Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 30, 1880, Page 6

A tebe ee On Sree ER ye tale see oe ee ce RIE . POLITICAL. President Garfield. Invites the Party Leaders to a Council, The Camerons Again Prominent in the Wire-Pulling Op- . erations. Friends of Galusha A. Grow Olaim Ho Has the Inside Track, Latest Developments in the Senatorial Con test in Minnesota. MENTOR. Spectat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune Crsoinnatt, Dee. 20.—A special fram Mentor to-night says: “It 18 oxpected that prominont Republican lenders trom aliterent parts of tho country will come hero within the next two or three weeks on Gen. Garilelit’s invitation, to con- sult with him in regard to the, formation of his Cabinot. Tho Hon. J.D, Cameron, of Pennsy vania, and the Hon. Jobn C. New, of Indiana, came to-tay on n special train, and Willinin Mo- Kenly, Jr. spent tho afternuon in a private con- ferenco with Gen. Garfold.” PENNSYLVANTA. Bpectal Dispatch to Tae Chieago Tribune, MMILADELPMIA, Pa., Dee. 2.—Tho Pennsyl- vania Legisiaturo meets on Tuestny noxt, and alrendy thoro 1s close caucustng here, in Hnrris- burg, and in Plttaburg ovor the Senatorship. Thera bas been aquict feeling for somo timo ‘that, In viow of Senator Cameron's close reln- tions with Senntor Wallace, a way might bo opened for the latter to keep his sent, and many Republicans havo been quito willing for such nn arrangement to be made. Witness the fotlow- Ing from an editorial in the Evening Telegraph, ono of the Jeading Republican jourunis, thls afternoon, Tho Teleyraph snys: “If Pormitted to make thelr cholco ont- side of tho city without. reforonco to poiltical considerations, and solely upon the ground of ability and usefulness, we bellevo the decision of tho public would beunanimously in favor of tho retlcetion of Mr. Wallnec: but able and useful as Mr. Walince has proved him- self to be, his rotiremont is necessary, 1f upon no other than politic! grounds,” Nothing wilt come out of this sart of talk, however, Wallace's suceessor will be a Hepub- Mean of tho stalwart stripe, but his name ty still shrouded In mystery. Galusha A. Grow 18 tho leading candidate in pledged support, Ie has been pushing hls candiducy with great vigor for two yenrs, ond, as the Caincron clement his une tagonized him, he bas bad to become anantl- Camoron candidate; and, in view of his Inrger following than attaches to any other untl-Caine eron man, bis chances aro much tho best. If Cameron fa not Mllowed to dictute the noimina- tion his friends profess the utmost cuntidence in the result of the caucus, us they cliim to hive Assurances that the fftcen votes required to, make bls nominntion secure will be forthcom- fox. On the othor hand, the backors of Ienry W, Oliver, Jr. of Pitteburg, eho are mainly tho* shrewd party wiro-workers, calmly declare thut ‘ho will be the successful man, It fe well known that the Spenkership, tho Clerkships, and tho subordinate offices; as well as Committees of the Legislature, are all used to barter for votes for United States Senator, and whichever party secures tho Spenkor hus the poworto uname tho Senator, In the present contest for Spenker tho friends of Mr. Grow have all qlnng been strong supporters of Benjamin L, Hewitt, and lt cama to bo pretty woll -undoratuod that ko could not be defented by any other candidate. A few weeks ago Mr. Hewhtt woe called to Pittsburg, and itis sald bad interviews with Mr, Oliver and his friends, Heath for what a ord can only be guessed, So it fa ditlicuts to fina out just where Mr. Hewltt. stands now on tho Senatourin) question. Whether Mr, Oliver [4 the real candidate of the Camerens ts doubted by tunny long-headed people. They think that hols only put forward to keep tho boys to- wethor and throw tho Grow fulks off tho ‘scent, Rnd that at the proper inoment Matthew 8. Quay now Secretary of the Counmunwealth and se ator Cumeron’s imapjiager for the lust few years, will be brought forward and put through with rush, Quay Is aman of ability popularity’, and was promiswt tho” s sion, bite bit lose cunnection with the Ring nnd; pare tictpation [n the pardon of the Wiot bi) bribera inade his withdrawal HECOsRTY to avold the hot fire that was ready for bim if he was proclalmed: acandilate, Mr. Quay litnsell isin Uarrisburg, ostensibly workiug for Oliver, but there Is no- body who believes him in enrnest, His eleotion ie nt least 0 poaslbility, for nearly every Repub Heun candidate for the Lewisiuture wis pissed upon by hin before being placed on tho Ucket. ‘At tho eleventh hour Ebitidetphia hus put it n claim emulating Pittsburg’s concentration upon Oliver, and there are signa thut Benjamin liurris Brewster wilt Lo urged upon Senator Cameron ns 0 compromixe mun, but su far ho 1s ronulng only in tho newspapers. Other people talked of as possibititics ure Goy, Hoyt, who, however, is in tho sume bont with Quay and ox-Atrorney-Generat Lear, Amung the ardent supportors of Mr. Grow now at the Capitol are Lewis Emory, Jr, an Charles 8. Wolf, tho autl-riot bribery leuders, ‘Thoy are Indofratizatle work and determined id thelr support of thelr candidate, aud say they monn to wh. Mr. Oliver Is oxpected to-morrow, and with him, will be Chris L. Mngve, his eblof tucker, With wil these on the grownd the fight will begin dn earnest. and the expeotiunt jeyishitorson thelr arrival will have ta subaut to tho running of a gauntlot that wilt be anything but pleasant, MINNESOTA, Special DMspatch to The CMcago Tribune, Br. PAUL, Minn., Dee, 2.—The Mlungsotu Lege felntury meets Jun, 4,and tho election of a United Strtes Senator occurs two weeks Inter, Jon. 1s. Tho lending candidates aro ex-Scuntor Alexander ftunsey, Senator 8, J. 1, Mustiltun,: ex-Goy. C. KK, Davis, and Gen. John i. Sanborn, altorSt. Paul. Other toculities will probably present candidates if the contest fs prolonged, The Legislature has 17 members, of which 118 are Republicun, and three Greenbuckers who will yote for the Republican candidate, It will tuke sixty-ono votes to nominnte in caucns. ‘The Pioneer: Preas ways odltorially tis morn log: Mr, MeMilan's friends eluiin that be bas sectired more than the requislt number. ‘Thts claim had some foundation in all protabitity until the announcement that Ramsey would be Beandidate put a now phase on the situauon, Itis now known that they huye been counting for MeMilinn a lurge number who were for Mes Millan ugainst any of tho candidates who wore §n tho fleld betore this announcement was made, but who wero not for bitin as dgulner Ramaoy, Under those new clrcumstanees they tire all at acu, and they ura naturally: look- ing forward with great anxtety for the comlng together uf the Legislature and for tho developments of tho ci 3 In the next two weoks. Tt was a good dont cusier to count noses before Haimsoy camo ito the fleld thin it ts now or will be hereafter, as nguinst Davis or Banborn, MeMIllan’s trivndy claimed an easy and triumptart walle sit ne ane knows the atrongth of Davis or Barb will undoubtedly have. a good many earnest frienda in the Po isnture. Tho active oppusi> von to MeMillan bofore Huusey appeared in wa fell’ probably numbered,” counting the trivnds of other cundidutes, nbuut ity yotew, All who wero not positively oppesed to Mesilian, anve been counted for hitn, Hut among those: sconsidernble number were Indifferent, sada nuch targer element ts kuown te prefer Min fey, Tn fact, at the bottom probubly most of doMMlun’s supporters would prefer Ramsey, Many of hiseblet champlons would have bedn dureservedly fur Ramsey tf they bad supposed Ye would be a eundidite, but have becom com> Atte to MeMilivn tithe beller that their fie He wontld hot consent to serve, but muy who avo beretofare been counted for MeStillan dave already anvouneed tholr purpoay to vote tur Alexander Rumsey, The extent of this de- fectiun ty not yet poaltively known, but all our advices judi that it fe rapidly spreading: dunuh the Mestillan cymp, and threatens soon @ leave tt lau stute of hopeless demorallaution ind collupac, Creosote for Bronchitis and Catarrhy, When golng from Switzerland to Haly yla Mont Conia, sume years uo, the writer cone iractod # sudden severe cold, witteh, in the chill Air of Turin, eoon brought on agoveru attuek of cronchitls, ‘Wa hastened over tothe genial alr of Genoa, but tt ulforded Httte rellef, and the advico of Dr. Pucclotl. Professor in the noted Atalian dtedicul College there, He prescribed u vory slisple re: atono effective, us It had been others © whow Wo huve wince revommended It, Put tuto a pint or turge bottie about three gilld of water, and uid two drops of govd wood erene sote, bhake very thoroughly, take a aouthfil, [a beri it awhiie tu tho throut, aud awatuw It, Repeat thid frequently, os te use up tho mixture in the fot twenty-tive bouri shaking well before taking, Atter the wt dus use threadropd Of orcosoyy und tho sameRmoUnt of water duciog twonty-fuurhours, so long ua St is teeded. ‘The sare mixture bas often proved vory usos fuliocatarrh. Ju this case a handful or two of tay welltshukon ¢reosote gud wutes 1y suuited, tecture Up through the nostrils until it reaches tho throat and is epit aut, A tablespoonfulor moro fx also segied in the throwt and swallowed, As eaturrh Is an indamation of tho nasal passages, accompanied with a mucnis depost, the ereo- gute, which is targety enrpolic acid, would seem to ho vectul hero’ Just as giluted earbolle netd [a effective in cleansing Hay putrid sures, Catarrh fs the result of wenkness, and ts pro- tmoted by a cold. A toning-up of the system and any alinple remedy like tho above {4 effect ive, unless the eatarrh {8 severo and of long eon- tinunnco ns to have permanently disorganized the nasal enyities, tls folly to spend monoy for the much-ndvertised cutarrh remedies whieh: fro usuntly tho ahceroat medical quickery,— American Agriciturist, EDUCATIONAL. ILUIN OFS. Sptetat Disvateh to The Uatengo Tribune, Bentsoriney, IL, Dee. 2.—The eecond day's sossfon of tho Ilinols Btnte Tenvhers’ Aasocin- tion bexun with an Increased attendance, and the published program was closely followed, ‘The forenoon was dovoted to a discussion of the adress upon the ‘school system of Quincy, Mass,, dellvored Inst evening by Col. W. Parker of Hoston. Among thoso participating were Superintendent Siado, B. G. Roots, President Mewitt, Leslic Lewis, Jaines C. Turns, D. th Moerts, and W. HL, Smith, Col. Parker boing kept: buay answerlng queations. Messrs, GC. 1. Mann ,and E, J, tloenshell wero nj pointed an Committee to net as a medium: of. commuuication between Sctiool , Nourds desiring teavuers and tenehers desirin places, 1. A. Gastunan, ‘Treasurer, reportod thut the Centennial fund amounts to 88,45, and that it was Inipossibie to loan the thonoy at 3 percent, us dirceted, At nuon the Association uecepted in invitation from Col. Tarlow. and in n body inuden tour of tnapection through the State-House. At tho afterunon session 0.8 He White, of Peorin, read a curefully-prepared paper on “School Systems.” — He gave ny outline of tho system suggested by tho Hou. J. M1. Smart, of Indiana, at the mect- tug of State Superintendents at Washingtou dust February. The ndvantuges of the system are that It would securo freedom from polities, permanency of udininistration, and fitness for service, Mr. Waite belleved schaal altalrs oughe to be removed its far as posalblo from politics, and that, if the peuple would reat sutistied with fA vote upon tho general feature of thelr system. of education anu tho tmanuer of its ndintnistras tion, leaving details of its munageinent to ‘thosa whom it provides, tho rieht of popular goveroignty. would’ bo whaely aml safcly exereised, and the way would be ope for supplying tho Ick now possessed by our evhooleystem. Mr. White guve an interestlog sketch of the schoul system prevailing In tho Provineo of Ontario, Canna, and expressed tha bolle that the ungraded country sehnols of One turio, taken 1s & whole, are aitperlor to those uf tho United Stites, A protracted discussion upon the question of tho township system of supervision of schools followed, Thu subject. has been overhauled at. every sesston of tho Associntion for tho past twenty years, without resiultiug in any more Dnanimity of opinion than prevails to-day. A telegram was recelved from the Cotorade State Tenchers’ Association, in ecaslon at Denver, sending greetings, and i suitable answor wis returned, Just before the adjournment a mitt bombshetl was thrown into the meeting by Mr. U, Learned, of Champaign, in the shape of a resolution pledging the tenchers of Itinols to usy tholr best endenvors to inculeate temper nce prinalples in the schools, aA motion tu ti Ule the regolution was defeated by 42 toi. A spirited discussion ensucd, ind finally the resus Jution was adopted, on a call of tho roll, by a vote of H2 to 20, Adjourned tit evening. At tho ovening session Jolin B, Peusive, Super Intententof Schools of Cincinnntl, delivered a n* Goma of Literature iu Our Public Schools." It was an earnest (ppeal for thoimore thorough teaching of Enallsh literature as means of making tho public schools of gronter utility in the advancemont of the people. Olli- cers wero elected a9 follow: President, Eat. fiaston, Decatur; ono Vice-President from evch Cougreastonal district; Secretary, Samuol E. Harwood, Carbondate; Treasurer, M, Andcows, Gulesvurg; Exceutive Connnittee, 0. E. Mann, Geneva; A. F. Nightingale, Lako View; and BM, L, Seymour, Normal. INDIANA. id Spectat Dispatch to The CAieaon Tribune. InpranaArorss, Ind, Dec.20,—ThoStato'Teach- ers’ Association continued fits session to-day, currying out the published «program to tho Jotter. Joseph Corhart, of tho Stato Normal School, presented a paper on * Analytical Rend- ing,” ns long og it was exhaustive, in which ho traveled over all the methods of tenching road- ing, Prof. Frunk P. Adams, of tho Contrat Normal School at Danville, read a paper on “ Lessons from thu Life of Sholtoy,” whieh pro- yoked a good deal of discussion, Prof. De Motte, thought all Shelley's trinis were duo to himself, aftor which ho revlowed bis carcor In tn soverely critleal veln. ‘The feature of the fifternoon wus Prof. Jobin L. Campbell's paper on educational exhibits at the Interautional fx position. Mr, Campbell is of Wabash Coftese, and, owlng to his prominence In tho Centennial Lxhibition, his ynper was listened to attentively, State-Superintendont Smart urged the Impor- tance of having the Stato well represented at New York in 1683. Ho said tho oxhibitat Philne dolphin drow great attention to the State, and thut the results have been very advantageous, and he thought it was none the lesa important to make the next ono far more completo, There will bo no diftoulty in do- Ing this, Judging from _t! work he ad seen in the course of his observauon of the State. te sid that tho exponditure of 312,000 would be tho best Invertinunt the Stnte could muke. ‘This evening the Kov, 0.C. McCulloch delivered his lecture on “The Sclonee of Child> 6 hood.’ he Associution ndjourns to-tnorrow, The Stite College At ution selected the fol- towing olficers: it, Dr, Alexandur Mar- un, of Ashu resitont, Dr, sigsope, Moore, of | E Secretury, Prof, J. M. Coulter, of ¥ Trensurer, Prof. A. It, Menton, of Butler Univoratty, WISCONSIN. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. * MApison, Wis., Dec, ‘Tho Wisconsin Stato ‘Teachers’ Associition mot i tho Senate Cham- ber this morning. [t was called to order by Preatdent Stowart, After preliminary business, tho muttor of State certificates aceupled tho nt- tention of tho ssvciation for three hours. The Mebate was sploy and radicul, resulting In tho adoption of a report favoring granting such certiNentes upon merit, ns shown by thorough exuninition, without regard to tho diplomas hetd by graduates. Superintendent 2.0. Lunn rend a paper entitled Course of Rending for ‘Venvbers” J, Lunn, B.C. Wriswoll, Bon a niderson, and J. C, Wooater ware appolnted a cominittes to report upon a course of reading at the evening session. During tho uftornoon the County Superintendents betd a session, in which institute work, school visitn- tion, and the campuleory law recelyed attuntion by papers und discussions, SUICIDE, A Young Girl Near Scranton, Pa,, Come mitts a Wisdeed Involving aKow Dole lara, nnd Hangs Hornell, Spectat Dlaputeh to The Chicago Tribune, Renaxtox, Pa. Deo. 2—Tho sulcido this morning of Elin Higgins, 18 years of nye, tho daughter of a minor residing at Sport THM, a suburb of Dunmore, near this olty, by hanging herself, caused much commotion among tho residents of that yioinity. Sport Il, which durlig tho pnst ten years has been the scene of muny startling tragediva, commands a viow of tho surrounding country, and fa covered with roughly-built houses, all occupled by miners, Severnl days ayo the girl purchased a few dole lors’ worth of gunds nt uelghboring stores, say- ing that thoy were for the wife of Charlos Grifin, a nelgtbvor, Mr. Grittin wos {nforined of tho transaction, and upon inquiry: found hls wife did not order anything, Ho told tho girl's relatives af what sho lad done, and enid be would be cara rellod to linve horarrestod, Yesterday ovening Higing wont to tho real> donee of big son to take urrangemonts for sate thoment, Whon ho returned to his house the girl waa not at home, und he supped she bid Hou to the house of rehitives for the night, This forutine piaeine went to work at 7 o'clock audtho girl had not arrived, Tho naire had thrown Into stato of ficlancholy, but hor father hol expeet unything serious would happen. About ta at 7 hile aaughterin-liw went to tho hoiune to see tho girl and found hor hanging foun se bea in anupper room, sho had apparently been dead for several hore, A Strong piece of ropu bad been thrown over tho vent and attached ton bed (9 tho room, and she Wis suspended u few feet fram tho toor, Tutte dreds of peoplo were quickly at the scene, but the girl was fete binging till 6 o'clock tuis oven- ing, When the Coroner gent ward he would bo unuble to hold an Inquest till to-morrow, CINCINNATI, O,, Lug, md. As Parlors of Bute fald Gup, 'Tex,, who was udiniited to the Clacine nat [oaniial dnst jlontay eu 8 a yphold-fever, committed auloldo to-night o: cutting bis throut, at OF a ST, LOUIS NEWSPAPER MUDDLE, Br, Louis, 30, Nee, 20.—The Tice newspaper muddle agsunmied & new aud unoxpected phuse to-night, Notwithstaudiug the fact thut tho Times has been fssued from the Kepwhlican otlico for (bo pust threo weeks under an are rangement made by Col, Sunellff, the President of tha Times Company, and muager of the paper, Mr, DM. Chuinbora who clalma to own tho “mes, and alleges thera {a9 conspiracy te deprive bin of {t, law deters mined to publish the papur bimecl¢, and to-night Inade urciigements to haven apie called the St. Laula Times printed aud pubtished ut the olice of the Post-Liqateh, Mr Chnmbers will make Galutiemunt Ih tomorrow's editions givin the history of the past month or more, and ussert> fu thut the publicution of the paper ty not only ryeummed, but that it will bo uudinygd, dent Humphreys, of the Wabnsh, a week or to. ago, tnforming tim that itwaa tho intenttan of tho Wabash to oceupy tho Twelfth Street. Depot in about two weeks, and that nfter that tho Wa- bash would charge tho samo rates nx charued by othor lines, Jurdiaing, however, by tho remurks made by Mr. Antdrows, this program has been changed, and tho war on prssenicer rates Is llkor ly to continue throughout tho winter, VUE RAILROADS. A Muddle Over the West-Bound Emigrant Business. NO ADVANCE. Te will probably caso general surprieo that tho promised advance in enst-bound froight- rates will not bo made at presont. A dispatch was recofved horo Inte inst ovening announcing that the vote tnken last Friday on the question of ndvancing froight-rates on tho fth of Janus ary was not unanimous enough to warrant Commissioner Fink in ordering tho advanco tobo made, This action on tho part of tho Enatern ronds will no donhe cause general eure prise, for this ie tho first time sinco the Eastern pool wis organized that n vote on the question of advancing rates bas not resulted favorably to tho proposition, Inst year tho rates wero ad vanced to 40 cents on grain and 45 cents on pro- visions by tha middle of Novembor, and so con- tinued until the opening of navigation. Now tho rates romain at i cents on grain and 40 cents on provisions, with prospects that thoy will net ho changed for some timo to came, probably throughout tho winter. ‘Tho. principal cause aastened by tho railroads for thelr great miagnaninity in not making the rates as high as thoy wero at this time nat winter: is Unt if would bo tronting abippera vory unfairly, as when thoy could got better prices than now for grain tho rallrond compn- nies coultl not furnish cars im which to forward it, N tcars are more plenty, and prices The Wabash in No Hurry to Ocoupy the Twelfth-Street Depot, ‘ Surprising Self-Deninl—No Advanco on Enst-Bound Freights. Incidents of tho Ponding Fight fn the Pennsyl- vania Yard In Philadelphia. THE PIILADELPIUA FIGHT. Speelat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Trina) tA, Pay Dec, £2.—The Tines of this city this morning has a statoment purport. ing to come dircet from prominent officiats of tho Pennsylvanla Ratlrond, and tho innocence they manifest In the actunl cause of the delay of tho Ualtimore & Ohio trains by thelr cmployés {arefreshing in the extreme, Tho fact ts cited that the Penusylyanin train on Monday was compelled to use three engines to get throughto Jorsey City, but no mention fs mado of tho'sig- nifleant fact that this train aid not tose 0 minute of tlie in tho yard hero where the Baltimore & Ohio tra for Jersey City was held an hour, and tha passengers on which saw tho Pennsylvania traln go by at a very rapid rate, Thero fs also n significant omission as to tho fuct thnt, although the Mmited oxpress of tho new Iino reached the yard yesterday exnotly on time, and un hour aboni of tho rege due thine of the Pennsylvania limited, tt was de- fherately held bebind a coal tram, not only un- Ul the regtlar time forthoPonnsytvantalimited, Dut anti ithad made up the forty minutes it wae behind tine, and had got fully n half-hour uhend of the Philudelphin, Wilmington & Daltile moro, Noroference cither is made to tha fact that the sano conl-train was used to dolay tho east-bound train, The Ponnsylvania oficers tuxe excoption to the stntcment that the cmployés of a freight- train which was pinced in front of 1 Haltimore & Ohio train bad left and gone tothoir dinner. That the engine was uncoupled from tholr frelght-train, und that tho triain-hands loft tho train for iipwards of an hour, is a fact, and, ns it was noon, tho atirinise thit they had gonoto thelr dinners wasn most natural one; that several paetengers did leave a belated train and go of Vow tha of grain less favorablo, it woult be wrong to ad- yaneo fates, Thisis very woll for an oxcuse, and will tlekle tho shippers. but the real cntiso is to be looked for ing. ontirely different quare ter. if nothing but*the Interests of anip- pers wero nat stuke tho rallronds would not hesitate for a moment to make no advance, The inability of making the advance nt this time ia entirely due to dissensions among the railroads themselves, Itis known that atl tho ronda leading cast from Chicago voted In favor udyatce, and so did all the New York ‘Kho opposition came from tha I ig cust from Southwostern points, ‘These ronds are bonefited by low winter rates, ns it gives them an advantage aver the Chicago ines, ns business fron: tho intertor will thon seek tho shorter cross-routes instead ot coming around by way of Chicago. ‘Tho cross-Jincs hava heon dofny a yory heavy businoss during tho Inat fow monthaand they donnt mean tonestroy thoir prospects by an advanco at this timo, A BRAVE ENGINEER. ‘Tho bravery of locomot!vo orrincora hus often been dwelt upon, and many herolo acts by tho rave fallows have heretofore been chronicled, One of tho most herole deeds on the part of an engineer yet recorded was porformed recently nearly a milo to dinner is also n fact. If, as | by Engincer Bond, of Wabash Engine 27. Is statod by a prominent official of the Ponnsyl- | engine left Toledo Sunday at 6:65 p. m., pulling vaiila Rond, vide tho Timex article, that employ¢s | the No, 3 wost-bond " pussenaer-traln, fro doing all in thelr power to forward the trains | yp, f milos west of Doflance, af the Haltimoro & Ohlo, whot is tho necessity on Tne ANnCO, for having a. speelal oflicer, who docs nothing | 0. ono of the = driying-rods_— broke elsc than conduct the Bnitimore & Ohlo triins | in twain on the onginecr'a sitio, Tho through tho yarde, and so times then as to meet at the tunnel th order that ho muy there chnpge from the one to the other? How ts ft thut, no. mutter how clear tho track muy be, the train moves only upon bis orders? Then, again, why the presence of the same force of patrols every duy, who flank the train on elther side to pree vent nny one from leaving it for an investiga. tlon of tha cuties of delay? The fact 1s, that to even thase upon the trains it bas been plain that tho same freight, coal, and oll cars bave boen employed to obstruct trains dn succession, and tho clilm that this is accl- dental 1s Binply, vosh. Thero js nomistaking tho nititude of the Ponnaylvanin. or of thotc keen satisfaction over tho detentions caused tho trains of tho new line. One has but to visit the yard at such tinea as tho Baltimore & Ohio trains aro not due to become satistied that It is far from fengments toro up through tho enb, and throw Bond, stunned and hritsed, back on top of tho contin the tender. Thore was great danger of the, broken driving-rod throwing the engino from tho track and wrecking tho train, Tho broken rod kept chopping up through tho vory spot whero the whistle-cord bung, so that “brakes sown” could not bo enltod. Tho momontuin of the train gradunily incronsed, and the danger of ditching the whoto train was Paramount in the engineer's mind. As ho ro- covered himsolf a bapns thought struck bim, The train was supplicd with nutomatls alre brakes. If be coutd but cut he athe and allow the wind to escape tho brakes would get thomsalves. Tte put his {lens into uctlon by putting his pone knifa botween his teeth and climbing down tho rear end of the tender, and getting between that and the first conch; he reached down overcrowded, At such times thor ta but Mitte | while the train thundered along nt itt tye oe Lee eat inns. Btanalny. Iniles an hour, and at. tho risk of his life auc. See eee a oat mataly Tar freiht | ceeded in cutting n slit in tho brako-hose. Tho rece ved from and delivered to tho Philadelphia, Wilailngton & Baltimore and for the housing of locomotives. Somehow or other thore aro al- ways froin ten tou dozen engines to be put in or tuken out of the roundhouse at each Utne the Balthnore & Ohio trains are duo, The bulldozing talk about Inficting duo yeugennee en correspangents who give tho facts of tho doings on tho disputed mile of truck is in keeping with other portions of the Times’ article. ‘Tho Nultlmore & Ohia Mmited fram Now York wns held a3 usual to-day until the Pennaytvanin Hinited had arrived, and, gained an hour's ade vantage on the way to Washington, Pho Baltt- nore & Oblo triln was sandwiched in between coat and of cars for in hour and three-quartera. ‘Tho truin for New York, after having been side. tracked to permit tho Ponnsyivania tinted to goby, wis bold bere fur three-quarters of an hour, and Aoully got of about two hours Inte, Lost night’s fast train for tho Weat hal 100 through passengers, and, thouuh it was detained an hour or mare, could readily make {t upon tho main Mae. ‘The xentleman, Mr. Mitchell, who upon atep- Urnkes, fatthful to tholr uty set themsclyca, and brought the tralu to n hilt without any further damngo. Of course tho pnssengors, when thoy heard of thelr narrow cscapo, wero loud in their pralees of Lond's bravery. IOWA RATILNOADS FOR 1880. Spectat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune. Des Mornes, Iu, Dee, 2.—From advance sheetsof the annual report of tho Rullroad Commissioners for this year, it appenra thoro wore on tho 1th of September, 4.077 miles of railroad {n this State, aluce which Unto onough has been added to make tho mileage over 5,000, tun increase ot ovor G81 miles for tho year, There aro Inerensed earnings on all ronda, Beyentcon ronds show nn excoss of carnings over expenses, while nine ahow a doticit of 1,505.00. 5 BOR. ‘Tho total earnings of all roads this yenr wore: Passenger, mail, and oxpress ,200,080.3% 18,023, 150,01 ETOVRDG ser seseeeee ever er: Total AIT 1B. ping fram tho Valtimoro & Ohio train tn the | srotal, Bid... a ood Pennsylvanit yard Inst week roceived such rough’ treatment from oniployés, ns brourht Tnerenso. ates +S J,400,835.01 sult for dantiges ayainst the Company, and the 3,183,055 ease is on trial hore. ‘ Expos iene. Thane EMIGRANT RATES, A short thino ngo Mr. I. W. Gwinner, Commis: sioner for tho Western Comulnation to exact arbitrary rates on emlgrant business from the seabourd, eatled a meeting of tha Goneral Munngers aud Gonoral Pagsongor Agents of the roads in the combinntion tobe held in this city yesterday, ‘ho object of tho miecting was to taka Into consiloration tho changed condition in tho cinigrant business brought about by tho ac- ton of,tho Pennsylvania Railrond Company in allowing a rebate on all emigrant business from. Cnstle Gurden, N.¥., of 20 per cont, and the sub- Fequent netion of the Eric in meeting the out of the Pennsylvania, Asbut fow of the General Managers woro able to bo present ut tho mecting,they dolegated * EXccos OVOP IB7D...+ese0cess-e0e +8 NOTH RE.BS Not inorensod earnings over 1819 aro 82,110,- Thoso ronds showing lowest porcentnge of operating exponscs to carnings nro; North- weatern, 44; Chiengo & Milwaukee, 55; Chiengo, Burlington & Quiiey, 59; Ulindls Central, 51; Unlengo & Nock Island, 55, Of per cont of net earnings to Btock and debt tho following oxhibit is mndo: Tlinols Cen- tral, 4; Burlington, Cedar Ruplds & Northern, 6.3; Northwestern, 12.5; Milwaukee & 8t. Pou), 6.7: Central Lown, 3.22. : Tho ayerayo net enrnings on stock of nil ronds fs $1,340.69 per mite, or 6 per cont ona valuation of $22,416.88 per mile, More than four-tifths of tho miloage of road 4s controlled by six companies: Chicago, Burlington & Chicago, Hock Jaland & thoir Passonger Agunts to meet Mr. Gwinner. | Ghlct¥as Northwestern... ee and tuke such action as thes should sce proper. | Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Patt! 975.00 The General Passenger Agents assemblod yesterday mornity nt the oflico of the Chlengo Nailway Welghing Assovintion, the following velng present: James Chariton, Alton; i. St dotin, Rock Island; W. UL. Stonnett and W, A. Throll, Northwestern; James R, Wood, Burling- ton; A. 1. Hanson, Mitnols Central; 8. K. Hooper, Hannibal & St. Joe; A. V. HL Carpenter, Milwaukee & St. Paul; 1, W. Gwianer, Cor tatasioner. ‘Tho &t. Louls ines wero not repre- bd, amid consequently only an informal Isenssion regardiug tho Business for tho trans netion of which the meoting was culled was Buritagton, Cedur Rapids & Northori.... 408.71 Total miles... oa sceee oes «4 020,80 The following shows tho Incrensed onrnings ovor 1870 of the rouds uained: Chieago, Burlington & Quine $801,790 i ON7,5T 684,108 Chicago, Nock Island & Pacific, Chieago & Northweste Perea Burlington, Codar Rapids & Northorn. Uilnois Central. “ Contrit Lowa. ssc goae Missouri, lowa & Nebraakn.. 40,7 The following {6 the nmountof tonnago ainasi- fled and the percentage of each to the whole: Tons. Percent, ‘bad, and finally it was decided to udjoura over 6,004,580 284 untilto-sday, when it [a expected that more , B9 rounds will be represented. From what can bo 10 learned itappanes that bath tho Ponneylvanin and Bo Erio Rounds vbject to paying arbitrary ratoa ut | Othor agricultural produc! 18 existing Hgures to tholr Western connections | Lumber, lath, ate. Ws with the reduced rates thoy aro now charging | Coal we from New York, na it loaves no merytn of proit, 21 andall that is made on the business goes Into 0.5 the pockets of the Weatern |ines, They desire O8 that the Weatera lines shold: make a reduction 4.0 fa tholr rates, corresponding with tho reduction 14 inude from New York, or ullow them to prorate | Merchundise 16,5 over tho Western rods at the ‘rates now charged, It wHt bo necessary for tho Western Yaalgrant Rute Combinution to take some action In the matter, of lsu ft is very linble to go to Hieees, ‘Tho Bustern rands under tha now cone dition of things sannot afford ta pay the Weat- ora ines tho urbitrury rites now in existence, and Tf the cambination refuses ta come to terins they WH nu doubt suceeod fn porsuadiag ane or niere Ih now {in the combinutton to sover thelr conneetion with tho organization, and imake common cause with them. Tn such a event nearly ull the business would he tek: eted over the bolting routs, und) the other roads would thorcfore sulter great duiuago, x NOT YEU READY, + Mr. R. Andrews, General Superintendent of tho Eustorn Division of the Wabash, St. Louis &Paoifta Maltroad, who ts Just now fu tho olty, stated to a ‘Unimunx reporter yesterday thnt thore la no prospect ns yet that his road will soon occupy the Tweltth Strect Depot of tho ‘ne stock represented by railroads in Town is eatiinated at $100,710.42, or F21,442.52 per mile, Tho entire debt fs $2,164,510, or $18,719 per mile, The total stock and debts 1s $163,885,010, or $40,- 053.55 per milo. ‘Tho total iuercaso of debt for tho your wan $10,462,205,57, ‘Tho records show n reular decroaso in rates of trausportution as the bualness incroases, Sinco 1608 1t ins been about 58 por cent,—or front un average of three cents por ton per milo to ohe und a quarter, ‘Tho Hoard say that ainco Its catnhishmont not. A suit at low hus beon had In the courts rgainst aruilrond company to recover overchargos,or dumagea on transportation uccount. Every complunt was satisfactorily arbitrated by tho. Toard, the companica promitly and cheerfutly complying with overy requost, this avolding & sate amount of expensive ltiqation to the peo je, ADAMS STREET VIADUCT, ‘To the Editor of The Unteago ‘Tribune, «. CHICAGO, Noo, 20,—The railroad {a to a ofty’s Wostern Indiana, aud in tls opinion tt | highways what tho repeater fs to Its politica may tako until spring before tho road | superior to obstacics, inditforent to protest save will ~~ chnngo {ts “present «terminus at | when supported by physical force, walting op- tho corior of Stuwirt and Archer | portunity and swift to use it, tho willingness of fvenucs, Tho cause he ussigns tor this {4 that | the ono to ruin our streets finds a parallel only tho presont fuciiitios of tho Twelfth street depot are inadequate to accommodate all tho teallio of his road, in addition to that of tho East- ern Winols and Grand Trunk, Hesides, bo says thy Alton track througn Grove stroct, tempor= arty used by tho Western India, will not ad- mitof the passuge of the Wabueh tralus with= out danger ef collisions and aceldonts, a8 thoro aro n number of sidu-tracks there so close to the math trick veto ninke it hazurdous for tho Wabush couches, which ure wider than the *eouchos of the other reads coming in uvor the Western Indtunn, to pass by when these aldo- tricks are occupled, ‘The Alton oflignils and algo those of tho Wost- ern Indinug, on the athor hand, assert that the Jost clulin fs merely put forth us a pretend, as all dinyer on account of tha proximity of oars on. tho silestruck of collidiuy with those on the mula track has beon removed by shortening the ends of the epura which wera It too closa prox- finity. It bs the opinion of the Altun people that tho only reason why the Wabash retuses to come inte the temporary depot at Twellth street fa because It desires to keep np tho present wac ener rates Wost from Uhld olty until ite opponents cony to tering, As Mr. Humphroys, the President of the Wabash, has put bimvelf on record that bly roud would cense to demand tho El aduterential rate us soon us it was properly located tn the ‘Tweifth street depot, the present fight would come to nu end, us Sith equal rules in tho anxiety of the other to dobjuch tho baliot, ‘Twenty yoors ago Monroo street from Canal to tho rivor was vacated for depot purpoas. AS usual In auch cases, the ulty's-Intercsts were not properly guarded, and tho companies erected a Darrack of the cow-shed pattern, A moro tin- dor-hox, it outlived structuresof stone and of fron. Last summer, the wooden swindto having rotted beyond tho pozsibillty of patching, and the building ordinanco probibiting w similar fraud, the companies rotuctantly proceeded to build DOW quarters more in keeping with modern ideas. It was of course to bo expect- ed that the companies would again seok to finposo upon the people, und to provont this tho Hullding Departuieut should bave watched the work jealously from beginning to iniah, ‘Vhie, howaver, wae not dono; and the corpora tions, profiting by official newigence, pushed their truin-sheds fifteen fect over tho ine Inte Aduina stroot, both north and south of the via+ duet, leaving barely four foot between the foot> tha and tho shots, whereus the wuld bo wenty, Viewed from West Ad: t sbeds appear Ike two hu, the vinduet an aspect unple the tunnels at ats nand Ln Sulio streets, ‘The plat of thla portion of Adams street (ook there would be nothing in tho way of a ros | Sur Plats, page 100) shows a wlitth of yixty-six estublistiment of peace aud amicable relations | feet fram Canal to the river, all of woleh will between tho various ronds west from thiselty. | soon bo needed to Increase the width of the via- Itty wndoritood that President Ackeruan, of | duct, already utitlzed to ita fullest cupucity. Tho Uo Winoly Centrul. received y letter frou Pecal- } walks are oveg How far too narrow for the thou - respondent can indulge in bright bopes, sands of work people who tise them in golng to and from thoir business, Hoth approsebes hive been recently paved, and, altording a convenfont. short-cut between nunrerous froight-honses tit. fopeded by atreet-cars. shippers are tot backward fn avalting thomselves of Ita aut- vantages, No permit was obtained for the en- erodelimont, and thors be men who morvel at the clliguity of olticint viston which, swift to discern egal building: cutcrnriecs on tho ote skirts of tho city, overtonked this one wlmost within tho shadow of tho City-1all, Thero {s no reneon why this monstrosity should, bo tolerated another day, It is a violation of private right and publi decency,—n mominent oviliciat stupidity and rallway vandaliain, West SIDE, KENTUCKY ROADS, Lourtsvitnum, Ky., Dee. 20.—The Hallroad Com- mission of Kentucky has beon hammering nt the railroad companies for tho'past six months, fad urging tipon thom a reductton of pne- senger rates to tho maximum of three counts per milo, The provailing rates havo been four au five conta per mile ‘The Cincinnatl Southorn and Kentucky Central adopted tho propored rato this fall, gid havo found that tt worked well, Intelllence’ was roe celved this evening that tho Short fino had Iikuwige accoptel tho proposition, and from tho prront, outionk the pecgle throuehout tho in t tate: srlik soon be enjoying tho benollts of cticap travel, Tho LC, & [. announces that tho now rates will go into effect Jan. 1. It 1s thought the Louisville & Nashvilte Company, which owns once third of all tho rouds in the Stuto, wilt also uccede to tho requestol tho Commission, LA CLEDF & FORT SCOTT. 8r. Louis, Mo., Dee. 20.—Tho Directors of tho In Cledo & Fort Scott Ratlrond held # enecial moating hero to-day. This road wns projected roveral yonrs ago to rin from Lebanon, Mo. to Fort Scott, Kos., a distance of 120 miles, with five miles graded, and than work was eusponcted for Inck of funds nnd other ent ‘Tho organl+ zation has beon kept up, however, and, It 14 entd, funds haye heen provided to bulld the rord. Tho meuting to-day was called to consider tho qties- ton of construction, and, aithough the matter was discussed nearly all diy, no conciusion wre reached, Anothor meeting will bo hold to- morrow, FORECLOSURE, GAtrvestoN, Deo. 29,—Tho United States Court rendered n decree in favor of tho I'qrmers' Loan & Trust Company, trustees, ngainst tho Texns Western Narrow-Gauge Rallroad for $420,000 and acetimulnted interest, directing tho fore- closure of the mortgages and ordering the sulo of tho rond, ‘allowing sixty dnys from date of decroe for pry ment of the Amount of judgment, KENTUCKY CENTRAT. CINCINNATI, Dec. 29.—Tho Kentucky Central Mailroad stock went up to-day from 40 to 55, and no offerings could be found nt tho latter prices, ‘This is caused by tho recently developed are rangeinonts for making It part of a through no to tho seaboard, RESIGNED. Speetat Dispatch to The Cateago Tribune. Dunugury, Ia., Deo, 20.—J. 8. Ollver, Gonoral Superintendent of the Chiengo & Northwestern Rustrond, has sent in his resignation, to take effect Jan. J, ill-health heing the cause, ILEMS. : Mr, D. 8, Sullivan, formerly trainmnastor of the Michigan Central Railroad at Detroit, hns been Appointed Division Superintendent of thut road at JInekson. Mr, % K, Punnott has resined tho position of Auditor of the Ohio & Misslystppt Nnilrond, and Mr, F. G, Jackson has been appointed to oil the vacancy. The appointment takes ctfect Jan, 1, ‘The trayeling-men's excursion to New Or- Teans, which was to start from this clty via the Milnols Central Friday evening, will teave the Contra! Depot this evening by the regular Now Orleans train, A large number of tickets havo been sold for this excursion, and it promises to ho n sticecss. Mr, C. & Risings, General Agent of the Wa- bash, St. Louls & Paelfle, gives notice to shippers that all “special” rates to and from Chleago will be canceled Dee. 31; 1880, ‘Ehis shows thut the Wabash doves not menn to purstio tho samo polloy on frolght business that it hus on passon- Fe, business. over its Chicago line during the last fow months. Tho Milwaukeo & St, Paul Railroad bas finally succeeded in establishing x connection betwoen ita Chicagu & Paciilo Mraneh und its Chiengo, Clinton, Dubuque & Minnesota Brock, which alves (t through line from Chleage to Dubuque, McGregor, Clinton, Lyons, and other points In Jown and Minnesota, which, it {a elaimoil, Is shorter than any other route to those points, ‘Through triins to those polats commenced run- niug yesterday, New York capitalists intend (o bulld anothor bridge across the Missouri at Omaha, to be uscd for railroad trains and fuot-pussengers, tho fubscription-list buing headed with $50,000, It is to ben tow bridge with wo draw for steim- donts, and will bo located north of tho Union Paelilo bridge, | It 1g sult that the bridge will be completed by August noxt. Itta intimated that itis to be builtin the interest of tho Chicayo, St, Paul & Omuhn iallroad. The severo weathor during tho last two days has rently: emburrassed the railroad compantes, as they bad to be unusually cautious to rvoll necldents, They havo not only to exercise great care in Ach wenther to prevent the wator in tho tank or engines from freezing up, but they have to be oxeeedingly cautions In tho mover ment of trains, as rafts are Hable to anap in twain. As far as can bo learned none of tho ronile ogatering. In this city have met with any aceldont worthy of mention, All the trains coming in here poverty were more or tess bo- hind, a8 none of them would tako the rigk of running at full epeed in such weather, ‘The Tndlanapolls Journal has tho following ads ditional pows regarding the back-pay matter of the Indianapolis, Bloumiugton & Western Rail- rond Company: “Tho fuct that tho lack-pay matter of tho Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western Rallrond Company is now prominently before the courtd is creuting a gond.deal of interest with parties who hold these claims, and Inquiries are fro- quently wade as to the shape mattors are now In, Commissioner Fishback has beon taking evidenco in the enso since Noy, & ind tho proses eution bnye thoir testimony nearly allin, Who dofense will hardly occupy so much thy in giv: Jog in their evidence as the prosecution, vot some weeks, possibly months, will puas before. tho testimony is all in, tho luwyers innke thoir pleas, and tho Court gives its decision, ‘Tho rul- ings of Judge Drummond sinco the casa came hefore his Court Indicate that be” favora_ paying: theso claims, which amount to nearly $500,000, Tho Conrt has ample security that tho Company will pay such claiing should’ the United Stytcs Court deetite that thoy wre valid.” LIFE IN WASHINGTON. 1880-1881—Christmas at the White Moune—Tho British Legution—Diplos miatio Seandal—Tho Supreme Court— An Iraaciblo Judgo—Junticn Hurlan— A Veteran Senator—Gen, Bob Xehonelc —Edmunds of Vermant—Sonatorial Absontcen—A -Christnins Mop — ‘Tho French Legation=' Chinese Diploe miate—Hoaxing Spanish Diplomnts— A Cabinet Prodiction=Frod Dougtuss Senatorial Hlections=—Tho Inaugue ratlon—Amunomonts, Hpeciat Correaponsence of The Chleaga Tribune, Wasminaton, D, Gi, —Christinus came this yoarin tho old-fashtoned way, wripped In his cloak of anow with jewels of tho purest Ico; and never wasit moro plenvansly celebrated in thia metropolis, Tho boys—espectally those of the colored pyrsuasfon—blow horns and, fired platols; the churchecholrs chanted carols; and there’ was a gontino oxhibition of hospitality, aweatly temporod with charity, THe NEW YRAN will furnlah our noxt sonsation, Tho world’ dramu—for all tho world's a stugo (says Shuks- Ponro), and mon nro only playera—no longer opens with a statoly prolog, but the wholo stngo {a an tndisoriintnate hurry-skurry from tho Start, Fifty years ago Washington correapond: ents could wolgh thelr words with caro, und give judicious opinions on what transpired, ‘Dut now we are borne along on tho tide of pub- Me.opinion, and ono muat oyer go: onward, ko tho Wandering Jow, regardicaa of what ho may leave by tho wuysido., As wave alter wayo rolle Upupon the beach, cach effacluy all tracca of its predecossor, what is nows to-day fa of no value toa newspaper to-morrow, But, as we stop on tho threshold of 1881, us Janus was rop> resented jn the doorway of his temple, looklog forward and backward, cvon a Washington core Hero fs our Republic, this land of MAN'S NEW YOUTH where thoughis, footings, and hopes, ko cities and towns, aro young; where the audacitics of fancy so goon become the sobrietles of fuct; and where the go-aboad spirit tnakes the ultimatum of to-day the antique of to-morrow,—n new Ine telligonce, A now morality, 4 now religion, will bo developed In tho Jife of overy truv eltizen Peace will reign, not incroly for economy's sake, but because of a noblor buman heart; and phi- losopby and life will be brought into right reas tions, —bumanizing and onergiziug man through every agency of Intellectual supremucy und progrossive knowledge. AT THE WIRTE HOUSE Christmas-ove wus jullily celebruted, Mra. Tiayea went out in tho snow-storm herself and geloctey gilts for the entire household, I5 wns tho Inst of tho four Christmns-gathorings tho Hayes family have ocoupled tho White and quite number of friends looked In to pny thoir respecte, Mra, [fnycr, during hor recent visit to Now York, gave her firat eitting to Huntingdon, the famed portrait palntes, for the portraitof hor which Is toremain in tho Witte Rouso as n testimonial of hor in- nusritration of a tempernnca roforin in banishing wines from tho stntedinnors. Sho hus done this Jn opposition to tho views of the Prosiitent, who often tukes a glass of wine when dining at tables whero It 1s sorved, and who ts disposed to ngrea with Mr. Seward that it should bo suppiiod when the diplomata are invited to bistable, Hut Mrs Uayes remoting firm, and tho Prosidont ia dis- posol to permit her to manage the Intornal workings of tha Whito IHouso. ,8ho makes it very ploasant homie for hilin, and always ins two or three bright young lady mucsts to enliven the domestic Intervals in oficial life. TIE NUITISH LROATION isnlways tho scene of nn old-fashioned Christ- inas dinner, and yesterday nn unusually morry party set down. to enjoy tho tradi- tonal ronst-turkey and piyms nding, Mr. Charles Fox Fredorick Adams, the Second Sceretary of tho Legation, has a charming wife, who 1s one of tho best talkers (ny Washington; and Capt, Arthur, of tho Royal Pave who is the Naval Aitaché, is remurkably well One of the ‘Third Scerctarios, Mr. Maurice de Bunsen, is n descendant from a do Bunsen who used to represent Gormany at London, and he is regarded 8 0 promising diplomat. Just now Indy Thornton is rather scandalized by tho dis- closiire of the desertion of n Washington bello by aformer Attnché of tho British Legation Hors who carried hor to London ag his bride and COOLLY LEFT IIET, Bending ner money cnough to pay her pas xe home. lo unt sent) «to 6Peraia, nbd tt is enid that he will soon mar- ry there an New York advontuross, who lins for some yeurs past beon very notorious abroad, The Court here not only grantod tho do- serted wife n ulvares, tue permission to resuino Sh hee malden sun uirrle Carroll,—and abo Ans married ngent; is n direct descendant from Daniel Carrott, of Duitdington, who owned an estate enst of whore the Eortel now stands, but who placod such an exorbitant value on his house-lote that tho city, which should have been commenced on thom, was begin in the swainp ‘between the Capitol and tho White House. THE SUPREME COURT hos begun ita annual round of dinners,—tha Chicf-Justico setting tho example on Thursday, He realdes inn brick house with brown-atone trimmings, two stories in bight, with a baaso- jhent nnd A mansard attic, On tho flrat floor, wt the right of the hall, are x drawlug-room and library, and behind thom {sn good-slzed dintog~ room. Alioye tho diving-room is tho study of the Chief-Justien, costly fitted up, and orna- monted with engravings of Lincoln, Grant, Wobster, Clay, nnd other magnates. Mra. Watto isan invalid; but Miss Waite prosides over hor father’s housg, and is a lender in sevoral works of charity, The Chief-Justico bas two sons,— one a Inwyer at ‘Toledo, tho othor the Buperiny tendont of tho Cineinnatl & Mustingum Valloy Rattroud, Mit, SUBTICH WADLEY is to be tho noxt best, and his issued Invitations to an evening-party on Wednesday, tho 20th, at bia pleasant home’ on I street, at tho corner ot w Jergoy. nvenuc, when ho. mn} be nble to introduce = audga’ _ Woods has been assizted to the roult, whieh ineltides Georgi, Florida, Alnbama, Mls- Bissi ppl, Loulsiann, ind Toxns; and he ngread to reside theroin when he wag, arpnintad, But he Kyeferrel to remiin at bis old home in Newark, J. Ho will now turn over the Fifth Circuit to dudgo Woods and take Judge Strong's Clroult which Includes Now Jorsjoy, Pennsylvania, an Deltware, Lradtey Js avory traseible man; and amony othor stories told about bit Ja his having ‘een called back one morning by his wife, when he was uhout to leave bis house to take a rall- rondtrain, becatee bis pantaioons were torn. Ho returned reluctantly.went 1p to hia room, and #uon cnino down stairs urain wearlng a now pair ot trousers which Madume said would answor, So ho strode off to the depot, but only reached {t in time to seo the Inst car of tho train which ho had wished to yo In, as st vanished in tho dise tance. Vary: angry.be dnstencd back to bis houso, wentup Into his bedroom, solzed tho bnpices trousers he had frst worn, and toro them Inton hundred plecos or more, exotatining, © you'll never make me miss a train againl”” THE DLVE-GRASS NEGION 49 well represented on the Bench of the Supreme Court. now, by Mr. Justice Harlan, who has tho ‘bono, brawn, nud muscle which distiuguish Ken- tucky men and Short-Horns, Ho posscascs tho atatoly and dignified repose of charactor which appenrs to such advantage beneath the silken robes of a Judge on the Supreme Bench; and bo also fins tiitt eoul, futelivctual temperament which Is not easily roused, but which, whon ex clted, moves promptly and with singular precie- fon, Ho was a great friond of Bristow's, and, after having cust tho yote of Kontucky at tho Cineinnat! Convention for Rristow again and ngaln, be transferred it to Hayos, whose nominnuon was thus secured. This secured for Ilarlan, afterwards, tho nomination ton vacant Koat on tho Bench of the Supreme Court, which Bristow's friends oxpevted he would recetyo. Harlan and Belstow were Inw-partners until the fatter was appoluted SullcitoreGonoral. BRNATON HAMLIN docs not return to Maine for tho holidays, prob- ably becuuae ho doesn’t want to sco Hale, Cham- berlin, and Fe fighting for the Senntorial shocs which he will kick off on the 4th of March next. It will then be forty-three yours alnco aulin frat entered Congress as a Heprosonta- tve, and thirtyetwo yours sinco hoe was first a Senator, although hig Bervico has not beon con- tlnuous, Ho 1s now A swarthy, stalwart man, who always, opperrs jn a dress-coat and pnntatoons of somewhat worn brondeloth, and who nover wears itn oyer-cont or othor outside wrap, in the coklest of wenther, As a polit! elnns of the old school, Mr. Hamlin bas no sus pertors and, hid he go desired, he might havo been rettocted; but bo snys that he bags bad enough of public life, and dealres to ond his days in penco on tho patch of ground which he cultivates in the outakirts of Bangor. A dapper young Attaché who called on lim there, a falls back, was surprised to find tho Vico- Hrestdout of tho United States—which position ho then hela—dizeing potatces, Tha progont Mra, Humiin, who ts here with hii, fs bls secood wife; aud ono of bis sons—tho youngest—holds an ollico hero, Tho old gentleman is very fond of n quiet enino of cuchre, and plays tho gamo Alunost ta well As GEN. NON SCHENCK, who is tho samo nyo as Mr, Hamlin, both of thom bating beon born in the autumn of 3800, Last Your ie was uaserted Uy a medical counofl that tho General was allicted with Melght's diseaso, and thithe haa not long to itve. But, after worrying through the winter, ho wont last sprit tou guict villnge in Vermont, where bo romaine through tho summer, on n dict of skimmed milk with n very little broad tn it. He comes back here this winter completely ‘reconstructed and. ronoyated; and yestorduy he curved a mutumoth Rhody Island turkey, sont to him by bis old Whig frlend, Seniter Anthony, and then onjoyed a good ration of it, Ewing, Schonek, Vinton, and Whittlesey were a potent Ohlo quartet in tho dlaya when tho old Whi party was supromo, Gon. Sehouck Ling served tho Republic faithfully Inolvi, diplomatic, and muha lito; but he would hive been embarrased in his old ago bad ho not recelved quite a gui under the Arroars- of-Pensions uct. fHls nolgbbor here, BENATON EDMUNDS, Who was so opposed to a holldny-rocess, at- though he had been nbacnt tho first week of tho session, Will Improve the vacation by inlay, his wifo to seo her brother, in dilchigun., Had Juitgo Hunt resigned bla seat on the Supreme Hench last winter, as ho mud that bo should do, President H would have appolyted Mr, Ede asur, and the .appotptmont wouhl have bea. confirmed and accepted. But alnce thon there isa probabliity that the Ropub- Heans muy come into power in the Senate aguin ¢ Edmunds frlonds say that bo would not now nec ‘i tho dudgeship, He would bo much misscd in’ tho Senate, Whore he is tho revogulzcd lewler of the Hepublicun party. IT 18 ANNOYING 70 REPUMLICANS, by the Wye to sce the chnire of tho Sonatora from Novadn vacint, now that a despornte ute tempt is to bu, mado to oust Kollogg and thus ae a voto for the noxt Senate. Joncs bas not beon here, but it fa understood that bo would Appear should an emergonoy ariso which mada hia vote desirable, Shuron, hawevor, was hore very little last winter, and bas not given any signs ot Hfo this your, although he carofully drew hy pay which was due during tho recess. Such absolite neglect of Congressional dutics hua nover before bean known at tho Onpltal; and, should Sharon's absence make Kellogg tose hig sent, and this enable tho Domoorats to esston of tho Senute, Sharon will oo- Inenviable position, A CHRIATMAS*HOP which hud tho attractions of home was given at tho iurgu bouruing-houso of 3 vod, on ‘tweltth atreut, long known aa Mrs. Ktives'. Mrs, Sonitor Logan te the Ife of this domestic rene dezyoug, ond sho $4 seconded by dirs, Kopro- sentative Carpenter of lows, drs, Kepresontative Lurrows of Michigun, Mra. Represontative Neal of Ohio, und the daughter of Ropresontative ‘Taylor, who suceceds Gen, Garield in the Houso, Sonator Logan's health {8 good, oxcept that ho ts subject to a rhoumutic paln in ono of bis knees, which comos without saraky and departs as unexpectedly, Ex-Secretary Woutwell, who is to be here during tho coming wintor a8 counsel for the now Franco-Amoricun Claims Commis. slon, will buard at Stra. Lockwood's. ‘THB VRENCH LEGATION hos recelved from Cullfornin some astonishing statlatios about the wine-crop Of this yonr, which will bo upwards of 12,000,000 of gutlona, ©: which 1,000,000 gallons will be dtatiltod into brandy, Strange to say, u considerable propor- tlon of this wino and brandy Is phipped cy Callfornia to France, and tub of it fs doubt jess returned ta this country ns the produce of tho well-known French vontnges, [tis evident that thu French fear not only that we may suon couse ta {import much Champagne, Burguady, or Bordenux, but that wo may supply Burope with wine, to wash down our buef and broad, OUR CHINESE DIPLOMATS Bro gotting reudy fora yrand display on New Yeur's Duy at tho President's reception, whon the Atubuysadors, tho Becretarles, and tho At- tuchés will uppear In the full glory of Pekin caurt-costume, Sir. 1, W. Burtlott, tho Amorie eau Seerotary, who iy 9 brothor-in-law of Yung into Washington. ree a qunteey aeestey F judicial etal py oupy an ‘Wing, will wear tho undortaker-Ilko garth of our drawing-rooms, aud his pretty young daughter will be attired in the Inteat Parisian style. But Chen Song Linng, Chang Shon Chee, Lit Tang. Young Hysou, and Old Hohen wilt sport silka and: fating, with tho ttle buttons and othar dMatinct~ ive China marks, Tho Legatton numbora thire feon, which Ia for moro than that of hee iieleaty Quoon Victoria. Tho Japnnosc Legn- tton will wonr a Europonn cotirt-droas, with the Geeeption of thelr American Seeretary, Mr. Chorics Lanaman, tho woll-known author, whe Hover oppenrs in Mr. Yostida’s sulte, 1a Waa Tr PANTAtE LEGATION in just now very impoatng, in point of numbere atlonst. In ndiition to Menor’ fon Fellps Mon- doz do Vigo, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pionipatontlary, thero in. Firat, wBccont, and w hi pecelayy of Legation, threo Attachés, « Military Attaché, and 1 Noval Attaché, There in nlso, sub rosn, 0 datecttvo foreo, which {a ovor on tho alert to arrest Mibustoring expoditions, Qnd to nacortain whethor any movement ison foot for the omanotpation of tho “ Byor-Falth: ful Island” frown Spanish rule. A fow years since, . fanvd A BTUPENDOUS TOAX was played on tho Spanish Ministor hora cauplo of amart journoymon-printers, anes fi nowspaper-correspondont who was In the old Don's scerot service. Vurchasing a Noyeity printing-prosa and some small fonts of type, the printors struck off a Cow blank cominisstong for ofiicers iu tho sorvico of “Cuba Libre,” with certificatcs of indobtednoss, ote. Copics of those Wore shown to the Miniter, who wns at once on the rampage. Ho placed a thousand dollars in ‘Als agents hands, with promisos of moro, and tho faithless “espion” divided it with’ th printers. ‘Thoy got up additional ovidenco of a argo fMibuastering expedition, when Unluckily thelr accomplice got on 4 spreo, antl revealed to fn fellow-uctectivo his trencticry. That plot was asore subject at the Spanish Legation. A PREDICTION. I do not bellfove that Gon. Garfiold hns of= fored to make Sonator Bluigo his Secrotary of State, although that gontloman, by conniving at the spreading of such a rumor, is Delping, his friend, Eugene Hale, to succeed linnnibat Harnit, ng, if tho frionda of Mr. Fryo think that there will bo another vacancy which he can fil, thoy won't press his clafins against thoso of Hale now. Hut 1 do oxpcot to suo a place in the new Cabinet offered to Jay A. Hubbell, of Michigan, who has been the efficient Ubairman of tha Congresstonal Committoo. Ho is identi fied with the mineral intorosta of the country, and woll acquainted with the othor matters undor tho eiaaletion, of tho Bearctary of the Interlor. Ho bas resided hero for alght yoars, and ho hos a lovely and accomplishod wife, bo- aides the amplo fortuno without which no Cable net-oflicer can ontertain as is oxpected of him. FREDERICK DOUGLAS, who was Bppolited Marshal of tho District by President Hayes, hae been warned that tho old Hourbon clement on the Banch and within the Bar of tho Courts (s working, arainst his ro- appolntmont. ‘hoy have adroitly urged that tho place be given to Mr. W. K. Rogors, the Prealdent’s Private Seorctary, who dosircs to be rotated on the 4th of March Into some lucrative position herenbouts. Ho had better act bia hoart on the praieuls Pinco of Register of Wills, now hold by Cul. Amos Webster, who was Grant's Headquarters Quartorinnster; but the old Bourbons around the Court-Louse hops to uso him to get rid of Dougiag, who Jsan inillo~ ton upon thom. it is, by the way, n curious inot that, sinco Dougins has been Marshal, he has nover been asked to appear at o state ro- coption and “present” visitors to tho Prosident, as his predecessors had invarinvlo done, His name also disappeared from the list of tho Pros- idont’a “household” in tha-Congressional Di- rectory, It has been ovidont that tho colored mye was not wanted in the East oom on galas ‘31H BENATORIAL ELECTIONS * noxt month wil! be watchad hero with front ine orest; and, should Maynarl or Hawkins gos chosen by the Tonnessea Legislature, tho result will be a restoration of Republican ruto in the Upper House. Iix-Secrotary Robeson professes to be sure of his clection in Now Jorsoy; but ex-Sonator Frolinghuysen bas many. frionds, and Mr. George A, pine wealthy lonthor denier at Nowark, wanta tho place bndly. In Pennsylvania, Galusbn A. Grow is making @ Becat nowspaper-show; and he dociarcs that, If lefeated, it will bo tho work of theCamerons,—all of which is to put him In Fosten: for a dipto- matic ait intment asa victim. In Now York there will bo a contest between Ropresontativa Richard Crowloy, of the Niagara District, and Chauncey M. Depow. Ben Harrison Spears to havo the inside track in Indiana, and Jobn Shore man will Save a “walk-ovor" in Ohio, ‘THB INAUGURATION is tobo made, the occasion fora parade, an illumination, and n bail, for whiol the businoss-men of Washington are subsorib- tng rey, as thoy should, for it will all bring griat to thoir mills, There Js alrendy a rush for rooms, which tho hotole will not gunrantco nt any price, oxrcept to old patrons. ‘Tho military display will be tho finest seen here sinco the Fraad,roview ~whon Johnny camo marching iomo,"—capccially a large dotachment of reg ulars, anda naval brigado of sailors and satlore apprentices armed and drilled as infantry. AMUSEMENTS, Robson and Crane, two favorits hore, will play this woek atthe Nattonnl Theatre in “ Shai snd Flats"; and at Ford's Thoatro wo are to bove “ The Guy'nor,” a comedy which has boon Very successful in Hoston and New York, The first weok in January the Bacholors’ Club as- somblies will bo commancod; and tho fotlowing woek the Army and Navy Germans will’ delight the dancers of the boau monde, Indead, from Now Yeonr’s Day until Ash-Wednesday thoro will be a constunt succession of gniotios. Dreak+ fasts, lunches, receptions,dinnors, balls.gormans, hear TMmasquerades, and private thoatricals ‘will follow cach other in rapid succossion. Raconteun. ind mitita: THE CRIMINAL RECORD. A Few Interesting Itoms front the Pos Heo Stations, Dr. J. W. Adams, charged with obtaining monoy by falso pretenses from Stcssrs, fobart and Horrick, of Grinnoll, In. was yosforday disoharged by Justice Watlace for lack of proac- cution. B An owner !s wanted at tho Wost Twolfth Streot Station for a common saddlo and two ovorconts. Tho articles wero found upon Patrick Hines, who was caught white trying to sell the suddle to a eecond-hand doaler on Canal atree Jacob Isaacs, John Day, John Hawloy, and John Schrocder wero yestorday hold by Justice Wallace in $100 cach to tho Criminal Court for tho larceny of threa firkins qf butter from in front of E. 2. Douco’s commission houso, at No. 199 South Water atrest, , IpA Monnison, a State streot cyprian, who has rown fnmiliar in the Polico Courts and in the iminal Court by reason of hor frequent are rests upon chargos of larcony, was yesterday hold by Justico Watlaco in. $306 to tho Criminat Court for stoaling a watch from F, T, Conger, of No, 102 Bouth Water streot, who allowed blinself to bo enticed into hur ranche, E. T. Caso, a saloonkooper at No, 4¢ Van Buren streot, yesterday swore out # warrant bo- fora Justice Wallaco for the arrost, of Louis Grotz, 18 yonra of uge. Tho latter's fathor hasa sma}l factory adjoining the antoon, and oarly in the morning forgome unknown reason young Grotz fired a bullet through the framo partition which separates tho fuctory from the saloon, ae bullet lodged in tho colling, and did no lamage. Dotectives Eliott and Wiloy aro sense by for Michael Brow, a driver La eeete by the Adama Express Company, who {fs snid to havo ab seanded with about of the Company's cash, Brow was very well known to tho polioo, having been implilented a couple of yoars ago ina des perate shooting affray with a maanatmned Roach, and also for bla intimacy and sunposod come oltelty with what is known ns the Fourtconth= street band of railroad thieyos, George Dest was yosterday held by Justico ‘Walah in $1,000 bail to tho Criminal Court upon two charges of Hpeoner referred by George I. Hurry and Gus Eminoll, of No. 208 West Madi aon street. Thoy found Beat hometcas and pen niless and gave bin shelter. Me repaid their gratitude by snonking into tho room one nigh! and, aecreting hinwelf boneath tho bed, wal for his opportunity to steal a hnlf-dozon arti- cles belonging to bis two bonofactors. The property was found in pawnshops whoro ho had Wisposad of it. ‘ Mary Vowers was yosterday held by Justice Waleti in $600 to the Criminal Court upon a charge of highway rabbery proferred by Join Jobuson, who identified Mary as one of a party of two mon and throe women who assaulted bin at tho cornor of Union and Indiana atrects ono woek ago last Thursday ulgbt. Tho two mon held bin while the women scoured watch and chain, valuod nt anda new hat, Whon thoy let bim go Bary bit him with bor fist in the ores and, with cures, ordored him to go bis way an mnkeo no disturbance. Thomas Somurs, who waa Arrested with Mary, was discharged from custo- dy, Johnson being unnblo to positively idontify him as ono of bis assaitants, Louls Wabrbcin, a saloonkooper at No. 206 La Baile stroct, wos yesterday fined §15 by Justica Wallace, and suntonced to the Washingtonian Homo, ‘This was done at th request of bia wite and rolatives, who testified that Louls bad becn drinking heavily for somo thino, and that bo could not possibly keop sober enough to attend to bis buslness, “‘Tholy urrangements wore sot nt naught, howover, by the manugersof the Home, who rofused to ndinit Wabrboin because uel tho action af tho curious, Wabrbelt remains at the Armory. aod to-day another effort fs to bo madu towards Bo curing bim admittance to tho Home, COURT-HOUSE PLANS. Bpecial Correspondence of The Calcago Tribune, Lavarerrn, Ind., Deo, 27,—The County Com misstonera of Tippecanoe are to-day examining plans for a new Court-Houso. Hut alx plane aro under conaideration, Atwong tho architec! computlug for the Court: House, Chicago ts ro} resonted by Messrs, MoKeon and Plavy, No cone clusion hag yet boen reached, a Filo of your corns with the “ Japanose Corns File.” It will surely cure and end pain, 36 counts, a Noothor Whiskers Dyg equals Hill's—40 gent +