Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 24, 1881, Page 6

POLITICA Ex-Cov. Fenton, of New York, and Cov. Foster at Men=~ . tor Yesterday. i; Gov. Fenton Thinks the Talk Regarding Judgoe Folger Premature, And No One Ontside of Garfleld JInows Who Will Bo in 1Lis Cabinet, It I Hinted from “Inner Oiroles” that Gen. Logan Is to Be War Ministor, President-Elect Overwhelmed with Applica- tions for Offices. Wisconsin Politicians in a Stato of Anx- foty Regarding Senator Carpens ter's Expected Death. The Oabinet Soramble Overshadowed by the Quostion of Who Shall Be His Meoting of the Michigan Republican State Convention at L.n.nsing Yesterday. AT MENTOR. Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. MesTon, 0., Feb. 23.—~Tho monatony of lifo at Gon. Gurfield's homo was varled to-day by tho presence of acouple of distinguished visitors. Ou the early moralug tratn from Clevelund camo ox-Gov. Fenton, of Nuw York,and just a8 ho was about to bonrd n trulu on his roturn Gov, Foster allghted upon the deput-platfarm, Gov, Fonton wns suspicious of tho Interviewer. llo inquired of the telegenph-operator {f there wero auy dispatehes for Maj. R, Fenton, and, on recelving an answer in the ucgutive, betook himsclf quickly to a carringe fu waiting, and was driven toward the villnge. On his return to tho depot at nuon he ginnced through tho recelving-window and asked qulctly If nuy nowspaper men were around. On the approach of tho nowspaper mon the Governor suld with a smile that bo could glve IAtle information of Interest to tho publlc. Ho bad talked with Gen, Garlleld about his Cabinet, but had no iden of the probuble choico of tho President-clect. gonerally conceded oun all sldes that Rislne would be nomluated Secretary of State, but fur- thor than that ho belleved no one besfdes Gen, about tho mat- The talk nabout Folger and Morton for Secretary of tho Treasury he consldered premnture, The man representing Now York 1n the Cablnet, whoever he might be, would bo one who would sult both wings of the purty In Adminlstration o glorlons one, and that brenches, I Any existed, dn tho purty would be beated and entire harmony prevall, Gov, Foster hud nothing o eay relutive totho lo was like all the rest of tho fellows whe come to Mentor, he said, and didn’t know Talking of tho proposed telegraph-ofiice To thouxht it Gertlold knew anything about ‘it New York, Chicngo & Bt. it4 enstern extension from to somo atatcinents golog round, does not own a doilar's worth of Gov. Foster left to-night for Hesldes tho two (s dozgn otier persong of no particulir ‘promis nence eatled 1o pay their respects to Geu. Gar- Block I tho rond. d Gen, Garfleld: has Just reeelved from Chicaro ublishers un clegantly boupd volume contiin. ng the full proceedings of the Coicngo Conven- tlon. _As lnuguration-dny nppronc tlons for oflice begin to pour fu, E ecrap roceived Is curefully filod aws; reforence. A large number of np) to Mra, arfield, thinkiu, letters are ull exawmined to atriko nearest bomo §s to nddress his wife, No notico 1s tukon of letters thus recelved, nnd thoy &0 10to tho waste-buskot. tint, us the Gencral's y secretarics, the wny CABRINET RUMORS, Buectal to Cinclnnaté Commerclal, CLEVELAND, O, Feb, 22.—The report comes from tho “Inncr circles” at Moutor to-night that the signs now point strougly toward the selection of Gen. John A Logan as Secrotury of ‘War, or, Robort Lincoln nt_Attorney-Genoral, It s stated, furthor, thut Gen, Logun will ba ‘War Mlnlster, if ho will nccept, but in the cvent be profers to romain whore he iy, Mr. Lincolu will quite likely bo Attorney-Geneesl, Gon, Garfleld wiil not take two Cabinet atlicers from the samo Btate, and heace, I Senator Logun goes into the War Departuiont, Mr, Lincoln will not be o member of the Cabinet, tou, that with Logun In tho Cubinet, the Attor- ney-Goneral will come from lowa, but uo oue 1a MICIIGAN REPUBLICAN CONVEN- 1 Spectal Dispateh (0 The Chicago Tribune. LANSING, Mich, Fob, 23.~The Reonblican State Conventfou to nominnte u cundidnto for Justice of the Bupremo Court and two ltogonts of tho University met ot Iuck’s Opera-Hnuse ut novn, and was called to order by Willlum Liv- Ingston, Ji., n member of the Btute Centrul Con- mitieo from Detrolt, in tho abseace of the Chalr- man of thie Committee, the Ion. i. P, Baudwin, The Convention organized temporarily by elect- fng Mo, B, C. Wutkins, of Kent, Chnirman, and James O'Donnell, of Jackson, Becretary. appointing tho varlous cammittecs, tho Conven- tlon took a recoss HIl 2:50 for dinner, It wos after 3o'clock when tho Convention was aznin called to ordor, tho Committeo on Credentlals not hoing ready to report, Tha Comiulttoe on Permanent Organization and Order of Business roported as permuuent officers of the Convention: The Tlon. Jumes 1. Campbell, of Calboun, Chairm: Juskins, of Eaton, Feeretary, Presulents and two tellers from eoch Congres- stonal district, The report of tho Committee on Credentials was nccopted witbout reading, but it ‘was uscortainod thut every county in the Stute ‘was represeuted, und that nearly evory deloga- tlon was complete, nearly 700 delogutes bolng Mr, Cumpbell,on taking tho chair, suld the duty of presiding oveér such o mugnificent Convon- tlon might well bo tuken with o feellng of pride Honttributod such o Ano guthor« g und also the success of tho pasty to tho atalwurt young lepublicans of Michipan, Thbe numinattun of u upremo Judge was then taken up. I 1L Nines, of Munteudm, uresented the name of tho present Imcumbent, Judge Marston, which was recoived with chieers that cuterd tho tewper of tho Convention, % Edsull, of Allegan, presented the ne of the Hou. Dun Jarnold, of Allogun, neat speech, Juekson, propased the name ot 11, F, Gridloy, nf Jnckson. An infurmul batlot wus thon taken, showlng that Murston bad recelved 510 votesy 213 Edwin Taggert, 19; C.R. Irown, 2; scattering, % The nominstion of Mr. Marston was then mande unsulnous. gumner Howard, of Flint, thon presented asn candldute for legent, to succeed B, C, tho name of tho Hon, Jumes F. Joy, of which wis s0.leartlly sccomded that Lo was noulnated by a rising vole, noother nuwe be- fug montoned aguinst him oxcopt Churles ). Nelson, which wus presonted under & misapprelicnsion ofthe ordur of busincs: Gen. Witaington, of Jackson, then presented the natoe of P, 13, Loowis, of Juckyon, us s cune dlduto to fill tho pluce of Regent A. E. Cliole, . 3. Bmith, of Sluskegon womination of the Hon. C. I. Nelson, of Bluske- aguin renowed tho Mr, Brown, of Kulamuzoo, presented the numo of Dr. Bomgr O, litolcock, of Kainuazoo, ‘The numu of ¢x-tov, Ausin Blulr was then presented to the Cunveution (nu telling speoch . Bansom, of Port Huron, and wus re- celved with great entbusiusn, Juunus Clarky/of Busry, prescntod the name of :x-sccmu\rr-nl-smlu Danfel Striker, of llast~ nge, . The nominations wero alf numeronsly and cloquently scconded, hut It was reserved for o Gorman deiegato by the name of Chnrles Fritz taearry off tho enko In tho way of speechos, e atated in hia broken way that ho heard ¢ Bomo gentlemens suy dot Auatin Balr weat over to tho Democrats, Woll, dot vasso: put he nlso heard a goot dosl about Austin Biair when ho vas down South fighting Jeft Davis, and that Mr. e hnd come back to the fold, und (hat ho wantes ns n soldler 10 sco tho wreat War- Governor honores The speceh clleited snlvos ol applauso nnd hearty lnugliter, and the gentle- mun who were tirse inelined to hoot the Geruin deleynate “yrot [oft."” An fuformnl batlot was then taken, which re sulted as followa: “Blafr, 2345 Neleon, 88 Loomis, 1113 Striker, 173 1iteheock, 815 scotter- g, Hiteheock and Striker wore then withdrmwn In favor of Nelson, and Loomis in fvor of Bialr, Tho exelting strugelo of the Conventlon thon took plice, the friemls uf each candidute work- ng and spenking vigorously in his behalf, = As anuther ballot wns ahout to be taken, W, 8, George, 1 member of tho Stnte Committee, atated that as Mr, Binfr bud recoived Hty votes less than Mr, Nelson, he wis suthorlzed to ane noues the wittuleawn] of the tume of Mr, Bludr, This fell like a wet blanket on the friends of thio *olil wirr-horse," ind for p njotient or tyo it looked ns I Mr. Nulson would he unnnlmously nomianted, soveral of tho strongest supporicers of Blale, supposing him out of _the wiy, Rgolng over to tho support of Neleoi, when Edward Cabill, & delegito from this connty (Ingham), pluckily ch ed the vlght of Uearge ta withdraw nir's o and domanded the authorlty for so dotug, Kho chnl- Tenge was reoeated by Jumes 0'Dounell, 1 dueic- rnw from Juckaon, who sald that he would also ke to knaw Mr. Georke'a anthority, That wen- tlemnn in unswer to the challenge stated thit ho had n telegrim frot Mr, Binir, and he knew that gentleman would not like to bo nomliated by lln(’ cttort that suvored of his secklny tho oflive. A formal batlot was tnken, and My, Biale wis nominated by recetving 341 votes, Mr, Nelsun 3, seatteriig b A resolution offered by tho State Comtnlttes 1n relution to s ditferent nppurtionment of delu- gutex (o future conventions was inbled, and the following platform was adopted, which, by tho way, the (rlenas of the Lux law Insist smicks strongty of the proposed constitutionul amend- wment favoring probilition: Rexafved, ‘Thut we congentulute tho people of this Republican Stata upon the signnl vietory of the Republican nl\l‘“‘ in the campaign of 1RO, and we pludge the Admintstention of Gen, Gur= field tho bewrty support of tho Republicans uf Michignn in (-m'rym)i' out the prineiples of the party which ciected him. Resulved, Thut we commend to the voters of this Stuta tho candldates selected by thls Cons ventlon s in every way worthy of tho sulfruges of tho people, and we Invoke for thumn the enrnest and birmonlous support of the party, 28 tho means of continulug our eminent Jus diviury oud brifliant University, esolved, Thut tha people in our republican form of government have delegated to the Legistature the power to muke the luws, to the Executive the ppwer of enforeing tho Liw, to the Judielary the rlght of {nterproting the ln but they resurve to thomselves gxelusively tha right and power of nuking, ultering, or amend- “‘5‘ thoir Constitution,—tle fundemental luw, Revolved, 'I'hut whict tho peopto hy petition munifest a desire to iter or nmend the Consti- tutfon they shuild recelve that consilerution to which they nro entitled, us cowning from the souree of wll political power. ree ¢heer for thy candidatesand threo maore for the party the Convention adjourned, 1t s elnfmed llg thet Beul and anti-Uoal mel that, both the other siates, beine smushed, toe nre regpeetively rutistled, and it 18 eonc Y el on nll hands by the public at lurge thnt wo buve i No, 1ticket, which will nssucedly be cleoted, — WISCONSIN, Specl’ Dispatch to The Chilcago Tribune. MiLWAUKEE, Feb. 2.—The critical condition of Senntor Matt H. Carpunter’s health, while universutly deplored, hus ereated n atroug un- dereurrent of political sentimont In this ulty, The Senntor f8 belleved to bo rapldly falling, and tho cominon remuark 48 that the present Legishts ture may be called upon to elect his successor, Palitical wirepulling does not | a 190 tho fuce of death or disaster, und the duterent fuctlous of tho Hepublican party huve mide up thoir programs for use bu cnse Mr. Carpentor's denth aceurs fn the nene future. When it 18 consid- cred thut each of these fuctions has n candidate for i Cabinet position under President Gar- teld, the delfency ond Intrieacy of (ho sltuntton will be wpprecisted. A month ugu, when the dangerous fliness of Sene ator Carpenter was brought ot prominently by the nuwsunbers, tho frivuds of B W, Keyes stopped short in thelr eiforts loking to hls ap- polntment a3 ostmunster-Gonernd, b onee wore to compute bis Semvurlnd strength. Mr. Keyes may have lost much of his former power In Wisconsty politics, ps shown by bis reeent defeat by Philetus Sawy¥r, but he has the sutisfuction of numberiug smony bis friends o seoro or tvoof netive puliticluns who are eter- natly vigllunt In the sdvancement of his luter- estd, These men tosk up the Postimaster-Gon- erulship ery with grout gusto ufter the lntro- duetion of a spuntineous resolutlon in the Sen- atorlnl Convendon Indursiug him tor the place, nnd thoy wero bringinie thoie best inlluences to bear upon Gen. Gurlteld whon tho prospect of Benator Carpenter's demise came hoture their vison, The Cibinet boom hus of lute been drifting (n nnother direction, Howo and Pouwmd being nt the front, and Benatorinl_ conslderations —are uppecmost with Mr, Keyesugin, A Stilwankes politicinn sakd to your correspondent to-duy that I Sen- ator Carpenter dies Seantor Cameron will bo returnod, nlthough thops would Do n good deat of a sorambie tor the honor, It might be thut ex-Senntor Howe woull tind himself 1n favor, especlully in the event of Mv, Cameron refusing to serve again, Another [dea §s that Milwaukeo wonld feel entitiea to seleet Mr, Cavponter’s sue. cessar, in which euse Gov, Smith inight come to tho front. ltepresentative Willlnms, of tho Flrat Distrlet, will have n strong following in the next Benatorint cunvass, whetlier (6 tnkes pluco hn wiedintely or two yeurs hence. With tho bopo of . Cnblnet E(lrl{nll» tulling somowliere i the Btate, und thoe possibillity of mother Senntorll election forthwith, thore is no limit to the ani- wation, nuxiets, nud pipe-liying, In oll circles this ovening i Enrcuwind Teciiig 19 0auifest, os fresh reports of o disconriging JALNre ure ut hnnd regarding Senntor Carpenter's conditon. v the Featern Assocluted Press, MiLwAugEE, Wik, Feb,h—A private dispateh, direet und olliciat, from Senutor Ciurpenter’s bed- side tc relutives here suys bis situntion Is very critieal, and that he must dio soon. The ane- nouncement creates grent exottement n polit- ienl clretes, ‘The question who shull suveeed Mr, Carpenter I8 nirendy nultated, ding e publicans favor Angua Cwneron, C, U, Wash- burn, Horuee Rublee, F. W. Koyes, Judge G, B, Dyer, necording to respactive fuctlons, = pecial Diaputch to The Caicayo Tribune. WATERTOWN, WK, Feb, & t 1A the tutk In olitieal circles that tho deleyates from tho Fourth (Milwnukee) Congressionnl District in the vomivg Lopublican Stute Convention will ens envor 10 unite In presenting the uine of Judie L. . Frisby, of Woshington County, for the posle tion of Attorney-Generul, Juidko Frisby wus a candidute for this aflice in 1873, but was defeated h the rest of the iepublicun Stute teket that ¥ In 1878 ho cime within less thisn 1 votes of dofunting P, V. Deuster for Congress. For Iy gudlunt vun thist year, in tho face ot a vtron) Demoeratie waority Tn big distrlet, he fs decue worthy of recognttion at this time, and well ens ll\h:l 10 rewnrd ut the hauds of the Hepublican purty ARKANSAS REPUBLICANS, Tatrie RoeK, Ark., Feb. 2.~The Republican Btute Uontral Committcs bns boen §n ensslon 10+ duy, with o lurgo uttendunce from nl parts of tho Btate, The objoct of the moeting ns report- o 18 to make arrngoments for i Just distribu- tlon of Fuderal putronuge duriug tho next Prosi= dential terim. Stunloy's Work in Africa. =" Polt Mull Gazelte, Feb.s, Latest nccounits frow tho mouth of the Congo enk fuvornbly of tho progress which 18 beiw udo by Me, Binntey in s great undertaking ol construeting u rond past the falls thiut sepurate the upper wid lower river, Her Majusty's Cone #ul ut Lounds recently visited Viv, tho porn nunt station catabiished by Stanley at the fuutof the Yotlulu Fulls; it 18 on an elevated platead overlookiog the rivor, and hus ull the sppears nueo of wemull town, It contilng, peaid tho rudldenco of My, Stnnley, dwolllng huuses for his Buroponn stait, workahops, warehiouses sud huts Tor bis luborors, aud . gurden producing vege: tubtes of almost every deserintdon. From this point about threy miles of rond buve been eons steuoted, nbout twelve feet wide, sulluble for curts und wugous, u supply uf whics, with Twenty dunkess, has recontly areived ' from Furope. ‘The Couul reports that o very huewe trude 18 now bolg cwrried oinontho Luwer Congo by various irms=—Duteh, Fronch, English, wnd Portuguese, Pholr hondquirtees ure ne Hunung Cruck, ut the mouth of tho river, w ¢ hetwoen thirty und forty vessels call annunlly, The Cope il usconded tho Fiver (o withls twelvo miles of Vivi dn . 3, 8. Firetly, ana it 18 thonght 1hat vesaely inlght casity db thy romaining distaico, There weeins £y bikelibood that Sir. Stnley nplists Wis cnoemons woders taking und render sceessibly w magniicent witerway into the Interfor of Afeics of ubout 1,000 miles b longeh, thus giving un inealealuble impotus 1o the develogment of the resuurces of tho voutinent. e —e—. A GravoeDlgger Burled Allve, Lowudon Dbty News. u'clock Thomas On Thursduy ulternvon ut Stmuws, need 20 tho eitiploy hingtou Burlal Board, whily' ussk brivity grave at the Islugton Ceit Finchloy, wus, 1n cousequuiics uf a sudden stip Of tho carth curry g with it tho buards used fur shOrIUK-U ) purpused, buried Lonsath ubout iyo feet of cart, i folluw-wurkinen and vtburs fwncdiatuly set 10 work o oxtricate the puor felluw, but befory this could g done bu uxe pired.” Tho uccident appears Lo buve been cunsod by the wet stato of (he kround arislug tro the rooent snow and adiy the soll belag of & YRy sundy nature, THE CHICAGO TRIBUN THURSDBAY FEBRUARY 1881—TWELVE PAGE STATE AFFAIRS. John . Mitchell Elected Unit= ed States Senator from . Pennsylvania. Brief Biography of the Suc- cessful Man in the Long Passage by the Indiann Logisla- Anti-Pool« Sclling Bill, Cortainty of an Extra Session, with a Two-Weeks' Vacation in Prospect, Apprehensions of Considerable Trouble in Michigan Over the Reappor- tionment Question. Favorable Position in Minnesota of the Selah Chamberlain Compromise Nothing of fmportance Elicited by the Legislative Fraud-Hunters u!,_ Enforcomont in Ohio:of the Law Forbid- ding the Qonsolidation of Tel- egraph Companies. quotte Count, NNSYLVANIA, HAinunisnung, I'a, Fob, 23,—The thirty-ifth ballot for United ¥tates ¥enator resulted In tho formnl clection of John 1, Mitchell, The vote was: Mitehell, 1505 Waltace, Trewster, 1. Mr. Mitehetl was born In Tiogn County, Pennsylvanin, on July 2%, RS, His purents were from Cannectlent, and his tather wus a prosporous farmer. He worked on o furm untll 18 yenrs obd, getting ounly come commiittees under tho resolutlon wiopte Crusse, Bucks! Crolx, Troy of Green, Brigis of Towa, Sloan of 1 MacVengh, 13 i two yeurs' course at n Seminnry nt Lewlsburg, Unfon County, where ho was tho classmate of Charles 8. Wolfe and Benjumin Speaker of tho Assembly, Ile taught achivol for sovernl years, rendiog law meantime, sud fn 1862 volunteered for service in the Union army, recelved u Livutcnant’s commissinn in tho Ono Huwdred nnd Thirt, teer Infaniry, serve nsyivunia Volun- two yenrs, und rode tu the il The regiment wis commanded now u collengue of Mitchell n tho House Renreeentutives rinl eandidate of the bulters, In 1864 Mitcheil ndmitted to tho Bar of ‘Vioga Caunty. uloeten] District At X yenr ho edited tho dgi- W weukly published at Wellsborn,” the r 1u 1871 ho was electud to the Legislature, twice rellected, and served five yenrs, being Chalrinsh of the Gen ernl Judichiry and Wa orney in 1804, and Aeryed Tioun County, and Means Commit- [n 1e7 ho was nominated for Congress cleeted by n huondsome majority. He at onue tovk runk in Cungress a8 n hard worker and w ioun of unusunl abitity, though nat di titglshed for prominence in debate, and in G deel ned a renot uatlon. Mr. Mitehell [sa man of uecurite schol- aruni, extensive redding, and ing legst talont, 0 ten years b politics, and i8 poor. 1t 15 no #ecret that his refusal to run ogadn foe Congress lust fall was due.o a desire to bulld He I8 six feet I hicht and phyRIGUE, & phire Suxon type, and somest mnn (o tho Senate. ¥ t Mis. Mitehiell §s lus seeond wile, and ho nus live children, INDIANA. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. INDLANATOLIK, Lnd., Feb, 23—The Senato or- tscussed Yuncey Medieal bill to engrossment this morning, to the great sur- prise of 1ty opponents, who belioved themselves @ipable of killig ir off with nmondments. Hut oueh otie was rejected, Bud the chanoes aro tho oill will now pass, A messago from tho Houso announced the pussago of the lurgo tax bill, H. k. 209, compris- ng nearly 200 pages, and thoreupon o resolution was offercd making it tho speelul order after the Civil Codo bill, R 271, for every afternoon until 1t etil) bu completed, Tho balanee of the sesslon was taken up with tho Ctvll Codo bill, which flually passed, A telegram from Boonoville, Warwick County, announced the dungerous iliness of Benator retleeied §1 183 l'ennesco (tonsy of up bis Inw practice, ol nmnificent dered tho mud 'T'uls afternoon Gov, Portersont in tho noming- tlon of Saumel Green, of Rush County, to Lo “Irustoeuf the fnstitution forthe Ferbie-Minded, 1n tho House several Lllg were lntroducod, fme partast muung thom being one by Mr.Cautharne amending the new Stute- House Tax law. _1¢ pro- vides Lot tuX of two cents on ench §100 for 1841, and for each silccessivoyeur to and Including 188, be kept sepurita tica part of the new Stite-Houss huukd 1ot prove sulli- t, the Quverdor, Stute Auditor, sud Trens- wirer o pernitted to borraw money, provided thoy <o not burrow nore thun $1 Lho Present yoeur, FA0) i 1862, $100.000 F1U0,00 o 1881, and F10,000 I 1F oW, In order to do this, ten-yeur bonds uro Another bill fntroduced which Is of fmport- nnco provides thnt, in cuso nny time lutervenes Detween the yegulor und special sessions, no mileage shall ho wllowed to mewbers golng to and rerarning from b Now that w speeinl 1 cuso tho tax sl —innll, $750,+ e, | sesslon I8 agreed upon, meinbers ure desirols 1o huve u two weeks' vis tou, e Committeo on Henovolent lastitutious re- of an_appropriution of 0,000 euding Outober, rone cading October, 1851, purted i tavor v wus conourred d to the Comtltteo on Wiys und rtion fu tho Appropriution bill, Woro pussed amenting tho Streot Aw; promtiting sited of pools on concerniug the sotilement ot decedents’ utes; sutborizing County Comulssionors to vide for the purchuse of suitublowsylums for oeeupanoy of puuper chitdren: umonding Bee, 10 of the Code, tonching contempls of Courts hzang the recordlug of United Stutes or State of ting money (BI0.990.71) to pay authorlzing und L putents fasucd by U nuianus wppropr i fous and repenliug the now re- quiring sopurate’ polling places i ncorpuratod tuwns. Judge Lindsuy's LI nuthorizing s verdict by nino ot 1 jury of twelve, or Boven of u nine, ur five of & Jury of soven, was defented afier u hented contest, ‘Pl report of tho Committeo which has beon Pomuie Retomnuatory, tuvestivating — tho by presented munugement from all muile ngningt them jn Tlmed wued Chnelnnnt! Engutrer, and declave that rices huve not huen supported by tha oxe ord 1o tho Chicugo evidence, slihuugh seventy witneases were anuned, The disciplino it tho justitudon 18 cummenued ss huving u reforiiuto und it i3 stated Illal “‘T" thing ey tendanc: i loen us woll n sutliciont help ut ninendntion is mudo thy o prisoy uud reformujory be supuruted, MICIHIGAN, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, TANKING, Mich, Fueb, 23, tlon relutive to the Jolnt Comities on roap- porttonment of Cungressionnl districts wus not pussed by the Sonute, but that body wppointed & cotimittee ot its own, Thoroure upprehenalons of consideruble diftfouity In reconclliug ull tho interests concerned, Benutor Coplis futroduced a blll, recommended b tho recent meoting of the Btate Pross Associu- ton, nuending tho present luw rolative to ue- tons for lbel. 1n the Houso, wimong the bills Introduced was tho uppropriation LI for tho gonural expeuses “tho Houso resolue ‘Ibo Senuto contirmed tho following nowina- tious wude by tho Governor: blowmber of the Hoard of Couteol of the Refonn Schwol, BN 1, mewber of the Hoard of Corrections wid Charitles, John J, Wheeler, ot Wardon of tho Stute Prison, Willfum Humpbirey, of Jucksou; Munager of the Btuto Houso of Correctiun st Ionlu, ‘Chomns ¥ Muorv, of Adefan; Bourd of Coutrol of Rall- ways, 11 Bethune Dullivld of Deteolt, Jobn K, M. Cutcheon of Chynowuib, of Outonakon, andJobn Ji.Jonvs, of Quiney; Prusieed of the Michigun Avylum for Duvly, of Lunsing; Eust Sugliaw; tho Insano, n ward (0. Ntohols, of Hattlo Creck, and Chatles Iy Mitehail, of 1tllsdalo: Metnber of tha Board of Tolicy Comminsioners of Detroit, James T, Pit- man, of Detrolt, Loglslition glves way to the Conventlon, At 10:80 n. m. the flouso took i recess until B:50 p. . As (his [n tho tast day for the Introduetion of bills, loth hrnehes of the Leglalaturo with be in sesston 11l mkdnight. Michigan recominonds for ften, Guefleld’ orablecnnaideention.throsgh i petition g, a majority af both ifonses of the Legisiatu the Jidge of the Supreme Court, State ofliee and publie nien generally, tho mme of Auditors fieneral W, lr\'llill Latinier for the pusition uf ‘Fhird Assistant Postmuster-Genernly WISCONSIN, Epectal Disvateh to The Chicaon Tridune, Mantgoy, Wis., Fob, Sh—In tho Senato bills paksed to llmit the Henof debts upon the real estat of decensed persons, aml to provide for muaking a record of the descent thereof; u hill to autborlze ¥, B. LeClairo to improve Saftor Creeles n bl to provide for the separato pubi- catlon of reparts of Washburn Observutory ad of tho Department of Aurlculture and Mechanl- end Arty fu the Wiscousin Universitys n bill re- Inting to tho improvement of Thornapplo Hivers 1 U to prevent the vbstruction of navigntion of tho waters of the Btato; a blll to legalize the nets of tha Spofleana Smiouvi Tossuthske Town Flre-Insuranee, comprising the Towns af Gib- aan, Cooperstown, Franklin, s Kossuth, in tho County of Menitowoe and State of Wikeonsing i Bl to nmend the Revised Stututes relnting gurnishinont: to amend the private and locul laws to [ucorpurata the City ot Itipon: to iu- thorfze A. D, Amlrews and athers to mlntain @ cnnnl to Rirron County, mwl to fuprovo tho wvignbility for log-dviving and other purposes of Nenr Luke, i the Connties of Polk und Bie- ron; relnt to the Northwustern Mutuul He- Tier Associution: to npproprinte to tho ltegentsof the University of Wisconsin tho sum af $25.000; 1o numend i et entithed * An GEL Lo tovise, con solldute, nnd amond the charter of tho City of tuelno, und the several nets nmendatory there- of 3 to amend tho Inw entitled * Anact to In- eorporate the City of Ripou''s to provide for the paynient of attorney fees and tha fees of {n- terprofers in cortiin ¢ades: 10 equnlize tho nets of 1be vilicers of the Village of Brandon. in tho County of Fomddu Lac; to nmend the Hevised stututis reltivg to atiehments, 101 thu Assembly bills passed to n‘!prnprh\(n $100 10 tho Wisaonrin Wool-Growers' Assoclns tlon; to nmend the oharter of Belott: to nmend ec, . Hevised Statites, of dralnss to au- thorizo Belolt Sitpervirurs to {sang b 3 10 nmond the ehiartor’ of Taylor Orplun-Asylum: o legallze tho corrected tax-roll of the “Third Ward of Beloit; to nmend the Rovised Statutes relntlve to_school meetings; to repeal the lnws relntive to Stato eortilient chapgiog the time for holding terms of the Circuit Court 1o Mare to nasist lnborers and servants 11 colicetng tholr earnings: Lo limit the extent of lieny erented by chattel mortgage, The Spenker appotnted tho rollowing speeinl 1ol Moensra. MeFitridge of Dodge, Shepard of M wiikee, Petersen of Crowford, Bradloy of La Wil of Winncbagn, Herrluk of 8t. Qutagumie. : TENNESSEN, Speciat Dispateh to The Chicaga Tribune. NARnvitue, Tenn,, Feb. Z--At the meettng to-day of tho Leglslutive Committee nppoluted to fnvestiyte tho charges of bLribury mudo ngajust Representatives Duvia and Plummer, o Low-Tax Democrat testifieid that howas thor- ougbly sntlstied tuore wius muney In Nashvillo to purchuse Demogintic votes for o Itepublican Unlted States Henntors wus glven to under- stand by 1. I Turpin, who showed him tho slgnnture of Hugh McCullough, ex-Beeretary of the Treasury, to a lutter, that there was money here for that purpose. The contents of tho lot- tor wero nat shown wituess, Andrews swore he bolleved Domocrats woro *bribed to vote for 1owell E. Jackson, who was clected Senator, on several ocenslons, Ho anw Uepresentutive Driver, w Demoerat, talking with ‘Thomas O'Connor, the mumber 6f the Na- tional Democratle Exeentive Committee from Tenuvasee, and was sutistied 0'Counor had pur- chnsed his vote for dnekson, Fho Committee adjourned subject to the eall of tho Chwirmnn. 'This hearsny tefl(llllml?‘ o Amlrews’ recetves anl {8 entitied to but fittlo jec, IATTANOQGA, Tonn., Fob, 2L—Senntor Gas- ton, une of tho most Itmummm Benators (n the tepresentatives, stuted to A correapondent that there wis no doubt that the Statodebt would bu settled by the present Legislutare, He had persunilly takon a poll of the Senators, and wus positive thut o settle- ntent will be made, Ho thinks thut the debt wiil bo compromised ut 60 cents ou tho dollur, at § per cont interest. MINNESDTA. Special Dispate to Tho Chicago Tribune. 81, PAug, Mlon, Feb, 21,—Mr. Hinds, the Son- ator who nde such u bitter fight ngainst tho bill for the adjustment of the repudinted bouds, thls wornlg moved that the journal bo cor- rected w show that the biil did not pass a8 re- corded. Io based his moutlon on tho ground that the bill provides for a tax, which requires o twoethirds vote undoer tho Coustitution, ond that it dll mot recelve such voto, Illa motion was not cntertnlued by tho Chiilr, on tho ground that {t wns r judiclal and not n legisiative question, und tho record atunds, and cun only be assaiied through the courts, Tho adjusters do not npprohend any embarrassment to urigo from the auvstion. 'Tho Dill gvna cead a firat thno in the Hougo to-day, and'was referred to the Judiciury Commitiee, mejority of whom nro friendly fo it, and it wilt be reported and pushiod tosturrow, Messrs, Auorbaugh and Foster, a couplo of rominent merchinnts, appeared hoforo tho Ler- sintive Investigution Committeo hero to-night in the matter of the conviet-lnbor scandal, und testitica that they hud neted ns medhtors buetweon the conteating, bidders, Boymuour, Sabln & Co. und 'l!llr]mllfih & are box; admitted that thoy had approached the Iatter fiem to procure thelr withdrawnl from tho conteact, and hwl suggeated o conslderation of §10,000, but both declured that they wers not authorized to do so. Mr. Babin swore thut ho bl never offered nllf’ anount for thelr withs drnwal, nar authorlzed anybody else to o so. Theso witnesses wero brought out by n reso- Intfon of the House clting Mr. ‘Farbox before the bar of tho Leglslatnre for declining to dis- closo thalr names. 'This ends the Investization, and the Committeo will doubtless fully ox- onerate Seymour, Subin & Co. from the chargo of brlboery. 0110, Speclal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Cotanmus, 0. Fob, 2.—In the llouso of 1tep- resentatives to-day & resolution was pussed di- reeting tho Attorney-Genoral to proceci by quo wurmnto agalust uny tolegraph company or campanies that may proceed to perfect congoll- dntlon or aunigamntion in violation of the nct of tho present month, which pluves the telegruph compunles wder tho sumo restrictions us to cunsolidution us thut governing ralfrond corpo- rations, wid which has prevented the cangolidu- tion of raltroads runniog on parallel tnes, ANKANSAS, Tarrue Nock, Ark, Ieb. 23—The Bonato pussed u LA direoting tho Secretury of Stato to oust tho county ottioluis of Pulnaki County from tho east wing of- the Capltol, Iho county ofliclu!s baye had possessiun sluce tho bullding of_tho Cipitol in 1. “Tho Wil chumtlnu- tho loentlun of the Insnne Asylim from Littlo Rock to (ot Spriugs falled by n'deuisive vote Jn the Sunate, NEBIRASKA. Special Dispatch o The Uhicago Tribune, TaxcoLy, Nob., Feln 23.—~Tho Capitol appro- printion of $100,000 for & new wing to tho Btate. House pusacd tho House to-uight, ‘Tho Prohibition bill will by voted on to-ulght. NEW YORK. Auuany, N. Y. Fob. Zh~The Assomnbly adupted o resolution divceting tho Attornoy Gonernl to institute . 8L by quo warrunto sgaiist wutoritg stoek on te purt of tolegruph compunles, ———— Gath on the Wastern Pross. Letter iy Atlanta Conatitutiun, 1 nsked Towvnsend tho Other Bixht why bo proe ferred tho Wedlern press to tho Eisterin * Maine Iy Decauso St pys betier” b peplied, My reguiue salary on” g Clicsdo Tiausy wis $1umu yeur, and_ fram the Enguinee alono | IR Mor i weok than iy Jouruailst prolubly in Now York gete from I8 constnne work, cors tululy oxeept the very hend of tho purs, und perlips une or tw ed F'ho enordl worksrs on the Now York preas aro yury poorly paid, ‘The computition 13 s heavy that prices aro bonten dowi, and specia) tnlont {8 lost 1t n host of good ordinueles, s 4 olis, thu wrllers on (b city dadlles are nut ereditablo repeesontatives of tho profestion. I suw un Hily-dressed, snabby, trump-liko fellow zo 1w Sonator Copkling the Ohue nlght and hizard W nguicy In o crogiog - tong, Conke ling tarneil on blm and waid, *Not ave word,sir, not one word! " sndturned on his hnel, Pt fellow was from vno of tho lendliyg papurs, and 1 turned to u frivind und sald thatar (oo sal- uries of reporters would nob purit of betier dressing thun thut, tho city press ought to unls foru Jtw wen us the Distriot Teleprupn Company doea its boys, | prefer the Westerii press ulso beeauso it gived imurg uwu{){ uad frocdom thun Wo BAve bero, T Now York dailies aro set up {11 the midst of such tremnendons inllucnces thut thuy ure clreunspoot snd cautions, ‘Mhoir power 1980 greut, and the onterprises prossiug ror Focognition und uhd aro 80 PCh aud numerous, that thure I8 suspicious eriticlsm of every pieco of hewa offered. ‘Fhon (00 oy of the papers arv under partlsun urspectal conitrol, und must cut their work out to suit u dictation that s un- Jouruallste, and usually unwise, Tho Westorn apers wunt tho nows undiluted, and curo hittle or mimlnu who it hurts oF bolpd 80 It plouses the publie” $ N - RAILROADS. The Philadelphia, -Wilmington & Baltimore Gobbled by Jay Gould. How the Control of the Road Was Secured by the Great Absorber. T\\'(;' More IRoads Withdraw from tho Western I’a genger Associntion. An Encod’?g:ging Report from the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Road. A Degoviption of the Car In Which Presi- dent-Eleet Garfield WIL Ride to Washington. Rumored Resignation of a Ponnsylvania Road Official—Tke Weightng Asso- olation o Snccess, Etds GOBBLED BY GOULD. Special Disvateh ta The Chicugo Triduns, PIILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb, 2L—The Philadol- phin, Wikntugton & Baltimore Uallrond, which rumor hus kuocked down to ono raflrond corpo- rition or nnuthor, buy st last been sold, fndeed, nnd of course Jay Gould I8 the purchinser. Tho othur parties to the negotiation are John W, and Robert Gurrott, of Baltimore; Drexel & Co,, of Philndelpbin; Drexel, Morgan & Co,, of New York: J. 8. Morgan & Co,, of Loadon; J. Lowber Welsh, of Philadelphin; Solun Humphreys, ltuse scll Suge, Jay Gould, John Jucob Astor, and Au- gust Ilcmont, of New York. Theso geu- tlemen lhave purchased nbout $0,000,000 of stock bLeld by Nathanlol Thayer, Wiltiem Minot, H, THolils Tunnewell, and a number of othar Roston capitallsts, Tho prico paid was 40 per cent above par, mnking tho tatnl Investmept of tho syndicato about £3,600000. The I'hiladelphin, Holtimore & Wil- mington Rallrond owns n main line ninety-six 1wl ed In length fram Philadeiphia to Baltimore, with i double teack of steel rails, and 120 mlies of branches, oxtendluy from Wilmington throughout Delaware. Jt bng n eapital stock of §1.432000, with $2,500,000 of bonds. The surplus aasets of the Company Iu cush and othier forms to-day nmount to $4,003,000. Tho rond, which 18 an essontlul link in the direct communleation botween the commerciul me- tropolls and tho political Caplitul of the country, is one of tho finest and nest cquipped ronls [n tho United States. Tho stock earned last year nlmoat 10 per cent, and has pald 8 per cent regularly nll through the ,prnte and for muny years previous. The negotiutions, which wero finally concluded on Monday afternoon, aro tho outcomo of ovents dating backto n year uago, .whon a Philadelpbin enpitallat, who wus reported to be actlng for tho Pennsylvanin Rulirond, tried to buy u controlling Interest In the Deluwnro & Western Rallrond, shich hud the right of oxtendiug its tracks eightinitesinany dircction from Wilming- ton. Cot. H. 8, McCotmb, In the Interest of Dofu- warenus who wished tg keop tho road under Delaware ownorship, succeeded in benting tho Philadetphinns und getting a controlling in- terest i1t tho Deluwaro & Western. That veteran ralironder soon thought his now purchuse would bo # vulusble ik In wrival line from Phitadel- phin to Ualtimore, and formed tho Iden of baving tno charter amended, es In the bill mow bofore the Delnwaro Leglsla- turo. Ho conferred with Jotun O. Hulile, counsel for the Philudeiphia stockholders, and George 11, Bates, for tho Wilington stock- holders, and, wowntime, knowing of the geod terminnl fucllitics of tha Westchester & Philn- delphin Rallroud at "Phirty-first and Chestuut streots, ho obtaliod from President Furnum tho refusal of un fnterest in that rond, but on ne- count of difliculties in ita charter and Its total debt ($2,203,04), which would buve to boas- sumed, when ho could bulld for lers thun $1,000,- 000 ten wiles of new track us goud ns tho ten miles of Westehester track which bo needed, bo concluded mnot ta buy it Then’| tho Thiludolphila, Wilmington & Bultimore, fenrlug thu cowpetition, bowght two-thivds of tho stoek vutright, and ugreed to take nll that might be olfered nt tbe same price. Col, Me- Cuotab, W, i, Vanderbilt, und # Philadeiphin caplitallst (threo persons anost isterested {n tho seneme for 1 now tond to uliimare) then be 10 negotuite with Preskdent Garrott, ot tho T thmore & Oblo, 11¢ otfered to turnish ono-tieh of tho cupltal and demanded 20 per cout uf tho stock ot the new road for hlmself, ulso nskin, that his Now Jersey Central triends should bave 16 per cont. Tho Dbl nmeuding ¢ tho Delawiro & Western's charter was thien prepured by Counselor Butes and subimit- ted to Mr, Bulbitt, Vice-President Robert Gure rott, of the Multimory & Ohloy and Mr. G, G. Huven, of Now Yurk, o.Jersuy Centrul Dircetor. They beld n meeting in thischy, and Col. M Catnb doposited hls steck with neammitieo con- sisting ot Mr. Dullity, Mr. Huven, and Mr, Juhin Lowuer Welsh, us impartil judges of how jtwas o he murged with tho Bultinore & Ohlo, Mr. Robert Gueretty, fn n o lettor dated 21, addressed - to Mr, Iites and M Willlam 0. Whitely, of W.lmington, cor wided the munagemont of the Bulti- more & Oulo to the approval of tho Detaware & Western bill, sud the same thing was done In uthers. The Philudolphin, Wilnilngton & Baitimore peoplo pncurally op= posed tho bill, fedrtng, of course, tho competls ton of n dicect rival, which must lcssen tho re- coipts of tho beat of 1milrondy, Liut, e etreata- sintices indicated, 1L was nsitceess, und partieu- Iudy aftee it passed thu Scnato, week befura fust, Tho dnoger of competition nppours to hive led them t the fdea vt buying of tho oo- position, not by removing the coimmirativety ine signicant Deliwaro & Wustern: [nterest from wiong the cnomy's weapons, but by muking tho enemies iomavlves their friends. MeThayer wis wrestied with and brought to terms, cven whilo the fght ut Daver wus buttest. Newotlutions woro \wt(uu with the Bultinwore & Ohlo early lnst weok, Lust Friduy Col. MeComb weat to Now York und consuitod with Vi Prodident Our- rott, President Canby, of tho Dulnwurs & West. vrn, und Counselor 134toy, Mr. Garrett luid bo- fors them the negotintians with Mr. ‘Thayer aud the other lending stockbblders of tho Phiudol- plile, Walmingion & Bultimora Rond restdlog In uston, begun ut their suliciution, turotyh Vige-Fresidont Pratt, of tho Philadeiphin, Wil- ington & Ualthmore Roud, for tho saloof n controlling {ntorest fn - the roud to a_pool bended by Mr, Juy Gould, In which tho Baltl= muoro & Ohio §s ona of the purties, Nutupully the Neluwire & Western people, bueked by Mr, Van- derbilt, opposed the burguly us contrary to tho futerests of their own roid, und insisted on the Huitimere £ Onio continuing to 8 stuin them, OF courso Mr,Gurrett imaisted with equul strengih thut ho Wus bound 10 do what wud best for bls owa rondyand not to bulld i tew rowd when he could buy un old oue s good Ay new. Ilo offercd Col. McComb ~ un luterese In now combipation, but It was refused, nid tho Delaware & Western peoplo Jett Now York under tho impresglun that some- how they lmm‘[lu Mr, Gurretl to terms, and thut ho would continue to wid - thotr bill, Cul. stetomb telegraphed to tho Philudelplin ownor of Delwnre & Westorn, whoso same hus not yet trinspired, on Baturdiy, that he did nog think Mr. Uarrott cowtt honoribly dosert thom, in which view Mr, Vandorbllt comctded. Col, MeComb oxpressad the situation us tollows: * © met Tnven and Qurrott ut 6 kst ovening, Tholr propositiont wus verbul, not writton, us Linsisted t soould tuve been, und 19 to Lbis etfect: Haven and Uarrott wro 10 buy control of tho stoek of thy Philudelpbic, Wiluiington & Balti- more at 50, puttiig us ull i, and by working this nurket are (o put it 1o 100, wo reaplig tho brolit amd tuking chances fu the future tor the min- agement of tho property which thoy are to got with tho control of the stogk, with Gould, [ un+ dorstand, t ‘bo behind thom, Mr. Vaodorbilt deelines 10 o juto 1he spezulution, und Kuys he wont intn the project with you sud 1in tha most porfect good fuih to pudkl - the voad n8 i luvestment. belioving it to bo onu of the vory bust rillroud openitues now wi- ocenpled, He 3nys, which 1 contirm, that be ‘wont (i with thoso purtivs with the underataond- Ing that Garroit or thu Pennsylvanla should s, 1o i3 willing now to stund to that ugroe- meat, to buld with & busluess contiuet with eithier the Hultimoro & Oblo or Pennsy i, or 58 willlng to ko on und bulld withont eithor, and York, If that should become ncecasary.'’ Col. McComb was destined to disappointimunt, on the Credit Mobiller Prince, wad tho papers wero signod. Tho Penunsylvanla Rallrond peo- right with tho now uwoers, bul you may rely upun au ourly survey uf 4 routo sbout furly i 8 ucross tho country to contiest the North- Penusylvanla 118 own roud to the Capliul NEW Youk, Feb, 2l.—Ocorge C. Haven, one of 110 syndicato whaich aately purchused a control- Bultinore Hoad, -suld to-uays *Tho Philudels phus, Wllinligton & Hult oreuftAr us un independent iud, cquatly open havo g chines to comu lnto und purticipato with 1a turibor willing 1o bufld trough (o Now for tho_ Laltimure ‘Railroud Kiug went buek plo protuss 10 think that they will ket rudomg ull vrn Centril uud tho i Hue, ubd nmsrl\-u tho lini Interust in tho Pustudeipin, Wiaiigton & nurs,oud, will bo run to the Bultmora & Ubiv and o' thy Pennsyl- vuuin laliway, The Bultiinero & Obio Roud tus mwude s contract with the Now Jersoy Ceatral to constriict n new depot In Now York, In onler to prepuro for tholr heavy eastorn teaflie, which wil como fnto Now York over tho Philadelphin & Rewling, the Bound Lrook &.deraey Ceutral, Tt s not atall lenprohablo but thut tho latter's rounds at Comniunipaw. embracing throe miles of water-front, witl e utllized and developed, and that mammoth groin elesators and stoc yurds will bu eecoted, ‘That property [9about the ilnest the Now Joreey Central owns, hut has nover lieen tirned to seconnt, for nany rersons. Spectal Dirrateh to The Cntenn Tribune. New Youk, . S —Spenking hv--lnr of tho puretings of 1 eontrollig interest n the Phila- delphin, Wilmjpgton & Western: Hallwny by the Hurlington & Quiney syndiente, Me. George G ilnven, of this city, Who Is ono of the prties to whow tho trsnafer was made, suid: *The Phil- ndelphin, Witmington & Haltimora Rosd will hio run horeafter ns an independontrond, equaily opun to the Haltimore & Ohjo and tho Peunsyls vanin Rnilways, The Baltimore & Ol ltoad b o n eontriet with tho Jursey Contri to construct & new depot in Now York in order to prepare for their heavy Tiaste ern trafo, which will _come into Néw York aver the Polladelphin & Readimg, the Bound Iirook, and the Jersey Central. 1t 18 not atall fmprobable but that tho latter's grounds at Communipaw, embrucing throa miles of water front, will_new bu utllized and developed, and that mammoth grain-clovators and stock-yurds wlil bo erceted,” Vhat proporty i aboui tho finest Uint the Jersey Central owns, but hna ver beon turied Lo iiceount for muny renaons. Tho syndiente bonsista of the Drexels, here and Thitadelphin, Judge Imthrop, of the Jorroy Contral, Mre. August Tel- Mr JdohinJneol Astor, Messis, Winslow Tanler, Solon Humphreys, Sidooy Dillon, Russell Sage, and Jay Gould," My, Huvon wus too modest to mentlon hisownname, The Philndelphin, Wilmington & Bitithmore Rall- way was formed on Feb, o, 18, Tho main ling 8 Uity ntlea lang.and was completrl at 8 cost of $4,13,011, uclualng the Sehwyikill bridgo, It has told the monupnly bf travel between Phlladelpbin and Buitiimare, and was In conse- quencs one of thie most indepentent und tnost Auccesaful, and at the sumo thng best manuged, il i the conutry, Tho Penusyl- vanin® Rond hns - been trylog or years to _ obtain cuntrol. of . Tts (um!lnir debt s only 2953600, For fivo vears past It hus pald 8 per cent dividond regu- y, und its not carnings fncreased from 1873-'18 to §1,:5 n 1650, and to 3 80, 1ty prosent condition I8 {lest-cluss in u\‘crr’ respeot. From what cin be Ienrued this morning the Tennsyivania Rond 18 not at all plensed with the turn that affuirs bave tuken in bolne thrown from an independont to a depondent position, nbove all tu tho very peo- plo to which §t hus always acted with Independ- ence. Spectal Dispateh Lo The Chieagn Tribunes WasiNarox, D, C., Fob. 2.—Groat juterest is felt here n tho'vesulta of the negotintions for control by the Bsltimure & Oblo Comlmuf' of the Philndelphia, Witmmgton & Baltimore Hail- rond. Thy Baltimore & Ohio ive been making such viporous ciforts to sceure an independent line to New York, and huve been so constantly thwartodaby the Peonsylvanin Compnuy, thit thore is 0 cordiul desire to see this monopoly of truflic hy tho Inst-named Unmrmue‘ botween the Enst nnd the West, by way ot Wnshington, destroyed. 1 tho presunt report turns out to be truo that the Ualtimore Compuny hus ob- tutned it coutrulllig interest of tho line between Phitudeiphia and” DBuitimore, thore whHI he grenter fuellity fur travel between tho Capltal and tho Enst"than has been elunfoll sluce th presont lines of rond were opened. The Pon sylvanli Compuny tias resorted 1o such) extroms measures to proyiote the discomfort of the Bul- thnore & Ohio pussongury, und to prevent this roud trand running its 'rains on timu by blucking 1hewn in_the Pennsylvanin ynrds, thai the sym- pathy of tho putli¢ 1s aimost wholly with “tho Bultfmoro & Ohio, GOING TO PIECES. The eleven rallronds which claimed that thoy had 1ot been in the teast nlfeoted by tho with- drawnl of tho Rock Islund frowm the Wostern Trunk Lines Passenger Assoolution, And that they would stick toguthor and inaintaln tho combinntion ** though tho heaveus fall,"” aro not #o0 solid after ail, and there I8 great dunger that tho Association will finolly bo foreed to give ub tho ghost, Tho ranks of tho descrters ure filling up riipldly, and thero are now but nito roads that givo alleglane to Commisstoner Gwinner, Thae ronds that have fullowed the Rock Istand In sevoring thoir connection with the Assuclacion nro two of the prineipnl St. Louls llnes,—tho 8t. Louls, Iron Muounwin & Southorn —and the Missourt Pucitle, Tho latter road ans nounced its withdrawal from tho combinution yesterduy by fssuiy the followlng cireular to coupan Lickot ngents, “ Phe ngrecment under which was {ssucd tho efrealur of Hency W. Uwinuer, Commissloner of Western ‘Trunk’ Lines, dated Jan. 1, 1831, an- nouncing that from thut date the commissiung of this line oy secund-cluss und emigrant busi- ness would bo puld by him on a percentago Lusly, huving beep this day ennceled, $ou uro beretly notitied e the Missouri Puclito foll- wuy Company will Pu}' its commissions on that and all Lusiiess direet to ugents nt the rates provaliing prior to Jun. 1, 1861 Our second= cliss uny emigrant cotmissions for Junuiry will be pald without ~ further delay, nnd il commissions rewmitted with onr | usunl promptness in the future. But ount statoment of sales mewd hereafter bo mwde, fnelnding sl classes of tickets, which should vo sent direct to this offiee, Your attens tion 18 rospectfully enlled to tho necessity of fillmg nbl columus of oue commissions blit ks, exeept rte und nmount, ns per their headings, und especially to glviug the through rites ut which tickets wore solil. Please uxe Missour! facifle blanks in reportlog to this Compap If you huvo them.” LOUISVILLE, NEW ALBANY ls CHII- AGO. Tho annual report of the Loufsville, New Al bany & Chlengo Rallrond for the year 1880 has Just beon published, nnd shows that the Come pany i rapidsy emerghug from tho hinanolnl em- barmssments from which [t hos sufferod for somo yoars, ‘This report 8 tho Himst ona ovoer issuod by this Company, nlthough it hns“grun n existonco for twonty- ‘Tho clght yeurs. curnings from all sourcos wers $8E, operating oxpenses, 5102475 not earninga, 2!, This shows that the rond was B0, operated on 00,14 por cont of tho gross earnin Ihe rgport, aftor noting the iierense in tho pussenker bustuess, suys that on sccount of the unovenness of the track nod the con- Hequent dmposstbllity of making fast tima aud close and prouipt conneetions with safety, no eflorta have been made to soouro through business, The President eays ho can &co no roneon why tho roud should not, from this timd® forwnrd, sogure n_ falr sharo of tho through pussonger travel from Loulsville to Chicugo, und u very lurpLL y-incrensed locrl business to md‘!mlxln Dotk Luuisville and Chicugo to puints on the line, . The gross carnings from frefght for 1880 wors grontor thay thoso of 1870 by $10.042, or 24.10 per cent. Tho lirst eight monthy showed an lu- crenky of 4258 per cent ovor tho correspouding months of 160, ‘This rute of Increnso, thu ro- port suys, coulil and would buve been continued through the yeur had the Company been nble to supply tho demund for curs, and busingss bhud to be refused, nfter the rush comnenced In Beps tember, evers day untll tho end of the year. The conncetig ronds, wuys tho 1eport, that bad ity othor yeara Kindly und for milengo to 4 largo extent supplied this rond with carsto do tho buslness, hud now more than tey could manuge in moving the sccumuluted frelght at their terminnd points and nlonge thele own lines, Tho Tine cars trow tho Eust destined for this and ather Westorn raunds were solzed before reach- inge thotr destinution and lowded back, The Inrgest expenditure for (mprovomentsa wais In the road department, Durlog the year ninety-livo miles ot the old English thres-und- w-half-ineh fron mils have boen taken up und roinfd with thirteen miles of steel und alghty- two miles of ve-rolied fron ralls, and nearly tivo miles of udditional sldo-truck bnve also been luld, u&m rond now has n bonded indebtedness of i A COLORADO FItEIGIIT WAR. A war has just now broken out hotwacn tho ronds lending to points ju Culorado that threat- ens serlously tho further exlstence of tho blis- sourl River und lowa pools, Tho North- western Hullroad Compuny s sald to be tho fnstigator of this new diculty, The Northwestern, while a momber of thio fown puol,ls nat u momber of the Southwest- ern ftaflway Assoclution, or, us it {8 gonerally known, tho Missour! Iver pool. The Nurthe westert, however, can reach Southern Colorado potnts viu the Unlon Breftio us weil us any of its outhwestern competitors; 1t bus on varlous oce thosu poligs, and thus Ing conslderal busincss from tern pool lings. But cuch timo the troubles were settled ngain in suie way or otler, Lately, however, it iy olsimed the Northwestern has winlo iself purticnlurly obe noxious by cuttiug rates to Colorado ‘Alnlmn B0 that fts computiters felt that they bl to do somuthing o rotect thelr hustuess, Yestondny tha ollicluds of = tho Jock lstund notited Commlssioner Midgley that thuy would o lotgor b buuud by the As- socintiol rates on Colorado business, and that they teunt to computo with tho Northwestors for thut businoss. Coasoquonily thuy guve or- ders ta tuko busineas for Colerado peints ut tbe followlug pates: £rbm Chleago 10 Omabu, St Joguph, Atchlson, Leavenworth, and Kanins City,—#vst, second, third, snd fourth classes— 124 ventd per 100 pounds, Yho Rovk 1slund cvis Ly mouny to striko out fromn the shoulder uitd BEING 1o WaE Lo & focus us quickly us possis lig, othorwiso it would uot buvd wade such u rudiction at ouce. ‘The regular Assoclation rates huretofore churged on Colorudo buslness arot First cluss, 8 cents; second cluss, jUcents; third cluss, 45 cents; und fourth cluss, 30 ocuts, 1t Is undevtood thut the varlous ru: n tho Southwestorn Associution held u ng ut Comiulasionur Alhlnmy'- oftiou last evenlug and tllelclda'dwuuopt tho ‘samo rutes us the Rook sl No wntter what tho outcomo of this dinll culty will bo, it 18 certaln that tho Bouthwestern and Towu pools will buvo to ba rourguutzed If o oy poce. 1 10 o secuid, © Luth (iceo poals us at present_constituted buve oulgrown thelr usofuliess, ‘Tho busiucas now uccounted for by thess pools does net comprise more than onc-half thy business thut i3 carcled Lo- twuen Chicago snd Omuba uud between Chicago aud Missourt Hiver poiis, Bluge they woro SE. — BYBLOM liotween tnoss b s nenrly doubled, Aid tha origing'; vislon of territry between the vitrions fines p: Dean obliterated,. Boveral now finee el bes Torued i ira How in' the Seuras of forreld between Chloako and Bt Laouis ag mvnrrnlmm that will divert the vn’n‘:‘}ny»’:‘rn“" tho orluinul poal IILes unless thoso poots syl arannized on & broader aeis, taking in 5 1 Wostern tines that ean renolt Misur] Jete Coloraio, nod_ 1inas points, Tho Songoreh G Tiallay ARsOGINon hun held g e Tionths, wnd 11 I8 understand wil yo (0F Anti] apring, whew eort will o madn to for208 ol brond daueh tocuser all e bimiucey o S [Foar nnil Kouthwest, Tho ol paaia v proo #0 henelicial to the ronds that they are p :;M anxloua to continuo the urraugement If gy c" Lo dong o & sntistuotory busis. Yot tho ol esth of tho various lines hnve hf‘fllmuloter. fliettug_during tho last vears and sy mony new combinations and nmalzamations are nl,"' tinvully made, that (0wl Do 10 eany Johre oo, gnize n pool af tho dimensions Wncossaey o Firings alionit noneo and armony, and to pae Fuch wirs ns the one just indugnrated nn u?l Colorado tiisinoss from recurring continuagy™® PRESIDENT GARFIELD'S CAR, Special Diapateh to The C3eago Triouns, LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb., 23.—Theso dispatehes bave herotoforo atnounced that Gen. Garfolg would wake his trip to Washingtou in the pry. vate ear of E. i, Watdron, Goneral Managor of tho Loko Erle & Western Ralleoad. Thy Courfer glvea tho following description of thy ear: The outmdo is finished in rogular Py 81310, patont. pILtCorma, Couplinge whets ] all complote, The interjor 18 ologantly fyp nished, ind nt each cnd there Is a drawing-room of comfortublo dimensions, surrounde wiis plate-irluss windows. Tho decorntions of thess druwiug-rooms are done in Eustlako atyle, ron. dered miare odit by many beautiful Japanese de. slwng. Next to tho drawing-room, o what we would call tho front oF tho Car,iSm private sleeping upnrument which Wil bo st aside for the use of tho President. — Adjolning this apsete mont aro toflet rooms, dressing chambers, wardrobes, and everything necesaury for cope venlonco and comfort. Next to this Isn altting. rooni, supplied with berths for the ‘ecomioda. tion of gucata, Tho culinary departmen®, (i ugh it 8 crowded Into n AmKlL v, heney everything necessary for perfection In that most userul art, Tho cnr hius been gt vut nnew o tho oceasion, und, while rdiniring tho beauty of tha finish, wo are glid to noto that It was done by home enterprise. fitted throughout with a new body Drussels care et of l-:uyrlmn pattern, with olive groundwork and old gold marcon and black as tho predomi. nuting colors, the whate making & snug and com. fortable fit, dono undeor the supervision of Rob- ert Aloxnnder. “Tho slcaping chambor has recolved apectal care, Cretonne lambrequins with old gold and ange trimmings und prouso ball fringe, suspend. ed on cbony rods with glit rmgn and brackets, adorn eroh’ window, Scattered throughout the car aro Singaporo and Krurichie rugs of the finest ?uulllym groat profuslon. Additional of feet wiil be produced by arranging raroand beaue tifut tlowers in proper places in the car. The furniture throughout is ns elegunt oy Is found in tho most luxurions dressing-room. “Tha ear, which is stutioned nt tho L. &R, shops, i8 In churgo of James Young, Mr, Wal. dron’s enlored Dody servant, who wilt do the bonory of tho Presidontinl trip. Ho s fully up to his dutics. and {s proud oyer the prospect of attondlug M. Gurlleld. NEW CLASSIFICATION. Commlssloner Fluk nnnostnces that tho addi tions to changes in our ernsures from the vl clul clussification of eustward-bound fraight recowmended by tho Clnssification Committes 08 por clreular No. 242, Jun. 28, 1851, have been adopted, and the revised clussification wiil take otfect March 7, 1881, Tho voto wns as follows: For ndoption of re- virjune, ns nbove, 2i; nguinat adoplion of re- vistong, &5 not vottog, 14. Arvticles formerly clussified ns cleventh clasg (meuts, falted, in Dulk and apples in bulk) will hereaster bo clussified us nisth class, and the liasla of rates wil bo us fotlows: From Chichgo to Now York—First clnss, $1.30; secoud ojuss,” 80 cents; third closs, 70 conts; faurth clnes, (0 conta; 1ifth class. 50 conta; sixth 1 3 seveuth class, 40 ccnts; eighth nts; niath cluss, 45 conts; tentd cluss, 1 hogw, 40 conts; live stock, B3 conls; beef, 88 conts, with agroed differcnces dressed 1o othor sonboard polnts. RUMORED RESIGNATION. 1t was rumored in railrond civcles here yee terdny that Mre. L. P, Farmer, General Passen. ger Ageut of the Pennsylvanin Raliroad Com- pany, hns reslgned bis vositlon, the resignation 10 take effect March L. Tho causes which led to Me. Farmor's reslgnation arc sald to bo n mis- undorstandlug between him and tho manngersol his rond regurding his conduct durlng tho lits flrht on west-botind emigrant rutes ictween the Ponusyivanin und the two New York trunk llugy,—tho ¥irlo nnd New York Contral. 1t stated that Mr. Faemor conducted that war contrary to tho wishos of tha munngers of the Ponnsylvenin Roud, which caysed them consid orablu aunoyun Hspeoinily listasteful it suld_to have been his order to Mr. Haldowan, the New Englund Agent of -the Company, tocnt tlio rutos from Now Biklund points, whica or- ;lu)- v:lun reseindpd o duy or two after it was ssucd. Br, E. A. Ford, General Passenger and Ticket Agont of the Vindatin Line, which is also con- trolled by the Pennsylvaniu Ltallvond, is e tloned us Mr, Farmer's sucessor, A betterman to 1111 this responsiblo position could not well be golected, Mr, Ford Is i voteran in tho business, and hus the reputation of belig ono of t nblost and most oncrgotlc General Passcnger Agunts ia tho countyy. MESIGNED, ETC. $7. Lous, Mo., Fob, Z.—It wiil Lo officlally announced to-morrow that 8. Howell, Division Froight-Agent of the Wabash Rullway ot Lo gunsport, baving resigued, J. M, Osborn, Cons morclul Agent of the Toledo, wlil hereaftor bave supervision of all froight matters of tho road cust of Danville, TIL Towetl bocomes Assistant General Munngor of tho Ponlnsular Cat Works at Adrlun, Mich, John W. Moss, General Passenger Agont of b Loulselile & Nasbvillo Roud, bus accepted the position of General Frelght und ekot Ageatuf tho Atiantle & Pagific Road, with headquartent at Albuguerque, Now Mexito. The Genernl Managers und Frelght Arents of ho Enstern rouds will meet fn Chicugo it Wednosday to confor about reducing treight rated, . " Tho Wabash Compuny havd purchnsod two :‘. atdonal propeliers to run from Toledo to Bul fulo, These vessols will 11 out a dully lino b tween the polnts numed. THE WEIGHING- ASSOCIATION: The Genoral Frelght Agents of tho roads (o the Western Itaitway Welghing Assoclation hel 4 inceting at Superintondont Wheeler's office o tho Lakestdo Bullding for tho purpasoof r; viowlng the yenr’s business and to llxurd uvlm Lonotits derived from tho new system. ‘tl' stutements submitted by Buperintendont \\)hl'fin cr, most of which have nireudy nppearsl, Tiis TIRIBUNE, shnwhuf that too savigs lum. roads from woighing ull curs and mmrmnnuey al welghts hnd saved lurge wmounts of ’nwflwv s by the uow systen shippers could not mmed curs bt less woight thin thoy naiually contalies and cho raids Kot pay for every pound mpyj tulned, Every road lendlog west I‘rom.bll‘"“ 18 now n mombor of this Assctution, and bl hus tbo systomn worked Lhat suing n(d el Lous lings bave nlso lately Jolned it, 8840 roads are knocking for udulssion. CONTINUATION OF THE \"\LLEBY;W CLEVELAND, O., Fob, 23,.—The lon. . & o4 nle, tho President, has just completod nmmlud arrangements with tho Now York, New ol e & Western lavostment Company for molmm Uiuto complotion of tho Clovetsad, CAE Coshocton & Straltsviile Ralroad, betwoct ton and L‘mhwl;on. l|'1l¥ mllel;:!r;vxfiw_ iC] und {ron ore 'ffl:flufl:u."lv‘hll:vu {8 gruded and ready Nr'u“rflffi Wiy u\‘:nu!uurwn"l)n tho munufKeturlig FERUIC! Clovetund. DELAWARF & LACKAWANNA | New Yoi, Feb, 25.—At tho wnnuul €00 of the Delawnre, Lackawannu & \\uslafl:‘ e road Conipany to-day the following ottice! by chusen: President, Bamuel Bloaus :‘fllbbfl' Frud ¥, Cunmbtrst Tregurer, Thjion, Rusel Sl o0 Tuckloys. Jonn L. Jihiire B0 ot Phelbd e, Buray It Dyne, 'Wiiliam, Walles SR G0 e, Lo . Clarie, L W18 Lrooke, and B, #. Higyna. CO: NEW ROUTE TO BAN rmwcég o 8t. Louis, Mo, Feb, 2.—F: L. g&fcbi‘ ol tendont of Wells, Fargo & Co'8 xlvw o Kunsas City, 18 authority for sy Amlsm aFé connuotion of the Atcblson, Topeks & aded and Southorn Pavitio ltatlronds wil! Y l:om‘ o Murch J, und that about the 10th OF, truins will run through to Bau Fruod! — TTEMS, At M. B K. Sibloy, Asslstaut Geoersl m{:u_ Axeut of tho St, Louls, Iron Munn‘ e ern Hatiroud, nuwclnnodwumphu e Ll of Ueneral Mauagur of tho llv.'mvm who bad Itock Rultway. Mr, Jobu J. KO60R &0 1o bud churge of the Claius Dunuvlm\fl.':m_ PG ens Mounguin, hus beon nrwmu‘d 'uuhn“‘““"“ emul Frongut-Agentof the Irod In pluce of Mr. Blbioy. Agent of b8 Mr. I, A, Qrlor, General Frotzbl S8y o0 iy Michian Centrul Kiivoud Compeiise gy Ticu Uaat vi weeount of tho KFERIEE v and des frouble arising frow tho trauspertbiin, o™ 1o Hvery of hulk gralu_from cand "3 Borolty stead of through elevutor 3t BV il o detiverd ®y ‘ bt er udditiouul churigo of oo cent I"n iuadu for the trauspostation wrain whego treck dollvory 4o o9