Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 22, 1881, Page 3

THE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: T BRUARY NEW YORK. Creat Meeting at Cooper In- gtitute to Protest Against Monopolies. Eloqnent and Able Statement of the Situation hy Judge Black, Bpeoch by Roprosontative Reagan, and Letter from Senator Windom. , Oontinued Excitement in Bank- ing Oircles Over the Funding Bill, Tho Whole Street Demoralized by the Hostile Atfitude of the Bankers. Qpposition of Western Men to Hold- ing the Monetary Conference in New York, elters from Jogeph Medill and Ex-Sece- rotary Bristow on the Subject of Silvor. Graphio Dosoription, by tho Cook, of the Wreok of the Bteamship Boho- mian, ANTI-MONOPOTY, FNE MEETING AT COOIER INSTITUTE LAST NIGnT, * NEw Yonk, Feb, 21.—A Jarge mass-meet- Ing was held to-nlght at Cooper Instituts under tho unspices of the Natfonal Aunti- Monopoly Leagne. Peter Cooper wus pres- ent. Presldent L. E. Chittenden bricfly stated the objectsand purposesof the League, asserting Its orlgin to be an outgrowth of the sbuses of corporate powers, and urging the necessity of universal organization on some basls by the entire taxpaying element of the eountry., JUDGE DLACK, OF PENNSYLVANIA, was Introdueed, 1o spoke for over an hour, and Inthe course of his nddress, of which the keynote was the.legal and constitutional aspeets of the transportation question, con- sidered at length the relntions of corpora- tions to the publie. He said that tho course of theso Institutlons had been stendy townrds complete monopoly. Their uitimate desizns were fraught with the greatest dunger to the Siate, and, unless legislation should step In and ald an oppressed people, the whole mas clinery of the Governmens would be thrown into the hands of tho monopolists. Theso men, sald the speaker, “arc not now satlsfied with their possessions. They will stilt continue to swater thelt stocks, to shsorb the property of others, and the ta: producers at thelr own caprice; und, by con- salidatlon of rallroads, union of telegraph lines, subversion of lnws, and the Insecurity given corpornte propertics by their refusal to recognize tho vights of the mlnority of shareholders they have set ut definneo the rights of the pubile and the Individual, pre- vented benefictal competition, nml trampled upon the spirlt of the Constitutlon and taws of their country.” o advocated thag rail- road men shoukl be TURNED OUT OF OFFICE under the Government, and their duties com- pelied a8 welt as the rights observed through tie interposition of the law, Constitntional methods by which the peopla muy o bro- tected In thelr rights wero discusaed and authorltles quoted to demonsirate that’ the remedy lay I the hands of the public itself. Itwas'showy that, by tho power of their wealth, the rallroads” had obtained a large share of the control of the Supreme and Btate Courts and varlous Leglstative bodies, and that Judges were elected and Representa- tives selected’ with speelnl referonce to thoir fitnessfor advanchig the Interesty of tho corvorations they represented. Ratlronds were rapldly nswmbye nn Influence dis Yartlonate to tho relative pnsition they oceun- led toward other bodies, The character nd extent of such laws s should be enaeted wasexplalued, and their adoption strongly reconmetided, The speaker way frequently Interrupted by applanse, and at_one time, when Jie nskéd the question, * What shall Yedo with theso carporations®” u man in e aullenca shouted, *Confiseate thelr Heallngs.” “Woll,” wns tho answer, **wo Would llke to, but they've earrled them out ol aight.” , UNI STATES BENATOR WINDOM mlnlel er, After stating the necessity of League to banlsh from its council3 all cgmmuulsllosplrln and recognize the foreo %’me poeer aeninst Whicl 1t hart to contend, ‘hnnlur Windom treated at length of the flm.\vhlch ¢Xlst in the management of ;l ways and telegraphs, and laid much stress o (he daunger of nsingle man eontyolling fiamlulmnmml power of the press by the ;mmhl: of the telegravhy, nud strongly :nth‘! o postal telegraph and Gove nwiental restraint to be exercised over tho .“"pf”u Of corporato powers, **Without ';C Testraint,” the letter read, * what is to = the llnlt b the exaction 'of cornornte "veron the people? What Is there to hin- Y thess men from depressing or iuflatin ul:\ulunu.- of all kinds of prnFcrty to suit _r eaprico or avarles? What ‘slinll be ol ‘n free people who will il protest 1o be houne " u{out? ,1 have Diuted ut somo St e dahgers which wmennce our “er{!- 1t it ba to correct thesn evils and it %!lcsc dangers your Leugno hns been fiem zed, it will receivo the benedictions of vdn‘,“"'“‘ 1n coucluslon, It was suggest- ik atsuch Jaws bo framed ns would Toxn- lrImlnd restraiu tha netion of the great . rtation companles without unnpees- Jiury to them. and withbut omliting 'ub“és.aulllul elements of protection to the ‘The meeting was next nddressed by who CONGLESSMAN BEAGAN, mun_xldrvued hlmselt vrlndpnlly to tho ¥«r m“"' hrclnedl('s which had been proposed e eed abuses of cur!mmlu powers, and ex- f‘ et }ho(cnuwuu tho Reagan bill recont- b u«]« ueed Into Congress for the reguln- g lulet‘bu\m comieres by ralirond oy Th: ;l }.he tight direction. duces " lowlngs resolution’ was then Intro- Tuat it {s g, o 0 duty of citizons overywhero to :é’i::.‘.':; Anti-Munopoly Loagues and ondoavor Teauligr Bmong uthers, the following specitlo 1. Laws o l’fldbllunm ..m'l-fi'f' £08Lof suryive, B " a_hu:'l“nruvum noling und combinations, clagg oy opadroventdiseriminutions sguinstany Ny umnllzum oa pubillo higliways, u...}mh':)filul\u effest to laws pluced on tho 0 derard 10 mako it an -oMolal duty by oficers wefend cltiauns awuinst orpurito ynddetiio. mm‘,"d.““l;:':i?m bublio’ tuxation to puy o [ane agulust bribery, é’}'_’“{" tegulato tho commorce of tho sov- 9 Alibera) Y was rew polioy taward watcrwaye. by solved thut Indupondent Journals mruuu I‘m Lr““"“l’fluud, thut that lln{ brend, taxe] fo g, il 0f ‘the masses should not bo %““lucflgx}; dividends on fictitious costs of omm’flfi"““ was aftevwards nddressed by by ucating the Ll the muludonl;swmclr :vlgfi:l:uelgv‘t’g-ll‘.’ ot FUNDING. WITHDBHAWN, ‘N‘w ‘I’\m Weatern dusosiated Droses “ihg g Feb, 9,—The Post soys: ru:ll?u"‘ of Unfted State legul hery iz 8 to-day pald fnto ahe ‘Treasury ltlen vrllhdmv Natlonal-bank-nate cireu- “Duua“ Rbout 81,600,000, A total of 0,000 legal-teuder notes hus been submit hand transportation and tefo- 0 tholr charges on risk withidfawn from the banks shiee the Senate pissed the Refunding biil, On tho other Do, o digpateh from Washiigton sayvs the ‘Preadury hns o surplus of 81200000 whiel the Secretary will use to buy his aud 63, vro- viiled the Nutlonal banks continne to with- draw elrenlation. Another dispated, which coon the stock market this ‘Creagury will begln hond- purehases Wednesday, to-morrow belng a tegal holiday.” s FROM TIE S EXPUESS. “Tho contractlon scare on the Funding Bill was renewed thls morning, and oc- casioned lower prives on tho Stock Ix- chunge, but thero seemed to be some re- covery from the seare Iato In theday, when a hetter feeling prevailed. City hanks, for thelr own seconnt nmd that of out-nf-town Institutions, deposited Snturday in the Sub- Treasury here £1,810,000 in eash, mostly gold, and £2i0,000 1n checks to retire_elren- Intion. “Tolny hc{' duposited 81,050,000 In cnsh and 8635,500 1 enecks for the same purpose. A against thiy contenctlon move- ment the “I'reasury hng SELDKLKY snrpinsg with which to !m‘y bonds for the sinking tund, and under the Senate Funding bill tho Secretnry eunt purehnse 850,000,000 honds from the fund of gold and stver n the Frensury, Awiln, the Sceretary ean fssue 000,000 "I'rensury notes, whieh would flmt s money forn fongtime betore suillelent Interest would neenmulatae to fidues peoply to hoard them, ALl this is infladon, and will far mora thin offset any contraction of eir- culationn by the banks." i torarnie,” on the same subject, says: “49'le action ol u few city banks, which Suturday deelied to withdraw thelr clrenintlon beciuse of the tax ail low rateof Intevest on the new bonds, i3 the subjuct of conshderable discussion in Stock-Exehange elreles, where the operation 13 much ridienled and generally regurded ns extremely fH-advised and hasty. It §s elnfmed it one of these Institutions, which lus beer turgely benefited aml favored in the past by the Government officials, is short of 4 per cents in the stoek market, and 13 thereforo muking as much opposition to the new 4 per per eent il ns possible, and s also endeav- orlug to induce other hanks to oppose the measure anid withiraw their _eireulation, Conservative bankers, however, belleve thieso banks wlll ALL ULTIMATELY CONCLUDE to redeposit 8 per cents, and take out thefr clreutution wgain within three nonths, It is muderstood that there ks to be an mneniment offererd 1n the Houss to the bill providing for thy Issue of greenbacks to tako the place of hank circulation that um‘v be withdrawn, 1f this sensible precaution is taken, it whl in- stuntly restore_confidence and tuko permp- nently wway from the bunks thiy fearful Fuwur to withdraw in one day all thelr biils ron efrenlation, oty what Is worse, lock up an equal winount of gold and legn) tenders, and leave the street ntterly without the meany of dofiuz business, Such terrible power no set of men should for one Instant possess,” MUSSELL SAGE snlbd to a reporter: I believe the howl by theorists and speenlators fn banking whil fall stilborn within avery few days. Our bank- ers are nobt going to be frightened into the folly "and madness of with- detwing thelr 4 and 41 per cent bonds, and thrusting them unon the murket, as hus been intinmated would be done by the clasy of bankers to whicht I have referred, 1t would be madness wnd suleldo for them to withdraw these seeuritles that pnf‘ B per cent more than the bonds which this bill has created, and which are made to bear what iy to be the standard interest of this Natlon, UK BANKERS nre not going to sacrifics their stockholders® Interests, as would Dbe.doué by the course which soma nre disposced to pursue. [f the 3 per eent loan can be floated, we ought to bo glad the eredit of the Government” 18 good enough to enndle usto fund our debtnt3 per cent, 1 think It ean be donc with n stlcht modifieation of the tifth seetion and o reduetion of the tax Imposed upon Natlonal banks, which_ls oppressive and unjust. I beliove if the Preshilent does not fnterfere to correct this wrong, L will lie corrected by the incoming Cong and Administration,” BILVER. TIE MONETARY CONFERENCE, Nuw Your, Feb, 8t,—The Hullion, urging an Internationnl Monetary Conference in this city, says: *Lhe country regarids New York ns o sort of pawnbroker yot, but more generous views will follow bronder action, Perhiaps the present regard of New York is 13 mueh due to the New York press as to the capitalists, beeanse the press, in §s desire to be held sound, does not venture to take no- tional or cosmopolitan views., The notice of the dally press of the city of the Interna- tlonal Conference Is contined at present to publishing a few foreign dispatches. The resuit of this polley fn the country s furly Indicated by the followlng from, tho distin- guished edftor of Uitk Cicado TiinuNe: | 1u reply to your note, usklug my views on your suzgestion uf holting the pronosed Inter- nationnl Monetary Convention iy Now York, 1 most deetdedly think (b the wrong pluce, The moues power of Now York is bitterly hostlly to n bimetallly currency, aud would do all it cauld to defent the purpose of the Convention, to fix n bimetatlic ratio ana freo colngge of silvor n8 well as gold, The romonetization of silver wns sccured in the fave of tho most despernte and fmpiacable oppoaition of Now Yaork, and sinco then your anker and bustuess- men buve vxerted thoir utmost power to pres vunt tho circulntion of the silver dolur, und your pross and pollticlans huve constantly Clamored for tho repeal of the net or tho sug- ponsion of siiver comure. 'Fo hold tho Cone ventlon fu a eity dominated by such bostite nflucgees would be to defeat the end in view.” For the frlends of bimetallsm to advoeato ft would be n blumder, The proper pluce for tho Convention Iy lnuulfe»llf’ Party. Tue only Atlantlo seihonrd eity where It eoutd snfely bo hield Is Palladeiphin, whore tho citizens are not sa nurrow and selllsh In their metallie «idens, and whera thoy do nuf belleve it would be 10 their interest to” abollab sliver and green- bucks os monoy In ordor to produce ateh n legal-tender scirelty as would apprecinte tho value of mortgnges und enuble creditors to skin thelr debtors. L MEDILL, “ ecrstary of the Treasury Dristow writes: 1 consldor it desiruble to brivg ubout wni~ form netlon of tho commereinl nutions for tho adjustment of the preseut relutive value of gold and sllver coln upon the busisof the notunl valuo of tho two wietals, monsured by the cost of thelr production, und, thereforo, 1 look with fuvor upon tho propositlon fur po intornational manetary coufercuce. * Lettors favorimg an internationnl mone- tary reonference. huve beon recelved from many other gentlemen known in the tinan- clal worlu.” ORI, ACTION OF 118 FRENCH GOVERNMENT, New Yous, Feb, 3l~Segretary Grant, of the New York Produce Exchange, sald to- day that tho French nuthoritles were ovi- dently dotermined to do all fu thelr power to Injure the tiade in Ameriean pork, Exage gerated reports in regard to lllqensml ment had been clreulated In France, A ropre- sentative of Fowler Brothers on tho Ex- chango to-duy remarked: * I had acable message this mornlng trom Parls glving the welcomo Information of the probability that tha decreo ngalnst the Introduction of Awer- Heun pork would bs modified. I have no donbt several Amerfean dealors have been shipping diseased mont to France, For sov- ernl monthis past thero has beob a grewd do- wmand for pork in the French murket, und certain shippors In tho Unlted States have not been over and abeva careful about tho aunlity of the meat sent abroud, Onaccount of the earclestess of o few oxporters, the buslness inforests of 13 MANY ANE MADE TO BUFFEN 1t 18 sometimes very diflenlt to detect dis. aused meats. Powerful microscopes and good Judgment are necessary in wll instanees, ‘Thy wetion of the French Govermnent Is u sovers Tow to the trade, New shipnients of Awmeils enn pork have entirely ceased, but there aro ailont upon the ocean i lnrgo munber of ves- sels Inden with meat whieh will reach French ports b n week or s, OC course, It the de- eree 18 not repealed or qnodliled, the eargnes wiil prove u totul loss to the owners, “Tha United States Consul-Generals at Parfs and Nantes, huve reported strong opposition to Americnn ‘The Geriwan Government Tur two years oxamined every plece of bucon from Amerlen, and found 8o little diseasod that they finally guve the examination up. WALL STREET, BTOCKS OFEN LOWEIL Spectat Disvateh to Tud Chitage Teibune, NEw Youk, Feb, 31,—Tho week opened on the Stoek Exchange with a fulrly active war- Ket, but speculution was unsottled In tone, and ot thaes quite feverlsh, Most of the leading stocks opened ut alower range of qGuotatlons thuh woro current ut tho closu on turduy, and [n tho ¢ alings n further deeline In priees was recorded. At the Flrst Bonrd a gomewhat fien tone prevailed, aned o purtlal reeovery ensued, but before noon 1 rathor frea selling movement eansed the warket to again take adownward tnrn, and the improvement was quiekly lost, During the afternoon tho sprenlntion was feverish, and at the Seeond Board, when the lowest figures of the tlay were touched, the deellne from the highest polnt ranged from 14 to 6y, tha Intter in Nashville & Chattanooga,— Chicago, 8t. Louis & New Orleans, Dela- ware, Lackuwanna & Western, Texas i cifle, Union Paclfie, New York Centra, Northwestern, Lake Shore, and Ilannibal & " 5t. Joe belng also CONSPICLOUS IN TIHE DOWNWARD MOV MENT, In the final sales the markel assumed n stronger tone, and the genern st elosed at areenvery of 1 to 234, In which Nashvllle & Chattanoogn, Northern Paelfic, New Jersey Central, and Canada Southern were most vrominent. Anmong the miscellancous, Oregon Nuviga- tlon deelined 234 during the early portion of the day, but advanced 10 at the close. The monetary situntion continues unchanged, the market heing fairly aetive, and capital In goml supply. Rotes called. loans on plodre of aceeptuble stock eolluteral ranged 1 aml G per cent, tho great bulk of iness being effected nt 6, which was rrent quotition at thy close, Loans wurlu made on Government bonds at 4 per cent. & RAILIOAD MORTGAGES were active, but the market was frreznlar, ¢ consulldated seconds fluetiated between '100)-; and 100, und closed at 10014, Kuusas & Texng firsty deelined from 1 to 107463 do ids fell off from 815§ to &k, mud recov- to 8143 Texns Pelfie land-grant in- {ed from 87!¢ to ' 3 Hoston, Hartlord 8¢ Lo hY; Chesn to w3, Hi [ comey re ered to 8 elined fr s, Clusy 13 ) firsts from 111 to 110443 do supplel firsts from 100}¢ to 1043 or & Rio Grande Airsts from 117 to 11643 Kunsas Paclfic consols from 106!¢ to 105 tirsts (Denver Division, e cato) from 100 to 108} Lake fdated_convon scconds from 12 0 12343 New Jersey Central ndjustments Trom 1123 to 1125 do incomes front 106 to 1u5; Ohlo Central firsts from 106 (o 105455 Itome, Watertown & 0 sbuni nsofldated firsts Trom 9234 to 9034 St. Paul ngols — from 122 to 180377 do irsts uthwest I)h‘lsfnn) from 107} o and Wabash new 7 from 10077 to 10014, Amertean Doek Improvement 78 ndvaneed from 1313¢ to 142lgs Iron Mouniuin firsts from 11434 to 115 wid do second preferred In- comes froim 853¢ to 875 do first preferred In- comes fell off Trom B3 to 12, New York ele- vatted fiests rose from 11934 to 1203 North Mis- sourl firsts from 128 to 1553¢: Ohlo & Mlssiy- slppt sinking fumds from” 119 to 11937 nd St. Pautl, Minneapolis &Manitoba firsts from 110§ to 111 TIIE BOIITMIAN. GRAPHIC BESCRIPTION OF T SIHP'S WRECK N New Yong, Feb. 2L—Darticulars of the | wreek of the steamship Bohemian have just been recelved by letter. Willlun Clancy, cook, gives n graphic description of the wreek. He says: When the Captain saw thero was no hope of suving the vessel Le sent me to tho engine-room to sum- mon tho engineer, When the Iatter eame on deck he fold him thern was no hope of saving the vessel, nnd re- quested hln to muster his men, 1le gave shinitar orders to the chief ofilcer, and the boatawain, with the watch on deck, pro- ceeded to lower the boats, The first boat was launched from the starbourd, and seven or elght men, with Mr, Thomnas, got Info It Chlef Steward, George Jumes, was also I this boat. Shortly after she wns Inunched the Bohiewin zave a heavy lurch and stove in the boot, whieh filled. ‘I'ho fourth officer, Chief Steward, and an- other jumped out und were drowned. The others appenred to have remalned In ler, ‘The second bont on he starbonrd slde was brokenbefore launched, When tho port llfe- boat was launched she was placed In eharge of the Secotul Mate, ‘The Captain gave orders that tho sick men and boys should be saved first, Iwas the sccond- Inst man to enter that bont. = After the last man had gaot into tho bont, the chiof oflicer called out to come closer to the ship, At that moment TIE STEAMER GAVE A SUDDEN LUNCIK which spruufi the rope outof the haud of the man holding it, and sent the bont clear away from the xhlp’a slde. We wheeled aratind the stern to got the boat cloge, but us we appronched we siw the steamer settling, We tind ot timo to slew the bont around when the steamer went down, und ali wus over, Wo remalned o &hort the ubout the plnce, and henrd ies fur help. We Pmccvdvtl In the alrection ol the erles, and saw what n{wcnml to be nmew's heads over the water, We found they wera five of our men who remained in the flrst bout after she had filled, 'The gunwale ot the boat was on a level with the water, and tho oceupiits were all literally naked, and the men sitting breast-high In the water, We got them into our boat with some difll- cuity. ‘I'wo of the men—Jumes Brown aid n Gireck—wera very weak, and they died afterwards. WIS IIEARD NO FURTHER CRIES, and wo then set off, keeping the boat's hend to the sen, We did not know where we werg, and did not like to upproach too closely to tho Jund. It was u dark nlght, with 4 henvy mist. During the night wo suffered terribly, Most of ‘tho men were without clothey, und we had not a drink of waler. Brown and the Greek heeana raving lunatics, Brown dled at 8 and the other twa hours after, ‘Tho two men, it Is held, who were seen clinghigz to the rocks mlght have been saved If tho const gunrd had brought the rockot nvfimmlu& Onu these mel was the Captaln, . It wis painful to observe him stooplng and waiting resolutely over each recurring wave as it dushod over him and completely obseured hiw from view, RAILROAD MONOPOLY, COMPLAINTS FROM EVERY QUANTER OF THE COUNTRY. 8pecial Dispateh to Tha Chtcago Triduns New Youk, Feb., 2L.—1n the courso of his remarks on roflroad_monopoly at the great meeting at Cooper Unlon to-nlght, Judge Black suld: *'The voleo of complaint comes on the wings of the wind from every quarter of the continent. Cases of Individual com- pinlnt will be recited to you In overy counting-house, I overy notel, where- ever, you go to talk with your nelghbors, The proof has assuned an even far moresolewn tone, The pubtic reeords of the country ave full of the evidence, Com- mittees of Congress i committees of State Leglslatures have considered it, andall who have given it attention declnro with ong volee that ? THE ACCUSATION I8 TRUE. ‘Thero I8 one fuct which we may take as n startlag point 1n* the ealenlution whieh all will admit. The through frelghts North and South, Kast and West, and pattlenlarly botween New York ami Chicago, aro the lowest charggd, ‘They are twice us high as they ought to be, They are now 95 cents per hundredwelght, and befors the Mlepburn Commlttes 1 Alusuy it was, praved by exports that an enormous profit could be made by churgluz 26 conts, Now, it wes comuuted boturs moro than ono comulttcs thut an advanco of fiva conts per hundred welght on the erop of 1873 amounted to A UAIN OF §53,000,000 TO TUK BAILROADS. The same allowunes on tho crop of Iust yenr would mmount to not less than 75 000,000, - ‘Fhis wus on * the graln crop alone, which was certalnly not one-third of the Dbusiness, Muitiplylng Dby thires wae have $225,000,000 In one yeur on an averago of but 5 cents, but 1he chargo is 15cents ubove what experts say would bo Just. Multiplylng agaln by three we have o enormous mmount of §675,000,000 extarted from the pockets ¢f the peoply In “onn year, Enough to pay £al¢ of the Nuatlanal and this §s only on thethrough frelght.” Judgo Black anid that on tho “short hauls " ‘the ralirond clinrged fifty thnes as much as on the threugh Treleht Modlas 152 town but twelvemiles from Phitas delphla, butif a man there wautsa ton of gaods trom Philadelphla he 18 obliked to pay as much freight us the gaiy goods cost to bo hauled frow Chilcugo to Vhiladelphia, a dls- tanee of I the elial over 60 miles, from Chleaga to hitadetphia is modera il iz, Whirh s not,” vontinned the speaker, “the charge to Medlas Is fifty times higher than iU ouehi to be other “atil plainer words, St of every £30 Is an honest dollar, which (ho Company ottzht to have, and tho other 81 are the procecds of A DELIBERATE PLUNDER, I ilon't suppnse this transaction comes with- 1nthe legal detinition of sterling, hut the dif- ference hetween §6 el the — larceny for whieh your rourts send . poor, starys iz wreteh to Shig Singg I8 purety fechnien), 1 ety puy man to pulnt one to nie niy mo. distnetion hetween themn., The question I, What 15 o be done? fA- volee Confiseate thelr stealings.”’] Well, is diard to o dow o for they : got them nn-ui/ well out of signt, T wn I favor of atlowing them 1o keep what they have got, hut, of cotirse, they must bo stobperd from petting any more of this same sort, ‘They are making i good niny coasing u}xm-nls {0 us not, o interfore with them. But thelr appends will pot do, Wi MEAN BUSINESS. [Applanse] O congsp rallronds nroperly mataged are n great und benefielnl publie 1 eet the memory of the greatens teplicnson ag much s any man does, tho preat and heneflelal Invention o vallvonds which he arlginnted hus bee mnde an abuse against the neaple, have a great eity and it has o good o ment, but what right has s Tweed ot nny- body else TO STEAL $100,000,000 from the people? he question ts, What are you going to o to eheck this sort of wronk ? The rallvomd prople say the rates ara going to_be lower, but we ean't tuke their w for it. O course, we know there are o great many lmprovements In - mechanical and other appllances whieh mnde rall- rond - service elieaper, think the peaple onght to zel the benefitof these invi- tations, and that it oneht not to go to the henelit of the rallrord owners solely. THE FOUR GREAT RAILIOADS now opernting hetween the Eust and West have Intely become a_confederacy, amnd they eall themselves *“The Confeldesated Itatl roads” They hayve mgreed to” malntaln unlforme rates, and have adopted n constitution for their own government, ey ean and do put up or put dowe the rates. 1 dow't want to say anything harsh of these gentlenen, bu 2 some of them are considered very respect- able, but thelr agrecment to comblne for the putting wp of rates and eharg. | nal i its eharnetey, and has been so clured by courts In England, and under the Inw they should be convieted and Impris- oned for'fit.” [Applanse.) « THE CABINET, FOLGET, Speetal Dispalch to The Chicago Tribune. NEw Youx, Feh, 2L,—The Times’ Albany correspondent says: “The Thues corre- spondent ealled upon Judwe Folger M hls oflee and asked him if ke would be willing to tell anyihing of his expetience during the ast Jour days, e replied, brieily: *Ihave the grentest deslre to bo edurteons o the press, and espechutly to yourself ns o repsentative of M. T think [ can surmise what yon wish to ask, but I must say that'what I know s not mlue to give awny, nor even to show to others, I am only a ballee, s n Jawyer would say” Among officeholders and leglsiators remalning here over thie recess, the report thatJudge Folger Is to become the Secretary of the I'reasury 18 recelved with UNIVERSAL SATISPACTION, not unmlxed with ‘some rexret at the thought of lostruz him from the Court of Appenls, That would, §t is felt, be o great sacrifico ou Judge Folger's qpart, @8 well a8 a less to the State, but it is admitted that o enll from Gen, Garfielkd to htm would be accepted a3 an imperative necessity, and one not to be refused, The admiration of bim nnd the ad- mission of his fitness for the place are ex- pressed by il vlasses of Mtepublicans with cqual frankness.”” MYSTERIOUS DROWNING. THE BODY OF CHARLES I BLAKE FOUND IN NORCI NIVER, Spectat Dispatch (o The Uhleago Tribune. NEw Youg, el 21,—The body of Charles . Blake, the well-known piatent lawyer of No. 3 West "hirty-fifth street, wans found In the. North River. at the foot of West Fortieth street, this forenoon. He had beer drowned In the night. The manner of his death s a mystery which the police apporently have been unablo to solve. Mr. Blake was not robbed, and Wis body hors no marks of violence. Ile was havpy In his do- mestie lifu and successful in busi- ness, and the motlve for sulckde is Incking. ‘The theory of an nceldent i3 de- clared even more untenable by the poliee, who, however, will give no information, If they have an Mr. Blake was a brother-in- law of the Rev, Dr, Morgan DIx, FOUND FLOATING, Ta the Weatern Associated DPress. New Yonx, I —The body of Charles 9, Blake, son-ln-law of the lIate Gen. Dix, was found flonting in the North Itiver this morning. Thy munner of his denth §s n mystery, The llu\velry and maoney earrled by the decensed were Tonnl ipon his bodyand no marks of violence wery npparent, Bluke wis ong of the most promi- nent patent lnwyers fnthe ety and was for- merly n poetner in the law tirin of Kellor & Blake. Blake was at the honsoof his partuer, on West ‘Thirty-seventh street, up il nearly miduight, and then left tor hisy home near by in the best of splrits and unclowded mind, Within au hour and tree-quiarters, as shown by his wateh, which had smmnm]. he wus drowned. ITEMS, GAMHLERS FINED, T the Weaters Anvclated Lross, New Your, Feb, A number of gam- blers and lottery-ticket dealers woro sel tenced to-day to pay a fine and to imprison- ment. PLEURO-TNEUMONIA. A Washington sveelal 1o the Evening Post 8ny ‘The Pleuro-Pnenmonin bill reported by the Speclal Conmittes Is found to be too defective and Hable to constitutionn! objec- tions, It was therefore declded, at the meet- ing of the Commuittee, o withdraw 1t and offer Gen. Rolling’ bill ns substitute, A Cowwisslon of three s to sit within thirty days and form rules and so forth forspeckal examinntions when desired. The with- drawnl of thé other bl 13 a severs blaw to the Natlonal Bourd of Ilealth, ‘The Com- wlsstoner of Agrienlture has requested the Guvernors of Now York, Now Jersey, B sylvanla, Maryland, and Connecticut to in- terdict the exportation westward of calves, fnasmuch as plenro-pueumonin exists {u thoso States,” WASBHINGTON'S BIRTUDAY, To-morrow (Washington’s birthday) is o Jegnd holiday hore nnd will bo celebrated by the general suspension of business, as usual, ANOTHEIR SNOW-STORM IN NEW YORK. The weathor here to-dny I3 moderate. Suow fell during thy morning, but after mid- day cleared off il the sin Ts nuw . m) shining brightly, ‘Thermometer at 6w, n., degrees; nt o, m., 31 degrees, BULLION FROM THE MINER, Tho amonnt of bullion received-hera from the Western mines during the week way 8305, 140, TUE MORTALITY AMONG HORSES this -winter, avernges twenty-fiva daily, aggninst fifteen tho provious winter, Cerebro- spluat meningls 18 the ehlet eause, THE POLICE nre down the bay to recelvo a fugitive Aus- triun broker expectud to-mlorrow, HEART-DISKASE, Ellen Dunn, aged 11, the last of a family of seven children, died to-duy, ke her brothurs and sisters, of heurt-dlses: The Hitlo girl wis on her way to school, sd the mother was out returnlig a wash, when hor attentlon wus calted to”n erowd uear thy school-liouse, Sho t to the spot, and found her chlld Iying dead. HAVEMEVER AND FULLEDL Judge Friedmun hus dismlssed the sult broyght by Theodore A, Huvemeyer nculust Lawson N. Fuller for S100,000 dusiaes in connection with luvestlgations in relution to the taxes on shgar, Juuge Fricdman sald the evidence taken dld not tend to show that renarks Injurlous to the plaintil wers mads by the defendant, and there Is nothlug i taken injurious to the plain- POOHEY ITANGED, xeltement prevailz on Staten cotisequence of nstory that Edward Relnhardt, tho murdere nu‘umul anged, bs stlil adive, and that the aallows s been ehested, Tidignation §s so grent that men talk of tearhye up the grave and ascertain it the corpse s barked, THE OBELISK, Secretary Evarta, on behalf the Khedive, will preseait tho obellsk to the elty toamor- row, ‘Fhe ceremonies witl teke plree in- doors, the Seeretary objecting to maks an nddress in tho open alr, Owing to somo error fnvilatlons are out for not less than thres thnes the munber of people that the hall ean contaln. Mavor Graco will make the speeeh of aceeptance. TheodoreThoinns conduets the musle, all voeal. OCEAN IMMIGUANT RATES. A sliort thne ago the North Atlautie Con- ference, which comuprises varlous British lineg plylng to this port. made o proposition to the Continental Conference, which n- eludes four Germnn lines, 1o Inerense bnmi- grant rates o <20, and ailow English lines 20 This was refused, “The [nman Lineat onee beman Aaking emigrant passengers from Antwerp to this' eountry, via Ostenydd, — aeross the Channel thenee by rall to Liverpool, for £10, The Continental Conference held a mecting, which the Hamburg Line gave notie view of Hhis competition, that 1t intended o the rate to 52, and other lines fol- Iowed sult, “The Ited Star and Rotterdun Lines made nstlll further cut to 215, ‘These two last rates, fess <3 commissh tiealty hut 217 and 812 _respeetively. y Sanford, of the Nortle Atlantle Con- ferenee, hag zone to Europe to emleavor to settle the diftleulty, . 3 A NEW STEAMSHIP TINE hetween Amsterdan and New York hasbeen established by the Roval Netherlands Steam- et witl be - ship Company. Trlps for tho pre nmade fortadghtly, Outof twent ste ers helonging to the Compuny, and plying by tween Amsterdam, Stettin, Copenthaes Dautzie, Stockliolm, wd other Turope: ports, four of the best have been eliosen o i on the New York line, Of these, the Pollux will he the first to leave Amsterdam abont Moveh 5, The aln objeet of the e terprise, say persons concerned, is to sthmu- Iate Duteh emigration to this country. THIE BUB-TREASURY recefved Saturday 81,540,000, and {Mterdny £2,973,000, m(ncl}-ully Trow conuty bauks de- siving to retire thelr cirenlation {n view of the probability that the 3 per cent Funding Wl iy beeotne law, — Should thiy happen, they will be-able to necomplish thelr pirpose only by meuns of thelr own notes, whtle now any sort of money suflices, They will alsn be” enabled to obtain possession nt onee of the reserve in 4 per cents, which can be marke it a premitnm of B (o 14 per cent, and & per cents, which can be used ns a r serve, can be obtained at par when Issuc Not included n vesterday’s amonnt w 800,000 In gold deposited by the First N tlonal Bunk, which the Sub-Treasury liad not the time to connt, and 31,080,000 - ditfonal was received too Inte for collection untl] Wednesday, making atocal thus far of E5,619,000, d TELEGRAPIIC. ‘The Direetors of the Western Unlon Tele graphle Company met yesterday, and, with- out transictlne any business, ndjourned un- til te-morrow. Frequent meetings of the Board will he held ‘until declsions In the pending sults shatl be rendered. “I'hese suits prevent the fasuing or new stoek, that of the Direct Cable Company prevent- ing un lssue to the Atlantle’ & Puacllie ‘Felegraplt Compnny, that of the French Cable Company the Issne to the American Union, and that brought by Wililums pre- senting the Issno of new stock to Western Union stockholders, “Ihese sults embrice il classes of stock to be issued, and on te- count of these legal obstructions the transfer bouks of the Company will rewin closed until the Conrts have determined the ques- (lons nt [ssue, It was antlelpatea by the ofli- cers of the Western Union Company that the infjunction would be vacated inone of the sults yesterday, TIE PRIZE-RING. Jantes Keenan, of Boston, offers to match Pete MceCoy ngulnst Pete Luawler, who Is backed by Harry Maynard, of San Franclsco, for 31,000 a side and -the light-welght cliun- plonship of America. OLIVER MORTON BILADFORD, for Lwenty-five years connected with the As- soefnted Press, dled to-nlzht, nged 45, PAILUKE, "The fallure of Euauuel Morris, wholesale denler In dry goods, with 1 New Yark ofiice at No, 309 Chand street, and stores at Corphs Christl and Laredn, Tex. and at New Laredo, Mexico, I8 reported. Linbiities, §100,000, i L Sl A e A Deed 200 Years O1d, Witnngton, Frery Erenfig, In the oflice of tho Hecorder of Deeds at the Court-liouse 8 perhapa the only deed of land Trom wn [ndlan to o white man in existenco in this county. It is the only one that has been found there, At uny rate, and'is the docket which cantulng a number of deeds and contirmations by 8ir Francis Lovelace, Governor-tenera) of these provinees utider tho Duke of York, Tho deed 18 from Meemveksit, Chief Suchem of tho Cobnnsluk Indluns, “sole lndlan owner and propriotor of alt_that tract of lund commonly enlivd by the Christians Homples Hook, and by tho Indiuns Newsimk.'" For the cons{deration of ono o umn, four bandfuls of powider, three * mnts- conts,” one anchor of llyuor, und one kettlo * in hund prid by Peter Bayanl, of New York, the land 13 made over to Mr. Davard, his helrs and he signatures are an Interesting purt iont. Tha vld.Chie g made w mark thut looks moro tike n turtlo thun noything elso onoean think of. After this mark comea the line, *This I3 the mark of Molssuppenuckin, soit of Mechweksitt,” and thy mark i3 thut of am n'a hang, Tml'ufl;"l 13 8et at New Castio in Delawure [y 4, i e — Ning ¥ey the Jol y Malden and the Tar, Lowdun World, The order just Issued ubout thoe dress in which nuval olicersury to receive crowned beads and other members of Royal fumilles reealls tho fuct that tho uutform regulatdons of tho nuvy are in urgent want of rovisior, It muy not bi gener- atly known thut otlicers in tho tuvy sre com- ]iu{lcd 10 provide thomselves with 110 Jess than tour distinet sets of uniform, Thesesate Full dress, which 18 rurely worn oxcept atle ut St.dames’s 2, Dress which is worn ut courts martinl, bulls, allictal recaptions, otey & Un- Aress, which 18 worn on ordinary duty; 4. Dins ner dross, the urluul]mlunrmum of which s n round Jucket, Inaddidon to those, which aro audk bedizenod with gold lace, thore arethe oy cunts and the rcccutli’ legullzed *ebip Jnok Navalotlicers are directly forbldden 1o we even [n the troples, apy uniform but thut rec- ogulzed in the regulations, which {s oy suit- able to the Buglish cl' it Fulrplay 1 Coba) Fin Wo frequontly lear of Bermits who volun- tarily lzolsto themsclves from their fellow- men, but parely see them beeause fur tho most Jtet thoy exist only 1o ok inution. Men worke ang I the wines in bigh Rititfes como us nenr to3his numrlulo solution from all but w bandrat of their fetfows ad any one would wish to, There re yarious notablo cises of this kil that bave ocetirred 10 o mines of Mopity el ol Nvoss, For tostanee, Fred Pign, a mine: tho Dolly Vunden, who was in Alma lust Sutur- duy, had then loft the mountuln for the st o dn 1o dnys, nnd relates thst ne suoter thine ho was not off Mount Lincoln for 3w dnys, Even this streteh o thine was celipsed l){ Uncle Jotn Borders, of Fulrplay, who remulned on the north spur of Mount Litcoln for i\ duys, ie went up_ henvily fn debt, und vowed bo would nat como down until ho was free fromit. At the ond of thirteen months ho was sevoral thou- aand doliurs whead of the gun A Ltvely Doe. Huselton (') Sentinel, On Friday the wen at work ou the rallroad near Glen Onoko wero strtled by a tino doe, which v down the mountain pursied by | motns dogs, and uttompting to_cross the river o tho Jeo bruke through, — Aaron Heehtel and Charlle Calting cuptutred the exhiniistod nnimal wnd, with It fect thed, 1t wus pluced (o Richand Horn's switch-houde temporarily, — After the doo hud rested a Htele Me, Horn weat 1t pet It but Mra, Deor wusn't uktog un{ new ues quutntances, gud cavor around o o style st Indueed Hloen to Vuento tho prenises s~ 1t wits the lyveliest anlmul ho ovor saw, denly. and notwithstandug it was tieyd tlew around v though thio abunty wus (ol o decni 1t ook somo of the skile ot his knuckles and other places, and Hred Bin out of the door so lvely that bo ditn'tstop tll ho was elear aeross tho fravk. Tho autmnl 4 noew safely housed (it Anrou Bechiel’s stublo, and the ownors wrv anxlously expecting nn increasy In the deor fumily, e — Irishs *Nmariues Landon Soclety. Tho rospect which tho irish huve rlests does Bot proveut thow Jrom S‘uku ut thoir exponse. 1 remembier bearlug of in ingtanco of upbor giel gomg toa privat te nek DIM 0 1Rl Ber 16 tho buy of bee choles, The boly i danuuded two saverelgns for tho accousmiodution, ‘The girl pleaded hund thut shio B not so wwuch moneys bt he was inexoruble; 1wy suvereigng bu uiust bave, Bho was leaving the Boase Ja tho greatest de- apoudency, whon ber ey Hghted on e priest's clouk buugiog on w peg 1o the hall. A bright thougnt oceurred 1o e guick drab mind; s Touk Jt dowi and vanisbed. Hulf ab bous later sho returnod with thy monvy, accomprticd by ber beloyed Tho priest Wity uow all sniles, porfuruied the sorvicy ‘with greut goudwill, and hostowed o tho huppy coupl i Beary blessiig: and, a3 thoy eft tho chureh, Katbleewdropped for thofr curtay, thanked him for his kindn nnd pre eented hin with the pawatleket (hat he might reenver his clonk, This conyenlent manner In which prieste mod- Jry the penalties for offencea ja exemphiied n tho followlng SOTS: A poor man edme to eon- fession, and what he nnd to teltswus thnt he had tolen o pig, Wns it 0 good plr?™ laquired the parish or (3, n very rich man, your rivirence,” “ Waedl, well, that makes n differenee, 1t fsnot of mueh eonsequence; he could nffard to lose ity You need enly say a few “Ave Marlan’ and ¢ Pater nosters” for i weok,™ ke, your rivirence: ' do that.'” e way, Pty said the prieat, uolnr out, % whom did tho Pl el W Tielonie to, did yoreay 2 Shure, Hdi't it bee 1omz to your rivirenen 1 once nsked n somewhat intelligent and very loqunelous Trishinan whether his: conntrymen wore not thriftieas, “Very, 8lr," he replicds * '8 heenso they're nawhie-minded people, sir. - They're above thinking of thritl Shure Ten't it o wrand thing for n man when he's ‘atin® brenkfast uot to know where Be'l o (ur his dinner 2** e CASUALTIES, ACCIDENT ON A TRESTLT. Hperiat Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribuna Br. Louvts, Mo, Fob. 21,—There wasan acels dent on tho trestle- lll foud thia morntug, As troin N ng Into East 81, Lowis at il n]i D time, one of the deiving-rods o broke, flow tip, demolishing vne sh atd hronking the walking-bourd into splinters. The firemnn, who wis ether knocked (rom tho cab or nmped to the pround, had both of hiy Iega hroken below the knev, The engincer dis- rmym grent presence of mind, s ferrme bleid on (o the tender, rom the tender b sprang the roat of tho enby, sojzed the bell-rope, wnd ~ume the betl «o furfonedy that the brakemen tightoned up thoir britkes untd stopped the trln. A8 The truln wus Toilowing up tnother train cly, this aet on the purt of the engineer prevented u colllsion tat wanld (o all prabability buve reaulted inost. disgstrously, Churley Walters, the fireman, was curried to bix Home, CONFNEEONA englneer, Caeuned witbout i e The truin was i pnssenges due at East 8 at 8:15 this mormng. FREIGHT-IRAINS WRECKED. Fuekront, 1., Feb, 2L~Through a ndsunder- standlug of orders, nwild frelght-train golng west on tho Chicago, Milwankee & St. Paul ftail- rond collided Just night nenr Mount Cureoll with 1ho regnise enst-boumd trefuht. The en- Ines und many cars were wreeked, but no lives odt, the engincers and fircmen saviug them. aelves b{ Inping from thelr engines, A similar uceldent “happened on Saturday night between two frelghts within aquurterof o mile of the same spot. Tifty thotand dollars’ worth of praperty was destroyed by the two necldents, UNDER TIIE WIIEELS. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicags Tribune. Forr WAYNE, Ind., Féb, 2L~Samuet McCann, of Steubenville, 0., employed ns loenl freight fie was onta . JJames Herbert, the . Drakeman onthe Fort Wayne Rond, el from the tenin to-u e wns rin o d_instantly kilied, fie teaves u wife and one child, Special Diapateh to The Chicage Trivune. MILWAUKEE, Fob. #l.—A brakeman named Juhn Tabbert,«In the employ of the St Paul Compnny, was kilted at Oak Glen, In walkling over the train_he slipped and fell between two cm;s.n_ms skull was crusbied and onoof his legs cut off, BURNED IN A LIVERY-STABLE, 03A14, Neb,, Fel ~The lurge lives tablo of l. Levy was burped nt Nebrusku City this mornlng, und two helpers named John Jackson and Frank Otto were burned to desth by the baymow Tulling onjthem while resculitg horses. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Trioune, LINCOLN, No'Dhy 2L.—A spectal to the State Jnurnal s058 Levy's ry stuble fn Nebraska City burned dowi at 2 o'clock this morning. Joby Jackson, the son of an ex-City Treasurer of the city, and a partly Insane wman, burned up. A lnrge number of horses and vebleles were ulso burned. Loss about 15,000, A DISASTROUS FALL. Svectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Marios, Ind, Feb, 21.—William Baragrey, aection boss un the Clncinnatl, Wabash & Michl- gan Raflway, and two of his men, fell this uft- ernoon from a bent over tho Missessinew River 10 the water beluw, a distance of vighteen feot, striking upon some tlonting timber. Duragres whas severely fujurced nbowt the back, the seconil man bud 1 eolinrsbane broken, while the thisd is probably fatally fnjured. CAUGHT IN MACHINERY. Spectat Dispalchi to The Chicago Tribune, Muxncig, Tad., Feh., 21L.—While feedinsn Jute- pieking machine at {loyce's Hax-wilisin this ity this wmorning, Brwin Weller, 1 20-year-old son of J. C. Wellér, orgnu-monufucturer, hud his left tew catngit (n tho teoth of the cylinder nnd ground tine, neceasituting ninputation nbove the kaee, He will probubly recover, huving re- celved no other injury HE FOUND TIIE LEAR. Prrrsnung, Pa., Feb, 2L.—This moralng John Burgher, Janitor of the Fifth Avenue Bunk, at- tempted to find A leak (nn Dipe in e buse~ ment of tue bunk tutlding, cupied ns o shoo store by Jucob Bruun. Burgher lighted amuteh and found the leak ut once. * Theexplosion dai- nged the building and injured botk Bruun and Burghor. DROWNED IN A CISTERN, Bpectal Diapatch to The Fonr Wavse, Ind,, Feb, living in the family of the Rev foll In n c¢lstern ubout 10 o 11, ock, and wis drowned, Sbo was engiged in washing, und was lust scen golog 10 the clsturn to draw some 1L Lipes, water. A BOILER PLOSION. Porran Buuve, Mo, Feh 21.—The Lolter in Perkins, Randolph & Co.'s snw-mill exploded about noon Haturda! The firciman, named Campbell, 18 probably fatally injured. The cuuse of the aceldent I8 not known. STEAMER SUNK. W ORLEANS, Feb, 21.—Tho pucket J. M. Kerr, from Natchez tor bere Suturduy nlght, with 25 bajes cotton and a number of pussen- gers, sunk. Pissungers and erew suved. Cotton insured, Boat uninsusl, ——e——— Maine's “Spoctre Locomotive Capts ured, Kennebee (Me.) Jou! A A man has captured (b wire jocomotive Hght,” the appenrance of which on the Malue Centerl, near Hullowell, bas given rise to much tulk Jutely. 1t proved to 't ( repeetor bins tern carried by s young - resident in thut vicinity, and earried n " munner ud to cotpletely concenl his person, 1t gnvea very lurgo und welrd light nud would veadily be mis- wken for n locomotive headlight. The youny man ablowed that he was only having a listle fun, wi 0 futention of Injuring nny on G RICARIUR IATAI REQATNRATIVE Thersisa well-known princinlain_anlmn) phratote. oy thut 510 vital nction eun fake plies wxeept through the uganvy o1 tho nurvous - 1E (o norve pows wr N uny arat i wenkon thut nrunn s woak, e ‘rheren s all, ot that s tood th turv, D Iteant's 1A A wtintzed ang '\ choracf Ly th 1 Paris Ialiulo spevit sries, o7 othee Foat "n’n. Ifl:‘d Ia puv Teet: fen suenr-coutind plf And cun sar & Ca., 1 bis Rue Richofl ris = iirown Rlgwaniondy (oo b ared ¥ York, Sox af o1 vills §i box of 4 wal) on recoint of brica, Nono geni with the slgnature of 8. B, Bigesmond on tho slde ot vucn box. CRITIRCATE, AR, July 18, 7~ Ltdo #o Tn Palx. W wore_eurwd with betwoen twa and thre Q'six months, 1l nine DL L PERIGOID, Stedichn o ta Topitat Charity, n b, A Siich, o 8t Louls £ Nuw York, are no longer aus Out or e i) dave, 11310 months, s bo- Nt wnte. EXTRACE FIOM LETIRR JU Dt BB, 16 ERIONDi--Von wrile thit future advertis for yourvelf, The you i OWR MR, OF 11 10108 as ugentt 1 yon continue the sgoney oF mote In gusd you do i Bf courso, ko un uid uxpead sume money in adve tlaini atuiy own wepense. WUL war ovory 2 duye torwout Tordor, 1 puwerer. you o ot waut o o Tnue (he sabner nTarm o u OB TS E1e 5 Boekura CAUTLON, ‘The countorfultor of Kteurd's Viwl estorative, ot which Law the salo owaur and proprielur i b Uilteg Blates, drivd to foun it agoticy and woo a8 u witt In fu your v Blmsvlf "with & s (mitailon, wnd chumie e name. from iteond's. Vilsl Rostoritive W De Lfcords Lteatomtive (o e i sl 7. o teationuniaie nf e (b, Banehnnd, O Clovatior, A Perlzont, il Lol fan Sir i W16 GOl L e, bod trotw s EBHER W 910 ESMOND, M. D, Goueral Auent fur tho U. 5. und Bouth Ao send staius for destripty L0 Wl by THOM AR BIAU it psualng i, e alo By RNkt & BLOVEL 51 sbuth Ci cad NSON L UG, Cll for iy Drug’ o AMUSEMENTS, CENTRAL MUSIC. Publle Rehenreat o {he DAMKATION 161, Ty with the APOLLO CLET S the (¥eat or LA S, TN . Tenor: FILANZ Mian FANNY nnd tirwnd U7+ NING, Fol o1t i OnCIEs- EK, Can b saenrnd on nnd Ly " Lan be s after Thursday marning at Tewuryn ale at the Hox-Ofco nt i _MALAY ARD AN, Nanaxer, s Noppe: WYICKER'S THEATRE. YER 'AND QUV'NOR, YER 'AND. FO-N1G1H day, Ieh. 2%, siso on Friday evening iy I MATINEES, MR, JOGK STET.ON'S poston Globe Theatre Company, ER'S THEATRE, The tiustrions Italian V'ragadinn, ATV INI. WednestayEvening, Feb. _Pricor=1, Ciark-at., opposite TO-NIGEHT! THE POPULAR TIAGEDIAN, THOS. W. KEENE, A8 NI GILMS OVERREACIL” IN A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS. e 0! '™ A . Thursdny— RICT: . Friduy —TEANT, !ulnrdny.\!nun’;m Hutaniny niaht—only BAZAN, Sunday nikht~Grand Faroe —DON A1e DE time of TRICHA T, '8 well Perfory ~HAM, A:.l‘;'\:_fl' El"l" IN |'="L"H~'"»—.‘-ll‘ 1 o ke .llndL"Jl'Il o o Srontent o8 211 S oo KpeOLACU s VIR RO TN T AT G hildren of tirant. AVERLY'S THEATRE, 11 : SO HAVERLY, wnagor und Proprictor. THIS 18 THE LAST NIGHT OF The par excellencn of Burlerque Urkanizations, RICE’'S SURPRISE PARTY, In the melange of mirth, music, fun, und fancy, = CIRFCVIELS Aman the noveitica used th the plece aro the Furbitien tie, Musleal Sfonnrehn, Hitur Torse, Coutrnry Clock, Demon Comie Ciog, hd Snriahers Apr and Sprightls Aprite, “Fo-morraw, edn iy, St VEVELS, Niu Weine nt-111A A Sunday N BABES 1 ¥ WooD, HOOLEY’S THEATRE. Souday, Feb. 21, every evening, and \Yednesdsy and Katurdny Mutin TREMENDOUS RUCCESS OF J. A. HEARNE'S IIEARTS OI' OAIL. 4, A. IRANNE ond KATE CORCORAN In thole origina! characters, supported by a carelully-selecied iramarte Compan ery Seeng feets, And Saidng, Bedutt” Company. with realiatic Storm and Ml Ef- chanienl nppliances, BUIMGESS' Original “Widow Y OF MUSIC, b ndixon. le Propriotor. \Manager hin wenk, WM. EMME NICK NORT e Every Evenlngz and Matine Sheahns, and Chas. A. 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