Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 23, 1881, Page 6

X 2 =g v o 3 TIIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, APRIL 2 nnd tho afMce af tho Casendo Mill woro swept 1881—BIXTEEN PAGLES, " and_on ono RISING WATERS. river I8 flooded. At Carpenteravillo, ono mila | sympathy with his porscoutors, coutd not innke 1'.AIL“0ADS- comploted, which will o ns soonus men and [ tim & ".l'he Treacherous Missouri and i Its Tributaries Still Rising. * The Water at Omaha '‘One Foot Above All Previous High Marks. All the Manufacturing Establishments on the Low Grounds of That City Flooded. * The Signal Service Burcau Warns Pcoplo to BExpeet Greater Floods. . Beports from the Far Northwest Re- iterate the Stories of Widon- ing Seas, 3 « At Burlington, In., the River Contluncs to Rise Slowly but Steadily. . & Moro Shtisfaotory Condition of Affairs Re- ' ported from Davenport and Milan. ] THE FAR NORTIHWEST. Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Triduns B1. PAUL, April 22.—Spocinla from various : partsof tho Northweat show that tho wator In . some of tho smallor rivers 18 highor than has ! boen known for soveral years, At ltedwood tho Minnesota §8 highor than kuown for years, while the Redwood Is highor than sinco 1870, At ‘Montevideo the river.ovortlowed its banks, and extends from blult to bluft In o vast lake of moving wator. Tho peoplo living in the valloy ‘bave had to move out, tho water standing from four to cight' feot in tho houses, Scvernlrods of tho rafivond track has been washed ot bero, and the bridge across the Chippewa Riveris only kept fn placaby hugo cables, It has been moved from its founation, and 18 oxpected to go down ovory moment. Com- ‘munieation with tho west is eatirely suspended. ‘Tho yagon-biidgo nioross a raco from the Chip- pews Itiver, about twonty foot loug, has been washed out. It fs roported that all“the bridges on Dry Wenthor Crock, about olght mites above hare, have been earried away. Tho snow, ca- oupt the drifts, has disuppearcd on the sandy landa for n fow milos back from tho ‘river, ‘but thero 18 conslderable loft turthor:baok in Havoiock, Winthrop, and other reinoto towns, Most of tho proporty on tho deluged Innds was removed to sufo quarters, but tho damage will unnvoidably bo considerablo. The pow iron wagon-briage gcross the Minncsota Ilver i threatened, but ns tha water has: now spread over 80 Iargo a torritory, it is bolloved that it oannot rise cnough mord to cnrry it away. A gentleman who has roturnod suys that all strenms emptying into tho Red River of the North ‘aro eithor running over thofr bagks or n & falr way of doing so at any momont. Horeports tho suow disappearing gradunlly trom tho tributarios of the Mississippi, and thinke thore I8 no probubil- ity of very high walcr this soason in the main stream. e_lumbermen aro boginning to drive . tholr logs on Rum Itiver, and those proparod (a6 mostof thom are) can got logs out of other stroams without diffioulty, na tho indicatious of ariso or expansion Visiblo In tho'Red Rivor and ita tributaries disappeared as he journevad homewards. A spaoial fromst. Paui suya: *Tho river 18 rising ‘very fast to-night. At lonat 700 foot of the rajlrond-track s washed out, and Btill thoro I8 moro to follow, Tho dopot will b eut off by to-morrow morning. Tho Company will havo & pontoon bridge to reach to the hlihs wator bridgo, s0 that goods and passengers ean be taken toand from tho dopot. Tho elovator company has considernblo wood, which is low partly undor water. Thoy are making clforts to save it. A high knoll north of tho depot 18 thiok with rabbits, and the wator i8 gradually olosing .. Tho Bay on tha mnreh, it not car- Special Dispateh, to The Chicago Tritune, 8r, PAUL, April 22.—A Pluncer-Press speainl from Winnipogsnys: * The i¢o In tho Red Bivor opposlt -tho coity begau to descond in a' body thig morning at nbout 13 o'clock. A considersble smnber of the St. Doniface poople, as well as of tho citi- zens of Wlnnlpug, viowed with much interest o movement. the Buddenncss of its start be- inog # surprito to all. Pedostrinna con- tinued to oross tho river on the large lakos oven when they wore floating down, swall boats boing ready ‘to convey thom ovor cloar water along tho banks, Two barges weore drogged from their moorlngs on tho mouth of tho Assinniboine thls afternnonby tho force of tho dmcundlng ice of o river. [jut for tho breaking of “a cablo with 'whfch ono of thom was fastened to tho stenmor Cheyenno,this vessel would alsohave bean cirreld out Into the water of tho Ited River. Thobarges are at prosent wedged In by the fco. A privito dispatoh_roceived from Battloford yoesturdny snys tho bridgo thore brs been swopt away by freshots, Tho Suskatchewnn Is highor thun ever before known. Every hovso In tho lower led on, Tues~ day, Tho water 18 6ald to be of con~ side in the awamps . dlong the }Mno of tho Canada Puolfic, botwoen Win- nesep and Pnrun}m Laprairio. Owing to tho Buddon molting of snow for long distunces, tho . xallway trains havo to plow tholr way through tho floods, which reach tho nxles of the cars. OMAIIA, NEB. Bpectal Dispated fo Ths Chicago Tridune. OMA¥IA, Nob., April 2.—Intorruption to ralls road travel still continucs, tho Missourl Rtvor flood bolng higher thau aver, and yot vislng, It 1a now twonty-threo foot above low-water mark, onsefoat higher than the provious fiood, During tho last twonty-four hours the riso hns avoraged one-half Inch per hour, Reporis from Bloux Olty show that it is still rislng above, Thisis o eure indication that it will continue caming up hera for forty-cight hours more at lonat, East- ern tralus arrive at and depnrt from Council Biufts, but cnnnot connect with tho Unlon Pa- aiflc, as the transfer dopot {8 surrounded by a vast body of water from twa ta threo foct deop, and ju Boveral places strong ourrcots ure rune ning, and capecially. §8 this tho cnso ovor tho Unfon Pacific track, where a flat-car bridgo 1 belng used. Thore wore no tratus in or out of Omaha to-day oxcept transfer tralusover tho ‘Unlon Pacifio bridgo. A fow pussongers arrived trom and doparted for tho ¥ust and South by means of small boats betweon tho transfer depot and Councll Diuffs, Tho Union Pucliie ‘west-bound passonwors ot yosterdny and to-dny are atili dotained hero on account of 4 washout of the treatlowork at the brldke aver the Lilk- horn River, and east-bound traiia are belyg heid at Fremont. 'Tho trestlework 18 bolug rupidly ropaired, and will be {u shinpo tgaln to-morrow, ‘The rafiroads tracks on tha Omaba lovol are ull undormined and wrecked, und soveral scetions went down stroam to-day, AMOUBLIL to OVOr balt n milo. Threo framo houses —cume dawn tha rivor this morning, and ono lodgoed north of tho_city, Bevoral smull dwellingu &nd other buildinga on tho bottoms onst uf tho Unfon Pacifio shops ure In danger of Lolng swopt awny, 8¢ woll ns somo small buildinga south ot the Unlon Pacitio b”u‘t . The extensive eattle shods belonging to the Willow Springs distillery have nll been tled with strong ropes to stout osts, Boyd's and Roudis & Thrnll's fiunm HICK Tuauwu aro slightly Hlooded, 'Tho lumber 1 being tukou from all tho lumber-ynrds us fust ns it cun be taken out of thy water, Tho sltgn- tion 1n sad nround Counoll Blulls 18 ubout the aamie N it was during the #rst flood, snd pers bap Httla mnora sorlous, wd the wuter {8 nuw cousiderably higher, ‘Ihreo car-lomls of Omnhn il wero transforrod 1o-night by menns of Hate curs. No great damngo has yot licen done to tha Union F'ucltio shups or -umlil wurks, uud thoy wil{ probably escupu sor(oun fnjury, BIOUX I"ALLS DAK, Bpecial Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune 87, PAUL, Minn,, April&t—Tuo Ploncer-T'ress® Bloux Valls spoolal says: Tucsdoy tho Bloux - River commonced to brank up for u distance of fifteen mllos, up to whero Bllver Creck Hows lata it, thus furnishiug un outiet for tho Infuri- ated streawm, whioh had uiroudy ourried awny the bridges uvross it, Thonce It rusbod on luto tho Bioux, tuking tho wakon brldis south of u, and whore 8 gurge formod, Hoodiug tho wholu ‘bottow from bluf ta Llu, which gave way durs ing the night. It reached the head of Cascade dam ubout 2:80 this mornfug, and formod § sovond aud el stronger gorgo, and when this broko it rufsed tho rivor about twelvo feet fn about Afteen winylvs, during ‘which thne the Tenth strect wugon bridge was uttesly domolished und ovurried with such forcu a4 to complotely wreek tho Elghth strout Lridye, Tho sullwuy bridge of Ihe Chlvugo, Milwaukee &Bt. Paul ltoad was ulse carrlod away by the reslativas Huod. In the weuntltio tho regular channel of the river, helnf 100 smulf for tho Jn- miensy valumes of water, lee, and dobels, spread 10 tho custwurd wmong the botels, wutbine, sud varponter shops, ot taklog tho plange will and sash fuctory ut MoK{buou & Tloss, which wus entirely domollsbed. Badger' u versido OUsL Wt ; fifinvm Cochrup'a stable, Glbest's lw-!wuw': curront of of tha huflding, Thoro wi tlonni destruction of property to he reconled before the present iinmense ool abites, There 12 not mueh chiangs in tho condition of the river ot this point Within tho past twonty=four honrs, tho stago or wator romaluing at about the samo from scoding ns uurl{ 1t is 80 Ints now that vory littly olso than corn will bo pinuted by thoso cagager in agriculturc. The heavy ralns will put the ground in good conditon’ for thatiproduct, however, a fact from ‘which the farmors may take comfort. of h Junu's mark wil nway nnd tho foundation of the main part of tho mill itseif dmnaged. The ((mo in Parmiey's witehouse fruited, constiming the building and cantents, Tho two-story oftice bullding of tho neon Iteo Mill was nlao completely ywreoked. Nolther of the depots were injured. All telo- ;‘r‘kum communiention wasdestsoyed. Tha lors tho present writing tha river is rising and the {ea ia fldnting, but hn hecome rotton to auch an extent that no furthor damago from that alono I8 anticiputed. Tho Hell Itnpids bridie, twonty miles abova horo, went out at noan tosdny, It }:" rfwmm! this ovaning that & gorgo of eighteen odly roach n ilgher ataga boforo it falls. Tho telegraph lino to B, Pail tins Just boen copalred, which at present is our only comminleation with tha ontside world, All »up[fln» HrO runs nlug low from the long continug 1D £ity AloNE will nErrognioabiont $15,000, At s fargied thatg, *The river will uudoubts blockade, WATERTOWN, WIS, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Warentows, Wis, Apell 22—Rook’ River Is sull on tho rampage, with a mighty rush ot waters contlnuing to flow through 1t channel, The stngo of. water {s sovernl feet highor than ever boforo known here. The damago fn this scation hofuro the water rocodos to Ita natural depth wiil be consfdorablo, Foncos, trees, and bridges have been overilowed and Bwept nwny. YFour bridges In the Town of Portiand, Dodeo County, uro carrled nwny. This morning 8, M, Enton's fce-housos fn tho Fourth Ward were budly damaged by the fload, the ends Lelng thkou out, Uho nurthosst cornor of J.owls' snan and bilid o tnotury has buon torn out oating ~ fca and tho strong wutor, cum{mllulfi n - voeating I o tdouht Le -nddis rick of thie Chicago, Milwaukee & ight, ‘Tho trac Bt. Paul Rtallway noross Mud Like, ive miles went of this city, is submorged in clghteen {nchos of water, cuusing n dolay of overun hour before traing can Pags ovor it, 'n dlstanee of n milo ‘nnd a qunrior, Tho rails stand perfeotly solid, aud no dungor s upprehended. - A TINCOLN, NEB, Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, TLascony, Nobi, April 2.—Tho curly spring floods are bolng repeated in thls Stute, not nly along tho Missourd River, but fn the central and wostern portlons of tho State, ‘Reports from fronticr countles are to the clfeol tunt more raln has fallen within the past ten doys than for many sonsans provious, Tho sovernl streams in tho western part o the Stato, Loth fnrge and small,. are ARAIn on tho rmnpago, and a good many towns huve boeu cut off from tho rost of tho wnrld for duys by tho provalling floods, Somo of tho ralu-storms have been vory furlous, and thunder and lightning have accompanled them fn .o majority of coses. In und near this city jt haa rained continuously evory fiight for the pust weok, which has oc- cnsioned an overflow of Sait Creek, and nlinost susponded travel on tho rallronds entering this ity ‘No partfeular - dumngo s beon dona so 1ar, however, l@' tho cxcesslve ralnfull, and 1t will only have tho offcet of proventing {armers s thoy otherwiso would, —— DAVENIORT, ITA. Special Diapateh to The Chicago Tridune, DAvVEXRPORT, In., April 22.~Tho water in Rock Rivornt dlan cama toastand Inst night, ns telegrmphed, and hns been falllng to-day. The Inundated portions of the place arc beginniog to show thomselvos nbove the lovel of tho wa- ter. Thodiko is still closely watched, us it hns dono good scrvico duriug the last two days, thouyh It is felt to-night that the dpnger,Js miost- 1y pussod. ‘This doos not apply to the birfdgo ap- pronchus to Bome of the rnctories. Aslong ns tho highuater romnins thuj will be watehed, ‘The stone pler under tho midd) ‘which was partially washed nway st night, hnd uliowed tho bridgo to '"K verceptibly to-duy. Al passengers on the oc Jaek Ssinnd Hallronds nro transterred at Mian, 8 they will have Lo bo for n few days to vonie, At Carbon CHI the Chicago, Ruok Isiand & Pa- ciflo Itafirond fins beon trausfurring pussongers to~day, ns tho Hurlington Hoad has siso bren dowg ut HBarstow., Triins on n)l theso rouds arey budly demoralizod, Tho bodles of Dr. Landy, of Albany, and Luke Killlon, of this eity, wore re- coverei from tho Albany disastor to-duy, thut of tho Intter belng brought to thig city to-night, o rallrond bridgo, Istund and Peorin & BURLINGTON, IA. Speetat Dupateh to Tie Chieago Lridunca TURLINGTON, In., April 22,—Thoe river at this point has been steadlly rising for tho past ten dnys, and haa now reached within abont twonty Inchea of tha hlghest polnt reached last yenr. It lins been the oplnlon of mon familiar with tha river that tho highest polnt had beon reached yesterday, hut, contreary to prophecy and preces :I);xéu. i&% rigo to-dny wie mear than on any of «dnys proceding, und tho - oplus jon was oxpressed to-nlkht that the wates will bo hlalwr year Inst, As youlittle damoglo has boon dous In tnls viclnity, éxcopt tho carrylng away of corde wood alot tho river banks and on'the lslands, aud tho flouding of furming-lunds. The stock~ yards on tho opposit sldo of the river are lloods vd, 18 aro ulso the stenmboat-warchouscs and fumbor-yards in the lowor parts of the olty, Tho river now extonds from thls ity to the biufs in lll‘llnu(u near Bugotown, & distanco of Somo vight miler. X this “thin MILWAUKEEE, Bpecial Dispatch 1o The Chicago Tridune. MILWAUKEB, April 22.—Tho lloods are rapldly veceding, and much of the interost manifest In tho surcharged rivor hns diod out, It is thought that tho danger of tho Milwaukoo dam giving outisover, Much of tho surplus water is now 9ff tho ground. ‘'fbe river has beon full of ivo to-day. Thus far but litlo damrge hus beon done {n this oity outsido of o few piles knooked from under the Pleasant strect and othor Lridges and tho tearfug away of n portion of tho ,dam erib, The greatest dumnge thus far ls nfong the rafirond iine, rusuiting from wash- outs, Muohi of tho sonsational ~mattor that has boen telegenphed from this cl?' shicy tho flood began hus beun the voriest ol ‘Fho majority of tho duns dostroyad on the dit- forent riverswors tomporary ailiirs, worth only a fow thousnnd dolinrs in tho uggregate. stutf, KANSAS CITY, MO. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuie, Kangas Cry, Mo,, April 2.—Many persons aro anxlously watching the Missourt Hiver at this yoint, us tho water has heen stondlly rising sinco daylight, and the hoavy vise at Omaha 18 bound tocause trouble along the West Kunsas botioma within thirty-slx hours, Tho ralu hus consed In this sootlon, and the Kaw River, which usmptios into the Mlssour! near Fowlar lirothars' packlng-house, has not boen affcogpd by the rnh‘imll 1“ Kansus, Ly the overilow'of the river Atchilaon no truing ovor the Missourd Pacltio A1y t, t. ure x-umnnlu’r'lhntr tralug via tho Hunnibal & 8 Joo loud and Cameron Junction, JANESVILLIE, WIS, Bpestat Dizvateh 10 The Chicago Triduns, JANRAVILLE, Wis, April 2.—Ilook Rivor Is otill ciafog, huving gained about tive lnchossinco Inet night, About u third of Court streot briuge hns gono ous. It is thought no furthoer damaga will becur, as every provatition is boing tuken, BLGIN, ILL, Hpeciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune Fraiw, 11k, April 22.=Thae river bas not as yot fallun ut all, but Hitle dahusge oun now bu dong. A brldgo ut Cary Stution I8 sald tobave gono out to-day. - floth rallronds are busy rebullding thoely bridges and tracks, and both hupo to b wble to vun trains 13t the city ugain by Tuosday, The publio furry will bo ruiniLg 1o-norrow, ¥ KEOKUXK, TA. Speetal Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune, * Keokuk, lu., April2.—~The stage of water is soventeon foet nino inches above tho low-wator ik of 1870, with a tiso of throe tnohos, " Ttls now within four tuches of th high-wator mark l'mlmhl{ by t=murrow altecioon last 1l bo excugled, g r— DES MOINES, TA, Hpecial Dispaleh to The Uhicago Tribuns, Des MoiNes, la,, Avell 23—Thobilgh water boe gan to subside In both rivers hore to-day, aud no furthop dumuge lsunticlpated, About twont: funitics have buen Booded o tho jow land soutl of the elty by buckwater. —— MBUNTSVILLE, TEX, GALVESTON, Tox., Abrll 24—Tho hoaviest atorni of rain and bail ovor known ubout Buntes vill foll to-duy, Nuarly all tho bridges were ourriod away, I rod t ¥ o 4 unufi'g ud.”‘ fol ho corn-orop la so: ; QUINCY, ILL, Hpeclal Dispateh lo The Chicago Tridune, Quunoy, iy April 2,—Tke rivar biuro s now #ixteon feot elyht inobes ubove low-water mwrk, -gr_z.r;m olght luchos of bigh-wuter marg of fust Yyar. DUNDEE,*1LL,. Bpacial Dispateh fo Thi Chicago Triduns. Donpee, 1k, April 22~Tho water {6 Pox Iiver 8t this pluco hus cowo up olxht Inches In the bast twenty-four hours, und s still rulsipg, Every houso botweon tho rallroud track aud the north of here, it "han fluoded tho toors of the Tilinols fron & 1toit Company und the Star Mane ufneturing Company's shops to tho depth ot threo fent, Tt I8 nlko on the first floor of the Ate Inntio Flouring-Mills. CUICAGO. Tho Chlcngo flood is abatiog, Tho river fell nbout eight inchos yeaterdny, and, thoughlt Is yeot n turbulont, swift stropm, its voloolty has falion off to mbout five miles per hour. The wator I8 yellow and muddy with tho deift of the Desplaines River, n mixturo of dried leaves, twigs, clay, ond other détrls which lusos its rural characteristics in mingling with tho alimo and sediment tho fast curront his scoured oit or Iho\lo,:lum “d"m Chiengo luv;:r. 'L::o,m. Prindivillc was dragging an anchor through llfu Houth llmlwhm l\np' stir - up the l\lfil, which ‘ was quickly takan up’ b tho Twelfth streot up the rivor eas vialblo, aod the overflow of watur was [nst zeltilng back, or passing off in vapor, The ronds and high land wore ud dry ns parched pons, At Twelfth street bridyo the waters had tallen about fivd inches up to "esterdn.v aftornoon, ‘The weat nnk was overfiowed, but tho onst docks wera clour., Thu break JUst south ot the bridgo Is khout 0ty tect in lefipth, At Flint & Quoii’s grain elovitor 18 work i3 atill Interrupted by v presence of water i tho buse. ment, which hos o Howe jnto the frun tanks that hold tho clevator-boots, The luterruption 18 not serious, as but little grain {8 coming in, and, If tho wator con- tnues to fall, work will’ probably bo resumed ta-duy, Tho City, Natfonaf, and "Nealoy's cle- yitors have uiso suspoudod work, uwing to the fivoded stuto of tho busuments. F'ho Ugton hoa nearly thirteen feot of tho overflow In iz, which will huve to be puinped out. . . Tho Western [ndiona tenck at Efghtoenth strant g buon ralsed out vl thg mire by the workmeti aud tho subsidonéd of _thg troubled witors. At the'l'wontyseconi stroet bridue tho river nppenred to huve inpped over its banks miore than ut points helow. The duvks horv nro rathor low and ricketty, nud were mostly submerged, tho overlow ruaning bic soma tifteen {eet, und on the south side nearly to Urove atrcot, Tho lumber lind been removed 11 tito ta save it frous losd, aud ko gdocks aro nut seriousty Injured, beiog morely under water, Two urchins had the temerity to yo in swim- ming' horo yesterday, Mr, MoNull thiuks tho river hus not boun g0 high for sixteen yenrs ns 1t was Thureday noon, when tho.depth at tho bridgo traw was fully twenty feot. At tho other I)rhhc.-s tho tenters showoer! thoir wator marks, which indicated a fall of six to eleht inchos {n tho lovel uf tho river sinve mid- night of Thursduy. The tumber hind been mavod back from tho river, and lttlo of It was lost. Harvoy's dock fs still pactially une dor water. © At Ashland uvenue brlige the reportor wus informed that tho river hud faMon olght or ten Inohes, and tho structiire Is Lelieved to be out of danger. It wus swinging yestorday. Excopt for the south abiument, Whioh bas been carrled away, tho Allmmug hos boen alight, Tho atreet south of the Dridgo Ia_rendercd finpnssublo by the prescnve of mud and water, which extanidd back say 16K feot, Buveral of .iho ittlo houses vlustgred in this vicinity uro all surrounded with water, and huve boen desortod. Tho canai was falliog alwo, Dbut no bonts can rin, owing t0 tho break bulow, Thursdny soventy-1ive feetof tho bank wns cut nway to et in the Impotuous waters, und tey to snve tho embankment further , down, Two or threo huudred won . [rom Lomont ~ nvo working night and day rotect the connl nt Willow Springs. t was roported that Griflia bnd lost two lco- houges, and thut tho ather two weroe likoly to bo lwugfi away. About 20,000 tons of fce were lust, Quthrie's house s nlso sald to have sufored soverely, tho bick having given way, notwith- standing the offorts of the men to save it, in rl}luhll rog‘flrdl‘our of thom camo near being atdured or kilie At tho Unlon ltolling-Milis the blast furnnco has bean out twa or threo days, owing ta the water, but thay will probably be- able to rosumo work W-day, ‘At Archer uvenuo tho river bud fullen sevaral Inchies, uad tho subimotgaed lots are fast coming to tho surfuce. SIGNAL-SERVICE BULLETINS. Wasnexarox, D. €y April 2.—~The followlng specink bulletin has just Leen issuod LY tho Chifef Signnt Uftigor: “1'he middio waters of the Missour} and tho Misslssippl nro ngnin 08 high, and at polnts higher, thin ut the fieat sprini flood, the former befug five foet tan Incnes above the dangoeslino at Omahn, and tho latter heing threo foet at Keokuk, and flve foet soven inchos nbove tho dlinger-fine at Cuiro. In nddition to the heavy riins, the solid snow and fce 'In .the drifts pnd gorges in tho upper countries I8 now melting, During the pust wintor precipitation In the Northwest has beon consldorably In oxcess of * the averngo, und tho people of the Lowor Mis- slasippl oughit to look for nn(her witor than for muny yoars, Tho fudicatlons are that tireuts enini woather and oceuslonnt raln will provall 1t the GulE States, Ohlv Valley and Tenncsseo, Middle and South Attantic Stites during to-duy mnd probubly tomarrow, and that fale weatbor will contibuo during tho day in tho Lukd reglon ad Now Gnginnd. Tho. Miss(saippt and s~ sour Rivers will probubiy rise.’” 1% OFPICE OF THE CIIIEF BIONAL OvEICER, WASH. 1NQTON, D, oo ApHLEI~1 n. We—For tho Obio Valley and Tenncsave, fulr wenthor in tho lorths orn portion, enstorly yrering to sauthorly Wwinds, lowu{ harowmoter, and'stationary or bigher teme peraturo, h 5 For tho Tower Lnko roglon, falr wenther, varinblo winds, tmostly southerly, lower barom- oter, and stationary or DIgNOY LOMPOrnture, For the Uppor Like rogion, slightly warmor, Tulr wonther, soutliorly winds, nnd lowor baram- cteor, ¢ Far the U(mnr Misaissippl and Lower Missourl Valloys, falr woather, southorly winds, lawor turometer i formore and fulilog foltowod Ly i In tho lutier dlatrict, und statlonary or higher temperature, s The Cnlul Signal offlcor furnishes tho follow- Ing svecial bullotin to tho press: * Tho buromeler I8 lowest in the extrome Northwest., The ared of ) cimies the Lake the Ohlo Valley, the Sonth Atlutie, and tho southur portion ot the Middte Atiantic Statos, -[ain hay fallen sinco tho fust repurt tn tho West Gult States, A rain- tull of 2.8 inches 18 reported from Port Bads, Falr weather provails In the Missourl Valloy and ull distrieta cust of tho Mississippl. Westorly winds continue in New England and southor- Iy winds o tho Northwoest, Eust of tho Rocky Mountains the tempera- tare has - remalued nearly statlonacy, Tho Missourl and Mississippi itivers continue 1o rise, tho former lLolug six fout aud kovon Inctivs above the dauger Hne ut Omata, and tho Tnttor five feet und four inches above the dangor ltne ae Ualtro, and theeo foet und threo Hivhos gt Keokuk, and near the danger line at Memphis und Viokshure, Thoe Indications uro that tair weather will provait I tha Lowor, Luke reglon, Middle Atlantie 8tutes, und Now Englund duriyg to-day and - toatorrow, und partdy eloudy high barometer Ine wentiior, with acnsional vain, witt provall i tho Exmbn};,\.llnmw, und Eust Guif ot States durlog lo-day. LOCAL OTSERVATION: A At bt 21011 p . Tima. (Lar, | Ther,| i [ (7ind. [ Vel | {n.] Teather “Monn baronietor, i1 Slean tompuratire, $ifs enn bumidley, 713, Maximuni wmporature, 87, Minlmum tembersture, 4l GENEIAL UUAKRYATIONK ©n1cAGo, Aurll H~1018 p. m. onrer ] S 2EE| 5 E2SER: ; eesrpzasanesepsnse| 115 TESESSESTASLESE BEOR: ERST! L EZREREESESERNSISIAEREES FERCESOEELY] MORTUARY, Dlspateh to The Ohleago Tridune COLDWATER, Mich,, April 83.—=The funcral of fonry Qugo, n prominent Gormanclitizon of this place, who died on Wednesday of pneuwonia, wus beld to-day, An Immenso couconrse ate tondod thu gervicos by the Goermuan Bonovolent Boclety, of whichs ergunization L wus i lunding wewbbr, Tho vjty Land beaded the provession, which was ubout bulf & wile tu length, o ool e REITERATES HIS FORMER STATEMENTS, 1os10N, April 2.—Cbarles Heath mudo anoth- or stutement to-day regarding his treataiont in Lousluny, suying that Judsy Hridzer. beng in °| and died yesterday nfter spells of profuso blopds ik at the Y b profu o n fair aiatcmont. o roltoratos substantinily the atatementa made befora by him. e ——— CASUALTIES. TIHE ALBANY, TA., DISASTER. Bpectal Dipaleh to Ma Ohtcago Tribune. CrINTox, Tng April 22.—Full particulars of the horrible acoidont near Almny aro ny follows: Tho train consisted of tho engine, tender, bag- Rogo and ‘oxpress car, passenger-conch, and o sloepor, Itleft Freeporton timo. Noconnee tons from north or cast wore made, beeauso of tloods and wnshouts, Consldernblo oxpreas mnt- tor was loft nt Fulton Junetion, Tho traly left Albany a littlo Iate, and reancned Meredasin Hivor,a milo below, about twenty minutes to 6. Wutches stoppod sixtcen minutes to 5, ‘Tho ongina whistled for tho rond-crossing, but not for tho Lridgo, which evidently appeared il right. Not n single note of warning waa given before tho train plunged hendlong tuto tho river, elghty feot of trestio giving way in nn Instant. . Tho onglno, tondor, and two first cars wont Into tho river; tho slecpor hung on the .verge, Tho cars fluated offy s stated yesterday. Tho engincer and firo- man woot down with tho engino, and ure not yot found, The engino lics In sevon feot of water fiftoon foot from tho bridge. tloth cars were broken in; tho water pouredin llkon deluge trom nil dircotions, Most of tho pnsscngors got out through the windows; climbed #ip, and helped ecach othoron to tho roofs, 'Iho Intest nccount makes tho pumber of train_ mon seven nnd passongors fifteony soven wero drowned, a8 follows: Willlam West, cngincer, rosides nt Freeport, fonves & wife and two children; Louls Killlon, firoman, Burlington, Wiss D, D. W, Lundy, Afonuy, fil; Edward Solos, nerlin, Wis.1 Olof Oleson, Reed's Lunding, Minu,g D, {farvey, Irviog, Kns.; ubov, 2yenrs old, son of Chnrles Wilson, Bavannah, Tho saved wero us folfows: Thomns Fullor, cone ductor, uoburt; Warren Ellithorpe, oxpresse messenger, budly brased; no bones broken: lives in Milwnukeot Sumuol Flunngan, higgnge- o, of Lusdrk, siiglo; spine infured, face cuty dntgeronsly burts e, Mu{un, fcugo, brakemnn, collar-bone broken, hip injurod: W. 11, Thomas, colorad, portor, untutrts Mes. Charlos ‘Wilsun, Savannahb, aud littie ;filrl. 13 yoarss hoth wera considurably bue nat badiy finet, and were nble to travel to-duy. 'Three imen wercin the sleepor, nnined yestenliy. Willisin Postle, of Fulton, 111, groped lils wity ont of the eie in the wator through the broken oud, und helyed pull ot the athiers, neither of ‘whom' wera budly hurt, Charles W, Woatover, of Pine Itlver, Wis,, and three others, whoso names eannot bo 1enrnod, were unhurt, and grococded ou thely way, A plle-driver brought down worked uil dark, Tho bridge will be repalred tosnight. All the bagguge and expross wis saved, Lho Uody of Dr. Lundy was bodly mangled, It was found by dreging the river to-day. e weA m;mmbl killod bofory reaching tha water, The dy of tho bube soen In tho cor will be re- covered, Four sulunarioe divors arcived at the wrock at nuon 10 lovk for budles, Bupuorintend- ent D, A, Ofin, of Itucine, I8 ot tho wreok, giving nil possibio nid to tho suiforers, helping to rometly the effeats of the awful ucoldont. Frgront, I, Apeil2L—Wililum A, Weat, tho englivor kiilod Yesterday by tho shocklug wool- detit on the Chicego, Miiwaitkea & St. Paul Itatt- roud at Port Iyron, was n residont here, and lenyes a wife nnd two childreit, Ho was an old and popular ongineer on the rond, n membor vt Fraoport Commandery of Kulghts Templar, and bighly estconed as a citizen. — 11is Lody has not Yot boun recovored. A RUMORED ACCIDENT. Puento, Col,y Aprll 2%.—This nfternooon n paesenior-conch containing fourtcon passon= gers on the Donver & Rtlo Grande tynln which 1ot hure fur Omigtin lnst Wednogduy altornaot, Jumped tho traok two miles onst of Kook /Tuns nel and rolled 160 fect down nn ombankment. No other cars 1oft the track. Flve meu and ono, woman wore killod outright, and three slightly nnd three soriously fnjurod. No omnployés of the rond were Injurod exoopt a firgman who was riding In the conch. It Is impossible to give o 1lst of tho killed at hig writing. Dexver, Colo, Apfll 2%—Well authotionted rumors are afloat that n serfons ncoldont oo- ourred on tho southern end of tho Denver & 1o Grande Road, Klx or ulx{lll Porsons aro sajl to huvo boen killed, Itls finpossible to obtatn partioulura at present. DROWNED, Bpeciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, 8r. Lovis, Aprll #%.—Anton Enflngor and deorge Wallingor loft tholr bonrding-house, No. 16 North Loveo, about 10:30 o'clook Just night to gn on board tho Humphrey, & Governs moent bout lylng In tho river at the foot of Cheorry stroot. Wallingor was undor tho intlu- onco of llquor. Whon they reachod--the wator's- cdgo, Wallluger bourded tho steamer Dakotn, whiclh wns Iylng nlopgside tho Rumphroy, and Eulingor left to deposit n bundie, and roturnod in a fow nomonts, Asho walked up- tho gang- l:lnnk ho heard & splush fn the wator, nnd.'m() = nx Into the river, snw Wulllnger strugaling In the wnter, e attompted to roseno him, but the Awift curront swept tho man awsy botween tho bouts, nod howas drownod. INSTANTLY RILLED. Bpettal Dupaleh to The Uhicaga. Trivuns Torrpo, 0., April 22.—~Thomns Lewls, n brako- man on the Luku Shoro Rond, was instantly killed in the middie ground this morning, have Ing bis head sovercd from his budy by a pony engine. Tho decensod hal lately removed hore from Datroit, where o had been In the einploy of the Michigun Central Kond for twonty yenrs, und lenves a wife and two children, Spectal Dispalch to. The Chicago Tribune, MinwAukse, Avrll 2.—A man nanad Koapp, w’l::;ilo mfnfixl’u'y' l(lr}":;'u In {3"“&‘"{.‘ l;’llllll) ovurh‘yu cu otlon tr Leal ‘aukoghn LRE [ And lustundly Xilied. 1 e ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. #pectat Dispatek to The Chicago Tridune. MILWwAUKEE, Wis, Aprll 22—R. F, Copoland, of tals city, with several othor weather-bound trnvoline mon, was aut shouting ut Btowyhton, when bo mot his ienth by tho neoldentn) dis- churgo of one of tho guas earrlod by tho party. dir. Copoland (uaves a wife aud family, who ro- moved to Woukesha laat year, Tho decenscd WAl probubly Lo Lrought t this ull{ for hursul. o was i mumbor of the Truveling Men's Asyo- olntlon, and held a poliey fn tho Mutunl 1, surauco Company of Now York for $1,00, DBURIED IN A WELL. Enig, Po., April 23~Last Fridoy Frank For: guson, of Filrview, this county, while cleaning nwoll, was burled under twentystwo foot of earth und stone by . the cuving i of the well, ‘The unfortunato man was reseued wlive after belng three hours and wenty miliiuies la tho woll. Though tho npparent. ""‘“"f was sliglht,— an ubrasion of ane Hugers~=ho Lulled to vogover, at mouth and nose, ——— CAUGHT IN MACIHINERY. Bpeciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Deoatun, N, April 2—A serlous necldent ocanrrod ot Flnling's grain-clevator In Sucon yoaturday, by \:ll:lnh WIllhur; Lowry came nenr lostug his lifo, o wis oaught in the mnchinery, 00 Boforo. 16 GO0 LoD i LoCk 103 was brokon, and ho sustained uther Wjurics of a serlous naturc, $1e was AIIVe uE 1t nevounts, NEARLY DROWNED, Bpecial Duvateh 1o The Chicage Tribune, ErnxaTon, U, April =—A littla son of An- derson Conner, agud 3 yenrs, fell into a barrel of water this morning and cumo near drowning, Wheu he was tukon from the barrcl jt was thought that 1ifo was gohe, but aftor physicians had {abored aver the Hittlo feliow for nbout threo hours, ko was brought to, and it s thought ho willrocovor, INFANT BURNED TO DEATIT, Monaay, Ky, April Sh—Yestordny morning Mre. Ravonsoroft, wife of Jusoph Ruvonsaroft, 1atg ior olilidon @ bed and wont to. w apring ¥ nd In g i BUEd mothe, wis itpuod th donth, 0 1HAh RUY OVER' AND RILLED, Hpectal Dlapaich ta The Chicaga Tridrines MILWAUKER, April 23, ~Johu'Turucr, a Inborer, was run ovor nud killedon tho track of the Bt Faul Roud uoar tho clty this ufturnonn, —— TUREE CHILPREN BURNED, ' HuL, Quebos, April S2—Mr, LeDac's houso burned, and threo children perfshod, —eet——— GEN. GEORGE A, SHERIDAN, WASHINGTON, D, O, April #.—Uon. Georgo A, Bhoridan mado o domend to-duy upon Podts muster-Gonoral Janes for an investigution lnto the chargo mude {0 tha nROWapapors cunneciing Bim (Shoridam with a patont tic snck-fastoner contract, aud tho olaim that he wuy instrumeutal indotraudivg Fayman, the Inventor, vutut his Just duos, 1t has boen charked thut Fuymun of- feredto furnish tho fasteners atolght cuntacuch, | but the Commission mppoluted to examine bls dovien reported udvorsoly, Afterwurds Bhorl- dun ld suld (0 Unve got control of tho fastonor nn‘l,ull':v. ulv.:tl %‘mfi"‘\'{e‘u‘w}ih’fi‘. l.l,mlrfleuwlti\ iy’ 0n £OVO| ccislon. K ulluuudpuu urdor for 200,000 fustonors ut 2 goeuts cuch was uitimately given Soorldin, Tho Postmastor-Gojiernil tias uppointod n Commnl slon to take ovidvnoe, Buveral pergyny nre sums wmaned (0 wpcar Letose It The Death of R. C. Meldrum~ Maeting of His Associates. - Fixing the Excursion Rates to Denver, Colorado Springs, Tte, Commissioner Fisk on Canal Compe- tition with the Railroads. GIVING EXDPRESSION T0 THEIR TKEELINGS, ‘Tho announcemont of tha denth ot R. O, Mol- drum, lato Westorn Genoral Frolght Agent of tho I'ittaburg, Fort Wayno & Chlcago Raliroad Compnny, caused genernl globm and sorrow among tho ofMicials and employés of the raltrond with which ho bud 8o long been conneeted, and was recolved with deep regrot by the ofticluls of tho various ronds and tho shippors In this city with whom Mr. Moldrim hnd ocension tu como Into contuct, The collenkues and employés of tho decensod gavo expressiun to tholr feolings yedtordny morning by neatly draplng tn binck tho privuto oftica fortmerly oceupled by tho,de- censeds 1818 desk and chalr was completoly covored with erapo, and on top was placod n pleture draped In movrning, The smocting hold yesteriday morning at 11 o'glock-at tho officy, corner of Denrborn and Wasnzton strects, Llly dompnstrated 1n swhat high esteent and m{nnl. tho docensed was held, not unly by his employés aud nssocintes, but lf tho rallroind men $n this olty, were presenty B, It Wadaworth, W.'H. Hognn, J. W, Davis, 1L Tuckor, ¥, A Bowe, O. R. Cups ron, J. W, Midgloy, W. B, Willlams, George C. Lawreneo, I O, Beymour, M. 8. Cheso, Jnmes Walsty, (3. Mocdopald, Frank Harriott, W, W, Chanaler,” W, M. Bago, W, Il. Pattersoi, D, ' MeUnbu, W, T, Hancock, dohn Cratmplon, W, Meilgn, B, "I Hand, L. D, Hichordson, Chailes W. Randall,dames Smith, E. L. Sommors, N. J. Nowe, Juseph Chapnni, O, H. Waood, .hnm.-nfllmrg-c. W, E. Lowrence, F, C. Rrown, J. B, Earle, 1, €. Foster, J. Hownrd, Gon, Joseph Stagkton, W, Horner, 18, [f, ftuble, B, Dilloy, W. 8. Petensan, 13, 1% Warner, B. I Mathven, N, Tartwoll, K. F Woud, Col. R. Hiddla Roterts, O, ¥, Gorbimn, A, 11, Heriz, and B, C. Tirown, r, Clinrles I, Peck wus olested Chairman ood Sy, Aloxander Muckny Secrotury, e Peellng remurka were mado’ by C. B. Peck, Col. 1, Blddie Jiohorty, and othors. 5 On_motion tho Chalk appoluted tho following committon to deaft appropriste resolutions: W. W, Chandter, 1, I Wi Bmith, Thoy reported tho followiug, which wern ununimously ndoptod: 0 Tho representativea of the difforent rallvond Iines centerlig In Chluu:fo Ioni tho assoclates in Uusineas of Rictwsd O, Moldruin, do Reeslee, That wo biavo hieard of tha death of oue friond, sudden ns it wis ot tho sty and wiillo secking rostorntion und renewed henlth in | o distant Stato, with feellngs of unfoigned sor- row. Heanfved, Thnt in his death Chieago has lostone of lier most loyal eitizens wid urdent admirers, suulety a bright, courteous, alfuble, aod kindly niun, ind business clrelos o prompt, encrietic, nd highly honorubio man, and tho Fallrosd Int terest tnc of ita best-Informed and most oxpo- *rioncod oflleers, Riesolved, 'Thut, bowing before the Inscrutable decruy of tho Most Hign, wo tendor to his strivk- cn wilo our beartfelt sympnthy, and desire to mm? ‘wlnlx ber Iy tondor plficos U'or the grave of our friond. Resolved, That o copy of theso resolutions be sont to tho. widow of tho deceased, and ulso to the press of Chlongo, ‘The tollowlny committco wos nppointed to meet the remuing and make nrrangenonts for the fnural In cuso tho body shall be brought to Chicngo: J. Swmith, C. I, Capron, I\ A, 1 L Tucker, W, M, 8nge, W, 8. Motlon, C, M. Ltarlos iv.itandall, Kobory Foreytki, andJ, W, yley. ; n'l'u n‘nrt yot known what disposition the wifo and fumily of tho decousud moun to mako of tho remaing, Fxeopt the dispatch nnnoupcing his denth, and winting that his family would leave Jacksonville by tirat tewiu, nothimr bhas lLeen leard frow thawn, 1t 18 most likoly that the ra- be takon direct to Bndison, Ind., Meidrum's peoplo . resido, -or to mning will wherg * M, Whoellog, W. Vi, family. .n the "home of hid wifo's ' EXCURSION RATES, Tho * Clilcugo Kalirond Assuciation,” come poscid of tho deneral Passonger and’ Ticket Agums of e ronds contoring in thia olty, hold ita regular montbly meoting yestorday at tho offico of tho Wostern WelgningiAssoofution, in tho Lakeside Tuliding. I'ho principul businoss transactod by the meot- fmg wus the qucetion of excuralon ‘or tourist tutes'to Dunver, Coforudo Springs, and Pucblo, 1t was rasulviod o anky) tho; sume ratps aud by thosunio_routus ns laat: year. This will muka tha routid-trip ruty for oxuuralonists and tour- Ists to Douver, Colorndo Bprings, nnd Puehlo duriug this summer as follows: 1rom Chicngo, §03; Trom Bt. Lowls and East Bt Louls, $66.00; Trom Leorln, $501° from Kouk Istand, $635.00; and from Kueokuk, $52.10, and from all other Weat- ern poluts tho rates will bo made on the suno basta, Tho salo of thosu tiokots will com- oo May 1,. 1881, and cantinuo durlig the scasoil. They will bo pood ol west within liftcon days from dato of sule, wi to roturn untit Oct, 81, 1881, Pussongors will Lg required to identify thomselves as the orlginil purchasers in the presenca of the agent of the road by which they luave cliher Foln: named to return not Inter than Oet, 20, The return pore thon of the tioket will bo good for a)nullnu With- in tivodnys trom -date of auch (dentlication, Passcnpers will havo the option of golvg by way of Ounlu, Atchison, or Kuugns City, Jteduced rutes to fales und festivals wero also agrood upon. leaides this nothing was done, excont the correcting und comparkucof thorates MR, FINK EXPLATNS, i Commissionor Fluk hag nddressed the follow- Ing lottor to the cditar of the New York Tribune oxpininlng somo of his provious assortions re- gurdivg rolivond competitions Bug: Inoto fn your oditorial of to-duy that you huve not fully nndersteod somo portion of tho argument cuntulued fu the articlo pub-[ (isied in the IWerld of ‘the 1Gth, In which undunvured Lo show that - tho rallrond com- e unro Wmited i tholr charges by cannl competition. I ,monnt, of course, limited us to thelr muximum chirges, They can urbitrarily, I thoy chiooke, make Tates intch luwer, but not highor thun canal computition ullows, ‘ou sk the question, ** Wnothor tho Contints- sfoner ean oxplaln what the witur routos bnd to do with tho roduction of the rutos on Aprll 11 from B 10 20 cents, or with rhio advaneo ot April 161" 'a this § unswor, Thoy hud notbing to do with I, Dut tho water toutes hid ovorys thing to do with . tbo reduction — of atos from @5 to B0 conts on Apell I, The iK-eont rato, It was agreed, should e maln- tiitied daring tho summer manths, . [t wis on aceount of the agreomont of March 11, to which you refer, and the objoot of which you vorveetly oxpiai, that it beento necessary ' to muko the roduotion from §0 o 25 contd. 'Lty low rate, in tho ppinjon of tho rallrond ningers, la not Justined ut rruwunu- water gompetition. 1t is very uupinlituble 10 the ruilroud companics, burdly payluy more than operuting nost, Undor the ugreemant of Miroh 11 all shippors nro to ho put upon the same footing, wnd tho !vluu of roduulig rates ton commuon level in oinse t wns fouid that aby one siipper was fuvored with speciul rates was dovisod for the purposn of putting u etop totuvoritisn, Aa soon as tho dusfred objoct was obtained tho rutos woro rudtorid to W eonts, With this oxpluantion, I hope you will porcelve that tero fs io fieonsistenvy M tho wotion of thu rllrond manngura with atly stutementa that L havo muda In niy [etterof April 10, Hespoct- fully yours, Arugnr FINK, —— AUDITOR ¥FRENOI, 871, Louis, April 24=Tho Hun, Theophilus Fronch, United States Auditor of Rutlronds, nr- rivod horu to-duy from Washiugton, and loft to- nlght $ua special enr o the Bt Louis & Sun Frauclsco Rtond for tho West, Holsucoumpuniod by Henry Blaokatono, Nallroad Buglaoer; W, P, StoLonnon, Chlef of Warrdnta fn tho Trons- ury ofilee; aud J. W, Grfilin, Bond Clerk In the -oftice 'of tha Controller of tho Curroncy, The objeat of o trip 18 to loApect cectaln ralls rouds thut have been granted (ands by tho Governmoent, ~and * to ‘sottlo with tha | outhorn Vacilo Hond 4 for the yonr's business and soyeral complioated atier vetntivg ta teatlo, The pacty will go over the Bt, Louls & Sun Frauplsce “Joud to Wichiw, Kas.j thonce by tha Atohison, Tos ki & Santa P4, tho Atlantie & Pacitic, unid the uihorn Pachiie. O tholr roturn thoy ‘will ke u report pot ofly In n}llwuy muatters, but ulsa. on the vesaurues, dovolopmont, and pros- Kwuur tho qountry ulonyg tho Huos mentlonod, Ir, Fronch oxpressod the opinion that tho yup fu the Atlantlu & Pacifia Hoad botween Vinita, Tuding 'l‘urrllut{.umlAllmquomnv Now Mox- 160, Would Lo bulit boruro_[onwe, and -u_rallrond ofliolul prosent stuted that tho work woukl by oulnmeneed noxt autumu.l —_— PROJECTED NEW ROAD. 81, Lou1s, Apll %2, ~=Tho uow Town of Furoka Bprings, {u Northwostorn Arkansus, has krown %0 rupidly aud beoomo so famous for igh heullng walers, huving Increased from nothing e year and a half ako to & cily of 15,000 inbahitants at presont, that it has boon deolded to connect it with sho outsile ‘world by wallruad. With thls view tho llogers & Burekuw Iali- way Oomipnny has Just been organized hure, which will fomudlatoly bogin to construct u voud Trom logars, un tho ermmu division of tho Bt Louls & Bun Frunctéco Raliway, to Buroku, 4 tlstanuo of twenty-tive miles, SBeveral of tho invorporators and Diroutors of the Cow- puny aro offlonrs of the St Lokla & Sau Frau. clsou, suiony thom being Unpt, O, W, logors, Gencral Mauuger, aud tho pow road will, when Thp._following ‘ndsworth, and Jamea’| Alexander Mackny, W. W, Chandler, money enn ndgomplish_ it, bo operntod in the 1ne torest of tho Bt, Louls & Snn Frunolsco Lino. | —— NEFRIGERATOR CARS, 81, Lous, Mo., April 22.—Jamos F. Howo, Act- Ing Qoneral Manager of tha Wabtnsh Hallway, tssued n cirouinr to-day stating that ns soun’ aftor Apeil 25 s ‘enrs onn bo put (n sorvice, all perishablo froight will Lo transported over that rond by tho Amerlenn Hofrizerator Transit Comnpany, an organization ownod by tho Wabnsh and _conuagting companies for tho exclusive hnndiing of porishable goods In mhyzun\mr cirs, pAc enrs will bo uniee tho solp man- agemont of tho oflicurs nnd agonts of tho Re- fricerator Company, - Gool 1, Ilopkins, for soma tfne connveted with {F Wabash fond, {8 I'rosident of this Compiany, dnd Itahondquartora will be In £t Louls, (R ——— - A COMPROMISY TFFEOTED, Bpectal Dipateh ta,The Chleago Tribuns, Dunuque, Tn., April 22.~8omo few dnys ngo tho lown Centralnnd Northwostorn Rallrond Jumped tho gratte of the Dubugue & Dakota ltall- rond from lnmptor wost and commoenced to Iny trnok, By thi€ niove It hoped to svuure soma £50,000 of work bille thy tho Dubuque & Dakota Ilmxl. which tho Inttor forfeited Ly talllng to bulld na ngreed. The' law.was ealled to decide, andn compromiso was offcoted whoroby the former (8 to huvo undipited posscssion of. the grade from Hampton west. v e CONDEMNATION S8UIT. Special Dispalch-to The Chicago Tritune, CLEVELAND, O.y April 22%1In the ProbatoCourt to-day tho Connotton Valjoy Rallroad ;Compnny commenced an omnibys . condomnation sult against & mnnber ot realdonts for tha Rppro< printion of’ iftoen parcols of innd In Nowbury ownship, nlong the proposed lino of rond into tho alty. " " NEGOTIATING. Bpecial Divateh to The Chicago Tridune. Burraro, N. Y. April 2.~Negotistions are pending botween the Wabash, St. [ouls & Pnoifle and Ureat Westorn and Michlgan Southorn Hallways tor the running of pussaiiger-cata of }holnrmnrovnr the lattar's rond inte Duftalo, L I8 pretty certain that such nn arreogomont will x‘uu pm’icctud beforo many days. a ITEMS, Tho Michigan Centtnl still continuos to do an fmmonso froight trale. This road brought In yeatordny 500 miore ewmigrants, wost of which aro destined for the Northwost and Manitoba. Mr. Alexandor J. 0'Grady, Claim Awont of tho Chiongo, Burlington & Quincy Rallrond, haa ro- slgned hils position to take chargo of the frolght business of.a ritllrond in Brnall, South Americy, Mr. O'Grndy 18 in able und oxperloioed froight g, wod will no doubt wive n good nocount of himsolf in Lis now position. g ‘Tho Chiongo & Altan and Ulinois Contral Rall- rauds anicnined that mef wilt sell oxourston tickuts at §5 for the roind trip from Chicngo to 8t, Louls and roturn for the "Turnorfest in nm clty, Juno f toJusno 7. Gofng colpona nro got to go onJune 8 and June 4, nml returning cou- pons good up to and ineluding Juno 11. Tho Chicngo, St. Louta & Now Orloaus Itaflrond Compnny will chiunge the gaugoe of Ita |ino from five foot to tho atandurd guuge of four feot nlfihl. and a halt inches, which will cunblo the Tilinofs Central to run Its traiug through to Now Orloans without changing cars or (lftng the toxes off the standard-gaugo tracks and pliclng them on broad-gauge trioks. Mr. Charlos Q. Eddy, Gonornt Frelaht Agont ot the Chicngo & Northwestorn Rnllway Com- pany, has [ssucd the follvwing clroulur to ngents regarding supnlies for rollet of the flood sufor- ers in Southorn Dakots and Nobrasku: wni'- biil to Bloux City, In,, when consigned to W, It Bmith, tho Mayor of Sloux City, nil supplies for relior of lond sullerors in Southorn Dakota and lb;elggg‘kn {froe, noting on way-bill *Order C. The ralftond officinla who woro witnesses in tho case of the Pedrin Btaroh Company fgainst tho Chlengo, Burlington & Quinoy, Puorin & Pekin Union, Wubysh, Chlcngo, itovk Isluud & Dugitie, aud Rock Istaud & Poorli, Kailroads bo- fare tho Rallrond apd Wurohouse Commissioner av. Peorin during the lust two dnys roturned yesterdny, They say that the ovidotice wassub- imittod on both sides, and that It 18 tho impres- 8ion that the cinrge ol di~erimination and ox« tortion eannot bo sustalned. Tho ovidence of Mr. Harding, thoy say, wns awtully thlu, It WAA provan that he wns not only ot disorim- innted sgainat, but that ho had recolved spealil ratod and finally brought tho chorges beeauss tho roads refused to mako still botter torma, . CANADA. NEWFOUNDLAND AND 178 PEQOPLE. i Spectal Dispalch to The Chicago Tridune. Tonoxro, April &.—Mr. Frunk Moborly, Civil Euglneer, of this cfty, bas just roturned from Nowtoundland, whore’ ho bas:beon oofnged for the pust 1nine months locnting tholine for tha firat rallway over bullt on the island. OF tho Island of Nowfounidiand comparatively littlo is known by Westorn people, save the gonoral fact of its importance ns u vatunhle fishing-ground on tho Atlantic coust. Of Into steps have been tnkon by tho Government of tho Island to construct one or moro lines of rallways for the better tratiwport of produce. The population (s chlotly concentrated on thosouthenst part of the Isiund. Hore {8 sftunted Bt Jofns, tho Capital; and In 'rinity Day, on, tho north sldo, tho ocoun-cablo flrst touches land on tho Amerluan Continent. Of tho Intorfor of thie main portion of the ialand nothing 1s known, oxcopt what his beon publistiod ns tho rosult of an oxploring party made through the couiro some yenrs ngo, ‘Thoy roported coxcollont land and good thaver In uiyny places, and mlueeals (n abundunge, dtr. Molgrly stutes that tho speoimons of copper-oro shown iim exceed In riebinges auything of e kind that e hud ever betfure scen In the course of an oxtended obser« vitlon. Gold, silver, und load arc found fn pny- ingaunntitics. owfoundlund was originally scttlod in 1603 by a colony'of knmigeants fram Ircland, Sinoe that timo very fow uow-comors have tnken up thelr atode on the island. The peoplohaye mar- . rlud nmong vach othor to o Inrge extont. 1n one Al villago sixty fumilies were found benring tho sumo fumily-nuie. Tha rosnit of Lhis inters marringo of near rolatives, with no Infusion of new blopd, 18 Lelloved 10 ho. n?pgnrmn In tho physicul doformity nnd meut: lobasument of tho peuple. Mr, Moburly states that the inhube ftanta live in the most sbicet condiion of pov- orty and destitution which it is possiblo to con= coivo of, Even the Digger Indien, who 18 gon- orully supposod Lo rato nbout as low us any in the sealo of humanity on the American Cuntl- nent, I8 suid 1o bo snporior to tho nveraye Now- fountlandor in intelliyonce und habits of clunh- liness, ‘Tho Nowtonndiunders livoin small huts, ¢onstrustod of uprlght woaden poles planted In tho ground, and inelosod with boards in the most primitivo tushion, Those crcotlons, for somu unexplained renson, nro styled *tiits,"—n cog- pomon which 18 not nllwsthnrlnnpcmmlnm. from tho fact nftor n short time thoy tilt over to onu aldo in a manner sceming 10 threaten thele full Loforo tho bl 1n con- sequonee of the jpuornncee of the peoplo, uit olforts mado by the Uovernmout toward the amuliopntion of their condition, and tholr on= ligntenment gonorally, -aro met with decided oppusition, both from” the poople themsolvves, and from tho Hsbing compaiilos in whoso services thay tre onguged during tho s 1, almost oxolusively engiged in hories, for which Nowfoundiand and Labrador ure noted. Tho seison opens in Murch, when the mon aro fittoed out for tho seul- tishery, which gonernlly Insts till tho end of April. Thero aro now from twenty to thirty stoumsvessels ongaged I tho soul-lishory, und eieh vossel onreles (rom 500 to 330 men, i the uld days of snlllug-vesscls o much lurrnr nims Ler wore cuiployed, and, 08 onuli vessel tovk out A3 miny givlk A8 ure oW taken on - stonms vossol, omploymont wus given to many Lhnos tho number of uicn thut are now enguged. ‘The soals re cuught on tha Nelds of foatiug leo, And on thoso tho huntora try to surprise them while sloeping, killug the 1y une with clubs sud shooting the reaisting ndults. Tho deud senl thon ripped up with o knife, whon o uside rolls out, loaving in tho buntos'shands uil thut fs valuablo, tho skit with tho fut unnurlnfi to it, = ‘Thosa ure séparatod and renderul murkotable on tho return st tho veasol At tho loso of the catoh, , At the cluso of tho sl senson the vessols aro Atted out for the col and horring tishory on tho Lnbrador coast, which Insts till Novembor, Tho wsn peotivo us re- munoration u sharo in tho cateh, usunlly ong- third, but formerly one-talf in the duys of sall- g vessvls, On emburking in_tho work ench min recsives un advance of 10 or $12in the shupe of outilt, whiol 18 obarged to bl and de- duotod from his share of the procovds, i any. 1€ tha eatel should prove u fullure ouch falier- i Is worso thun yothing to tho oxteunt of bis wlvitie, und tho pmount ischurgod sgalust him ur thu next yoar, 1 Wwith the bust of sue- cuas, from tho gonern) unthriftiness of the peo- pleund the mengro romuncrution recolved, thoy maunge to keop constantly in debt.—a condition of thiugs to whioh tho morchanta do ot surious. Iy objeot go_lohy ns puymont is tolorubly sure, us it gives fhoin powor udd (niiucnco wiich they oan turn 1 advantage. Tu this control by tho tradora Mr, Moberly aseribes \auch of the desti- tution wid fkuorance oxlsting pmonk the peaple, Mr, Moborly's oxporlunices of tho oppusition with which b was mut by tha people in tils work appear alinost inceedivle. Btarting out In Juno 1ust, with o force of mon, ta locate 8 ling from flurbor Grace to 8¢, Johus, his uppearance fu tha juttor pluco wus snpounced In the g pate Lwnl of tist ity under_the hoadipy, “ Ninvteon “unadian Cormorauts Just Areved.” 1o come monoed operations at Harbor Graco with u por- tion of tho party, and wus ut onco inet with mos desldud opposition fram tho people. Ho suys “Thoy hud uu {dea that wo wore sout down farcy them Inta Contederation, by which thelr 1axes wouid be incrensod beyond incasure; and thoy constuntly boapad upon us the faulust ablso us wo woilt alopg. Al ono plice we wero wot by s dotsobwent of womoen, somo forty sirong, armed with staves, and thoy woro only puciiied uftor conslderablo ctfort. We had to oall fo the wid of the policy geveral ocunslon g AR LM AL SR captured ar 3 Hiro i I0oaton 1s Abous 1l mioe o Rerkel Tog WnA through a very tnoven country, '( o e with rooks and ottior obstr i o gead and eurves ara mu aro tistiallz mot with on woll-canstenoe®, e oh 08 jrrnddes of LE (oo Niie, Ang o, teon.degrea curves, Thosy wees Ing one oAl tho dircution of nn Enetish engincor, Cip bt vy was concludad carlg in N i work of cunstruotion wi gl el B e o St 0% (0 acttiors as yot, and (ho far sonie thne by confineil tothey, ot o aua arbor i : T wino tho Govornmont of thy i Intely ontered (i1t 0 CONLFROL WIth (1) 0 syudfonto for tho conatruction of thout i of road, which wili bo the el the country to n great extont. 9plng y represents ilio o n;“)‘r"’:‘rn"am“! to lI’r:vl.m;lnn‘_a n ¢ tho cofdition of the + Dut thn APIFit of hostilty den!ittion the peoplo discournges auy offort Jn thae drnr.',’ OF 13 rong pha s him 2 | him severoly, Tho nn—osx(}d Baxtor, who plotlan of tha canal, upon tho Grand 1) AN AMIRICAN KILLED, + Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Trivunk |, Br, Many's, April 22.—A well-dressod dunete {can, supposod tobo tumed Jnmes Merion, ol ingg n fivst-clnss ticket trom Rock Islund, Lkt Bontrenl, fell off tho midnight express gobg cast a milo castof nere, and was kifled. T body was discovered nt dnyllght this moromg and hrought to_tho atation, ifs ageis Ab&l}fl yeara., Un tho hody wis Jond $100 cash and oxpress revoipt for $1,000 near tho Juil, ‘und your baby's donil ! Fiog Wik pein can ltlad. pIRECTIONS 18 KLEYAR LANGCATES 0193 ALL DRUBQISYS AND DEALERS X il A. VOGELER & CO. Baltimore) ds COLLARS AND CUFE: Suryy, fir otions, Bonid: t Lo the & I Novomhor, argti™ tralicmunt ninnl rare. In udvmmmfi menns of do Governmey nt oW udyty MONTREAL NEWS, Bpectal Dispateh ta The Uheago Tribuny, MoNTRRAL, April 22.—Col. Fredoriol M. E, 0f Lemonde, who was tecenty chastised for insulting Mr, Benugrung, of patelo, Is now Itkely to bo punished ) 1) courts, It 18 nllegod by J, A. Honney koeper, that the Colonel's nowspape, hitm aud his wifo k Boudy 1y Physica)), 1n the clyyy *} R vatoog, T malignyg , olo, nad throw scandal on bty Gonaviove Gleard wae befora the 1 Quoen's Bonch to-day on n oharge o ot aff yatug glels to tho Btutos, Chicay terminus of hor route. lurst {nta todrs, and of run) RO hof ; gho plendeq g was removed tg m""u; "Tho number of deaths In the city qiartcr was 807, represonting m.nvl r::y'{“ Jut 'he propurtion for thy natton $h tho Coiryy to=dny of Jnmea Haxter, broker, on a syl olitu(bing monvy under fulso broten Willlnm 11, 8ills, nn altorcution tuok twoont tha defendunt und n son of tho when tho Intter onlled hi asaulted hit, knocking bim down and Kickf palice woro called fn mmedlately gave bail ug 0 of 3o o Place b {ho piniatg, OCEAN VESSELS IN THE LAKES, Spectal Dlspaleh to The Chieago Trihyne, "TORONTO, Apri) 22.—Tho Glsbe~In_romarkiny on an Articla which rocently appeared-in g Duftalo Telegraph, 10 tho elfcot that Vaadetby and Gould hiave been guided in tholr rallway oporntions for ycars by n fonr that the ey Welland Cannl will take the wholo of the Tl trado of tho Northwostern States, nnd, foroge. Ing the result, soll out thelr futarest fn iy contering at New York, invested beavily i Narthwestorn touds, and aro now about placiyy & line of ‘ocenn, river, and take gotng ateame tho routs botweon Eugllsh porte—contonds notbwg more acoan-goltg vessel lakes, Thoyo soia) cual will not be ai sals ably to hoar awn Rrain brought down by it will cong Into use on the come There I8 no reason o sa that ueenn-going ahips will over tind tiblo to ascond to Chicngo, much lossty ulfnio, Stenmors of 1,600 tons cannot hopa to compoto botwoen Chicago and L tho steamers of 4,000 Buffalo gad that “Thors Lo cortalu than that 'e:l'x 18 will evor nscond 1o th 11 enoligh 1o go througb thy ble to competo with great yoy. ly from ocean ports the tho lurge bargesad erpool with. o or 5,000 tons taking frejght 1t veonn-porta from crafy constructed. i for river and lake sorvico. ] TORONTO,GREY & BRUCE RAILWAY Special Dispalch to The Chicago Tyibune, TORoNTO, April #2.—In nee Iation scoured at tho last scssion of the Lol Toronto, Grey & Hruce Nallwy Compnny will proceed during the coming wum mar to widen tho road to tho standard gaug and lay It with steel rails throughout, The e cssary bonds iave been Jssued for that purpa and 15000 tons of stes! ralls bave Leen pun chasod {n England, for deflvery In o fow weeks, The wholo worlc of rehabliitation I8 oxpected ta bo completed fn t‘mo for tho moving of these son's arops, As s00n ay tho road i3 placedla Raad working order, (¢ will he handed over b innco with legls the Grand Trunk, with which negotintions bavs bron eompleted for tho workine of fhe lin for u porfud of twenty yorrs, The municipalives nlonig the Hua huve been nsked toassist the cone any 10 this work, und by-lawa providiog te ulRCs were submitted to the pibiio Jesties son fur tholr appraval, Tho rosult was, thatald 10 tho oxtont of 285,000 was granted, conditonl 1K nagusning control of the rond; nd tho wunicipulities huve boen uked mmuul:nd clect n T'rusteo ns custoding of b yold. . GENERAL NEWS, Bpectal Dlapateh to The Chicago Tribuns NAPANEE, April 25.—A true bilf was food aguinat 3rs. Nivan for the murder of herbur band tast fall, and sho s boinge tricd by the Av sized now sitiing hero, mains'of her yiothn have beon oXxhuned by dogt Her blind ohfld died 4 fow days ago, at the e dotico of an nunt, who broke the nows to theus happy mother by siauding on tho railivsy-1rac I shoutiuy, * Elloor, Blow teh to The Chteago Tribunt. MoNTnEAL, Aprll 22.—Thero Is an netive bus neas dolng In horsea m-r)c. shipped thom to tho States, It {s stated that the re Laat woek Amerian costing 8015 8= REMEDY | mmeumTn NEURALGIA, SCIATICA, LUNBALD BACKACHE, cGoUuT SORENESY orras CHEST, § SORE THROKT, QUINSY, SWELLINGS 4 SPRAIN, FROSTED FEE! 4 EARS) mORNS wo s0ATLDS Genena] Bedip il TOOTH,EAR aup HEADACHE: 4n i1 a0 onc sn ACHES Al “Sawody. [ i o ! utlay of & CEnTS, uullay b and porid e vsb