Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 25, 1881, Page 10

i i 4 ‘ io Val CHACAGO -TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MARCIT 235, 1881—TWEL E PAGS. —oooeoooooooooouooEoEoEEEEEEEoooooooouoooaaoaaaoaoaoaoaooaooaaoaaapPaEaO=O=QaoQqQqaeee SS eS ———EE——E>>>—E>EEEE——E_—=_E_ nnys%. Thore voting In the affirmative were Conitee, Thorn, Beereat, Thomas, and Campbell. MIE LONESOME ONES were Farmers Merritt and Whiting. Thoro would have been more, but still not enough of them, had tho railroad trains been on timp, ‘The enp sheng will by deftly put on tn the morits Ing, ‘That da to sny, the nomitintions wilt be sont thrvugh in fust-fretabt etyle, It takes twenty six votes to confirm, and thirty good men and trun, Including Shiitt, Walker of Macounit, nnd Chedney, Demecrats, have helt up two lands apleva and anid tt wasn go.” To be sure, Hunt ts away. but o preseing telegram and every pass jog honr brings hisn nenrer the Senate Chamber, Soine Of the opposition aro aise ont uf sights ‘but, although they tay tmaterinlize In the morn Ing, it will do them no woul, If worst comes to worst, which la not oll Nkely, Halton stands ready to glvy the casting vota for contirmation in caso of n tes but such a contingency ta too remota to be thought af, TUR List OF THE NODLE THINTY Jang fottowa: Adatna, Artley, Bont, Camptell, Cheaney, Chirk, Conder, DeLang, Evans, Fifer, Fleteher, Ford, Faster, Hunt, Thorn, Kick, Kuss kendull, Lewis, Motfout, Muun, Necdivs, Scerest, Shutt, Sunderland, Tanuer, ‘Thomas, Walker of Macoupin, White, Wilson, Wright, Tho whippers-in euncused to-night and lald out thelr program forto-morrow'sdiversion step: by step. [tis nenring the close of a tung hunt, ‘anil they dhl not propose tu minke any more mis tnkes Sf they knew it. Judging from tac coune tenances of the Semitors na they emerged trom the room, a perteetly satisfactory scheme had veon agreed on, The nomination gouge will be covked and served up in the highest style of art tomorrow. After if (aati over tha Democrath ean call up the special order—narmelys tho ques von of printing tho two reports und: the teatl- mony? if they want to, and bye all tho fay chey eto extritet froin tt. THE M WILLIAMS BPECIAT. INVESTIGATING commit! mot to-night and listened to A, J, Streator air dis grievances ayrainst the Ratlrond: Commis sloners and the Chleazo, Burlineton & Quincy: Tond. Nothing new wits elleited, laws ever, the inte Greenbuck | candidate | for Governor merely rehearsing tho metter cons futned In bis wr.tten complaint, whieh fis bean publisbed over and over aya While he practically adinitted that, so fi he waa per- Fonully concerned, the road tid Mnatly done the square thing by reducing freight and patsenger rites, he did think that the Connnigeloners ought: to bave ‘strictly enferced the law by vommencing suits onyrtinat ft, A closing admission that the Italtrond Inw as (t stands on the bovks to-day 13 sailiclent to meet nll cases of alleged oxturtion and diseriminiuen went Into tho record, aud rather touk the wind ont of MeWilltaims and otis Pool bill while on peealine smite played nround the mouth of Brat Durfee, who tus fought the atoreamd bi, und who asked the question whiets drew aut from tho bead Granger the adiilssion reforred to. ‘Tho Committee fs out of wit noages, and adjourned to mect at the ent! of tho Coulrman. Itadays are apparently rumberced, CONGRATU! Senator Do Langnus reecived tho following letter trom the cutive Committees of the Citizens’ Associution of Chicago: CITIZENS’ ASSOCLATION or Ciicado, orve ConmiTrer, Room 35 MEnCHANTS' ANG, Chicago, Maren t—To die Hon, Lary, Senter Fifth Detrict—Vean Bi undersigned, Executive Conmittes of | the Clue zens’ Asavcintion, buvine ol A with rent interest the progress of your “Senate BU No, 3. net fo relation to els, pools, aud wigers.” which passed the Sennte lund is now pending in the Mouse of Represenuitives, horeby nesure you of their cordial approval of tha mens .res proposed Im tho said bili, find tholr Deller that If tt becomes a Jaw tt will be of Incul= culablo good, capeciully Inrespeet of thy young ana inexperienced In thiscity. And we furthor request you to conUnue your efforts to effect tho finul passage thoreof ns on inach needed and penauelal statute. Yours rexpeettiils, E i President, A Rensten, Vice-President. MARRHALE FREE, MAX’ WISEMAN, iin Joun Murry N Ewin 11: Max A. Mev Exeoutive Comittee of the Citizens’ Association. et YORKTOWN. on ln Richmond—Ssings Ing of National Mynx, and Other Tokens of Secension frum the Bypo- thotteal Sonthorn Confederacy. Tucnsaonp, Via. March 34.—Tho headquarters of the Yorktown Centennial Association at tho Exchange Hotel were formally opened to-night, with fmposing ceremonies, embracing a tine military Uispluy of the Firat Regiment, tho Richinond Light Infantry Blues, Richmond Howitzera, and a procession of Geruun singing nud other societies, The ceremonies were bee gun In the rooms of the Assuvintlon In the hotel, where the Rt-Rev. dF. Keine, Cathoile Bishop, offered prayer for the success of tho nppronch- ON, Unows, _ §ng commemoration of the event, hoping that tho last enpors of svctlonul nnimoalty might be extinguished and ntl selilsbness of win and narrowness of mind,be tnken away, so that all who share In the country's glory may labor together for tho country's welfare, and ad vince toxethor towards the glorious destiny in store, ‘Tho prayer was olfered I tho presence of tho Btato and city oltictals, uty Council, and the comnierclal orzanizitions. Speeches were mnie from tbe portico of tho hate) by Gav, Holly, Congressinun Goode, President of the Centens nial Agsocintion, wid other gentleman, after which tho Rev. 31. D. Mogue, Presbyterian, closod the exerolees with prayer. ‘The pringipal fenturesof tho alfair wus tho winging of the “Star Spingled Banner” by the tern sacies ties for tho Hrat the sluce the War uponany pure ocoxsion, and the playing of “Yankeo odie” by the baud, uth were greoted with cheers. a STORY'S STORY. ‘Tho Wife of n Crippled Husband Driven Into Vawiiing Diverce by the Mans Mother—Tho Moncey tn the Case. Soretat Disnaten to The Chicaoo Tribune, Dernorr, Mick., Murch 21.—There wis a atart- Ung oxtublyjon of the rottennest of the Micht- xan Divorce law in the Clroult Court tp-day, fin the course of business Judge Chambers directed that a decree of diverey ba granted Jon LP. Story, of this city, frum bis wife, Cutharine, on tho ground of desertion, Before tio Clerk bad time ty onter the order on his Journal ano of tho Court olfleers nunded tho Judge a letter written by Story, who was present, In which bo protested against nlvores Lolng granted. Upon tooking {nto thu matter (ft appeared that the bill hud been fled by an ottoruey. There was no defense was made, tid no testimony taken except the complulut of Story, a3 get forth in bis: “DILL, Being interrogated, Story sind the sutt had. Deen Instignted and pressed against his wishes. He tea cripple, who until recently bas lyed with, his mother, Tho will of tho elder Stary gave hla wo lifo-tnterest in his catate, vasued At 820,000, which Julin Py Story was to inherit: at herdeath, A coded gives tothe wife of Jolin P. Story ber husbund's interest, jn the. event of his death. Btory now alleges that the sult for dhvareo owas set on loot to deprive her of tint jutorest, aud that sho wits driven trom tho Kocloty of her erippled bosband without any Just cause, and tucuist ber husband's wish, When story inate thin statement Judge Chambers promptly ordered thy decree vet unide. Blory hus bad a falling-oue with bla mother, und reeently vetitiened tho Probate Court to have her removed as excentrix. Whother she instiguted the divorce proceedings Js not known, but tho case slinply calla attention TOR stuG Uf utiles That my compel a mun to gota divorce frum bid wife when neltuor be nor abe wants on ————— WALKERS, Apecial Dispatch ta The Cateaga Tribune, * Bravroun, Pa, Mareh 4.—Charlos Harriman and Charles Rowell gave exhibitions at tho walking-muateh to-day. ‘Thin afternoon Rowell reeled off tive mnfles_ tn “thirty-four minutes and twonty-fve seconds, ‘Noenizht i took bln thirty-seven and one-half injnutes te ran the vame dituncs, Hurrinan walked fye miles in Atty-ong minutes. Rowell leaves for Now York tomorrow. Kenney, whe led In the eonteat threo days, withdrew this moralog with ti ecore or 2 tiles, Clew, of Nuri. Cunbridge, Stas. ie the protuble winner, AU o'clock tue Bight the ecure slouds Clow, 2) miler; Cox, 2455 Munley, 2; Curtes, 25; Alderuun, 200, a THE TURF, Covuxnus, ©. Murch 3t.—President Cummings, of tho Toledo Trotting Assuciation; Capt. Stone, of the Choster Park Club; und H. Kaufmann, of tho Columbus Driving- Park Associutlon, met to Gay ond formed u rach clreult for the coming weuson, Vrotting mnectiigs will by hold at these pss us tollows: Columbus, June 23 to July 4: wuclonat, duly 4 lo bg uledy, duly 12 to It, FiLL DEAD, Bpectat Dispatch tu The Chicago Tribune, GRAND Marios, Mich. Maret 2i--Mis. Mary ¥., wife of Henry HM. Holton, of this chy, tell Gead euddenly in her house here todays bt dd f base thut bewrtdiicues will be discovered yy’ tu pusteworten, wraate fr etomitch. tluod, aud @avatur vu chide Hoy ities, th lives FROM ’FRISCO. Graphic Description of the New Southern Pacific Route. Experiences of a Journey from San Francisco to Chicago, Remarkably Vieasant Weather During the Entire ‘Trip. ‘What Is Being Done in the Arizona Mines—Probability of Succeas, Interesting Faels Concoruing tho Aver- age New Town In New Mexico. Outlaws, Assasins, and Disrepntable Womon tho Bulk of the Population. Enterprising Chicago Drummers in the Advance Guard of Civilization, The Country Through Which the Road Rune. Alexander Detmnr, formerly Director of the Titre of Statiatica, and for many years past ommuzed In mining in Californian and Nevada, arrived yestorday in this eity and fs stopping at tho Palmer House. In un interview With a Trrnext reporter Mfr. Dehnar stated that he bad just came through from California by THE SEW OVERLAND ROUTE yin San Rernardino, Deming, 8an Marelal, and Kansas City to Chlengo, making the trip, with- out counting stoppages, in clzht duys.. He started from San Francisco March 9, and reached San Bernardin, tn Southern Californin, Maren WW, Here be tald over for nix days, visiting cer- tain gold mines In tho vicinity, and started again on Maren 16, renehing Deining, the present passenger and frelght terminus of tho Southori Pagttie Rallroad, on tho evening of Maret 18, - At thls point the Atchizon, Topeka & Sunta Fe Rattroad also hus its present working terminus, and this union of the two [fuea makes the new overland route. Starting qyaln on the morning of the 10th, Mr. Delmar rencbed San Maretat, New Mexico, at night, and lald- over fora tral und tho morning of tho 2th, when he aguin stirted and procecded without Curthor stoppiyce until he reached Chienyo yesterday morning. From Benson to Deming, on the Southern Pa- elfle,and from Deming to San Marcial, on tho Atehisoh, Topeka: & Santa V6, he traveled on construction trains, Thy rematnder of the way was made in regitir paesenger-tralns, Ite started clgbt days ahead, and arrived ono diy abend of ° THE FIRST TIHROUGIO DA! SGUR-TRATNS by the new route, Upon Ing requested to submit hiinsolf to the ordeal of an Interview, Mr, Delmar bowed to tho Inevitatilo, and tho followlng Interesting conversation ensued: What Is tho condition of the Southern Pa- eifle from San Frnnelseo to Demtug?” said the reporter, “ First-rate in every respect. Steel ralls, red- wood thes, thorough ballesting, easy grudients, few curves, and good rollmg-stock, Until the Southorn Pacitic ta completed from Sun Frans 9 to Goschen, between whitch points there b4 agapinthe Une of eighty miles, the route ts from San Frauelseo to Goschen vin Lathrop, ott tho Central Pucliic, At Goschen you run on tho Southern Paclile etear through to Deming, Tad you can go beyond Deming to within six miles of EL PASO, IN TRNAS, ‘This ts alittle town on the Rio Grande, and op- postt to 2b Maso in Mexico. The ‘Texas town wis formerly called Pranktla, but has now taken the mime of it) Mexican nelghbor, and fn futuro will protaoly become’ on place of conalderable — tmportance, Ilero will centre the Southern Vacitle, the Atebt. son, Topeka & Santa 1, tha, Eb Paso & — Gunymas “extenstun | of | tho lutter, the Denver & Ifo Grande, tho extension of tho tatter fo the City of Moxteu, the Texas & Paci now buitdlngarestward Ceom Fort Worth, 4 tagatper with severn) othor lines already projected, but n6t yet, Hike the ethers nuned, in uetuul course of construction.” How was' tho wenther on the rond Any impediments to winter travel “From San Franclaco to Sain Nernardine tho weather was dehghtful. ThoSucramento Valle; Was flooded In plives trom: the recont heav Talos. Neur tho suminit of Tebuchipt uss there wus walight sprinkling of snow, Descending to the Valo of Los Angelos, tho wenthor again bo- camo plousant. Here, and at San Bornardino and Rivorstle, the orange-troce were laden with} thelr gollen frult, and # fule was being beld, at whieh oranges, lemons, and cltrong of native Rrowth, and of tho Jargost slzo and richeat Mavor, wero exhibited, The editors of the const ‘were thore in force, plenicing on tho ground, and LOADING ONE ANOTHER WITH ORANGE LANDS and frult. Coplous ring had fallen at San Ber- nurdinos and. white die vale basked ina seml- GATe tropienl sun, the amphithontro of mountiing which surround It was covered with snow, From tho Pass ot San Gorgonlo to Fort Yum js one: continuons desert, Hains have fallen upon it recently, and tho alr was redolent of the sage brush which forma Its principal vegetation, ‘The temperature was braolng, without betny cold, Crossing the Colorado at Yuom, and following the Valloy of the Giln until It rises into the up- lands of Tueson, the temperatura gradually lwwored, but was never cold enough for an evercont, lideed, there wid Ho snow on any part of thofouthern Pacific Line, The tirst snow we met was on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa “Is the Bauthern Pacific dolng any trade south and east of San Bernardino?” “Yor, Ie ls supplytog Arizonu, Southern Now: Mexico, and the Northorn Stites of Mexteo with Brain, produce, fruits, Jumber, and mining muchinery und etores, Vast quantities of rity youd material ara also being forwarded: for the use of tho tne. [ oxpect that the eastern ronds now runging towards El Pasa will soon obtubs red-wood tles ond butlding material from Catl- fornta, ftis much superior to white plno for those purposes, The roturnefreights ure bullion and some litle Mexionn producy."* “Want fuel does the lineconsumo, and whenco da it obtained?” “Coal from San Francisco, whlthor It Isfotehed: from numerous points, ‘There isa fou bituimine ‘ous cont ting in Cajon Pass, near Bau Bernard: ino, the mine belng fifteen ortwenty mites worth from tbo Ino, A tworfoot vein of bituminous: has ulso been struck inthe Banta And range of the ‘Temeseu! Mountains, torty miles south of tho tno; hut neither of theso mines uro devel open. “ How aro the Arizonn mines showing up?” “'Thore are two lurge productive allyer mines At ‘Tombstone, four sinaller ones which promise well, and FOUR THOURAND FIVE HUNDRED “CLATIB? concerning the werita of which J have no pos} tive information, The othora L personally ox- oinined. Some tye or six other good mines aro fo be found tn other districts, but te every good inne there Are at longo 1,000 othors whieh may prove ty be valuvless, Mining la a lottery in which tho orizus ure few but enormous. A slugle good ming will support an entire camp and wake milllonalfes of the proprietors. A wood deal of Eastern capital is belug invested In these inlied. Some of phis wilt ylold fabulous profits, but by fur the moat of it will be aunke” “low ds tho Comstock Lode, Nevada, potting on? Any recent devolopmentay” “tbave bad no reason to change the prodic- Uon FE made concerning tho, tuture of thls lode in ny oNlelal report as Mining Commissioner to tho Bilver Comission, ‘Ibis waa made tn 187, 1 thon sald the lode would pructically " peter out" Inthe course of unother year, and It did.” © How ta the raga Valley Diatelott" © Tho Idaho recently patd ita ONE NUNDNED AND SIXTY-SECOND D1y- IDEND, this timo of 87.50 or $10 4 ubaro, I forget which. Tho Nocky Bur, Origlnal Empire, Pittabury, Ailison's Ranch, und othera ara looking well, ‘This district owas deluged with Water thie wiater, and) the rlnvd huve few put ta great tvouble ta pump It ont, Grad Valley and Nevada Clty ure Smnuset the Indst Harvie caps ba California. 1 Wussn both of thom a month use, uid every. thing was * hopping’ © What ubont ihe hydriulle mines" They ave thy best properties tu the State, I was recently in tho netehtorhood of the North Moomfelt, Hathaway, Quaker Hill aud other hydraniics on the Yubaand ita tributaries. They all louked wall, ‘There ts plenty of watef this Reason, and the inines will mako M1 good rin. Laat your the ‘elean up’ af Cullfornian was £14,000,00), of whloh aver two thirds wat from hysrattles, The great plicers of the Motave Miver, nmong the grentest and richest in tho world, will soan be worked by tho hydraulic process, and (hia will materiatly augniont tho production of gotd, You suldom hear of tho hydeuutle mines. Their stovka ure not offered inthe nmrket, Thore is not enough ‘gamblo* {ithem, ‘They ure tov stro, Within a reasons able degree of aceitracy you can culenlate the aust of plant and runntug expenses and tho sletd per estuie yard of yeavel before wd AL you want for agoad nydentthe alae is plenty of Wuriferous gravel, a siillgient tdump,’ and Tree + Hythrantic stocks tre usuaily hea by servative men with wtaply mein Tho ‘a are custly to open, but proitibls and pw aco things In California, seneralis?" Well, Un's rather a comprehensive digulry. Tnst year tho whotesnie nnd gobbling trade of Sta Frinelsco was beinurkably good. Some lat ri of the Stato. were never eo prosperons be fore, for’ example, San Dernurding, Mverstite, and Los Angeles among tho agricutttenal distelets, tnt Crags Valley and Nevada City among the mining, "the grata and proviston trade wes alga: gud The retail trie of San Francisco was Dud. and all the dalera comphuned, “They miss the evormous protits of past yeurs, They ulso iiss many ried customers, A number of our millivnares went Kaet. and others removed thet eapindl onatward, Veyoud, the aperation of the new Constitudon. ‘The eifect of this invis- vire has been te (at least temporarily) salt tie onus of taxation from tha country to the elty, Trom tho firms to the capitals invested Wn tho industrial coterprises Umt evntre in elsed, ‘The wntieChineso Feehan re! ebanged, but the aititon lng died out. ney sill prouches every Sunday in the Sand- Lot, bot his tollowing hus dwindled to very sim) numbers, wh this his Callen to Zzerd. Kearney, however, ts still « power,—only (ts ALL STEAM AND NO ENGI Tt tneks deshen, motive, finetion. It 1s a pro- teat withotl a speciticatton, Tomygs generally are climbing down to hard-pan in Cailforata, We are geting down, to bed-rock, where tho sravel [4 feas plentiful, but tuch leher. Real Hsin Kranolseo na been falling for ml yours, butit haa touehod bottaw at lust, Adoiph sutro ii otly iaklouta milion or two Inelty property, One of the wenlthy fail: roud men hia aise bougit heavily, lousy fonts fire stuf, and, nogwithstanding the exodus of sume frignteved milliomires ant the erection of many now dwelllag hues, ols hard ta wet at ten-rooin frame houge in uw respectabic, salubri-+ oa, anid convenlent nelgbborhoud for Jess than $1,000 a your, literest on rout estate tons rutiges fromed to ly per cent ber annul. Me- chutes’ wages are trom $2 te $4 per day; dos mestic servints generally earn from $15 to 80 inonth. ‘Cho cust of living ly ubout tho same ns dn Cofengo.” . “Now, having Onished Callfornia and the Southorn Paeiio to Demag, wold vou mind xiving Moa sketech of tho Atchlaun, Topeka & Santa FS Hailroud?, Supposy wo begin with Wng. Where ist? Want kind of a town is Are there necommoditions thore for through prascugers for Californis by tho new overhiid rote? DEMING, NEW MENICO. “Deming fs the mune given tun very Penorilly. established station on the Southern Pavitly Mail road itis at the point where, necording to the mups, the Rio Mivmbres crosses that tine; but dn’ polat of fact there is no river tuere, The Miembres sinks nto the sund seme mules nord ot D ‘The town consists of a dozen or two of p-bowrd shiutics wad tents and vbout fifty Ireieht, passenger, und construction curs of the Southorn Puce and Atetion, Topeka & Santa Fo Ratlrouds, which roads here cone tor gether, bUL do not as yet cross onv another, Hhere ‘ia no station-housy: there Is no hotel: hore 18 no safe plice to sleep lu, except the curs; and even these are expoved tu molestation by the cutthronts and ralians woo dave mete: this pluce thelr beudquurters, | ‘They are varl- ously, known as “cowsboys," © holy-terren mid A's wngels.”" They are armed Uke pinites, with platal and bowie-knife, and a belt of cartridges around their walgts. ‘hey shoot allday and al) nyght.-shioot at harks, ut travel- ora, ut the Inburery on the midrowls, and at one nnother, ‘Thuy tuinuse thomselves by cuim= peliiue every uuairded person to throw up his hands,” and enrich thumselves by robbing thom In broad daylight, During the night | Deming w perfect Cusitinde wis kept up faith vinitys OF all this will disappear iu the courso of w few weeks. Station-housed, hotels, resturants, and a loent potice wih bo provided by) the railroads; but at present Dems tug is perbaps THE Wolsr PLACK OF CONTIN “Now, about the Atchison, toad. Lew ts it constricted “it has bora alngle tne of rall from Deming to bans City. For the most part those rails are of bron, only a smell portion beng of steel. ‘The tes are of Colorade pli, rough hewn ang hand to tit, elther to the rond- bed or the yas, Thd road-bed hus beew much more dhiculy to constrict than the Suuthorn Pacille, south of the ‘Tohuchi pi Mountal ‘she latter hus few cuttings or tilings, the former his many of thom, even befere it reaches tho Hitton Runge. ‘Thy Southern Poewia tas beon enabled to wtlet to the mituril prude, and all of tho roid-bed ty solid atthe oiset, “The Atch + gon. Topeka & santa Bo tus been obliged 0 take mupy Allings, end the road will yet geile in muny places, Around the blatls south ov Suu Maret aud oust of the ttle Grande the work is Very heavy, und the Vine bs much exe posod to alides of lava and sand. Tn tho Valles: of the Pecus the curves are very putnerons and very short, do that fast running at this point would be dangerous. tn the tated Mountalis tho cutting Is very heavy and tho tunncliag long, Jlere tho xeade ls over Aa fost to tha toile, the heaviest on the continent. A powertitl engine fe employed atonettond of the trata to urge It over the Tusa and avert the danger of the coun. ings breaking, hink the work wt the Hatom Voss and in’ tho Pecos Valley will have to be done over, Ttit bad cnginecring. Neithor the oxtraordiusnry grade of the ong her the sharp curves of the uthor are necessary, Por the most part the road bi well ballistud. "hho Rio Geande at the ‘Town ef Rincon Is erossed by a splendid Ingn truss bridge, TUE NOLLING-STOCK of the rond [4 shinply superb; plenty of it. and all of first-rate quality, whether puyscarer, freight,os construotion curs, ‘Tho southern Pa- oiio wets Its water by constructing wrteslin wells aif uluny the (nes the Atcuison, Topeka Snnta Fo has bean less siceess fut in this reapeet, suid bas to buul a great deal of water to supply Me tunks. ‘The fatter, by the way, aro meh sue poricr to anytalng of the sort on tho Central or Bouthern Paciila tines, Choy ara both larger aud more ornamental” “Were thore any impediments to travel on this Linge . “There was no snow to spent of until wosealed tho Hteton M4 Here there war considerable; bat thy Une was kept clear, Tho real impede wents to travel on this fine arise from the chure auter of the men who tive filled tha new towns ereuted by tho rallroud. Anatead of ring to the alt Mexiean towns, waieh ire numoraus enough, the road his created a series of now ones, sumetines near the old anes, sumed lines faraway. In dolagethis at noted fn the most are bitrary manner and, ada’ Las Vesa and pers haps Uther plices, induced thy inbabitauts to. vontribute toacy ad consideration to focute the stations at cortian puitits, It was ehured, though f know aot with whut truth, that atter obtmniy Bich contributions the roud netad 13 fe ptensed, and: without rogurd to tbe bargalis made. Ldury say. much of this tale was withe Out warrant tn fact, and morely arises from dlit appalntment. Hhavover Uns may be. the new towns are filod with tho vilest chistes on earth, Murder is an every-day pastime ta thou, hoy fottow thy paysears; thoy mucder. pald-olt hands; they wreeked a train recently near sa Marelul, and dll more recently purdored aeons ductor at Les Vega. Dhose new towis are filled with ABSABINS AND ILARLOTS, and wo hetidy the traln-hand or passenger who wanders beyund the lamediite protection of the ines and even this amounts to little, Une prac Heal impediments te travel on tho “Atenlaon apeka & Bunie Fé arte ont af the tawies and dledperate charactdr of tho wretches whe people RS nuwly<nde towns, ‘Tho Tidus aye peace nble, tho Muxicans are Inodensive, but the peo: ploof she new calnps are tho vilest and most dangeronsé on oacth. ‘Tuey will bare to be all Killed olf or driven away before that rend will bo wate to travel over, ‘Chu managers Beem tu bo aware OF tig, and are using every exerdon to clown thom owt. A few months’ tling will sulties for thh qwouiwhite grout wisebiet Ia tu be apprehended.” What trade 1a tho road doing?” Cid enietly engaged (ny bunting itsown Ime IncHay supplies te the trot, Unit ta, Ita run at Demung, ns front at Bh Pa A ith front at Fort Wingate, Horn manufactured, jnelud> fag miaing and faring implemencs, curringes, and wrucehies, ure alse belng shipped Buuth, THE CHICAGO DRUMMER isin the advance, and fenriesty pen worst of plices la aoareh uf tride, degree of courage aud cuterprise about t mien that show put aur Paclie slupe chants Co the blush. Even the *peaaut buteber" was on the warpath, wid Chicago papers nro: vold down tho line nlinost to Bn Stare. ‘Phe row) tis erectud excellent restaurants ald wan the Hine ear the plattorms of the atations, and, for example, ds ued a ncal cau ho get at Liaw Vegas uaa Chicago, und at ab reasonable a price. Ju thls respect, ay in others, tho mune: Jaent of the road displays great energy und guod fast “What fuel ls employed for power? *Coul Bituainoud coal from Trinidad, Colo, Ja Rold ut retail te Lud Vegua for gad per tons Excellont free-burning anthracite ia obtalnud on the aouth side of Gallateo: Crock, oppomit the Cortada bituminous conl-onnes. This anthra ente fa sold at rotailin Lis Vegas for $12 por tan ‘Tho Ceriitas bituainaus coul ps thet Whien, D bes Move, t8 nustly used hy the roud,—though of this Fumi not sure.” “How fur hus tho Atenison, Topeka & Suuti Fé uctually progressed toward Mexico on tho Souty and Culitoraie on the West? The roud is gruded Crow the junction at the ‘Town vf Rincuu, on thy ie Granda, to El Paso. ‘The rails are hud for wdistance ut sayen tolles southward from the Town of Kiocon, Lewitt bv competed to Mt Puso in six weeks, Near Li Paso the,roud winds rouud the base of wteep blows Ves SIZ ON THE eka, & Santa all tho way which descend to tho river. fhe most eoonomical way of reaching Tho Atehison, Topeka & Santa Be oven frat, and havo thus far kept the Southert eife, who tnd frat atirvoyen thy tranny wetting tite BI Pasoy but nn understanding baa heen wrrived at between the rouds, and the grading through the mss fs new belng widened so ng to odintt ot both dines going throuth. Thit Interamtion was ‘obtitned tem one uf the griile-coutractors, and, Iuthentic, both tines will bu fn Bl Paso dy tho Int of May. ANUTHER LINK TO CALIFOUNIA. “Ffam Albuquerque. westward throaglt Atl zanat towirds tho Colormde River the rails are netunliy laid nine miles beyond Fort Wingate. This} got frou a grade-contractor who had res cently returned front the west front. He sald Ue coud was being eunstructed nt tho rate of two mniles a diiys that it would cross tho Mab Desert wad eater Canfornin by the Cason bs near Sint Wernardme, There tt would eross tie Southora Mreite Line ant mato [ts way theo the vatieva of the Const Rane to the City of San Franviaca, ‘The projected branch tine tosad Diego wpperrs to he whandoned, for chy present, The real objective polntis Sit Peanelaco,” “What about the mooted (ine from Et Paso or Demi to Gitay ms?” nt Ty inilea of rond have been. cot td northward and eastward from Gin ot Tavis baferined wasn hit further progress, Tho Mexlean Goveri Ment tus refused ta permit the oad ta cut ot rallroud towns ut pleasure, Tt inalstaupon bel rin between the rns ite wblished, It refuses ty i te In tho existing towns to bo A NeW Rot OF Mente a 2 enriched nt thelr exe This has nicheck not only to the mt Topokn & stadt ee Ey ctouston, tee lao ty the Denver & Ite Grande Narrow dango Rallraad, which ts propesed to. be constructed thratnn EL Paso sour ward to the bent of Mexe feo. Leninot vouch for the exdotness of this Jnformutiog, whlen was’ picked up aluime-the Ine, but T DARE SAY IT 18 CORRECT BNOUAIL Howover this may be, 1 presume that mnicablo Arrangements will be made eventualiy. Moan while tho Northorn states of Mexico will hive, tudepend gpon tho Southern Taefile {allroad for un outlet to‘tbe North aud te the two oeuns," “What are tho natural resources af tho re- gions traversed by the Atehison, Topeka & Santa Fé “Chielly intulng. Tho country consists mainly of high table-linds interspersed with ehort rungesof montana with general course of jorth and south, ‘These tablestands are often Btrewo with Inva-beds for many mites; clsv- where thoy tire sundy and sterilos but ton largo extent they yleld nn abaudanes of exceitent uildio-griss, and would ninko good pasturage could water be obtained. Kven the dreaded dorniila tel Muerto, or Journey of Death, Is well covered with sgrias, but water ts yery avar ‘The Ito Grande and Pecos Rivers were dow tess urigipuily of mueh geeator magnitude than Mt present. “‘Thelr geologient vatleys ave mit miles | fdth, ‘Thoir presont netual val vs ofatnall dhiaeasions, nid the os sional patebes of bottem-land bleh they afford to the agriculturist aro of Inconsiderble slzv. At tho own of Colorado tho tio Grande fs About @ Feet winn, and ut GI Paso about 150 feet wide ut the presont time. Ocenstonally Italnks to nothing at both eT those pumts; but In ordinary Sears it atfords witer enough to irrigate the patches of bottom fund. At Colorado, tuough the bottoms ure sandy, thoy were etitivated, Cottonwood trees Krew on tlio river side amd *sitkyes," ‘tho foval anine fur irrigation trenches, were seen fn vit Os pit! nine af these were ten to fifteen fect wide, three fvetideep, und filed with cunming water from tho river, ‘Tho river water ta muddy bur good to drink; pot at all brackiai, ws Thad bean previously informed. At EL Basu It ls pre- ferred to any other water fordelukelug, Ti passe ig through the Jornide de Muriy we ei countered a hal and rely storm, showing: th tho region Is not so waterless ns its name would appear totidieate, tls believed in the vicinity Mhut attempts at cultivation will invite more Trequent rains, ‘Pho Mexicans aay that, this ts what lis bappened (ny purtsof Moxico, ‘Tho soil Js rod loam. often deep, but it many phicos aintow and vaderlatd with aasenlado, a kind of dry inortar, emitted from voleanues, At Layalls there [sun artesian well, now Down 1,000 Fir wrrnouTr WATER. Alittls brackish mud bus been struek, and the well-borera belleve that they will soon strike frean water, Nuit Sai Marelal you cate sigue. Of the Hack ange, weat of tie Ite Grande, whithor a lirge iniaing party is Wending Its way Sn gonreh of new mes. The croppiuuga ire sittd to be very promising. "This range wis BNUW= enpped, ad ought to furnish 1 good deal of witter io tho tio Grande Valley. The ling crossey the river again uear Siar Marcmt and rt Craly. Here the old river banks of sand, cupped with hiva six feet thick, aru from 1) to AW teut hich, and tho road winds between thelr bnses and the present river, ‘There {4 some cultivation of the botton-hinds near thls’ polit, fore the 1Mu Grinde Is about 100 feet wide, und shallows At Whiltee wo austin crossed tho Ito Grande, this time tothe east lank. Above thls point the river dwindled to aw mere thread of witer,euy ten to fiteen miners’ inches, ‘Tha peeeent river valley Kero geows moru and mare sugly, ne the Minta Bo Junetfon the Ria Grade becomes a dey arroyo, aid waxon-rond winds through It. “Near Glorietts there aro some treed, and cultlyation of the river bottoms reappenrs. We tere erusaed a divide tnto tho Vatley oof tha Pecos River, ait afluent of the Wo Grande, which flows Inte tho Jatter some ai mile EtPasa, Here the country ts well wooded, and there are numerous mountaly springs anid con sidurabic rade cultivation. The trees are COTTONWOUDS, CEDAMS, PINES, AND OAKS, ‘Tho bed-ruck bs eruptive, the soll n ferraginous alliviiin. Here we found 81x inehes of saw Ub the yulleys aud a great deal mere on the bill- tops. At Levi is obttined some of the plne tes: ‘usett In the construction of the row ‘There iy plenyy, of good Lottom-landt bereabouts, At Poros ly seen the ruins of the old Spanlah Catho~ drat whose timbers to tun, rf we vrossed tho { Wy Seren, runolig from 200 to ddd miner's lnehes of Ww [ts bed-vack is red muudstone. Allowing artes woll was encountered near Bernal. iutween Junetion and Lis Vegas tho road ls very tortuous, and will hayes to be straightened out. Alter leaving Las Vers, where nygain there is much rude cultivation of the sol, we followed tho Morn River ud gained the tubie-lands ty tho north “and oust, where the clevition was anid to be 400 feet nhove the searievel, ” During the remulnder of the Journey there wns no ground that appeared te be suseeptiile of cultivution—at least not during the preavnt century nell wo renched tho plibia of Kis, ‘Vo the est of tho tablets bist mention was iiacrivs of mountiin ringes rimming wordh and south; and eastward of theso, ngain, Twas informed by mon who hil travel ver tha dlatelet, the country becomes ad clevated prae , rie, vovered with geusses. On the whaty, L vote alder the country SUNSTANTIALLY A DESERT from the Arkansas Kiver ta tho Mexican lino, Ne aeriealtural supplies must come eather tron Kansas or Cubfornity and, consider ng) the appearance of the farms tn Weateri nd thoir tokens of cade cultivation and poverty, Lan moliped to believe that Calitocnia. wiitonjos the monopoly of supplying the entire Aron beveun the Hing of tho ite Grunde and the Slerra Novadax,”” What about tho nines of New Moxte “TE gathered {a perout muy details an tid subs Ject, but todo [t Justice woukt veqaire more ime and attention than Loan well spare at prea~ ent” “Do you bolleve that tho now route to Call+ fornia by way of tho Atchison, Topeka & sonata V6 and tho Bortborn Pucile will supercode the: old route by way of Omnla and Ogden" * Perhaps It inay in dine, but not at present. The Atchison, Topeku & Bante Po ts too tomy, too tortnoua In places, und tao new ng to ene bankinents to lavite the through traveler. "Tho aati of nssaaina near tha border ts not lavite tng. ‘The Pullinny steepers are pot Ko conyen- Jent nor se well managed us those an tho Unten and Central Piellle Rateoads, | On tho. other hand, the Atchison, Tope! Sunta FO In rich corporation. Its miatigers are cHergetio andakitiful men, Tho road has been pushed with usprecedonted rapidity und with leas tine medinte regard to detelis: thin will probably goon prevull, A Cow weoks mily Bee great hue provement tn its fonungeniente and by summers tine itmay prove to be quite a commodious for the rough travel ns tho ofl tne." —— MEMPHIS, Meupi, Tenn, March 21.—A meeting of tho Catton Exchange was held this afternoon. Hess Nitlons wore adopted asking the Postmaster+ Genvral gor a dally rivor mail service between thi point south to Vieksburg and nurth toCulru, te Australlan Ruilw ty. Tho project of a railway between tho north and south oF Australia is now furly under way, and wil reduce the thee between England aa Sydney by thicty days. ‘Tho principal section of the northern jure ty already completed. 1 ts 812 aiiles Jon, wid rand beiween Briybane and Taine, Between the hatter polit aud the Any of Carpentaria thore are yet SIT wifes to constrict, ‘Thy Hie will connvet with that between Mt ington wid Emeraldtowa. ‘Thorw are still 20H between Urbane and Bydaey, und sydney and Adchide. "The rod will fink togerbor the Pemepal cities and most pour tud regiouset the Rrent istind, with the exeaption of those fn the weet, A syndicate has been eaipowered by the Aegistature of Quevasland to coustriet all tis: Tend witht ite domatie, and with reeelye 4.00) teres of publie land for cuch kitumotze or three elyhths of uly built, a A Lucky Things Datruit Veee Dress, Agu citizen was fecllng bis way Up Soventh atreet one dusk night itet week he suddenty tude out the form. Of wanan only a few feet away, After a bul, and an cuburrussing éliouce ho called outs pay, you!" ar Yes." * Ace you an honest man?" «Yeas nea your" Have you got any money?” * Nota red. Mow da ie with your * Pin utso dead-broke. Lowure you armed?” “ With aclab, How are your" “Pye gota club, too. Whuta tucky thing it fa that we spoke to each other! If aishor of us bad beeu o robber we mlgut buye killed vur ings aud not gut a ceuth” OLD PEOPLY’S ILOM The Dissatisfaction Among Some of Its Inmates. Dr. Ryder Considers at Length tho » Charges Made by Thom, Tho Aims of tho Institution, How It Is Mancgad. and A Suspension of Public Indgmont Asked Until tho Courts Decide, Cmcaao, March i.—The Rew, WW Ryder, $10 Watch avenie-iteventist Ax Dean Sine notice somecomoninicationsin the papersabout tho © O&d Latdins? Hom Wal you kindly give the reat facts of the enaa, with peruilsston to publish the dame. Fim interysted, as also many of my frionts, tn that Institution, and do nat wish it to suffor by general statements not fuundod upon fucts. Very truly, C.F. Gare. IM, RYDEW'S ANSWHIL CiteAda. March 2h—C. M. Gates, Esg.—Deat Sats 1 herewith xeknowledge the recelpt of your letter in whieh you ask me toxtve you for publig use “the real facts in tho ens" with ret erenes to the management of tho Old People’s Home tn thls vty, You express yoursolf ag in- terested, a5 tre wlso many of your frionds, in tho welfare of that institution, and you desire to know whethor the genertt charges umainst tho tanayument of the Homa whieh nro mide lt cortaln newspaper commuutuations, have any fountation In fuct, In attempting to comply with your reasonable request, L um xomowhat emburrassed by tho conalderation that niany of the charges to whieh you refer are cllngly vague and indtfinit, consisting of lunucndocs, intimutions, and not apecliia ductirations; while others ure olther too nonsensient or abstrd to require consivorate attention, and were evidently made without 2 proper regard for the proprietics of apecel, us notwithstanding this peoulinelty of tha so- enlled charges, it Is pretty clear as to what the weiter of the communtentions to our elty papers desires to baye tho publis belleve, and it {9 also evident that there [3 trouble somewhero In con- nection with tho control of the Inmates of the Old People’s Home. And what you and othors wiah to Know fs, whit Is the real trouble, who is to bhume far It, nnd how ein ft bo remedied? In order to anawor these questions Intelligent+ ly, let me say (1) that tho Internal eontrol of the Home Is given to * A BOARD OF MANAGEHS, consisting at the present time of thirty-two per- gona, all of whont ure women, aud that the pub: Ilo may fnow who they al are, and what their standing is in this community, Co append thotr names; Mrs, Wiliam Aldefeh, Mrs. $. It, Bull, Mrs, RH, Singham, Mrs, A, E. Bishop, Mes, enezor Huckunnun, Mrs. Jeronie Beecher, Mrs. George Chipp. Mrs. W. Hl. Cooper, Mrs. Du rand, Mrs. Marshall Field. Mrs. A, Gibbs, Mra. de M. Griswold, Mrs, E. W. Were, Mra. do ih lister, Mrs. If. 1. Hilt, Mrs. D, A. Jones, Mrs kon elth, Mrs. 15. $f Late U.C. Mort Mra, yryn 2. Mouttan, M Otls, Mrs. C. Cc. bn G. Peek, Mes, George Pultnas iy iiond, Mra.” dames A. Brith, Mea. Harmon Spruce, Airs. Justin Stes, Mrs. dH. Swain, Mra. de EL Domple, Mea, G. G. euesieil, stra, A. W. Wheeler, Hteside this Board of Managers who control the faternnl atalrsof the Home, thore Is a Bord of Trustees, consisting Of ning men, who have. the cl y ofthe Home. Theso “ a8 fallow Daniel A. ones, fidson Ketth, W. UL ttyder, &. f. Mecagi A. A. Libby. 1. We Raymond, and Iyro Moitton—two vacanvtes, * Bat while the Board of Managers have, in gens oral terms, entire charge of the nunugemont of tho funily of tho Homie,.thoy are not perinitted Under tlie ries te make’ certain important chunges without tho sanction of the Hoard of ‘Tetste ‘Thus, they cannot muko thew endo of rules ver tao manigemont of the [lome, for the reeeption nud dismissal of Inmates, without Urst obtaining tho (ndorsement of the Bourd of ‘Teusteus. Nelthor can they either hire or dig= milay the Mutron without tholr approval, ‘The membership of the Moardor Managers ts Hasited to ane years that of the Board of ‘rnge to threv years, Tho annual meeting of the Seelety of the Old Pes J ours on tha third ‘Tuesday tn M pose of electing thre pe vr andur the provisions of tho ehurte ‘Shore tre pow sixty-two fumutes in tho [netts tuiton. ‘The exponse of malitaining this hirge fannly for tho fist yen, ineiiding the needful VIS, [Oe: y of the Matron, aud the puy of the engineer, wis, In round nambors, $7,000, "Aw the property of the Hou from which we derive Income surely exevcds $20,000, most be the Jurge sum needful far the support of the Home Ja secured by the voluntiry contributions of the Lonavolent. With thla general outlino of tho argunization of the Old People’s Hume, and these frets lo rus wir te is present condltiop before you, 1 will proceed to tuke up THE AEVRUAL ACCUSATIONS which are made ngalnst the present manage- mentofl the Home, xo far us 1 know thom, and Judge thom to bo of uny publte Impoctunes. 1 itis gad that “sittertes unrausountte In Minount wre buvishty pald, und einploscs are re> tained wppurvently for favor and pot frau eesslty ‘the only enlaries that ure pald to aay: person ont of the funds of tho Home, or to any pent in any way eognected with ft, are a8 fale ows: Matron, 80 per month; engnoer, 847 por motth; and thore ig one couk and gous female, servants. ‘The solicitor of the Lome reasives 2% pereuntizoun her collections, and the experionce of this nod omer sindlir Jastitudons lus abown the wistlom of the arrangement. No ollicor of tho Huard of Managers, of tho Hourd of 'Trust- tues, of any othor pursen Kaye thoay nated, res colves a ingle ponuy for his or hee Kerviecs. If there fa uy fostitution In Chicago of almilar Rizo that cin show a nore veonomleal reaordt Uiun this, we stall bo ghid tu be totd whore tho poy Is practieod. w Itbv said: tant lager beor goea ty at tho doorot the Tome freely isan open secret, but thut It (8 designed for ur rontized by aged stom- wens we deny.” Whothor cho writor of this statement meant to aay thitt tho tiver thus tiken into the Home 14 for the bunuilt of tho Horned of Mantyers, oc fur the personal use Of the Matron, or for the vomfort of the Bord of ‘Trustees, dees nut ulourly appear; but tn althor ense tho intinn. Hon ls probably as far from the trach as tho North Polo fs from thy South. Art. 18 of the by- fuws of tha Home rend as fodlnws: “No Intoxi- cating driuks or strong stionhuita of any kind shall be tt dn the Homeexcopt by order of tho phystolan Tt the Hoard of Shinugera nrg aitige Wed that any percou inthe employ of the Hune his violuted this rule, thoy ought not to require Mure than tive minutes to determine what to do with such offender, a Itidentt that the Monrd ef Managers aro wenlthy” tudes, who do not tike muon iutere vat in” “poor folks" anyway, in tholr aniable indiferenee’ ‘pornit Matron, who is represented as ou harde hourted, tyrannical poraon, to “heap all kinds of tadugntty upon tuo unolfending Ins mites; und tit tho see of tho tnatitcon: fy 80 harsd and even cruel that all who have w tonder reganl tor tho Jntriaitios of age nro exe horted to cally at tho appronchiug anual meot+ tug wud unseat tha prudent mungemnnt, tidvery cloarto all humane people that if what [8 here alleged ts (rug, the Board of Byun- agers ought to be ALL TURNED OUT OF OFFICE, and I should say the Rourd of Trustece had bet. ter follow then. [ut nee thoie stutomonts true? uot merely ure thoy (rue, but la thore any baals do Saet on whieh te rest mitch sweeplug necnsae 3% OF tho personul Hines of tho lidies who nistltute the Lonrd of Stunngord for tho roe Aponaible plo thoy ceoupy. 1 enn wuty guy thoy are nmong the moat vateemed, Intolllzont und self-sucritiving women In our city; and | these women devwrye to be vhuracterized na thoy ure (i tho Bandoraus stutementa of corti nt Newapapor tlteriacus, there tt very tittle nso dn trying to tad in Chleaye a company af women to whot It te aufa to commit tho care of tho Old Peoplu's Home. Tt those women will pormit the Shitron to trout tho lymates with uniiid: ness, where will you find those who wilt coinpel her to trent thou na thoy should bo? But, (eds perhaps wii, wo do not exactly wean toullege thit tho -Moand of Mummers tndorso eruclty on the part of tho Matron; but may thoy not by deemvol by her? When thos gre nob present, Wity abe not use the Intnates dittoreatly ram WONE thoy wuppose? 4 OF coursy this ls posstbie; but that it is not probable wil appenr from the fallowing ronsunss (Q) Tho wumber of fates who eomphun of. tho ganduet of the Matron is small, (2 Hardly a day ise in ull the year when somo member of the floard is not in the Home, for the public huve no conception of the multifarious duties whieh thease women ure called ty perforin. De- wide Unis adarost dutly visitation there tsa weekly vintation of overy dimiute prosont in tho Home, ug required by Art. Uot tho by-laws, which rule la ns follows; ‘the Visuing Comtittoo stall vieit the’ Home not Haneu s weuk, wad I abull bu the duty of the RCT ihe Initiates, and report tn wel thu nest munttuy muwting oF the” Hourdate jé und yenora coudition ot the Hone, pits ‘Thie ruto 19 a live seguinfion,—not a dead form. Each innate betongtag tu the fuatitus Ton dnd prusent in the Lune te visite at tout due He euch week Uy auine member uf the Vise Stuy Committee for that month, aud a kgport in writing te pubmitted by that Committed to the full Houwed, whiek regularly meets on the Bret HF wesduy ft euch invath, ab 3 p.m, at the ansit'y ‘Fhat the Matron of tho institution le faultioss in her management Is MOU THAN LAM DISPOSED TO BAYS (hat sho has somethnes used toward certain of- Teuding jumutes struoger lagguuge than ls Judl- the plows fa possibly true: but that, on the whole, she tinkes an eflelent officer, and ndmiulsters tho nttalra of the Home properly nnd with adie regurd fo tho fnfirin(tes undy weakessos of tho fnnintes ta belteved to be true by moal, If not nil, of the Hoard of Manngers. What, thon you may with) propriety ane tn the ground of these cturges agninet the Matron aud the fonnt of Matungers—is there no fito that eaasen atl Cis arimices C will nuswas this qooestion with the samo franteness that wulteg you to asic tt. t The real cause of tho present trouble In tho O8} Poopto's Home Hes i the past. As you are Porkips aware, this inatitution was tirst started asin Old Ladies’ Hote, and it existed tn that forin, ovetpying a wooden Dulldag on Indien aventte, forsome twelve years. Thon the family vert sini, consistiig on tho average of about fan inntya, How tippy the old Indies were, They wera ne merry as children, and all of one mii and purpose. “Aaa DE remember perfectly well that when the spavious brick cdilles wus created in 1874, and were about to move inte It, dene Mra, Hodgedon, herself tho Inearnution of fove and pationce, sald tome: “De, Ryder, we are going away from hopie,—that weroat phi Attractive to the ove will never bo dear to the heart like this, And thon there will te xo many of 14, nnd Baie them 1 fear there wilt be some who are contentious and qunrrclsome, and we shall be of many oiinds and not of ene ay now." Alig, the propheoy of that dear old eaint uns come to pass, And this result Is largely, ATTIUBUTED TO TWO CAUBESt () The reecptton Into the Home by the Recep. tion Committee, on tho recommendation and at tho sotieitation of porsonal frienda, of Ininates who ought never to have been recelved nt al nnd (2) the attempt to continues the diselpling of tho Home as 8 family, upon the wsanmption tint. ouch (nmate woull Appreciate. hers priviloger and conduet berset! property, In this dast, free aret to say, tho Mutrd of Maumucers made a serl- ons inistake, Most of the innittes deported themselves as’ tadles should, but a fow, Masten of appreuinting the kindauss ind courtesy shown them, took ailvnntige of Jt utd whon roproved by the proper officers of tho Board defied thelr authority. = At thid juncture tho present, Matron, Mrs, Th. R.Shantdand, was cutled to tike charge of the Insthtucion, Asid you will olseryo she was culled by tho Managers with the wnierstunding thot sho was a woman of excoutive abitity, onequulltied to secure obedidnes to the rule: “We wish you to seo that the rules of this insti: tution are obeyed,” was the charge uiven her by tho Board of Manngers, But Mrs. Shankhutd, at she attempted to enforce this Injunction, suut found that there were certain inimnaics who would hot obey the rules, but resented hor attempts to seeuro obedience, The Matron atnted her complaints to the Board of Managers; they von ferred with tho troublesome members and tint ly, ug matters beeaine worse ruthor than better, thoy asked the coiperation of tho Hourd of Tristecs, aA comatities of tat KBonrd visited the Home, bad a conference with the Inmutes, and did whit they. could toward scouring oba+ alence on tho purt of those wealnst whom come platute ind been lodged. This Cominittss also Tandy cardial inquiry as to whether the rutes wero opprossive, and whether any of thom ought te be chunged, Ms And now we coing to the eharge that the Board: of Manugers huve TURNED OUT TWO OF THE INMATES, to-wit: Mrs. Bloor and Mesa. Ceoughy without nny kuoWledgoof theirs that they wer@ylolating: Any cule, or that their conduct: gave dissntiss faction tu tho Bourd, The article In reference to tho removal of Inmates is as follows: ‘Vo prosorve ordor nd harmony In the family, en- {fry vbedlenee must bo patt to all rufos wid. recuine tlons ndopied Lor the government of tho Institution; ond Lewitt be tho Wty OF the Matron kiudly vw wna tet hy Iniuates for any stuintlon of the xaing, Should shore ba no AuMeNdinEnt It the conduct of any ono why his been thus niuionisied. she Matron siiall pre- fer at aint ty tho: Visiting Committen, whose duty it aball thon by to via sunsly ronrove the individual, And if such procedure prove inotfectual, sid Conhittes shall report iho cise to the Aaard, who mMaY tiky auch netion thereon us the clreani= atitices may sve t0 require, No vow of removal, howover, from tho Hume ahall be pasod atany Montini unless the Intantinn 10 provesa Ruch A vite aiail nave boun inserted In the nottuus eniling the anne, his ts tho rule, and now for the facts as to the neon taken tuder ttin regard to the re- moval of Mrs, Blodgett and Mra. Creng! A couptaint was imude in writing by tho Matron to tho Visiting Committes, Tho Visiting Committee visited Mra, Blodgett and Mes, Creagh in thot rooms, ana rene to tho Board in writing that thoir conduct was une becoming and Gnproper, After considerable do- lay and: there being no evidenco of improve: ment on the part of the offending Inmates, tho Scoretary wos tnstrnetod to insert tu ber natice calli the next meeting of the Board that * ae tion would at that thie bo hud tu reference to the removalof Mew, Miodgett and Mrs, Ureagh froin the fnetitution At the next Board meet- ine the motion was put for theexpnision of Mrs, Btodgett and Mrs. Creagh from tho Home and ununtmously adopted. This wetion of the Board of Stunagers was. sent to the Board of 'Urustees and tthantmously adopted by thems and by the Board of ‘Trustees was forwarded to the Exeeutive Hoard of the Reilet and Aid Soeloty, und tho ncuot was uninimousty vous firmed ind approved by them. ‘fnia does not naty Keto.” especially when le is pred’ that exch inember of the Hoard ot Managers was votifled that such netion was ta be tuken, and ench of the three Bonrds based fotlon upon written siitenents and written ree and the tine constimned tn doing atl this sono eight months. Hut why did we go to tho Relief and Ald 8o- ty with the ense of Mra. iffodyert aud Mra. viigh? Heeruse thoy were phiced tu the Momo by tho Retict and Aid Society, they laving tho right to oveupy, under the rules af the Home, certain rooms itt the Institution, Mrs, Blodgott and Mrs. Creagh both caine Into the Home as benoficlirles of the Itelief and Ald Suclety, and therefore @ PAID NOTHING FOR THEN ADMISSION, nop have thoy abiny the pawl any money Into tho Hame. ‘Nala neon tn reference to Mrs, Blodrett and. Mra, Crongh was vontirmed by tho Board af ‘Trustees us early as Devomber of Inst year, Wut as winter was then upon” ua ‘owns deonu best not to enforce this netion unt the winter was over, wid possibly in tho Menntinie Chore tight be sowe change for tho butter, and n conclusion renched ehort af fetual romeval tant would bo ButieCactury to nh But this dolny, it was found, was turned to tho dis- advantage of the Home, pot only by newspaper respondents but tn other Ways, nad ulter Hultation IE wis decided to serve the notices of expulsion upon the two persons nauied, and royutre them to leave the tustittion. This vetion wis taken with grt hesitaney and with thuch regret, but asi necessity that could not be longer delayed, And, though nelther of then pild any entrince fee, nef ware voted 88 cach, i nad any furniture belong|yg to thom in case of their retirement. And tits brings mo to thoone most unpleasant fact Inaltthia history. ‘Cho tninites thausulyen are not wholly at fault. Vosaibiy thare would pever bave been toy serfous disturbance at all but tor antaldo intueference, Certaln persons, acting us they clifan froma senso of duty, Dave. taken the side of tho disalfected tnmates ag Avainst tho wuthorities of the Mome, and ec cournged thom: tu thotr tnsaberdination. tb certain persons tro domi naw. They guy to the inmates, “Do as you like,” * Don't mind what tha Hound ludiea say to yous? “They cannot put you aut,’ ete Of conrse, 1s erry to see what olfect auch consol iis this will hive upun such asaroairendy belligerent und upon thuse.whe en be fatluonced by then, Tirust tt witl be made cloar to you from thiy Btatument that tho rent lssue which the wuthor- itles of tho Home ure now confronting fs sitinply this; Hnvo thoy, or havo they not, tho right to inakosueh rulea for the government of tho Hote na thoy deem for tho bust youd of the Home, and, having made them, have they the Authority todomand that the ininites Gt tho Home shatl ouey such ralea? ff one shall say “no,” then will he show "how, da an fostitution where there are many inmates, order ta to be preserved, and tho rights of the many protected against the unronsonnble combuct of tha fow. OF course, If the rules are oppressive and tnsiite ably, that ean be made to uppear, and by an fae telligent community NO KUCIT RULE WILT WE AUSTAINED, Tut thero are nv sich oppressive ruled in the OW People’s Home of this City, se fur nat Know. If i Knew of any seh | would oppose thom fo tho uttermost; so ala would b urge the repeal of any rule that mado upon the aneites AN Unjust demand, or dyprived thein of any liberty which it fasafe to give thom, Bue certain rules, which from one polut ot view iibgnt be regarded us oppressive, wilt bo fount on inquiry to be net oly noedful but wholly in tho interests of the Inmates thomuvlvas, 1 men tlon the two rulea about whleb much complat ismade, First, the demand that Ininutes leave Ing the institution shall deave thuir keys with tho Matron or bee ussistunt. Why ure the Ine mates required to do this? Vho atover, in briof, is this: Thore are sixty= two Inmates In the Home, Bome of then are in rus health and capable of ering for themselves; athora are feeble tn body; and somo ure feeble in mind. Boeme of thoav het ought nut to by pernilttud to gu out and ta the Homo at their divcreiton. ft is not mito for them to do au, would it bo bumano to pormit Now, to treat ull abke, the rulo ie mule ponents und 80, instend of saying to tho inmates "You iwust not leaye the Home without pornlsalou,” the Manugera tako tho milder form, and request them tu leave (hole kon with the Mutcgy it they wish to yo outof the building. [seals to ma Perfectly obvious thut if such a regulation did Hot alveudy oxtst, pne auxbt to be made without thy toast dulay, ‘Vhe other rule of which complaint Is malo ta that the Matron and tho Visitmy Committes Bball have the right to enter aus room iu the ins stitution when thoy wish so to do, This, It is suid, “violatua the “private rights of the Ine United,” and deprives the rou of the inmate of ibs “guyctity Of a home.” But suppose tha 13 40, and ‘ NOW CAN IT WR MELYED? Wit any Culretminded, tint to aay humane, person say that olderly people such. na Gaupuse the Home ure to turn thoir key on the Matron und on the Visiting Committes, and furbld their entering the rooins of tno Jnuntes, exvept when Shay ehoose to Boe they Lot any supalble porsc woo hag apy ilea of tho faliraatics, weik nodes and wiekuosses Which aro always predunt in a0 largo u fully of elderly peopia waive but lve uilnutes Beriods thought to thiy question, wad it fe gafo to trust ty the correctticas of his wuewer, Byory room in the lnstitudon, from basuinent to atic, must be subject to the jnspeetion uf the Mutron, and vt alt tlaaes, and hot a member of the Board of Minaxora, or of the Board of Trustees, would by williby to bold oillce ju tho Institution under any other reguintion—for no ottter (a sate, nid no other Ie bumitne, Asta writing this letter my natrention ts called ton atitement in one of our daily pavers, signed by tho mimo porsen who has nado most of tho charges to whet To huve referred, to tho clfect that Mra, Creagh “ ia to-day a prisoner th the Home, and a pltiind object’ of” gharity'"; that sho has teen refused any fodd, and for nearly a week has pubsisted ‘entirely upon auch rations as his frients bave been nbd to get to ber; that" she ts 80 es of tue aad upwards,” and so" feoble and deerepia that abe could not walk a block,” ate, ’ Whataro the facta? Mra. Crengh, aa qirendy was digmnissed from tho Home in Decems ty but tho ordor of disnilasal was not'eom. tmumeated to her until quite recently, At first, as Faun Informed, she seonted Inelttied ta leave quietly, Dut usked for thine, ta consider whnt sho mit das This was given her, until: tally ang unnotineed to tho Visiting Committeo. that ate bad been advised to rematn where she wes, and should dogo, She 18 now in her room at the Home, and refuses to loave It even for a mas it for any purpose. If sho isa © prisoner In tho Home” itis beenuse sho voluntarily niakes Dinwelt so, and beeause she Is reting under the Avice of sone person who counsels her to pliy that role. Unt consider the Kaprome abstnlity OF talking about t porsun as “a prsoner,” when tho only temund which the authorities of the Home make pon hor Is to LEAVE THE INSTITUTION and bo" free Furthermore, Mrs. Crengh ts regularly served with nents by order of the Matron, and she will be so gorved! and Iimanely treated os long ng sho remitins wittin tho oullding, no matter wait her own condiet ry De. Tht as Mrs. Cy was tothe Home by the Tellef and Ald so. y nnd thay tive indorsed tho action of the Bonrd of Managers in removing bor, tho font disposition of her caso may by atfely left to tho ulated and considernte judgitent of wat jontety, ~ Buty story is long, and Lmust hasten toa conchtsion, You will understand from what T have here written that, If thore bo a WE CHuse Of Coins plaint quatinst the mangement of tho Old Pro- ple's Home, Fan ignorautof it, ‘There was a of reference to diniuz-room work whieh 1 Ft nok wltogerbor Judicious, but that was penile. At prevent it seems to me that tho Honse ts falele and properly con. dueterd, 80 far ag the Matron ahd the Board af Munetgera ore coneerned. Hf Loum $a errar A dealte to Itnow It, for Lyteld to no ano in my wish to huve the Home aa nearly a3 may be ao united and happy family. Viaye been connect: ed with it ollleiiy during nearly tho whalo perl: od of fta history, and have given insre tine) und thought to ft than to any othor charituble inst tution In Clitaga, And Dat teank to ety, that the present attitude of tha Homo geleves me Reeply, Mrs. Blodwott and Mea. Creigh havo their rizhts, and bave a certain claim upon our symputnies; bit they are not the ouly ‘persons in tho Homo that have rizhts which We are re. quired to respect. ‘There are sixty othors that ave rights aa well us thoy. ‘Phase who ttre ye- anotialh io fur thecuntrol of the fumily aro tu con+ ele WHAT 18 DEBT FOR THE ENTE NOUSENOLD, Tho ene of Mrs. Blottgett is befure ono of the courts, and Wo must nwalt the decision of the proper tribunal ns to whethor sho lita any vested, rights tn the Home, of which, whatever may be her conduet, she cannot be teprived. tn the tneantime It fs palnty to conalder that certuln persons who hive Uoell allowed free n cesa to the Home, and to the room of the n= have abused that courtesy, and openiy Hl the hninntes not to obey the rules, ward led thom to believe that thoy eannut be put ont. unilor wny circumstances, And the effect of all tnis has been to compel the authorities of the ffamo to deny certain courtesies for the present. to tho general pudllg, and to require that thoso wiahing to visit the Institution shall register their nanies, and If thoy wha totalk with any of the inmates they niust do so in the public pare lor, nd to enforce this regulution the Presl- dent of the Bourd of Trustees has pluced a yoleon Wt the main entrauve to tho Institue fon. Hoerenfter the fone will be managed by tho authorities efected and uppolnted for that purpose, ana not by the outslde publie, The Trustees buve counseled patlonee, forbearance, delnys und whatever wisdom there muy have been In this advise, {¢ is evident tho time hus now fully come when this whole question of the control of the Home should bo BROUGIT TO _A DIRECT 1SSUR, One phaso of itis now before n computent tris bunil; the other puuge of It $s cheerfully sube mitted to those by whosa bounty the Hume has been thug far sustained. ‘Tho nnnual mevting of tho soclety of the Home ty neurnt hand, Let te churltable public attend that. meeting and decide whetner in tholr Juugment the institution is now well muanuged. And if, between thls tine and that, any person who his shown himself 1 friend to the tinue by contributing to its aupport would Nke to visit the Home, und exaimno into Iteaifnirs, op taxes, meul with the inmates, by nddressing Ine, 1 will sey that tho proper permit ls obtained, and that itis gouttora meal with the Inmates at any sthno within x woek of ita fague. And it persons go visiting tho Home will kindy inform mo of anything thoy co or hour that needs eurreetion, 1 shall be personally obitzed. Hf there is any thiug wrong in the mangement of the Old Poople'’a Home, L repent, P want to know It, and the sooner | know it the bettor for me. [trast J need not kay ta the people of Chicayo that I am no fricad to wfalr dealing, ov to eruel trent~ ment auywhere, and I Kkuow of no place whero such cletaunts mare thorongh)y: dexoryve to be nadcmied than coving with elderly and onfeos bled women, Very truly yours, W. H. Ryper, Secretary Noned of Managers Old Pouple’ Tho ty of Chicagas eoT® O14 Poonia's Howo oF TALC.” AMMloernl Substanes Which DIntcos Pore fect Papor-Pulp—Diacovery of a Mine or Ht la Northera New York—Excites mont - Among bereMukors — Kitty MIUIs Alrondy Using It. Speclat Corrrapondenco of ‘The Chicago Tribune, Qouvensuuit, N.Y, Mareh2.—To-day 1 vieited. tho xrent sensation of Northarn New York, the bapor mine, Ldonotimenn a nine on paper, Uke many of tha Colorado anes, but'a mine of real paper. Tho substance is cutted “talo. It {a of @ sen-yreen white calor, Hke asbestos, which It resombles. Whon ground, it becomes walte und resembles auow, it exists fn strata from 8lx to ofglit feet thick, or in tlysure-velna runnlagatanangle of 45 degrees to an inflnlt depth, ‘The fulo, or eryatantzed paper, 1s blasted out fn liege chunks, @y rocks aro blasted, Then it ts orushed tu quurta-milis, and uround to a white powder. Thero Is uo grit in it Tt will not dull a kntfo any more than cutting a pleea of leather or un old cheese, {tis soft us chutk, and hits a fibre, when ground, ttko cotton. It is utvo aa Hehe, when grount, as cotton rays, It makes perfect aupere palp whan ground, GS per cont of whteh will go into paper and stayithorc, ‘The discovery hing thrown all tho pnper-mills In the country into @ great exeltemont, for it prontiaes to mate fore tunes for tho papersmen bofore tt bocoms known: aud, aftor that, Jt promises to muke pa per very much cheaper. s HOW THE PAPERAUINE WAS DISCOVERED. Yo-day U mot Me. A. Cobia, Jr. of Gouvere nourN, ¥., who is developing the mine, and nsked him ubout its discovery, “ Tho substauco was dlacoyered by Prof, Men- thorn, un old minoralogist," ho sald, It wis found cropping out on tho sides gf wdeop rond- cut. ‘Tho road wis betwaen Gouverneur and fdwards, Tho Mesures all dip to tho north. ‘They ure from six to eight foot thick. Ono ts suro ts separated from nnothor by a tatcoso Hmestono wall from two to twenty feet thick.” * Hus tale boon discoyerod in othor States?" I asked, “Yes, A substance resembling our talo exists Ju sovornt plucea; but {tls not Nbrous ike our tile; nelther fs it Ught or white, Othor tale vxists in thin sodles, or flakes; ours In a solld iais3,—88 Ballad nat coul-bud. It ts ontlrely free fran sand, bron, Hino, or grit, Sve,” ho euutlne uod, stirring up nw pallful of the white ibrous matter, “10 looks us light aa tho froth on a pall of now milk,” HOW THE TALC, OR PAPEN-PULT, LOOKS. Whon [examined the pulverized paper-ravk, it washke rage grouid to powder, Tt hue lo taste, tis puro white. Ibis Ikht coouygh to flout a moment, and then gradually sinks. will not make palit any more taan ground rags will, IL wilt not answer for udultoruting Hour uF anger, becnude it tatoo Nght, A pallful of wot tile looky like a pallful of damp snow. Mr. Corbin bas erected a inl nour the mines and {8 making tweuty-ilyo tous of paper-pulp duly, Th ft making pulp from the pulp simply tocrusn It and ed tmitlestones. ‘Pho Huagartan rollers, sich ne tho millers nro Using In Minneapolis, are te be usedt hereafter, EXCITEMENT AMONG THE PAPER-3 ‘Tho papor-mlno has caused great excitement Amun, the papermen, ‘They bavy visited Ganyernour frou ‘Troy, Ningara, and Hochester The owner hus beun ilouded with lotions, | Corba dit not like tu haye it go out that gapecta! puperemukers were tnlug it; but 1 found out Hit all the papersmunitucturers dre Laying Al thoy gan yet, They pay really $2) or $25 n ton for it ut tho ming. Nincty-tive por cent of Ie goed Into the paper, Papersinen desisy tho dis Covery kept acoret. If it la once known thit Pupersmon Are ust A chenper substitute than Tuga, then the public will dumand cheaper pap Lut Witty paperemills are using thie tale a place Of raga tu-duy, Many newspapers aro printed on white paper made of tule und straw, with BO rags. Tho New York Trigune, Lin and Sut puper ik made of 23 pyreent tale, ‘fale wakes & fino Ainla for wellidy-paper, The dscovery will eventually ruduce tha price at paper one third. Mining fueflities ure beftur increased bere dally. ‘Tho capacity uf the mines wow tu ewguty, five tonsaduy, It will soon by itty, seveuty> v6, or 100 tos, J dent a specimen of the ground tule, or pulp. to tho editor af Tine ‘Teipuse with this forte ‘The spechuen sont will verity tho letter In every partlewlar, Li Pe UL Ns, tu some thie alne a ed Clergymeu, lawyers, editors, bankers, and Las dica uced Hop witturs duily for merve tupce.