlat broken and faco and head cut; and Thomas: Kripa, leg broken and othorwise tnjured about. tho bead and arms. Camptell ts in neritteal condition, An investigation resulted In the dis- nulgsal of Enginoor John McKee, of the express sen on muster Stuuley, and Filaginau ; AN OPEN SWITCH. Special Dispatch ta The Chteage Trdune INDIANAVOLIS, Ind, Dee. 18,—An open awiteh near North Salem, on the Indianapolis, Decatur & BpringNetd toad, throw a wreeking train from the truck this morning, severely injuriug Gen- eral Frolyht Agent Frank R. Spellman, Enginecr Frank Beatty, and Fireman Jobn Schandorf. Mr. Spellman hud his right leg broken, and tho engincer and fireman were badly bruised about the hend. The Injuries wero qecusioned by: Junping from the engine and train, the mon who remained on escaping without injury. The wounded men wore brought to the city. It is pot bellaved, that any of thelr wounds will result fatally, . —_— KILLED BY TINE CARS, Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunes Exxn ant, lud., Dec. 18.—Tho Coroner yeator- day afternoon bold an inquest over the remains of in unknown tramp who wasstruck by a Lake Shoro train aud instuntiy killed Friday morning. Tho vordict wns in uccordnuce with tho facts, Thoro wos nothing on tho person that would Identify him, It is thought the dead man in- tonded sutelde, na tho train that camo just ahead: of tho one that killed him hed hurd work to get by bin. He would get off the track and thon on Simin. Ho repeated this manouvro several COLUMBUS, oO. Conustuns, O., Dec. 19.—Con Lyons, a patrol- man, while attompting to-night tourrest George W. Carlisic, a sporting man, was shot in tho bowels by Unriisic, The ball, a forty-two enlibre, lodged in tho smuller intestines, and it fs fearod the wound muy result fatally, Tho residonco of Vrank Iaborn, on Broad street, was ontered by burglars to-night and clothing and valuables umonnting to $100 taken therefrom, The goods wero afterwards recoy- ered and one of tho thieves arrested, TWO MEN KILLED. Spectat Diaspateh to The Chicugo ‘Tribune, Miuwaunne, Wis. Dee. 10.—An old gentle man named Martin Kinney fell from a tempo- rary bridgo at Buy View to-duy and bad bis neck broken, This afternoon a young man named Walter MoKonney was run into by an ico-boat and fatully injured, POTSONED BEER. orctat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Cranton, Ul, Doo. 18—Two girls wero dan- gerously polsoned in this city some time yester- day by drinking beor that was full of arsenic. ‘Thoy aro now lying very low, with prospocts af nit recovo! ring. Thoro {8 no clow ns to how tho in polson cama it. Great excitement prevalle ovor the matter, FATAL ACCIDENT, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunts Kansas Cry, Mo., Doc, 10,.—At 4 o'clock this afternoon J, U. Flucry, an old citizen of this clty, was killed by falling off the River View bridge. Me had beou drinking, and had sontod bimgolf on the railing, Ho fell a distance of thirty fect and broke bis neck. ‘BROKE IIS BACK. Ausetat Disvateh to The Chicaco Tribune. Omaua, Nev, Dec. 18.—This morning John Manley, a freight conductor on the Burlington & Miasourl Railrond, fell from the bridge at Plattamouth, a distance of fifty feot, and broke his buck, from which he died shortly afterwards, ACCIDENTAL POISONING. Scranton, D’a., Dec. 19.—Charies Sicklor accl+ dentally poleoned his wifo Inst night by giving her carbolia geld Instend of chloral, She dled in) a fow houra, Sickler hos gone crazy at the fut! inistake, . OBITUARY. ANDREW KLOMAN. -Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Prrrsuuna, Pa, Deo. 19.~Androw Kloman, one of the principal fron manufacturers of Vittsburg, dicd at his residence in this city shortly attcr 10 o'clock to-night, Ho came to this olty from Germany In 1815, poor and friend- Jess, and obtalued ‘work as u machinist. Tow years laterho startoda forgo in this vicinity, and sinco that thne had been continuons- ly ‘counceted with the fron interests of Ponnaylyania, For yeara ha waa a mombur of the firm of Blois Carel &Co. At thotiino of his denth he was proprietor of the Superior Rolting-MIl, ano of the most extensive in the wOunUy. Ilo tenves a familly and a large cstate to be divided umong thom, PROV.” NOLAN. Special Dupatch to The Chicago Tribune, Mantson, Wis,, Dea, 19.—" Prof." W, H, Nolan (colored), an old resident of Madison, and bighly respocted by allof our cltizons, aicd of pneu- mona thia morning after u sbort Illness, _———— PURDUE UNIVERSITY. Tho Legality of tho Appointment of Mr. Denny us'Frustoo by the Govern= or Questioned by the Board, Spectat Dispatch to ‘The Chicago ‘Tribune Inpranarouis, Ind, Dec, 19,—A fow days ago it was atuted tn these dlspatehes that Mr. C. 8, Denny had been unpolned a Trusteo of Purdue University in plnco of Mr, Wolly, who hud ree move bis residence from the Stute, Tho Gov- ernor made tho appolutinont because bls undor- standing of the law Is that when o man yoes to unothor Stute with tho intontion of remaining, {Cho Hlieus ft, he loses tho right of a resident of this Stute; but tho other membora of the Hoard hava passed a resolution recognizing Mr, Wells na still a member of that body, note withatandig bis non-residonce, ‘Tho Govoruor, however, {a ot the opinion that the resolution o! the Hourd aa te tha quulldcauons of one of (td Own monbers would hat amount to any thi it was thought proper to teat the question. , Mr. Denny called upon the Governor yesterday and cunsultod with bin relative to the situation, The Goyernor Infogmed hin that ho rogurded Mr. Woils’ fetter ae a resignation, but fe lott it open for Mr, Donny to uso bis own pleasure relutlye to continuing as ‘Trustee, Tho latter declined to muke ony contest fer the position, but oxpressed himsolf willing to serve in casu Mr, Wolla retired, $e 5 », + IRISH LAND-LEAGUE MEETING, Special Dispatch to The Chtcayo Tribune, Toreno, O., Deo. 10.—A largo mocting of tho ‘Toledo branch of tho Irish Land-Loayua and a. misceltuncous audicnco was addressed to-night by Fatbor O'rlen, who urged u liberal support of Parnell and the Leugue, without regard ta church tines, Tho movement {s assuring quite substintinl shape in this clty, tho local seclyty having ulurge momberabip, — Buch blots upon beauty as plinples, roughnes gallowness ure oblitecated by oun's Buiphuy Be RAILROADS. A Meeting of Iron Mountain Di- rectors Called on Short Notice, Discovery of a Process by Which Steel Rails May Be Made from Mis- souri Iron, Consolidation of Four Ojl-Region » Railroads—-Local Intel« ligence. CONSOLIDATION, Speetal Ispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Paangeeuta, Pa, Nee. 1.—A plin which has been preparing for reveral weeks lins at Inst heon completed, and to-morrow Preslitent Jones will publish a scheme fora merger of the Pitts- burg, Titusville & Buffalo Read with three new corporations which have theirronds yet to build. The Butfalo, Pittaburg & Western, which isto construct a Vino from Brocton on the Lake Shore, the northern terminus of the Titusville ttond, Into the City of Buffalo, and the Salaman- en, Bendford & Allegbony River, which has just heen chartered to build a round” from [rvincton, tho southern terminus of the ‘Tituaville, to Salainanva, thoy to connect with tho Now York, Luke Erle & Western and the Hocheeter.& State Lino toad. The Titus- villo & Oi Clty—a fittle road nine miles tong, from Titusville to Potroleum Centre—will also by takon in. Tho new compnny Is to be calted the Buffalo, Pittsburg & Western, and will own 204 milled of road, ag follows: Balamunen to Oil City, 100; branch to Bradford, 20; Oil City to Nutfalo, 140; Union & Titusville Branch, 26; and OlCity Hranch,® The capital stock will be 910,160,000, of which $1,600,000 will be preferred and $7,W0,000 first mortgage 8 per cent bonds. Four mitilons ot these bonds will bo retained to provide for tho underlying mort- gages on tho old road, which has a first mort- gage on avery division of it, ands congolidnted mortgawzo upon tho whole ling, the total nmount- ing to almost $4,000,000. Tho new rond, theres fur, will bo represented by about $1,000,000 of preferred stock, twice as much common, and a mortgngo debt of $2,500,000. Tho contracts have been made with day Gontd and tho Buffalo, Cleveland & Chicago Railrond Company for an interchange of business, and the rond would bo a Nuk in soveral trunk Ines going West over the New York, Penneyiva- nla & Ohio from Corey, and Eaat over tho New York, Lako Hrle & Westeru fron Salamanca, or by the New York, Ontario & Western, whiuh ts to be oxtended to Hutfulo. Tho stuck roso? per cont on Suturday on the rumor of some contract of this kind, . ‘To the Western Associated Press. Pitrapenputa, Deo, 10.—Represontatives of tho Pittsburg, Titusvilla & Buffalo tatlway Company, thu Buffalo, Pittsburg & Western, the Sulamanea, Bradford & Allegheny Hiver Rall- road of Ponnsylvanin, the Salamanca, Hradford & Alloghony Itlver Iallrond of New York, and tho Titusville & Oll City Hallway twet In this city Yesterday and unanimously ogroed to consvuli- date thoir interosts, MISSOURI STEEL RAILS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, &r. Louis, Mo., Dec, 1—Mr. A. Shields, of this city, has discovered a process for convert ing Missouri pig-iron into stecl which promises to be of grent utility, and may revolutionize tho manufacture of this fmportaut article through- out tho world, At Esson, jn Ithenish Prussia, it was discovercd somo time ago that the great ob- Jection to using the tron ore found thero for the munufacture of Bessomer steel was ‘tho largo admixture of phosphorus which tt contained, and tho only wity out of the difficulty wus toimix tho Esson gro with 60 per cent of fron obe tained from Spain, England, or Algeria, Tho expense which resulted gu {nerengcd the cost of tho mraufactured article that compotition with Mngland beeams an Impossibility. A cheap process was then tried, which consisted of add- Ingto tho ore n busia of alkalino salts, which formed, when heated, a phosphite easy soluble, and, honco, onslly removed, While thouc exper- jinents wore going on acroas tho wator, Sr, Shields was busily engaged in ondecavoriug to perfect a efmillar proceas, and by dint of purae- verance he has bit upon a mothod which ho claims completely outatripa any previous+ ly used. By this process, which fs done in a puddling furnico, 2 steul Ia produced which is exuctly sulted to tho mun- ufacture of rails, and whioh can be welded to worn-out rails without ay trouble. All that Is neccasary fs to cut and heat tho old rally and roll thom into bars, plle thoi with tho stect nado by Mr. Shiolds’ process, hoat to a good wolding tum perature, and roll them into rails. The cost of nll tho chemicals required by this process to make a ton of stocl out of ply-iron will not ex- evcd €2, Mr. Shiclls sayy that tho stecl ds uniform in every caso if the workman understands hia buainess. The rails are far superior to German or Bessemer steel, Thoy do vot brenk tron the eifects of cold weather, be cunao they are not cust, bit wrought iron and stesl. Tho steel ts particutarly adapted for boiler: plate, cilye-tuoft, and tine cutlery. Dur ing the present week Mr, Shiulds ran off at the rolling-mullls of Neidrlughawts Bros. two charges of about six hundred pounds, which wore rolled into sheota, which be has now In his possession, The steal wag nude from Mlasourl plg-iron, Mr, Willlam Hurris, the Suporinteudunt, pronounced the quality unsurpagsed, IRON MOUNTAIN. Spectat itaputch fo The Cicago Tribune, Sr, Louis, Mo., Dee, 19.—Thonins Allen, now in Now York, hna tulographed, aa Presidont of the 8t. Louis, ron Mountain & Southorn Rall- rand, to8. D. Barlow, tho Secretary of tho Com- pany, Instructing the latter to calla meoting of tho Hourd of Directora, to be hotd nt tho oflico of tho Company in the City of Now York Monday, Deo. 20, ut Ivo'clouk, Tho following Directors, living In this city, wore nutified at once to at- tend the mecting: J, 1s Lionberger, W. Me Senter, George 8. Drake, and I. J. Lucklund, ‘Tho tollowing-named members of the Bourd aro in New Yotk—thoy aro -cnough to form quoruin: for tho transaction of business: Thoinas Alten, W. It. Allen; Wheeler, Sarquand, ‘Terry, Delnua, Shicppur, aud Lowry, It is bo- Moved here that the Directory fs called together. whilo Mr, Allon {a in Now York toaut upon aomo ‘business propositions betwee the Tron Mount: tain Road and the Missouri, Kansas & Toxns: Roud, Beth of these rouda now failtng inte tho samo hunds, itis Hkoly that compotition be" tween thom regarding rates will conse, to tho’ advants ee of both roads. Among the udvant- ages will be tho reduction of thoexpense for vgonts kept up by tho linv to solicit businosa, ag mnatters now etund, alr, Allon holds tho pro; erty in trust for tho future owners, and watila new Hourd ts clected the old Directory has, formu! control, —— WANTS MORE LIGNT. “an { To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, CurcAao, Deo, 1%.—1n no editorial last Sature day you say that“ men In @ position to know, euy that when the Boutbern Pacitic is In come; plete running order tho presont owners of the Contrat Pucille will abandon ft, and dovoto all tholr cnorgies to the now roud."* : ‘This contirme what waa told mo by well-In-: formed men in California aver two years ugo,, aud deserves more notice than your brief adie, torial. ‘Cwo years’ residence on tho Paoliia Coast has proved to me that very fow people: cnet of the Hockles haya un intelllyent qoquultt-! ance with tho nifairs of that vast torritory,clthor social, palitical, or tinancial, and ‘now that the: rallvoad transportation question is rapidly bo-« coming, Or bas already beoume, tho most. yitul if not the most dittloult problein of tho duy, itavemaa Btting tino to give tothe pouple 4 comprobensive history of tho two ralirouds, showlug particularly the obligations assumed by the Central Pacitio Railroad, und tts fullure to fuliilt thom, : It was told mo (how truo it {aI ask you) that, owlng ta heavy. grades, deop snows, eta, We Central Pavitly, with a computing bne, was not actually worth the judebtedncas upon tt, That competing ine is now yearly Anlvbud, "Is this yulucless railroad with Its ia bonds to to brown Upon the hands of our Government, and fis willituns of curniugs loft of a ainull ollgareby of conspiring finuneldrs? f that fs so the people ahuuld know it.) ft was told mo thon-that, contrary to thelr, written plodges to our Government, the amount of tho eurniuge of the Contral Pucltiv ttaitroud had never Légn reported, hur un examtnatian of ita books ulloweds thut it was in fuct a close core + poration, and ite furry known only by the few, who guntryllod it, ly this true? It may not be bow, DUC Lin sure it bus bern. Ploauy give us" tho facta, that wo may Judge intelligently iu tho mutter, recent {sauce of TH fu the grasp Acommunteation in a Tripuns from Marvin Lb dee of the Ubicao & Northwestora Hallway, fn anawer to an open fetter from Lov 4 Leitor, asking that more of tho varninga of that road be used iu oquipments aud teas fn dividondas, also deserves, in my vpin= fon, somo wtieetlon, Bir. Hughite stated that tho average dividenda of his rond for some thaw pust bud been between 2 aud U per cont per uo nim, Init not n notorious fact that an Immense Mock dividend Is awaiting tho fortunate owners of that rod? . Sir. Huxhitt has also the impudenee to say that Mr. Lelter would not be contented wit! Nta proportidinte ty those of the Chicago & Northwestern litllway, evidently attempting to. tke advantage of the prejudion tn the minds of the Ignorant poor agninst alk wien of wealth, The businovs-nen and farmers along tho Chi+ cage & Northwestern Rallway enn, when they arrive at Chicago, buy of many: frins bestdes Field, Lolter & Co.s but neither they nor thelr property can arrive at Chicago by any other line exnont the Northweatern. They-aye at tte inercy. Selt-preservntion is the Brat inv of nnture, wits the nuswer of the Unionists ta, yo Southern ery of State-soverelanty and secession, and tos day it Is tho answer of the people tocthe ery of “veatad rights,” “State charters,” ete, ritscd by the railroad, ‘The people will contto! tho ratos of trangpurtation Docnuse thoy mils Prrnkpay. PENNSYLVANIA VS, BALTIMORE & OLTO. a ‘The Now York Trilnine bas the following re-, garding the trouble between the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore & Ghio Rallroada: Tho ailficuities Letween the Pennsylvania and the Bulthnore & Obly Hallroad Companies hnve not buon adjusted. itis elulmod by the ofleers of the Philudelphin, Wilmington & Baltimore Company that its contraot with the Pennsylva- nla Company for an exehnnge of trailic requires ninety duys* notice before it can be terminated; that the Company hns given the required notice, but that notil the expla ded of the time they cantot citery tho freight of the Baltinore & Oho Company witpped uy way ef tho Hound Trook route, It ts asserted, also, that tho Philudelphin, Wilmington & Hulthtiore Company seeks onty to preserve 8 sirict neutrality between tho Com- panos. Ne olllcers of other companies it fs sald hat the Wilmingtan Company is worklag in tho, interest of the Vonnaylvanin Rond. Shortly after tho opening of the new. pussongor route, when tho Pian Sua Company refused to carry Baltimore & Ohio freight, and when it. wos forwarded by way of the Round Hrooki route, the Generd Saniger of the Wilmiugton Company refused to receive freight shipped by the new route, Hs refusal was based on the ruct between that Company und the Penn nia Company, but his aetion was overruled by’tho President, ‘who now takes the snine pos! tion Inthe question. For this change of opiiion no explanntion bas been made, but by Rome per= sons itis belleved that ft 1s ‘Instignted by the purchase hy{the Pennsylvania Lompany. of a controlling Interest in the Wilinington Rod, At a recent meoting ut Philadelphia of pore eons interested In the new route, the Halthnore & Oblo, the Pbiladelphin. & Heading, and tho Now Jereoy Central Iudlrond. Companies were fully represented. For the present, the Baltl- moro & Onto Company will carry frelyht be- tween this clty and Nulttmore by sea as former iy» Tho delay cnused by this method of sulp- ment will be about twenty-four hours hatween this city and Baltlmore, At the Philadelphin meeting the plan of building a now rod from Thulthinore and Philadelphia wus discussed. It ig anid that, friends of three cumpatesinter- ested In the Round Hrook Litte would furnish suftlciont money for the undertaking. ‘Tho Importance of this contlilet is revardod us great by raitrond nen, 09 It is likely to affect the trankeline pool. Commisatoner Bink sald yes- terduy that the alenute was not Ikely to come before him wlicially; be expressed the opinion that it would not disturb existing agreements bulween the trunk lin 1 CANADA, : Need of a Piimsoll-Lumber-Export to South America-Tho Pacitle Rallway Syndlento Burgain—Incivillty to an American Oficial, _ Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Couttxawoon, Dev. Wh—The Parry Sound Star, in disoussing tho subject of mercantile marine, points out the urgont necessity that ex- ists for legislative uction in the matter, Lt shows that somo yeurs ago two veascis wero Dullt In the usual style of Canada ablp-bullding. In tho course of time both were burnt to tha water's edge, ond tho wrecks lay under water tora long thine. ,Then thoy were bought, by Bulppiby speculutors, the ohd hulls wero built upon, and the vessels were painted and gilded and named the Zealund and Simcoe. Both were: lost this senson, aud =o muny _ yaliuuble lives lost. A year ago the Waubune went down with all hands on board, and to this day nothing has beon done by tho authorities to discover tho cause ar to establish the falsity of the popular impression that tho ssel Wis uneexworthy. The Star says that ‘hi is of Canadian sullors are risking their Iver in rotten, rickety, unseaworthy vessels, und contends that so lon ng private {ndividuula or companics are allowed to build and run yessels without restriction or control, so long, during seasons Of unusual severity, witt the country be appalled by just auch wrecks 18 have lately occurrdud, Canada f9 badly in need of a-Plimsoil who will take up tho sub- Joct in Parliament and fight It out to the end in tho Interest of sailors and all who venture on the inhind waters.” ne a < Speotat Duapatch to Th'Chicago Tribune, Mostrest, Deo, 1.—Vho iigurea retuting to the lumber tradu of tho 8t. Lawrence with South Atnericty ports, for the season just closed, have been published, They show that tie total ship- monte of enwn lumber were 1,280,141 feet, fours fifths of which auautity was gent from Montreal, it wns expected that & beuvier business would have been dono during the suxson; but tho trouble between Culli aod’ Peru hus bad a de- pressing effect upon tho trige, and, though tho above Tgures aru ou 4 pir With those of reeent yeurs, thoy do not compare in timount with the operations of the: earlier years ‘of the des endo Just closing. In 1872 and 1873 the ehipmouts: wore 323,000,000 ntid 130,000,0u) feat, respectively. ‘The Finance Committee hug receded from its determination to publish a lst of the partica in urreard of tuxos to tho city, and will recommend the Council to abandon the project, because would render tho city Hable to legul damuges. Special Duaputeh to The Chteayo dribune. Frupenionroy, N. By Dec. 1.—At a meeting of the Rourd of Agriculture, a resolution was pissed recommending the Government to tas port stogk, in view of tho growing inportancoot the cattle trade; lao, 9 resulution asking tho Board of Education (0 shrrodueo {nto the model schools system of ngricuttural education, aA mode! Sarit is ulgo asked for. Ata public mect- ing of eltizens, resotutions Wore, paased In tuvor of the Dominion Government's subsidizing 1 stoameor to ply between St, Jobn und Liverpool, Spectat Dispatch to ‘The Chieago Tribune. OrraWa, Dee, 10.—Tho nutuber of immigrants {nto Manitoba and the Northwest durluy the mist season was between 4,000 nol TA, 18 ngaingt 12,000 for tho previous summer, A gon- Hemun whe hag just come from Dnkota suys that {tis astenlahing the number of Canadians thut havo gottled in that Territory and in Mine nesota, Thore ure three land-otlices in Dakota, and thousnuds of avres buve been located dur- dug the past reason, He attributes the prefer- ence to the Western States ign place of settic- mont to Manitaba and the Northwest, to tho chunges inthe land regulations mado by tho Doininton Government. : Sir Charles Lup) bags pointed out that tho Imperial Government will submit to Parliament, at its appronebing session, n aehome of tmini- gration to Canada, whlvb it proposes to nesist in codperation with thy Adin Government, This wilt boof benctit to Great Britain aa woll ng to Canada, for it will providean outlet for the Baye apie population of tho old country, hors js an (mpression tht the Governor- General is in favor of tho voice of the country being heard un the rallwoy’ memoranduin.<tha contention being thaz su inomentous a queaion should not he decided without tho country botns tully apprised of wil ite beariugs, Sir Jolie Mace donald would be apt to object to 8 dissolution of a Parllament which hus given no intimation that it has withdrawn ita confidence from hin, Solongashoe baa double the number of sup- horters that tho Opposition lender has, he can futrly chum to have thy conudonce of Parlin mont; und, 40 long ua hu has tho confidence of Partlament, he may object to being sant to the country before hid Purilawentury tora hua ex-, pirod. : a ' in tho dobato on tho cxodus queation, the oth- or night, Sir, Pope, sunister of Agriculture, stated thut ho hod sentaclork of his Depart> ment to Port Huron to make inquiry; and that’ tho Vollector at‘thut port informed him that.oo nover counted tho number of emigrants enters ing tho United Btutes from Canada. ‘the London Advertiser, in’ commenting upon Br. Popu's apocch, gaye tho clerk Was sent up to obtaln front the Collector a Btuleinent that ble rotures: to blaown Government were unreliable, ‘bls the Collector refused 10 xive, and tho emissary of Mr. Pope, becoming elfousive, was orders out of tho ofllee, The advertiser is intormpl that the Port Huron Collector hus reported 1h incivility to hia own Government at Washtragton, with a wow of having it brought to tho notice « Edward Thornton. ¢ Montreal te likely to be oul the temporary houdquurters of the new Pacitle Mullway Com- Dany,—the charter glving permission for tho moval tu any piice fnaido or outalde of Canada, hi ly di i cS rt ‘Tho chances aro, thorefore, that at-an carly the hoadquartons will be tranaferredd to BE, Paul, whery the nective wetabers of te syudle cate have tholr oflice now. ia Bir, Casgrain tas Introducod @ buL in Parllas: ment to prevent fraud ig tha lettlyg of publio contracts. The bill, provides for the punieb: ment of persons corruptly lone log out contriote; aled for the punishment of contractors for aubseriblng large sums to oleo- ton-funda and Minister's testimonials; leo, for tho punishinent of Government oificdals who eocruptly furnish information reapectiug tune ore, Sif, Keclor haa given notico that, he wit totf Morrow inuve fur correspondence Yatw t= es in Chicago and the Pomintou' Goyerument4 respecting the Treat Valley Canal. fal Representative lumburmen twid a largely-at-" tended megtlug here, and parsed & numberof or sells resolutions, among: whea were the followlog1-] | “That the toposiiicn of an Increased rute of | duty on timbor and toga in the Province of Ques: bey, without any previous notitication, and utter operations had “been canunyiced in tho wourls, who contracts entered lito Uffsed upon the thon existing rity of ee will entail serious tnss on persons engaged in the production of lyaiber in, that Provinoe. And, *Thut thy duty on culls ja considured by the trade uajust and untair, and not culoulated in any way to benottt the trade.” A petition based on tng resolutions, wil} be presentedto tho Quebec Government. : Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Tonroxro, Dee. We—Thu Lyeniug Tele 6 (In! dependent) auys of the syndicate barga * The best thing to do oven uu Is to come to & ult, ot DECEMBER 20, 1880. Abinadti’ the negotiations with the syndicate, and Indefinitly postpone the work. Thero ia ne greasing noed of » railway to British Colum- big. When thy Union Paciiio was built, thero waen point to balld It tor but there fa no piace Uke fan Fravcisco in Beltiah Columbia, Besides, the United Btates ts populated by 1.000000 of pennies while Canaita has less than 6.0000), The Undertaking upon which tha countes ine eine Darked {a too great. for the people, They cannot Afard to spend Innumerable millenia tn blll~ Inv ntraiirond which Is not a catmerelal nee cessity, ond is not ta belong tn them whon bull. ‘Tho pollticinns -hnve got the eoun- try inte ‘a moss, nnd therd isno clear path out of it but to pitch the whule thing overboart, The upshot, of tying the eountry up to tho con steyotion of the Canna Pacific Railway may re sult in foretny annexation with the United Rtates. A commercial and financial crials 16 pone to occur before the rond te built; and tho tepbrlones of the Inst general election showed conclusively that In Keasons of despair the peo- ple will turn to almost anything it promises to be a remedy for their reflor.” —— “That medicine goer right to the apot, ro peshets revives, und cures.”—A paticnt on Hop TR. NEW PURLICATIONS, REDUCED IN PRICE i ae y + TO $3.00 per annum, 25 ets. per number. LIPPINGOTT’S MAGAZINE “A Popular llustrted Monthly of Literature : Sslence, Art, and Travel, + JANUARY NUMBER NOW READY, PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED, BEGINNING A NEW SERIES A NEW VOLUME, CONTAINING: x. GIGI'S: A Cosmopolitan Art-School, By Mar- * _garet Bertha Wright, Mlustrated, a TITIAN'S VENUS, By George Ferrars, Itus- rated, 9. AN OLD NEW ENGLAND SEAPORT, By Chariea Burr Todd, illustrated. 4 LILITH. A Story, Part tf, Mlustrated, §. THE WANDERER'S BELL. A Poem, By Margaret J. Preston. 6. OUT-DOOR LIFE ON THE RHINE, By Mar- rlott Pyne. 7. OPPOSITES. 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PARKER, the patontae. hay had ON yeary E> perience, the last 8 yuurs with Murino torial, Are hand Penslunurs, the Goyernuent aaviud rt HUF apylignod #8 110 best In uso. x Lat oun be cured we hover fail tu cure, fn Ty SEAMI atenie WINTER RESORT. THE ROYAL VICTORIA HOTEL, NASSAU, BAHAMA ISLANDS, - * MD LAND OF PERPETUAL BUMMELG ‘He 8. Morton, Urup, ‘Ts D. Winchester, Managor, Por furthur Information apply to SMES LVGERNOGD & C0., 2 La New York. N INE 8 Broad ASSAU MAIL STEAMSHIP Loaves Ulor dh East | au, touching at Fern oF scalding alisy ray te ver, aemmisinoathty, far Naas fie flusidae hot schuata NIL 19 Lake St, Chicago, * Ho earefultobuy only the Genulae PROPOSALS. \ (NAIL LETTINGS, Notice to Contractors, Pusl-Ofiee Depart Washlngton, D. C., Dac. I, 1880, Proposals will be recotved at the Contract Ollice of this Depart« ment until $ p.m. of January 18, 1881, for carrying the malls ot the United States upon route No. 28,700, froin Enst St. Louis, I+ nois, to Union Depot, St. Louts, in the State of Missourl, from Janu« ary 25, 1881, or April 1,1881, to June 30, 1883, Advertisements, with schedules of arrivals and departures, ins structions to bidders, with forms for contracts and bonds and all other necessary information, will be furnished upon application to the Second-Assistant Postmaster Postmaster-Generale NOTICE TO MANUFACTURERS. Shops and Labor to Let, Orvicr OF WARDEN OF STATE Prison, STILLWATER, MINNEOTA, Decombert, 10, Notteo ts huroby elven that sented proposals will ba Teevlvad ut the’ ofien of tua Warden of tho Stato Prison, in the Gity of Stillwatee and Htate of Minnos Fol, anil neon of January 15th, 1:81, for a lease of ‘Ison shops und the yacunt ground connected: herewith not used by the State and awied by It, te- other with all engines, pote rs, fonchinery, wind tixt Urce in auld shopy nr conngcted therewith, belonging tothe Stata, und for the labor of ninoty (ay per cont ofallthe nble-boried mate cunvicte or std Prison, 108 Biri not exevodinw nino years, to commence April ts Sit, All hide must state the fength of timo and the prico per year that will bo mld for thu use af sliops, ground, Sud machinery, aud tho price per day for lavorot each convlet, All biter are required ta Woponit with the Tress- Urur or the State of Minnesota tho ant of Hye thous sand dollars ur United Sates bonds tn leu thorwoh duurantes of the Kood fallh of the bidders, nod ecurity to tha State that the bidder will, tf bis bid Isnccepled,exceuty the contrat and Iwasa na tos a ind falling so to. do, sald Ruin Of fre thousnnd dullane shail bo fortuited to tho Slate of Misnesou, ‘Vhe successful bidder must give a bond ‘With sureties in the sunt of Alty thousand dolincs, to Henporaced Uy the inspactors of anid Stato (rinot, for the filthful purformance of tho cuvenants uf the Jeaey und contract on tls part. * All bids must bo neconinantod by tho Troamuror's Pecelit showliz auch dupos! Fe Jenlars ax tu eapnclty.of shops and ma- cn umber Hf convicts, and the facilities for. fhe peoittaila emplosmant of thule Inbor, apply by letter ar in person to J. A. ioed, Wardun of the Stato, Vrison, Silttentes, Minnesou, ‘ ‘The Inspectors ind Warden reaorye the right ta ro Joctany wud all bids. . E. S, ‘ Fo iaatrmne, HEED, Inspectors, Kubalstence Stores. MAKING AND DEPOT C,9,, aud 4 Bast Washineton-at, CHICAGO, 1H, Dee. 1, 1530, in tuplicate ‘will’ ba recoived At A. RERD, Warden, Proposals UPricK ov P iy bo presant for before the 2un Inet. thy following, aupplivs Wwistence Hepartmont Unitod Sines Army, delivered tn such places in this city as tinny be required—¢ x 1) ba pts pork, moss, oxtra salted: 7 pounds thcon, ath cure und thorougtiy c Out befory being packed en to. @pounds. and 0 be cove: packed to contain ft q rapped. *Tidtahipounds beans, yelme whlte hand-picked, mos 2 LiLGE pounds: Alun 120i dpainds ih wellencanoned, stron onl bare rule, ‘wiih round, hand ood hugps, of the wsuitl flues barrel alzo, well-conpored, tull hwadelined; und 13,00 cotton and Ju ttn, 19 conta WW patna nat ope. $0 pounds pens, spilt. in double Kicks, Inside twiled cotton und’ oulside gunny, contalning: 1) pounds: 00" pounds soap, herd snd dry, not to enntain nice tht {0 war cenfuny of rosin wud to by free from otter adutonitions in m-pound hoxce, strapped. 6,40 pounds lard, best nualty Jong, kutetrenderad, horinott neulidls 1 und not square Uns, 1 Atns ton geasus to be ch atuit strapped, + All boxers 18 lig wall xtrayed wit Tron, to #o come plerel und the vtvis and thoroughly nnlled, Actin! tere nt the tiny of deilvery ts required, and ho vhurey tur packies, ‘which must ba 1a the very buat shipping ondar, wilt ho allowed. Proposala 61 bs received, subject to tho usual con= didony, for tho whole or sity portion of the abore AMOUNT, and inust be Accumpanied by samples, pro= pusuls for salt monte excopted. ‘The Government reserves the right to reject any or all pro steak pep furthor Information will bo fur ‘ud By wicatlon to thts office. Enyelopox cuntaining proposals should be marked to tid arora eee ee Ene 2 unitorsianed, 4 7 : = Major dnd'0. 8. UL, A. outta wacky, ‘instde Uelliod pia cae ONO Aen Bowie, CURES HUMPHREYS’ HOMEOPATHIO SPECIFICS, Praved frou winpie exporience an entire sucooss, Simple, Mrowpe, Eflctent, and Kelably, hoy juaticlhes adapted ty popular use, 8. fal Nos. a, Conuvatton. rats, Warn) Fy Vou Bierit 8) routs, Co ti Dyapepels, ipressed or Hilver, tou pratuse Geoup, Cough, Ditteult Brealhitit Eryaipeliun, Erut Hhenmatte Maina... 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