Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1881, Page 2

NEW YORK. The Rev. Mr. Talmage courses in His Pulpit on the Drama. Ho Expects Many Converts as the Re- sult of the Crusade Against Gen. Mahone Says He Will Vote and Act Just as He The Damage by the Storm More Extensive than at First Supposed, Telegraphic Communication with the Outside World Once More Established. “Tho Telephonc Company Charged with Causing All the Damage A TALMAGE, HE DISCOURSES ON DRAMATIC MATTERS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yous, Jan, 23.—In his sermon on tho drama to-day Mr. pinay hepa e chosen to spoak at this tit lement imptanted in our nature, panna now "attention ee ui oe d particularly to tha subject, and becat fetas been stated all over the country that I assailed the charnotur of a celebrated furcign ‘actress, at prevent in America, while you all "know that [have never referred to her, direatly One reason why Ihave not done so 18 becauec I know nbsalutely nothing about her, and I bave cultivated Ignorance ‘on the subject.’ . THE FALSENOOD 18 80 RANK that the stalkeof It bave grown ten feot high. In the noxt pluce, I bave rofralned from speak- ing about ft becauso. 1 wanted a powerful ius- ,tration,—n specimen of the falschooda which . because just ,gaord to myself and my church. » . « When I remember that, during twenty-four years, Just after evory bombardment of my church, both secular and cccleslasticnl, thore A refreshing rain of converts, after n most bitter attack, 678 souls Joined the church, and Texpect that this year we shall ave at lenst 2,000 souls converted to God and “the Brooklyn Tabernacle. Wesides, I am very much consoled tynon I remember tho history of in the post who were per enpe, how can I expect Sthought that this would be tho prope in such a conspicuous placo that from {t our friends’ may know thai atorica told nboul us are falsvheods, . The very fact that the drama has been dragged “through the sewers of iniquity is a reason woy “we should endeavor to cluyate It. is uo more the theatre than a bymn-book is tho churen, It is a lltorary feeling, and it will never . be lifted by wholesato denunciation of dramate {sts. Who daro utter a word against Charlotte “Cushman? Some one will any to mo, ‘Why, you Prencbed a sermon some years ago which was 8 aweoping denunciation of the drama and ail Tho reputed report of that sermon was written by a literary wit who “had never seen this church or seen me. Hi what the text was, and be builta som Cale = oo GEN. MAHONE. HE WILL VOTE JUST AS NE- PLEASES, SAH. - Spectat Dispatch to Ths Chteago Tribune, New Youk, Jan, %.—Gen. Mahone, of . Vire ginis, now hero, in the course of a conversation to-dey said: “I am golng, to Washington to vote. . just ag: I please,” with’ ‘a- clear’ ‘edn- sclenco and ,for what I think .right, no matter what the consequencus may be. «Isvallalwaysbavo the good of ny Btate at hoart, and shall try to do what I can for her ben- ‘oft, I intend, however, to be a listener, and I hope my course will r cont of the ;connected with it.’ Rot surprise the opie §=ara bier proached mo Meith even so much ag o suggestion us to which way I might ae Tyla J could say as much for the Donio- vrata." me, 11 Republicans bas aj THE ERLE HORROR. THE CAUSE OF IT. Spretal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Youk, Jan. &.—Mr. A.J, Miller, the ablot head clork !n tho rallway mall service on tho Now York and Dunkirk line, who arrived In Jer- sey City shortly after midnight bringing with him the remaina of Mr. Fox, soya the accident was undoubtedly duo to the breakiug of tho driving-whoel of tho - engine, The enyiucer put on tho alr brake, and the sudden pressure parted the engine and tho "tendor. At the snme time tho postal cur left :the track and wont over the embankment. fq .tree it was brought to a stand- stil The express and baggage curs followed, tn the postal cor, un almost immediately. Mr. doubt the fre originated contained two stoves and twelvo |: ed that the four postal clorks were -Angtantly killed, aa when the cur struck the treo thoy wore probably thrown to the forword oud ‘of it with groat force. UNCLE RUFUS HATCH, HG GOSSIPS ANOUT TELEGRAL IHS, Hpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, » New Yonk, Jan. %3.~Unclo Rufus Hatch Writes letter to the Sun, in which he discloses the origin of Gould's American Union Tole- Twas to Chicago in reod with cortain gen- the wolgher, . Striking a large. the fire buke out Millorsays thut without in tho postal ea - graph Cowpany.. December, 1878, and cony: tiemen ownlng a ling of tolograph froin that city to Milwaukee, a distance of olghty-nine mites, ‘The linc cost them $14,500, and thoy had netted {naide of w year, They gaye me th ol o American Union Tolegraph Com 8. Rufus Hatch are io tho Central Con- id the Auicrican Union Telegraph Companies, and not because dr, Connor, -dent of the Central Construction Compuny, and his friends equovzed Rufus in, T PREPANED A MAP which was afterward scnled, showing the num- ber of tuilos, number of putes, longth of wire, ,And tho ostlmated cost of construction, to dupli- cute about 8 percent of the Western Union's cush receipts. ‘Yo a very lurge oxtent the Amer- Uston. Raopted Vhs pre 13,000, It wae , 000, . farged Lisl 85,000, as been td te As tu statomont bas been made to {don't know how much of it any, and that nivaes Heath & im, ‘Tho estimuto wus 4 aftorward ite stockbolde: + haa boon spent, agau olficere that sume three months since thoy bad 1,800,000 on hand. Mr. Connor ought to study cost me $50, and Is hanging, or did any, 16 bis oltice not tong ayo,’ TIE STORM, MONE DAMAGE THAN AT FIRST BUPPOAD, Spectat Dupateh to Tha Chicago Tribuns New York, Jan, 2J.—Tho atrevts atill show the effects of tho great storm of Friday, and crossed and kuotted telegraph wires and fallen polos are tobe mot with in all directions. _ ollght fall of snow in the morulog,—tho last end of .tho storm which “ Baturday,—but Alnounted to vory littio and scurcely mudo an appearunce on the sidewalks, which bud beon turefutly cleaned after tho storm of Friday, The damago to wirce and poics was found to bo more extensive thau was at first supposed, and With the utioost diligent work It will be several days before the telegraph companies can hopo to repair the entiry damage dono by Friduy's OVEK A THOUSAND MEN were to-day employed by tho differont com- of unraveling tho wires service waa dune but inuch more remains to be done, and it will be seribers to the ‘Telephone Com, beuble to make uso of the pr! thelrsubscription entitles them to, 1t was this vuibpahy which autfered most heavily within. tne city limits, and nearly all the ae oorpore pies in the worl roughout the city, and goud de heu the} elt wey, sitter 0 the tok bbe whou they ro! either broxa \ Wires below cen, of closed the clroults Liperdes dug them, and thus rendered the wires useless Dusinoss, ln trying to extricate the tre. @ clroults by crase- THE CHICAGO TRIBUN MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1881. alarm wires, tho tclephone Ines bd to be cut yery often, me instances wera found twistéd about and tiea Inte knots aa though aume buman hand bad been at work upon them. All ovor the olty the wires were found to be BHOKEN, TWISTED, AND KNOTTED, forniing in places n network of fron which {t sens ultnost impossible to disentangle. How tho wind could have pluyed such serious hives with tom it Is) dilteult to understand, even with tho knowledge, that it wie blowing at -tho rite of — seventy-onu miles an hour. It 1s absolutely Impossibie to du- termine the damage Inilleted by the destruction of the telegcaph-wires, but it wos enormous, both direatly and Indirectly. In tho loss of bust- neds to the compunics the officers of all the companies absolutely declined to mnke oven A comparative estimate, saying that it was uttorly Impossible to do so. ‘The wreck was tho most complete ever known to be ninde by a storm of so short durition, aud some of the companies do not as yer know the full extent of tho damnaga ty thotr lines. ‘This is notably true of tho Metropolitan Totephone atid Telegraph Company, which had a foree of 2 men at work all dayvand to-night miles of Its prostrated wires hud not evott been visited by A of the workmen. ‘The lines tn Jersey Cits'and rooklyn did nut suffer so. budly as in New York, but the Company will lose beavily in thosa two places. It was announced at tho office nt.the corner of Liverty uit Greenwich streets to-day that tho wires of 2,000 of the 3,40 subscribers in the city ore not in working order, and that It whl be Imporalble to repair thom at the rate of moro than 400 n week, The telegraph companies are now pee up thotr wires In atl afreations, and arg able to do business with apy polnt direct from New York City. THE PEDESTRIANS, THEY START IN THR O'LEARY CONTEST, New York, Jon, 23,—A largo crowd of sport- ing men and others assombled in tho American Institute building to witness the aturt Inthe podestrian contest for the O'Leary International belt. Tho prize in the present contest ean only be won by those covering 480 miles, Ratea are graded according to the number of men cover- ing that distance, Should four bo successful in the contest, the man covering the greatest number of miles will receive 40 per cent_of tho Bweepstakes ani) gato money; tho next 30 per cent: the next 20 percent; and tho next 10 per vent. Every man covering 480 miles will receive back bis entrance feo of $100, William 1. Curtis an act as referee and ‘superintend the scoring sheet, THF CONTESTANTS « fre ns followa: I’. Krohne, New York City; H. Howurd, Glen Cova, L. ‘Cox, Bradfurd, Pu. J. Albort, Philadelphias Moore, New York City: i. Lacouse, Boston; W. Pegrant, Boston; P. Stignaute, Boston; C, A. Hurtimag, Massie chusetta; R, Nint, Brooklyn, N. ¥.; J,. Bracks, Burlington, Jowa; Ben Curran, New York: G, Garber, semey bag oe Stufrang, Row.v ark City; G. Guyon, ‘Chicago; P. N. . Sow York; Ita D. Mecoy,” Clovelund, J. OK. in, Orange, _ Muss.; 1. Burke, Brooklyn, N. Y.; E. Phillips, Boston; EP, Li Lowell, Mnss.; 0. Foeny, Haver ‘Loary. South Ambo: Me w York: Alf Elson, D. Burns, A. Ray, J. Fitzgeratd, It, Moore, J. Hughes, and Frod Schweating. At five minutes to 12, Laconse, of Boston, ap- oured on the track, and the othors quickly ful- Fowen, and a3 Krobne, foward, colored ‘man, egrum,the veteran Harriman, Ben Curcin, ani ing ring with cheers. ‘ho men were fornied in Ines of threo in frontot tho judio's stund, ond at precisely 12 o’cluck .the word “Go was given. Tho men started nround tho track,—tho new men moatly at tho top of thelr speod, the more experienced and koowing onea at a Bstendy jog. Tho veteran Krohne from the start acttled downto bis steady, awinglug stride, which nt tho end of his previous contests procured for hima share of the gate mouey, Ho made bie fret mite in elghtininutes, when, glancing ut bis acore, he broke into a jog trot, Which be continued for sevoral laps. Ata quartor past 1¢he had completed one toile and threo Inps, Pegram two miles, Campana two miles, Howard tivo miles and threo lups, arri- man two miles and two Inps. Tho others wero bunched together, following close Ju excl: other's eck Tho firat milo wua mndoby Barbour {n 6:20, — SWAYNE’S VACANCY. Hayos to Bo Potitioned to Fill the Ane Yreme Court from the Sovonth Din- trict, Whero the Appolutment Be- longs. ae . " “Tho members of tho Bar of this city who take an interest in the appulntment of an Aasocinte Justice to All the placo being made vacant by the resignation of ‘Justice .Bwayne, of Ohlu, have propared the following petition to the Presidont, and put it in clreuiation for signatures; To the Preatdent: The undoraignea. memberaot the Bar In the, Seventh Judlentl Cireult of tha ~UnltediBtates,- present gome fucts for the pir- | pode.of showing:that an Assucinte Justice of tho Buprone Court ought to be appointed from this clreult. ‘ A tabular statumont is attached hereto, giving tho aren und population of cach clreult. Of thu nine Justices now on the Hench, Auvon resido east of the geographical centre, und uf tho con- tre of tha population. * An exunilontion of the statistics of bualness In the Departmont of Justiva will show that tho Foderal Courta for tho Nurthert District of Ltt nols transact three times as much civil business ns any other district in the United States, and, In tho Soventh Circult, a lurger amount of business: than any circuit, a Ulinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, composing the Sevents Cireult, lie 1 the beart of the group of Stutes in tho Mississipp! Vulley, and ure thy contre of the agricultural rexlon, with a com- merco second unly to Now York, and u rapidly increasing manutucturing Interest. ‘The proe priety of placing in the bignest Judicial tribu- nul one who, by residence and education, ts fas miliar with the customs, laws, and business of thoge great States, will not be denied, Thore is now areprescntatlve from covery cireult on tho Bench, except the one embracing the Capital, to which, by usage, the Chtet Justice is nysigned, and tho Seventh. While thore is no constitutional or statutory provision requiring « Justice to be a resident of the clroult as a qualitication, nor a Reprosentu- tlve In Congress to be an inhabitant of his dis- trict, yot the spirit of the Government and of American Institutions is such that a non-res!- dont of a district has nover been electod to Con- ress, and, before tho interruptions of tho lute ‘ar, Justives of the Suprotma Court werosolected with a reference to residence. The irregulurity bus now been vorructed, excoptastd ho Seventh Circuit, Until very recently two Assuciuto Jus- ces resided in the Third Circuit, and two, be- sides the Obief Justico, in the Sixth Cironit, tho last chunge the place of one from the Third Clreuit hug been filed by a resident of the Fifth, but who, by educntion and practice In the pro- fosston, Js assuomted with’ the Sixth. ‘The four olrcutta to which tho Chief Justica and Agsoci- ato-Justices Swayne, Harlun, und Woods ire us- signed embrace an ares of 1,040,983 square miles out of 2,008,117 square miles, and contain w pop> ulation of 20,012,747 out of 4¥,U70,H3. ‘Tho Bovuath Circuit contains 6,072,480 Inhabitants un excess of nearly 1,000,000 over tho nyeruga, and tuore than 308,000 greater than tho Firat Clroutt. Your potitioners therefore pray that nu As. socluto Justice of the supremo Cuurt auiy be np- penis Foou tho residents of the Soventh dudl- cial Cirou Appended to the petition fa the folluwing In- teresting table. showing the ared and populution of the several clroults: Area, square Popula- mili th Total., Beoond— "5,859,088 935,130 Pai 708 rit ee 1arieus Weat Virginia, UB 046141 1,202,844 600 sevontti: yeuth— TNs. +64. B02, 062 Poe Ta8 eS Faeistkaeta 0,072,880 802,504 102440 780,857 TH G0 7,010,001 864.050 oheas TUT —— 3,101,718 60,262,550 SS IRE RECORD. A Disastrous Blaze in New York | terday Morne Niblo’s Theatre and the Metropol- itan Hotel Threatencd with Destruction. The Servant-Girls in Close Quar- ters—Total "Loss Some- where Near $70,000, A House of Til-Fame BurnedOthor Blazes in Various Portions of the 1K, Jan, 23.—A disastrous fire oc- curred this morning In the Metropolitan Hotel, which, with Niblo’s Theatre, occupies the grenter part of the block bounded by Brondway, Hous- ton, Princo, and Crosby strecta, and for a tine the entire building was in danger of total, de- in. tha night watchman of the hotel discuvered smoke issulug froin tho maln dining room on Crosby and Prince streets, and gave an nue, to which the firemen promipt- ly rezponded, "Tho fire had started from a de- fective fluc on the second story of tho wing; oc cupied by the dining room and billiard room, this wing aQJoining Nivlo's Theutre. Tho dintug room, which wus {immediately over the billiard room, wag soon a inags of tinmes. Tho gucats In the hotel were, aroused, anda number of men and women fod trom their rooms without waiting to dress, of the hotel sad police did nll in their power to Preaurve onler, an went about from room tu Fool assuring guests that they were in no fm- malate danger, and bid ample timo to sucura thaic wouring apparel. ‘Tho flromen, by bard work, succeeded {n con- fning tho flames to tho dhitug-room, and before tho expiration of an hovr pletely under control. During the struggle with the thimes tremen Louts Howland and Wilata Bennett, of Hook and Ladder Company No, Hongland was partly buried by fatting ptister and burning cinders. and face wore badly brulagd and burned, aud he was withdliliculty rescued from tuo débris by hiscomrades. ‘Tho manager Hud the fire coi. 8, were Injured. lo wna sent to tho Dunnett was struck by a trugiment of ong uf the lurge mirrorsand hurt onthe back. He also waa taken to tho hospital. No damage wis done to the property of tho guests, und happily ured. ‘Vho damage by fire was confined to the din- log-room, Nine large mirrora, reaching from floor to coiling, vutued at over $ shattered and strown ebout tha flour, and six elegant chandallers of cut giusa, valued nt 812- Ow, were brulsen into millions of fragments, Six dnpanese vases, valued at 81,40, wero broken The rvof. of tho diniug-room away, and quantities of silverware, faney crockery, elegunt dishes, and furniture the falling timber and débris, Th south gailerios of Nibio's Theatre wore floodes red to tha umount OF ubout $600." The £65,000 to 876,00, coy- Tho most thrilling sight was on tho Prince and Crosby .street corner, In tho upper atorice of which the help slept, and great excitement pra- vailod among the gicls when aroused by the cry ‘Thele rooms were illed with smote. tnd it wus with dilliculty they groped their w: the flro-escape, dawn which A by tiremen to tho street. A HOUSE OF ILL*FAME BURNED, Sveectat Dispatch to The Chicago Triulme ~~ Ex.ats, Ul, Jan,-4.—The houso notérigua as tho Farm, a place of Il-fame, on the Chicago road just, beyoud the city and cauuty Ine;was burned to tho ground early this mornings: Tho Pluce hag ‘been repowtedly prosecuted, and its woinen some two weeks ago moved to anew house nore thin threv miles beyond tho:Cook It has sinco been run by its ener, Andy ‘Routzong, of Ubtengo, as an unlicensed auloon,. The: probable, cuuyo of tho tira. was a tive ilue, though the. nulghbors made no elfort to prevent its destruction, CHICAGO. The alarm from Box Wl at 11:53 yesterday ‘forenoon was enused by n fire id tha. etorétbim of a three-ator} and. basement. bricls buitding, No, 38} Centro :atreat.owned by dD: occlipled na a dwelliy; uso OF tlre Unknow, Pe Old Sport Campana ware recognized the bulld- «| beyond ropatr. is estininted at ered by insurance, + Kpectal-Diepath to The Onteago Trimines?””” Scranton, Pa, Jin. 23.—Ouo of the oldeatres- fdenta of 'tha” Lackawanna: O'Drion, digd* this district, at eaterday in’ tho puvr-houst' of the age uf Mil yeurs, Up to-2870 he was a drayman, but aince that time was un- abletodo any worl on. acouunt of old).ng¢ Several years iyo he waa udinitter “house, butalways came to the cl of a fow months is to wander through! :the netivity iu which be bad:par- . auch a long perlud......Ho retuined hts “henith in a. remarkablo san. ner, and wag extromely sprightly tn, bt , Amilitaryzcout mado bi ret of consldernbio curiosity, ellever in Ireland's his only ambition w: tle for Independence. Possessed of a vivid re ollection of many xeencs atrendant tipon ti revolution In Irelund in 1738, hoe never “enjoys himsolf bottor than when rolutl thatstirring time, He wis a firm truugte for treo to live to engage’ ing incidents of + Speetal Dispatch to The Chieagn Tribune,” ** Towa City, In., Jun, 22,—Yesterday a. farmer named Edmond Hamilton, 75 years old, living in Cedar Township, sixteon inites. northonst from this city, committed auletde by shouting bimsolf, Me bad Yor some time pust hud domestie troubl and for the pust alx tnonthe had bees separate tro his family, On yeate: house somowhitt under the and Uccame Involved in a genural family row, wm shots ut bis duughter, though without fatal ‘effect, after whieh he placed tho pistol at the sido of his head und tired a fatal shot, Coroner Mueller held an inquest, and the Jury found the fore; Attompted suicide woine threy shioting heractf, died In tho C ho wus nt hie ence of drink, Huclunath ‘Huspluct -STRUCK OIL, Denver, Colo, Jan, 23.—Several days ago tha Grand Cuffon Cou) Cumpany struck ollat adepth of 1,445 reot nese Cafion City, stopped until a pump was putin, on uccount of zas. Tho well now yields tive to olght barrels It Ia thought that by boring deeper a Rroatly increased yolunte will (lav, ee, SENTENCE APPROVED, ~ Wasnixaroy,,D, C., Jan. 2.—Tho President has approved tho senteuco of the GeneralLourt- Martial {n the caso ot PaymasterJ. I, Nelson, of the.army, which is that he shall be dismissed from the were. penened. two yenrs wt bare Y speobsliy:Alvuuy), und Dorlng had been okt KANE COUNTY FAIR. Special Dispatch tu 4 Gexeva, II. Jan, 23,—The Kane County Agri- cultural Society will mect In, Genova on Batur- day, Fev, i, when new oilivers will bo elected, Ince xed for holding the fly understoud the Comuilts ie Chécayy Tribune and tho tine und, next annual fale, omiiend Genes, a. MARYLAND EDITORS, DALTINONY, Md, Jan, 2.—Tho Obto Editorial Umberkug 0, among whom are dozen Iles, arrived Thursdu: night ou u visit to altimors, and Tett this atvore noon for Wusbir i —e————- Mow Afghans Ight—To tho Death—No Quurtor Asked or 'Glven. Nein. Vork ines. An English correspondent in Ast, roforring ting qualities Of tho Af«ban soldiory, AD Afubun never thinks of wakin: rter, but tizhte with the Servet: ings to ito Sn his eyes yi dytug” olfort tu inal kiern realitics ro niare pronouticed on the battle. huniatan than pornapa cho: ever been in india, if we excupt the ret: days of tho mutiny, To sparen wounded man for a minute was provably to causa the death of the noxt soldier who wnstivpiciously walked past him, -Ono thing our men certainty learned In Alghuulstun, and that wus to keep thotr wite about them when passing over ba danwer jurktyj toyly inanimate form stu aud, Unless cure and cuntion were oxerelsed, the wounded Afghan would stoop bla aul in biles wu Katie just when Ifo was ut ite last b. This stubborn love of Hybting In cxtromig prompted doubtless by funtion, saw oO WuUCh of it that our inun at ology quure tera ulways drove tholr buyonuts well bume, $0 uw an or “kill bly enemy, Pursnlng un enuin: nn euch secu ny tha proud, ait ak ast Jaton; ry badiy' armad ma lacking skitied lendors, clung to their positio! was remarkable, to say. nothing of tho sullet doggedness thoy often, showed when retiring. Uut when the tide of tho fight sct in Cully ngalnet thent, and they saw further reatstance would invaivo thom more deeply, there wis xo eulden a change always apparent. that ane com seitreely belleve the Siuctlves hurry tur over tho hilly were the eaine men whe “had reaisted ao. desperately but on few inine utes before, Thoy neted wlaely; they knew thoir ower: in senting steep hills, or in making thor escape by tloctncas of fot, find tho host genernily dissolved with a rapidity: whieh no one,but an eye witness can apprecinte, If envalry overtook thom they turned Ika wolves and fought with desperation, selling thelr lives ns dearly aa mon ever sold thom: but there was no raily in the true senso of thy wort, And but faint attempts ut nlding each other, Their regular troops were but little naimenublo to dlecipting. by ronson of ielleient training, and they resorted tu the tactles thoy had pure und rad tribesmon when once they wera forced ‘o retire." THE RAILROADS. Annual Report of the Illinois Com- missioners. The Enst-Bound Frotght Trafiic Last Week, An Interesting Interview with tho ‘Wobash President. ILLINOIS RAILROADS, Spectal Dispateh to’. The Chteagn, Tribune. Srmtnorin.y, I, Jan, 2i—The following isan Abstract of tho tenth xanual report of the Itall- road and Warehouse Commisstoncrs of Ninols: ‘The numbor of ronds whlek have reported this year fa tho saino og Inst, with a wido ditference, hawover, Ij thoir names, earnings, and general condition. Tho names of thirteon roads which appeared in our last report have been stricken froin tho list, having been suld to or incorpor- ated with other organizations. : Although there wero many changes In the atatus of tho roflronds of this State during tho yenr by aulea and consolidations, but 67.07 miles of new rond were added to old- Hnes,—04.97 to tho Hiinols Central aud 8 to tho Chicago, Mil- wauxeo & St. Paul, % . Work on new lines of completed rond has pro- sressed ne follows: Chicago & Western Indlani, 23.60 miles; Chicago & Strawn, 02.20; Springfield, Eingham & Sourbeustern, 63.60; Danville, Olney & Obio River, 2; Fulton County Narrow Gauge, 80: Jncksonvillo Southoastern, 2; St. Louls Cont Rnllroud, 9.25; Chicago & Grand Trunk, 25,80; making, in all, 316,74 miles of rond built during tho year, ‘Tho comparative track statement for Tilinols for tho yenra 1877, 1870, 1879, and 1890 shows: 1878, 1379, 1890, G13t | 6561 Main lae, Branches + Total Adi to tho total tongth of ull tracks reported [by rall- ronds chartored-{n thls State] 1s 22,803 miles, a8 against 10,464 In 1870—nn incrense of 8,809 miles. Four roads report tho most of this fnorcase, ns foltowa: The Chitays, Mitwaukee & St. Paul, 1,229 tniles; tho Ilinois Central, 807; the Wabash, St. Louls & Pacttic, “258; and the Chicago & Grane Trunk, 090,' Tho total tenth of all ralle; rond tracks in Ilinolg fs ay follows: Muth line and brunchos, 7,017.:miles; double-tract, 314; Bldings, 1,003; ‘total, 0,204. ‘ Somne branctes havo been padded to main lines, while now branchesinve Ween addod to tho Watinsh, St. Louls, & Pacific to the extent of; O44 tnlles, and to the Chicayo, Rock Istund. &! a Puclite, 242 miles, ‘ lows: 1878, I n ‘Cho ninown V3 Hingis ts $7,8Aly- my, being $0u8,491 fesd than in 18Ty, *. very considerably, boing fruai $730 per mile, ‘18 reported on the Unttimore, Ohio & Chicayo, tho; loweat, tu $69,400 pen nile on tho Michie Cen- tral, tho highest, | Tha. average, atoount for ult! tho rouds 18 8.257, ‘The principal nddijions to the amount of stock! wi ud tullawss Altiny ‘ 10,050,513 Tock Lsinad, : uy 2 80,000 {« Dayyitla, Ob & Onto} Hives Siizenus ‘cho Lint St. DUlsts Curonietee! aveda, Rantoul &Eustern, 81 Uo, Feenstra har et Pity 3 Burlinsgtuny £21,; W0,00d (duuplede” the 120,000; thet! all cotumon -Btock2\V bush. $4,000,000 comaian, and $20,000,000 preferred atouk, a total lucradso of €24,000,000 for that rond. i ‘Tho Indiuna, Bovnington & Western, roport-| ed for the first tines 4 $4.030,000; the Baltimore, Obio & Colt Vandalia & Terre Mauite, whieh erroncously xp. peared lust yenr a6 $210.5), gear We 8,021,030. Tho Putaburg, Fort Wayne & hicaga repurts any xddition to ity preferred, stork of $441,000, peat . The folluwlag new names of ronds. mostl; representing oll fall Chittupaigys Havand & Western, ¢1- 672,0W0; Chicugu & Grand ‘'runk, $0,600,000: Dune villo & Bouthwostors, 8700; Chtcuyo & Weatern Indinin, $300,000; Jucksonville Southenstorn, $1,000; Peoria, Decatur & Evansville, §2,00,- wi: St, Louis Cod!Ruttrond Company, 831403; | Luke Exio & Western, $1,00,0N, ‘The cost of thefronds, Analttding the funded. oy and Uonting debts’ tnd tho cupitul stock, com~ ures as follows i 2 ¢ , Per mis reported. Tad... o ee The porateuctan and puicat account shows tho uveraxe cost per mile uf tho ronds te- ported te bo $44,009, In covery instance, with oue exception, tho’ stock and debt exceeds tho reported cust of construction, frum $2,0W up to $10,000 per mile, °° ‘he highest average cost per mile of standard roads reporting in this State is that of tho Aliche gan Contrul, $120,200; tho lowest, that of the Jadinunpelis, Deoatur & Spriugield, S1yu7U, The tullowing 14’ comparison of equipment for the yours numeds = ix 1879. 1850, Locomotives, 3.600 i052 Dasacnger-train cars, nis Frolght-train, curs,., WUT RGIS 100,818 ‘The total number of pi Sm playod on tha routs reporting to thts ottice, for thn yonr 1860, 1a O01, OF these, 404nre yoncral officers, 162 ns- sistunt, 51 clvil enginvers, 104 innster imechan= fea, 10 rondimustgry, 4,457 clerks, 7,038 machine fata, W269 conductors, 4,812 onginvors, 4.019 fre- and wipers, 1,000 burgngemun, 482 brakes iid mei, 10H seotiou;men and toremen, Bibs Inborers, ote. ‘The highest average salaricsof renoral officers $8 $5,077, pald by tho Chicugo & Northwusterns the lowaat Is $425, pald by the [favana, Rantoul & Enstern, The averago for att the rouds report- tu {ritety-rour) eine nie. iundinasters’ silaries range troar $1440 to 1.057 per unnuiny passenger conductors from Siz to 81,100; page wonyer engineers from Fs? to $liguy suvtion- Invlt from $49 to $12. Tho aggregate sun paid to omployés vf railroads emoraved In the re- turns, for the your 1380, waa Sh0A27,720,72, - ‘Tho returns do nut show necurntely tha niums ber of employes fu. Tiinuls, but from tho best, data befure us wa estimate tho nuniber to be 40,850, and the amount puld to tho same in the reTUtG S1.257,000, itty organizations, tho samo in numboras Anat your, report a total of gross ourniugs frou 75.62, “OL thin ANt suarcea for’ 1880 af $140,010,075.03, MIBOUNT, F017 188.81 was front passengers und Suzie. trom freight, and the bum of 100.61 from othor suurecs, ross oarnings for 187s.. Gross ournings for 1870. Grogs caruinys tor 168), we V4 ‘Tho average passonger und freight gross ouine a0 ie per mille ot tholeading: roudeln Viitnols ta as ‘ollon 3 ; Passenger, Freight, e870 ot Be Iitnvis Central, Peelana pal & St, Louis, Ohio & gel tee ate an ‘Torre Haute... » Laie ‘abusl 46 1435 The largust ial apr earnings por milly reported are from thy Pittsburg, Fort Wa Gifen Oy #10.0800,-tho saiullese on the suas ville, Now Albguy & Bt. Loula, $3101 Not transportation earulogs por: milo compara ns follows: Alton. HUrllagtonscere rere NOrthweaterit seesevenererces Rock Islaud..., Nitlnols Central, Tndianupaits & St, Ohio o A nce Alton & Terre Yandaila,, 3,640 Wabaol 2, > Toe hingest not carnings report are b i Sivautss ber milo,and tho smallest by the Loulse villo, New Aluuny Bt, Lauls, $110.89 por intie, ‘he gross incyme fn. 1880 was 2¥ por cent prsates. thin tn 1870; while tho not income is a i tain excess of Sper cont groutor than. in Tho exponses compare as fullows; Ooerating exponses, SUXCGs seeesssevenees Average operat Ox- enacs per miler se ser 5,818 - Thu returns of the various rouds repor' rout suow wv balance in their favor, Pp Bftor deducting oporuting and extraordinary ex- uses, and rentals, tor tho your 188) of pean "Twelye roada report dividendsia 1880, amounts eure Ing 0 $25,022, 707.57, a8 agatost tho suino number rad Taparting {al tO amount of Slaure 1878 and 1890 ia as fol: vidonds deainred ta nvov 304,400.27 was ontried to tho orc || of profit and luss in tneoma account. ds only report losses for tho years Vincennes, $82,015.05 Carbouitalo & Cntengy & Grand Trunk, e AT: Hock Iatand & Mercor County, 807.403 Wabash, $07,412.31, ‘The total number of tons of freight eurried on the whule ling fur 1890 wan Bi.837,fe0, In 1879 tho Tit INinela the number of tons carried for 1880 was 23,207,604, ns ngalnat ny estimated number oF 16,021.26 b wottyenix ronda reportin; through’ masaengera, and carried &2102 throng paseongers in Ullnols. ‘Thirty-mx ronda reporting passcnper, ana thirty-four roads re} rrier 10,425,000 local passengers 11 TU ts per pissonyer per iniie of tho ten trunk tines in Niinols were 2.631 conts; for. thirty-four rows reporting was er inilu per passenger, aa ayalnst, Tho totut numbor of tons of freight carried on tho’ roads reporting for 1%30, wl In Uilnols, 23,207,544. niinbey of oars in ench average number of tone of freight in eneh car an fe receipts per ton per milo AMON was OF, 19404 1870, ried 2787824 twenty-four rods ctrriod Sh Rib ATO Average recelpt hole Hing, was ‘Tho, average for froight wns 1, Tu 18:4 thore were ss te porsons miei and rein, killed numbored 817 and tho Injured 687, In our last report the necossity for a revieton of the sohedules of maxiinum rates for pusson- gers ant froizhts was referred to. 1 will be rapidly pushed ton conclusion, ‘Cho returns for the year ending dv the bres of tho next Juno 0 fast will be inn Scheduies and now groups Since the report for 187, all the raltrondsin coup have accepted the Commiasion- juice fur passenger rates, und nro now churging but threo cents per mite, Muny of the vouds have also randjusted (noir frefght rates yo ag to conform to anid schedules; and the Com- migsioners’ have resson.to bellavo that, with tho issuance of the new schoduloa, all the ronds in the State, looking to an umicablo adjustment of aitferonces between thom and the pe the advantages of n Qntforin clussiticut cheerfully adaptthem, = 3 . Thy amnount of stock, as returned on some rouda, ocertpies tov promluent a poaliton in the uceount of construction. isatied tins In eomta cases been doubted, and In othors geontly increased, ‘This bas bean done in different ways, but principally by convortisg ne eutnulated carnings, sume to the owners, issued therefor, ant earnings unjustly entary the patrons of the road. eis heist ea eau 4 pressly provide nyatne atack, and declare that Tho original amount additional stoct tous the basis for futura ‘ged at-tho expense of Inws of this Stnto ex- ho ieauiny of fictitious "ait stock dividends nnd other flotitious incrense of the capital stovk or andehieancse bf nny such ‘corporation abnil bo void.” These provisiotis have not, howover, been ef- fective to provont tho growing: evil: nbove re- ferred to, and attention {6 nureby earnestly culled to lt fursuch further Jogisiution as, tho exigencics of tho case demund.- “In conformity to the Inw States, the Bord bie nado} hearing and adjusting comblainta ugatnst rall- 8 possible, withnut enturluy upon Qn expensive und what appeared ‘stem of Hitlgation. During the past two years 10 Commisssoncra have thus heard and decided, ronny compllented cuscs, involving lurge sums, and for thia purpose buve hid ealied sessions of ho Buard in various purtions uf the Btate to fully lnvesticnte tho 506 Si1 Bod UOT TA F050 7,817 wolny total length of main tne and branches the amvunt of double-track, 689 iniles, and amount of sidings, 2,787 mlics, and ind usage In’ othor ted the poitey. of to be fruitless txamino witnosses and evinces and Violutione of law complied of. Will be Reon that In nearly every oso the, wnt= tee {0 controversy bea been umicuuly und gutis- These decisions hava not revadents for the fut> pvernit curd in like cases, but thoy have bad tho eifect of productng ¢ sponding changes in the rules and turlifa of tho ronds ulfécterl thereby, - A groat hindrance to ‘actorily. sotticd, i ly becume estublianed The cupltul stogk account compnres ag fol- pins is tho froqutent. vu of rates without way’ proviois propuri- Hon therefor on. the part of tho. shipper We recommend that every road be. ¥ aixty day's’ nottee of wny Increasu of thelt tral; rate befvro the same.shall go Into operation « We: recommend, as" heretofore, toms of the Hallroud Commissianers to six years, one golng out ‘overy two youl that thore may by always two members in tho Bonrd who have bad experte: Millar, with the duties of tho ulllaa. ,, Wo would also.sy, brides, when, by rhag been iseuel +6 8961,145, 783 HRIT TL an he amount of uluck iasued por mile varices - ned and Axe fu vat thatthe Bonrg wv reparation of tricks und gxuthinition and inspectipn, gained. that’ they, arg tinsute. | uch a provision Will yeuur to overs ulcer. e « ‘The Uourd should also he empowered to dcter- mine and focate crossings of railronds.* The following = tabl turns In this oflice, exh complted from tho ree Its the rate recelved on twelvo representative roads doing business In this stnte, In conts per tort’ per mile curried, durlug tho past ebres, Pies cugo, reported nat your at F-40018 reported this yournt $102,000; tha St. Louls,: Js reported fois Toot fatund.... “Mlinols Central, Mlnols Midland... 16 gislaay lia & St. Lou! ungaulzutions, report ‘tou 18, Avorazo for tho yenr.., 1. The average rate per ton per milo “for freight fur 1870, including nll tho, rouds re- Porting, wis 163" cents, ‘Unis’ yore’ {18s0)- the the number of tons ‘0 BS207H. | Tho to by tho reduction of in 1880 aver 187%, was average rite fs 1.08 carried ju TiIndls smount saved to thy peo rates, u aboyo stuted, 41H? | . , SOLON UMP ; . Afr, Solon Humphreys, President of the Wa- bash Ratlroad Company, arrived: here yesterday A Tutmmune representative ealled upon bitn last ovening ut tho Grand Pa- ele Hotel tolonrn what brodght him hero nt thia time, Me, Humphreys said thut be camo West prinvipully for the purpose of attending a meoting vf the atockhuldors of his road at St, Louis. The mauting wus for tho purpose of ap- proving the ‘arrungument fur building a lio Jointly with the Burlington from Humiston to The stuckholders ratitied tho binding of tho en Hie mutes proposed, und jab the nu to a 3] it Att wl hove len from &t. Louis. - Council Blutts, conipletion, probably c. an nie ting from Chicago ty Council Wuits. Mr, Humphreys sitld ho etme to Unicuwu: for the purpusy of scuing how scun tho Wostern Indiana woutd be able to constr {te now Grove streut trick and allow tho Wabash. to run inte the temporary depot an‘l'welfth Hy expeote tu seo Mr, Brown remirding this matter to-day, and ‘bo had no uve that arrangements wunid be w tho Wabush to get to Twelfth treat within (woe works, Cho“ nuinager of tho Alton bas iy objection ta allow: bls road to uso thelr Grove referred to walt until the ite own ‘track butween Archer uvenne and Bixteunt strect, beewuse tho Allon truck was burdly udequate to accu mudate the heuvy trate of the Wabash, uppreentud, however, the good willat the Altun Mmanugera in olferng tho use Of the truck through Grove street, und for thia reason ho thought tt to bo nu mire then Just aid right tae tho chinu by bis rou for a diderentiad ruty at 81 ahuuld be withdrawn. ‘hla was in deourdance with bis original ducturation that, as soon na bis Proud bud scoured duvont tusmiaul taciittes, tt rye tho sumo rated as other rowts, thig step now becuse it Cthestrove depo at any He toltayed that the eatubtishod between Chivago aint Kundas City would bo atrlutly tue dave ind hargony eh putts heres the rates now obarged It would: Oo us lony as HO aotion full choen tuken regarding the largo uals hands of outalile purtics, No Proposed by which this wit! Sanwed und thoro wag ho grout burry abdue ity word vatltiod with the ‘rates nuw ev exported that the business of bis roud would fall of, va account of the advance in’ West-bortnd rates, but he tinds that tie trultig baw nos only nut fal bad considerably {norenged. ‘The Wabuen, Mr. “Hunphroys sald, was atitl getively engued in sueuriny Towa. “An arrangdiment bad whicd the Wabugh will soon have 4 direct Muo to fhe Sttasvurl, fowe a Nebraska branch of the Wubnab bad now gq fine to Albin, ant purtics fron Des Malues had mado wp sandion, which bie been accopted, ty build a line. that polutand turn it over to the Wabash, under certain conditions, + fhuse parties would be hero te-duy to conclude the ure, rangoments. ‘Che reports’ that this Campany, ements far the formation of jurthwest to compete with the ‘aulund Nortuwestera were entirely uafounded, No arrangements bad beea nnids, Or werd contemplated, to bring the Wa ‘bush further north tha Dos iment pid lately buon completed with the Puoris, Devatur & Kvunsville by whieh thug Ine isto connect with the Chica; at Sullivan, Ml, Heer from Chicago to the Buuth, dir, Humphreys was also street truck, but bo Western: Indian hiv ‘The Wubush hus tke Cun come {ito tho Swe time it choaes to-do go, ured to by all the hows, ind would provail sinong tho V not be’ well w lan bus yet been rf could ba ure new outlets in st been mude by ta Dos Moines 1 8 Hat ry Pinanony Fort Wayno & Coleugu, q had mude area: new Jinos In thi dulwuukee & St, Holnes, Arrange- 79, 18S, IELTS STI, TIS Branchot tho Watusty 400 8,556, 8ire ng bis lings new outlet usked what bis views eyurding the stutement- artelbutod to Jay (at the cougtry wusen the ove uo severe paulo Ji rallroud eeou pbroye suid there wag ue Iota nid, in bis opivton, although vocur next Septen of our money will bo sipped urope, but up to thay tung he felt quite vous 2,609 ting a jute dapyor of a would remain ¢: ookes and scéuritics continug fr tumphreys leaves for Mr. i evening. -, Bs 4 “4s HOMTON AND THE TAKKS. Tho Boston Journat anyss. “ Since Gen, Rurt's retivoment from tho Hostun, Loosne Tunnel & Westorn Itaftrond, nbout a year sce, upon its completion ta tho: Tunnol, ha has beon busily engiyed In develuping the plans originally ens tered tipon whet the Boston, Hoosna Tannol & Weatern was firat eommonced, that of providing the Hoosd Tunnel with anfntopendent connec tlon with'thd Inkes, ng well as tho Eric Rallway. The public'nre familine with the fact that Gen Burt la conatruoting # firat-class dauble-track road froin Sarntoga onstward, and now tho ane hotneement: ls initde thet the Syracuse & Che- Hang Kaltrond has ulso been purchosed hy hin. We havo known fur some tine that negotiations have lomy teen tn progress for the purchuse of this property, as well us the Syrnaitse, Phanix & Oswego andthe Utea & Ehiniea Rullroads, and wo stirmise that a scheme fa on foot to construct 8 new railroad from. Muanitus. a station on tho Chonango Railroad, a tow miles vast of Syre Neuse, to Uden, un distunee of-aome tifty miles, With the. count of this now read and tho In provement of the other properties mentioned there will ben ling reachtig from Utica to 03- Wwexo, nid itlao connectling with the Take’ Onto rlo Shore Rallrovd, now completed to the Ninu- ara Hlver, And, itpon the other hand, thore would be a. line to Bimira, where connections contd be indo with both tho Brio agd Pennsyl- vanht systems, + Tho ralteunds -ineluded in thls combination, if tho schenio {8 carried out, will be ns follows: aMilea, Utien:& Elmira... Cortland & De Ruyter Cazenovia & Canastota, Syracuse & Chenango, Syructaa & Phaixsee. Utlea & Syracuse, Ceraerrirrrrerrr eer ; if tho ‘iinatin, ‘Toosaw Tunnel & -Western ts not completed uy tho south banle’'of tho Mohawk River from Schenecs tady, a8 originally contempinted, wo surmise that tt Is the intention to bulld a rand between Utien and Suratogu. nbout {00 miles, thero to moet tho railroad naw building from Saratoga enstwird; whether to tho Tunnel or to one of tho! two -connvetions which tho Hoorne Tannel now hina, tinie along will shaw. Tho sehame fs comprekonsitve ono, and If ‘carried out promlscs to becomo an tinportant connection and feeder tothu Tunnel, - ate hE 7 BAST+BOUND FREIGHTS, a ‘There wasn slight decrense tt tho eust-bound froight shipmenta forthe week ending dun. 2 but still the business continues quite heavy. =U {s probntle, however, that tho trafic will falloff conaiderably during the next few. wenks, 18 tho country, boon well drained during the rush of tha lust fow months, Whut rain attll re- inains in the country $a bylng held in anticlpa-. tion of ‘higher prices ‘next’ summor. ‘There fa grent four exproascd that the severe wenthor wu have had thos far this winter will causo a par- Unt fallure of tho: next erop, and consequently: thero fa ne longer such anxicty-to ship as there hug been a few weeks ago. + Tho total ehipments for the week ending Jan. 22 amounted to 61,5 tang, agalnst M4005 for the: Weok prevlous,—a docrease of U0 tongs +. Tho following statemont will show the gmount: of busitiess transported during the week ‘by the varluus ronda leading vast from this citys Grain Prov's, Flour, |tinis of |tiins of] Totat ‘ = Drise {2000 th.} 2009 1b,| tans, Michigan Coutral..} 29,000) ° 7.507) 2,532), 12,016 Anko shore.,... BOTIG] RAO} 4,189] 14,707 Fort Wayne... US) Oy * Syst Pan-Hundie.. 4. - B85) Bultioro & Onto. 1,875) 17123) 2,282) Grand Trunk .....0| 4007] 8028) | ““o0a] 17,090) 61,075 CHICAGO &. WEST MICITIGAN. Spectat’ Dispatch to The Chteaga Tribe. - “ * Grand Rapros, Mich, Jari. 32:—The Chieizo &° Wost Michigan Nallroid Company substantially concluded tho detalles und contract to-day for tho purchage of tho Grad’ Haven’ Raltroud, a° Ino fitty-yeven miles long, fram Muskegon ‘to Allegan, and tho Grand Rapids, Newaygo & Luke: Bhoro-Rallroad, from this aly. to White Cloud? forty-six miles long.: At White Cloud the \Nowayan Roud: bus a junction with tho Muskegon '& Bly Rapids brancty.of tho Chicuxo & West Sichigan,. Lhe details of the price.paid uro not :reported yet. The twa. roads.- in stock “and boude ‘represent i Mttle more thn $9,00/,000, It fs probable ‘that. the Chlenizo + & Wost Michigan metts them by buying a nite Jority of thelv stock. The ronds nre tobe turned over nt once aq sour us the dnal’ papers’ nro signed; and probably will be‘ maniged as divis- tons of the inain line... They will prove vitluablo Weeders nnd much.more. useful to this. olty ua Fes AMStENI; thang aacemall independent ined, Tt ia supposed, tou, that tho Newasyo Bond will goon" be’ extended. northwest, perhups to Banlsted, a matter of much moment to business Interoste: here. “The'ponple of this section ura wad af the purohuge, and the announcement of {i econauininution 1a bilicd with great antisfuc- one = Hg WESTERN INDIANA. Judgo Rogers Saturday morning overruled the motion for a new, trint In tho condemnation ense of tho Chlengo & Western Indiana Ruttroad agalnst, Hutt. “Tho motion for 2 new triul,was argued weok-ago, and was based principally On the alhtavits of several of tho Jurora in the cnso, who tostiticd that thoy bused thofr verdict , on the supposition that ‘tho proporty to be con- domtnied was onty 160 fect deep, Instead of 200, as was the fuut. “Pho Judgo ant fe waa olearly agalnet public poltey to'nftow altidavits from tho duvorg, after they had found thole yerdlat, to‘vo' used as ‘un. spulcanat for a new - trial ye was wl . it ‘would giva on chance “to an uullinlied amount of. cor- ruption, for it would bo osy- to tind Jurors tosay they had miaunderstood the ovi- dence or instruations. More than thig, ton, the Supcomne Court ind huld that 9 vardlut could sot ‘be unt nside for such ronson, Mut even ff the ailidavits wero admissible, they would be in- sulticlont, ns the evidence Was very clonr and oft-repuited, and it: also appeared tn tho dlagrin introzueed on tha tral thit the depth of the lug was £0 feot... The moon for new trial would thorefore huveto bo ovarruled, PEKIN. & SOUTIIWESTERN, 8. D, Reed, Recolver of the Chicagn, Pekin & Southwestern Rallrond, filed a report Saturday: of his oporations for Docembor, which fe In brief asfollowsr : ce ee ore RECRIPED, Balgnee on hand at last report.. Froixht earnings. Passenger curnipy: Sileuge carnluge. ‘fologruph carntp: press carnings Account of P Silsveltuuevus. TOD) sssseessererees DISUUNSEMENTH, Uperating oxpansos.. Now froueht cars, Feoicht ourniuga, ot Passenger earulugs, Milouge, curpings. ‘Tolegeuph eaenings, Right of way, Churged othicr rouds Old puy-rotia,,. NOMINAL DAMAGES. “ Byeclal Duapatch ta ‘The Chicago Tribuns. Br, Louis, Mo., Jan. 2.—In-tho sult of Meyer Goldsmith ugainst tho Chicago & Alton Itail- road for $7,000 ditnnages for dolay un a jot of cate de, tho jury, under lnstrdocdons, ‘rendered a Verdict for howluit duimuges for tho plaintitt, The Court hold that the roud waa not responsl> bio for the dolay buyoud ite owa Nue, “ ——. 7. M. WALKER, . Out of respect to the memory of James Bf. Walker, lato Prosident and Goneral Sullultor of tho Chicago, Burlington & Aulnay iatleoay Com: Lis} duny, the general olllces of tho pinyin this elty will be closed tu-day at 18 o'clovk noun, TIES WANTED, ‘Des Motxes, Ia, Jan. 2.—Tho Presidont of the Des SMoines, Marshalltown & Silwaukeo Uullrcud advertises this..morning fur 185,000 sallroud-tles, which monus work un the Milwaus kue oud to Des Molnea, : a ‘Tho Liows Tongue, . Land and Water. Tho very pocullur furmution of the flon’s tonwue did notudcupe the nutico of our anato- mist, but be docs yut way very much about it, I v eae, bund the drled tongue of: a Hon; with shurp, poitited, horny pupilhe, fot very thickly wpou ita gurfude. ‘The papliy onthe front portion of the tongue ure inuch turgor than thuse tu the rear part of the tongue, Dut the aialter onus ure muLh closer toyuchuE thun thodu in front. Eneh papitla consists of a horny: spine, the polnt uf which ts curved und act directly backward, rominding me much of the spiues bn the tail of the thornback ray. On Upply ty this Hen’s tongue tothe obeek. U dud that the puubness fase grout that with w litre reese a wound inlght cally be made tn tho human skin: Yho tse of this is to secupe Of .tho imeut. from the * boues wf - the animal, for the ton ts nab a great bony cuter—bo leaves the bones for tho byeuas tu crack, those animals bayiug teeth es" Peclully cunstruvted for ce crack ing of bones, ts peculiar roughness of the tongue ia thio Prevent, butiu a lose degroe, in the commun cat, wud it can bo seen when tho cut ts lapping milic, bur still better If tho tongue of o defunct specimen be taken out, put fora whilo iu spirits, gad then .pinued out Usght dna board, ‘This rough tongue is of greut lmportanes to tio health of ug low. a é ode AN UNSA Since It Readily -Yieldad to " Assaults of Cracks. An Old Night Watchman prised aid Overpuy. Ton Thousand Dollars in Cosh ‘7, from the Bursted Strong. A bold and singularly snecosstul rab Perpeteated Inst evening ut the oltic Union fron aud Stect Companys, cnitg, near the cornor of Tairty-seoont ate By two short hours of work, fashion, the lurginra became pos: one of thom could have enraed labor ‘in’ tho eourso uf 9 dozot yenr enught in such nm way that their ert clearly proven. a dozon soars tary will bo avout what each will be ati TI OFFICE OF TUR COMPANY {9.0 Binal frumo structure situated o1 ssldo of Ashland avenue about one b of the rolling-mills, tlon. of Archer. and Ashland’ aveni Thirty-Nrst street. desolate one, espealally after night ft . Were It not for the glare of I, the section would ba ng lonezome and dreary ay any in tho elty. Tho only door to thu of tho sito farthost from tho street. is confronted on tho right and te ‘partition. A door in thla furnishes communtes which aro nt the Tho lodation ts ght from tho nil what: tha Company terms tho oMee.” Aftor _ business hours th .this ono sinall building ts intrusted to an og mon named Churles Brooks, Ho it was who the burgtars worsted in the encotntor, of tng ovening. Drlotly, str. Broo! before 7 o'clock ho'was star dvor, He tind heard:‘no* vebieles or ‘about tho'pinée, and so,was not nt all In mikthg reply, Just ns ho reached the doot in the.ofttce partition the vuter door’ was forced In by the Inrger of threo bullt men, who ey - :RUSHED UPON ITM before ho could ,uttor a word of alan bound him frat hand and foot, acd :bilndfolded him into the bargain. One of the meri drew, bis. revolver and stood guard over him, While tho; two, othors proceeded with the work’ of blowlug-apen a largo tron’ ante which stinds In tho northwest cornor of tho bull succeedod , in openicg helped themselves to the tents, Thon, lonving the watchman bound ashe was, they bid him a cheerfut *Good-ntght," ond Some thne after 8 v'elock, ater minutes after. tho. departure of the tolove, Drguks aueceeded by his outer fn attracting the attention of John Davis, 9 bricklayer employed In the mill; who happened to be passing that way on his rotd homo. - Davis responded, and finding the watchman helploss took out a knife and cut It’ was somo timo after this that the ‘robbery was reported to tho police. - ‘THE POLICK ON AND, fu'elock this morning a TruoNe reporter, Mn rorching tha scene of the robbery, found «the polico clings rapidly githoring. Superin tondont MeGneigie, Capts. Bontletd and O'Don- nell, Lieuts, Wlettner and Byrno were already there with n number “of patrutmon, and detect: ives were coming, in ‘every moment. ‘The ex eltemont was, of courad, quite yrent. Br.Stubte the Scoretary of tho Company, who was present, showed u sranil thn cash-box, outof which the ropbers, had got 31,000-In $35 gold pleces, and abont $160 In silver coln.. The remaluderof the $10,090 was;in Dilla done .up in envelopes andall ready sto'bo phtd to tho employés of the Com pany to-day, -The onter dvor of thosafe wa torn apart, and :the coment-ining littered toe “Hour. “The combination way completely broken, and the kdb wis ‘missing, ‘Cho broken ends of ‘tho lock’ showed tho forfo-thoy bitd been sub fected to, aud. “fh hai ks snys that ehory ted by rap at the rather tall ond yep Rigging bin, ww... Thoy. nally left the place, : Jnner...dours showed thoy had, been. reluctantly soma powerful apoliunce. Jot ‘back of the handlo, of tha outer door wore two sniall holes, Ju drilling oneof thee the burglars BROKE OFF THEM DRILL, ‘| 40 they were compelled another “holo location. » ‘Through only" enough powder blgw the combination opon, The “put” mut brye.been very Nght, Brooks anys that tt wt Uke the explosion of n largo flre-cracker, Win wao a hearer near’*-tho *} 8 they’ Inscrtex Were not oven cracked, and nothing about tbe sufo showed any ‘signs of powder having beta used. Dut Brooke says that Ig tho way it wa dono,-and be shows bis overcoat, which tbe thloves ovidently usod in smothoring tho soled of tho. axplusidn, and which bug soveral lard holes-torn and burned in ity tho: oflico ‘wag disturbed, tho watehimon & Inrgocashincre = scirt of a conmnon-fr ured pattern, a couplo of. tnon hanakercblelh un old-gold silk handkerehicf, and soveral white allt oncs Of oxtra’ quallty, Theso’ are tn tt possession of tho polico Justas thoy ware take from the watchman, hna been subjected to tho closest scrutiny by tht Ho. was formerly. o some . Illinols conductor on the State atreot car Ine, and bit beon employod Jn his present capacity as wate man for,about geventoen months, Just priort? bis taking the eltuution the sine office and tt sume site was robbed of 8090cash, with bla family at, No. 9039 Areber avenut ‘Though not propossossing in appunrance. be bss always borho a good reputation, and bls actioa lnat night isa sad blot upon his character, Tot poli¢e wlid ilrat reacked place say his clothior ‘wus not at all musiod, his necktio was Ina per fect bow, and thorewas nothing nt all about bs Appearance -to Indioute tho ordeal throusd was not foreod open: was, plainly apparent, for tho locks and panels wero all In as zoud repsit as ever. This .faut causod Wrooks to wltet Btory .. somewhat. 4 which he'told- the .repurter bis facts agree: more with tho'condition of things about tt? olllee, but be bad amplo thug to frame thei 1 Tho robbors did hint wo injury whatsuever, 00? of thom having @ald dt tho buyinning to i compinion: “Here, you keep blu quiet wi tho ravglygr), dud don’t burt (¢ this (meaning “'The only: avroata mado wore those of old Brooks pud hla son, a young man of = ye whom tho pollog’ regard with suspicion Paddy Cavanagh,s notorious character long worked at tho beon jmplicated in several robber! ter was ploked upon suspicion ouly ar the ourner of Roors street and Al | Tho ,.mannoer of the swork woul Whethar Seoul: pr My against bin, * ike profogses not tohave recoun of.thu men, owing: to. thelr’ ab voloes, and keepin Uenouth bandkurshl byndaged his cycs, t Alled tho Girl. A prominent and ominent phrsicinn ‘one of the Now York papers thu! bo wis consultud reape parenta woro great! i pital atection, wine enw a After an .ordinary flay after- porsadln ty, wha wx prosse ie and an amount of pata and heat over and lunbar regione, extending 00 througs the wholu lower estrumitics: lowed by un amount of palnful wear! yes dated ee for ral a niyecular parts being y dootor wil the resuls of bla inves! professional know! Hd guided my din mvansof cure simple, the boots she me, and found the hue! fox se tho size of 1 ebitly, ), Lut appearances are lefe until after thoy footed Coulluyg 01 3 and prow full euerully ware to iminedintely under tho Fucomalended tuas {n the forizontu t threu days, an soles, af the brewdth of the nat ay the toes broad ja proporion, to Tor thoae praviouwy worn, Thu ¢ No nuusad, i) weariness Iscomfort, uftor a fouremily wall