Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 26, 1881, Page 6

[} THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCI1 26, [881—SIXTEEN PAGES LOCAL POLITICS. The Grand Republican Mass- Meeting Tuesday Night. Mayor Harrison Affects the Usual Amount of Modesty. The Democrats 1Ield Their Clty Primarles Last Night, An 01d-Fashioned Love-Feast in the Tenth Ward, The Ticket to Be Harrison, Brand, Grine noll or Prendergast, and Holvard, A List of tho Porsons Scleoted to Rua as Aldormen, Beetings of the Republican Ward Clubs—All Sutise Hed of Victory, THE POLITICATL FIELD. HARRISON'S MODESTY, The nenr approach of apring and the searclty of {dle men In il branches of labor have n tend- ency o repress that exuberanee which In years gone by was wont to b one of tho marked fent- ures of the local politienl enmpaign, Time i8 now {00 precfons, there {3 too urgent 1 demund Tor iabor of all kinds to admit of people stand- ing around on strect-corners and nesistiug In Yoows ror the candidutes in whom they tike o ypersoual Interest, or to whom they ate tled by tho bonds of polities. Still 1t would be Invorreet to suy that tho pending campalgn nttrcts no attontion, Tho fuet 13 thut thore hus not beea n loeal cnmpalgn in yonrs in which so much interest hus heen taken by tho people at targe, but itis not of the demanstra- wvo charaeter, It 19 o pretty thoroughly estub- Tished tuct that the majority of tho voters THORQUGHLY UNDENSTAND 3L HAIRISON, hiabids for publle npplause, and his general political Insincerity., He may attend Irish meetings and prajse Irish bravery and hospitality: he wmny lecture tho Germnng on thelr singing festivils and tecompuny- 1ing Gemiithiichkelt; at St. Georgo’s bunguet he may compliment tho Britieh lion, und speak of tho sun which never sots on the Englisn Domine fon; bo muy welcome every Lonvention that se- lects Chicugo 48 Hs temporary hue, and yet there remalus the slmplo practical fuct that on the surfuce the best Mayor follows thaupstolie njunction, wnd i3 *ull tings to el mew' su Tong.ns (¢ Keeps tisn elose to tie front. A TiuBUNE Feporter dropped in to seo bim yess terduy for o triendly chat, Toe ante-room wis crowded with vaters with * Inflovence,™ Yith soekers fter chiritys who tricd to finpross hitn with tho ldew that, ike *bread cust upon tho waters,”” It woulld return ere mnay diys” in the shape of numerous ballota; wih leaders of tho Democratle purty who eaane with tnformis tion and to recelve orders his Honor was i gomd bumoar, and aguin rohearsed tho sublime story of Cincinuatus, with a_personal_application to bimsolf. Hu was not acuking tne otlice; he wity not a candidate—and let t- Lo hero re- corded that tho paucity of newatives ln the Euglish languiwy is v 0 reproduce the futeusity' with which Carter de- cllfies,—hut if the I;uuplc wint i, snd coiie ond *'thrico offer the crown,” ho mlight be pi valled upon to accept the respousibihity, SBARKLS 13 WILIAN'," ‘but ho has not yet, according to his own story, attempted to (X o delegition or capture u d gnte. 1o bud seen twoor threedelegate tickets, but be bad not time to muke u quantiative annlysis. Une thing he_earefully Impressed up- on his friends, wus the pultey of not putting tho delegnte’ tickews 1ho nuines of uny his appointecs. Ho wimted o go b o public with n conventlon fn which he ke nubody, Of course he bnd n generny fded us to who would attend the powwow, but he had na ofticlal notice, Aud 1T any of the City-1ull nt- tachés succeeded in * crowding in under tho canvas” it would be at their own peril, While the reporter wus guictly talking with bis Honor uver the electlons b (4o vast, Frunk Adums camo 1 and remurked that e had been told thnt thu Mayor had griven in s ndierence to Preudergnst Justend of Griunedl, und thy Intter's friendd wero very miteh worrled, * I's another of those Hepubiican 1 " el i Jonor, *und thero I8 no_Toundation whatever for nhi’ auck w report. Bven (F 1l so feet dis- poged,t woild be the darnedest kind of fully for me 1o guy anyihing nbout ' Thiz scemsd to satlsly Frank Adums, who' took his depurture toward the rewims oceupied by Grinnett, His Honor fuvored u renominntion of all the preseut incuwbents, us their viection would be n vindleation of his' poley, butas i Jerlsintive probibizion forbade Badly Seipp from holdmg consecutive seeaml term, I wits vory mueh be- regeetted thut bo could nut beone u “Big Four.” Billy's polities niever cut figure. Two yenrs ngo bo wonld have aeeeptud the numination from thy lRepublicons, Ho iy well kuown nud equally well bled, “DBut” resumed the Mujor, uftern pasd, during which ponsible for all fullures * bo was asked (o buy w dozen bull Hekets for tho benelit of & paor” widow in lrklguport, * thy people buve got un filea e bt s well to count the monoy evury two yeurs, und ufier vl they Aro about rght, Ko Ixe us Billy Soipp 18 coye tory or thy money ($ all thol for hb ho would b it valuable nid to the ticket SWIO I8 nRANDYY “*He's tho son ot Michael lirnnd, the North Bldo brower, [lo scemd to ve the only eandidite, Teieht, who wils mentioned @ few Wweoks ugo, having rotired i s tuvor.” Waont nbout Prendergust. 1an't bo trylng to eateh on with tho add of tue Soclnllstsr** 1t wil) bo bad for Howard If the Convontion takes up Premdorsrust, us botl - utlices cunnot by &lven to the Insh,™ “lg thut event who s lkely 1o be the nomlneg? “That's moro than I cun tell, And Just here n Thirtconth Ward dolegate €AtIo In to wmnunce to hia Houor that the Trish wera still * whi lum," sud woukl never desert him, The delegate promiscd to soe hig Hlonor afier election, and then withdrew. So dud the seribe, THE REPUBLICAN CANMPAIGN CO! wns {n sesslon a good puet ot y work was conlined to the dell the cnmpaign. The Wara Com lected with the exception of those of - the Fourth, ‘I'weltth, aud Fuurteonth, which will bo mude up to-duy, The heatdauarters of last full, 121 Fifth aven eaized, und will bo opensl thils inorn tor thu campuign, Arrmguments ave beo made for furnlsong el tepublivans desivau theiw with usturalization papers oo and srer Lo:duy, on npplication nt o he artors. b fest gun ot the cpnpalien will be fred Tuesday ovemug, when thorewlll be held in Far- well Hall e monstrous iuss-meetiog, ut which apecehos wil gt by Johi M. Clnrke canle dato for Mayor, und the oihier, meshers' ofthe ticket: ulso by Messes, K. Fulgbank, Wit Dexger, E. A, Storrd, Luther Lot Milly, Jesse Bpulding, I Muwleigh, Thomns Crutty, und P Monduy m tock will bu beld n Ropnblican Conference, i which none but the recognized lenders of the party will be allowed to purticijute, 10 run, g ut 10 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES, BULID FOIL JLARRISON, Tho Demovintic pritiuries weve held Inst night, and wer, with one oxcepiion, us tume snd apiritioss us P Tianuse suld they would be, ‘That one glurious excoption—tho Tenth—is re forred 10 more fuily betows The delegutes eleeted wilk voto for Harrison for Mayor, and probubly fur Rudolph Brand, the cousin of Mis chuel, and foremun of bis browery, for City Trensurer, uud for Pat floward for Clty Clork. For Artorney, Grinnell scems to bo uhend, the contest buing between blm und Pronde s who hus somotvolus on the West and North Bides. "Tho folluwing tuble glves in & condensed shupo the Aldermunic somlmtlond. Those markoed Wwith b asterlsk aro at present fn oftiee. In o Eloventl und Tweifth Wards no nominntions were utnde beeuusy iU 18 useiess, lu the Lhir- teenth one will bu mude during the cowmbyg woek, The nominee, bowever, will bo o Repul- Ueun. In the Bixteentls Arno Voss Js the union candidate of the Democrats und Republicuns; 1. Michnel furke, 10, JuhnConaell. 2, Jues Appletun I Thowius by ‘Thowmns tyan. £, <A St . AEno Vuss, §. sToumus Purcell. 15, SE. 1, Barrett, U SJumos Peovey. 18, Ueorge Keller, PIIST WALD, Tho primary wis held at tho Palmer House, For tho annexed elty und Lowi tickets 431 votes Wero cast, ‘Thure Wus no upposition, City ventlon dufegates: Francis R, Lutle Graut, Osear Zing. Town Conventon deleautess Autou Berg, Ueorge Everbnrt, A Chisnoli, Thu delbgutes wers lustencted for Huve Griunall, wnd Howard, al-tur Brand it h shoutd Do a candidats for Treasuree, Sy, wa;:«l Burke, fur Alderinau, Reeelved w81 sECONIL ‘Tho brimary wes 4 very twno affalr, though thio hout of tho. Ward' was st by Tell Force Whiore W B0 COUGL WHALUYGF for unything / fhat was in the powor of tho voters to_give, and all wont merry wen marrlagesbell, The deleg tion tu tho City Convention {a J. . Leicadecker, Patriek Sanders, and Peter liergman, They atand gotlil tor Harrison for Mayor, itudalph Urand for City ‘Treasurer, Howird for City Clerk, nnd (rinnell for Clty Attornoy. Tho delegates to the Town Convention nro “Georko Matler, Henry Wilder, and Johi Gelder. Theie first choice for Asscasor i3 W, A, Jutters, For thg other oflices they have nu eholee. Jdnmes Appleton, it dispenser of wat groceries on tho levee, wis nominnted for Alderman, He reeeived 104 out of 202 votes, THID. This primary was n_ vory quiet affair. Me. Tuomas P, Glody, earpenter, I the candldute for Alderman, The delvgntes to the Town X ntrick Sweeney and G, W, Walker, y dufegates are Thomns Devino and nothy Crune, Five hundeed and thirty-three yotes werg et for the town ticket, uhd 527 for tho eity. The delegates are unpledgod, FOURTIL 50 votes wero cust, There wern two ts In tho fleld, aud the follawing cted: Willinm . Seipp, Danjel cnming, and F, W, Tourtellutte, ates 1o the Town Conveotion miel P Cady, 18 ha B Lvery, M v recolved tho Aldermani Mr. Ciudy 8 o StocksYards man, and lives on Indiana qvenue, near Phirty-ninth street. FIFTIL The efretion was a very tamo allnlr-in this witrd, and n simaller vote Was polled than at any primary held for yents, Thers wid but ono del- ekato tieket In the ekt and It 8 sk to huve revolved 825 votes, tholigi many who wers tho potla " expross samo dou on . The following deleuntoy wore 1 nnd thoy wre Instrusted for Hurelson for nd whoever ho iy say for the uthor David Deist, Cornellus Sheaban, I"M"n Itie Witlinm Strunck, Damel Tracy, Jume Sneridan, Martin Muleaby, Junies Shechan, and Patrick Donatine. Henry F, Sheridan hnd no _opposition for Al- docmai, and recelved all the voles cast, 4INTIL ‘Thera was no excltemont hore, and Lut ljttle Interest tuken In tho election, Chorles . Q. Doernier, n saloonkeeper ot Cannlport avenne, enrs olid, s the nomineo for Alderman, The e teket received b he b ably uot haif 1At number voted. only one tieket, and tha ifelegates elecied are wy follows: M. Pawers, D, Collins, . Gulxe, Johm Diwyer, and C, Mouler. The delegation i solld for flarrison for Mayor, Brumd for Trensurer, Howard for Clork, aiid for City Attorney Pen- dergast will probably get one vote und Grinuell (1N M ol ces: £ 1 Tho primary was a quict _one, and thore was hat ane ticket In the flekd, Three butdred und 1ifty votes werg east for tho delegate-ticket composed of P, C. Hernghty, U, F, Scoumacher, Morgan Murphy, 3 L Ulldreth, Willinm MeDonutd, and ‘Pom’ Gleeson, They' are_solid for Hurrison for Mayor, Beand for Treasurer, Prendergust for Attorney, and lirock MeViekar Jdohn Riordan” receiven 55 votes for Ho s the present Incumbent, EtonTn, ‘The polis in this ward were nt Ford's saloon, on the southwest corner of Desplalnes and Hars rison streets, und any sore of un election in that quarter ot the ity invariubly brings to the tront a howle of the rough aud tausa clement, of which & luro percentuge ure thioves well knowd to tho poliee, wnd ncrowil mude up of euch chirrneters (8 not not to think of propriety, ehitier In speech or netion, while the polls 1r open. The outlook yesterdny was syen worse thun usind, sud no Gne wouid bave been sur- wrised (f thie ward hud once agaln carned the nt tribute of * blody,” whieh wis not infrequentl applied to [t in former days, However, 7o'clo catue, und unly a few litle skirmlsnes scarcely worth mentioning had vecurred. Then tho Tibble heynun 1o disporss, and residents In the vicinity ussitnied i more cheertul and contented nir. In the morning thoy had fully expected thut the =un woukl go down at tno eastern end of Harrlon street upon 1 seene of carnnge; In tho evenmg thoy wondored how their neirhbors' husbands und kons hnd nnne nged to keep 40 sober and orderly. Not even tho policemen on duty eoutd furni<hn satisfic- tory explunntion, for” they certalnly never had Acen 80 muny thieves, thuys, und rowdies gathe ered nbout uny potling plice, The would-bo auteernt, Frank Lawler, beeanse be could not dietaty ta Ald, Purcell, hls eollengue, Just how ho should vote it the Council, Just waut sealn- wige he should ald and guesist, and whow he 8hould boost into positlond in the Uity Govern- ment, declured war upon Piresil, and trotted out = his henehoan - Con e a0 candidato - for Aldernan, was In n o ftie way to earn o competence for nimselt and fumlly somo years ago, when be wis seduced Juto volitied. Ho has been g chronly_ollicesceker ainco, und, ke att tho rest of his tribe, hus grown poorer and poorer, Luw- ler was for hitn, und that ulone wis sutlicient to bring tho queer vlement from ull portions of the «ity to tho polis of the Elehth Ward. Mike Lawler, his brothier, was represented by ull the frequenters ol his Washington strect snloon, Ityaw's concert saloon, No.@b Halsted street, Wwitd ropresented by a larze delegation, and so wore i number of athor spioous, whose (i« censes Mayor Hirelson ought to buve rovoked Toug, lone ngo, but hasn't,” Natueally there was no ouposition 1o tho" Harelxan ticket, i the flzzht was conlingd tu the Aldermpusbip, A tekot wlightly dilferent from the regulation one ran ahito Atrong enousieed it tho polls by the very o mnes wero upon it About 400 votes were east for tho follow ng ticks Timothy atrick O'Donuell, Putrick McCurthy, nery, Patrick Tlnnmiil, Denis Quli), ¥, Stephen Grace, Duspite the despernte ciforts of tho Luwler cohorts, Ald, Purcell wis renominnted lle“ tho handsome majority of 137 votes or thercabouts, NINTHL Mr. James Peovey wns homiuated for Aldere man ulmoedt by u wilaninois voie, The delegites sleeted were Edwaed J. Cotien, Afex, Montenth, und Juin Dulry, They are solld fur Hureis Far Treasurer they want rand; for Clty oward; und for Clty Attorne, dergast, Five bundred and seventy-soven votes wure cust, for K. Alderman, THE TENTIL Tho clection—whit there was of it—in tho Tenth Ward possessed the trus Democratie Huvor inall ita richness and fullness. Storly arter tho poifs vpened, when only abunt ftiftee, Yotes had been eust, thore begin to urelve on the sceno from various polnts of tho compuss ouded with untorritiend meree vero chletly ‘longshoremen, 0 Interest of the Alaermanle —Mosa Murtin, MeNurnev, und L AL iy einimed, and probiniy with ail truth, that on the question of tho oty oves the wurd wad i unit for flurrison, und tho: trouble which ocettrred wis entised by tho warm feeling aronsed over the trinbrubur Alderinule contest, Tho wilgon-loads of votees trom othur wirds arrived and continued 1o arrive, uid when thoy were nnludel thoy formed i solld mass arounid tho poll, which was'in the northern window of Miku Cotlins” suloon at No. 140 North Hnlsted Ktreet, on the northoenst corner of thut st und b Thera cu Your polles oflicers o it d ut un early stage of the interesting proveedings thoy found themsclves jwinmed up gl thy satoon door wnd . winddws, und completely heonmed i by tho erowd, which howled alternutely for either of their eandi- dates und fndulged 1o anoor two preliminary. thights, Which wrought fion il ip to o point of wreut’ ontousinyi, Voling was found 10 bo Iupossitile, r two of the ‘longsbure- men e to got i thele nllots, which was 1t thinge the others decidedly objeeted to, und o sevious row weemwd fuminent at one timo, which, averted abrough the mniement crented by the spectuels ot a mes divim-stzod Germun who bl beon Hited nbovo tho heads of the crowd and, desplto bis earnest Prafeats, Wit Beling pussed steihly from the middio of Tinlsied stret towarids tho pollhg. When he reactied 1t ho wis thrown bodily the window and inpded direetly wpoi whoro the terribied Juileed wore the resuit of the iroubls out tear and o ¥ and extended elone neross Hidated st ngrund Fieh for tho polling-phice, wh curried by stori, bt not betore tho Judyes of electlon, Inrewarned by the Gerann's sudden uppeariies throueh the winlow, hul mnde good e vseapu with the ballot=boxues wheek of ihe pollimgeplice wis domple protecting bars which bt been thrown up in witichmion of Deoemths Creedom at the polis were carrled away, aml the windows were eriabel o omd, 8 wis ko one of the Khow=windo shuenmkor noxt door north, Autters now o look b 2 | 1ghts veeurr il one pobped oif, Withor ihe trouble wns about shunt when Licutenant of Pollco Calinhn, who tunl been telephoned Tor, uppesved upon tho seene with a sqund of twentvelve men, who st once started 1o work 1o pateh up the pf nrvests wern o IU belig sitisio Tho \ 10 ansume w general £ oty Rhatned that though the ward win divided on the Aurmuie question 1L wis solid for Career for Muyor, aimd,” atter a Judicions mingling ot threuts and couxig, tho oruwd, whica nume- Dered Oy 1his Hin tally §,000, was' dispersed,— \L‘r‘v Iieky thlug, nd thure I8 no doubit bud the pollee deliyed thelr coming five minutes longor @ very serions riot, nol anuttended with biouds shedd, would bave oceutred. o uttemnt was mude later b go on with the voting, Thu Judees bud tnd cnoush of the thing, and decllned o returs from the place of sufely they hud succoedod In resching. Althongh o urrests wogo mndo by the oflicers fu the vicindty of the poll, at the vutskirtsor the cruwd, Just “before the' arrival of the police anxiliug e wserics of encounters oceurred bus twveen Oiffcer Jumes Dorryg und o gung of thloves und rowdios under the leadership of o tug-bont wun pamed William Dalton, who hud urrived upon tho scene with a crowd of river e, He Was it onee surrounded by o chelce vollection of other roukhs and thiuvved, aind withh this ucking o undertoek 1o ralso i serious dis- turbunee, Dervie wurnod bl several thines 1o slualst, bt the mun tuok no notico aud tnally Pt u el to bis rowdylsm by sunteling tho llicer’s club from his bolt, Tho uthiers thon Hinddo i grab for Derrly's sine but they fuiled ta tear §t from his cont. 'This doelded Derrie ta drrest Dudton, wnd he selzed bim and ordered hinr W go to the ststfon, Thu crowd rosisicd and the otbor vltleers rushed to tho ussistunee of thelr comrnde, who wid baving o tough thuo of L betore thoy arrived, With thole ald Duerele maunnged 1o° got clear of tho crowd with bis prisoser, whom Bo at once led in tho diroedon of thy stutlon, fullowed by u crowd of over W river men, ronghs, and thicves, tovolvers we drawn and threats made, and the prisoner ree alated steadity, tat Derrir ireated bim to severnt lm\vur il peratinsives ns heled him along, and inally lded binn sato i the station, In the evening the friends of Dalton, inciding bia tirother, who {3 1 tag-boat Captain, enlled at The st n and made all sorts of propositions with a view to getting Derrle not to proseeute, nome_ thetn one thint they would geo that his 1h wol rotursed before orning, Derrix fu- formed them that they were weleome to tho club, which he eould eaaily roplace, asqired thetn thut nnderna elrenimstances wonld hecons sent to abandon the proseention. Atalate hour in tho ovenitg n TriRuNE re- porter fucceeded i leurning that there wero altogether thurty-one Aldermonle tickets enst hefore tho deln John Connetl il Mare tin fonr, was nuly one eliy tleket, which was for fnrrison, and contained the names of Jumes Walsh, D, O'Callaghun, and C, King as delegates. ELEVENTII WARD, THenlizing that It wonld furely bo an emnty Nonor to eonter, the Demovrnts of this ward Infted no ono for Alderman. Thore was detegate teket i the fleld, and it was Carter 1L Harrlson for Mayor.” Threo ity-live votes were ‘cnst for It earried heing dames W, % AL ' Connor, - HRudolph Reand for renaurer and retalning the present City Clerk and City Attorney. TWELFTIL There was but one ticket fu the fleld, 1t was Hurrison and the present Dem- the Tho delegntes are John R, " FishLeek, and James O'Frien, ‘There was 1o Aldernan chosen, tho ward bewg tou dectdedly Regrudlicar TINUTEENTIL Only 170 votes were polled, asingle tickat be- ing 11 tho Geld, The deleatos to tho City yention ur John B talton, 1 1L Riee Inm Wheeler. ‘The delegntion s for Harl for Mayor, 10 this wird 1o Allermun hing b nominited. A committes s b appain to sugpest candidatos for tho oflice, whieh may report in favor of Mr. 1. Wolf, FOURTEENTIL Everything passed off pleasantly here. Onn hitdred and thirty-flve votes were enst in favor af the followine dleket, which §s chumed to be solid for Hureison for Mayor and_ Hrand for “Trousirer il without epecinl preferonces for tha nther city olliees: Detegntes—"Timothy Rynt, 11, Sehuenemunn, Theobold Dagan, C. J, Prank: Jdiumes MeLuaghling Lo Dy Mieroshawski, Mr ‘Thomay Ryan. s brother of ox-Ald, Ryay, was nuwmlnnted for Alderma FIPTEENTIL Tho primary In this ward was an unusunlly tame affule, There wns Iwe one teket, nnit Mutthins Franzon, Joseph Statford, Witlham and Josept Adler reeefved the full vote ‘They will vote solld tor Hurrisnn ncliding Beand for‘Prensurer, Adam Meyer, prosent ineumbent, wis nominat- od for Aldermn without apposition, The pri- mury was quict and withont any interest whute ovel BIXTEENTII WARD. The pritnnry wns n tame and Nstless affair, there being biit ope tickot in the fleld, that pro- posed by the Ward Club, 'The following deles sntes were cleeted: Alnn G, Story, Louls 1are tels, and ‘Thomns Keeynn, Tho dolegutes aro Instructed to vote for Iarrison for Mayor, snid 1t 18 generndly wuderstownd that thoy wiill vote for Grinnell for Clty Attoruey, Pat Howard for Clty Clerk, und Rudolph Hrand fo1 City Treasurer. B 'EEN E i The primiey was g quietone, THOre Wero two tickets fn tha fletd, both for Hnrrison, the twn ward fnctlons being I fuvor of him, The Sulll- van ety wis successtul, they getting nbout 435 mujurity, ‘\n[wn- th SMichuel Sull ey, Thomns M ¥ for City elork, 5. 1% Jhierett, the presont Aldermun, was re- nominated without nny particuise opposition, retting 1,47 votes to 38 for Jumes Lynn, EIGUTEENTIE There was no npposition to the foltawing dele- snte ticket, whivh f8 pledged to Harrison, il whieh recoived 110 votes: F. H, Winston, F. A, Tioltmnw, Jr, 1% A, Conley, John T. Noyes. o Alderinn wor C, L rie Keller. Tho former ro- 1 115 votes, and Koller 5, The suceusst ul man Is 4 pleture-frme manufucturer ou Hiinots street, REPUBLICAN CLUBS. PIRST WARD. ‘The First Ward Itepublican Club met last evening ut the Grand Pacltie Rotel. A resolntlon was passed ndorsiug the clty and town tickets und thoe candidates for Aldermin, <\ resolution of respect ta tho momury of the tte John A, Iuator, the tirst President of tho Club, was unanlmously ndopted and ordered to be spread wpon the records, Mr. Roswell 1L Bacon, the Superyisor of the South Town, who i3 also u candidute for ro- cleetlon, betng ealled upon nddressed tho Club, Hesald the ticket withaut o rlugle excepton wits one that commended itself to every good citlzen, 1l kpoke very highly of tho Town Clerk, who Is w colored tmun—honest, cllicleat, aeredit to his own rce und to the eity ns woll, Col. 1L, W, Jackson, of the Central Ixeoutivo Comtittee, suid the crmpalgn hnd upetied very ausplelously. Alltho gentlumen whoso nunes bud been mentioned ns cundidates were working curnestly for the suceess of tha ticket,, Mossts. Spulding and_ Ruwlsigh were buth modh burs of e Central Committee, e wus sutlafied thoy ¥ the Fifth Ward by o lurgo. nm‘}uzxty. en 5, Kuston, Mr, John D, Aduir, Me, W Hecker, and Mr, Wrightson, of tho wirth Ward, ndiressed tio Club, indorsing tho t und expressing cutire confidence 1o s Bueeeys it tho Jiolls. . FOURTH, A regular meetlng of the Youny Men's Repibe Hean Club of the Fourth Warn wans held lnst evening at Avmory Hall, on fndlann avenue, wear ‘Twenty-ninth street, After the teansug- 1lon of suime routine business Mr, 0. D, Wethor- 1, the candidite for Alilerman ln the ward, was entled upon for i few reinacks, The gontlemun sl e il nttended tho meeting for the pur- Duse of nllowing 1ho voters of the ward to sve whit sart of uutt they hwd nominted. 1¢ elocted, Mr, Wethorill suld ho would do all he contdd in the Council to furthor tho best Intercsts ol hly constithents, Cul, Hirper subinitted tho following resotus tions, which wera unnnimonsly adopteds IENEAS, The ltupublican party, in conven- tion ussembled, nve nominnted” for Mayor n e wiyn 8 vy vk qualiled to i o of- fiew by lumie residenes Iy wnd familurity with the uifuirs of tho city tud by his sorvieo T the ‘oo i Wi ¥, Tho other names ussoclated with hi on thoe ticket ure good and sultuble wen for |!uu uifice for which thoy aro nominuated; thores ore Heaolved, That this Club cheorfully fndorsea and will netvely support tha sime “from huw untll tho cluse of the polls on clection-day; and be Jt forther tewnived, "It the Preatdent of this Clab ho instruetedd to finmedintely uppolnt o cminpaign complitee, Lo consist of” obo from eavh pre- clnet aud an nt huvge, to tnke full charge of tho cnmpnisn, Tho Cunle uppolnted the following Catnpln Connnltten, purst o the resolutions: I, B, Dinlgge, Satnnel Wrighy, 0. Forwell, 1l Binlth, B, B, Livernore I Witlet, C 1, Barker, Wallnes DeWolf, T, H. Patterson, and 1L Skeele. On motion of Mr. Farwell this mumttes was nstracted 1o naite with it ather iKepublican ovganlzations i the ward in Lehulf of the Repubilean teket, Messrs, Dodge, Farwel), uiid Gorton wero nps Puinted 1t commitiee t provido spenkers for the nest mooting, wnd the Club adjouraed for one Week, RIGHTIL ‘Mo Elghth Ward Republicans tielil an ordorly any spirited mecting 4t No, 258 Bouth Huleted street Inst evenne, 16 way In steiking contrast 1o tho digrrneetul seves (it oceurred at the Dewmoerutio priwuey olection in the smne wurd, I neeordanen with i motion ot 1sell, tho Gl uppuintid s u Catpiign Conitteo, J. Buitenoche A, Mikseh, J, Bell, J. Cautileld, and datin Laissenm, On motlon of 1 O'Hrlen, the volo by which an lommities wis appointed at tho provious K wus reeonsiderd, und turther Poatponed until noxt imeeting, Specehes were midds by All, Clark, candidute for Mayor, Juhn Kubee, Me. Ouderwond, Tom Sunnott, und others, ‘The mooting subsequently g to-soot Monduy night at the same Phace, THINTI Thy Unlon Vetes Wurd mot last o INTH WAND, wi Clih of the Thirteenth L nlubit ut 6 Wost Linke streot, with Capt. D, W, Busley in the chaie. 'Pho mat- terg uppertafulug 1o Lo secent vory suecosstul bop wero seiticd op. 1t wies dechded to coe operato With the regubie Repubitesn Club o roe urd 1o i ||u|lli( the cumpubgn, There wore il B Jindorsiig tho teket, Tho tolluws Iy sesolutions wers ndopted s o 1tk ‘e date Clty Hepubliean Convens ton seleeted ua cunallutes mon win uro eredit ublo to the Republicun ety and the caurg Wwhich it represeats—nuuely s gomd and ceonots feul govornment and Justice 10 allmen; theres Turu, 5 Jtcaolved, 'Fhnt the Unlan Vetoran Club of the Thivteents Ward heartlly Indores tho nomina- tow o Julin 3. Clark foi Mugor, dohn Ruber fur Tronsurer, it W, Undurwod for ity Attorney, and Thows Kennote for City Cleek, und \ryi uhl who ure in fuvor of honest ung ceonulie fea) Government to turn out snd vote for thom on vlectionsduy, Reauived, ‘Uit tho tukot chosen by tha Ho- publicans of the West Town aliu desorves our ieurtiest usi hest support, Mr. J. L. Bonnvit ollered tho tollowing: § Heao ead, "Phat this Club indorses the numing. thon of ), M, Wunzer for_ Alderman of the Lhir- teenth Ward, uud “that ko deserves the support o all salr-mlded Hepublieans. 'fho resolution wus yuanimously adopted, A comtnittee was uppoluted to ureaige fors muss-meeting winder the uusplees of the Club 10r Friday oveniug. IN BHRIEE was beld ut No. 508 Milwaukeo vonuu to torm a ‘Tulors’ Clark Club, when the olowlug vllcers were cleclodi Presidents A wocting Michaol ('Day: Secrntuey, "Preasurer, Dominlek firentan vo held ot tho mima plice new members and to wdvance the intorests of Mr. Clark for Mayur, ‘The Soventeenth Ward Republlean Club met ot Bowman's Iinll, eorner of Chiengo avenie and Sedgwlek street, Inst even Presldent Johnson “ocenpled tho chalr, and thore were vor I membees brosent, wha woro iuite on- husinstic, e by “Chamis olph Mitler, A, Richard Martin: A meotime witl nfrht to recefve "ARnon tesing, and athers, a The Yonng Men's Republlean Chib of the Fourteenth Ward tnet Juat eveniig at 4148 West Chiengo avenuw, J, Walter wlng in tho clir, A motfon to rtify the Republieat nonumn for city and town_ofiicers and o lilertnin pussed, The Fluanee Committee was lnsiene toareanye for holling o coting Friduy ovening in Aurorn Kurne orner Huron street und Milwaukoe av A meeting was helil lnst evening in the Lin- eoln T'ark Congreentionnl Churen of abont twenty “gentlemeninterested I the enfo: ment of tho laws, Mr, A, 1L Baldwin presid Q. C, Diell reported for thoCommittee appotute at the [nat meotlitg tho reaults of the visit to the Fifteenth i wits preseatand wasaceeptable t Hospoke n [ow wonls, stating thit he expected to sue the whole ticket earrled throngh, Mr. J. 8, Dickson e i shorl speech el tinfted aetthn on tho et of tiese futer- el o ested in tho enforeement of the Inws, The Rov, 1. 0. Taylor mndo w (ew romurks, sayig it the previous Suturday te hud for the flest thoe nitembed o real energetic ward meeting, He M- ther siid that the objeet of the present mect- g was to secure the enforcement of nll fnws, not unly lguor ordinanees, but o all ordi- nunces oo tho statite-books, 1t was not partl san an iged o no party, The ftev. 1. F. Leavitt bell il that the etter eleinents of the community conld be vrganizd a3 cusily ns_tho elepients, who flad no trouble I worklog Ho' did that peoply of ewy o L witimately o thut united actlon woutd bring fnd prror rovernment in all respects, The Comumittee ap- polnted nt the Inst specting was fustructed o minke 4 report un permatent ovmnlatlon ot meetlng o be duy evenlug, to whieh time unadjournm voted, POLITICAL. JUDICIAL. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicado Tribune. KArAMAzoo, Mich, March 25—As was predicted by your correspondent, o repetls tion of the six-years- try for Clrenit Judge seems now Inevitable. ‘The Republies nns of the Countles of Van Buren and Kalu- mnzoo nominated, ufter a close fight, the on. A Milly, of Pawmty, Van Buren County, Mleligan, A People’s Convention, yesterday, nomlnated the o, J. M. Ed- wards, of this place, for the sime oflice. The Demueratic Conventlon sits at Decutur to. morrow, and It 13 sald there will be wo nomi- natlon, If there Is the nominee will not by supported to any extent, leaving the fight be- tween Mills and Edwards. Many prominent Demoerats were I the People’s Convention yesterday, Six years ngo two Republicn ran for the Circult Judgeship, and the re- sult way the eleetion of & Demoernt, the pres- ent fuewnbent, the Hon J, L, Hawes, 1t is auybody's raco now, md the result s very doubtfal, Spectal Dispateh to The Chieago Tribunes ANN Annon, Mich, March 25—The Ite- publlean Judieinl Conveutlon for the ‘U'wenty- secoml District was leld here to-ay, amd MITOL, Wity nominated by g S (LA SCrY= ing hils secomd term as Judge of Probate of Monroe County, having been twice vlected by w lare majority, although the county Is Demoeratic by 600 to Tk, Wis,, Mureh natlon of Col. C. A. Tlamilton by the Regib- Heans for Cirenlt Judge eompletes the work of seleeting Judiclal candlilates heve, Col. Hamlgon's opponent 1s Davbl W. Small, the present Democeratie jneambent, and the [on, WL Tlazelton's n):‘mnout in _the County Judgeshilp eunvass ' 15 John E. Munn, the present Democratic ienmbent. 1t 15 tue first time that the Republicans have ever wade nominations for these positions, wd the clectlon whI fully test the relativy strength of the two parties, In noint of ability and personal poepularity, the Repub- Hean hominees eertninly have great ndvan- tugze, but they will thud no little difiealty In dislodggiige Judges Mann and Small fron po- sitlony witleh they have held for a long term of years nud guarded with conslderable skiil, “The Republicans rely upon their known ma- Jority and the feeling which prevalls that Smudlund Munn hnve oxhibited both parti- sunship and favoritism on the Bench, MUNICIPAL NOMINATIONS. Spectat Disputeh to The Chicago Tribune, JAcksos, Miel, Mareh 27—The Demo- cratic Clty Convention to-night nowminated W. H. Wilson for Mayor, but ho deellned, The Conventlon choss Daniel V. Bunnell, und completed the ticket ns follows corder, Joln Anderson; Trensurer, MeKlustrys Justives of the 'ence, Lewis 1), Welline und . mor; Sehool luspector, Lewis M. Powell, RITODE ISLAND. ProvineNcy 25.—The Greens 5 It L, Mareh buek and Prohibitory Conventions et to-tay and nonthuated State teket: EDISOE AND HIS LIGHT. ny Now Ikendy to I« York—Wiros B.iug Luld to Light Up One Distrlet as Soon as Lermiswion In Award: New Yonur, March 23,—Maj. S, I}, Eaton, Vice-Presldent of the Edison 19 fe Light Company, sald ton Z'ribune reporter to-duy fn regard to the resolution passed by the Aldermen giving the Company permission to Iny wires throngh the city: “If the resolus tlon heeowes a Tnw, the Compnny proposes to go to work at once and Hght the district bounded by Wall, Spruce, und Nassau strects and tho fast River, The (izht muy be seen ut No. 65 FIfth avenue b n few days, ng the Btug Iron Works bulliing, in { street, will be fichted n two ov Ul by several hundred cleetrie Hight tent fs now absolutely complete, ‘There are efght miles ot mains in Meolo Pari, Wo inve obtained the right of way in Detrait and ‘Toledo, and a r for obtuining that h re, atl oy Euton ulso said that the compas Mr, conflne itselt for the present to lxzhtingbuild- Ings, und thut no applieation hnd heen mude by'It tor the privitege of lightiog the strets, In the distrlet mentioned the combuny could recelve n lurger revenne fron power than Hght,—that iy, by the turning ot the electrielty which enieover the wire Into power by menns of o, Seeretury Uoddurd sald 16 was tholntention of the Company to proceed at oncs with the Introdu fon of the light in the distriet men- Alr, Baton, — A nmmber of | Bouses y been provided with wires, nd the work was betig pushed us rapldiy ns possible, 1t was alse proposed to fay out mmlr nnothor disteict p-town ny soom a8 possible, My, Goddard also suud that that part of the resolution of ANl Anfenrelih re- terrlimg to n Yuynwm. 10 tho eity whenever o permit should be granted to open the streets, vemonts, or sidewalks for the purpose of iz the tubes, wlres, conduetors, ete., hul somewhnt eorreetly publlshed, " 1v should read; S A summ equal to oo cent per lineal foot of streut oceuplud shnll be paid to the eity,” ‘The Edison luminathy Company of Now York, a distinet corporation tfrom the Edlson Eleetrle Llght Company, holding w leenso from the present company for the use of the fson patents For this ety slone, was orgni fzed yusterduy by the election ot the follo ing atticers: Norvin Green, | k"'llul"l:'l S, 1 Enton, Vies Prestdent rens- urer; C, Goddard, Sveretur 4 son, Englueers and Tracy 1t Bdison, Fab- bin, d. 1L Hanker, Gros pnor I, Lowery, und sutlve Committée, S ——— RAILROAD COLLISION. A colllslon which might bave rvesulted disns- trously to property, and which might huve Seen casily uvoldod by # Httlo more earw on the part of the railvoud cmployés, hnppened at b Ing on tho trucke of the Michigan Soug Hullroud, just south of Twentyssecond strect. Bwiteh-engiuo Nu. 05 was o 1 alde-track waits (m& for the fucuming dummy PUssenger to piss, sud Immedintoly theroalter wus switched onta the muin truek,” 10 bud not_been neticed that the regulur tratn on the Nock Istand Roudy which was duo ut tho T crosviug _at 430 o und was follo distunce. J. 1% Des Nuvaero, E the duminy utabout u block! e No. J6l, aitictied 1o the regu Tur tran, b Just pussed ' woen tho_ eollison o curred, A dtisubled engine In tow of N thobugruicur, torethemwith e swlt were budly dumked. Nolther wero t tholr trueks, however, snd tho trick wus specidls Iy vleared, Severnl rullroad employds bud nare row cscapes, and, bud tho coliiyon been u littlo moro foreible, at loast soverul lives would buve beou lost, 3 THE RAILROAD Some Idea of the Importance of the Illinois Central. The Vast Fertile Belts It Tra- verses, and What They Produce. An Important Agreement Regarding the Snle of Emigrant Tickets. Prosident Coolidge, of tho Atchison, Topoka & Banta Fe, on a Tour of Inspeotion. MEXICAN RATLROADS. Work on the Mexiean Central Raflway 1s progressinge very favorably, The road has been graded from tho Mexico end remly for he ralls, n distance of abont sixty miles, on whieh upward of forty miles of rail have been Inbd, Beyond this, for a distance of about sixty miles, the grading 13 nearly ready for tho rails, Bridges to cross the Salto and ‘Tuln Rivers witl be comploted In Avprlly when it will be practieable to pursue the trick-lnying as far ay tho road s graded, Over o distanee of 180 niles furthor men ure at work in different gangs, chiefly at puints where the st il obstacles are fonml. M0 Inborers are bt present employed, the El Pas terminus surveys are {n progress, aud pre; araclons are making for aetive work in con- structlon at an early day, ~ From Vera Cruz there has been transported to the City of Mexicon vast quantity of wnterlaf, inelnd- g six mew loconotives ready for serviee, and platform, freight, an senger ears in large numbers, — Steel rails of - fifty-six ponnds welght to tho yard, and in quantity sulliclent for 160 miles of track, nre also hery while nt Vera Cruz several vessely are d churging rails which come, some from G wany snd some from England. Four or @ore locomotives are rewdy for shipiment at the Baltimore Locomotlve Works, and others whl be sent ad fast as regulred, It 13 expeeted that by Dee. this year the track will be from the Capltal efty as far as Irapuato, 'The rote adopted by proved @ very fuvorable one, and herein the projectors i the ads vantage of some former surveys mds by other partles having ralbrond sehemes 1 view, but which for one or auother rewson were ahindoned, “There ts not o tunnel be- tween the Capltal city ond El Paso, and tho imum grade s seventy-cight feet to the k i3 of the regular four fect clies gauge, Between the Cltles uyo and Irapunto there s alveady con- I, along the ronte designed for the h cun Centrad, for o distancs of about thirtysseven wlles, o narrow-gaupe rowd, ‘This road, with its rollimg stock, hns been mu-chnsml by the Mex Tor $424,000, re e Cential Company wtd 1y now being operated nnder [ts management. Whenever the under gauge stinll bo advaneed to this point it will be sub- stitnted along the existing road-bed. The only work yet dons upon the cross- Tine hiag been to put into condition n narrow- ginge rond, which extends five miles out fromi the ity of San Luis Potosl. ‘Ihis was bullt by the local or State nuthorities, but had faflen Into a aecayed condition, A eu- rious clrewmstance attendlng the con- struction s that over the entire " five mites it was orieinally ballasted with refuse shlver- e, ‘The State authorities have now granted rowd ns part of w State. subsidy to the clean Central, and whenever this cross- ended to this voint the muge w sl Meanwhlle it I8 paying hand- eturns, tho cars being riun by horse- ‘There will be no undue defay about the work on the cross-li one end of ng_stuted abo S 0re now making, Westward from San Luis Potosi to the Paelfic’ the ronte Is not yet fully de- termined. e tine af the Mexlean Natlonal Cou- struetion Cumpuuy. NUrrow gauge, Iy graded us far s the City'of Coluen, or about forty- five miles, and it expected yails will be lad to this patut In fuly or Augustof the present Along this stretel the gridding has diftieult, and the construction includes o tunnels wrgrezating nearly 3,400 feet i dength, ‘The Compuny alse hus o fran- chise which permits e¢xtenslon to the Paelile Cons| itz fixed nt Min- power, snr E; 5 1= eluded In the tfranehlse, which will extend from near Maravito neross the country to Larndn, near the wouth of the Rio Grande. ‘This extension will eross both lines of tho M;:xlc;m Central at points not yet deter- wined. TINE ILLINOIS CENTRAL. The last number of the Americun Ex- change contains .an elnborate article show- ings the lnportance of tha Ilinols Contral ns o direct ling from Northorn lows and Chi- eago to tho South, the West Indies, and South Amerien. The Ercutnge says tho extent of this North and South road is with- out parallel in the world, traversing nearly fifteen degrees of Intitude, extending from the Upper Misslssippl across Iowa, down throwgh the fertile prairies of INinols, across the tobacco belt of Kentucky and Ten- nessee, to the cottonsproducing dis- tricts of Miss thence ncross the ping woods of Lonisiann Into the swear, molusses, und rieo hands of the lw{nlml elhmate adjueent to the Gulf. ‘Fuls rallway now takes to the Gult of Me feo n Inrge volime of Western products des: tined for the West Indln Islands and Central and South Amerlen, which hitherto have fowd their way Sonth by several changes of siter and rudl routes, wiich will be nvolded by the control under one company of this continuous rond. ‘Fhe opentng of tho port of New Orleans to vessols of the larxest elnag Is rapidly making that city an impor- tant fuetor Iy the export of grain, Last u xporty of wheat and corn from Orleans amounted — to 13,675,851 stiels, Over 100 barges, with a cn- pueity of 25000 to 63000 bushels each, are now engaged upon viver, taking grain aml merchondise from St. Louls, Cairo, and other Tumls 10 New Or- feans, Elovators nre In nsethero und more nry bufiding, The nerensed uhlrmenu of grain Indleato that the exports durig thy present year will exceed 2,000,000 bushels, ‘The ning- nitudo of the faterchunge of the miseellune- vus products of the soll nndelimate travorsed by this trunk rnllway I8 too obvious to re- atilre wriment. ‘Theve does not seem . ta be any othor - existeneo traversing such fer- tile bells of land, “The prairies of HHinois and lowa prodaes fust the praducts—corn, wheat, onts, cattle, pork, provisions—ro- Turml by the Southern States and the Wost Indin Islands, and the Southern —angur, rlee, molasses, frufts, {ilinals Céntral toutos erosses no mount 1 but ono river,—the Ollo: thero ure Li ar sharp eurves, “Fhe grudes appronehiing New Ovleans for 250 miles u) deseending, so that the teains run Into New Orlentts just as,those on the llmlsm*) River Rowl como Into New York,—forty br Hfty lunded cars to the train, Staty The i, Ho steep THE WESTERN INDIANA ON THE CALUMET, "The South Chicago Dock Company, or, in other words, tha Westorn Indlang Rallroad, Intends to make extensive hufrovements along the Calumet Rivor this season for the Lenefit of the fumber interest, "The Company awas the river front on botls sides for the distunee of about nmile, beginning at u point ubout one wile from the lnke shore, Tho phun bs to construet o serles of docks extend- bz intagd from the river, which will give n dock frontage of about 15,000 feet, ‘These s)ps nre to b 110 feet wile, and dredged, to- gether with the river, to the depth of sixteon feet, thus giving room for thres of the lncgest fwmber barges to enter at o thue, Tho lots, Instead of beange BHO o 250 feot deep, a3 ma, of them are in the city, will b mJl (1 v de, runphug buek from the dock front to the “'- rond track, in ordet to fl\‘u i abund af romn for the pilime mud handling of lnnber, el yard Js to have s private shiletruck In nditfon to the main one of the rallrond company, 'Fhis will give cnch dealer an opportunity to load is cars, and obviate the necessity of hils waith Ul his nelghbors huve londed theirs, before the cars can by :wlwlwd ont s forwarded to thelr desting- on. At present many dealers sutfer delay from the want ot tacllities to handle ears inde- pendently of each othier, 1t is elalmed that the suving to lumbermen fin this new locality will amount to 50 cents per 1009 fect, und somw withnate It ot nearly doudle that ligere. The cost ot nwuchlnr cars, K fs ealoulsted, whl be umuch leos than Jt s in the city, where It somethnes tukes i weok to get a ear avound, and the dock reut will be chesper, ‘The .next. The gradin Western _Indiana connects with other ronds, - forming o sort of A belt ruilroad gystem, which gives exe n collent opportunity to distribute Iumber, L Is understood that none of this dockage hng been rented yet, nid probably 1t will not butlllit is near completion, Sonie of the Tumberimen arasald to talk favorably of tha enterprise, ml South Chieago hag “niready beeowse a lnmber polnt of saine pretensions, sovernl extensive yards which are supplive r'y Inko havime been permanently locnted hore. Tho Company intends to spend this sum- mer nbout 350,000 on thess Tmprovements, nnd hoves Lo have the .-r»u:m of dorkagg completed m time for the fumnbermen to land their pine product before the closing of nnyl- gation next fall, The work will probably be nenrly finished in August. Bids for tho work are now coming in, and they may be opened next week and the contracts awarded in or- nh'rlfi’ et the work ulder way a3 soon as possible, 1t 13 wall known that the lumber-dealers in tho elty have heen much inconvenienced by the tnck of suflicient room, and in order to el miore they have been obliged to lease more dockage, which has become searce. and oxpensive, ‘The lumber men have besn won- dering for some thne past what they were go- I to'do for dock room If the reécelnts of Imnber continug to incrense or even keep up 10 the volume of the pnst two or three yenrs, New docks were constrieted Inst year in tho nehthborhood of Asbland avenue and Twen- ty-second street which furnished partial re- Hef. Tut the trade has recognized for some timepast the necessity of a furtherextension of the dock_frontage It it was intended to take eare of the lumber sent here In o sntls- factory manner and retain the trade, which i2 one of the tmost Im[;orumt Tu the elty, South Chiengo,may yet become a rival of Chicago ns o (umbeér murket, bhub even If it does this elty will bo centre of the busines: REGULATING EMIGRANT BUSINESS My, J. N, Abbott, General Pnssenger Agent of the Lake Erle & Western Rallway, has just fssued the followlng clreular to his ageits: At o meeting of tho extcu((ve,‘ oflicers of the Grand ‘Trunk, Central Vermont, Boston & Al Fltch- burg, New York Central, ew York, Lake Lrle & Western, Pennsylvania, aud Baltimore & Ohio hield, in New York Mareh, 11, 1881, it was ngreed that trom April 1, 1881, the l¥sue of emigrant tickets be confined ex- clusively to the seabonrils of Montreal, Que- bee, Portland, Boston, New York, Phitadel phi, and Buliimore, émigrant, tlckets after thut date being Intended for Buropean emi- grants only, and to be accepted for pussage only on emlgrant trafus on.the trunk lines, aned Thntted” to w continuons Journey which ghall not be longer, except by one day, than the time of first or second class tickots, Al emigrant tickets or orders will from that dute be withdrawn entirely trom the lnte- ) rlor enst of the Westeérn terminl of the trunk Mues; and at the sen- boards above named they will be ed only from specific ofices. It wns alsa | thut second-class tickets and rates for rnde seabonrd and interfor travel be A from_April 1 prox., such tickets to be restricted to continuons passage, and to Do nsed within a reasapable number of days from date’ of purchnse, and to be valid for passage only fi the fowest grade cars of ex- press traing. Inaceordance with the above agreenient,you will at the clnse of this month please return all emlgrant tickets or orders of this Company that you may have on hand, AN IMIORTANT CASE SETTLED. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuné, KArAsAzoo, Mich, Mareh 25.—The lm- portant case of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Raflroad versus the Township of Kalamnazoo was to-dny settled by stipulation of partles, the result of which Is that Kalamazoo pays the rallroad company $5,000 In full ot all demands. The amonnt in controversy was 8200,000. A brief history of tho cnse Isns follows: This township Issued $100,000 worth of bonds to tho rallrond, conditioned on the performance of numerous covenants nssumed by tho railrond, The township denled that the condltions wera fulfilled, nnd the township was enjoluned by taxpayers from delivering the bonds. The case was nlready before the United States Su- preme Court ondemurrer ralsed in the United States Clreult here, and Senator Edmunds retained ns counsel by tho township here to nssist the Attorney of Record, It s re- garded here ag n great advaningo to seotire S0 regsonable a compromise, us it is much less than the cost of (‘cfensu would bo. ‘The principal and interest on the bonds amount~ od to nearly $200,000. GEONGE W, STEV Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Lrisart, Ind., Mareh 25.—A rumor 13 go- fng the rounds hers that George W. Stavens, Master Mechnnic of the Lake Shoro Rail- wuy here, has been offered the position of Genora) Master Mechanie of the New Ynrk Central Raitway, and is to leave here the 1st of April, Mr. Stevens has nothing to say about It. Whether he will go or notls un- known, Mr, Stevens rceord’'as_a Mnster Mechunle Is second to none. All the loco- motives as well as the repair shops between Toledo and Chlcugo, Incinding all the hrancties, wre under his charge. 1lis loco- motlives are kept in the very best of comdl- tlon, and their conditlon shows his fine abilltles and watchfulness. By secuning Mr. Stevens the New York Central would securs A viluable man. The Lake Shore Cumfmuy will try hurd to km»l» him whiere ho {8, as thoy can hardly afl 0 fose film. A LONG EXCURSION. Special Dlspatch to The Chicagn Tribune, Toreka, Kus, March 25.—The Eastern menbers of the Board of Dircetorsof the Atchlson, Topgka & Santn Fé Railroad aro now on a visit to their property in Kansus and the West, They have alrenuy examined the rond between Kansas City and ‘Topeka, and will leave to-night for San Franclsco on # tour of inspection of the whele line, Thoy have six speclal cars and two engines, thelr traln belme run’ in two sections, Both en- gines will bo provided with two engineers and tyo liremen ench, 50 that enw erew cun -relleve the other. ‘The englnes and cars will run through to the Pacifie Const, ‘', Jeffor- son_Coolldge, President ot the rond, and W, n ?lmng. General Manugor, are with the party. A BIG WASHIOUT, Bpectal Dispateh to Tha Chicaga Tribune. Oxana, Nebo March 25—Platte River, whieh has been lee-gorged fof saveral days near North Bend, ruse four or five feet very sutldenly this afternoon, und washed ont ane mbleand & half of Unlon Pacllic track, ond it 1: Inuing to do further damage, This compels the Union Pacificto continue run- ning its trains for o fow duys langsr over the Burkingten & Missouri River Road via Lin- coln and Kearnoy. ‘They had side-tracked the washout at Fremont, und began this morning to operate thruugl\ truins over this division, A TOUR OF INSPECTION, Special Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune Kansas Ciry, Mo, dlareh 25.—Jefferson Coolldge, Preshlent of the Atchlson, To- puka & Santa ¥¢, and W, I, Strong, General Alunagor, were fn the elty to-day on a toup of inspection, ‘Thoy were met here by Gen- eral-Manager G, F, Nottloton, of nm’}{uusu. Fort Scott & Guif nnd Kansas City, Law- renes & Southern Kunsas Road, and left by speetnl traln at 1 o'clogk for a tripover the st named, of which Mr. Coolidge 1s_also President.” The party leave for San Fraue clsco on Saturday, CONTRACT LET, Bpecial Dispaten to The Chicago Tridunes 87 Pavr, Minn, March 25.—A Duluth special snys the contract for nine miles of the Northern Pacific uxtension sustward hus been let, the work to be completed by August Is fot to David Sewall, of St. Paul; the elearing, grubbing, amd bridg- 1% to James Starkey, of St. Paul. Jowes Palue, of Northern Pacitie Junction, has u subrcontract, JAMES R, WOOD, PrinApELeiia, Mareh 25 — James R, Wouod, of Chilengo, succeeds L. P Farmer as General Passongur Agent of the Pennsyl- vanls Ruflroad Coupany. A BLAR Hpacial Dispateh_to The Chicago Tridunds CLEVELAND, 0., Barch 25.—The New York, Chicago & St. Louis Rallway Compa- ny, through jts Chict Euglucer, will to-mors eysentially the great 4. row advertise for proposals to furnlsh ma- terin] for constructing 20,000 euble yards of masonry, culverts, vinduets, bridges, cte. This the firat tangible movo toward the con- struction of the new road. 194, Mr. F, J. MeWade hins been appolnted Gen- eral Daggage Agent of the Pennsyivania Ttallrond Company, in place of C. R. Clement, deceasud, ‘The surveying party of the proposed Pen- insuiar Rallway reached the bay end of tho eanal cut at Sturgeon Bay Wednesday, The track forabranch vosd will now be sur- veyed along the north shara of this bay, and then the party will continue work north throuzh the centre of the Peninsula, Artleles of Incorporation havo fust been filed with the Seerntary of State of’ Wiscon- s8in for the Gireat Northern Timber Belt Rails road Company, ‘The projected lins will begin at somo point on Grean Bay and ter= minate at St. Croix, the routs to be by way of Shawano, Wansan, Bedlord, and through Chippown, Barrow, ‘Taylor, and Polk Couns tles, n dlstanee of %50 iniles. ‘The proposed Ilue 13 cust and west thirough the great tims berbelt of Wisconsin ta the wheat-fivlds of Mifinesota._ The line will connect_with the Chieago & Northwestern at Green Bay, with tho Mllwaukee, Lake Shore & Western at Wausau, and with the Wisconsin Central. Mr., E. T. Jeflery, General Stperintendent of the Illinols Central Railrond, lias just res turned from Iows, where ho has been bat~ tiing with the motntaing of suow that hava obstructed the Illinols Central In that part of the country, 'The rond i3 now open entire Iength, and tralnaare running through to Sioux City. Mr, Jeffery says that since ‘the comiencement of the late storm he ems~ ployed conthimally from 600 to 1,200 nien to reniuye the drifts, which were the worst he had ever seen. ‘The drifts vaned from fifty feet to n mile in length, and from one to cighteen feet in depth, and some of them wonld niot stay out after they had been re- moved, the wind blowlog them right back agaln, and so the work hud to bo gone over three or four times, CASUALTIES. THE NOTTINGHAM, 0., DISASTER, Spectal Dispaten tn The Chiengo Tribune. CruverAND, O., March 25.—Coroner Isom to-day rendered his veraiet In the Investiga. tlon of the rallrond accldent at Nottingham Tuesday night, that the death of Fireman Stevenson wns cansed by the train nceldently breaking « rail and capslzing, whereby Stev- mson was seulded and erushed to death fn tho wreek, The same verdict us to Engineer Lace. Coroner Isom states that tho accideat was one uf the most pecullar that have ever come under his observation. e Is satisGed, from careful Investigation and Inquiry, that the switeh was aff right, that it was uot out of plwee in any shape, and that the engine was thrown from the track by tho sudden snapping of the rail under §ts weizght, He visited the shops this marning, and eame to this (inal concluslon after looking over the wreeked engine. To the Western Associated Press, CLEVELAND, 0., March 25,—~Coroner 1som to-day rendered a verdict in reference to "Tuesttay evening’s accldent on the Lanke Shora & Michigan Southern Rallway, find- ing that the engineer and fireman were killed aceldentally, “‘The Ledger snys: “From what his been brought to lizlit since the ac- cldent it sees that the Pacific Express Is an ill-fated train, In addition to its going througl the Ashtabula bridge, at lenst o score of accfdents bave happened to it. Inrze number of people have lost their lives by reason of belng aniong its passengers.” FRIGOTFULLY BURNED, Enig, Pa,, Mareh 25,—Miss Kato Lehan, s girlaf 16, was frizhtfully burned to-day, Her clothing cnught fire while cooking din- ner, She rushed out into the open alr and ran wlidly about wntil every artlclo of clothing but her shpes was burned off: then #ho walked back into the house and fell in a swoon, Excepting her tace, which was little burned, there 1s not n piece of skin s Inrge as o hand left on her sntirg body, She boars tier terelble sufferlng withotit & gronu ar murmmur, quietly counting her leads and snying her prayers In unticlpation of ap proaching death, TORN TO PIECES, Special Dispatch (o The Chicago Tridune. GArsxa, U1, March 25—\ man by the namo of Pandenux was aceldentally killed on Wednesday, at the Unlon Mills, about ntne miles cast of Mineral Polnt, Wis. He wis at work at n corn-sheller. which was run byn rope belt, and i some way he was caught and earried around tha |mllu{e with such speed that he was completely forn to pleces, A RATTLE~TILAP ITORROR, PiiLabeLriLy, March 25.—The uncom- pleteil storage warehouses of tho Pennsylvas nla Salt Manufacturing Company at Greens wich was blown down, Samuel L. Vander- siik was killed, Fred Bartlett had o leg and arn broken, Other workmen had Iess se+ rlous hurts. 5 FATAL ACCIDENT. Bpecial Dispateh 1o The Ohicago Tribunts Crpalt RAvig, In., Murch 25.—Matthew Stewart, whilo coupling curs on the Burling- toh & Cednr Raplds Railway, at Wapcllo lnst night, fell under n car amd both legs wera cut off. 1o was brought here to-day and died this nfternoon. FALL FROM A SCA¥FFOLD, LA Sanue, U, March 25—, B. Landy, acarpenter, fell twenty-five feet off a scat- folding this morning, receiving Infurles which resulted in his death an houy later, Iecames from Wallaceburg, Ontario, Can,, was 35 yenrs old, and leaves o famnily. , A DROVE OF COWS. Minwavkeg, March 25—~A speclal from Manltowne, Wis,, suys: “A frelzht traln on the Milwnukee, Lnke Shore & Western ran into & (rove of cows in a cut, and threw five curs off the track, A FATAL EXPLOSION, WasmiNaroy, Ind., March 25.—A saw-mil{ boller ubout eight niles from town, owned by Mr. MeCord, exploded to-dny, killing ona nian and fatally injuring another. g bl B ot NEW MINNESOTA ENTERPRISES. Speclat Dispateh (o The Chicugo Tribune, S1, avr, Minn, March 25.—The deed con- voying the rights and franchises of the Southe orn Minnesota Ruflway Extension Company to the Southern Minnesota Rallway, and that conveying the latter to the Cileago, Milwaus keo & St. Paul Company, were filed In the offies of the Secretary of State to-day, as were also the artivies of incorporation ot the Viens nn Consolldated Minlng Compnny, of Wino- nn, Tho lattor lias a enpltal stock of 8075~ 000, and pruposes, as per declaration, to dis- cover, try, sell, own, lmprove, develop, and opernte mines or mining-property In any State or Territory in the Unlon,, anil to pres pire tor murket all the praduco thereof. The prico of the shures Is fixed ot 325 each, e ——— THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. Rpecial Diapateh to The Chicago Tribunes Beror, Wis., March 25.—-Ma}. Powell, Director of the United Stutes Geological Survey, has appointed I'rof. T, C. Chamiber- 1in, of Belolt College, to take chinrge during the comifig year of the {nvestigation of the great woralne, extending from the British Pysseasions through Dakota and to the At- lnntig Ocean. The Professor will spend July, Aug:fnl. and September hn the Qeld persuns ally sttending to the work, and render his re port in the winter, s speelal branch of reofoglont Investigation 18 one to which o has given much attention and in which ho 13 an acknowledged nuthority. e e——— ATLEGED SMALL-POX, Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicugo Tribuns, BrooxiNaroy, Ill, March 25.—To-nizht Miss Lilly Woolf, of Canton, 1L, at Ireland's Grovw, (ivo miles enst of here, died of alleged small-pok, though the doctora disngres, sov- eral claiming it was measlos, She cume hiore frow ()ulml AL, whero the disvase hns been violeat and deadly, Sovera! mowmbers of the Tlemenover fumily, whom she visited, havo been taken down ———— “ INDIANS RAIDING, !fi:ui\x. ;l‘ux., Mureh 35.—The Indians are Toiding in ‘Tom Green County, and consldes able duwage has been done by thew | and killed slx cows