Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 8, 1881, Page 7

Loh NEW YORK. Emphatié’ Denials of’ Several People Touching the . A Qhinese Forgery. “Very “Large Transactions in Stocks Reported from “Wall Street. A General Advance in Prices— » Strong Probability of An- othor Boom. Wheat Again Rose in Price—Other Grains Active—Provis« ions Higher.” Tho Production and Exports of Corn Second Only to Wheat and Cotton, Pool— O'Leary Slush —Gonevieve Ward Granted an Injunotion—Italian Misunderstanding, THE MOREY LETTER. - SOME OF THEAPANTIES ACCUSED MEARD FROM Bpectat Dispatch fo The Chicago Tribunes New Your, Jan, %—Lhe partles who have been attacked the past few days by a small morving paper here, and alleged to have been responsible for the Morey letter, are Ding heard from, and thelr responses to the implied allegations need no speeial intorpre- tation, First is-Stilson Ilutehins, of tho ‘Washington Post, who writes as follows to the Tribune of tis clty: Will you, do so the favor to allow mo to say that any man who intimntea that [had anything: tu do with the Moroy lotter, Its reception, manti~ fuccure, or pubilteation, Is an Intentional slan- doror, ns well ns a iar, and thus oblige, BTILSON. HUTCHINS, Next comes 4 Mi. T. Ey LONERGAN, tho deteativo, who secured tho arrost of Philp, ond who {8 now Indirectly charged by Jayne with baving been one of thusa who concocted the letter. Ifo to-night sent tho following lottor to the Now York Trine: ‘ New York, Jan. 7.—-Tho statements under tho heading, “fbo Morcy Forvory Again,” fn tho Now York Tribune of the dth tnst., so farea tha game relnto to mo aro ontiroly, inoxcusably, aud iotionlly false, Tho attempt mare by the Tribune's informant to divort puntshniont frou tho forgera of tho Moroy lettor fan schema do vised by a scoundrel put formulated by a fool. 2 1. B, LONEUGAN. Mr, Huntley fs notyet heard from, but when he finds ft timely to speak his story will ex- pose n series of pecutar transacttons that will not bo very ereditabte to those who have been mixed up in the case on tha other side. Inthe menutime, more asteunting revela- tions are promised by those wh + have under taken to clean tho skirts not oily of Philp, but of the entire outiit for which ho was tho agont. WALL STREET. A GENERAL ADVANCE, Speetal Dispatch to The Chicage Tribune, New Yoni, Jan. 7.—The stock market has been buoyant to-tny, tho advance In prices being general and the transactions large. ‘The most marked improvement was tn Con- tral Pacific, Denver & Rlo Grande, Uannival & St Joseph, and the cont shares, By for the largest business was in Western Union Telegraph, the speculation in which Js a complete puzzle. The short interest In it is ldvge, And lwndors of the stock ‘get It carried for nothing ana a commission bestdes. If one elnss of rumors are to bo balleved, MIL VANDERDILT 18 WUYING =, the stock back, finding that the recelpts keap np unexpectedly wall with the cut rates. If another class aro credited, Mr, Vanderbilt hos nothing to do with the movement, and it is slmply an intermediate turn In Mr. Gould’s tampaign against tho stock, - Still anothor batch of rumorsgcredit tho movement toa pool in which noithor Van- derbilt nor Mr. Gould have any {nterest, and which runs counter to tha plans of each, so foras thoy have any respecting this stovk, In this condition of aftatrs, outsiders, wheth- er investors or speculators, will act tho part of pridencg by being slmply lookers-on, About noon there was a reaction in the lst But there was 4 marked improvement in the tone of speculation toward the close of tho day, when thore was an Inareased activity In the share Jlat genorally, with an advance of 4 to 28 per cent from the lowest point of the aye = * «TIE GREATEST ADVANCE é ‘was in Central Pacific, Western Union, Dela- ware & Hudson, and Hannibal & St. Joc, After these stocka camo Union Pacific, Now York Contral, Erle, and Jersoy Central, Tho upward movement In Contral Pacitic was atimuinted by the declaration of the regular seml-annual dividend and tho largo traffic ot the rond, 2 ‘The statement of the business of the Union Paclfle for the year, given out just before the close, strengthened that stock in the Inte dealings, , The easier condition of the money market, resulting from the large soml-annial Interest and dividend payments, liad a favor- able effect on the share speculation in a gen- SF oral way, RAILNOAD NONDS WERE STRONG, aml generally higher, with the largest trans- actions and lurgest advance, 33¢ per cent, in Indiana, Bloomington & Western incomes, whiloh advanced to 724; do seconds, 134, The other changes were os follows: An advance of 3 per cent In G., G, & I, C, incomo; 14 In Boston, Hartford & Erie firsts; 1 por cont In Erle seconda now consolidated, Indlannpolls, Decatur & Springtiold seconds, and lron Mountain seconds preferred in- como; %in Jersoy Contral income; 3% in Denver, South Park & Paolfio firsts, Kanaoa Paclfle (Denver Division) 63 assented, and Iron Mountain firsts (Arkansas Branch); 3¢ in Denyor & Rio Grande consols; 3¢ in Ohto Contral ‘Incomes and Chesapeako & Ohlo currency 03; and 3 1n Columbud, Chicago & Indiana Contrat truat cortifleates assented supplementary, Houston & Toexos Central Matin Line firsts, and Minneapolis & St, Louis {Iowa Divisiqn) firsts, « f -, “THERE WAS A DECLINE: : of 3 1n Southern Pactiic of California firata; 34 in Donyor & Ifo Granda firsts and St, Paul & Sloux City firsts, and 3¢ in Union Pacific firsts, Mobllo & Ohio firata debenture ond Kansas & Toxas consols asdentedl, At tho Now ‘York Mining Boord to-lay durlug tho first two calls prices were gener ally lower, + Sllvot Clit’ foll off to 3s5, Bull Damtngo to 960, and Clirysolite to 5!¢; Iron Bilvor advanced to 850 at the Noon Board, ‘The largest business was again in Boston Consolidated, which declined fron 08 to Bt, and roturned to@ Mineral Oreek dropped. ‘ont $5 to 10, .and roiiied to 20, Chrysqiite ala to 503, while California advanced ‘..<, PRODUOB, . eae wee WHEAT, vp dy. 2 Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune New Yous, Jan, 7.—Winter wheat again Spyanced abuut}@U¢.cants a bushel, * the Teports from the West strengthening the confidence of “hojders, while the advices by cable huve been'ofa conilleting tenor.’ ‘To- Ward tho closo rather less satisfactory at tho current quotations, “and tho moye- ment leas active,: especially. on. Bpocn- lative necount.:A fajr- export call noted, ehletly tor No.1 red atd..No. 1 white, bit tho extrome prices asked'for prompt deliy= try impeded business, ‘Tha latest dealings lu the option Luo wusw at sumowhat easier +), $0.95 bid. rates. Stles of No. 1 red at $1.24, closing at $1.25 bid; No. 8 red at $L.10@1.18, chiefly at SL104 In store and $1.17@1.18 ailont, clostig nt $1.18; do January nt S1.W9¢@ 117. closing nt SLIT! asked; do Februnry. at SLt8l¢eqt closing at SLI; do Marah at SLIgalaLy, closing Ab SLL asked; do April (the iret ante of this option reported for a long the) at $1,93!¢; do May at 8L.21@L21%4, closing at 81.2139 asked ; No, 8 red at St.14¢@t.15; do steamer grades AESt.10; ungraded red ab SLUGLimg, as to quailty; No, 3 Chicago spring ut private terms; quoted at about $1.15; ungraded spring reported at SLU@L1, © 5 CORN, OATH, YK, AND HANDLEY, Corn was fairly nective, and generally stronger prices, the ‘advance haying been from 4@3f cents a bushel, closing in the option Hne somewhat Irremniary sales of inixed Western ungraded at 63@57 cents, Ag to quality; No. 8, 1@53!14 cents, closing at 5¢ cents; New York steamer mixed, t@ 513¢ cents, 4 Onts were In moro wrgent request, having been advaticed quite sharply, In several Ine stances ns mitch as ¢@t cent a bushbl, clos- Ing somewhat unsettled, and in the Instance of March option a, shade weaker. Sales of white Western ingraded nt 44@40)¢ cents, 15 to quality; mixed do at 42@4314¢ eonts; No, 2 Chicago atoted nt 4314 cents, Rye wanted, but helt at extreme prices, checking business, No. 1 sold at (Oe. jbarley Inactive; quoted weak and unsot- tled. Provislons—Hog products quoted a trifle higher, with a good bnsiness noted, chiefly in Western stents Jard, Western mess pork In falr request for early delivery; quoted nt $12,76@13,00 for old, and in-the option Ine quite dull; February dellyery at $15.75 bid and $14.00 asked; March. nt $13.00 bid and $14.00 asked; April at $19.70 bid and $14.00 asked, Cut mets In fair request at steady prices. Sales of pickled beliles at 7{@7fc. Bacon stronger, with long clear quoted at $7.25 and short clear at 37.65, Western steam lard In fairly active demand for early deltyery at stronger prices, clusing at $0,124@0.15; and in the optlon ling again freely dealt in and closed strong at anad- vance of Ge, with January options closing at $9.10@9,12}4e; Februury wt $0,174, March at $0.2234@0.95, April at Sv.s0@0cRW, May ab Tallow in fair demand, with sales noted at 6G 8-16 cents, the lutter for choice. GROCHIIES, Raw sugars attracted more attention at stronger prices,closing at 7 11-20@7 K+16 vents for fair to good retining, Cuba—A strong market noted for refined sugarson compar- allvely Ilght- offerings and a good demand, with cut Joaf closing at 93{@16 cents. ¥REIOHTS, Freights—Birth movement to a fatr agere- gate nt unchanged quotations, allhough room for grain by steam for London was quoted a shade lower, For Llyerpaol, the engage ments reported by steam, flour at 2s@y bd, mostly through freight and forward ship- ment, and by outport steomers ns low as 2s, Whent at 6lgd, provisions nb 22s Gu@is Gd, malnily through freight, and by outports steamer as low as 223 HuU@Ys. INDIAN CORN. PRODUCTION AND EXPORT. Special Mtsputeh to The Chicugo Tribune, New Your, Jan. 7%—Tho current number of Bradstreet’s will contain a very compre- hensive. article on tho production and export of Indian corn in tho United States, The exports of this cereal from New. York in. 1880 wero 40,875,480 bushels; from Philadelphia, — 18,172.800 bushels; from Baltimore, 15,244,895 busticls; from Boston, 12,454,256 bushels; from New Orleans, 9,195,084 bushels; from Montreal, 7,222,101 bushels; total, 111,565,123 bushels, aginst 86,166,250 bushels in 1870 and 893,585,- ‘343 bushols {n-1878. aes Ue TOTAL RECEIPTS of corn at the poris of New York, Philadel- phin, Balthnore, New Orleans, Boston, Mon- treal, and Portland in 1880 were 130,316,050 bushels, or 93,012,007 bushels in excess of 1879, 1n conclusion tho article says: “ihe point to be noted is the high position taken by In- dinn corn and its products in this coun- try; and tho change since 1860, ranking second as It now does only to whent and cotton, This leads to the question of prices. It will bo remembered that in 1889-70, whon our exports dropped to 1,802,115 bush ols, that corn was in such large supply Jn England from Danubian and Black Sea ports that it could be laid in America at n profit, If sales conld have been made to are rive, this Indicating of course that, while Aieorlca needed every bushel she ralsed for her own hone consumption, the price reached a polut almost high enough to warrant Imports, If the erep In 1868-'0 of, Bay, 900,000,000 bushels, was all absorbed at home, tho lucreuaed demand for corn In this. conutry in 1881, If oxport demand {s beral, may causo prices to riso very materially on tho basis of tho drought of Jast summer, which very materially re- duced the yleld of corn In Indiana, Ilinols, Northern Missourl. and Kansas,” GENEVIEVE WARD. SIE APULIES FOn AN INSUNOTION, New York, Jan. %—This morning In Superlor Court chambers, before his Honor Judge Truax,. Miss Genevieve Ward, the actress, applied for an fijunetlon agatnste Lester Wallack and Theodore Moss,to restraln them from performing the play known ay “Forget Me Not,” the oxeluslye right to ropresent which Miss Ward cialis, under written contract with the authors, and which defendants Iikewlse lay clan to under contracts, both written and verbal, After the reading of a minnber of .aMidavits and Jong arguinents, Judge Lruax decsded that ortginal agreement uf authors with Misa Ward was broad enough to cover all tho world, ond she would be entitled on ft to an Injuction, As tho papors wera. voluminous an ad- Journment was granted until Tuesday, on which day, If defendants wanted moro tine, it would bo granted only on stipulation to withdraw the play from tho stage of Wal- lacks. & BEECHER’S PEW AUCTION, TUESDAY EVENING'S SALB—DETTEN PICKS THAN LAST YEAU—A NEMINISCKNCE OF THE BCANDAL, Apectat Dupatsh to The Chtcaga Tribune New You, Jan, 6.—Tho Pimes says? Tho anoual solo of pows in Plymouth Church wos hold, Tuesday ovoulug. Thoru wasn large attondungs despite tho disagreeable weather, and £20,836 wae realized 1 premiums, nn excess ovor Inst yenr of 81,914. Adding to this tho Axed rentals of puws and also sorts, amounting 10 $12,820, tho fucomo uf tho church next yoar will bo B42,U63, 4 Me, Beechor mounted the platform shortly after 7 o'clock, and secured allonce by saying: “ The tung huacome for the services of the even ing. iTo thon unnounced that pows Nos. 01, 4), and 28% would bo reserved for (ho pustor, au- sistant pastor, and the ulcrk of tha Hoard of ‘Truatevs, respectively, and continued as fol- Tons: “ Tmay, perhaps, be permittod to aay that TUF EXTRAOMDINANY AXPENBR towhich the -ghurchb. was put by belng perse- cuted, a very larga amount of mony, nut far frou $200,000, was expended in _defonge of Iteclt and pastor, When you consider that, though this moncy was raised woefly by gubgeription, whon the counoll was called—the luryeat council ever conyencd on tho continent of Amoriga—all the expenses, lucluding traveling, both coming and going, and maintenance here, were aiso mot by thia church, entailing 4 burden of internal avbt whlch bus naver boen spoken of, but which extets notwithvianding. Nearly $20,000 of it wos owed to ounolycs, for iL was borrowed from tho Memorial fund. Through tho very closoadaluts- traion.pf our financial affairs, which wo ow9 to the Board of Directors, and firgely .to one geu- tleiman Jn It, that dobt has been reduced $10,000, o that thoce remalay fudobted to tho Memorlal turd $10,000, Of course it Is not u debt that can pluguy us, but ft ts one which wo would very THIS CHICAGU ‘LKIBUNIG: SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 188I—SLXTEEN PAGES much Ike to have paid off, and thon this church will not owe one cent to Itself or to a neighbor." Further on Mr. Beecbor aatds “TiS CHURCH WAS HOWN IN MY ATs, T have been ftsonly pastor. Iam in vigorous health, and sood, for aught I know, forten years ta came; but when a man bus come to my time of fe he Is admonished that he may have fo givo up carthly work at any ¢line, and when from year to year [look out at this resenting of the congregation! have naatrong fecling that tho next tne tho yenr comes pround 1 shit Jonk at {t from another sphere. But, God will- ing, Pam in fe and hentth, and Tahal! bonbio to administer to you next yenr ns T have tn the past, to tho best of my ability. You will bear witness that: for thirty-four yenre there hns never been a quarrel nor'a, squabble In this church, In this congregation, mado up of biz- hewded, vigorous men, capoble of driving their own business without help from anybody, and with a will of tholr own—some of thom— 1 don't remember over to have born asked to in- terfero to reconelle anybody to anybody else, Through thnes of slavery, times of war, and times of sgroat publio disturbance, (tis church has beett YRER FROM STRIPE — f church, too, whero overy man bas hoen freo to apenk bia option. 1 think thet thla is duc, in tho gooducss of God, to tho casoutiat benefit you have dorived from tho Pronching of tho Gospel, and I deci it a testi- monial of God's goudnuss well worthy of rec- ord." [Appinuse.) Mr. B, B. Hoyt thon asked for blds for tirst choleo, A start was made at $300, and tho prico quickly rose to $700, at which sim itwas kuacked down to Mr. H. It, Clailin, Followlog ts list of tho promiums of $100 and over in the order in which they were recorded, with tho nutnbora of the puis selected, tho Mee of tho purchasers, and the fixed rental of each: No. Purch ters Premium, Rental. 80. HB. Claitin 00 RIOD $220 i. Whit: Om juz Bie Oh ie 104. Augustus Storrs, oN) ay 100. J. B. Hutehinsor 400 BP 0. E. A. Seccumb... ie TM. Charles Dennis. iz 43, 8. 8, Duryea 100 Vin Inger 105 ‘Mzelow. hy " . Cornoll Whi ite i. ‘I. Bush, Ho 80. RS. Benedict... W 1. Beecher & Bone oF 0, F. Hake, Ny ne 1 Jou 105. 3 101, O. A. Guger. 10 302, HE. A. Miprloy 4.06. ug J. Hodgson. 05 102 We 30, M mc 1. Cott Bi] 1%. Y. Y. Youunn, .. oh & BG Ae 10 00 Bh fnomus G. Shearma: oid Mi, Kmnlth & Tuttle, $5 hi si wU . owe ie, Mea. J.T. Murtay, Pra La A. Parsons, 28, J. G. Disoaway.. Sy. JW. Mua 255. 8. 18, Doloher. aL De.J, T, Conkling. 108, H. A. ichurdson, iv Mille 40, Wihiam #3. Hoot 43, ‘I’. M.Spullinan, TE We Ws Hones... 10 #. Caso. 40, Gs 235, Gn y & Low! Ta, W. Manohostor.... RB dt Yi Idoatetn, 3 258. & x Crary & Hobe 3. A. Skitton, 130, D. B. Baboock... 125, George If, Adanss. 15}, G. 8, Rott, 2a, VO. Ni 256, si, - Skinner, J, 1 Knox.. 270, 1. W. Haymond, 207. Il. M, Mossingor. 257. Blalr & Nudd, Gon. Christianson got No. 207 for $00, and Col, fay No. 123 for $60. Somo seate sold us low as@l, : ITEMS. STRUCK BY A HURRICANE, New Youk, Jan, %—Tho German steamer Katle, bound from Glasgow to New York, was atritck, on Nov. 31, byahurricane, which disabled her engines and did other damage, and obliged her to put back to Queenstown for repairs. Sho has arrived at this port. MURDERED BY A TGIWAYMAN, Wiliam Hermann died at the hospital Inst night of fractured skull, having beon at- tacked by a highwayman on tho night of Dae, 8 : A WHESTIING MATCH, Dunean O, Ross, the Scotch wrestler, and Edwin Bibby, met yesterday and signed art!- cles of ngrecmont to wrestle In this city be- tween tho 15th and 20th of this month, “catch-ns-cateli-can,” the American rules, for $250 n side, best three falls out of five. One hundred and fifty dollars a slde was de- posited in the hands of Frank Queen, * THRE O'LMALY WALK, Twort-olght entries Have been made for tho O'Leary walking-mateh in Fobruary, AN ITALIAN SISUNDERSTANDING, Four Itattan laborers, Vito Marino, Carlo Bonbino, Alphonso Assaria, and Antonio Arbor, accupled a room together on James street, Carlo was refused admittance last night because he was drunk and disorderly, Tic battered the door In, when Marino sprang at him, and they had n terrible struggle, yn which atlilettoos were used, Both amon wi fearfully cut, . Mee A LOTTERY MAN. Zacharlah mons, Dickinson & Co., the hend of the Ken- tucky Btate Lottery In this clty, was ar- rvalgnud in General Sessions yesterday on two indletinonts charging him with selling lottary tlekels at 609 Broadway, Ile ploaded not guilty, sud his counsel, Mr, Whitehead, gave notice that noxt Tuesday he would argue a motion to quash the Indlotinent, A NEW STRAMSIUT TINE, Mosars, Borlng & Archibald announce the furination of anew ine of freizht-steamons under the tit]u of the Quay Shite Line, to ply botween this port and Neweastle-on-Tyiic, ‘Tho two ploncer vessuls ore British steam- ships,-Navigation, 1,553 tona, and William Dicktugoen, 9,111 tons, “Those will leave this patton tuely first trip out Feb, 5 and 23, re- spectively, : - Peeve ying REAGAN MEASURE The Chamber of Commerce Committes on Rollroad Tpinsportation has approved the Reagan regulation in tho Interest of com- merce, and advocatus the appulutiment of Natioual Ratlroad Commission, «> GOLD FROM KUKOFE, Tho steamships Silesia ana Schledum READ ow = brought $300,000 in specie, T, Do Witt Talmage,’ Js, son of the Rov. Dr, Talmage, died yesterday of pnowmontli.: Ago 2 Ho was lately admitted to the Bar. a COIN, ‘ The Evening Post sys that over §00,000,000 ¥, Slumions, of the finn of Stn } {n coin was added «uring tho year to the stock of currency, $62,000,000 of St being gold. s POOL Yho third game of the pool tournament was played this afternoon Jaco) Schaefer has beaten Otis Field by a score of It ta 4 fu the fourth game., Albert Freg beat Jo- seph King by 11, to 8. In the fifth game, played this evening, between Thomas Wallace and Charles Sclinefer, Wallace won bynscoreof If to & The xlxth game, bo- tween Jon Morris and Albert: Lambert, was won by Morris by a score of IL to 4, AUQUST SCHELL was this ovening clected Mermanent Chalr- man of the newly organized ‘Tammany Gen- oral Committo. 5 ‘THK WRATIEM Warm weather the past two days hag melted muel of the bank snow that has lined the street, and tha result is a deposit of mud andslush, The cold wave has developed itself Inthe West and {4 rapldly traveling toward this clty, and began to assert Itself -here to- night, Thermometer ot $a, m., 803 3 p.m, 39; midnight, 2. CANADA, Sclontitic Antagonisin to Religion—Co- operative Supply Associntion—Pree vention of Corruption of Members of Parlinmont—Paciiic Mallyway—Doath of Judge Dunkin—Claflin & Co.—Kxe porta to tho United States, Speeiat IMepateh to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Jan, %—In the House of Com- inons to-day a number of petitions were pre- sented ngatnst the syndicate contract, In accordance with his notice of n motion, Sie John Macdonald then moved that from this date the Paelfic Ratlway resolutlons shull have precedence next after routine proceedings, Hesaid special attention had been called to the matter In the speect from the Throne, Parliament had been catled st an unusually early perlod to consider the subject, and he desired that It should be dis- cussed uninterruptedly until deciacd ono way or another, Mr. Binke regretted very much that the Government had thought it proper to press the imotion on a question of such vital fiportance, Tinie should bo al lowed for the’ formation of an opinion -in the . diouse | and country. Ile noticed that Mr. Gladstone had a similar motion before the British Partiament, but lt was for tho removal of the diflleulty that Canada was avout to ‘create, After some further discussion the motion carried. The Pacific Ratlway debate was thon re- stmed, Mr. Coursal speaking in favor of and Mr, Chariton against the bargain, ‘The debate 1g still *golng on. It is under- stood that the Uovernment futends to enrry the — syndicate agreement through without: any — modifications, Waving pledged thomselves to do so, bub there are a good many strong Conservatives who will voto against Jt, being firm in the conviction that the snerifice to bu mute to se- cure tho roud Is too much. Speciat Dispateh to Tae.Chicago Tribune, Ksow ston, Que.,dan, 7.—The Hon, Judge Dunkin died here jast night, ‘The deceased Judge was born in England In 1812. He was educated at the Universities of London, Glasgow, and Harvard, at the Inst of whieh ho was for some tine Greek tutor He was called to tho bar in 18{6, and was created Queen's Counsel in 1867. He antinthe Canadian Assembly for Drum- mond and Arthabaska from 1859 to 1861, and for Brome at confederation i isto, Ile was electet to and srt in both the Dominion sud Quebec Houses, holding tha alles of “Treasurer of Quebec from July In that year till November, 1869, when he was appointed Minister of Agricult- ure for the Dominion, which ofice he held until October, 1871, wien he was appointed Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec. He will) long. bo remembered «by his at- tempt, when in Parliament, to solve the Iquor question bythe act which is known ns tho “Dunkin act,” whose operation, owlng 90] Inrgely to defective machinery, lings never been successful, Ills naw replaced by the Canada temperance act, better known os the “Scott act.” Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Hasrirox, Onts Jan. %—In December, 1878, David Levins, who was carrying on business at Cinetinatl ns adeatertn fancy notions, ete, fallud, fs lisbilittes amounting to $20,000, of which amount tho clatin of Clatlin & Co., New York, amounted to $1,500, Levine fled to Canada an hearing that Clattin & Co, wera taking proceedings against him for obtaining goods, under falso pretenses, and settled in Hamitton. After Lovins’ fatl- ure, his wife, through her brother, purchased the stock and earrled on the business In her own name In Clncinnatl. In July, 1879, she shipped the poods here, and apaned out bual- ness on King street Just September. Claflin & Co, obtalued judgment against Leving and issued an exvention against thostock claimed, by Mrs.Lovins, und an interplendersute is to in progress here.. Louls Kramer, of .Cincin- natl, ta.at present watching tho caso pro- fesstonally in the Interest of the American exeditors, ‘The value of exports to tho United States from Hamilton for December, 1880, was $3,- $23,716, as-compared with $43,148,003 for the same month in 1870,—nn Increase of $275,023, Speelal Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Tonosro, Jan, %—Ninety thousund dol- Jars’ worth of silver, in 6, 10, and 25 cent pleces, has been reeelverd at the Revelver- General's office here and distributed to tho banks for clreutation. +: Canon Carmichael, In a lecture on “Moi- orn Unbelief," objected forcibly to the uthe- istle interpretation of evolution by Huxley and hia school, and atvocated the value of sclontiile study by clergymen a armeaus of detecting the errors continually perpetrated by noisy eclentists, Je held that the student should take up n distinct fivid of study, such a3 geology, zoology, orchombstry, and ground hhnself 0 Norouphiy fn it. ‘This, he argued, would alone give power Co the clergyman [tt deallug with tho sciuntifie phase of unbellef. Immntgeation-returns from ‘Toronto for 1880 are cout plot, und sty Hank, HAsO “Loita. rants cate to the elty during year, these, 7,015 passed tirough to the Unltect nies, Bptetat Dispatch to The Chicaog Tribune, Montreal, Jan. 7Z—AN the stook of tho Codperative Supply Association, ‘amounteys fo $150,000, hing bean taken tp Lt snail sums, ant stores opened here, ‘The public genoral- ly took up tho stoek cugerly, and Ut Is thought that {tls the begluning of an oxtonsive eo- operative movement ta Canada, It ts anid that ten thes the amount required could have been abtatued, but the’ gum received trom oach Individual was limited, ‘The busl- ness will ombrace every teparimentot trade, and snbseribors lying outside of tho eity will have thelr goods forwarded to them, * ‘Tretia Groule, & young French-Canadian, jas developed a slugular ove for raw chick- ens. He was brought before to Police Max- istrato, Whon the delectlyes, enve oyidenco that he Is soldom ont of full, and steals nothing but poultry, which he eats raw, Hs {nherent love for ehickens ts ’n discaso or mania, and he cannot help stealing diem, wig to a number of recent serfous accl- donts, tha sfunicipal Counell of Cote St An~ tolne has prohibited toboganing on Bre- hant’s HI as dangerous to life and Hind, Speelal Dispatch to The Crteago Tribu Quenen, Jun, 7.—Our oxports to the United States for December werg valued at 2125,371, Spectat ch to Te Chleugo Tribune. Orcawa, Jan, %—Tné bill better to secura tha Independence of Partlament, and for tho prevention of corruption, provides that, if any company which 13 or lay be-Incorporated for the purpose of cunstzneting or worklng the Canadian Paeltic Railway, or any of its branches, shall at any tluy contribute out of the funds or property of such company toe ward tha oloctlon-vxpenses of any member of or candidate forelvction,to the House of Connnous, or to the Local Logislature of any Province of the Dominion, or shal] subseribe to any gift, testimonial, of donation to or for tha benelil, directly or indirectly, of any member of Pariament within RATA coding years,or of any wombor of his family, such county shull forfeit, ite charter; an any officer or Director of such conjpany pid- ing, abetting, or conniving at such eoitribu- don or subseription, shal} o gully of aanis- dewtanbr Borctoklee atall i rr bo ale owed to subscribe under palty of, fore felture of stock, While wey shall be held gullty of misdemeanor, and be Hable to im- prigopment, with or without hard labor, for A period not exceeding two years, No Mem- ber or Senator Is to be allowed to hold stock In any such oon ionny, unt) a certain number of years after holding ofl si « zeelat Dispatch ta. The Chteagn Tribune, Masicroy, Jaw %—The man Taylor, re- ferred to some tine ago fy these dispateties: as having deserted his wife, hasbeen arrested at St. Catherines, and brought here. ‘The charge against him ts one of. embezzlement fron his alleged wife, In addition to the woman who liad him arrested, another woman In Brantford clatnis to be his wife; and there Is till another, now living with his wrother, with his children, In the State of New York, ANONG TRE JUSTICES. Freod on a 'Kechuicality—A Singular Larceny Cane. ‘ At @ o'clock yesterday afternoon Justice Beown callod the caso of H. Blecker, charged with’ convorting to hls own uso one abstract of tittle to real estate,” the perty of Mortimer 1, Mitts, Not a soul was there tonnater the call except the whito-headed de- Tendant, not even an attorney in tho caso boing: preacnt. fecker asked that, as thore appenred to be no desirs to prosecute the caso, ha be ds Sarit ‘The Court granted tho request, and the ald man stale out, Nicholas Moctler, who was charged with em- bezzling ix clathos-wringers from C. F. Adams &Co,, was examined by Justicn Meaytot yeater- day and discharged on a technieatity. Moeller ‘was cinployed by the company oa a sort of travoling salesman. He used to take out onthe cond n certain number of weingers, far which he gave to the Company 2 paper In the nature of a recelpt, which paper provided that on demand he wasto return tho wringers on lenses for tho same, The prosecution showed pretty conclusively at the examination yester- day that tho machines had been turned over to Moeller, and that they, or the leases for then, had never been returned, On this they reated thoir side of the case. Tho defense thon maved to dismiss on the ground that the prosecution had not ahown that the necessary demand had been’ made on Moeller: motion was sustiinod. Tho defendant at once procecded to leave tho court-room. but tho agent of tho Company caught hold of him with a view to making thodemand then and there, Moeller objected, and for u moment it looked as though thore might be o scene, The Cuurt, howover, promptly ordered the release of Mogl- Jer, and the agent could ouly eubmit. A somewhat singular larcony case, tavolving $200, was examined by Justice Brown yesterday, the defendant being & youtbot nbout 16, and tho prosceuting witness big late employer, and the names, respectively were Gustave tfoman ond G. C, Mosher. The |i priotor of =a ___ moat and vegetable shop at the corner of State and Hurrison strects, and Homan entered his employ about three yenrs ago, Last month the boy’ guilt tho job, and brought sult naguinst tosber for $155, claiming to this «much was uc bli on aecoint = of work rr and borrowed cash: aod be got Judgment Cor the full amount from Juatice Brown. Mosher after the sult bad bean ontered against him, turned around and had Gustave arrested on the charac of stenting $200, the latter baving no trouble in furnishing ball, In eotrt yoatorday, the prose- cuting witness stated that tho money had been taken from tho drawer of the shop, by Gustave, at different times—probnbly 25 cents or G0 cents every day—and that he (Mosher) only estimated that tho total ugyrerated $200, the alleged peculu- dons having extended over puriod of two yours or more. Mr. Mosher admitted, however, that: In aplta of ta beliof that tho boy was froin him, he had, from tine to tine, {1 his ealury, Thore was otber testimon: prosecution which appeared equally singular, and, it belng shown thut Mosher was in tho habit of borrowing ioncy from tis clerk nearly overy week, ths lntter was discharged. $< WAS HE MURDERED? A Cano for the Potice to Fathom. MM. P, Anderson, a Swode, died at thefCount: Hospital at an easly hour this morning incon sequance of injurlos received by elther falliug or being pushed down a basement stairway at tho corner of Chicago and Milwaukee avenues, on tho night of Dec, 13. He was found lying thore fn a semi-tinconsclous condition at at carly hour fn tho morning, and was removed tv the Chicago Avenue Station, A physlelun who attonded him thero satil that be was badly Injured nbout the spine nod Internally, and reo- omimi®nded bis remuval ta tho County-Hospltal. The police were of tho opinion that Anderson slipped on tho siduwalk, which was covered with {ec and snow, but Anderson hiin- acif clalmed to have boon pushed down tho atitirway by threo.drunken brawlers, who had nttempted to rob bin, Anorson was fl yoursof age, and hud only been a abort the In kw country, and only a few days in the city, having come here from Etuin looking tor work, He «also claimed to have a family ta easy circumstances in the old country, The police have claimed since tho alfulr securred that Anderson wus {ntaxteated, and acclduntally fell, and, tnastnuch as they were ‘unable to ot at tho fucts while Anderson wae Yet nllye and conscious, It is impropabie that they will succced in doing 60, now that be is ———————_— . THEATRICAL LITIGATION. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Owwans, La, Jan, %—Joseph Brooks, proprigtor of Leubrie’s Theatre, Memphis, ‘Tenn, has entered a suit against Gosche & Hopper, proprietors of the * One Alundred Wives.” combination, now playing: atthe Grand Opera-House, for $1,500 dam- ages, Mr, Brooks had entered into an agree ment with the combination to play ab his theatre for ane week commencing dai A writot attrehment was prayed for to selze the property belonglug to the cumbination, and was granted be dudes Lazarus. David Bidwell signing the bond for the plaintiff. ——__—- + A MILITARY BALL, BSpeetat Wapatch to The Chicago Tribuna, Kansas City, Mo. Jan. %—The Cralz Uitles, the erack military company of Mis- sourl, gave x grand complimentary ball aud. banquet to-night to tho Snxton Rifles, of St. doseph. ‘The Saxtons, numbering nearly 100, necompanted by thelr band and a large hum. bor of juvited guests, arrived by ‘a special train this afternoon st 420 and were es. corted to-hotels und private houses. ‘The ‘bull is pronounced the most brilant alfair of the kind ever given in Missouri, . ——— Advice to a ¥ is Mane Hurdette, My son Jt may bo that as you grow older you will be seized with au ambition to sorve your country In the bulls of Congress, Yo this end you should begin now to xoqutre that potlat and vagy elegance of Junguaye which will ounblo you touhhivmndebute, Roud the dally papers and thus familturise yourself with the language and nninners of the Auicrican iegistutor, Cut out the otfichl report of the great tnunelat dubute hotween tho Hon, Mr, Cloaver ano tho Hon, dir, Suark, uuitiemny be to yous text-book upon tionetary mutters: 5 Tho Hun. Mr. Cleaver—'Tu prosenting this Dill for the iseuty OF 400,0W),000 copper dolluns per dium, Me. Speaker, 1 i moved to any—" Tho Hon, Mr, Saark—" The honorublo gontlo- mau ls adirty It n't take it up,” The tau. Mev Cieaver—" dle, Ste, Rpeaker, ft thu honorable gentleman dovsn't tuke thut back in two shukesofa shevp's tall d wilt kick tho evorinating atuiting right out of hin,’* ‘Thu Bpeaker—" The gentleman must bo care- ful, In tho heat of debate, nor Ww averstop Ly ‘bounds of of courtesy and parllamentary usug Tho tlon, Mr, Snark—° Tho sentlomun is 9 lop> cared gon Of u gun froma Weodon, shoe county, and ho can't whip ono ulde of ine," Tho Hon. Mr. Cloavere" V far and dn Will the gonttoman atop out from behind bla desk and Be up his minuleys? Dance to me, you sucker, fonty welsh wee tion. Ste. Baek" 11 6} Vf tho Hon. Mr. Buark—"I'll slap your nasi mouth. you vonoutous old beast.” ah id The Hon. Sr vor—"Awew, shut up, skin= ny; what are you giviy ust" ‘The iow, Mr, Grians, of Toxar—" Black bie eyat Hitbim in the moutal", ‘Othor honorable geutienion, from various Btutes, “Soar him ony) Bend him ono on tho paste-horn forluck! Smuick bi in the anoot,”” Tho Ho, Cun dr, Handle, the Speaker, wildly— “4s honorable gentlemen will plone keop within the bounds of parliamentary unptosy: The Hon. Mr. Cleaver, Jumplug up in tho ale and cracking his huels toguther—" Wavup! 1 kin chuw up aad carry ole any Bon ofa tblel betweun Chieaye und Cairo! If you don't be- Heya tt amell of my boot” ny The lov, Mr, Snark" Hold nic down, sonics ody? Lin’ thy bad mun froin a, rivue district, haan a buffalo Where do you want to rate" 4 Aud just hero, tho poliog, on thelr way. tu olosn a disorderly house In the uelghborhood, stepped In and closed the dobute. . Frou tila pugetot Congressional bislory, tw) son, you can ave bow to direct your reading in order to acquire # 6uilicont knowlodge uf fan "elul mutters te participate ina dulate on Wo Funding dill, itamuy bo w grand thing to gu te Congress.’ T won't dhicourage you, my dvar boy, if your ambition loans in that direction, BUI, 60 jong we you have un alternative opon, ss long aa yo rah got B oatendy = wihuaton as cnambertnuld ia Hvery atablo or clerk on a raft, 1 woutdu't udyise you ta wet, your beart on Cougross. ‘The Amoricun pep really do not uve yory much respect for Cuss body, Thoy “ure always sorry to sev it in o wion, Thuy are always wlud whos it udjourns. ludividually, thu members of Congress aru, I Delleve, good citizens, youd nulghbora, good hion. fut for a lot of youd raw materiil, my buy, thoy can make the meuuest aguregato whan thoy wet tuxethur, Thon’t worry about galng ‘to: Cougread, Telomavhus. Go to the talnes, or folu the minstrels. Your parents will buluk moze OF your THE RALLROADS. Approaching End of the Western : Passenger Conflict. The Wabash to Recede from its Position on the 20th. © Heavy Litigation Over the Green Bay ms: & Minnesota Road. The Philadelphia & Reading Stockholders Pre- paring to Assert Thelr Rights. WESTERN PASSENGER WAR. Itis reported on pretty good authority that the Wabash will throw up the sponge and abandon the cinim for the differential rate from Chicago to Western points of $1 on the th of this month, It being arranged to bring the rond into the Twelfth utrect depot of the Western Indians by that , date, In the meantime the Chicago & Alton and the other roads engaged In this passenger war are making new attacks upon the enemy continually jn orderto tm- press the Wabash people with the fatt that, unless they stick to the above resolution, they ean have all the fight they want. The Chicaxo & Alton yesterday made another new move which will carry the war Into Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, the Cnrolinas, and Florida, It mado rates from Kansans City to polnts in those States, which will go into effect this morning, that are several dollars less than the fares from St. Louis, thus introducing anew feature In the fight, which will no doubt develop sone counter moves on the pnrtof the St. Louls lines, which are by this Intest coup d’etat on the part of the Alton prevented from getting mitch of the business from tha West to the South and Southeast, The Alton hus also made another cut on Tates to pointy on the Wabash ag follows: From Kansas City to Lafayette, $3: Danville, S4; Decatur. 83.15; Fort Wayne, 333 Gibson, $3; Pern, $3; Toledo, $5. In. view of the fact that the Wabash contemplated to apan- donat an early day It8 position in regard to a. diferentia} rate from this city, It Is not Hkely that it will meet the cut rates made by the Ajton, As soon ns the Wabash abandons 1 clan to charge Si fess on “passenger business from Chicago west than is charge y other lines the war will be virtually at an end, aa all cntses fora further fight will then have been re- moved. Hut while peace will by such action be secured axain, the ronds will not be able to reéstablish the former rates to St. Louls, Kansas. City, and other points ta whieh tlekets hava been sold during this contest. Before the old rates cav. be reestablished the tickets In the hands of. seaipers and specu- Jntors WH! have to be vedeewed. - Bat how to 1 those tlekets £3 n problem not easily and will cause the General Managers interested reads considerable head- ache yet. Ht is proposed by some that the raflroads should fx thelr rates at such figtires as will make It impossible for these holding unlimited tickets to compete, and then offer a premlinny of Bor 10 pys cent to the holders of unVanited tickets for the re- demption of such tickets, Itis helleved that by taking such action most of those holding unlimited tlekets Will be only too glad to dis- pose of then to the ralirond companies, as it 8 the only chance offered those parties to get ridof thelr tickets without a serious loss. it Is very probable that some such action ay this wlll be taken when thd restoration of rates comes up for discussion, GREEN BAY & MINNESOTA, The silt of Thnothy Y. Case, Recelver of the Green Bay & Minnesota Ratlruad Com- pany, against David MM. Kelly, the former General Manager of the road, and others, in the United States Clreuit Court at Mil- wankee, presents some interesting -polnts. ‘The testimony is now — substantinily conchiled, and raises the question Whether ofiicers of railrodd companies can use thelr position of trust in connection with such railroad companies for the purpose of buying up and speculating tn lands along the line of the road, which they as such ofilcers fre engaged in constructing, and ean be “allowed to retain Jand the Ntte to whieli they) huve seetired through promises ta locate thelr, road ond its depots over and near it. ‘The title ton large amount of land along the Green Bay & Minnesota Ratl- ron seems to be held by Ms. Kelley and lls associates, and the Receiver is seeking to obtain title to this tand upon tha grounds above Indicated, ‘Thecase willsuon beready for argument, but It enn Hnrly be disposed of before the sale of the road has taken place, which is expected to occur on the 20th of this month. ‘ Since thé testimony for the complajnant in tho above ense was taken: Mr. Ki Kelley has filed aclahn agninst the Recelver tor about S300,- 000,—which he clnims to have furnished the old Company before the Receiver was. ne pointed, ‘The Recelyer has demurred to this petition on the gromnd that It could not posst- bly have any clains Ip priority to the bonded indebtedness, ‘This question will come up for argument at Milwankee next Monday, If the demurrer show be overruled, the Reeelyer anticipates no trouble In defeating the elahn upon the facts, oy he thinks the necounts be- tween Mr Kelley and the Company would show o large balance against Mr, Kelley, Recelver Casy {s represented in these sults by E.G, aud W. C, Larned, of this elty, and Theodore G. Case, of Green Bay, Wis. NEW DINING-CAR LINE, ‘The success of the dining-cars on our ratl- routs Itug been so woll established during tho last few years that it Is only aquestion of time when dining-cars wil] be run on all the ronds In the country and dIning-statlons will belong to the things that were. ‘The fuct has long sinco been established that the ronds. which run dintug-cars are much better patronized than those that do not, and whilothe ronds ake no money on the cars themselves, ns st costs thom about 75 cents per plate for such meals as neerly al) of thom xive, yet the Indirect benefit frout Increased patronage Is 60 great}that one road after jnnother nbandons the old way of stoppinus for nents ot Wuning-stations, and es tablished the new style of fecding its pas sengers while the triin fy inmotion, ‘The Intess -rond to establish tis system Is the Raltimora & Ohlo, which Intends to run dining-cars on its trains on and after thts week * between this city and Eastern polnts, A nunber of cars have been constructed for this pirpose after tha best models naw In exe istence, and tho officers of this Company penning to make their dining-car line ns por- fect us those of any of the roads that have heretofore establishedsthow, z CINGINNATY BELT RAILWAY." Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Cincinnati, O., Jan, %—A certificate in- corporating tho Cinelnnatl Belt Railway Company was this mornlug Med with the Sucretary of State at Columbus, ‘Tho ob- ject ot tha Incorporation fs stated to bo tw construct, opurate, aud maintain a line of railroad for passengerg and frolyht through and In the City of Clneinnati; to provide a rapid transit faud 1 ineans of Intercommunt> cation, and additianal terminal accommoda- tlona for and between tho various raliroadsy which now enter, or, which may hereafter enter, thu elty. The amount of the capltal atock Ix fixed at $1,000,000, divided Into shares of 8100 each, Tho: Inegrporators are well-known business men, darge maiity faelurers, and copliullets, ‘The imdieations aro that the enterprise ison a. lari, couipres ponalve scale, it ix understood that the cap tal ts to be hereafter Iereased to $2,000,000 ores,000,000, Tha road ron Broadway to the old Brighton Honse will bo construct ed by a tiumiul under tho old dunn) beds from-Brighton. It will bo taken out the Mil Creek bottoms by an elevated road, The busines-honses along the reyte will be con- nected by switches raining tito thelr cellars, PHILADELPINA & READING, Spegiat Dispateh to Ths Chicago Tribune, PIsLaveLruta, Pa, Jan, %—The Hoard of Directors of thg Philadelphin & Heading Railroad Company helt a two-houra? meet Lig to-day, and, atter & fil consileration of Rho proceedlnga.ot Plttuburye yeutérday, ro- ‘solved to withiraw the notice for 9 stockhuld= Gra’ mecting on the 10th of the month, Assoon ad the Board adjourned the Secretary was ine stricted to advertise the withdrawal, nud steps were at once taken to carry thls order Muto effect, Thts uctton did uot surprise Third athoct when it ve vislty was mado to Ad known, 4 the Inananvory“proceedinaeas ined Intory —proceedingwas taken In the Courts te compewoull fle No steps in this dui fio wovets iuken sthis event ener expected to-morrow. ‘There Is wo ne opinion on He street that this nemwalliiy the part of Cie opposition will lead tan ef contest In the Cotrta, and that in the ton the entire management willd Receiver. si : yale " 4 MISSOURL RAILROADS, The Missouri Board of Ratlroad Commh sloners linve completed their blennial report fo the Governor and Legisinture of Missouri ‘The report 1 for the years 1879 and 1880, Thy St. Louls Republican ins gisaned the fol Jowlag. items from the report: eo ection of tho report concerning arbitra dion of the Commitsioncrs betweon the ratlrond companies and patrons shippers, and passcir gers contuins in Sulalnrgo number of duck sions of the Bonrd relative to classification ut freizht, transportition charges, passcuger rates, pustenyers’, shippers’, and rallrond cour pans riska, and protection of human life ane ive-stock on and of the trains along the raik rond lines. As an instunca of the arbt tration of tha Commissioners, it wi noticed that quite a number of over ehnrge complaluts trom: shippers of frelght arose on n misunderstanding: oF the mensure of Abundred weight, there having been a differ . ont usage in viurlows localities and on variout classes of freight. Jn pining districts of th Suite Jt was sual for rallrond compantes. an shippers to take 312 pounds of ore 18.0 bundred wolght, 2.240 pounds ng a ton, and 22.400 pounds a8 a car-loal, Shippers of live-stock, agri- cult! ond factory products in the min- ing districts, in inking frelyht contracts inalsted on long tan wolgbte whon chargca woro sebeduled by ewts, Tho raitroad companies relused to accede to the demand, cinimiug that in nearly all of tho other States a levalized bundredweight of frolght was 100 pounds, and, as inining products wero ansily cared for Ds rallrond compantes, a mining hundredwelght was allowed to ba 112 pounds. ‘There wis mo Spoclal statute or legal rullag In Miasourl to guide the Comtuisaloners, and, after a confers ence with Rallroad Commissioners of other Western States, the Hoard oftietaily ine structed! the Hatiroad Compnnics to make their frefght charges per pound, and do- clded that for shipping purposes 100 pounds shold be a owt, a ton 2.000 pounds, and a car-lond 30,000 pounds, The dectslon of the Commissioners was sustained by the Courts,and. Missouri bay now an officin! standard hiundrods> weluht for shippers and rallroads, which bac been adapter) Hnitolvaly over the Stato, Tha Cournissioners nek the Legislature for a apecial stitute on tho subject. 5 ‘The statieticn! section of the report containa lengthy reviews of exch raftroad, nccompanted by a brief bisturtial sketch of tho snine, From this section wus collated tho following general information: 3 1570, 189, Number of malin branch nes Im Misaourl......., cod a Number of corporuth awning the Hines, a 40 Number of compant rating the lines, 3 26 Number of milesof road, oxcluaive of ridings, in operation in the Htute., 3,017 * 4,007 Nuinber of miles’ con- : structed and put Jn op> erntion . ... 306 BL Nuimbor of failgs of trite e with stvel ratls..e: sess 000 Numbér of tnites of aide <i track... eevee. Nmmaher dauble tmek, Number of cauattes with STANSOR.s sees sees cee Number of obuintles with opt rallros WE ee eseesos g Counties south of the Missouri River without: rallronis i thei... Counties north of tha Missouri River without rallronds in them,,.. 06 Gross carlings on milo- Missouri, estl- mated... aaasresay Population of Missouri... Inhabitants per mile of 2,169,001 railroad. Be Wife oss Missouri... < 5 Number of ‘squdto per mila of ralirond.... B 16% Inbubitanta per nulle ‘or railroad north of the SMUgsUURTE RIVER. vere, cee 400. Squure miles per tlio of rallroud north of tho MIBSONEEIUVEP sss cccee, assess 8 In the Stute nre 105 miles of rallrond, bavlag a Rauge of tbreo feet, und nearly all tho cert of the ralirnads, have the atandard guage af four feet nine inches, the few exceptions being a yauge of four fect cleht and a ball inches, are Facer rng to aeeomimodule standurd-gaugs eke. ‘The wuinber of mnfles of ratlroad tn operation dn. Missourh fn 1857, Was 2.100; in 1876, 3206; in 1870, 3.153 nnd in 1880, 4,007, Missourl is now thu seventh Stuto in rafironad rank. Me . NAMNOW GAUGE. St. Lovis, Mo, Jan, 7%—Gen, Corse, Presl- dent of the Totedo, Delphos & Bloomington Narrow-Cinugu Rallroud, the Hon, Logan i. Jtoot, and Col, B. Baer, of Arkansag; Col, J. W. Paramore, President of the St Louls & ‘Texag’ Railway, and a number of capitalists of tis elty, have had a confer- enco regarding the consolidation of all tho Marrowemuuce vous and thelr Interests tn Ohio, Indiana, Iinols, Aussouri, Arkansas, and Texas, with a view to the construction of n continuous line from ‘Toledo to the Rlo Grande, "The pRopesition recelved great fa~ vor, and it willbe pushed forward to come pletton at os aarty a day a3 possible, WISCONSIN ANNUAL REPORT. Spectal Dispatch to The Cateago Tribune, Mitwauker, Jan. T—Rallroad Commls= stoner ‘Turner's annual report is about rendy fur publivation. Itshows tha wonder- ful development and gratifylng prosperity of tho various Wisconsin: lines Inn compres hensive manner, During 1880 thers were built In this State 233!¢ infles of track, make ing w total Wisconsin inlleage of 8183Z, ELEVATED BELT. CINCINNATI, Jan, 7—A. company has just been organized, with $1,000,000 enpital, to build the proposed Elovated Bott Rallroad, ‘The Incorporatars embrace the leading cape 8 talists of the elty, and suy money wil not: winting for tho enterprise. GOWEN VICTORIOUS, Pmtaperrura, Pa, Jan. %—The Seere- tary of the Reading Hallway Company states that the meeting of tho stockholders for the election of oficers announced for the 10th of January will not bo held, 1 TTEMS, Mr, A. Malpas, Ticket Agent of the Cen- tral Paclile Ratlroad at San Francisco, will arrive in this city to-day by the Rock Island route to giva the boys 5 Now-Yenr's call, Air, Willan 1. Newman, formerly Gene eral Ticket Agent of the Clicage & Alton, aud lito proprietor of the Attintle Motel In this elty, has bees appointed General Freight and ‘Ticket Agont of the Galveston & Ca- margo Rallrond, Ho Is about to cmigrate to ‘Texas to assume thy Gutles of hls new posi- tlon, ' Mr. C. B, Schmidt, General Forelgn Agent of the Atchison, Topern & Santa 6" Kall- trond Company, {8 linthe elty, He Is on Ns way to Europe to work up emigration and other business for Inis road, and. especially for his new Pactiic and dfexiea extensions, Tie will begone about two yenrs, aud his headquarters will be at London, 3 The Jast number of the Railway sige comes out greatly Iniproved and enlarged, Among its new features ts a handsome greet vover and acolumn for the description ant Tustratlon of new railroad patents, ‘he, alge ds undoubtedly one of tha fnest anc most complete raflroud journals in the country, and it deserves tle success if has achioved. : + 9 A new railway company has been organs Jzutl in Wisconslty ‘called Nie Prarie ‘du Sac,” Sauk City & Anzomanie Rattroul Company,’ and articles of assactation have been tile with the Secretary of State, ‘The incorposia. iors are Willing B, Conger, 3, ©, Royxar, and E,W, Young, of Pralrle du Sac;y Conrad Knonk; Christing Obreehit, J.B. Quhuby, an Paul Lachmund, of Sauk City, The abjeck is ty, build a railroad from. Mazdmanle to Portage, via Sauk City and Prairig du Sac, "The undertaking appeits to be'n foutvlo one A road con easily and cheaply be Duflt along the Vatloy of tle Wisdonsii, be tween the proposed termined, and 1 is reas nubile to suppose that fhe Milwaukeo & 't Paul Company would be wig to bulla & oven without aid from the towns. 'The posed Hne would forut 2-connvet! ink bets tween the La, Crosse and Prairie du Client Unes of that Company, would doubtless breve of great convenleuce in moving freight rour the “Northern terrttui Ines of tint Company to puluts ta lywo the remotes West, : aud tribuywiry *