Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 19, 1881, Page 6

Dee Renin te nied VE rang ce Ata Spear sacl * bad the 5 : THE TELEPHONES, - Meeting of Physicians and Drug- gists Who Use Them. Thoir Objections to the Advanco in Rates and Present Poor Service. The Genoral Manager Explains the Reasons for the Proposed + Inorease, . Some Interesting Figures in Referenco to Tolephone Exchanges. The Objectors Want to Establish a Special Sorvice for Themeclves, Cather Vaguo Propositions of the Representative ofa New Company. Inresponso ton call for "n meoting of physl- clans and druggists to devise a remedy for tho proposed oxcessive charge for telepliuve scrvs jvo," rbout 160 physicians and druygists mat last» eventing in tho club-room of the Sherman Jouse. Amung tho physicians present words 1), It, trower, T. &, Moyne, W.d, Melis, IN, Danforth, H J, Leonnrd, J. M, Hutehinsony Jl. B, bellows, Noruian Bridie, Dr, Kellowy, MoWilli x, nm! Win, Do Vo ingnls,. * We ane al. i. Sherman, » W, Lev, * UF. Boyar, A. 1, Strong. War. A. Chirk, p ‘The drugalste Included reprosentatives of all districts ot tho olty, us follows: te MW, Borland, 8, tudoloby, Fred Haegor, A. G, Vogeler, UM, Welnbergor, John Blovki, Wiliam dauncey, ‘Theo, Behrens, Tt. Curdrey,, i Sehitbuucr,: i Vau Buren, HC, Knox, AC Stamin dohn Ritter, 3; Matthel, Yona 1. Lee, ‘Had. th. Heller, E, Von Hermann, Deuhl, - Willlnam Baker, GU. O, Guy, 4, Wotterstort, J. itoumbeld, }. Setar, Aug. Frank, 1. Securit, Iiet & Ublondort, f. Wailtileld. Monry Gootz, “ E : On motion, Dr, Kellogg was called to tho cbulr, ond Mr, M.'-W, Borland was appointed Suerctary. \ 4 é ‘Having read thé call for the meoting, tno Chair sald that it wae now for tho meuting to tuke sone triiylblo method of reformtug tho nuisuuce complulned of, and invited the pre- sentation of a resolution whieh would bring the subject under debate. z : A yontiomun asked what tho excessive charges complalned of were, ey Mr. fay, representing tho Chicago Tolephono Company), was called, upon to give an oxpiina- don of ae THE IN TIONS Ol HIS COMPANY. Tic sald that tho’ Company tntended to carry out existing contracts. . ‘ho Bell and the Amer- ican District Lolephono .oifices, would be con- uected, so that tho subserlbers.of ono exchange would huye tho freo bonetit of both. When e: Isting.contracts expired’ subscribers’ who re- ugwed could do so at a rental of $123, for whlch they would recolve the benefit of tho-jolut~ Jervice olfices. : “A dootor—Will 1 physician's telephone in his residenco be considered a business telephone? Mr. Fay—At present a doctor's residence [8 sonaldered to be his placo‘of lueiness, cA druggist said that he hid called at tho American District Teluphono alice aud inquired why sume subscribors were charged only. 800 ind others $75, und ho hid been tmformed’ that \w was becatiso the foriner: had ‘become sub- wwribers ot tho, boginaing of tho Compauy's aperations, > Sn Mr. Fay—At the Holl office the charge fs tho tame ail through, At the Ainerioun District Celepbono Compuny Uiore {a n_ diversity, tho tharges belyg $00, $60, and. $74. Thelr preetics wily to’take no iow contracts at-less than 875 whon tho ld contracls wore renewed. 2... A drugpist—My busineas 1a nut a hirge ono. °1 J ell telephonoone your, the Edison tel- ¢phono nuothor year, and my contract oxplred aut May. Creceived no bill, and supposed that the contract rau on. My. telophana. got unt of order, and when L sent to the oillca they declined todo anything unless L signed a contract at the rate of Sian year, Lhad boon paying $1), and mhun | suggested thut thornalee was toastitr, they: inid that thoy could not make It Icey, nnd that it Luid not want to sign tho contract they would comoyy tho Instrument. woleb thoy aid." ‘A North Side doctor suggusted thar, as they tnd hoard frown the Chicago Telephone Compa: nys it wontd be weil to luarn the proposition which thy Electric’ Telephone Company, whose representatives were wilting down stairs. wera tendy to migko to the mectiug, He maved that the representative of tho Chicana ‘Teluphono Jompany retire, andsthat,. tho’ other gentlemen 26 Invited betore the inceting, Mr, Fay snid that he had ne yet merely said what ats Company would do; nud he hopod that tho neeting would give him an opportunity of ox- datning ‘ * THE REASONS FOR TEIN ‘ACTIO Some objection was made, but Mr, y was nally allowed to explain the Compuny’s posl- don. ‘ie suid that be. hid to npoloize for tho ‘ondition of the telophume service an the West wid North Sides, especially thatin J aud 4 offlcoge| ind jn d and 9 oftlces to some extent. Tho rea+ yon Was that the Company’: had .beon forcad by the City Counell, witch bad probibited the rals~ nig at poles atter May 1, todo in threo‘or tour weeks the work whith ehouid have tuken all winuuer to necomplial, = Out of — aburt 4000 subsoribers -to -the -Compiny some abv” wore doetora and i A turgo majority of the d0U0 ware i ‘favor ‘ot 1 consolidation of, the two .syatems, and It wis in obedicnee to this thit ste Chicazo Tetevhona Company mule arrangetuonts to purchase tho dens of Che two Orhginat companies, Almost without exception the customers were antistiad ho advasiced rites, Great diliealty had perlenced in eieeting the cunsolldation aout of the diferent: mechanical systems: of to compuntes,. aud [t wis the new Come puny's tnlention to allow a falr rebate whore tho vervice bid nut been ny wood us Iought to be, As to the reasons why the rato was to he ade vinced to 8125, ho world say, frst of all, that there had been no chinge inthe rates of the Ateriean ye a | eae Company slice Fourutary, 1870, when If took contruuts at’ $70. Vb then ‘had 600 subsuribors, which had veon increased. by “00, Tho Bell phona Company we .tho . same date cbout | GW subscrioers,’ {100 bad sings oven added. aad deen made in its -contrict price of $74, aud “his, tou, notwithstunding tha Inoronsed value’ a the service to tho customer Voopta ad sill’ chat the ComMany were now doing. whoiesala dusiness, and “yet bud not lowered the prives which it churged whon its business was coinpare ausos rotull one, Tho fuct was, however, that i CUE TELEPHONE WUSINESS DIFFERRD FROM EVERY OTHE BUSINESS: fn tho respect that tho inoro wholesalait became she expense of running it increased, For ine stunce, with only two telephones: iy’ operation thore weru but tha two to be conneotods with four telepbones, Aix connections vould be made; with six, ifceen, and so on tuereasing untliwith the number of aubseribers running up hito tho \bousands, tha incrense in’ tho. number of bad Which about No chango possiblo: connections was even . tory, and tho increaua of the oxpunse of running tho dusiness was iu proportion. * bud® boon so uiuch mrentor thin hud: -been « antici- vated that the profita of tho Company jnder the old contracts bad vanished. By tho swusolidution those using the Amerleaty pistes ustruments would gal vonnection with 1: tubseribors: thuse udluy tho Bell Telephone over . Ib was expectod that when the consolidas Jon ‘wus ctteoted It would luvalve an increano of 0 per cont inthe required Bale. and that ote) omers wold not object toan Increaso of 00 por wnt In the rites. TE was not prodtnblo for tho mipany todo buainoss at $75 4 press and,while twill regret loging oustomors, [t would allow bla w ocour rather than lose money, Tho Irugalsts hod found. the telephones yery dervices we, their average employment of the service delny fron (ifteen to twenty connoctions A duy, Pr yreh raion that is not corrective or dir. Fuy sald that bo had recelved his figures from a druggist, and be sup) thei to be sorroct. Even putting the number itt ton con- , Svctions a day, thut would be ut the rate of uy conta tor each connection, There was no other Ta aa a a Hana money, It was wal HOWICK, Bho! whlep the subscribers should peta PAY ONLY VOR THK SERVICE ACTUALLY e ee MENDENED, ‘nis question had beon agitated oyery olty-1u, the United Btutos, and bite ot them tt hud had a practical test. In Boston tho busls bad been $60 runtatol telephone and Bye. counts for cach connection; In Ban Fruncisco the sate; in Budwloun average chargeofl $0 n your fer rontal and five conte u connection; and iy Wuasbiugton $4) rental god tive cents a conneu: Hou. With the oxcoption of. Wuttulo this sys. tem: bad -pewn ‘-fulluro, and thera (i did not work we|l ot ret. It wase niatter of indifere ghee ta.bls Company how. §t Kot its midpey, us song us sue ras Tucelpty Were enouyh tosupoly 4 profit, th requrd to the price of teluphono- services vlsewherv, hu would say that-d siodll Juwns It cot from $d to & year, In bt. ule where thoro wore LOW subycribery, the rental wus $100; 1 Now York, about doy vubscribers, if wa wherw thero 'g1G);. ty Poiiadol phin, with 00 subscribers; it was €90, with a promtec that tho rate would have to be rnised or tha business conducted ata loss; fn Cinein= Tint it was €8), with 1,500 subsoribers, Looking over the whote Hold, he did not think there wus nuything exeessive in the cheney Tolephone Company's cbarsos. In tho Telephone Convers ton it had been agreed that every now tmnan ifter tho tiratadded tu the list of sutsoribors: wag worth five cents, at which rate tho ecrvice. woutl bo worth — 81i0. He stiggeated that, for the convenience of those not having tolophonos, it would be well.to ca- tablish pay-stations, where, by the payment of 1 feo, thoy tuluht tau tho folepons, and sald thatdtrug-stores wottld naturally be the most. favorable places for such pay-stations, whose rovenue would bo applied to diminishing the rental of the instrument. . A South Silo Dovtor—Woutd fc not be pos aibio to estublish n speotal exchange between doctors and drugalste: Mr. Fay-=That oxporiment has been tried, and proved ufailuro. In Now York tho Cotton Bx- change tnade a mova in thisdireation, which was quite tinsuccossful, eg ENy: now retired, and. Mr, Drooke, I'resi- TIT! RLECTHIC TELEPHONE, COMPANY, was Invited to make ement to the meeting of what his company waa propired to propose. Mr. Brooke suld that tho previous speaker had eutinciated a new theory In business, to tha effeut that the expenses of running o wholosily business wero larger than-in ruuning n retail ono. Ho thought he used to understand bust+ hess principles, but ho found aut that ho was wrong, Hu did know, however, that monopolies wero tot very popular in thlé country, and as Mr. Fay had shown that sinull telephone como nes could ho run cheaper than big ones, bis ead was to.estnblish a small company which should bo confined to tho doctors and druggists, and such othbr people us have Imme- ditto business interests with thom, ‘The meet- jog bud beon enlied by the doctors and druggists ‘of tho olty, and not by tho Eleetric ‘Telephone Company, nnd ho supposed thos would have aonto bualnoss roads',—n rosolutlon, for instances, making hin. company an olfer or. Invit- ing it to make: one, “He underatuod Unt the Electria ‘Telephone Company wis ready i= *) to supply teluphone soryice to tho doctors and druggists. nt $0 .a year on certain ‘vond|tons, among which was one providing that a propor. Uonnte ‘stare of ‘the profits uf the comptn should bo divided among its patrons, whicl wold go to reditco the cust of the rental. fle Singested thut the gentlemen prusunt talk tho subject over freely umuny themselves, A Doctor—Ara tho Hnes of this Company to be put under ground, and how long will it be bee ture the service fy xiven? Mr. Hrovke salt that he could not auewer tho first question, butas to the second he belluyed the service could bo suppllod toa lurge extont within thirty diya, . a‘ A Drugylst—Ia it nota fact that tho clty with not allow new wires to borunon poles within the Hintta? p Nobody in the nudionce seemed to be nbie to answer, thls questiod, and Mr. Brooke suggested that a committee by appointed to louis into this, and algo othor mnttera councctoed with this Company’a proposition. “ Have you any service now In the city?!" * Mr. Brooke—No, slr, “Have you any rights by which you can put up wires?” “No, sit; tho Cammitteo can louk into this."* “ie fe cannot ane tho wires, Is it 10 1 posi au a place thaws ‘underground 2”* sir,’ “Js the Company posscased of moncy enough to ace {snB! THE CITY CoUNCIN find Reoure tho necessary, privileges, a. thing which doubtless it will take somo timo tu su. cure 7" . Mr. Brooko sald that bo would not ke to Anawer this question, us if the Company hud lotaof money ft might bo so- much the moro exponsive to secure tho privileges, ., Mr. Cowdroy moved that a culnmitteo of sevon bo wppointed” by the Chute to draft resolutions, to be reported ‘toan adjourned meeting, ‘the ination pI Hod. and the Chalr appointed ns Auch committed Dr, Withlain A. Clark, Dr. 1. Ne Danforth, Dr, J. M.- Hutchinson, Dr. B. W. Lee, Mr. Thomas Whittlekd, Henry Goutz, und CO. M, Welnbergor. On mnution, tho tumporary urgau- ‘tention was inate poruiancnt. ww ihe Seervtury usked Mr, Urooko if bis Com- pany conteolled .any instruments: which would not be considered infringements of thuse now iy use. a : feMr. Brooke sald bo was nota telophono man, ond could nat -answer tho question of his own knowledge, Sut he understood tat oMr. Foster, the | inventor, bad Boing. excellent Jastrumuits - and lmproves nents. his Capek hud been formed nnd had arranged with hin for exclusive reuta, They had made severul axpéeriments with great fuccesa, ‘Lhree of the instruments fad beet Ln use at tho County Hospital for. toe-last nino Inontha, and bad given sutistuctlon, ws ho showel ‘by n certiiiente given by the Wurdon of that ine Blitutlon, Hu could nutsay about f ANFRINGUMENTS OF EXISTING PATENTS, hut his Company did not expect the Bell Com: would nltaw anybody to come ito thelr ey, held without a tight. Por this the ¥ivctria Toles . phono Company waa prepared. It had taken cou lott ndvice And wee conitont of sieves Hany siit that might be: vrought against it for Infrincement. So fur it bad wut been enjoined ov duterfered with, * + . Tho Chur sali he had no doubs an application for an injunction would ba the: next thing, tu ‘order, and a gentlemun “suggested that legal prorent ings milght probably result in delay to or 10 work. : De, RL, Leonard sntd that thoro was’ u largo mulinber of representative ten present, and yet compnratively few of those interested hind ate tended. Ho thouzht all. tho puyalcians and droggists In tho cliy should Lo Invited to tho next meeting, which should bo held ina lurger hall. Tho poysicians and drugyists represented $76,000 of tho ‘Iclephono ‘Company's receipty, and physicians .shuuld be riven prompt service, and- not compolled’ to walt fifteen or twenty minutes for oan answer. dig thought that other companics sirould by Invited to bid, nud Lolloved that tho. reauit of tho agitation would be that efther they would Phun Exchange of thor own, ut tint to exist- ing Company would make arrnngements whero- by poysicinus' calls would receive promptatten- don. ‘ ‘The Chairman boped all would be present at tho next meeting, Thu telephone service dure ing the past month bad-been Inimentably dell- clent, ind ho would not give a dotiar for all tho ugo Jt hud been to bin during thut time, A gentlonian suggested that OTHERS ME ASKED ‘TO JOIN in tha movemeht beshte tho phystchins and drugs wists, Hu did not like dle, Puy"s stitemont that overybuly oxcopt themecivos was williug to pay tho Incronsed price, and did not believe It. Dr. Leonard thought they should go uhead by thenisuives, Surchints’ mid otherk inlabe ee tugetnor in ow sinihwe manner, and then joluc suutfon coutd be tikes, a A-drupalat sald he, for one, would not subinit to the ndvanee, and: would order att bls tales phone If asked to pay gore. Lots of others thought a6 he did, and be bullevod: thls wad the gonerat view of those present, fo sugyoated The prssuye of 8 reaulution to nbandon tho tele- Phones if the tures wore advanced. The suge gestion was applauded, and another gentleman suid be° betluvad the Campuny might yot bo Drought totormy. 8 + A membor of tha Committee wanted to know ifthe should prepare ale ulthinatum, and it was poluted aut that Mr. Fay had suld the Com- pony woul rathor lose a” sow hundred sub- seribors thun ran ata lows, ‘Ur, Danforth thought the best way to get ra- » butos was to yo nhead with the nuw plun, Nines tonths of his professorial calls cate from tho drugstores, to eh people naturally went ‘When they wantod to call their phyaleian, Tho proposed Rxchange for physicians and dev wists would meet thotr wants bottar than tho presonteystem, Tf he could toll bid patients to to or sent! ta tho nearest druy-store when they. wanted him that woud’ be enough; doctors dit not need to he connected with banks, dnsumimce alices, and tho tices Ifo believed if: they could And ag instrumont which: would do tho work thoy contd bring tho . Weil Campuny ta terns. ‘Tho teluphone service for. the past month was ho good, —nothuns but n confounded niutyanee, ‘The Chatrmuan thought nathing could be dono swith the Heese Curgarny “Unines thore was a Prospect of 4 new, one, . Some Iitle disoyssion way Over tho proapouts of this, and the raul lourned to meet noxt Monday evens nd, ing at Fore lock, xt the Chicnin Colloge of Phare Sieg por une of Michigun avdnuo and Van Hue FRANKLIN'S LETTERS AND WRITINGS. Bpectal Disvateh to Ths Chicaga Tribune. Bosron, July 18,—Tne sladvertiser says’ It is no violation of confidence now to say thot {f the United States lind not been a customer, for the Stevens collection of Franklin's lut- fers nnd writings, 1¢ would have been pure chased by clilxeus of Boston and probably presented to the Publlo Library, Subsurlp- tons had been pledged for that purpose, and "the commission forwarded to London, ‘Tho collection comprises nonrly ‘9,000 ‘hitorow books of or concerning Brank Tit, the earliest and rarest known, ‘Pho matuserlpts rulate to ong of the moat iaportunt periods of our Uplomette history, of which no complete record cluewhare oxlats, ELEPHONIC, : Sreetas Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Waruirowy, Wis, July 18&—The work of running telephona. wires between this city and Johnson's Oreck, elxht miles distant, Is sane Pgh A lepine belt already estal vest ween Johnson's Creek: and danke Mills, ful] seven: miles. distant, brie Watertuwn In conyersal With the'lutter place, deg ADJUDGED INSANE. 62.’ ‘Special Durpated to ths Caieaga Tribune” 3. Four Warye, Ind, July 18—At the pre Tulnury examiuytion of Slr, Johy Dahwes for buating tu death hor: oldest daughter, ee ees out tins abe was ear a Metall go Will bu takiar to wn igsadeasylui ‘the ouiog Ne {hildrea Woresvut W thy Cutholo Orphan «Store thi cripts and 800 volumes | of printed: onal communicntion THE CHICAGO TRIBU RAILWAY NEWS. The Trunk Line Passenger Rate War Growing in Intensity and Fierceness, Reduotion of Passenger. Fares from the Missourl Rivor to Colorado, , Ovor 22,000 Mon Employed In Extond- log the Denver & Rio Grande, A Three Years! Fight by,the Baltimore & Ohio Ended. COLORADO PASSENGER RATES. -The Cenoral Ticket Agents of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa BG und Unlon Paeitic Ratl- ways justissuoil a joint ctrenlar giving notices of a change In tariit rates from tholr Mis- sourl River termini. to poluts in Colorado on and nfter Aug, 1, 1881, ‘The rate. on tirst- class regular tickets from Kansas City or aAtehlson bythe Atchison, ‘Topeka & Santa V6to Colorado Speiugs vr Denver hing been retlucod fron S37 to $23.' The rates vin the Kungns Puelfie Divistoi of the Unton Pucliic will be the same, First-class Ifmited tickets from all Missottrl River points vin theso roatls v Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo wil be S35, Stcond-class usted tlekets willalso be sold vin those Hoes from, all Missonrt Itiver potnts .to the -abpve named: Cole orady potty - at $33.50, ‘The: emigrant Tinfted tickets sold at $20 will hereafter be ood on freieht trains auty, The rite from Counell Diutty will bo 50 cents on cad eluss more tan Crom Oniala. ‘Tho throne rates to all Interlur palnts in Colorada. will be baged onthe nbove figures; first-class being S2ond second-tlags £4.50 less than the present published first-elnss rates, ~ Hnul- grant rates will remain unchanged. No second-class rates having proyiously been quoted or authorized, nll second-eliss telcuts Issued prior to Ang, 1 must bu reported at first-class. proportios Second HS PHSSel Bers ure carried on uss trains fir secon class or smoking ¢ ant do not hinve the. privtlogs, of parlor chaly or siceplug-cars. Snilgrint passengers to poluts westor Kite gus ant Nebraska are carried on embarant trains only. Cars attached ty tesa trains ave fitted ip with upper aud lower berths, for which uassengers must provide their own bedding. No extra charge is made for the use of these burtlis. ~ EVANSVILUE & TENE IAUTE, ‘Tho Evansville & ‘Terre Haute Railroad Company was formally turned over yester- day to the Chicago & Eastern Ilinols Rall- road Company. Ata ineeting of the Board of Directors of the former Company hold at Evansville yesterday Mr. F. We Unultekoper was elected Present; 0. S, Lyford.’ ( eral Superintendent; C. J. Mepbron, Divis- jon’ Stiperlntendent; A.S, Dunham, Auditar and General Passenger Agent, and J. U. Gal- houn, Treasurer, ‘The roa will hereafter be rin ag the Evansville & ‘Torre Taute 01- vision of the Chicago & Evstern Ulingls Rall- rond Communy. As heretofore stated, the Louisville & Nash- ville is extending Ils St. Louls & Southenst- ern Branch from Henderson to Evansville, Where 0 bride {g belng bullb across thy Ohio River, tomuke direct connection with tho Enustern Litias, whieh will enable the latter Company to su through trains from Clilea- fe direcé to Nashville and alt points reached py the Loulsvilie & Nashville system In tho South, oh x - “ ay Gy Ga. C&T, 4 ‘The following clreular hns heen issued to the stackhulders of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnatl G Indianapolis Rallway: Your attention {s called to tho Inelosed copy of un agreement of consolidation between this company and the Clnotunatt, Hamilton &. Daye tan ftallroad Compuny, which our Hoard of Di- revtors’ bas this day‘ approved, and which it recommonds to the stackhulders for entitication nud adoption, und in respect of which they huve entled 4 niveting. of stockholders to tuka ‘avtion thereon on the lat day of Soptumber next, at 1 o'clock a. mn, at the general olice of : the “enn pany in Clovelan te Bourd beg to infirm you that, undur an ugrecuont with tho Bourit of the, Ciuelanati, HMnutlton & Dayton dtallroad - Company, pending necion of the stockholders of this compuny, wipun tho urticles of consolidation, no dividend Will be dectared upon the shares of elthor of the companivs, ‘The results of upuris don of your ratiway for the first six months of 1831, ns Compared With tho same period ‘of 1880, aro ns follows: Sate 1880—ACTUAL. ps Grosvearningd seesee ‘ 22,044,878 Interest “een Taxes... 50,001 — $1,705,000 Net earnings. sever cose Gh MBIT 891—sAY AN! RTLY ESTIMATED, , Net oarnings,reorsscrrerserersrescersS BH0,100 aus ia equal to 215 por cent on the capital atuok, “DENVER dt. RIO GRANDE. © The Denver Z'r rfiitnte publishes tho follow- ing Interview with ox-Goy, Hunt, regarding tha Work belng done by the Denver & Wo Grande Rallroad: dy ® The force of mon now at work on‘tho Den- vor & Riu Grunde Rallway's extensions ia larger than the United status army!" Thu spoukor Wid ex-Qov, flunt, who “had just returicd 10 onver fram Qs Mexico, i How muiny mon are there?” asked a Tribune Fopurter, 1 little nwail by the statement. wh 6,000,” returned tho Governor, Tnconteally. Nearly Wah of thls nuniber are ntwort in Old Mexigo. There ure 3,0 or 4,000 in New Mexico, 6,00 or GWU. in this Stute, aud «tho romainder aro xenttered through Utah and tho other looulities whoro wo uro now dolog worl," * 3 5 i “Do you find any hindrance to your work from tho peoply of Olu Mexico?” aaked the ree porter, romemberlog that suveral correapond- ents from thu old country had recontly suld that tho nutives were susplotous uf all now railroad enterprises,» . ' eed * The vuly blodrances we find aro In not got- tlog the supplics we neod. ‘Tho people uru wll right, but tinber ts goscayeo thut we have to transport nil our ties from Loulstans or Florida, Shore 14 a luck of all Kinds of raltroud tnuturiad down there—excopt neu to do the work; we can eet allot thom wa want, There fenu truth ue allin tho statuments that the Old Moxionus reward rillrond enterprises with susploinn or that they wpouly or otherwise oppose thom, nor wo wre giving trond ang butter to 1,000 of ir Baie by scmieth le thoy nover bud Wofaro, ‘They haven't gut wny vory youd reasun to vom Plain, and they don't avcin disposed to, 1 wish the. people of ther roxions we have ono through bud treated us as wollns thoy do in Mexico, ‘The londinyg and intluentiol men do all they cin to ald tho enterprise, and no dilticulty bale bovn experioncod In xotting all tha depot Jand wo wanted donuted,—and the best kind of ttle we that. We i ‘o tuund It harder to qu through Colorado than anywhere vlso, Even in Leads ville wo hud to pay, $100,000 for our deput lund," It hae been wid by Ono of tho corresponds enta who was with Grant that: the peuple of Moxico wero not favorable to United States raile road iivasiony" suggestud the rupurter, ‘Thore ia no truth in it at all,” anawered Uov. MWunt, shortly, “hat was moat Hkely sald to hurt our rund. As. auld before, thd leading suen want tho road, the Guvernmont Is glad that it 18 coming, and why abould the people who ur making bread and butter by it couplilnt + * We willacon bave a good dont of. road in condition for travel in Soxtoa" continued tho Governor, “Wo will have 3,100 iniles of ‘road in Old dlexico, and this, added to that Ia the Biutes: und Yerriterios, will make 8 total of ayer 4,000 miles ofrall, The work in progrossing re pidly, und it tv belng pushed witb erent energy, Yea," pouoliuton, Gar. Hunt, aut Moxtca is gala fs] Agreat raliroad country, auc reat us Dattor than Colorado uke” x oy A DIFFICULTY FINALLY SETTLED, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, + Bartivorg, July. 18~—The Baltiniore & blo Company to-day concluded the din. culties which have existed between It aud the Cumberland & Pennsylvania Railroad for the past severnl yenrs in the matter: of the disputed crossing at Cumberland, Md., by. conceding to the latter road b crossing oyer ita tracks, ‘The Cumberland & Ponusylyaula will now go through’ Cumberland, and con- nect with tho Chesapeake & Ohlo Cangl, ea tablishing an ouglot for the gruat Cleartield coal regions” In, Pelinsylvania’ aud, giving them a channel ‘foritransportatian to ship- Ing points onthe Atlantle seabuari,” Nere- ofory = these“ reglons : haya: ‘practically hast wo outles saya by the . Pennsylvania sentrit .” Road. . vit" was oily” after months of Jaber bat tha Clushberland & Pennsylvania Row uy obtalned the crossipyg usked for. President Garrett, of the Baltimore & Ollo, opposea It up to yes terday, when a crossing was to huve bee wady by the Quaberiand & Pounsylyquia at alt Ivzard i ance by the Haltinnre & Olio Road wis lo haye been inet with determined aetion, Kor this pure pose 2,000 miners were to assemble xt Cum bertand to-day, when VieoPresident Gare rett, of tho Batthnors & Ohio, pigyelving, ine telligence of the ruinored fored, tegraphed ats pin. Sundaysfeom Balthnore to Henry Lovridge, Presidont of the Cumberland & Pennsylvania, gtnnting tho right to cross tho Baltimore &Qhlo track, “York wvas began atOn. in. and tho track Hd, and 100 conl-cars have thus far Rane oved antl care Hed coal to the Chesapeake & Ohlo Canal by whieh it will bo taken to Georgetown, D.C. antl thenea reshipped to other domestic and foreign ports. ‘he Clearileld region thus opened up is one of thd grentest anthracite tracts ty Pennsylvania, henes the limpor- tanee to Maryland and Pennsylvania of, the Baltimorg & Ohio's concession after threo years of detoruiticd opposition, THE, VASSENGER-RATER WAT. Speetat Mepateh'to’ The Cheapo Tribune, —. New Youur, duly With the opening of the new weels to-day the war between tho rallruad compantes,Avas continued with re- nowe vigur All the ticket-tinees were un- usnatly crowded during the diy, and tho silo of tekets to-Western points was vory large. ‘Tho ‘rates during the morning. re- mained the sain ns ut the close of the oflees on Snturday night,—Stl to Chteago and $16.25 to St. Louls, Luter In the day'the rate to Chicago was reduced to $0 on'dll the Lines, In the afternoon tt was ledrned that the New Yorts, Central had made, the Mrge reduction of 20 tn the rates from Bos- ton to Clileago by way of Albany, having re- dead tho fare from s2t te $13 at one stroke, Not long efter this; dlspateties werd received from Boston stating that the other Ines haying convictions reaching Boston had also made a siinllnr reduetion. | dr Jolin Ne Ab bott, General Passenger Agent of the Erig Railroad, did not know when the cutting of rates would: come tooan end. Tie could not understand “why one company should oven this competition, when it was only tw be dong. to on great uss of money, Still, it, tha New York Central world continte .to reduce their rates, there Was nothing for :the other coupnntes to do but to follow sult o lose everything, Ho hind just, heard, he’ saith of the Inst, reduction; tid tlekets by the Erle were now selilig at the sume rite. Marly ia tho morntig hy re- colved ndisputeh sayiug that, the New York Cente was selling: Hels from Boston to Chicago by wayut Albany for $12, aud he fonnedintely — telegraphe that the sro. yates would be tmado on tho Erte, yanking connections byway of Albany and Putsburg, Mr. Samuel Carpenter, General Dassuuger Agentot the Pentsylvanie Tile rond, could mot ait prgsent see wherg the dil- fienkty was golng to lend. Tt was. tar fron the Hitention atthe Pennsylvania Raltroad Inanngement to'take tho fnltintive, fa this inntter, and it was nbsurd to-sitppose they Tiel “done so during the afternoon, as had been reported. All that he could do new was to Watell the other companies and make the sane reductions made by them. It con- tinued thore must necessarily come a thie when thoy. would be obliged to de sist. At the ticket-ofics of Mr CG. (th Lansing, ut No. 895 Brondtay, the crowd Wis so great daring thy aftornuon that it was with diMeuly “any information’ could be: galned, it was stated that they were selling: Uekets at the followliy rates: To Chicago, $0; to Cincinnati, $3; to Buitilo, 85; to Cleveland, $5.50;"to St. Luts, St4.50 At two other senlpluy olliccs’ tho saine rates were found to’ pravil 1A NEW ROAD * Speciat Disvatch to The CAteago Tribune, Spusarte.p, UL, July 18—Artieles of Incorporation wore filed with the Seeretary of State tu-day by the Quincy, Vandalia o& Eastern Railway Company, whieh proposes to construct a rond Crom Quincy to Vandalla or Greenville, passing through Adams, Pike, Macoupin, Montgomery, Bond, and Fayette Countles, ‘Pho eapital stock 1s to be 25,000,- 090, and the prineipal ofiles pt Jerseyville, ‘She corporators. are dines L. Pennitll, of Chicago; Gearge W. Ware and Jolin N. En- gllshy, of darsgyylitas Wesley Park, of Flel- don; Iorntion Belt, and Itoyal Whituey, of Hh. Bunkor Jt, SELLING STOCK A'T AUCTION | Bpeetat Dienateh to The Chicago ‘tribune. Aunona, UL, July 18—Tho-committes of eltizens choson ng tho: annunl.town meeting to dispose of the'stoel held by the town In the Chidugo & loiva Railroad voted to-day to sell the sume at auction to the highest bidder noxt Saturday inthis city, the upset price being fixed at $10,000, ‘Tho committee poet resolution setllng forth that they ut not been about to dispose of It In such at manner ng would fistre a competing Ting: of Tallrond, because the Su nervisor, the ctts- fa todian of the stock, would not deli Tess suld at auction, * erit une ALD RIGHT ONCE MONT. ,, + 9) Bpeetat Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune. , Crpan Rams, In, July 18—The first through train over the Chicago & \North- avestern Railway for ten days passed wegt to-tight, the rond: having ‘been repaired suf- flelently for trains this evening, ‘This Jins been wv very costly break and delay to “the wo & Northwestury, and probably tho goneral- washout thoy .uver expuri- worst enced, NEW ORLEANS, pacing & LITTLE 5 Fay ROCK, ee Mesnicerto, Ark, July 18—The eng Neer corps, now making a survey from Alox- andrin, La, to Little Rock for the New Or- Jeans, Pacitig ds Little Rock Rallrond, ty west of the Hamburg line, ‘The survey will goo fow miles west of Monticello, 5 A NEW THNOUGIT TRAIN, . Lourg, duly 18—A new through train to New Yorke was: inaugurated to-night by the Wabash Railroad sending out sleeping- card which will connect at Yolado with the Junke Shore Road, and tau in New York In the Now Yort Cuntral depot, ss ee .) IPrais, : Mr. M. G, Egtoif: has been appointed agent of. tho Iitvols Central Railroad at Cedar Falls, and Mr, J, 8? MeCurdy at Mounds, * Denver is rapidly becoming a great rails way contro, Six tines of rallroad now onter that elty, and threo more will soon be added? « The Baltimore & Ohfo brought in Saturday. threo spectal trains with fimmigrants. ‘Two hundred tinmigrants arrived by the Michigan Contral yesterday, ‘ The Atchison, Topeka & Santa 16 Ratlway Company Is building 9 fine depot and hotel: at Deming, tho Junction point with the South- ern Paciile, ‘This isa much nevled Improve- ment at that Got-forssken place, sud will help, iu inaking a short stay there at loast tol- erable, te +. tre Tlereafter the Chicago, Burllngton -& Quney trains: which leaves hore at 0105p, a for Omaha and Kansas Clty will make no stops between, this elty and Auror, ‘People diving between . these two points who have bean in the linblt of taking this train. will do well to note the changes; - ' Mr,:G, O, Russell’ onernt Superintendent of the Huston & Albany, ins Kent a clrontar letter to railway officials all over the country, announcing that cortals porsons wera Bottling pRASCE, oI letters purporting to bo signed by in, All such tattora he says are fraudulent -AB HONG Were given by hin for such purpose, Tho Contral Paofile ‘Ratlroad Company To quires passengers over {ta Suuthern Pacitio and Ogden Ines ta sign their nimes fo thelr tickets, su that -thoy-cannot be used by other parties than the idrlainal purchasers, ‘The uthern Pueltic pgoply .clnim that they fud this necessary In order to prevent those tlok- -ote froin fulllng into tho hauds of sealpers, © A device has just bean Invented in this city: for laying tles and ,jron direct from. the cans, "Fhe tles are tnkensfroman Incilned plane and placed in position b means of a move able derrick, The tron fs run ont bya winds Joss placed upon the tlea and aplkod out, It Js claimed that this invention will saga much valuable tine in the construction of rally » Tha Liinols Central will bring hore a large excuraion party foamotraw, evenkig from Anus Eningliam, i, ‘Tho party num: bers about .600 puople. ‘These parties have sulfered so much frany tha intensd beat pro. Valling in that section: and heard ab much of fhe cool Inky -breezya at this pointy thas thoy have devided to come. ere aad get a breatliv ing epellss os ea! « ieeen ‘Ty Wnols Miitng & Coal Company ‘hus ust been organized, with a cupltyl of 33,000, and one of its projects ts to Quill a road from Efingham, thatermlius of sho Paducah Division of the Wabash, to Clnokunath. - ‘Tho tirst section of tls toad, from aEfughan to Hullivan, Lad. willbe built thls beasou, “Luy bonds of this Company are gunranteed by the Wabash, Tho Chiengo, Rock Istand & Pacifle Ruil- way Company opencd yesterday n new Tne to Minneapolis and St. Pant via West Liber- ae whieh will he know as tho “Albert Lea Route.” Tia tine passes through Central Minnesota, and nakes the same connections at Minneapolis ns the old Hues from Chicnzo, Passengers aro tonded jn tho sume depot from which the trains of tho St. Paul Mine heanals & Mamtoba and Northern Dacitlc Railroads depart. ‘Tho wastouts on the lows: Diviston of tho Chicago & Northwestern Railway, caused by the xuvere storm and flootls about a wee azo, have been repaired, and trains are again ripning through to Cuuncll- Bluits. Tho dninnage to tho road owas far wore than at first roportad. Over 120 1ntles of rond in small sections all ntong tna ine had been, washel away, Uenoral-Manager ULughitt and Genoral-Superlatendent Layne persone ally attperintended the reconstruction of tho dainaged portions of the road,» ‘Thy Nock Istand Ratlroade Company, lias just brought outsix suburban ears built on Ue sie plan ns thosy of, the Illinois Cen. tral, with squble sents In tho centre and singte sents a! Ong. the sides on enclt end. The cars ure elegantly finlshed. ‘Phe celllugs aro onk vencering, linely Hluniinated, and the ine terior woolwork 18 elaborately carved mna- hogany and oak, ‘The seats are rattan, spring cushioned. Tho Coupuny has, in course of gonstruction ule or tun wore of the same Kind, which will tend te makd the dummy Ine of the Rock Island, on which these cars will run, more popular than aver, . Articles of associntion were filed for recorp fn the Clrenit Ulork’s oitlee nt Quiney, on the Lath of the Jucksonville & Kansas City Rall- way Company, ‘The object of this company 1s to construct a Ine of railway from Spring. field: theougn tho Counties of Sangimon and Morgan to Jacksonville, thence through the Counties of Morgan, Scott, Pike, and Adama to Quiney, or to the Town of Pike, in Pike County, or some intermediate polit on the Mississlppl Rver, ‘Tho capital stuck Iy 811,000,000, divided Into 30,000 shires of $109 eveh. The {igor paratars ars Willian 3, Jtuoky Samuel '. Rowley, William £. Velteh, Euward Scott, Honry I. Clay, doin Gordon, rut Edward J. King, nll of Jacksonville. As tar as tho inforniation of tho. Rovk Isl- and oftcials extends, no clew to tho train. robbers Intg bean obtulned, ‘The Sheriff of Craig County; Missouri, telegraphed General Superintendent: Kimball yesterday that he discoyored the traibot two of the rabbers, but they evaded his viailance andl esenped, and have probably crossed “the. Missour Miver, ‘Pho Rock Lsiend ofticials are uf the oplaion that tho authorities are not making | determined eiforts to capture the bandits, They believe that the people iu ‘that: section of Missourl: elthor sympathize with the rob- bers or are so thoroughly coweil- that thoy dare not ald in the eapliirs, ot the gang for fear of belne nagasinated, - Thore is but little Hope tint any of ‘tho ‘robbers will be ‘nypre- chended, . OBITUARY. DAVID VAUGHAN, Each recurring month adds -to the number of oll settlers who. have. passed away from the splivra, of action to that bourne whence no traveler ver returns.: Sunday, morning: Mr. David Vaughan, an old resident, and for tnany yenrs identified with the building Ine torests of this city, passed quiutly'away. In Ils death Cutcago loses.n public-spirited clti- zon, his Jatimates n- warm: and dovoted felend, and Ils family a kind and affectionate father, Io leaves four grown-up children— Ars. J. C. Barker, Mrs, ‘I’. D. Cleveland, Mrs. M.D. Smith, and Mr Richard Vaughan— and n wife aud ono young daughter to mourn thelr Jugs, . ‘The funeral will tuke place from lus tate residence, 179 Thirty-seventh streat, 1,2:00 o'clock this afternoan, JAMES BRIDGER: Special Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune. Kansas Crry, Mo, July 18—Jnmes Bridger, an old-time frontiersman and scout and the friend of .Gen. Fremont, died near Nov Santa Fé, In tits county, Inte Instnight. Ma}. Bridger was with Gen, Fremont when the luttor mado his famous trip across the erent” American’ Continent, and . Fort Bridger was named In hls: honor. * Ike was one-uf+ tho, first white nen to follow: the celebrated Santa #4 trall aeross tho. plains, and had fights timitmerable'with the Indians durlng bis. early life: tle was 2% years of nae at tho the of. hs death, and lias hada clan befor the courts for pay a 3 went for the ridger was uperty upon wit Fort vented, + JUDGE EPPS BROWN, Rorctal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. irrrne Rock, Ark, July 18,—News wns recol¥ed to-day of the death of Juilge Epps Brown at his home tu: Union’ County. Me Was i intive of Sifssissippl, aud represented Lawlerdate County in the Lower House of the Genor Assembly of that State a num- ber of years. “Ha was County and Probate Jndgeot Union County, this State, for many Yyeurs, and was much esteemed, +) MRS. WT, HOLLY, | + Special Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribune,” Sprixavienn, Myduly 18.—This afternoon Mrs, W. JL Holly, aged 98, retired to take her customuryatternoon nap. THal€an hour. Jntur she was fotind lead upon tho floor, hay- ing rolled off-the sofa shu lad oecupled. ‘Lhe physleiang think she dled of herrt-dlsense, ‘The Cpronor's ‘Jury decided that: sho dled fromm causes to then unknown, ” Mrs, Molly was the mother of three children, ." CALE D. PECKMAM.. Bectat Dirvatch ta, The Chicago Tridunes , Conpwaten, Mich, July 18—Caleb B, Peekhum, of this city, died at 5 o'clock thls afternoon, In tho Gd year of his age. Ie was ni old settler here, and a few days ago had celebrated tho aeventicth anniversary of his wedding, , Ils wife survives bin, in poor health, and is but n few years his junior. MRS,. CATIIARINE M’CAREN,, Svectat Litepaters 10 The Urteago Tribune, Enars, IL, July 18—Mrs, Catharine Mo- Caren, a patient at tho Northorn [ilinots Hospital for the Insane, died -yesterday of acute mania. ‘Cho body wis sont to Eugie- wood,'hur forhior home, for burial, ‘She was a years of age... Weer 4 “ — . GEN, MIGHLER, U. 5. As * ._' Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, BAnatcoaa, N, ¥., July 18,—Gen, Michlor, U.8, A., Ulett suddenly at tho Unitat States Motel to-duy. Ho “lind been‘ ill for somo thing, «Afrs, Mlchlor will ‘necompany the re- niuins buck to New. York City te-morrow, . MRS, LETTIE ‘YENOWINE, Speclat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Miuwaukee, July 18—Mrs, Lettle Yono- wino, née Doern, wife of George H, Yeno- wine, oity editor at the Sentinel, dled this morning after wllngering illness, ‘ é MRS, TANH ANNE PIRTLE. Lousvitae,: Ky, July 18—Mre,. Jane Amio Pirlo, widow of the late Hon, Hunry Virtle, LI, D,, died hore last evening in the ‘Wud year of hor age. ve Hesolvedion Doath. I rs Denver Tribune, While the Manliou- oe ress, on its way to Denver, was approaching Husted Stution about Wo'otock Wuly 8), Engineer Alford, wi riving the ongine.Spaulsh Peaks," was, pitractad ‘by a wan Woo came rune ning across tho elds, enving dunyer signals and Poluting down the road, ‘The vagincer looked wabort distance obead and discovered wn tnan Jying across the roud-bed, with his neck upon One of the ralls, ‘I'ho enginour applied the alr brake and biew big whistle, thinking that tho sun Was surely asleep. Ag the engina ap og i strong bead of steam tho brakos train was brought to a standatiil with the polut of the cowosteber only & fow yanie from~ tho rostrate fellow, The engineer and freman, Hamounting, went forward aud ordered the mm: aaa taieeett ces ge at Pee Ty 0 tuo! bold of his and lifted bim olf, ‘Thon thay’ be gun td loverronata him. He appeared to be suber and understood all thoy sald, but auswored nota word, . Who he was or whouoo hi they could not leara. oyident that ho was resulyed upon aulcide., Tue ‘It scomed L \w rd to the Cyer iit? Y : “Avco} rus Times, locusts’ ¢; which would havo p 30,4360 Ive Ta? juced 3.600, peuett have Bean aoteoys iy RF fland Gunng The Great Chiengo Trotting Mect- ing Begins To-Day, Threo Fine Races on tho Oard—The Pool- selling, Gossip; Eto., Last Night, ; Troy Wins Another. ‘Gamo from Bos- ton by a. Close Score. : TOH TUR, . ‘THE GREAT EVENT OF TILE YEAT IN TROT+ - ING : will be the meeting which bogins here to-tay and continues during the ‘week, “Nearly all tho horses engaged In the varlous events have arrived and ara nt the track, 0 delega- tion of 4-yoor-olds from Kentucky bolng the only expected ones that had not putin an appearance up to Inst evening, nud they are expectet hore to-day. ‘here are three races on the card for, to-day,—the 2:25 clogs, froe-for-ull statlion race, and that for 2:20 pacers, ° Wiille the stallion. raco will doubt- less be the .most potent In bringing a largo crow ty the track, there Is little doubt that the contestfor superiority among tha horses In the 2:23 class will be fully as‘ oxelting as any of the meeting, Lf nppearances are nny gilde, and in tho paciug race, altliough itis notlikely that Brown Jug. enn be defeated by any of the lot that: starts agatnst him, the publle is Nkely to bo treated to nflne oxitol- ton of speed by Mr. Bers’ horse, as it ts understood that an’ effort will be made with him to wii theextra $500 offered for the horse that beats 231534, : IN THE POOLS LAST Nout Santa Claus, Edwin 'Lhorne, and Brown Jug wera the favorlts in tholr respective cinsses. Ina few pools sol during tho enrly purt of the day the Californin stallion did’ not bring quite ag muelt as MeGregor, but when bual- neas was actively begun after supper he svon became a hot favorit, sinally selling at $100 to $00 ovor the fluld. ‘Cho following ts a fair sample of the rates when the horses were sult separately: Santa Claus $25, McGregor $12, Wedgewood. $8, Innis $5, Pigdmont $4, and Monro Chief $4, Until 8 o'clock, the hour for closing the entries, arrived, 1 was not definitly Known whether ~ Monroe Chief would start, but It was finally decided toputhini: In, although fils driver, Budd Doble, hued little faith that the horse would be able to “get a pleco of it.’ Pledmont has not been atan edge for some time, hig best work. recently boing « mile in 3:10%¢, which aecounts for his tow price In the ols. while tho poor exhibition made by Wedgewood ‘at Rochester on the Fourth caused Nis stuck to: bu tow. Said Aldon Goldsmith, who brought ont Goldsmith Maid, Gloster, “Alloy, - iluntress, Badine, Driver, and other noted animals, Inst night while talking of the race: “ Wedgewood was ns Rood f horse at Hittabure fast weok ns he vor was in hits life, and) will bo heard from race is over.” tee In tho racu Edwin Thorne had the mostsupport, although: Silverton and So-So sold close up to him. -'Tho horsemen and knowing ones were genorally very sweet on So-So, rating her speed nat 2:10. or there- abouts, while tha Chicago crowd put in their inaney on: Silverton, Knowhig that, being 0 member of the Bemis stublo, he was sure to try for firat honors from start to finish, while several iudividuuls with corpulent: pocket- books were placing the contents thereon on Eutwin ‘Thorne, A samiple pool was: Edwin query $21, So-So $18, Silverton $17, and the ell $5, . Jn the pacing race ‘It was $10 to $4on Brown Jug against the fluid. > eo ‘The starters In the three races ‘are as ‘fol- lows: 2:93 class—Jewett, Silverton, Minnic¢ , 50-So, Pilot R., Edwin horney and Kate Sprague, Stallion: raca—Santu Claus, Pied- mont, Monroe ‘Chief, Wedgewood, Hanns, and:Itobert MeGrezor, Pacing, “3:90: elnss— Bald Hornet, Lite Brown Jug, Wonderful, Ned Forrester, and Billy Scott. The horses In the first race, - the ce will be called promptly at azo o'clock. . ‘The following figtires show . “TNE WORKINGS OF TI BYBTES, > of ninking entranee-money payable In three installments of 244, 6, and 10 pur cent respect. ively, and demoristrates that, In Obieaga at Teast, it pays. On to-dny’s races, in which ‘$0,000 are offered in purses, the entrance- inoney Is within $550 of the nmount..of the purses, tho exact figures belug: * ©2383 CLASS—PURSE $2,500.. Eighteen entries ut 213 por-cent., Sixwen entries nt 6 per cent., Boven entries at 10 por cont. ..... ‘Total... 1 Profit to Association STALLION ACK—PULSE $5,000, leven enitrica at 23g per cont., Eleven entries at 6 por cent, Six entrics at 10 por vent, ‘Total... saben: Toss to s\sscointion 2:20 PACENE—TUNSE $1) Eloven entries at 244 pur cont, Nine entrlus at 5 pur cont... Six ontrivs ut 10 por cont... Total. Loss to Association an HECAPITULATION, Total purses glvon..... ‘Total entriince received, Totnl loss to Assoclation,... » THE CENTHAL CLNCUIT. i Tho aliturent Associations comprising tho Grand Central Clroult were. pretty well rep- resunted at the Sherman House last night Tuteies for’ the entire chai of nonlin, ollie braeing Cleveland, Bulfaly, Rochester, Utien, Springlicld, and: Hartford, closed: at uh o'elout, prior to which thie there was some lively canvassing and soliciting done, Amon the most prominent: members of the Ciecult Assoclutions ‘present ‘were O,J, Unmiln, ot Kuttalo; Burt Li. Sheldon and George W, Archor, of Rochester; and Alexander Iarbl- son, of Hartford, “Che results of. the night's work wero declared to lave. buott highly snt- isfactory, und thore Is therefore every reason to belleve that an nausually large nuinber of Western, horses have onguged for cach mout- TUE SARATOGA RACES," SAnatoaa, N. Y., July 18—The frat raco, torn purse uf 3300, ‘one inte, was won by Sir Hugh by two lengths, Alfambra second, and Horintt third, ‘Thue, 1:43}, aa ‘Thy second rice, ono and five-elghths miles, was won. by [tpple, Gutaway ‘second, and Juniata third, Aipple won by . four Tongthy, | ‘Lime, 3:53, is Z ‘Tho third raeo, three-fourths of a mile, was won by Nigiiteap by halt x tength, Linchpin secon Band Conatantina third. ‘Lime, 1315}4, They fourth race was a hurdle, one and five, elglths miles, Sinsgow ene in, first, Dis- turbasics second, and Rosella third, Glus- gow won by a head,» Lhiue, 83313Z. 3 + ’ BASE-DALM. TROY VA. NOSTON, ., . Apeclal Dispatch to, Tas Chicago Tribune 4 Troy, N. Y., Julys18—A base hit of Casale dy and errors of: Crowley and “Barnes gave the ‘Croys two ruys in the first inning, ~ Cas- king! Alf, a steal, to second, and Burdock’s wild throw gave the other. run... Barnes scored for Boston on a wild throw by Caskins and Sutton’s double. Ewingsmado o fine double piny inthe first Inning, shutting off Barnes .at home after he had opened the in- ning with athrec-base hit. «9 =). ‘ Inning 2 2A OO TB DS Ror 00100000 0-1 f we 0°0.1-0.0 00 OY Rasa alts—Troy, 3; Boston, T. « "Ht Hincieeetvon tt Hoaencke ave. ‘Two-huso pe Marelli, Buttons: yf a8 ares, Ys 1 Boston 2, 1,0; Boston, 1. bere «Holbert... - Ryans, Koufo, Cassluy, Burdock, wioy, Whitney, ° efbon buscaTruy, 32° Lost det SE Houblo nlaye—Ewing Holbert, Caskine-Forgie Passed balls—Deasley, 2; Holbort, 1, °° i” Wild pitoch—Keofe, 1... - Bulle called—Koofe, ay Wel Sirikes culled—Koete, bis W ‘Tme—One hour and Aft mina Umpiro—Higham, ;. ——vl An Elk Munt-in Oregon~The Exploit _ of Zwo Boys Who Brought Down ‘Their Ga sites (0 te a w. “~ + in TOK Fi . 4 One day Inst uel Te. eK Uleht, proprietor of the pleasure resort at Lower ja Spel ‘Started out with bis aun Charley to buat for a cross the Suntiau: from the spr @ fow wills thoy discovered an olk, and Charley suoceeded in killiugit, They skinned It, and taking part of tho meat.on thelr backs BAG govering the Fowaluder up, came ‘home, ‘Attornuy-Genoral Aftor coming home they thonght gor mal. night cnery awnythe tent thee in bale hind beroro thoy could return tu tt next dae Churloy and his lttle breather Clyde, taking then Dinuketa, gine, and dog, started UMCk, oxpreune fo camp’ with It.” Soon after arriving Aestek destination thoy discovered a couple Or ete eee by slipping up on thom mannged to katy batt A fow inotmonts aftueward thelr dor commen A terrible racket a short dlatanen olf, and abo tho nolso of Its barking could bo hened ners cule ronnds inne by the ealf of the oie. ae boys rushad to the eput am suon ns possilite a; J found ‘a, young olfe enlts probably. nnut" Weoks od. Of ooures thoy feathered on to that calf; no boy would lose such au opportune ty ty capture such a rare apliial. But they wes fot to wet it without nm etritgule. Heurmy . noire vloge by, thoy xtanced up und were nek S Alruoet Pelritied by ‘seeing the oli vow vom! rescue of her young. Sho was ohly nae ty or thirty feet away, atid coming Ike ay wind. With her head dawn and her ite tye tho wrong way, ahe 1 Of one of thoont-tim! be losts a second’s doluy might death of hoth buys. Mut Charloy the occasion: graeping bis ut he drew » the terrible autmnl, and shooting when a1 actually only about ton fot olf, cntised mort to turn A someranult, and liy at thotr fovt dead, “Thera was an explolt equal tothe ‘man: that our renders have heard toll around thee Arosides of some of tho atd hunters or the grey Wost, for be it remembered that Charley iy yh rears old, and small of his ago, and Clydo is ‘oul 3. | ‘Cho boys droxsud thoir game, camped out nt night, and the next day they toot their captity elk sid went home and told their story, fathor hes been paeking meut out on hi ‘buck ever abs ae Judgas that they will bout 1,800 pounds, the olk weighing from. 200 te My gach, Thoy scout us down n few stenks, and we fe not wish to set our toeth Into nuything mor jusclous. POLITICAL. ONO, * Bpeciat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Torene, O.,- July 18—Tho Mov. Prank Ilurd was interviewed to-day on the np come of, tho late Democratic Convention, From the natn point in the conversation, aiven below, It wilt bo seen that tho ex-M. was much disappointed in tho falture of his pet theories before the Convention, 1n Ane swer to the question how he was pleased with the platform, Mr. Jlurd sald: " Witte tho platform docs not In all respects fully oxpress niy views on the.pollttea! subjects of which It treats, tt yet presents very sally factorily the principal Issues,” -“ What is your opinion of the plank re garding tho subject of tho tarlft 2” “ Its notin the form and phrase in whieh I presented it to the consideration of the Convention. We had considerable discus. sion on thesubject in the Committecbefores conclusion was reached, Sevoral dlfferent views wore entertained by different Indi. uals, ‘Tliere were some who were opposed to saying anything at all on the subject. The vote was fitsttnken on the proposition that nothing at all: bo sald on tho sup. ject. ‘The Committee, .’ by a majority of three, decldcd that the tari question in some way should be stibmitted to tho people of the State. ‘That being dotermnined, It re mained to decide what should be sald. Some favored an unequivocal declaration without any auullficatious ‘in favor of 9 tarlt for. revenue, Others Snsisted that some stato ment should be madd which stiould quiet any apprehensions that the manufacturing Anterests might have on naccotmt of a chango Jn the: tariff. t least, to far monize the differences of opinion among those” who favored 9 tariff plank, the present form for stich plank was agreed to, ‘The plank fs simply a declaration In favor of a revenue tari, to be levied xo that the protection whichis necessarily ineldent to nny tari whatever shall be ‘distributed withdut. creating a monopoly.” “ What diiverence Is thera between this declaration aul that of the Cinciniuth pla Yorn declaring in favor of a tarilE for. tev. entie only.2? P “There 1s no difference In substance. The Gifference Is only- in .the forms of expres sion, Atariff for revenue {ts a torifl-for revenue only,” In lovying §6 regard must bo lind to - articles ~ and. industrles affected by it, ‘The object of all ravenue taritt advocates 1s to prevent the Incidental preigetions Rrowlng out of the tarllf trom wilding up monopolies, and that object |s expressed fn this resolution? * How does this make tho Issue before the pla of the State 2”? “The Republican platform declares forthe prinel ates of protection by turitl, and ulso for he .presunt protective systom {itself ‘Tho Democratic platform declares against the principles of protection, and for a royenue’ tariff, «and for «a revision of the present. system of collecting du ties, The :issua is betwoon n_ protective tariff and a revenue tariff, Itisclearly made because, ag a distingulshad political evonv, mat hug suid, revenue ceases where proter ton begins? . ~ * What willbe the affect upon the cunyass in this State?” : “Tt will beto bring tho tariif question as an issue prominently before the people. Tho discussion which ling bean long delayed will was cal ta ht on Ne wy her nie Wynb.| NOW begin, “People will be informed and el- 0 Nghtened upon the tarift guastian, and tho result, L predict, will be the overthrow of the presout system of protection.” MASSACHUSETTS, “Boectal Ditpateh to The Chicago Tribune Boston, July 18.—The Greenback Stato Central Committe to-day earnestly discussed plans for the coming -eampalgn, utter decid ing to ‘hold ‘the convention Aug. 21. They intend to be unusually ngeressive, and have engayod Gen, Wenver and tha Rey. Mr, De La Matyrto stump the State Immediately alter the Jowa campaign. ‘The question of resolu tions‘on the’ attempted ossasination of the Prestdont was discussed, but the matter was Initl over to allow of. resolutions being drifl- ed denouncing the Garfield fund.- ‘Pho sen timent against the fund was very strong It wns ~clalmed that the men who hended' - the. Het do nob’ wean that’ the “Greenbackers or the smnsses of tha puoplo shall be benefited in uny way and tt was the duty of the party to ‘act al once, nnd get the credit of stopp sz the sub- scriptions, ‘The campaign In Sussachusetle malts be srlet and almost without Interest, ov, and the present State ofilcers will bo ronomlnated, and will hove a walk-over at the polls, ‘Cho plang of tha Democrats have not coma to light yot, but, although Gen, Butler holds the reins, he will not take apromlnent part, preforring te work quick jy. beliind the scenes. ond ny plans nother year, * Ilis ambitlon is as grentns ovor, but he sees there js 0 chance this year, and he cannot afford to ae rifice himself in view of the united front o the Ropublicans, If the Democrutle tlekel i not Thompson and ‘Thompson aguin, lt wil onvet ashigh a chaructor, which unite the old-liners with the Butierites. li with Goy, Long's great personul popula fey, have no chance of success, and thoy fee it alfeady. .. —— * ‘PEDERAL OFFICEHOLDERS. ‘Spestal Disvgtah to The Udteago Tridunt, Larrrz Roc, Ark,, July 18,.—The Repu Mean officlals of this placa aro considerably shaken up. over rumors of fupendios changes In’. the various Fedoral ofllxs throughout the State, United-States ar Bhal ‘arent to-day received tolegran from facVenuh requesting od presence iy Washington, At is sald te quest has reference to cortain futuro deve ‘opments in the atar-route Investigations. "SUCCESSFUL DEMOCRATS. is spectat DHapateh to’ Ths CRcago Tribune | 4 ‘Keokuk, In,,. July 18,—Judgo Burgess Linn ‘County, Missouri, decided the Cla! County conteated election eases fn favor 4 the contestants, Messra, Staiford and Ke .the Democratic candidates for Collector -| Prosecuting Attorney in the November Hone . yw Escap Pree Press, 1 000 partoursbip bizoet fey an as bo oll vee strut Market, las ‘Inde peanut Lpewrnt an’ t bought de pean On profits, Dat Cwsar ain 9 bad man, 82 tye i forget it, If Thadn't blaon de wit og Pa canis SULA ly ana fo one Zou | guess, and fnishiug tho ret hisgaion the old man contioued: yom pea .. Wall, sah, whep wo como to rons’ dott? 4 Budintewer tect ait ay atoor in ao batts he onlared mo to got away from dat roaster gv bone,’ : * An’ you weut to law?" . 4 WRG, gant L wot a Inspirasbua "bout, 2) timo, au’ 1 poured de whole bustel nto a ® bad Oo water. lu Ave miuite dum peuud®, gis ewolled all my capital back and gin Mt Sayy shiltin’ olalm on do roaster besides. #0 (ay git Cyesar gio mp §i to dissolve partaereulp 3 ‘Their -