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Iz 12, GOOD-BY, JOHN. Conclusion of the Tedions Inves- tigation of the Raliroad Board, Democrats Defeat an Extra Session | to Expedite Business. The Usual Amount of Bear-Gar- den Exhibitions During the Proceedings. Mpy. Sanford, Traffic Manager of the Rock Island, Takes the Stand. Frank Acknowledgments of Pools, Rebates, Discriminations, and Other Naughty Things, @ Letter from a Granger Protest- ing Against the Course of the Investigaticn. He Favors Speclal Ralirond Rotes as Proper and Necessary In Cors tain Cases, -9 Adjonrnment Until Tuesdsy, When the . Committes Will Meot and Make Up Their Report. Spectat Dupateh to The Chicago Tribune. SrRINGFIELD, I, March 17.—An effort was made this forenoon to hold an extra session of tha Rallrond Committee, but it wns o fallure, owing to the refusal of the Democratic members to attend, on the plen thas the leglsiation before the Senate was of more importance, The Committes got to- gether at the usunl afternoen hosir, Senator Fuller 1n the chalr, who rend o telegram from €. M. Gray, of Chlcago, stating that he was too il to leave home, Sanford, Trafe Mnnager of the Rock Island, wus the flrst witness, 1o nod mothlng to do with Dlinos rates, His Dbusiness was to look after the intar-Stato trafle, Ie did not know where Sage wos at the present time. The Rock Island Road had one pool in Illinols. Witness was nsked where. Withrow objected. Lanning nrged the question, on the ground that detalls were calied out yesterday In the matter of TUE JACKRONVILLE COAL TOOT. ‘The Chalr sald that the question was not material, Lanning took an avpenl. Withirow withdrew the objection, and wit- ness sald that the pool was at Pond Crel and Wyanet, with the Burlington, Ile didnot know lhow long the pool was In force, Frem learsny he knew there was a war before the pool was made, Llinols frelght matters were not In the department of the witness. Harding tried to prove low long the war was In force, but Withrow objected, on the ground that 1t was hearsay testimony, Caiton {usisted tho question was comipe- tent, and threatened a call of the roll. " White objected to nny Intimldation. Callon sald the witness knew in the courso of his Lusiness, and was cowmpetent to ru- Bwer, Probably the railroad existed on hoar- 80y, ‘The examination wns renewed, and the ; witness sald he knew nothing about the . Jength of the war. : ON THE FONMATION OF THE POOL witness was éonsulted by Sago. There was i some entting of rates, but witnessknew noth- ing about the detafls. Xl¢ did not know that the cutting of rates was disnstrous to his company, Hurding wanted to know nbout rebates and special rutes, but Withrow clioked him off by inslsting that the questlon be confined 1o Btate traflie, Hardinge jngisted that inter-State trafMe and pools were legitimate subjects for investigas tion by the Cammlttee, because a certain por- tion of the haul wasIn this State, Whiting snid the pofnt nt {ssue wns in Bu- rean County, wliere there were sore griev- ances ‘The Investigation, as conducted, was unparnlleledgy The Commlittes was In soarch of fucty, and 1ts course should not be gulded by techuical rules of court. Tho Senator was convineed of the truth of TUE ALLEGATIONS OF HAILROAD EXTORTION, beenuse he was Informed of it In ditferent ways, and eould swear to more facts than the witness was sllowed to swear to, Withrow sald he thought rules were neces- sary after whit the Senator had suld, Pools ure not unlawful in Illnols, It thoy were, and wers legalized In Jowa, what would becomo of the rallronds? Inter-State commerce can only be segulated by Congress, and the prosucutor who sald differently was hardened In his ignorance, Harding retorted that ho was right in his asswmption, beenuse the Inw of 1Ninols hnd knowledge of all hauls in the State, whether the trafle was inter-state or not, If the nter-State haul were less than the local houl It was A CLEAI CARE OF DISCRIMINATION agalust the people ot 1Mnals, aud was o it subject for investigation and control, Senator Whiting reiated the sorrows of Toud Creek, which he based on the fact that tho graln lett the Creek and went to Wyanet, 1 1l 1ot go there unlessa better rats was Senator Lanning delivered an essny on notorlous knowledge and Information, and swoko about the market price of whent, Jlow didnman know who his futher was? Did the counsel for the rallvond know who sired him? [Roars of laughter.) There wero calls of time, and Withrow ‘wanted to ask tho Chair a question, Lunuing refused to yleld, ‘Tho Chinlr was Inclined to renew the ex- amination, when Lanning wanted to know it Faller hod lost his grip, ‘The Chalr frowned, Lomimg reacted; aud proceeded with his: essay, WINTE KEPT THE WATCH, and on th piration ot the thres minutes calted *Thoe! Lunuing went on lke a prairle fire or Ten- nyson's brook, until onlly White told him the Committes would stand no more bull- duzing, and Launing subsided swid much merriment. The exumination was renewed, and the witness testitied that he knew nuthing nbout Tebutes on Joenl busjyess, sid was not posted on termiual charges; Car wileage is three- Tourths of i cent per mile, Huraing consulted witn Wright, and was told 1o Keup on, Withsow objected to the linsof exnmina. tion, on the ground that Information wus sogght ln advoeney of u bllt now pending tu the Leglslature, Ilurding said the people were charked 33 ® day demurraxe on cars, white the rallronds ~ald 1o wach pthigr about 76 cantg, It the ex. ST THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MARCH 1 188]1—-TWELVE PAGES. amination developed anything to detormine what nre recsonable rates, it would bo A 000D THING FOR THE PUILIC, The argument was continneid at great Tongth a8 to the technlenl dutals of rallrond operating and the scopoof the railroad law ns 1t now fa. White hoped the talk would cease, ns the Cotmittee wns anxions to get at facts, and ot oninions on lnw. Harding wished to know the nverage serv- fee of freight-cars for which mblenge wns paid, The question was objected to, and Callon made a specch to show It way pertinent. ‘The question was repeated, and the wltness ankd 1t was Impossible to say, as lie had no data to go by, “1Vns it 100 mites?” quorled Marding. Objected to, Callon rose to reply, when Needles offered n resolution that no smore argumunts be nlloswed on objections. Cnllon wished to amend by excepting ap- from the decision of tha Chalr, edles’ motion prevailed, The question was reneéwed, and witness sald he HMAD NEVER BEEN AN ESTIMATE, Witness would like to see the man who conldl tell the basls of frefght and pnssenger rates. It was all tentative. The cost of hauling frelght has long been consldered, but 1o uniform conclusion has been reached. 1t I3 not nn exaet sclence. Crosg-examined: Witness knew Gray, of the Lake Shore Road. The road in Illinois i3 nbout fourteen miles long, Gray 18 As- sistant General Frelght Agent, Witness had transactions with tho Loke Shore Road. Its traflle 1s almost exclusively Inter-State, Complaints were mnde to witness that starch hadl been shipped ns * corn-lonr,” Withrow wanted to know who shln?ed 1t, ond Iarding and Lanning vigorously ‘ob- Jeeted ninld much laughter, The objection as sustained. To Senator Walker: Witness could not definitly state what led to the pool at Pond Creek and Wyanet. THE OBIECT OF TIIE POOL, wag to hold rates firm and uniform, To Senator Cailon: When a pool i3 made the rates are uniform with all the lines In the pool, 1t does not nenussnrn{ nvolve an advancs In rates. Competition leads to the pools, Unrestrained competltion eaused demoralized rates. Rates are generally advaneed — at points — where ' pools are formed, Witness _ could _ mnot tell about the rates at Wyanet. Tools do not ll\nrcr tho rates at nou-competitive fioints. ‘They sometlmes ralse them, Witness new only about the inter-State trafic. To Lanning: When witness was consulted about the Wyanet pool ho was not apprised of the facts and detnils, as lis now remem- bered, It was o good while ago, Senator Whiting rend n tetter chavging dis- eriminntion on the part of the railrond com- pany at Depew, and nllegine thatn * ring man " there got rates in grain and Inmbder, 50 &:r cent lower, It nlso churged that some’of ] BRAILROAD OFFICIALS WEIE IN PARTNER- SUIP WITI THE * RING " MAN, The Seuntor asked If the charges were true, and the witness replied in the negative. Withrow wanted to know the nnme of the writer of the letter, and Whittng declined to revenl, Maj, Comielly wanted to know It the wit- ness had any Inforination about Ilarding hav- ing shipped stareh as * corn flour” over tho Rock Island Railrond. eeted, to, Harding tald if the Commitiee wanted fo gn into it he had no objection, The charges, owever, were fnl Connelly also asked about Lanniug's conl pool at Jucksonville, l O‘bjecwd to. Lioth matters were aflowed o0 drop. E. P, Ripley, ot tho Burlington Rond, was recalled, He hind oxamined ns many rebates a8 he could since lie wus excused last week. He devoted il day Sunday to the job. 1l had nothing to add "to his former testimony on the drawback business, The road is gov- erned by busluess principles, but DOES NOT MAKE DISCHIMINATIONS for tho same service, The Compuny carrled Jumber for elevators nud corn-cribs at re- dneed rates; also, lumber for churches and sehools; also, stone for macadamizing streats, 1t gave special rates ont raw waterlals for manufucturing establishments, It carrvied wheat to wmills on_the lines at speeinl rates, ‘The tarifY of the Company s fair one, and not uxtortionate In any partieu- lar. ‘Tha Campany frey qunll{ earrled lm- ber for churches and sehools for nothing, It 1s imposstole to determine absolutely what it costs to hawl a ton of frelght one mile. Com- petition in Illinois and other States has con- alderable to do with fixing tho rates. ‘The Company tloes not mieasure the abllity of the manufacturer to pay ns a rule fixing the frelght rate. ‘T'o Withrow: Ttebates nre not always con- fined ton lowering ot the rate. They fre- quently oceur from errors, TUE REBATE ACCOUNT is the nceount of adfustment of differences between the rond nid the customer. To Lanning: The rond never mado dis- crimbuntlons for like services, It might hap- pen othierwise In somo cases, Whero thero are two shippers of one kind of stulf at any voint, both "nre treated allke. The rowml could not atford to do diferontly, It was the pulley of the rond to denl fuirly with all its patrons. Specln! rates aro not made public, I they were, camnpeting lines would know It niso. 'The vond 18 sometimes forced to give lower rates for the long than for the short Iule "Fhio Misstssippl comuels the rond to do it. Inthe interlor of the State competi- tlgn sometitmes criforces tho same thini, ‘I'o Callon—The only renson for not pub- Aishing rebates was the desiro to KEER TUE FACT FHOM A IUVAL LINE, Witness could not tell how many rebates wero mnde In Ilinols lust year, AMany of them wero of no tmportanco, There Is™ not an absalutely nun-cnmpullni( point on the randl, The degres of compotition lins a good denl to do with determining the amount of the rebate, ; ‘To Withrow: ‘Tho polley of the rond s to let the shipper know the rebate, but not the rival line, “The Burlington nover had any vool 1ike the Jacksonviile coal pool, To Walker: Rebates were not based on the nmount of gonds shilvped, Senator Whitlne vead o fetter from Malden, Burean County, charglg that a grain frm— the only one there—hnd a rebate, beeaise it could buf’ on nvery close margin, to- Chi- capo, which was n bouelit to the tarmer, For this reason the writer bratested agalnst the conrne of tho nvesthuutlon. At ‘Trenton, ulne miles from Malden, grafn-dealers were paylng from three to five cents less than Chi- cugo prices, and took s good denl of grain traftle from Maldon. *THEY MUST HAVE SBPECIAL RATES or they coull not do s0, ‘I'ie Scnator sald he would give the writer’s name, nid gravely stated, *u Granger,” The yell thut went up fmmedintely” arowhed tho Bureat County Senator, The witness stated that Malden and Depew wero conpoting polnts, ns the dis- taneo was eighteen miles neross tho country and the traflle was tributary to both points, Depow was on the Rock Islund Rond, bat witness did not know the rates there. Witness asked permission 10 ox- ity car millenge, and suld the hden had been stated that milenge on cars was a kreat Injustice, ‘Iho facts aro that the inter- change of ears wns & mintter of reciproeity, Other rouds hnd Burlington ears. That Come pany had the curs ot other ronds, 1lence the romds got not.only three-fourths of o cent per mlle for ears, UT THE CAN ITRELY, Whilo a car was Jdlu o1 track the consignees were charged 83 or £ per day, The rall- roads trled to reallze the “reciproclty, and -established the rate of © threis fourths of n cent per mile, The chnrge was cquivalont to the wear and tenr of the hite in use, Cars of forelgn ronds when wreeked on his romd were re- puited by his Company, and other com- panles did Hgewlse, ~ Sumetinies there was nsurplus of ears ou the Burlington Road, and flmhn it wius the other “’"f‘ ‘The lden was thnt this reciproeal juterchnnge would even up during the year, 1t was o suntter of great necomuodution to the rallronds. ‘The wlleage charge had nothing to do with the terminnl churges or nuything else, Hurding announced that e had closed hls case, and ealied attention to THE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE garncred from tho Comulssioners’ ofice. Withrow announced thut, us the railronds had been investigated, fio wonld like to put o fBW questlons 10 soing persous Whom lie suw In the rouin, Cullon suld the Commliteo wns not ems powered to investigate railroady, They hud no standing heve, He regretted the question under consideration pertained to the Cow- mlasioners, [o wus ummszd to the ruflrouds belug perwltied o lutroduce testbuony, Such proof was not admissible. The stmplo question here wns, What «did the Convmls- sloners want to do I the matter? 1f the rallroads were allowed to come In, the fuvestigation miuht branch out so that warehiouses, coalpools, and slarch factories might want to nppear and back themselves up. ‘They hind no right to bo here. Connelfy sald his proof was not in con- tradiction of what had been presented here, but explmm(nrf thoreof, Senator Needles moved that Withrow IE GIVEN ONE ot to Introduco a little testhmony, and the mo- tion, was coneurred in, Withrow gravely ealled Senator Lanning, who was sworn, 11e asked If Lanning know abput the Jacksonville cont pool. fnrding objected 1 less than a second and inade some pursanal reflectlons on the Chair, by whom he was promptly rebuked. Senator Bent proposed to have Harding ejected fiom the room 1T he behaved qull{. Niis was lnnghed ontof time, and - tho testle mony proceeded. “The examination of Lan- ning was proceeded with, and he knew very, fittle about the Petersburg conl-mines. 1o Dadd one-fourth interest (n the ming when the pool wns made, Ile ~ knew nothing about tho pool ot the thne it was mnde. The facts were that tho com- panies were on different ronads. 'The witness heard that while shipments wera belng made thera was an effort to ent rates, The Petorshurg mines went into competivon and cut thelr prices, A HARD FIGHT a was mode, Ile knew uolhm[i nbout any re- bates belng given, Witness ind no ktiowl- edge of anew pool having been mide by the coit-mines, After the Commissloners had broken up the ol pool ho hwl rend the Cotmnmissloners’ raport, but hnd not observed any compluints agatnst the Alton Roead, The road stoad well in Petersburg, e dld not kunow why the Alton officers were not brought here. 1Me had consulted with nn one on this tople. It never occutred to him before_that aone of the Alton people were here. No one counceted in any way with the Alton Road had tatked with hilm about wit- nesses being from that road; had talked with a nwmber of peoplo about the mvestl- gatlon, 1t had been mmurn"{ talked about. Fuller stopped Withrow, who, he sald, hnd NO RIGHT TO PUT A MEMUENL OF THIS COM- MITTES ON THIAL. Witness continned: 1o had never heard one word from Harding about tho Alton ond. Withrow sald his only object was to know why the great Alton Road had not been hrought i, and Mr. Grey, an clderly man, siek i bed, whose road wasonly about twenty wiles Jong, was attempted to bo dragged to aurhlgnu'ld. Guorge I 1arding was the next witness, Ho made out tho list of witnesses partially, il was assisted by A, M. Wright, who told him who were the right wen on the rall- ronds. It did niot occur to the withess to sum- mon the Alton officers. Ile was not trying to attack any railrond. 1ls thought of no one but the Comumssioners. Charges were mnde_against the Alton Raltrond, but wit- uess did hot remuember wint they were, The witness had Hved In Peorin, and summoned !)uu lo from the rends running into Peoria. 1e hnd heard nbout CASES AGAINST THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL. 1ig had a starch-factory In Peorla, e wanted o North western nins_also, one from the Milwaukee & St. Paul Road, 1le knew that the raitroads of the State were offenders ngainat the Inw. e wanted to know |f tho Counmissivners had enforced the law, ile believed they had not, and for this reason he was opposl to thelr confirmation, as it would leave the people for two yenrs moro uiider the Insh of their musters, the rallvonds, Withrow exonerated Lannibg from the Jacksonville conl Puol, but he wig not_ satis- fied with the explunation of the manner in which the Alton Rond had been left out of amfilnvestlguuun. It wns ono of those things 10! NO FELLOW CAN FIND OUT. Lanning moved that Withrow ba nllowed permission to eall the Alton Railroad ofticials, Aftern long rest, A, M Wrikht appeared on the scene, nnd recalled Bogue on the in- spection business, Wright wanted to know the nmount of uncollected bills ut the end of the year, Bogue sald it coutd be had down stalrs, It wag about $10,000, [le did not know how, much had been eharzed un to profit and loss, The warehouses In Chiengo are complylng with the lnw. Witness had examined their books, Witness made no report in writlng of his examinntion. . 'F'o Senator Needles: Theaccounts charged off were worthlesy. AFTER NECESS tho Committee met fu tho Leland parlor Aal, Connolly, on behalf of the Commis- sloners, offered In ovidence extracty from the Tailvend Connnlssioners’ repurts, bexinaning with 1871, tending to show that, under the poliey followed by the Conmumlssioners from that tima till the present, many complaints had been adjusted to the satistactlon of the com- plainauts, ond that the ratlronds and tho people were belng educated up to the re- quirements of the lnw and tho purposes for which the law was enacted, ‘Lheso reports guve the facts in all the sults that had heen commenced by the Commissloners ngninst the ralironds for extortion, and particulur reference was macde to the Burlington and Illinels Central Rall- rond Companles, ‘'Fhe first was declded in favor of the people bf' tho United States Supremo Court, The [ntter 18 now punding 1u the snme Court, and the point at 1ssue, like THE DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CAYE, i3 tha validity of a charter.. Pending the de- cislun of this ease the Commlssioners linve refrained from entering sult except Inng- Rravated cuses, Harding objected to thelr introductlon ex- cept to prove the poliey of the iisslon, Connelly nesepted the statement of the counsel, and then rewd from tho report of 1830, showin thut there hing been n_gradual deerense In the rates per ton per mila sinco 1876, 'I'he reduction was o tittls over half a cent, 1larding objeeted to their Introduction, be- cnus the reduetion eovered the whofe [Tnes and not the portlons in 1Ninols, Lanning nlso objeeted, on the ground that all nttempts to get nt the cost of the trans- portution wore ruled out during theexamina. ton durime the dny, -~ Connelly procceded to read from the re- port tu show that THE REDUCTION IN RATES for 1850 regulted Iu a saving of over $14,000,~ 000 a3 compured with what tho uculllu would ll’mlu |lm|d had the rates of 1870 been mains edl, Inrding reealled Bogue, who testifiod that some ot the schedules were printed In 187, The rulml'l of the Commission for 1878 was printed In January, 187, Harding sald It was Issued In February ot that yenr, A [onig wranglo ensued, which resulted fn abyolutely nothing, ‘This clased the ense, and, on motion of Senntor White, the Com- mitteo declined to hear auy argument, An adjournment was then ordered “till Toesdiy atternoon, n the Committes will o into secret session and diseuss the teport to by minda to the Senate, The Committeo will full to agree, wnd malority and minority re- ports will be subndtted, —— JUDICIAL, Bpecial Dispaten fo The Chicago Tribune, JAcksox, Miel., March 17.—The Inwyers of the Fourth Judlelal Cirenlt, composed of the Countles of Ingham and Jaekson, mot to- day to recommend - candidate for Judge, Forty-six nttorneys were present, After five Lallots the Llon, Eugeno Pringle, of thisclty, wid mde the cholee ot the confurence, nl Committees appoluted to request the Repubs lican and Democeratie Conventlons to upprove the sume, ——— A Neapolltun Tragedy, A Neapolitun soclety has lutely been much oxercised by u terrible tragedy in bigh lifo. For soule time paat the Countessdel Clgna, i hidy of extruordinary beauty, hud been noturiously ut odig with per busband, n gentlwan 1o whomn ahe hud, at the urgont nstince of ber family, most unwilhingly given ior band, her heart hav- g been nlroddy bestowed upon u youne Auy- trin netdsl, who quitted Euvopo fur Amerlcu on the day of ber murrisge, only roturniog thonce to Nuples n fow wewks i, 1 e i fro. quont guest ut tho Cout W Fecen- Uong,—u tuct which reacoed the car of Count delvlgno athig elub, whero ho spent the wmost of bis time by night us well us by day, Ouo evening, Just us the paluter wud fssultig from tho doorway ot the Prluzzo del Cigno, the Count drove up to the cblef entranee, and, whily nifghting from Lie carcluge, noticed bis wite on the trst Huor Laleony wuving tier hdid in fure- well to her lover as ho desconded the stono stops leudlng to tho street, Without u moment’s heds itution the Countdrew ustiielio trom the breust- Pocket of his cont and buried §tto the Biltin fhu busom of Lig rival, who foll, swertily wonnded, to the ground, As el Cigho wis gote ting futo”his currivee, bowover, o bullet from tho Austriun's revolver, Bred, ng it were, in ex- truwls, asied tarough bis hoend, killisg blm on tho ppot. Five minutes Juter the urtiit ubo breatued bla lust, ‘Ihis bornble oicounter took pluce undor the very eyes of the Countea, upou whow tho ’pectucle of ber busbund's and lover's violent deatt inthuted %0 overwholning a shoek that she bocatuo w ruving pianluc, and is ow uudur costratat {0 n lunatic weylum near Naples. 'l‘]; RAILROADS. The Iron-Clad Agreement Res garding Rates Entered Into. Tho Ronds Interested in the Mattor and Which Have Bigned the Bond, Allrlvnl of {ho Ponnsylvanin Road’s Western Manager in Chlcago Yesterday. Proposed Construction of a Now Lina Bo- tween Now York and Boaton, ' STOP TIAT CUTTING. For the first time the publicis now In- formed very definitly ns to what netion was taken at tho recent meeting In New York relative to the cutting of freight rates, This Information comes In the ghape of n clreulnr received by the Clllcn‘m\ railrond obiclyls from Cosuinissioner Fink, which elreular shows thut 0 genuine Iron-clad ngreement has been entered into by tho principal ronds, Tt reads ns follows: At an Informal meeting 1&d at the offico of the Commissloner, on the 11th inst,, bes tween tho representatives of the teunk lines and those of a numberof the principal West- orn ronds, it was shown that rates finve not Intely been uniformly maintained, efther on east or westbound frelght, nnd it wns agreed that prompt —messures shoulkl be adepted =~ to check the tendency toward further demorallzation, ;\ucordlnf{ly. the agreement of wihich o copy 18 lorewith inclosed, was mudo mxd slgned by the representutives of the Com- !uum.-s present, Thu steps proposed to bg nken inense the rates ure not malntnined hereafter ard intanded to proteet the ralirond companies which aredesirous of malntaining established tarliTs agaiust thoge which arg not, and to protect the public amalnst unjust diserimination which necessarily must result from n failure to maintain allko 1o ull shipvers wid all communities the tariils established from time to time upon n just and proper basis, o compnuics that were represented ut the meeting submit the ngree ment to those which were not, with the request that they algo subseribe thereto and be governed by it, Duae natlee will be given when all partles to whom this cireulay has been sent have signed the agreement; but, in the menntime, tho agrecinent will be cir- ried out and enforeedns specified. "Tho agree- ment Is a4 follows: Itesulved (1), That tho undorsigned partios bind .themselves to at onee restoro tho rutes to the wresent established tarilf on all enst nnd west bound dend frelght, both forelun and domestie, over thoir awn roads nnd all thelr connections ns fur as nndor tholr control, 2. Tho undersigned hereby bind thomselves to withdenw all power and ‘nuthority from any subortinnte officers or 1ina nents to_ vary from tho establishod rutes In tho least. purtioular; and tho undersigned herewlth agsumio the full con- trol of the rate-making powar over thelr ronds, and holl themsclves responsible to cach othor for the striet malntenunce of vates, It being understond that, If any rates are cut upon any of tho ronds controlled by tho, it shall be presumed to be proof that it was nu- thorlzed by the underslyned, excopt it can be shown that it was dono by mistake or in dircct disubedience of orders, &, The undersigned, partics to this agreoment, Dind themsclves to contrul, to the full oxtent ot thelr power, all tho rates of contecting ronds that may not become pirties to this ngreoment; but, in case rates should bo cut by surk roads, ar b{ any of tho rouds partiesto this agreement, the Cominissioner, upon recelving information, is fo enll upon nll tho othor rowds to net Jointly. In onforcing this ngrou- ment, it TICO3S Ly suapending Ty, v rarating nod lhm\lun-aflllnq’ with the offen g ronil, or, by othur propor menns, to cutorco restorntion of rates: and tho understned furs ther bind thomeelves to comply promptly with the request of the Commissioner made for that plirpuso, B @) In cnso these mensures shoitld not ho found elfcetive and the cutting of rates shoull not bo stopped, thon, after cansuitation with tho Trunk Line Committee, tho Commissioner muy give notice of a reduc- tion of tho tarllf throughout the_ territory co: trolled by the ronds on the Joint Executive Com- mitteo 10 iwwet tho lowest cut rutes of any ouo rond, i (G In all casesof vinlatlon of fhis nurec- ment tho undersigned will nct jojnts Iy n il moeusures for_{§proteotlon, and unly through the oflica of the Commlssloner, in gecordunce with tho precedlug resolutions, (h 161 tho Judgment of the purtles to this ngreement that too division of oll clusses of frelght traflic fu botd dircotions not wirends pooled should ntonce bo proceeded with und perfacted betweon alf tho rouds, both torminal uml connceting, to the fullest possibly extent; An thus, by nesuring all purties of o fair share of tho traflie, romovve tha mative tor cutting rates, acd restore contidenoo betwoen tho contencting purtivs. _'The ronds.that haye slgnod so far are the New York, Lake Erle& Westorn, by G, 1t Blanchard, Viee-President; Grand Trunk & Chiengo, hj' L. J. Seurgeant: Bultbmore & Ohlo, by John King, Jr., iteg-ulvcr; Ohio & Mississippl and Marletta & Cinclunntl Ronds, by John Kiug, Viee-President; Fltehburg, by F, L, Parker, Traflle Mannzer; Michigan Central, by 11, T Lmla‘nr«l, Gen- eral Mannger; Pennsylvania_ Raftrond Coms pany, by A, J. Cossatt, Viee-President; Ponnsyivanin Company and the Plttsburi, Cluelunuti & St, Louds, by J, N, MeCullough, Vice-Presidont; Cloveland, Columbus, Cin- chimatl & Indinnapolls, lmllumflmlln & St Louls, Clueinnatl, Tam(lton & Layton, and the Now York, Pounsylvania & Ollo, by J. 1L, Deyeraux, Prestdent; New York Central, by J. 1. Rutler, Vice-President; Lake Shora & Michizan Southern, by John Newel), tien- eral Mannger: Wabash, St. Louis & Paclile, by A, C. Blrd, Frolzht “Irafiic” Suporintend: eht: Boston & Albany, by Avthur Mills, General Frelght Agent. A NEW ENGLAND COMBINATION, Apectal Dispateh to Ths Chicaoo Tridbung, Bostox, Mass,, Mareh 17,~Thero have been rumors concerning o plan which the Boston & Aldbany aflrond and the Vanderbilt fnter- ests hwve been quietly maturing for securing o lno botween Springfield and Now York in- dependent of the New York, New Haven & Haurtford, The projeet now Is for Vander- biit to build about fitty miles from White Pfains on the IMariem Rond to Derby and Now Haven, whero conucctlon will by mado with the New laven & Northampton Rad, which 1s built and running. That road with its vnlunble docks in New Iluvon will be Jeased und another track Inld. The Boston & Albany peoplo will bulld from \West Springfleid ashort distancq through Ristng Noteh to Southwlek, and thore connect with the New Huven & Northampton, The new ronte will be practically the spme length ng the present voute by way of Hartford, but It 18 oxpected that from fifteen to twenty minutes better time ean bu made between New York and Now Haven, For o long time the Boston & Albany peopla lLinve been very much dissatistiod by the arbl- trary and comprontsing positlon that the Now York, New Haven & Hartford ofticiuls have taken on many matters of busluess bo- tween the two Companies, ‘The Doston & Albany wll the while hus been making Northe ern conneetions, aud & large number of Hnes feed to -that voml “frowm Northorn Mnssnchusetts, Now Hampshive, mul oven Trom Malne, wiid tho advantuge It will have in controliing o through line 10 Now York, over whizh (L can earry the vast suount of traflle that they bring to it and recelve from Itls porteetly npparont, ‘Tho arlem Rowd I8 not fredly to the New York & Now Haven, and Is £lad to cobperate In the now movenient, Me, Vandervlly hlmsetf §s pers souully plagued ot the meuon - of the “New York, New laven & Hurtford IMBIUEETS In pennltting the Pennsylvania Road to make o New Lne <'huld connection over thelr fnes with the Now York & Now Englind, snd it s pre- sumed e will take soing satistuction in re- tnlluting upon thew, One result of tho forntation o the new Hne will be a closer al- finnes botween the Now York, New Haven & Hurtford and the New York & Now F. Fin- wlond Roads; Iurtford & Erle bonds und New York < & Now Fuogluul stock huve alrendy folt the in- tluence of tho coming ovents, - and have Tesponded within the. past week by declded wdvance. 'The Now York, New Haven & Hurttord will be toreed to associalo Intimatety. with the New York & New Eugland and throw il is business over that e, LU wil bo tor its Diteest to fnereaso the through frefght tratlie from the Penusyl- vk Roadd, and” w dovelop 13 pussenger business, to compute whth the Independont Bne, The wirdine route which e Now York, Nuw Haven & Hartford controls between New Haven and Willlmantie s from twenty to twenty-tfiye miles shorter than the uew lue will be, aud, 12 put I tirst-cluss condition, wonld be asirong competitor of any lino that enn be bullt. Mr. Bllsg, the Uresident of the Boston & :\Ihnn?' s now In Naow York, atd it is understood that the finnl negotiations between the parties to the new Ting will bo made this week, MR, E, A, FORD, . Mr. E. A, Ford, General Passenger and Tleket Agent of the Vandalin, who 18 about to nssume control of the Pennsylvania Com- pany's lines west of Pittsburg, arrlved In Chicago yesterday and registered at tho Grond Pacific. ITo was mnot Inclined to be communlentive relative to his coming linportant ehhngn of position, 1t hns not yet been declled whether Mr, Ford's Jurisdietion will Incluae the Jeffersonville, Mudison & Indinuapolis Railrond and the Vandatla line. The ownership of the Van- dalla 1s vested in Mr. W. R, McKeen, of ‘Terre Haute, Ind,, and Iis nssoclates, and, while the Pennsylvania Company own Inrge shares In it, they do mnot contral tho Hne, — Therefare, “whethor or not AMrn Ford’s Jurlsdiction shall _Inelwde the Vandalin® depends on Mr. McKeen's de- clslon and that of Nis General Man- agrer, Mr, Caldwell, Suggestlons have been made to that uifect, nnd "It earrfed out Mr. Ford will retain his position s General Pagsenger Axent of the Vandalin, and Mr, o, M. Chesborongh, the present Assistant Pagsenger Agent, will attend to the duties of the offiea 1u tha absence of Mr. Tord. An oflicial of the Pennsylvania Company states ni that recont moves in anly to hold its Wests haidd hereafter, Tl nger elreles menn rn fisld with a finner e lines have been run under a sort of independent manngement nt onee expensive, annking that .concert of actlon dificult whiah Is necessary fo meet the slinrp competition of the present day. COLORADO ENTERPRISES. Dexven, Colo, March 1%.—The Denver, Colorado Springs & Pucblo Rallroad Come pany filed articles of Incorporation yesterdny. ‘I'ho capital stock s placed at $8,000,000, divided Into 80,000 shares, The object is to hulid n broad-gauge rond from Pueblo, vin Colorlo Springs, to Denver. Of the threa railroad cnmpnn\es. tha Denver, Utuh & Pacific, Donver, Western & Pnelfic, and Den- ver, Lungmont & Pacitic, orgmmized to build rallroads” from Denver vin Longmont to the Parks, the Denver, Western & Paclile s the only one commenced work, they having 800 tenins grading, St. Louts, Mareh 17.—Two bnrge-londs of steclrails arrived hore last evening from ow Orleans. ‘They belong to tha Denver & Rio Grande Railway, and will be forwards ed, vin the Mlssourl Tacttic and Atchlson, “Topekn & Snnta 6 Roads, to Pueblo, Colo, Two thousand tons of steel-ralls ave In trausit from England for the same road, and will arrive liere vin New Orleans in tho lm- mediate future. A large number of loco- motives and ears for the snme road Lave nlso Jnst been eontracted for with Bastern enging and car bullders, Ciy Cy C. & T, CLEVELAND, O., March 17.—~Tho Directors of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnatf dinnapolls Rallway organized to-day, elected Gen. J. I, Devereux, President; JudgeSamuel Burke, Vice-Presldent; George IL Russell, Secrotary aud T'rensurer; nnd 1, B, Thomnas, General Manager. All weru re- Slected except Judge Burke, who takes the place of 1L "B, Hurlbut, who hus gone to Lusope. Spectal Dispated ta The Chicago Tribune. CLEVELAND, O., March 17.—Au adjourned meeting of Direclors of the Cleveland, Cu- lumbug, Cinelnnati & Indlanapolis Rallway was helidl to-dny to complote the organizn- tion of the Bourd, The following oflicers were elected: Prestdent, J. 11, Devere Viee-President, Judge Samuel Burke; Se retury and Treasurer, George 15, Russell; Genernl Manager, 15, 1, Thomus, Other of- ficers were redlected by acelnntion, without observing the form of ning them, The only chango In the whole list from last yenr Is the substitution of Judgs Burke for 11, B, Hurlbut 03 Viee-President, The remainder {yr business transncted wns of o routlne na- ure, CHICAGO, PEKIN & SOUTILWIST- ERN RAILROAD. ‘The finnl deeree of foreclosure in the casa of the Farmers' Loan & I'rust Comopnany auralnst the Chleago, Pekin & Southwestern Rallrond Company was yestorday entered in the Unlted States Cireuit Court In necord- ance with the recont declsion of Juidge Drummond. The decree finds thero is noth- ing due on the first mortguge of $1,000,000, but $750,000 prineipnl dus on the socond mortgage and $210,000 interest, ‘T'his is to bo paid within ten_duys, or snle at auetion s to bo made by E. B. Sherman, Master in Uluuu.-urf at the north dour of the new Custom-] inuse after thirty days’' notice by publieation, ‘The sale s to bo subject to the existing tuxes and the tien of the first mort- Buge. N CALITORNIA WIIEAT. 8r. Louts, Mo, March 17.—Negotintions have been pending for several days past be- tween tho St. Louls and New Orleans Trans- portation Companles and purties in San Fran- cisco for the conveynnce of 20,000 car-londs of Californiv swhont from this city In barges to New Orleans for European shipment, ‘There Is a difTerenco betweon the partles ng to the rate of river-freights, and it Is not Lnown yot whether the shipment will be ninde, but should satisfactory arrangements bo closed, the wheat, which will come here hy vallrond, will amount to from 6,000,000 to 8,000,000 bushels, AID VOTED, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Erxuanr, Ind, March 17.—The Elkhart County Commissionors will next week call an election for the purpose of voting §22,000 uld to the Chicago, Wabash & Michigan Rail- way. Manufacturers here have subscribed £8000, which makes, with the county appro- prlation; the required amount, ITEMS, Genernl-Manager Layng, of the Fort Wayne, wiit close his visit to Chleago to-day, ‘I'he Northwestern Road 13 bullding four new dining-roowm cars, which will be com- vluted nbout May 1. 4 President 1lugh Riddlo, of the Roclk Isl- and, hus gono to Springiield to testify betors the Warehouse Investigating Committee, ‘The railrond companics of tho Northwest are now examining and auditing bills from hundreds of ditferent sectlons for provisions, con, and 80 on, furnlshed snow-bound tray- elers, . A clreulnr recelved by Chicagzo Passenger Ageuts aunouttees that the Fernundlnn & Jueksonville Rowd, ot Florlda, will by opened March 23, giving & now and quleker route to Jucksouville, Mr. 1forace Tucker, Goneral Frolght Agent of the Llinals Central Road, announeed yes- terdny that Mr, W, It. Buscow, now Agent for this Company ut Bloomington, had been appointed Praveling Frelght Agent, vico C, A Museley, deeeased, Mr, W, IL Stoelker, Travelers'y Shippers'y und Makl Gulde, hus Just tssued o Jhew Stippers’ and - Bxpress Gulde to the States of Michiknn und Knnisas, *fllch complete and valuabls addition is now e dulivered 1o subseribers, The name of Guthrio Statlon, on tho Rock Island Rond, in owas, has been etunged to *Monlo™? Stutlon, at tho request of_ U Poste Oflics Department, thers belng o Guthrio Centro on tho siune Road, "Tho new nawe s to e used after April 1 Llght of tho twelve ronds centering ot In- dlanupolis aveshorl of locomotive power to ove thefr bustiess. The Indisng, Bloom- mu;l'ln; g ll‘x‘r’nfifim lllo:ul l“l. ) pm;umhl ‘wlxh L s Jensid tvo engsliies from the Chleugo & Alton Rosd. ¥ Another delnfnllnn of about 800 Canadinn emigrmts orrived in Chleago yestorduy worning, and went north over lim North- western Road,—some of them bound for Manitobn und others Intending to settlo along IIIIH: liny of lu“:l lNoJumm l'ucmfl. [ALl'mut y tore aerived f the svening, nll of ten heided for tho fund of the Northern FPacifie, ‘The IHinols Central, In operntiug ns n through {ine the portlon of its systemn which furms close aixl eontinnous conneetlon be- tween New Orteans und Chleago, has butlt up o tradlio bised on the frequent ang rapld huterchangu ot the varled produets of eleyon eirees of latitude, I IS now o conimon ve- currenes to trunsport curgoes of eoites from Bruzll, urriving at New Orleans, 10 Chiengo, und nlso to have fifteenor twenty enr-lunds of lemons, oratiges, bununus, and other corly frults on u swglo Novih-bound traln leaving the Southwestern mesropolls, 'he latter buriness has become 8o huportant that a regu- Jar tralv_casryiig tropleal productions will publigher of the a0on leava New Orloans every evenlig, which 'will reach Chicago on the second day nfter its depnrture, in thne for tha early morning markets. Tho south-bonnd trins often enarry not only firnln and salted provisions, but car-loads of_butter, cheese, feo, and vog- elables, much of_which 1z nnrkoted In tho West Iudies, Large qunntitica of ptro- trofenm, (nger beer, ngricuftural mach: um?'. and dmuflclul manures aro also sent south- ward, Grorge Willlam nitou, Fiseal Arent of the Dayton & Southenstern Road, now a part of the Tolado, Delphos & Burlington, tn a cireular just issued, saya the road ls bullt and in eperntion from Dayton, O., throngh Xenkn, Jumestown, Washington, Fraunkfort, Chiliicothe, and other citles of cqual impor- tanee, boing 115 wites in longth, and traverss ng extensive conl-tielts and rich agricultural distrfets. ‘T'he rond s at present yielding o gross income of $20,000 per wnonth, and it can be operated for 50 per cent of the gross recelpts. It 18 proposed to extend the road nuuuwuwrl{ through Ironton to the Ohlo River and n Junction with the Chesapenke & Qlilo Rallrond, Alllmufgh the Denver & Rio Grando Road* is In the Far West, it has a General Superine tendent who knows that Sunday 1s not ke any other day of the week, and ihat *winels niocker.” ‘He hus lssned the followlng: “It1s desired that all unnecessary labor by dispenged with on the Sabbath Day, nnd that ouly such uumlnt‘('s be rvequired o lubor ns ary really needed 1y the proper dispateh of necegsary traing, Ileads of departments and others iu charge of men on the line of - oper- ated road, fncludimg all shopy, roundhouses, depots, and yards, will o nrrange their work as to conforin to the meaning of this elren- inr® 1le further orders tho employment of 1o mon clther ny station agents or in train service that use Intoxieating liquors, Mr. C. 8. Thompson, Superintendentof tho dining-cor line of the Chicago, Roek Island & Pae h-‘ is justly ]nruml of the new *Palner,"—probably the finest dining-car In Americn, Its nppointiments are com- plete In - overy m!m-cz] and of s benutiful decorations n fittinge description cannot be glven. The Inside finish is of blnek walnut, mohoguny, and cherry, 1t will accommodnte forty persons, and will be put out on the rond in o dny or two, making the sixth dinlng-car now being run by the Cmu{;nny. ‘The *Palmer?” 15 at present at tho depot in the cllf‘. ‘T'he Chicago & Rock Island Road hiave the most completo shops in this cotntry for turning out all classes of rolllng-stock, At the present thne ten new locomotives and the swme number of new passenger couches ure belng constructed in these shops, The passenger rates over the new South- ern Pacific route to San Franelsco and other Western points, via the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, which joins the Southern Pacific at Deming, New Mexico, were annoonced yes- terdny, They ure ns follows: Irom Atehi- sonor Kausag City to San LFrancisco, 8104, $78, and 847,50, for firat-class, second-clags, and emigrant respectively: to Sun Jose, Sac- rumento, Stockton, Lathrop, Merced, Ma- dera, Fresnn, Sumner, Los Angeles, Colton, (ubl of Californin), Yumn, or Muricopa (both of Arizoua) the fire s the saume; to Tueson, Arlzonn, £95 87, and 847,603 to Benson, Arizonn, SOL0, 575, and 847,503 te Dunuing, N. M., §74 (no second-class) and 847,50, The tirst class are lhmited fifteen duys, and the second nnd emigrant ten day: TEMPERANCE. Soventh Annual Meoting of tho Wont= auw's Chiristinn Unlon. Tho seventh annunl necting of tho Womna's Christlan Temperance Unjon was hold ut the club-room of the Pulmor House yesterduy, tho wornlog sesston beginuing at 10:00 o'clock. About tifty ludles were present, The Presldent, Mrs, I, 13, Carse, occupled tho chalr. Miss Bella Brooks and Mrs. 8. R. Greenlee sang seleetions appropriate to tho ocenslon, and de- votionnl oxercises wero conducted by Mrs, C. H. Cuso. Mrs. 8. R. Tlowell, Recording Beoretary, road - the minutes of tho lust unoual mecting and guvo n briof NEVIEW OF THI WORK IN IIAND, stating that it compuny bud beon orkanized for tho establishent of colfee-bouses in those parts of the city whero the largest munufactur- ing houses were loeated, with a view of brenk- 1ng up tho patronage of saloons fuentod fu tholr neighborkouds, ‘tue Presidont, as Chairmeo of the Financo Commities, read the report from that body, statiug that sluce thoe establlshiment of te Union there never hns been so tpuch uccompllsbed Tor tempernnee a8 during the year just closed, Nor hus thore been i yoie whon so miuch money ‘was required to curry on the work, It had beoit easlur 10 procure money during tho fust yenr than ever befere. Funds huve been milsed nninly by subseription, the sum realized boing $1,700, while 657 s been collested In tho dif- feront halls und churctier. The sules of wimper- ance lteruture huve grestly incrensed, tho lmlm. on them amountiug to ¥27. Clureh col- cctions for the benehit of tho Unlon have mnounted Desk-room rented to the Signal and tho Womun's Christlan Temperunce Union of tho Stute bad puld $70, Membership foes and other sources Drought $HU, An ontortaimnont ut the bouse of Mrs. A, P Kelly recently had thus fac produced $100, and tho roturna were not all in, “Substautinl uid had beou given by 1 number of prominent oltizens, The year opened with 3% In tbo treasury, and cloges with o balsnee of $204 on hund, Tho roport of tho 'Frousurer, Mry, i, 8. Greon- lce, showod thut tho rocolps during the yesr wore 33,108, incloding 8419 oush on hand Maren 14, 1680, and tho cxpenditures ¥200% luaving o balance ot $163. All Ltho roports wore adoptod, OFFICERS WERE ELECTED for tha ensning year ns follows: Presidont, Mrs. M, 1), Curse; Kirst Viee-Presidont, Mew, J. B, 1iobbs; Becond Vice-Prosident, Mrs, M. A, Wilte Inwmas Third Vieo-President, Mrs, L. A, Hugans; Recording Socrotury, A, E. Howoli rro. spomding Secrotury, Miss Holen L. Hood: wier, Mrd, It 8. Groenloe, Otlor V dunts to b elected werg lofe for tho Comtittes to seloct, 1t was moved und enrried that tho Iresident bo Chulrman of thu Executive Committeo. Mes, J. £, Zimaerainn wus eleoted Chalrmin of tho J o'clock ncotiug, und Mrs, M. I, Wition of the Desplnines strect meoting. Chulrmen of Commitlees wero eleoted a8 follaws: On Visiting Houses of Inubrintes, M M, . Wilson; on Jun Visiting, Mre. 1L, ft. Sitl oo Unfermented Wines, Mrd, C. 1l Caso; on Visiting County Iospital, Mrs. L Traoi on Homo for Inebrinto Women, Mra. L, A, g on Young People’s Unlon, Miss Luciy K ball; un Temperanee Instruction fn Publio chool3, Miss L E. F. KKhmball; on Lublishiug, Mra. Churles Guodman, Mrs, A, ', Ketloy wua elcoted Auditor. Roports of auxilinries were read, showing that o great denl of good work had boen douo In rond- . thoy could vurlous purts of tho city, Afra, M, L, Wells spoke of the good work dono by tho Sinal, tho oificinl paper of the Unlow, and urged the ladies W md n it elroulntion, "Pho ieoting then ndjournod until # p.n, Tt attenduncout . THE APTENNOON HESSION was d8uble that of tho forenaon, minutes wero spent in singing, priyer, ond seripuuiro sedio, conduoted by M. LA ugans, Mins ilelon T, Hond, Corresponding Becretury, read ber unuual ruport, showing the work the Union bug beon doig tho pust year (n fts en- deuvors to Introduce temporance instruction fn the publio schooly, vstablish colfee-houses, und eiteot reforims in the Bilu uf lquor, cte, | It wus roported chit Wil persons tid signed the temporunce pledigo during (ho pust year through th ulforts of the Union, Mrs. A 1L, Merriam made B report on hospital work, statiug that the County Huspitul was well conducted, sud the oflicers ond nurses kind and attontive, ' Duriog the year twelve putionts bud algned tho wm:n:rugwu Dledse. A roport of the Weat S(do Hrunch of tho Unfan oxbibited o progressive and encuuruging stute uf_the tomperaice work. Jull visitidon was tho subject of an interost- ing report by Mrs, H, R. bmith, who gave ine stunces whore reforms had beon mwile sinong rfi-lufixtiu throughi tho etforts of tho ludies ot e Union, = . Mrs. 3, I, Wilson, viitor of the Unlon, gave 1n'detuf] the result ot @he visits Lo vrring ten and woten during tha pust yeur, showing tat o numbor sad buen retormed #nd Convertud, JUVENILE WORK and Young Women's Unlons wera the mibjeots of areport by Miss Lucis B, F, Klmbull, who mudo un exbibit of the oiforts to create und Keep up the intercst ln temperancs rofurm 0 the Bunduy and publio schools, sud detutied the organized oxertond mude by the Yaung \\’fimvn‘u Union to uid ja tho tempurmice cunse, v A few 13, 3. tlunt, of Boston, uddressold the m g ut sume lenieth, vloguently und losically, on *delentitte (oatruoton in Temperinee' s tuking the yrouud tuit the demand wis tho cuuse of thio ** great bloteh on the budy poiitio,” =Intemporunce,~uid that duwand, often ereated In the bouscs of the peu“lu. created tho supply, Bhe sid tho reuding of the reports remindod her Of thu plan of 1 Geaeral of un urmy whe uide preparations to cure for tho wounded on tho ove of wagreat battle, The causo of {otumporuncy wus tho demand, and tho demand wus 1he result uf the lgnoranes of the people, §Full the dram- shops 1 the land werd closed tho problew would not be solved und the dumund would stlll create asupply, Asu romedy for tho ovil of lntempee- aunce the speaksr udvocatod the introduction in the r\lhllu sebools of seientltio fustruction, an u reliun on God 1wl 10o timporanes work, The mocting hetoned to Mrs, Hune's address with tuurked attention, and at its close sds Journed. ——————— Nonotuck 8ilk Ci unequaled *Florence Knituunyg 8itk,” for Indivs’ and genta’ boso, wrist. lere, otu,, 153 Biate stroet. Buy Florence snd DoDe vther- ALDRICH—MACDONALD, Testimony of Bauer and Other Witnesses for the State, Queer Business for Two Speoial Police, men to Be Engaged In, The trint of Walter Macdonnld g Aldrich, tndietad in conneetion with !'I‘:s ;?;2:\0' Juwolry robbory, was contliucd yesterday mecs, ing tn tha Criminal Court. i Mr. Marrow was recallod. 110 praduced an | volco of the gouds stulen, and testified 1o u‘:; valuo of tho soveral articles, The goods wery tho proporty of Eaton & Faes, of Now York, ang thoy hind made & demand on Mr, Grannts, of 1 Unlon Notlonal Innk, for tho vetura o tha money advanced to Aldrich, bu) Hnety oy ) DUt 5t bnd not boeg WILLIAM PINKERTON wna next calied. Ho testitted that ho calieg upon Ajdrich ufter tho robbery to see about iy Toturn of tho goods. Altrich tohl him that by bad been approachied fn the mutter, nnd lhn: be roturncd for about B15n, and that thoy wors. worth $000. [ty Aldrich that ho was “whling, to give something but not that inuch, wherdupon Aldrich sl that, unless the moncy wus fortheominge iy dny (Monday after tho rohbers), tho Koody would bo melted up that night. Witness thon telegrnphed to Now Yark for instructlons, any tho samo oveniug met the dofondants at Mor- Tow'a room at tho Clifton louse, but nothiyg spcolnl wae sald ordone. Aldrich ad ton) bl that the goods hai been exaniined by o fepee or pawnbroker, and after lenving tho Ciifton Houso wittess suw kim nt Bmanuel Tnane Plice, and saw bim at tho samo pluce severy) tmes arterwirds, Aldrich hud pretewdod nog toknow who Lo’ thiuves were, and fnd ule formly suld thit ho was {n_honor boumd not 1y #ivoanything away. Witness thon went on ty dotuil the testimony of tho defendants in thy lower courts, Bnyin that they had oth refuseq to stute whero or from whom they hud tho goods, cxeept that Aldrich sald that liud bad nothing to du with tho transaction, LETER E. FALCON testified that ho wns n submaring diver, ang Bad been employed to 1ok for the trunk whic i contuined ol ut tho bottom of the river near the Pol brilige, and turued i ovar to 1 offeers, - " BUPERINTENDENT M'GARIGLE teatifled that both of thedefenidunts were apeclal policemen in- November, and that Macdonig \nmf'ul. Heo knew of tho robbery In questio, aud find been Informed that the goods were 1o Lo returacd at o eertain thne, and detalled offie oers (o tke elinrwo of tho 0a40, who nrrested thy defendunts and brought thom in. Tho defend. antg b never repurted anything to bim aboyg tho robbery or tho propused return ol the xood; nor hud tho; mado nn nventory of the proporty. dyney bad bath refuscd to tell whero or of whom tho govds hud Leen obtained. Ho saw Aldvich Just after Do was urrested, wnd necused him of haviog got. ten tho goods from [suacs, Lo which bo repiied thar ho hind promised not to Ary anything on thg subject. Mr, Pinkerton told him that the props erty wus to be returned. The manner of (ho re. turn was out ot the usuul way. Witness bnd wanted to find out who the thieves wero so thys thoy could bo punished, und told Aldrich that ¢ would bo to his interest 1o disclose all he knew on the subject, No tnroats were mado to extort 1 confession from Aldrich, oxcept that Mr. Doyle lind told him that he was In'n fair way' to go't the Penitentlary if bho stuck to his story and pusition, Whenaver any one was arrested for nving stolon goods In “thoir poasesslon It was tho custom to hold the Imnmn and guestion bim 88 to where be olitained them, and no excepdon had beon mude ln tho ense of tho defendunts. GLORGE 1, MUNGER, one of tho proprictors of tho Clifton Touse, way nextealled. Hosuw Aldrich at Hurrlson Strect Folies Station, when the defendant asked him if he futended to crowd the caae, and ho made un- swer that ho did, us be wus very much interested in thecse. Ho henrd Aldrich refuse 1o ay ‘Where ho ebtalned tho goods. MICHAEL BAUER then took tho stand and stated that between 7 und 8 he nnd his brother and two companiony went down-town, Schroeder snld_thiero were Bono trunks outsldo the Clifton, and snld, * Let us o over and got ono.” They went up'ttby corner of Wabash avonuo and Monroe street and thon erossed over to the Clifton House, Schroeder then took up the trunk nnd enrrded b through tho alley and n';clm(l 1t 10 1 rooin back of Irish'a bLullding, Then he went and saw 18nucs, who snid ho would glve 2500 it tho jewel® Ty, Wie 08 roprescuted. lsancs gald ho would come on nduy and look at the gouds Witness told Schroeder what Isuncs satd, Tho trunk wis sunk in the river at Polk strees bridge. Tho gouds wore taken [nto otten sancy et on ‘Lhird avonue, From thonco witness and Thaas cnrrled them to =34 Clark street, Tbis was Wednesdny betweon b and 0 o'clock. Seliroder, utt Ash, and nils brother wero with them. flé had soveral conversations with fsaues prior his tuklng the goods, both in his pluce ot buske tless And in tho saloou next door. Ho saw Aldrieh thoro In tho forenoon, and had a cons versntion with Isnacs about Aldrich In connec tion with those goods. Aldrich could not beat this conversation, bLecause Isancs epokn low. ‘Witiess left the room at Iennes’ request, 1saucs cnmo to him In nbout ffteen minutes, and they bad n conversution. He went down 1o Isnhcs® sgaln next day, and had another conversatlon, The subsequont day Isaacs cume and got the Roods, and padd him $300 1o slx K50 notes. 1E NAD DEEN IN JOLIET; waa @ stoncontior by trade, and 25 yeurs oll. fle (id not know whethier il wouki be fo his ndvane taga to give evidenco In this case, but hind heea told it would by the police, Keating told bln so. Hu was toll that the senteisce woull by inade 8 light us possiblo for klin. Severnl others Kpuke to b, Bue he did net knouw thelr mines Tho nrrangement wia como to fu thoe Luke Strnet Stutlon, 1o worked us a stonccutter ut tho Pullman Car Works all Jaat Aummer, Ho had been intorviowed by several policemen whilg intho Lnke Street Stutlon, Sowmne of them ba visited him while fn_jall, 1o kpew that ho wai churged with the sitk robbory nt Wise's, and that Wis ono of tho charges o which ho was incars cernted. Hlubad beon convietod n 1830, and surved eleven waonths In Jollet, 1o had beenla tho Dridowelt and Rorved out a $15 flue. OFFICEY PETERSON stated that ho saw two men on the eveningof the 2ith of November earryling u teunk on Polk Atrect, 1o wns in compuny with Ofticer. Dollard, Uno ot thenen was Schrowder und the otber was Banor. Hestopped them nnd tooked [ the trunk, which contained somo shirt cnifs ind & 6nirt, ‘and thon lot them go. Ho knew that Sehroeder hud been n thlef and he was thed tonding baron Clark streot, The lock of the trunk was toreod, ‘Thy evidoncs of this witness closed tho cis for tha pruscoution. MR. MORROW wna recallod by Mr. Hardy, wiio nsked fum Wwhen ho stated in his direct oxaminution i rée lating tho conversation nt the haotel briween himeelt and Mncdonnld that *ho' hid been ap= pronched by somo *urook” or puwnbroker whother tho word *he' reforred to Aldrich of Mucdonnld, Mr. Morrow stated that it applled to Aldsich, S INGHAM, In his ndiross to the Jury, sald that ho was pro pured to nduit ull that the defonse might sy 13 rugnard to tho witness Bauor, It was true that hu was o thief. “But what mado him one? Why tho fuct that he know that he could dispose d! those goods throush tho nuthorized reprosentas tives of tha polive foree, An nttempt would be made to belittlo tho facts that tho prosceution had estublished, No doubt op, Stiles would tey to turn the wholo mattor into o more triffe. {e would suy Uit tho fuet that the uwnen of the praporty hd lind to pay_ 500 for jta restorilon dta not amount to anythiog, Hut wasi fn right?” 1id the jury supposv ihat for one moment? 1lo ” wopld warn then '“‘I‘j 1f thoy took this view of tho casu they WOUl a0t be dalng their duty as ottloers of the L"“"( Tho coutsel iupressed upon tho Jury thole duty to convict the prisonces,” Innsmuct ‘na they h:. taken advantige of thole tonnection b palico forco of” tho oity to helb tho thieyeatd lllslllmu of thelr plunder, ‘The gooda were nuder Aldrleh's control, us wus provun by the L‘Ufl\fl:‘ sutdon with Mr, Morrow, In which be Mulml‘lflu it ho did not wot §1,600 thut ovening the K Ha would bo uwlied down oF taken out of tow. 18 was uctiog fur tho benotit of tho thleves, und;l” yor Mr, Morrow, T'ha thieves only “"‘l "i Whaat beeamo of the balunco? Who coul N that Aldrich ot no_porton of tho “swig *? i doteetive would spoiid i woek or ton duys 184 work ua this without belng paid for it. The Court adjyurned ut b o'vlock. e —e———— MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCES: Hvaclal Dispateh to The Chicago Tripun® LAFAVETTE, Ind,, March17,—George W IL’; glns, who reslided about four miles northeas of Lufayette, euwo tothaclty on the 20th o Just month, and disposed of & lorse. :\Iut'e that thue Lie has dluum;‘m\ml lrml:‘n ::m‘s- :l‘l: vherenbouts belng unknown, 't 2 ‘lxlllli‘ifi:!‘ l«l‘luhb\.l'l'x‘l‘s'lller ftlan cuse of volun mi'?'uxllu or foul pla! p o avor: ittles ot Th th elty to-dny, f‘"'l‘,“‘_ ol it ing to nscortaln the wiiereabouts, soime clew 0 the cuuse for the dlzippedt of Thonns J, Shaw, & youg frmeran 1lved near Battle-Ground, this county. handd been 1 some distress of wind for days, and expressed himself as unubly dure thls much fonger;” but what wis i3 unknown, A weel this elty on horseback, und his been unable to tracy hlm,uuy where he passed the Wost Towad about threa o'elock In the afternoon, e s a marrled man, and had four uhlld:gn.l i doestle relatlons were pleasant, Foul b s foared, but the horss eaunot be fouud. e —em—— Hop Ditters aures by removing the cus siokiioss 53 Foslorius ViU, toven nieaut gy lo-dn{ ho cane 10 ! fends liave farther thad sidy tail g i ) tho stulen Jowelry, 1he founds

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