Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 1, 1881, Page 3

ve Vin CMICAGO TRIBU Aa: SATURDAY. OC PUI NEW YORK. President Arthur Dooides that Polit- ionl Matters Shall Remain Oe in Abeyanoe, His Time Now Wholly Occupied in Settling Up His Pri- yato Affairs. Refusal of Members of the Cabinet ‘to Express Opinions Regarding ’ Probable Changes. Benator Jones’ Return from His Conference with Conkling 7 * at Utica. in Railroad Circles Caused jensational Story of Van- derbilt’s Intentions. How the Distinguished French Visitors Are to Be Recelved on Thelr . | Arrival. Throo Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty Failures in Business in tho Past - Nine Months, THE PRUSIDENT. DEVOTING 118 TIME TO PINVATE BUSINESS. Speclat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Your, Sept. 90,—President Arthur rennined very quiet today, devoting most of nig tle to the dissolutionof his inw partner. ship in this eltyand the transfer of all une jnished cases to his partners. The President's iigter, Mrs, McElroy, of Albauy, who, it ts stated, will be mistress of the White Ilouse, ans been ona visitto his Lexington-avenue residence to assist in making preparations fur his remoyal to Washington. In answer toquestions put by one of the President's visitors today, he stated that, inasmuch as his private concerns demanded {mmedinte uttention, political —smat- fors “would = remain = in abeyance fur the present. His long interview with President 'rencli, of the Police Board, which did not terminate tll the carly morning hours, was, he sald, almost entlrely of n per- sonal character, ‘Che President stated that UE WILL TAKE NO ACTIVE PANT IN LOCAL POLITICS during the coming campalgn, a3 had been as- serted, butthatthe affairs of the National Administration will occupy his attention as soon as he Is ready to Ieave the elty. Among the Republican politicians who congregated at the Fifth Avenne Hotel today the rumor prevalled that at the urgent request. of Attorney-General MacVeagh, that oflicial's resignation had bein accepted, and that veniling the next met ting of the Cablnet the Assistant Attorney-Geueral would perform the duties of tho office, It was also nsserted on guod authority that the publication of the correspondence between the President and the Attorney-General had been withheld for for the present, lest it might forestall the course of other members of the Cobinct who have not yebtaken action, if CALLERS ON 1HE PRESIDENT, To the Western A:soctatat Press. New York, Sept. 30.—United States Sena- tors Logan and Camtron, BE. W. S.oughton, and-Police,Commissioner French called upon Presidunt Arthur at his residence hore this morning. ay og DISTINGUISHED VISITORS, New Yon, Sept. 30.—President Arthur reinnined in his home to-day, giving atten- tlon to private affairs prepuratory to chang- ing his residence to the Capital. Te re- eelved on number of caifers. AOU the visltors, were Edwards Pierrepont, Thoms C, | Re Dr. Heury | Potter, ex: Gov. E. D,. Morgan, Dou Cameron, Simon n Cameron, Senator Logan, Senator Jones of Nevada, Speaker Sharpe, Kenator Saunders of Nebraska, and others, THE SECRETARIES. HOW THEY SPENT YESTERDAY, =: Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New York, Sopt. 0.—Secretarles Hunt and, Lincoln, with Mrs, Hunt nnd Mrs. Lin- culn passed a quiet day atthe Gilsoy House. Secretary Lincoln has not yet decided whethor ho will return to Ryo Bench and complete the yacation he had commenced only the week before tha startling summons from Elberon recalled him. Ile dectined to say anything in regard to the rumored re- construction of the Cabinet or the course ho might deom {tft to pursue, Ilehad come to the city to enjoy a brief respite from his official duties, und wos averse to any political speculations at present. Secretary unt, in his usual frank * and imperturbable manner, paced up and down tho corridors of the hotel and chatted cheerfully on every subject except that which 1s now uppermost in the minds of polltictans— “ - CABINET CHANGES. ‘Thero {s leas reserve on the part of the Secre- tary in discussing political questions than with uny other member of the Cabinet, + Cepting, perhaps, Measrs, James and Mac- Veagh.. Untike the other Cabinet members, the Postmaster-General was abroad at an early hour, - He hurried down to tha post- offlee,' whore he -was absorbed in at- tondtis to private and official busi- hess for three hours, atter which ho took a survey of same of the dopartments He sald that his visit to this clty was partly on official and partly ou private business, and heswould probably a ocoupled nduy or tivo ov the former. Mo received many. visitors, who were awalting hls arrival at the post: office, and, wiless called back to the Capital in connection with * THE BTAILROUTH PROSECUTIONS, it {s probable hoe will remaln In the elty during the stay of the Prestdent, and return with him to Washington, Among the poll {cians who called at the Fifth Avenue Hotel duroig the day were savoral promis hent BStalwarts, who oxpected the Presi: dent to reach hoon, * and ore a hold a conference with the district leaders in regurd to the coming convention, Tho Pres ident still retains his room in the hotel ad- wuning that occupied by tho Republican State antuitter, andit was expected that, inns. mich as the Président had not sent In, his ivalgnation og n member of the Central Com- inidve, he would remain inactive member ship. dls confidential friends, however, stated positively that all active partlelpation dn the campaign on his part was Sila AT AN END, : and that at the meating of tha committee at the Fifth. Ayenuy Hotel next Woduesday morning, prior to the State Convention ai that, day in the jpeadeny of Musie, the Lest. ent's resignation will ne tendered. But While the President will uot ovenpy uny. Jonger ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel the room Dy: deeded” while directing local political Movementa, he line engaged three large suoina an the varlor fluor, which he will ae cay wt he hs hotsehutd kouds ure Lala eNOvE it his Lexington avenue resi dence to the White House, : SENATOR JONES, ME RETURNA BROM Ts VISIT TO CONKLING, New Youn, Sept, 30.~The Evening Poste Utlea special says: “Senator Jones, of Ne- vaca, who tins been closetod with ex-Sunator Conkling atuce Wednesday night ut the rest Hence of the latter in this clty, has left for Now York, He was accompanied to the star don by Mr, Conkling, who boarded the train aud remained on the car till st was ready to start, A Intge delegitioy of leaving Stal- Warts of Utlea escorted tho Senator from his currlage to the train, Same local Stal- Warts, Inelnding Conkling's private secre> tary, left on the saine train with Joues. Jt wag sald this morning, on trustworthy at- thority, that the conference lias been CAMRIED ON WITH GREAT CARE, 8 stenographer bolng present mast of tho thine to make fulland complete reports, It ly now generally believed that the result, of the conference will have an early and fe ortant bering on affairs at Mashing! Hy Those who huve been permitted to hear most from the Inner walls of Conkling's reslilaiion tho last two days express thein- yi with arent confidence reapecting the b pators future, It ts snld that the Nght of the Conkling men for aitpremacy in the State Convention wil not be continued with nore than nahow of persistence, and It 4s also intiniated today by Chose near to thy ox- Senator that he does not care to have a seat Jn the convention.” BUSINESS FAILURES. THF TOTAL NUMUER DORING THE NINH MONTINI, New Yons, Sept. 80,—'The failures for the nine months ending Sept. 30, 1881, are report- ad by Bun, Wimnan & Co, as 3,500, ns com. pared with 3,470 for the corresponding pertod of 1880, ‘Tho Mobillties for the three-quarters of the present year were 851,000,000, ny com- pitred with $45,000,000 during tho same period of 1830, ‘Tho fallures of tho last three months have been 1,024, with Iabliitles of $10,000,000, while in the third quarter of 1880 thyy were iY, with linbilities ot $12,600,000, ‘The geo- fruphitcal distribution of the fallures show ya THE SOUTHERN STATES wilat, PAST SUFFERED SOME- Inaguiuch as the fimures Indicate that the Iin- bilities for the first three months of 1890 Werd only SH43,000, ag against $1,054,000 tho Present auatter, On the other hand, for the vestern States the Mabilities show a decline of nearly $650,000 In favor of this quarter, In the Middle States the Mabilities are about (100, fess in iinount Cinn inthe cor- responding perlod of 1880, In the Eustern and Pacitic States the Habilities are but Hite different from those of Jast year, Dt Canada an exceptionally guad condition of attates has prevailed, the failures for the last thres months havlug been but 130, with Itabllittes of $757,000, ‘This iso better showlug than has been nade in the Dominion for any quarter during the past six yoars, OUR FRENCII GUESTS, NOW THEY ARE TO VE RECEIVED. Spéclat Dispatch ta The Chteago Tribure, New Yous, Sept. 90.—The noted French visitors wlio are to participate in the York- town Centennial will arrive here on the steamer Canndt ina few days, Rear-Adnil- ral Wyiman, executive oflcer of the United States man-of-war ‘lennessee, lins received orders from the Navy Department directing him to be, nt the quarantine ground with his vessel on Thursday next to await the arrival of the commission appointed by the Gov- ernor, Who will proceed thither as soon ns the French steamer Canada is sighted, The visitors will be transferred to the ‘Tennessee under a salute, and will then proceed to the Buttery, where the distinguished yisltors will bo Janded under a retiring salute. An elaborate plan of reception has been Inid out by the counuittee for this city, and the parade from the Battery to the hotel willbe an im- posing one, i VANDERBILT AND ERIE. THE FORMER SNUTS THE LATTER OUT Fro SENDING ITS FREIGHT OVEN TILE LAKE SIIORE ROAD. Spretat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribunes New Yonk, Sept. 50.—-A momentary ripple was created in railroad circles today by the publication of a sensational story in an extra, Issued ‘by o Wall street journal to the effect that Mr. William I. Vanderbilt “had determined to ma: terinlly increnso the vigor of his war against the Erie, The story, in brief, was thatatn mecting of the representatives of the fost-freight lHnes, held on ‘Thursday night at tho Gilsey Mouse, Mr, Vanderbilt sprung amine, At the mecting, it was stated, Mr, Vilas, freight agent of the Erie, was served with a notice by the Vanderbilt rop- resentative that the fast-freight line known as the South Shore Line, the proper- ty of the Erle, would not be permitted to uso the Lake'Shore Road atter ninety days, such tine notice being required by the terms of the agreement, Jt was furthor represented that Mr. ae VANDERBILT JIAD ‘OMTATNED CONTROL OF READING, ‘thereby chocking the supremacy of the Dela- ware & Lackawanue In its Builalo extension, and at the same timd giving the New York Central direet connections Into Pilladelphia, To connect the Philadelphia & Rending Rond with the Central, it was set forth, Mr. Vanderbilt had deckled to build sixty wiles of road connecting Reading with tho Syracuse, Geneva & Corning, which runs to Lyons on tho Central Round. ‘This will glvo tho Philadelphin & Reading an outlet to the West and Enst and place it in a position to coinpete with tho Delaware & Western in the cont trade, It will also give tho Central a tine into Philadelphia, whero Itwill neot the Pennsylyania, By thismeans, with the ald of tho Boston & Albany, It is ex- pected that ho will be abla to seriously Inter- fere with the Pennsylvania's and the Baltl- more & Ohlo’g pretensions to New En- gland business, dd ultimately to drive them outof the flo, Further, it was stated that Mr. Vanderbilt liad also secured contro! of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnat! & In- dlanapolls, which connects at Cleveland with the Lake Shore, and by this means a through Hine to Cinelnnnat! Indianapolis, and St. Louls, by way of tho ‘Terra Haute route, ‘The result of those nllexed transactionsof Mr, Vanderbilt, it was announced, WOULD INCREASE THE-YARNINGS of the New York Central and prgnortionate- ly decrease the enrnines of the Erle, Mr. W. Ii. Vanderbilt was found this evening at hia residence on Fifth avenue, and he Inughed heartily when told of the excitement created i ral Font circles by his reported action, eo sald: <I don’t seo that Erie is hurt any more than Wabash, the Cleveland, Columbus, Cine clnnatl & Indianapolis, and number. of other roads, ‘FhoSouth Shore line is simply w& frelght organization in whieh several ronds aro rovresented, the Lake Shore being among them, I gave orders son tle ago that nt tho meeting of the General Managers, which was held’ on Wednesday, noties should bo ‘given that the Lake Shore should withdraw from this organization on Jaw 1, 183% 1 was obliged to give ninety ‘days’ notice, and have given te enme to tha conclusion that the interests of the roads which T Fuprouont would ba ad- yaneed by a withdrawing trom this freight organization, and for that renson 1 took this action, 1don’t see wy, Erlu shoutd bepar- thewlarly fuprlovedt In the matter,” “Then i¢ is not trua that Erigjis debarrod from sanding Kis {relgit over the Luke ‘ “ERIE FREIGUT can go over tha Lako Shore now as well as ever, provided -Erio pays for Its pas- sage. The Luke Shore lias simply with- drawn from the South Shore Line, It {a the withdrawal of ao freight line from a freight line, and that {s all there is to it, Itisonthe samo basis as the Wabash, the Cleveland, Columbus, Clneinnath & mn dianapolis, and several othor Western roads which belong to the. South Shore Linc, ‘Tho Nue does not depend on the Lake Shore for its connectlons to Chicago, and it ls absurd to guy that my. netion {3 an attack avon Erie, for this reason if for no “Is ittruo,” asked the reporter, “ that you havo secured the control of the Philadelphia & Reading?” “donot own the controiling shares of Tteading, end I am not secking the coutrot ot the road. 1t is true that 1 have secured a Invae Interost In Reading, but until tho elec- tlon takes place no man can say who will bo placed In charge of THE INTERESTS OF THE ROAD, A anybody who has an Interest in Reading. should deem It for the best Interest of hls stock to ask mie to represent It I should do With the stock tha sume as 1 would do with myown, No, bam not going to ask any. body for proxlus.. If they come to ime they must come come In that way (shall use thom as I would ny ‘own stock, for the beneflt of the road, thlnk Z can see how the property can be benefited and made more protituble to tho stockholders, but nothing can be done until aftor the ewwetion, and I do not personally own stock enough to contro! the election.” “ When will the election take place??? “The books close next woek, and the olec | tion Is to be held in January,” “How about the Cleveland, Columbu: Cluctuugth & Iudiauapolls Road? It is said , fo unsought, and if they” jiyifk, that you have acyutred the controlling inter- st in this road also.’ ‘That, too, is A MIKAVIMEHENSION OF FACTR. Tam a considerably interested In thls road, but Tilo not own enough abares to controf theelection, I am not auxiotus tocontrol tt, but ns In the case of tho Philadetphin & Rending, Lthink that £ see where the Ine teresta of the company might be greatly advanced, and If Tam called on by the stock- holders to net for then I shall do for Uiem aslwould do for myself, 1 will ask no suan fort proxy, for Fain not anxtous to control the roud, but Hf the proxies eoine to ie Tahall vse them preelsely as P would my own stock.” “When Is the election to be ield for this The election will take place in January, and until the election ft 1s ridieulots to attempt to prophesy who will con- trot the Cleveland, .Coliimbus, Clnelinatt & Indlanapotis, In all “that 1 Ain dolny,” sald Mr. Vanderbilt, In conelu- ston, “1 nim netlng for what f believe to be the hest Interests of the cumpanies whieh 1 represent, AS companies uiee have no finunelal interest in the matter, Loam dome this tnillvidually, beenuse L have a large in terest In the compsnics.” MIL Me C. VILAR, General Frelght Agent of tho Erie, sald, in response to Inquiries: © Lean assure you of one thing, and that is that tho Erle has not been hurt. As he =tneeting said fo hays | been held on | ‘Fhursday night I oknaw nothing, The Erlu Was | represented and the nssertton that fr. Vanderbilt's representative served upon mu there a notice that we could no Jonger use the Lake Shore route {5 false. The Lake Shore people, controtied by Mr. Vanderbilt, have notified us that we can no longer (or nt least not after ninety days from date) ran over their road, but that notice enme to son Werlnes- duy, and was not a mine spring by Mr Vanderbiit; or, nt least, If so Intended it Will prove a. failure, as omiserable os ridiculous, We have for long thie known that Mr, Vanderbilt was determined to oust ts olf the route, but nobody ever thought of going Into ‘conniption fits over the dark outlook ahend of us, We do not by any means depend upon the Lake Shore for Western connections, That's sheer non- sense of the worst sort. THE NEW MOVE, ifmnew move anybody desires to think it, means nothing so fur as we enn see, except that somebody is piqued, and is indulging In the simull-boy guine, Noreason whateverenn be divined for the hotice served upon ti, We shall siinply transfer such trafile as we have heretofore given the Lake Shore to someone of our_other Western connections, and the Lake Shore alone will be the loser, 1 will venture the g i all the intelligent working oMelals uf the Lake Shore a single one who indorses the new move, but Mr, Vanderbilt hus authority, you know, and who dures question blin whether or not iis reason for his actions. RTEMS. THE ELEVA’ ED RAILWAYS. New Youk, Sept. 30.—Judge Westbrook totlny Issued nn order to show cause why he should not issue an order to deliver the Met- ropolltan ana New York Elevated Roads to their respective companies, COINS WITH HOLES IN THES. A circular has been displayed in tho stores hore for the past few days giving ‘notice to customers that the United States Govern- ment had fixed certain values on silver coins with holes in them, The ‘Treasury officers haveinformed the authorities here that the eard, so far as the Government Is concerned, Is fraudulent, no such Instructions having been given, MADE AN ASSIGNMENT, Lyles & Gilson, general shipping mer- chants and dealers In raflroad supplies, have mate an assignment, Lyles says the assign- ment is temporary, TO M1 SOLD ON ITS MERITS IN FUTURE, Tobacco manufacttrers have been in- formed by the United States authorities that they are infringing the haw by placing serip in their packages ag prizes, The manufact- u thereupon willinay" surrendered tho serip and the plates from whieh it was mann: factured. ‘The Chief of the Secret Service had In his office yesterday more than 1,000,000 notes and 125 of tho'plutes froin which they were printed. ‘Che manufacturers expressed satisfaction with the action of the authorities, ns It relioved® thom of a heavy expenditure which they had been compellud to make in order to compete with business rivals. ‘Chey were pleased to think that tobacce would in the future be sold on Sts nerits, PEDESTRIAN MATCH, Tho scoro in the pedestrian match at 9 o'clock .tonight was; Harriman, 104 miles; Krobne, 173 miles. ATLANTA. : Tho Most Widoly-Known City in the South—A Doacription of the Town, Bpectat Correspondence af ‘The Chicago Tribune, ATLANTA, Ga., Bopt. 26.—Atiauta is undouht- edly tho most widely-known olty In the South, Thore ate other cities that ure olor, and at tho Bawe timo burger, but uot of any more protmi- nonce, ‘Thid oxtended notoriety to a urcat extuut has been attained within tho . past six yenrs, as during that Pporlod 8 combination of clroumstances and in- Nuences has done much Jn its behalf, Sevoral National conventions have beon hold hero, and othor mectings of A like charagtoe, that have been of very benoficial resulteto tho Gute City, agehe iscalled. Whilonotaccupying, or clalm- ing to-ocoupy, tho geographical centro of tho South, it is, novortholess, rewardod ng the po- [itlcnl pivot of this accion, Tuo politicians of Gcorgin, or atleast many of thom, and especially thoso now In powar, reaido here, and hava been liviug hero for years past. In nddition to thla, in the rotundas of tho toading hotels, or on tho streets, can be soon dully many of tho leading polltical Sacbotna from other portions of tho State, whocomoe hero for the purposo of seeing and informing thomeclves about what ts goto ontn polities Interesting to thom and tho secs tion that thoy represent. It is no unusual thing to sco the atately ‘Toombs, probably tho best const{tuttonal law or in the Bouth and also regarded as tho intellect- ualgiant df tho Emplro Stato of the Sunny South, in the rutuaua of a hotel ur on the atrocts surrounded by a acore of friends, whonte anxius to got his viows upon: snine fmporant question, Theso aro anxiously looked for, as Gon, Toombs, for ovor - forty years of bls eventful life, occupied positions of honor end trust in Georgia, and could today Le clocted Governur by a handsome majority if ho would allow his name ‘to be used in that con- noction, About him bangs a halo of bunosty, Integrity, ,virtuo, ‘and abllity—four aitimirable truita of charactor, go often secon on paper, wud so seldom seen combined tn one mau, Gen. Toombs Is now 71 yours of axe, hus down mare ried over ilty” .yours, aud one day ru- marked to mo fthut ho mence. to court ¢ bad | marriod .. her, | Although home is at Washington, Ga,, where he was born, he basa palatial rosidonce at Clarkesvillo, ono of the most noted : resuris of North Geurgia, whero, thirty or sorts yours uo, the most dis: tingulsbed and woulthy readonty of this Btuto spent tholr summers, “Fe owns n lary tor iu tho Kimball, ove of. tho tead{n; in Atlanta, and always registers the: This bullding, although put’ uy iy J, Kimball, now. DirestoreGenornl of tho international Cotton Exposition, hus now passed out of the bands of tho builder und into the pockota of otbera, amoug whow Is Gen. Loumbs; and tho builder aud formor owner hag tuday tha suing for dinner there as uny othor gucet of tho OUKC, . Congressman Blount—said to Lo an aspirant for tho chair of tho Chief Exevutivo of Georgia, and known to bo Ono of the cluurest-beadod and beat political workurs in the Stute, ulso tres quent jy occuples & placo of prominence elther about the hotels or on the streot-corucrs. Tho other members of Congress and some of the oxemembors ure in and out of Atlunta oocavionally, with the exe voption of that diminutive specimen of human- ys uuthougs Popular and gifted atatesnan, Aloxaudor li. Stopho commonly known us “the Great Comusonyr,” who raroly’ visite Ate Janta, and nevor cones except-whon aconmpus led by Gon. Toombs, nis best: triond and must aArdout admirer, for whom Mr. Bteptiens bas also tho warmest foclings of | friond- ip and admiration. Senaturs Hit and Brown restde hero, ving in hanusomo roul- dences un oppusit sidos of the vity; alsa ox- Senator Gordon and Gov. Colquett, who have cunfortuble homes ot Kirkwood, a beautiful Suburban village located a few mlloa frou Ate ‘Of these distingulsbed CGcorgiuna Mr, a8 the haudvomest and most palutial rosl- dence, it dolow cituated on Poacbtrey strect, which iy considured tho most fusblonablo thore ouxbfare to the clty, Another aud prubably the moat important cause Of Atlanta’s prominence among the citivs of the South {athe fact tat nuarly all of the ead and moat interprising guwsapupers of the Union bave correspondents bere, who ropresont thelr respective jouruals for the State at large. Especially well represented are Fuaiproaiingat Seaturs, papen iiee! us Hee progroaaive front act hardly a day passes that those sold bere do uot I, 18sI—STA'TEREN PAGIsE contain olther letters or telegrams, und nome Utnes both, ziving matters of news occurring in this section. As f consequence, the Western yapers meot with m@ more ready anie bere than Those frum tho East, and tho demand is coutin= unity onthe inorunse, Tho New York papers get ilttloor no news from thit eoction. except what [a clipped from excbanger—nono of thom betng represented here, thut f know the only Southern paper ontalde of Georgian having a representative bere ts the New Orleans Demue erat, which Jourosl is qutatelpping its contem- purarics in pplnt of enterprise, and by some is regurdad ad tho best and tmust prouress. ive newapuper i the South, Aw evidence of 18 enterprise, J omny here note the fict tht the Demerrat is putting upatile own oxponee abuliting on the Expos sition grounds. In connection with my obsere vation of Journalinm hero} tind that: tha Hee ublicun papers, and espeelully thowe of tho Weatsnre ‘the most. prouressive—those papers showing 10 unmistakably desiro to print a great deulof Southern news freay from the pens of thor curresponidente. Sumirof these Journalistic: gimlots frequently send off news In udvauce of the agent or the Assucitted Press, and {1 conso- quence ure ecersionally alinded to as “irre pressible nuwapaper correspondents" by the imornlog papor at this polnt, the busiuess-man- ugerof Which Is the uxent of the Associated Vress, at a salary of sumethiny tke per week, These flinus, bowever, ure paid Ittle attention to, na the correspondent that is attacked considers the xource, und cons ftuttes to smoke the sume brand of" clyare us though nothing had buppenen; whinh tuet, of couree, occasions some xinOyuneE and aticprise tothe ayent of tho press, ood nt the sume thine tnitiees tho readers of his burintess articles, Atthouzh a great deal bas been sent forth froin thia potnt to the world, very little has beer weitten deseriptive of Goorgit’s most praminent. “Crnekor™ City; therefore a fow Nnes of this character may be of Intercat to tho readers of ‘THE TRIBUNE. » Atlunta, when first settled,was entled Marthas- ville, aud, up ton year or two betore the War, did nut contain more than 1 half-dozen thou- sunt sonts. Now tho population reaches fully 45,000, and is constantly on the increase. Fro tho Duton Passenger Depot, which (s eftunted tn thocentre of the clty, nt the end of whieh are the leading hotels, to the corporation-iouts in avery direction, the distance Is two milu and Abul. The business-houses are wll loented: in four or ive blucks of buildings nuout-tho depot, while the residences are senttered around over the romniuder of the biutbout the aiing regulurity of location po: wed by turnips sown Drondeast In a field. A spider's wal, f aure Rert, will give the reader an iden of want a map ut Atlanta looks Wke—each thread of the web ing considered ns representing the streets of this erty. ‘The tusiness- houses nro generally lne-looking—one Just finished having threo uctes of tlooring une der ity roof, Tho residences of the city iro built of all the styles known to urebitecturat skill, und located with little regularity, each owner scemiug to have putup his bouse without Any remurd to the feeling or wishes of bis noign- bor, and totally indifferent to any conparisous there may be drawn by visitors to Attnota or. Paasers-by, With regard to this there Is zreat Manus Among all classes, and in atl portions of the elty. Tho Srregularity of the Inylag out of the’ strecta gives visitors great inconvenience in wettlug teow one portion of tho sity tu unother. na It ts imposalble to zo from one side uf Atluuta to tho other fun direct Lng, uless a balloon (5 culled into requisition. ‘To tangle up a Viator one of more than ever, and cause him to have —atlil moro trouble fn nding his way, tho streets tre puorly sup pited with elgn-boards—Iittle attention having ved puld to this finportant matter for yeurs past. I underatend, however, that at an early day the names of tho streets will bs palnted on the street-lamps, und upon tho corners near the suburbs signs will be stuck up wiving the names of the strecta, ‘Une feuture of the city that ceverally attracts the uttentlon of visitors, f4 tho mimber of houses of worship,. Thera aro fully tty eburches hore. Atlanta hus nv public market, which jg un enterprise wreutly nemied, and the coming of which Wil bu balled with delight, a3 tho necowlty of one is teltduily. Another year will probably result in tho beliding of amurket, Ag the Pressure cannot bo realoted much fonger. In the matter of gas-light the elty fa only mod- erately supplied, Itnin the tire-Hinits tho supply of zas-tneips {8 tolorably good: while bu- yond this there art no comforts of this churag- ter, and citizens xolng home at nicbt have to grope wlong through tho dark as best they can, trust to uch, and piay for rellef at ao early day, Tho wupply.o! Water for the city fs tur- nished by the — Holly system—the whter boing taken | from two fare inkes four miles trom tho city, and forced through pipes’ until It resehes the conginers, The demand for water from this source hus ine creased so rapidly that additional mavbinery, to cost nbout $200,000, snow goluz in. An ine closure of flve acres about the Court-lHouse— which building, during the bombardment of Atlanta, served as tho target for Sher- man’s guns, bemg located upon f promincnee—constitutes the aad pork that cun bonst of 2 nae suguestive of a resort of that character. ‘Puls pleco of land was xiven to tho State some years since for the erection of a Capitol building, aud upon it at nu curly day the citizens hope to ge a bandsume Binte- House, to cost $1,000,000, which will retlect credit upon the State that ther jure Bo) prod UF Just opposit Js the Girls High School building, which structure, during tho time tho Onion troups ocoupled the city, ws used by Gen. Sher man a6 his herdquarters. Une rolliug-mill, three ice-factoriea, two cotton-factories, four paper-mills, three coflin-tnanufactories, any number of machine-abops, and wbout 109 manu. fucturing enterprises of vurlous characters, comprise the irunufactucing interests of the city, nnd givo life and happiness to all con- corned, Atlanta bas 113 lawyers, only about three of them having a practicad af over 5.000 «year; and nearly tho same uttmber of physicluna, very fow of thoin braving # practice that pays tore than $6,000 por aunuin. There Is ono oculist, howover, who, it [a sald, tnakes $25,000 per your from his profession. 8 WR BRITISH FACTORY-LIFE, Wretched, Improvident, and Intem- perate Condition of Munchester Op- oratives, ‘The last number of Geod Company gives a lively sketch of the manufacturing disttrict surrounding Manchester, England. ‘This great city itself contains a population of more than half a million. It hns 2,000 cotton mills, None of them, however, are as largo astho Pacific Mills, at Fall River, Mass, Seventy-flve per cout of the Manchester manufactorles are engaged in cotton Indus- tries. The rest are fron, glass, and chenicat works, ‘Ihe 100,000 operatives who labor in the Manchester Mills are u falr type of the British factory people throughout the King- dom. Besides the operatives, Manchester al- ways holdsa lnrge floatiag population of “homeless wretches In search of. employ: ment’? The writer in Good Company says that, while the American lnborer of the class corresponding to. these homeless vagabonds Is quite as improvident as they are, he ts not so Ignorautly stupid, Mr flulbert has made a careful study of tha population of the largest: exclusively manufacturing city in tho world. He has vislted the operatives at thelr homes, luoked Into thelr amuso- ments, society, morals, and manner. Ilo has conversed with tho city officials, elty milsslonaries, with manufacturers, and many times with the worting-people thomselves. From all these he has been able to form a Tair estimate of the effect of saveral gevera- thons of fuctory-Hfefon the human race, Some years ago the factory people of Man- chester ‘lived mostly In tenement-houses or damp, dirty cellars. Their condition was worse than that of a pein Its sty, But pub- No senthnent, which imoves surely in Ene gland, if slowly, has changed this, Rows of Hooke, brick cuttages havo largely n tha place of the disgraceful quarters ovcupled before. Yet the luuprovement is per> haps more apparent than real. ‘The evi sought ta be remedied $n one direction has broken out In another. ‘The law mey farce Jandlords into outward conformity to sani- tary regulations, but. itcannot eridicate the passion of avarice frum, the human soul, Lhe nent-looking brick houses have walls seelraly thin? and are all too often made of "half-baked clay, and mud, and compo, with raw, shrinklag tluber, cuplag Jolners’ work, foul chimneys, unsound refs, Hamp basement roaus, and lnsuflelent drains.” ‘This jes petri Not wholly unfit iniilar on the Amerlean side of the AUantic. “Added to the fact of the unhealthy, wretch- edly-built house, fs the additions! fact that the mistress of the humble mansion knows ho more of housekeeping and homemaking than a chi 5 years old docs, She has been brought upus aeottun weaver. She cun tarely read or write; kuowa nelther how to cook, suw, or wash, ‘Thu Manchester factory: ir} marries early, ‘The more tgnerant she js, the earlier she marries~-usually at he age of 17or 18 Hor husband Is, ko herself, fretory operutive, fle is no more Intelligent than herself, and, In addition, is often ine ened to drunken hublts. ‘They have no proper home life, ‘The wife does or doves not lo the best she cun, but the result ts thasawe dinany case, ss a * Her table fs covered with unwholesoma food, which beging wt once to tell upon the health of her famlly, Sho Qepends alinost wholly on the grocer’s shop around the cure ner for bread, cheese, herrings, which re- quire no cooking, und aupyteme nts them with boiled potatoes and toa. Thay they live en- tirely on ‘picked-wp? meals, ta whien both husband and wife feu to add a piut of strong beer,” In course of tne both husband and wifo Jearn where to tind a place whieh has a clean floor. music. ala Urizht, cheerful look of ‘ evenings, It Is in the drinking shop, Drankenness jy the universal yiee of the Manchester factory operntives. Mr, Mul bert says tho prisons, hospitals, and poor- houses are overcrowded with working peo- ply, the condition of three-fourths of whom 4 due directly to drunkenness, In Afate cheater there 1s a licensed drinking shop to every 15 Inhabitants, This vice 1s anid to be slowly itebasing the Engilsh work inan, taking away both his physical energy: ad the skill whieh has inads his fane words wide, How much of this state of things fy due to the operative’s inunte depravity and how mueh to the stiffing smoke and soot of Manchester, isn auestion that Is beginning to ocetipy the attention of philanthropists, Agarule, the British faptury uperntive is an Improvidenterenture. High wares docs not seem to Improve his condition mie. He only spends the more, ‘These Manchester working peonle are inspired by an ambition to dress as richly as thelr sipposed © bete ters” It used to be salt that this sinful Aspiration was pecullar to American work- Ing people. Now, nt any rate, ft is no long. erso, The British operatives dress extrava- xantly, If the wonien have one consuming ambition it ig the lofty desire to own a geal skin clonk. ‘The men are equally strong jn thelr aspirations after a black sult and a sill iat, When work fs plenty the operative leadsta happy-ro-lneky fife. spending us he goes, During tines of prosperity, rather euriously, drunkenness and police nifatemeanors ie crense, On the other hand, when thes are hard and money is scarce, the morals mid health of these working ‘people iinprove. Mothers, being out of factory work, stay at homo and vare for their children and house, ‘There being no money to spend fn the beer house, drinkenness” sensibly diminishes. For there reasons, the health of the people is actually better during hard times than in goud times, "It is stated on tha best author- ity Unt the denth-rate Is much smaller dure iis a conmorcinl depression than at ordinary Ines, Matichester would be a zond fleld for the efforts of n Forelzn Missionary Society, The Matchester workingman fs vot Cnristian, Jle fs not even a ehureh-going person, Nut ‘nore than one In ten of the factory opera- tives tr Bees te Instde of n clrurch after he reaches the are of twenty.” They manifest a“ stotid indifference” tu their ‘spiritual welfare. ‘They look on pro fessionul religion largely as cant. and hy- bocrisy, and are very apt to * consider ft an unmanly thing to be relizious, Ie this the fault of the operative, or of his spiritual guides and teachers?) Mr. Hulbert does not enter Into that question, As to education, there are in Manchester 50,000 grown people that ean nelther read nor write. Stil itis eneerfi) to know from Mr. Ifuibert that the condition of the working peonte in this finmense city ls slowly improv= ng “with the process of the suns.” Very sinall chlidren are no longer employed in the milla, offered aa inngeent yietling to the mod- ern Moloch. Compulsory eduention laws are enforced with increasing strict Cheap etnies. editions of Harrlet Martineau’s und Join Stuart Mills’ writings on politieal economy: elreulate largely aniong the nore intelligent of the working people, and are doing thelr good work. There ts. yearly more and more money put asidy In savings banks andmutual aid societies, OTHELLO AND DESDEMONA A_Henutiful Young Freneh Muate T®onoher Marries Onc of the Zulu Chiets. New York Herald, Miss Anna G, Corsiuf, a young French girl about 18 years of axe, and daughter ofa Show-case manufacturer at No, 180 Brond- Way, Was niarrled on ‘Thursday by the Kev, G. J. Page, Brooklyn, to Ukano, otherwise known as Charles Densou, nnd better known as “Zulu Charley.” ‘The bridegroam ts only: about 2, and is one of the so-called Zulu Chicfs that for some months past. have been. on exnibition in Bunneli’s Stuseum in this elty and In Brooklyn. s And yet the pity of It Ingo, O Ingo, ‘he pity: br ite Iago, = ib . “He was my Othello and I am nis Deade- mona,” the newly-inade wife remarked yes terday to the Herald reporter npon being questioned regarding her strange matrl- monial venture with this representative of Zulutend, “itlsto be hoped,” inildly suggested the reporter, ‘that your marrlage may not find the same tragteal termination agin the play.” “We love one another too much for that,” naively answered the young bride, “Lnever kU! her,” biterrupted the youth- ful bridegroom, for, strango as it may seem, he understood at once the reference to the Shakspearean drama, aud applared pleased, at helag given the title-rdle. This eonversa- tion took, pines in the basement of the myusetin Where the Zulus give daily and iehtly representations of thelr akillin burt- ing the nssegal und fn fencing. besides exhil- biflons of. “thelr uatlonal dances to. the strunze aceompaniment of thelr wild nntional chauts, Ukano was seated on an clovated platform tn tis full Zula regalla— a turban tied with drooplng varlegated feathers encirellng his head, anda belt pen- dont, from which run the tails of wild” an- inuils, alrdiys ts Joins. ‘Pnis was the sim total ot his dimlontive wardrobe, He held in his hand a war-eluo, a ponderous weapon of offense and detense that would exelte the envy of Capt. Wililans., Near hint sat his young wite, t petite and fuselnating youns french girlendowed with all the’ marvel ous and captivating splendor of trae Gallic beauty. She fs positively handsoniw— f clear and rosy complexion, large and dark Jonguishing ‘eyes, full rounded — cheeks, and a pure nquiline nose. Mer hands, which are situll and well-shaped, Were ornamented with abtindant finger-rings. some of exauisit design and pattern, A massive gold bracelet Inelosed vach wrist, ‘Lhe crowning glory of her adornnients ware diamond carrings. Sho wore a richly shaded purple silk dress, and her hat was the chetdwuvre of Jauntlicss— A Hight straw with a showy white plume. ‘There was quite 0 crowd gathered near, Who divided thelr attention between the swarthy bridegroom and his fulr bride, - Sho told without hesitation the story of the woolng and tho wedding, toxether with tha unrelenting opposition of the “stern purl- ant,” who so very often figtires so conspicu- ously on nuptinl occasions. © L tit auw my husband at the museum about four months ago,” thus ran on her story." [t was a cuse of love at first sight, Tcould nut helpit. I wont to tha imuseitin day and evening to get o took at him and to be near h Ne thinlly noticed ina nnd bagan. to speak to me in his’ broken way. We then met outside, and lie came to my father’s house when father wns away of hls business, Sister, whe fs older than Lam (ant Dam only 12), fell In love with hin too, and there was trouble an this account, Far ther heard of bis coming and forbada wieave- Ing hin. - But we were already engaged and we planned an elopement, 1 rin ney frou home, but before we could get married ny father had me arrested and locked up ail night in Jetferson Market Prison, Ie waite ed to have me sunt xix months to Blackwell's {siand, but £ begged 60 hard he did tot insist npon Ht, it was Wednesday night [owas locked up. Maviug got my freedom we wero wnarried yesterday, Mather has become rec- onelled, and we naw shall bo happy,’ “Will you Hva with your father” “No, Whau the performance closes this afternoon we shall start looking for roowne.”” “£ slut! stay at the museum for the prea. ent,” aul Ukuno, “Dut by-und-by we shall go back to Zulu,’ “tow many wives do the Chicfs have In Zulu?! he was asked. “Pen, twenty, and fifty if thoy want; but T want only my one wits." . Ab the close of jis performance Ukano put on his citizen dress and Jt mete Wworphosed him wonderfully, It was dark stcel-eray suit, of tno latest a style, He supported a heavy gold wateh and chain, and a Derby hat and’s cane, and alto- fe ex Was Vory gentlomaniy in id ae nit lookin all the world Hken stylish young mulatta, “this and nothing more?” Tha pours bride looked very smiling ns she took his grin and walked away, Sho says she has Ived In this country four years and claims to have been a mnsio-teacher, * How contd sho marry such a tellow? Vu as soon tiak of marrying a nigger.” Such was the general run of comment among tho crowd Of lonkers on, among whom the story ef thelr marriage had fond speedy circuln- Olt. -~————_— NEBRASKA ITEMS, Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Linco, Nob,, Sopt, 80.—The Democratio State Convention is culled for Oct. 13 at Omaha. One Judge of the Supreme Court will be nomfuated and two Regents of the Untvoralty, A farmer Nylog dyo miles cast of town was porforated with bird-shot yesterday while yetucning home, It was the wark of two young fellows who were hunting. In a thicket. ‘The farmer's wounds are not dan- . Kerous, * + | THE TORNADO. Fearful Force of the Wide- spread Gale of Thurs- day Night, Reports from Madison and Stan. ton, Ia., Wautoma, Wis., Owatonna, Minn., Emporia, Kas, Maryville, Mo., Gand Quiney, Kendall, and Oswego, Il. All of the Above Places Seriously Damaged by Either Cyclone ° or Tornado, Stanton and Madison Demolished, and Owatonna and Wantonia Espe- cially ‘*Demoralized.”” Pour People Killed at Emporia, Two at Madison, and Twelve Hurt at Wuatonia. THROUGH MINNESOTA, Sptctat Dispateh to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Sr, Pav, Minn., Sept. 30,—A Inter speclal tu the Plonecr-Preas gives further particn- lars of the danmge by the storm of Inst night, A genuine tornado swept across the southern part of the State, in Mower County its track was half a nile wide, Houses and barns were blown down, hay and grain stacks torn tu pleces, aud trees uprooted. No lives haye been lost. There Were many purrow esenpes, An Austin dis- patch says: “Long and far Into the night a heavy and drenching, driving rain fell, doing damage which it will take days to discover, After noon a high wind was added, krowing In places to a young hurricane, At Greygon’s Mill, two miles south of Aus- tin, the long storehouse waa blown from its foundation, and ong of tho dwelllug-houses blown in, Hiram Silth’s farm-house was turned partially around and his barn blown down. Jameson Woodson’s large barn owas turned one-elghth around. ‘Two niles north, M. Teetu's chimneys were blown off, and his strcks blown down and scattered. East of the town the barn of Obadiah Smith was un- roofed and his stock Injured. The build- Ings on I’. Geraghty’s farm were Inld flat, and a separator rolled over and over and Jujured. From every direction news comes tavay of damage to stacks,.the wind uncov- erlng them to the sonking raln, scattering the grain and hay In every direction, The Ainount of injury cannot today be known, but It will bo large. In Preston, Fillmore County, during the prevalence of the storm some boys sought shelter Ina corn-erlb near by, Feeling that they were unsafe in the crib, they attempted to extricate themselves, when one of their number, named Kasson, was caught between the falling building and a tence near by and crushed to death. A Fort Dodge (Ia.) spectal says the depot at Covington Station, a fow miles north, was demolished. OWATONNA, MINN. Spectat Dispateh to The Chteaoo Troune. Owatonna, Sept. 30.—Our city was visited about 6u'clock Inst evening bya wind and ralu storm from the southwest of great yol- Une, striking Shnpson’s windmill and dam- nghig [t about $200 worth. Dwight & Sampson’s steam and water mill lost its smokestack, and the damage to the engine room was about $23, Greeley’s windmill was blows to pleeis, Loss, $200, The next {nu the line of the storm on Brondway, this side of the river, was Mooney'’s Hotel barn, the roof of whieh was torn uff and a piece abou: thirty fest sqaare carried and landed within a few fect of Mrs, Nelson's house on Vino street. The roof of the Farmers’ Bank was tornoll; damage Het. ‘The Dinmond Mills had both smokestacks blown down, and the engine-house considerably torn, The damage fs not lesa than $1,002, The Owa- tonna Hay-Press Company building was completely torn to pleees: loss unknown, A Warehouse at the Milwaukee Depot, owned by parties In Rochester and iiited with ma- chinery, was torn to shreds. The loss Is heavy, -but at present un known, The outbulldings, fences, and shade- trevs in the track of the storm, which was Harrow, Rot vu general mixing up. No re ports arg reeelyed froin the country yet, but it 1s expected that the damage will be heavy, The storm was of great violence, and the peovle feared another New Uln disaster, St, Paur, Minn, Sept. 3.—One of the must destructive sturms in the history of this reglon yisited Owatonna lust ujght. The ‘ggremate damage done by the storm In tho city alone will not be less than $6,000, and the surrounding country Is yet to be heard. from. A hundred sinall structures were more or less damaged, Among the heavier Josors aro the followine: * Diamond Mtl, smoke-stacks down and engine-sheds unroofed. The smokestacks of Waters’ mill blown away, Shupson’s windmill, badly wrecked and gearing blown away. ‘Adains & French’s harvester warehouse blown down, Exchange Hotel unroofed. i Qoof blown from Holimes’ foundry bulld- Ing. Nosertous personal Injury occurred, which is miraculous, considering the, force and fury of the storm, No reports have been received from the country yet, The storm was of great vio- lence, and the peuple for a time feared au- other New Ulin disaster, NEAR EMPORIA, Kas. Eyronta, Kas., Sept. 80.—The long drouth was broken here yesteritay afternoun by ane of the lieavinat rain storms ever seen In this section. ‘Tho streuts were Nterally flooded fn half an hour, and ravines run Ike rivers, After this storm aubsided another arose in tho west which soon turned Into a viulent and duatructive cyclone, A dark, greenish looking clond ade Ityappearance about 6:30 p. m., which attracted attention, but It was not bolleved It was fraught with danger at this Jatu season of the year, ‘Tho cyclone seemed to haye started atn point a fow aulles west of this city aud traveled In qnorthe casterly direction, leaving Emporia: only about 4 mila and a half from {ts track, Noth- Ing is heard from Its dovastation further than ® polut fifteen miles northeast of here, It Was one of the inost destructive storms that aver visited this section of tho State, and in this olty there ara now lylug four dead bodies of people killed by its fury, while along the track Hes the ddbrls uf many ruined homes, As many as a senre of bulldings wero utterly demolished. ‘Tha loss of property ts very great, and a large number of people were Ine Jured by falling stones, falling tubers, otc, STANTON, TA. Ostaua, Neb, Sept, 20—The tornado which devastated the ‘Town of Madisun this moring also swept over Stanton, In this State, and blew down twelve bulldings, It injured twenty’ persons, one, a lady, fatally. alany are homuless and lust ull thelr posses- slous, ats : WAUTONTA, WIS. narep Waurosta, Wis., Sept, 90,—A terrible tor- nado swept a yalley a short distance west of this town yesterday, completely devastating ® spuce eighty rods wide and five or six wiles in length, Many houses, barns. and: ante buildings, and one grist-mill were demol- ished. Abouta dozen persons wore serlous~ ly Injured, but nono happened to be killed outright. Among those badly ‘hurt wero Mra. Nelson Pease, a Mrs. Bolnske, and Levi Boyce, ‘The damage to property. contd not ba plosely estimated, but would exceed $50,- MADISON, fA. Omarta, Neb. Sept. 99,—A tornado arising atiotvlock this morning nearly demolished Madison, 0 town of about 1,000 Inhabitants, in this Btate, Tho ratlway buildings wero wrecked, and mont of tho private residences are believed tv have been Iafd level. ‘Two bergous are known to have been killed, The telegraph wires aredown, and the Unton Pacifle Railway sent out a train for tho homeless people and for use for Its ofllces, . LEAVENWORTH, KAN. Spectat Ptapatch to The CAteaoa Tribune, Lravenwonrn, Kan., Sept. 80.—The storm ‘which prevailed in this section for forty- eight hours dld considerable damage to fruit-trees, but isn benefit to farmers who have thelr winter wheat Ih. ‘Tho ground has become thoroughly soaked, and fall wheat will get a start that will glvoa firm root and toughen {t for tha winter, making a sptend!d outlook for the coming senson, The general nature of the rain makes this hold true over a large section of the State. — QUINCY, ILL, Spectal Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Qeincy, II, Sept. 30—A severe wind- storm passed over thts city about 11:80 last night, accompanted by heavy rain, Roofs in process of repair from the damage by Inst Saturday's tornado were again broken up, ‘The remaining walls of Marris’ tobacco-fac- tory, on the third story, were blown down, leaving most of the bultding exposed. The roof oft the Greenleaf Manufacturing Com- pany’s shops was again damaged, and con- siderable damage was dene by water In the wholesale grocery building of Warfleld & Lewis, and in the’ Jeiferson school building, and ralu continued to fail till 4 o'clock this afternoon, being the first continuous day’y rain experienced since May fast, MARYVILLE, Mo, Special Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Maurvitse, Mo,, Sept. 90,—A violent wind and rain storm visited Maryville Inst night, coming from a southwest direction, and dam- aged property more or less throughout the city, The large smokestacks of the woolen nll and Wabash elevators were blown down, and numberless outhouses and fences throughoutythe city were demolished, ‘The ucket office, amphitheatre, wid 600 feet of the new stables onthe groundsof the Falr Association were blown down, damaging the socicty some $2,000. No Hyves were lost. IN KENDALL COUNTY, ILL. Spectal Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune. Oswego, Kendall Co., Il, Sept. 30—A de structive rain and wind storm, passed over the southwest portion of this county Inv: night, dolng considerable damage to frame buildings. The Towns of Oswego and Ken dall were the ones prinetpally visited by the calamity. The hmmense barns of Gave Roeand Henry Hopkins, both newly erected, were completely razed to the ground, aud the corn erib and cattle sheds of Chartes Davis were destroyed, Tho freaks of the storm seemed strange, It went through Davis’ orchard, taking two rows of trees up by tho route without any further Injury to It, A TRAIN BLOWN OVER. mH Epectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Stovx Crry, Ia., Sept, 20.—Train men re- port that a passenger train on the Fort Dodzo & Des Molnes Roni was blown off the track twenty miles south of Farmertown Inst even- ing. ‘They tunterstand that a number of pas- fencers Were injured, but the wires areduwn between Fort Dodge and the wreck, and go no particulars can be ot here, ‘Tho storm also blew over some freight cars at lowa Falls and Ackley, obstructing the track ut the latter place. SIGNAL SERVICE, OFFICE oF THF, CineF SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasutnotoy, D. C., Oct. 1—1 © 1.—The Chief Signal Officer of the Army furnishes the following special bulletin: ‘The barometer ts highest on the Nortt Carolina const, and lowest in the St. Law- tence Valley. Tho temperature has risen from 16 to 18 degrees In Now England, and fallen from 14 to 19 degrees in the Upper Lake region, and fronr 14 to 25 degrees in the southern portion of the Mississippl Valley, and from 10 to 18 degrees In ‘Toxas. Rain has fallen since Inst report in the Lake re gion, the Mississippi Valley, and West Gull States, and focal ralus in the South Atlantle States. ‘Che followlng heavy rainfalls ure reported: Concha, 1.20 inches; Little lock, 3, Kagle Puss, 108 Inches; Dent sun, 1.85 Inches, 3 East to suuth winds continue In tho South Atlantle and Eust inlf States; elsewhere east of the Mississipp! River prevailiug winds are southerly, Andleations are that fair weather will pre yall in the middlo and northern portion ot the South Atlantic States aud focal rainy te the Gulf States and the southern portion of the South Atlantle States taday and probably tomorrow, ¥or the Ohlo Valley and Tennessee, partly cloudy weather and lJocul ralns, varinblt winds, mostly south to west, higher barome- ter, stadoniry or Jewer temperature. For the Lower Lake regton, partly cloudy weather and Jocal rains, westerly winds, higher barometer, stationary or lower tenr perature, For the Upper Lake region, weather, preceded by local rains In southern portion, westerly backing to southerly wiuds, rising barometer, stauionary or higher tem perature, For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Mis- sourl Valloys, warmer fulr weathor, preceded By rain in the southern portion of the former district, southerly winds in the Intter, and variable winds shifting to southerly In the former district, rising followed by falling barometer. Cuutlonary simials continue st Secticn 6, Rochester, and Buttalo. LudaL ATONE: clearing ‘Tvine, _j Hare | Tuer) up Wind.) 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