Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1880, Page 3

WASHINGTON. Report of Lyman, Government Investigator of Pleuro- Pneumonia. Nothing Known of the Dreadful Cattle-Plague Save that We Have It. Formation of the Court-Martial for a Second Hearing of Cadet Whit- taker's Case. . {une OMcers Composing the Court All Men of Unprojudiced Minds. Forecast of Grant’s Anticipated Article in the North Amer ican Review. A Hired Person in tho Post-OMce Depart. ment Dellyers an Ominous Optnion. The Prosumptuous Sioux Send Word to Schurz that They Are Too Tired to Talk. CATTLE-PLAGUE. SCIENTIFIC REPORT, WITH A GOOD DEAL OF TALK AND FEW FACTS, Spectat Dispateh to The CAteago Tribune Wasitnaroy, D. C., Dee, 80,—Dr. Charles Lyman, the. veteringry surgeon who was sent by our Qoveriinent to Europo to dis- cover why thé British Government places our enttle under embargo, on the ground that they are disensed from pleuro-pneu- monte, kas made a voluminous revort. Ts statenient and recommendations are of great Importance to Western cattle growers and dealers, ‘The substantlal potnts of lls re- port are these: Reports were constantly being received from England that cattle af- fected with plenro-pneumonia were being frequently landed there, A short fuvestiga- tlon on this side demonstrated clearly that those aniinals camo directly, In nearly all eases, from the West, and, oftentimes, over Jines of ratlroads that were entirely away from nny point at which the disease could be located, . TNE NEXT STEP gcemed to bo to enrry tho investigation to tho other side, tv see the disensed_ cattle as Innd- ed there,and, by means of manifests and-way- bills, to trace them back to their original starting-polnts in the West, aud thus to tind all the infected terrltory. -d’his was,donc, Out of 11,000 bensts examined In Liverpool during July and August, in ne ong of which could pleuro-pneumonin be detected In the living animal, the Inspector of the Veterin- ary Department of the Privy Counell con- deumed, after post-mortem exaniiuation of the lungs, six cases, THESE SIX CASES Nave been traced back, and in all except ono it has been-found that the animals came front the West, and over Sines of railroad which are entirely north of any localities that aro lnown to be contaminated,—the facts being that a part of their Journey eastward was generally made through portions of Canada, "This, of course, means that we have this drended entilo scourge established among our Western herds,—that Chicago, Buffalo, Albany, Boston, or Portlind are’ disensed centres, or clase tho discaso- is not pleuro- pneumonia at all, t IF PLEURO-PNEUMONIA: EXIST IN THE WEST, or there are diseased centres in or about the points named, through which the cattle pass on thelr journey eastward, the information wilLingure its exact location, In relatioy to tho inst phase of the nintter, nll that can at present bu sald is that the particular Jungs exhibited present in thelr fresh state and to tho naked eye all the lesions of the conta- gious disease, but on ® very sinatl seno, and, in addition, there fs another lesfon (that 1s constantly present in. theso condemned lungs) which has never been deseribed’by uny authority, or noticed by any of our veterinarinns tobe 2 constant or oven a known accompaniment of the disuaso In question, WHAT BEARING TIS FACT may have upon this part of tho question a further and wore minute investigation of the subject alone can decide, Prof, William Williams, of Edinburg, s comparative pathologist of world-wide colobrity, assorts thot the lungs examined by him previous to the Professor's visit did not show tho lesions of the disenso, , but. that the changes noticed, wore caused by bronchitis, Whothor these cnses ore or fre not duo to true contagious pleuro-pneu- mona is a mutter which docs not, in the Incantine, have much bearing upon the question of the removal of the English om- bargo upon our cattle, THE ESTIMATED 1.088 to Americans from thls embargo, in the est!- nation of nvery goud judgo of the matter, has reached, during the present year, a sum rising $2,250,000, ‘Tho actunl.loss sustained from the presonce of the disease by the farmers and datrymen of the East. who are unfortunate enough .to be locuted.in tha midst of a contaminated centre it is very hard to compute, but that the annual loss by death ulone can be no very Ibght tax to them Is a safe conclusion, 1 18 STILT PosstLE A to oxterminnte this rulnous foreign plague, beenuse It ly, We most certalnty bulieve, con- {ned to animals that are kept upon fenced farms. Should It oneo, by any misfortune, be envrled among the grent hords that breed, grow, and feed upon the unfenced ranges of. the West, Its extirpation would become ime possible. ‘The whole Western country, trom ‘Texas northward, WOULD BECOME INFECTED, notwithstanding all offorts that then might be ninde to remedy the evil, This great and Krowing nationnl Interest would be porpet- ually mortgaged, and there would bo an al. gost Inealeuluble loss from deaths alone, The one remedy now for allot this fs plain and of comparatively easy accomplishment, oviez: Let Congress. chact such measures ind authurize auch an execution of then ns AN tnediately restrict. tho movement of sattle out from and within Infected districts, and, in thne, eradicate overy caso or lung: plague, v WHITTAKER, | durmranrian you A secon ‘EATING, * Npeclat Dlepateh to The Chicago Twouney Wasiusaton, D, C., Dee. $0,—The court- tnarlal which has been ordered In the Whit- tuker casa has on {t some very strong frlends of the colored raee, und, as a whole, the court {s one which will give the young col- Ored man a fale trial, Itfs composed of the following officers: “Brig.-Gon, N, A, Milles, Dresldent ot the Court; Col, H, A. Morrow, wenty-tint Infantry, Liout-Col. Pluckney Tagenbell, Firat lufattry;— Lieut.Col, 3. Mf © Brawnan,” Firat. Artillery; Maj. Lowls Merrill, Soventh Cayalry; Maj. BE. Sumner, Filth Cavalry; Capt. RE, Frank, First Artillery; Capt, J, N, Craig, Tenth Infantry; Capt, Merritt Bar- ber, Sixteenth Infantry; Maj. A. &. Gardner, Judge Advocate uf the Court. Gen, Miles fy related by marriage to Gen, Sherman, but it 4s doubtful whether le shares the antipathy Which Gen, Sherman has recently mmalfest ed fo cotored cadets, BILeS ~ dus worked hia own way up from the ranks, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY DECEMBER 31," and knows what Il is to bo obscure and poor, Col, Morrow has long seen services in tho South, and has had many colored troops under him, and has the repu- tation of haying ylven them a falr elanee, Maj. Merrill ty a very earnest friend of the colored minn, and isa strong Repub- Henn, “Me has been accused of partisanship on account of tha pecullar energy with whieh le exeeuled the laws in Ku-Klax thus, | Ils Ife was ofton threatened, but lie berforned his duty in South Carolina and Louisiana against the Ka-Klux, Maj, Gnrd- ner was tho JudgeAdvocnte of the court- martial at West Potut Inst suminer, and is the officer who fas mate such serious charges against Gen. Selofleld in connection With te hearing. IN THE DESIUNATION OF THE ME WE COURT-MARTIALY tho recommendattons of Gen, Howard have been closely followed. Six of the ten ofl- cors who will composy the Court were not graduated at the Miltary Academy. Gen, Miles, tho President, was once Colonel of 0 colored regiment, the Fourth Infantry, Ie believes In fair play for every man, Col. Lugenbeal, who ty n West-Pointer, served with distinction in the war with 3lexico. Capt. Frank graduated at West Point in the samo eluss with Gon. Howard, and knows how Gen, Howard himself was persecuted when a cadet, ‘The Court will convenoat West Point Jan, 1%, by whieh Unie it is expected that Gen, Loward will havg assumed command there, . AMMY MEN BAY. that Whittaker Will haven fatr triat with thut Court. Whittaker will be represented by counsel, but it has not yet been deter iilned by his friends who shall act fn that enpneity. Among those who have been spoken of by Whittaker’s friends aro Emery Storrs, of Chicago, Benjamin Brewster, of Philadelphia, and ex-Gov. Chamberlain, for- inerly of South Carolina, now of New York. GRANT’S ARTICLE INTHE “NONTI AMERICAN REVIEW," Spectat Dispaten to Tne Chicago Tribune, Wasinnatox} D. ©., Dee. 20,—Thedanuary number of the North American Review is looked for here with unusual interest, as It {s known that it will contain an article on Anteroceanic canals by Gen. Grant, Tho General has won new laurels during the past Yyearas a public speaker, and this article will establish iis reputation ns 0 concise, forcible writer.. Tho article commences with an elaborate comparative review of the diferent routes across the Isthmus of Darlen pro- posed for. the constructlon of a ship canal. Its statements are based on oficial reports, and are sustatne by exten- sive statistics, ‘he impractieabllity of the Panu route fs {nsisted upon, and the folly of attempting to construct a ship-canal over itis argued in square Anglo-Saxon sentences, which WILL UE MEAD WITH PLEASURE by Do Lesseps or ex-Seeretary ‘Thompson. ‘The feasibility of constracting a ship-canal on the Nicaraguan route Is earnestly main- talned, The comunercial advantages of this route are also shown, especially the great advantages It, possesses for our coastwixe navigation, and in securing the easy delivery of Californin breadstuifs to Brazil and other ports on the Atlunticconst of South America, ‘Tho statements concerning this trade aro novel and important, ‘Tho conclusion of the ‘urtlele is A STALWART ASSERTION OF TUE MONROE bg DOCTUINE, on. Grant shows that this zrownd was taken dn the Senate of the United States by Stephen aA. Douglas in his elaboraty speech aguinst tho ratification of the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, SMBENS OF cand that it hag been reafilrmed by President “Hayes. It is evident that Gen, Grant has studied the Interoeennfe-canal question very carefully, and that he fs an carnest advocate of the Nicaraguan -route, and' proposes (to quote from-one of his war Wwlegrams) to “theht Ivouton this lino if it takes nll sum- myer! i INAUGURATION. 2 PREPARATIONS, Specat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasntnoton, D. C., Dec, 30.—The magni- tudo of the arrangements for tho Inaugura- tlon daily increases. ‘Lhe decorations are to bo of a most alaborate chnracter. : Among the designs proposed js one of # colossat statue of America, thirty feet high from the base of tho pedestal to the top, td stund in the contre of the rotunda. The figure Js to. holda brillinntly-lighted flambenu, composed ofelther an electric Hght or gus-jets, to be constantly burning and reflecting into every part of the building. The Visitors’ Commit- teo Is arranging for all the halls and society buildings that can be. ob tained, to plico + cots nnd lodge the thousands of strangers who‘have an- nounced their intention of coming. All the hotels disposed of every Inch of thelr avall- able room weeks ago. An effort is ta bo made to secure the use of the. public-school bulldings for civic and military organiza- tions. ae . IMPORTANT BELIEF . ie “IT GOES.” Wasiunatoy, 2, ©, Dec, 80,—Judge Free man, Assistant Attorney-General for tho Post-Oflles Departmont, has written tho Post- uinster-General taking the ground that print- ed commercial papers, flied out In writing, are: legully subject to Jetter rates of postage, and therefore Sec. 232 of the present postal rogitlations (utlowiug such papers as bills of lading, Involees, way-bills, Insurance docu ments, deeds, clreulars, ond hand-bills to pass through the malls as third-class mattor) should be annulled as contrary to law, BOURBON FRAUDS, ORE THAN EIGUTY THOUSAND PRANKED ENVELOPES “FOUND IN TE “DETALNID BAGS IN THE WASHINGTON PORTOFFICE, Wasuinatoy, Dev, 20,—Tho oficial inquiry made by the Post-Oflico suthoritics Into the Megal use of tho wnilain this elty during tho Presidential campalgn reveals some ad- ditional facts In relation to the nine bags filled with empty envelopes that were re- eolved nt the Washingten Clty -Post-Onlce from Now York under the frank of Sonator Watiace, From an Inspection. af the nine bags referred to, made by Postmaster Alnger, {t appears that the aggregate: number of empty cnvelopes contained in thom was 80,250, ‘Theso cmpty envelopes bore tho franksof the following named membors of Congress, and tothe number set opposlt -thelr respective nnmes; Sumuel 8, Cox, Now York. ,.44. 3,1, Chalmers, Misstesipp Waldo Hutebing, Now Yark,., 0,8, Bluvkburn, Kentuoky..... Nicholas Muller, Now York, I. W, Ityon, Pennsylvania... Polndoxtor Dunn, Arkansns. Van i. Manning, Misstasipp! Philtp Cook, Guorgia...... Hobore ii. Vanco, North Carolina. key or, ‘Tonnoasoe viyiner, Pons: Sonutor Wilkinson Cally Fort TOU sirercrreseonersreesrerer “8 It apvears from tho testhnony glyen by persons emptoyed in this clty by the Duma- cratle Congressional Committed that these nine bags of empty envelopes avero originally sent trom here to New York by the Conunit- tes for the purpose of being franked In that city, and after having been tranked were re- turned here In order to be filled with priited docunents for distribution through the malls. From the sume testimony ft uppears tho Democratic Committee here was In the habit of sending unfrankable inatter through the Post-Ollico, thts class of matter belng done hp in packarus with ong or two Congres onal speeches dong up dn front, so as to de celyo the Post-Onice authorities as to the true character of the packages. It iy probable that the report of the investigation will be sent by the Postuister-Gencral to the douse of Representatives. NOTES. 3 TUE PONCE CoMSISsION, Special Duyatch to Tha Caicago Tribune, Wasuixatny, D, C,, Dee. 3.—The mem- bers of the Boston Ponca Commission lett for the West to-night, ‘They are well sup. piled with all the comforts for the severe Journey before them, and, doubtless, have ninple funds, furnished by the Boston seutl mentatisty, Another army offleer, Capt. Hig. gins, Second Cavalry, has been ordered to accompany tho Commission as an ald to Gen, Crook, THERE WHE BOME 1 + TMES made to-day. Inspector-Generat Marey, the father-ln-law of Get. McClellan, las been retired, aud Col, Sackett, who fs the next in ‘rank, succeeds Nim, Sackett fy a very experienced offer, Col, Bernard, of the Engineer Corps, Is retlred, This will result ina number of promotions fn that corps. Capt. G. J. Lydeeker, stationed nt Chicago, will be adva ito Major. ANEW AtrEMrr ‘ is making to secure the removal from the Ist of Naval Payimasters of Edward Yellows, nephew of the famous Dr. Bellows. Young Bellows was dlsinissed the service twelve years azo beenuse of irregularities fit fils ne- counts, mul was restated (hrongh’ strong political influence, and put back Into jils old place, thus displacing others who had; been atyanced during his enforeed redlfgynent, Bellows, of course, ins the united opposition of all the offteers below him, as his, return keeps them back one grile, ise THE SIOUX, sm Wasuinaton, D. Cy Dee. 30.—The Chey- enne Itiver and Lower Brule Sioux; who were to hold another conference at tho'Inte- ror Departmént tovday concerning + rallroad. right-of-way through thelr reservation, sent word from thelr hotel to the Departinent this morning that they were “too thred to tall to- day,” but thought they would bo suficlently rested to talk to-morrow, , INTERNAL REVENUE It The recelpts from internal wore $391,807, and from customs S155}. Checks amounting to $1,075,000 were reniitted to-iny from tho Lreasury Department oft ne count of the redemption lonn Us of 1880" NEW YEAI’S, ae Thecustomary orders have been isshed tothe oMlcers of the ariny and navy at Washimgton to pay thelr respects: to the President New Year's-Days . A.S. Logan, a tnenl descendant of tho historic Indian chief, las been appointed to a position in the Interlor Departinent. TAREL ON LIBERTAL Mr, Willinm Coppinger, Secretary of the Liberia Colontzution Sovlety, denies the statements recently made in some. of the New York papers relative to. tho unhealth- fulness of Liberia, He says such charges have been nade for many years, but have been successfully refuted by the testhnony of stich men as Conmodore Shufeldt, D, Be Warner, and Dr, E. W. Blyden, who take an encouraging view @f£ the work of coloulza- tlon a3 a whole. CASUALTIES. ONE CAR DROPPED OUT, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Omaita, Neb,, Dee. 80.—The St. Louis ex- pregs train met with quite an accident six miles from Council Bluifs this morning, While rounding a curve at n moderate speed the rails spread and Iet tho train onto the PORTANT AIMY Ith= 4 stles, ‘Phe train ran‘a short distanee and the engine ran onto the ralls alt right again, but the bazgago kept off, ulso the trucks of tho reellning-chale ear, The next car and the dintug-enr jumped the track and fell down a Dank ton or twelve feet high, slightly Injur- ing two walters, the conductor, and two cooks, who were the only persons in it, the passengers having just finished breakfastand taken sents in other cars. ‘he dining-car broke its couplings at both ends, Jeaving the rest of the traln on the track, tho sleeper boing the-rear car, ‘Train mon immediately wout to work with frogs” and other sip pilanees, and In halfan. Nour got the train started ‘again all right, anid, leaving: the Gining-room ear in the diteh, arrived at the Union Paeitic transfer without: further wecldent. ---* Be de foie wit DROWNED, Boston, Mass., Dee. 30.—Word has just been received here of a sud fatality whieh befell the wife and ‘son of Edwin I, Baker, who with lis famlly resides at Cottage City, Martha’s Vineyard, both being drowned In a pond about a mile frum Oak Bluifs, The tad was coasting near tho pond, which isa deep one, and at tho thue was partially frozen, ‘The sled, with the Jad upon it, ran upon the thin Jeo and broke through, Lis mother, seeing the accident, hastened to rescue the boy, and In the attempt to do so lost her own life. SMASIL-UL IN NEBRASKA. Curyyyxe, Wyo., Dec, 20,—Thls morning the cast-bound emigrant train on the Union Paeltic Road parted In two near Lodge Pola Station, Neb, and on the portions colliding toxother elght enrs wore wreeked and tivo passengers hurt, none fatally, The east bound express on tho sume road collided with the water train this morning near Rock Springs, Wyo. Both engines were denmol- ished, “No pussengers were hurt, Engl neers and firemen escaped with slight ine Juries. 4 Wit BURNED TO DEATII, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. , Crtxtox, Ul, Dee. 30.—Hlorenco Andrews, a-Syear-old girl, daughter of Mr. Ash Andrews, of this place, met with a most hore ribla death to-day, About 4 o'clock Inst night sho was getting warm near tho fire of a. neighbor when her clothes ignited, and almost Instantly she wag enveloped In tite, from which sho died toxtny. DEATH IN A CASK, Mespnis, Tenn, Dec. 90,—This morning while John Bruons, a German, 25, years old, employed by the Meinphis Brewing Com- miny, Was coating the Inside of a eask with brevir's nitel, tho ensk exploded, killing Bruens and slightly injuring two others. 1 ory rie TRACK, | : Povankrurny, N, Y., Dee. 30.—Tho even- {ng traln-on the Rhinebeck & Connecticut Rowd ran ana broken rail tive mites dast of Rhinebeck this afternven, ‘Ten empty-conl cars, a mail car, ay nese nt ig vit wenty-foot embankment, TMG suadl ene took Bro tad half the mull-baags were destroyed, Ea —- STRAYED OR STOLEN. . Frepemexsuuna, Va, Dee, 80,—The dally, train on the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Balthuore Rallrond lutt this place Wednes- day morning ‘at 7% and upto this: tue has not been heurd from, o ee LIFE-INSURANCE, | Massachusetta Compantos Wieling at tho Nowly-fmposed ‘Tux, Boston, Mass,, Deo, W.—Considerdbla op- position has arisen towards the fase vabeal by the lost Legislature imposiuga tax of one- half of 2 pur cent per annum on the nt value of reserve of all lifu-ingsurance policiys held by residents of the State, Contrary to the anticipations of the osiginators of the meas- ure, it is spi that {ts effect, unless it bo moditied or repealed, will be to close the doors of every Muassichusetis-iife-Insurance company, and to drive from tho State every other company dolng business here, Owing to the assessment of the now, tux, three or four companies have winounced thelr jnten- ton of withdrawing thelr business from the tho State, Several other ‘States, under what are termed reciprocal tux Juws, have natifed: all Mussuchusotts companies dolng busiuess in thelr borders that they will be requlred to bay the gang tx on tis, bustuess dung there which Massachusetts tas'inposed on outside compantes, ‘The tinmediate result of the con: thiuanee of this law will be the falling olf of about 15 ver cont io the dividends of thy polleyhotders. | Suveral of thacompantes will fest the constitutlonulity of the new law, Such psseasmetits us huve been pald are pald under protest. a More health, sunshine, and joy in Hop Uitters: than fy all other remedies, eye THE RAILROADS. Western Lines Still Wrangling Over the Emigrant Rates, The Burlington Reduces Its Kansas City Rate to Four Dollars. No Change in the Muddle in Pennsylva- nia Yard at Philadelphia. WEST-ROUND 3 4 The General Passenger Aerts of the Western roads were agate in session yester- clay, and had a further dseusslon reantding the netion necessary to establish os niore unity form system for transueting, the west-bound emigrant business, and to make ai arrange. ment that will be salisfactory both ta the Eustern as well ag: the Western Hnes, Be sides thuse present at the meeting the day previous, Mr’ Geor¥e Dantes, of the Wa- bash, tuok part in thu proceedings, Mr. Rug: gles, of-the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern, arrived liere Wednesday evening , to attend the meeting, but had to return to St. Louls again yesterday morning, having been called buck on urgent busiuess, As the + real object of this meetihg has not yet been fully reported, it will be well to wive the causes which iMicutties which made It ‘Formerly the Emigrant. Comutastoners at Castle Garden, New York, were wae to make rates over Western Hues under an tuereement by wileh each line received i zer- tain proportion of the through rate. As the emigrant Disincas Inerensed, active compell> tion led the New York trunt: lines to pay: comnulssions, "I'he —colfipetition became strong itinually, uid at Inst a commis} slon of 35 percent was paid, Ths counnis- slon was deducted by tha trunk Mnes from the proportion of the Western roads, which ithereby were muleted ont of a large portion of the revenue derived from the emigraut busluess. Fur fratunee: If the through rate : York to Council Bluffs is $15, the » Burlington & Quiney, for instance, sould get ns its proportion $6, ont of which sum the 25 per cent, comission is taken, mounting {o about $1.50, leaving to the Omaha Sine but $4.50, When tho emfzrant combination, of West- ern roads was formed Inst spring, it Was done for the principal purpose of stopping this commission nulsanee, ‘The Western lines were willing to aceept a net rate, or Ae rate with the Eastern [nes at any rates they should gee fitte imtke, but they were 10t willing to be my out of thy 25 per cent 4 such net commission, ey ustablisi rie, and Mr I. W. ,Gwinner, Formerly: Yicket-Auditor of the “Pennsylvania Rall- yond, wis appolnted Commissioner to carry out the agreement. But it could never he carried out, as somo of the Western roads would continue to necept the ‘termg of the trunk lines, ‘The Into reduction of 20 per cent In emigrant rates from New York by tha Pennsylvania and Erle Rallroads) made the situation still worse, ns it further redueed the reventies of the Western Hnes from this souree, ‘Therefore Commulssioner Ii. W. whiner called this ineeting to consider the sitiation and take some detion caleulated to make the combination mors efiicient, and foree ths trite tonccord fair rates to the ern Hines, ar ‘The proposition was made at yesterday's tmiveting {0 forme a pool of the emigrant busl- Ness anvong tho Western lines, Itwas arg! that nothing else thun a yoo! could prevent <sonte of the roads froin going astray. It was argued that 1 considerable; reanetion in the through emigraut rates could be made, and thoy would still get more thin they now do, For instance, with a Sih‘ rate from New York, the tines between’ Chicago and Omaha get os their proportion.$6, and, taking the comusslon out of. this, but $4.50 is tert. Hf, therefore, the commisslon 1s abolished, an the rate reduced to St, tho Omaha Ines = would still), get $5 as. their propor- tion, or 60 cents more than they now do imdor thee. {irevent system witha trate, No more.headway in reach- Ing an understanding wag made nt yeste: dajy’s meeting than at. tie one the day provl- ous, which was principally due to the non- irepresentationvof. several of the St. Louls joliness oA nendfoummientt was therefore: had wntil it e’elock Monday,-when all the roads Iyterested are expeeted)tp. be present, am ‘atother clort will then ba made to settle the vexed .question by’ the establishinent of 0 Western pool on west-bond emigrant busl- ness, eeu TUF PAS! iER WAT. After holding Its Kaysas City rate from this city at $7 ever slice the present railroad war between the Western Hues was Innug- urated, the Burlington and Hannibal & St Joc Railronds have decided to charge here- after but $1. ‘This aetlon is very Ikely to crento another ruupus on Kansas Clty rates, “‘Vho Wabash has been sell- ing “Keanses City tickets ull along for $3, ‘The Alton and Rock Island are now charging $% ‘The two lnst-uamed ronds ean- not aiferd to charge more than Is charged by the Burlington and Hannibal & St. Joo route, and they will no doube at once meet the rite mnie by the conpeting tne, if not go below it, ‘Tne Burllugton took this step on acount of the clamor of the Manntbal & St. Joe, whieh was being badly hurt by the lower rates made by compelling Ines, and refused to stand itany longer, It Is quite vrobable that the new inove will get up us lively a war on Kansrs City mites naw as has prevailed on St Louls rates for some thne past, and tt would not ut atl be surprising If Kansas Clty rates should be quoted nt as low uo figure as ara St. Louls rates now. It is oven hinted that such a resilt is aimed at for the purpose of making the war more decisive than fb lias been thua far and. ta compel the Presitents and inanagers of the ronds Interested to come together and end the troubles before too much misehlef hus been dgne, THE PHILADELPHIA FIGH't. Syectat Dispateh to Tao Chicago tribune. Pisperenta, Dee. 20,—Tie Lincs of this morning has astatement purporting to come direct from prominent officials of the Pennsylvania Rod, and the fimocence they snanifest in regard to the actual cuss of the doluy of the Balumore & Ohio trains by their employés fs refreshing tthe extreme, ‘The fact fs cited that the Pennsylvania train on Monday was compelled to use thelr engines to get through Jorsey Clty, but no mention is manile of tho significant fact that the train did tot tose ¢ momentet thie Inthe yard here, when the Baltimore & Ohio train for Jersuy City was hott! an hour, tha passengers on whieh sa tho Ponnsylyanin tratu go by ata very rapid rate, There ts also a slyuiileant. omlaston as to the fact that although the Hine fled express of the now line reached the yard yesterday on thac, aud an hour aload of the regular thie of the Vennsylyanis Muited, -16 es was deliberately held behind a conl-train not only until the regular thne for the Ponnsylypnin Thafted, but untt! 4{t had mado up the forty mliutes if was for IMnd the, and had got fully dalf an hotir aheadon the Pailadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore, No reference, elthar, is made ta tho fuct that the sine coal-train was used to delay the east-bound tru. Thy, Pennsyl- yanla ofticidig.fake exception to the state- mont that the employes of a freight-train which was placed in front et a Balthnora & Ohio train had left {t and gone to thelr din ner. ‘That the engine was uncoupled from: the frelghttrain ond thit the tral hands left tho train for upwards df an hour fs oa fuct, aid us it was noon the surmise that they had gong to their dinner was a most ‘tattonal one, ‘That several passengers, da leave a Deluted train and go off nearly waite to dine nor [y also a fact, Ue If, ag stated by a prominent: official of.the Pennsylvania Roud, vio the Wines article, that tho einployés are doing nt In thelr power to forward the truius of the Baltimere & Ohlo, what is the necessity: for haying a speelal ofllver who does nothing else than conduct the Balthuore & Ohto trulns through the yurd, and so thine them us to meet at the tunnel, inorder that he may there change from the one tothe other? Upw ts it that, ne mutter how clear the truck may be, the tratn moves only upon his orders? ‘Then, agaln, why the presence of tho sume force uf patrols everyday, aud who tank the trainon the side to prevent any one from leaving it for an ine vestigution as to the cuuse of deluy? Iticis fed to the, necessary’ 1830—TWELVE PAGES.’ trne that the obstructions placed in the way of the Battiinore & Ohio trains are uninten- tlonal, and ophanly resulting from the crowded — condition of the | yard: why should those in charge of the Baltintore & Ohto train, ox well as all others, be foreed to remain upon the trtin? The factds that to even those npon the train it hag been plale that the same.freight coal nud ol] cars lave been emplpyen ito abstruc' trains In xuecession, andthe eh that this fy neeldental in siniply boylsh. eis no mistaking the ‘atiade of the Pennsylvania inen,.or of thelr keen satistaction over the detentions edlised trains of the new lint. Oné has but to visit the yard at such thes: as tie Balthnore & Oltlo tratus are not due to become sutisied tat ft $s far from aver- erawided, At such thnes there ty hut Tittle polit on, and th Are to-day tring stand ing upon the track whieh lave. hardly been moved fora week, ‘The yard fy used mainly for freight recelved from: and delivered to the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore, and forthe locomotives, Somehow or olter there ure nfways from ten to a dozen en cines to be putin or taken out of the round- house at the exact thing the Bullimore & Olilo trains are dite, The buthtozing talk about luilicting dire Ripon carrespontents who give the toligs on the disputed miles “lr ening with the other portions of the Times artic! The Balthuore & Ohlo train from New York was held as usual totlay until the Pennsylvania dhidted lad arrived aul gained ‘an howr's atvantage on the way to Syaaliiiy ton, The Daltimore & Ohfo train wag sand- wiehed In between coal and olf cars for in hour aud three-quarters. ‘The train for New: York, after having been side-traeked to pers wit the Pennsylvania Inited to goby, wag held here for three-quarters of an hour, and tinally got off about two hours late. Last night's fast train for the West lind 196 through passengers, and, though it wos de- falued an hour or more, could readily make it upon the maln Ine. NILE CHICAGO & IOWA, The Chicago & lows. Rallroad, running from Aurora, HL, to Forrester and Rockford, has long been a boue of contention among the original owners, headed by Mr FE. Hinekley, the Aurora stockholders, and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincey. The latter withdrew its clalm on the property. some time ago, and since the sontest fur the pos sesslon of the proporty has been waged be- tween the Hinekley party and the Atirora stockholders with varianle success, Some inonths ago the Aurora parties suceceded in having the Recelver, Mr. Moleomb, dis- charged by Judge Blodgett, of the United States Court, atu the property turned over to them; and they appointed Mr. Alenatder, ant present Division Superintendent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quine: Gen Mana The” Lin however, ve i M not — satisfied, they, went before a country Judes Tr, nnd obtained an order for placing Mr, Holcomb again In possession as Recelve dt the property was turned over to him again by Mir, Alexander without a contest. ‘Tho Re ceiver was then brought before the United States Court for contenipt, but the Court re- used to interfere, as no contempt could be proven, ‘Che Aurora parties then asked the Appellate Court to grant a supursedeas froin, the declsion of the country Judge, which was graited, But the Recelver refused to glve up possession, and therefore the Aurora parties asked tho Appellate Court to cite Mr, loleamb before them for contempt ‘The re- quest was granted, and Mr, Holcomb, the Recelver of the Chfeago & Towa, will have te appear before tho Appellate Court nex ‘Tuesday and account for his action, ‘The Aurora stockholders expect to be placed in possession again after the hearing of the ease, Should the Aurora parties be sttccessful and the rond be again turned over to them, It is believed that they will sell out their interest to tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, for which Hne the ‘road forms a natural feeder, and to which it will prove of some value, IMPORTANT SCHEME, The managers of the St. Louls & San Franelsco Railroad seem to be determined to push thelr ‘Texas extension i spite of Jay Gould's efforts to crowd them off the track, The St. Louly Repudtican has the following important Information regurding the Intest steps taken by the St. Louis & San Francisco people: Tho St. Louls & Sun Fran plo evidently mean busine id, desnite tho niet that Guuld controls tha Mixsourl, Kunsns a Texas on one sidy and tho fron Mountain on the other, are determined to push the Texas exten- ston, ‘To do thls the Company of course has to go into the murket for mancy,—whieh they can Casily obtalny=—and ft would ‘eam that thie ob jvot of tho recent visit uf Cupt, Rogers to New York rathor crops out from the Company's Iutest notice to the public. “Tho Iutest publication is in the abape of a noticoto stockholders under dato of Dec. 29, ‘oO Italtrond peo- 1830, of 1 special meeting to bo held nt the Com= pany ‘a attico In St. Louls on ‘Puusday, March 1, BH AL, Mm. for tuo purpose of considering and acting upon a proposed Issue by wald Com- puny of its consolidated martgugo bonds to an atnount not execading $20,000,000, bearing hutor= estat not oxeceding @ per ‘vent per anmum, and running not loss than thirty years, 1s its Board of Directors may hereafter determine; suid bonds to be “secured by a morte gage covering ult lines of rutile roud mow owned..by sald Campuny und the franchises’ and property appertalning thereto, and also ull the interest of said Conte pany. now owned or hereluntter to be acquired, any Oraltof tho lines of ratiroud now leased to or Operated by It, or which may be hercatter lensed to, or constructed, of operated by It, and tho franchises and property portulning thereto, or so much and such parts thereof as ita Direct- ors may determine; and which sald bonds ara to bo used, vo far as necessury, torctire or pro- vite for ull the bounded indebtedness for which sald Company fs now Hublo ut such times and on such terms as tho Hourd may direct, and, after reserving suiicient for auch purposes, the resi- due sbull be used for the construction, acquis ton, or equipment. or for aiding In the cone striction, acquisition, or equipment of addition- al lines of rallroul connceting with lines nuw owned or operated by it, and to the improvo- mont and equipment of any linea of road now or hereaftor to bu operated by It, In such manner ane to Tas extent ns ita Hourd of Dircetoramay joterminu, This call is signed by Gen, Winslow, tho Prosident of the 8t, Lows neisco Hails way, and 3 truly Indleutive of this Company's intention to extend ita Hue into Texus at an curly dato, 8ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO. 73 New Yonk, Dee, $0,—Theannual report of the St. Louis & Sau Francisco Railway shows: Main track milenge, 68.55 miles, of which #9 miles are Inid with steel rails; cupltal stock, $25,000,000; bonded indebted ness, $17,650,000; the nssets owned ut cash value, $4,365,715.49, not Including $0,799,550 at par of the issued vapltal stuck of tho At- Iantle. & - Paclfis Rallrond Company, and one-half interest In all future Issues of stock of that Cuomuany, of which $100,000,000 fg nuihorize. ‘Tho groxs. earnings for 1880 wore $2,001,060,15, und) the operating expenses and taxes, tueludlin 56,455 expended duriu the year for sted! ral 315,650.00, lonving net curnings of * $1,974,500,50, Deductlig Interest charges, there rumalned $603,702.70. Out of -this $00,000 was expended for tinprovemonts, and $102,758.00 on account of new. equipment, Teaving 0 surptusef $810,00L46, ‘Phe present equipment of Gis road consists of 59 focoine- tives, 87 passenger couches, und 2123 trulght curs and cabooses, KANSAS ENCERPRISE, Speriat Dlapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Torun, Kus,, Dee, 30,—Col, Kersey Contes, ‘Thowes B. Bullene, Jolu D, 8, Cooke, and Theodore D, Lynde, leading eupitullsts of Kansas Clty, have united with a number of prowsnent railroad men in this State lu the organization of the Kansas Rollway, Artl cley of Incorporation were Med here to-lay, The capital stock .is $5,000,000, dlyided finte 80,000 shares of $100 each, Tho maim Iino will start. at Kansns City, running through the counties of Wyandotte, Jolson, Douge hus, Franklin, Osage, Lyon, Morris, Marlon, Dickinson, MePherson Saline, Lincoln, Og borne, Rouks, Plillips, Nortau, aud Decatur, A branel: will alsa bo ren from Dickinson to Creeley County, and another from the west fino of Franki{t to the City of Emporia, The total lenath of the road will ba 650 miles, and itis the fatenuvn to complete it the comlog PILTSRURG & LAKE ERIE, Speclat Liapateh to (he Chicuga Tribune, Pirrsuune, Pay Dee, 3—The annual meeting for the clectiinot oNlcers of the Pittsburg & Lake Erle Kattroad will bo helt next Monday, ‘There is a rumor that a “change of management fs fpending, ‘The old slyalry between Prealdent Bennett and Dr, Mostetter, who is one of the heaviest stockholders, has been renewed, the Lutter seeklig to oust the former imu secure Ue Presidency, The uggremata stock of tha organization ty $2 o majority of which 14 supposed to be owned by the Jt tetter pai Lust year the Bennett crov | narrowly esenped defent. ‘The genes! ophilon is they will be vanqtished at enaiting mecttig, | The present ofiicers, hos ever, oxpress confidence In their redlection, SOUTHERN ROADS, Nasuvitit, Teun, Des. 30—The soliciter ; for Robbins B. Smith appeared before th: Chancelor and dismissed, at tho cost ot enti Smith, the bill heretofore tiled to “vhJoin the Jncrease of the capital stock of the Loulavill: & Nashville Ratlrond Company, and alse cons saunter to the dissolution of the Injunction heretofore grantedagainst the {nerease of said stock, and thatthe proceedings for con- tempt heretofore fystitited agaist the Loulsylie & Nashville Railroad Company should be discharze AH suits ant ditferenees between the Loulsville & Nashville fatlrond Company and the Adams and Southern Express Com- pitiless have been anteably arranged pou busts fluently satisfactory to the Louls- ville & Nashville Railroad Company. THE SOUTHWESTERN COMBINA- 'TLO. St. Louis, Mo, Vee. Vice-President, and 1. Noble, General Superintendent of the Texas Vaeltic; H, We Ul Superiutendent of the Inter nattonal & Great Northern; A. W. Saner, Superintendent of the lrow Mountain; and Cal, Talinage, General Manager of the Mis souri Pacific, have been in consultation here to-tlay In regard to matters | generally alfecting the roads they represent: Among other things, ft wag dveldet to admit the Missouri, Kansas & ‘Texag, Missourl Pacitic, and tron Mountaln Roads into the South: western finmigration Soclety, and to extend perations of that fy over the Stutes of Loulstuna and Arkansis, READ PINLAvELPMisy Vee, Rending stock was driven down to-day from 2637 to 2517 ona report that Kuhn, Loeb & Co., of New York, selected to net for the Company in the plaice ing of deferred ineome bonds, had with drawn their services in that eapacity. | Jt ts believed the? opponents of the Gowen man- aAgenient have completed thelr teket for Directors as follows: George Kyler, Henry Lewis (present member), 1. V. Wilhainsan (pre ent micinber), Johns, Newbold, Samuel I. Shipley, and Edward 'f. Steel, LACLEDE. & FORT ScoTT. Sr. Lots, Mo. Dee. 3—'Lhe Board of Directors of the Laclede & Fort Scott Rail road suet again to-day, and, after disetissine sever! bids for the construction of the rou, finally awarded the vontract tu the Keystone Constenetion Company, wha will bull snd equip the road in 0 first-class manner, re- culving therefor first-mortyaize bonds of tho Company os the work progresses. w—Foln C. Brown, ‘Ge APPOINTMENT, Special Dlspateh to The Chleaga Tribune, Tenne Wautr, Ind, Dec. 80.—Col. J. IMM was appointed Genernl Superintendent of the Vandalia Line to-day. His headquarters will be xt St. Louis, He was until recently ft Pistslon Superintendent of the Pantiundle ITEMS. The Chicazo, Burlington & Quiney Rnil- road wil reduce the price of one-thousand- milu.tickets tu $25 euvh, The priee now charged Is $30, A postalcar will be attached to the night traln of the Chicago & Alten petween Chi- cago ond St. Louls on and after next Sim day. Heretofore there was but one postsl service—on the morning traln—between Chi- cago wid St. Louts. ‘The Boston & Albany Railroad Company has issued n cireular notifying all railroad Jines that 1t will be compelled te remove all advertising frames of other companies than ites own from all tts stations, ‘The cause for auch nection Is not known. Mr. C, Stebbins, Genoral Tieket Agent of tho Union Pacitly Rnllroad, gives notice that the Denver, South Park © Pacifle Raltroad Company fs now operated as a braneh of tie Vulon Paeliie Rallroad Company, aud. all communications recarding tlekets and rates over that ling should be addressed to lim at Omaha, Neb, Z Auother meeting of General Freight Agent: of Northwestern roads will be le! Mondiy at the offies of the Chicago & North- western to take Into consideration the estab- Ushiment of uniforin freleht rates from com mon paints in Northern [inels. ‘Lhe rates adopted at the meeting held afew days ago were not satisfactory to ig roads not repre- sented at that meeting, und thorefore thls meeting has been called to make a more sat- isfactory urrangement. Comunissioner J. W. Midgley has just Is- sued the following cireulur: “Notleo is given that all cireulars or taritts of this Asso- elation nuuing rates or classifiention betw Mississippl Liver points, or any point ex: horeof, wid Missourl River potuts, in. elthe direction, dated preylous to dit. t, 1881, are hereby canceled, Fullinformation in regard tv tho rates, classiileation, and Instructlot which govern on Dusluess covered by the As- soelation will be found tn the larity and edre culars dated Jan, 1, 1881, and thereafter.” ‘The Graphic bes tho Neadime Is road people ag very en sing, and say “The greatest new movement Is propos by this. Company of any company in the nited States, ‘The maiagement 1s) sald to be about to extend ity Ineo road to Buttato, N.Y, to Pittsburg, Pa, and to the South west, where 0 connection will bo formed with the Shenandoah Valley. ‘The hater Hine, it fs clahned, Wil form. the shortest route to Southwest paluts, ‘The Vittsbure tie will be consjructed a Hite sunth of the Pennsyl- yanin Railroad, of whieh it wilt bo wt eompet- ftor. ‘The Central. Railrond of New. Jersey will be the great nurthern mouth of thls sys- tom of divergent ronds, with the mati stem resting at New Yorkand Phitudelphila, Itty elaimen that the eadiug Road with thus bring as nitel busitiess to these polnts as the Pennsylvania Central Railroad,” The Atehison, Lopeka & Santa Fo Raite road, the Boston Zranscript snys, Is even surprising its friends by its thereaslag prose parity, Tho. clreulur of the Company Inst uly estimated that the road would earn $8,000,000thisyear, Westated afterwards that the earnings would probably be 33,500,000, ‘Yhers ty now no doubt Unit they will be a trifle over olehit and a halt mitfions. ‘The November caruings | were approximately §s97,15), agalnst S05127 In N Ponts an cincrense of S225, or is coat, y The Inerense of niilonge was M5'y per cont, Dut Oils Inerense of menace docs not carry at relatlve increase of stock, aml the annual interest eharge upon new conatrnetion by very low, ‘Phe earnings to aud Including the kecond week of November were, for 1880, $4,113,055, ‘Tho twa remaining weeks will bring tha year's earnings ton little over $8,500,000, Col. M. A. Bryson, who is representing, the minority stockholders of the Nashville, Chut> tunoogn & St. Louls Railroad, tins gone to Nashville toconfer with the attorneys In ree ard to the silts pending for tha control of e vod atid tuking foutof the hands of the Taulsville & Nushville Company, Io feck contidont that the system which was arranged by Col. Cole for a Nua from St. Lots to Georgia and the Atlantic. and whieh was turbed by renson of the Laulsvillo & Ni villy buylng ont eortaln Directors at the Nashyllte & Chattanooga, will be established, ‘The Directors whe have sold out the roud have been Kued for $2,000,000, which lie, be Heyes will be secured te the stockholders, anda now election ordered by the Court, whereby the control of the ron will pass from the present management Into the hands of the'partles he represents, "The eno will comeip befory the United States Circult Court ut Nashvilte Jan, 4, 1851, — _ OBITUARY, CLEVELAND, O., Dev, 80,—~Albert Cumsyh- wost died toxlay In Kenton, Q.: A Leader apectal says: Hu was a veteran in tho Mox1- enn army under Gen. Scott, fn te service when the City of Moxleo was taken, Ho was, among thoulslest of tho Mexican veterans,and amember of the Plonver, Agsoctation of Chie clanatl, an old resident of Kentun, a promi. nent Mason, and will be buried Sunday with Masonic honors. / INFRINGEMENT SUIT. Bpeclat Dispatch t9 ‘The Catcage Tvibune, Pirrspcng, Pa,, Dee, $0.—Two sutis were brought fu the United States Clreutt Court here to-atay by the Natlonal Car Brake-Shoe Company agalust the Penusylvanis Cou pany, Jolin N, McCuRough, and dames 2, Luvig. ‘The sults are for the alleged In. 2 at at of two patents on carbrake "hey clatm that the Pennsylvania { Vota has been using the shoe for years Pattvou! tho consent of the patentees, and ‘ asi Fon the priviteg eo eons ate ~ Laa., of Chicago, appear cot cee te plaintiits, eis aed ; POLITICAL. ! MENTOR, * 1 Uvectal Dispateh to The Chteano Tribune, GitsvELAND, Dev, 80.—Senator Don Cams ron, who arr! Yesterday int a special car with Charles E. Smith and F. A. Burr, of the Piilindelpiin Press, and the Hon. Geargo C. Gorka, ona visit to friends and a short call on Gen. Garfield, left for home this evening. : Senator Kirkwood, of Iowa, visited Mentor ‘o-day, and spent a few hot ee ee ‘ew houry as the guest of VOLE OF CALLFORNTA, SAN Francisco, Dec. 40,—By an: error which has been discovered in counting tho vate enst for Coffey and Edmunds in tuts elty, counted for Gariletd, a PEDESTRIANISM- f Boston, Dee. W.—The score at midnight in the Pa loue “go-nsyou-please mately was ag follows: Laconse, 332; Fitzgerald, 2 Wilmot, 276, Pepram permanently witht SESE eememeneeeaend ‘Khe Greatest Speed Travcted by Mane In aback nuinver'of the ilistented Zonda ber of tho Mustrated London Neics (for Aug, 10, 184} tho followitg paragraph oeenrs: On’ tho above day (Aug: t 16H) a0 were performed some wonders of ralliway trave eling. The journey from Slough to the Pudding ton terns was fecon plished in less time than, tho distunce hnd ever praviously been trave versed speotal pasgenyor traiton tho Groat Western ho clghtoen and one-quarter tiles only oceupled ttteen minutes and ton seconds.” ‘Two columns further on, also, wo rend that on the sine oceasion, viz.: that of the birth of the Dike of Edinbury, tho trains con Veyinys hor Majesty's Ministers cama down to Slough in elyhteen und seventeen end one-half minutes respectively, If tllowia ye mado for the shortuces of the Journey’ and the great. proportion of time therefore relatively con- summed tu pete up aud reducing speed, It would by dilicull te ind an Instance of greater rapidity than the first fistans et ve the trlits of spoed by Brunel eink ven “CESTRAL Extraontinary Succosa of Prot. Bartholomer's Ne ind FAtraordinury ientertainmentete eee PFERDE tons sco GARTEN TROUP MARVELOUSLY TRAINED H HORSES CENTRAL HUSIC-HALL, TO-NICHT, = NEW Lust Appearance, Rexorved Sents for thexc novel’ at tortulumants for mule wt the Hox Once, bultg sold ut ie, nid dL. HALL. OF TL MATINEE AFTERNOON, exciting en- OMTVEM SEALS J necnrdin to tocation, x 1, Manucer, AWYICKEI’S THEATRE, BERNHARDT: SEASON! Sule of Seats for Single Nights, ‘Thursany and Friday, ft vn. m, Mey & duns’ Mune 8 ney ie Stu He ne A Se not Shey Firat Three Nights, i ARCOUV ItU Rt, INX and LE PASSANT. TEP The palo of sont will be discontinued Saturday, Now Yeur's Muy, and ene wgoin on Monday Inoening mt oe ihe reperwire Sur the Bree woek will be un ; NEW a CADEMY OF MU SIC, WM. EMMETY, solv Vroprletor, CARDELLD and VICTORELLL POLLY DALY, aeeeee aa eA KEN NEO ee MURRAY, In specialties, ca WwW. BARRY, Supported by tho Stock Company, in the Drama, “ESCAPED FROM SING SING.” Adhuinslun, ti #5 und M conte. J. HAVERLY... 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