Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 2, 1881, Page 7

v ‘ : THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: 2 7 SUNDAY, OCTOBER THE RAILROADS. Vanderbilt Crowding the Erie from His Western Lines. A Marked Decrease in the Volume of East-Bound Freights. Belief that Vanderbilt, Cannot Injuro the Lake Shore Freight Line, VANDERDBILT’S DESPERATE FIGHT. The gizanticcontest between the Eastern trunk lines is getting flercer every day, and the railroad managers all over the country are getting alarmed over their future pros- pects. All efforts to induce Vanderbilt to secede from his position not to participate in any meetings that, have for their object a set- dement of the present difficulties have failed, and all hopes of a speedy termination of the war have been abandoned. Nearly everybody is convineed that Vanderbilt is determined not to make peace until he has prought all other competitors to their knees and forced them to subinit to his dictation. ‘Mr. Garrett’s eaustic letter, an abstract of hich was published yesterday, hits Van- derbilt square in the eyes, and shows that Vanderbilt is not waging war for the benefit of the public by giving them low rates, but to drive all competitors out of New Yorkand. establish a@ monopoly for himself. But although everybody will admit that Mr. G: rett makes good points, and that his positiar is correct, yet there is not the least likeli- hood that it will deter Vanderbilt from con- tinuing his bulldozing policy until he has gained ‘all the objects for which he com- jnenced this war. Instead of Garrett's letter causing him to reflect upon the errors of his way, itis more likely to stimulate him to still more enerectic efforts to place himself-in un- disputed control of all the New York busi- ness. During the last few days he has be- come more vely than ever, and he is nowh ting right and left. He is now directing his principal attacks against the Erie, which is rapidly becoming his iost formidable competitor, It was announced yesterday that he nad given notice that the South Shore Fast Freight Line, which runs over the Lake Shore & Erie, will be ordered off his line Dec, 31... It now transpires that he has decided to take the same step in regard to the Erie & North Shore and other fast freight lines that_run over his lines in connection with the Erie. Positive orders were given yesterday that the Erie & North Shore must also cease to do business over the Michigan Central and Canada Southern after the ninety days’ notice lias expired. While this action may tempor: the Erie’s business and increase the business of the New York Central, yet the Erie will s00n be in condition to wet along just aswell without Vanderbilt, Its new line via the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio and the Chicago & Atlantic 1s beme. pushed with all possible speed, and will be re: ‘or business early pext summer. Tiis will give the Erie adirect route from Chicago to New York as short and available as any of the V ‘anderdilt. lines. But besides this the Erie will still have agood number or Western connections and fast freight lines after Vanderbilt's order of withdrawing his lines has gone into effect. It has the Erie & Milwaukee Fast Freight Line, which runs over the Great Western of Canada from Milwaukee; the Commercial Express, ‘running over the Grand Trunk to Buffalo from Chicago; the Eric & Pacitic Line, running over the Pan-Handie and New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio; and the Great Western Dispatch, running over the Chicago & Eastern Illinois, Cleveland, Co- Jumbus. Cincinnati & Indianapolis, and New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio. It also has the new Wabash & Erie line, in connection with the Great Western & Wabash from all Western points. The establishment of the latter line no doubt hastened Mr. Van derbilt’s determination to stop all busi- intercourse with the Erie, as he did with the Grand Trunk, at the beginning of this fight. After the witndrawal of the South Shore and the Erie and North Shore Lines, the Michizan Central and Lake Shore will have but three fast freight running over the New York Cent Bine Line, the Red Line, and the 4 Despatch. It is most probable, however, that before long Vanderbilt will also discontinue the Blue and Red Lines, and will baye ail his freight business done by the Merchant paten. This has long been Mr. Vanderbilt’ ject, and he finds this a good opportu carry out the scheme, ‘The Merchan patch is a joint stock concern, principally owned by Vandervilt,and gets a large commis- sion on its business. ‘The other fast-freight lines are codpera concerns and make no profits, the expenses being borne by the vari- ous roads over which they return. ‘Therefore, by retaining the Merchants’ only Mr. Van- derbilt largely increases his profits from this concern. ‘AS matters now stand Vanderbilt has the dest of the tight, having the most money and eine able tu stand the heaviest losses. Be- sides he enjoys nearly all the terminal facil- ities in New York and forces all other lines to pay him three cents for lizhterage, which gives him that in:ich of an advantage. ‘Still the anti-Vanderbilt ti rand a good. show of coming out of this contest with fly- ing colors if they have only nerve enough to hold out during the winter. When Congress Meets next winter it will no doubt take action in this matter, and pass a law which wall put a stop to Vanderbilt's bulldozing. Nearly all the roads ip the country ha long: since come to the conclusion that pooling scheme is a decided failure and will not tectify the evils from which the interests of the country now suffers as was claimed by the opponents of the Teagan bill, and they are now unanimous 1n the opinion that nothing else than a Teasor able National law will put a stop to the rail- toad abuses from which this country has been suffering so lone. EAST-BOUND FREIGUT SHIPMENTS. ‘Although the alleged freight blockade on the Eastern roads is reported to have been raised, and the Vanderbilt roads are again in the market for new business, vet there has been a large decrease in east-bound freight shipments during the past week. The total shipments of flour, grain, and provisions for the week ending Oct, 1 by the six Eastern Toads from this city amounted to 45.338 tons, against 7,036 tons the week previous; @ de- crease of 11,700 tons. As the roads are tak- ing grain at fram 10 cents to 1233 cents per 10) pounds, Chicago to. New York, and flour ata still lower rate, shipments: ought to be much heavier.than they were last week, for vessels cannot compete with the railroads at those rates, and nearly all. the business that goes forward is shipped by rail, The prin- cipal cause for the light shipments is that the prices of grain in the East are lower than at Chicago, and consequently the stuff is be- ing flocked up at this point. Unlessthis con- dition of affairs soon changes the elevators here will Soon be full and the business of the Western roads will greatly suffer. The fact, elso, that there is no immediate prospectof an advance in east-bound freight rates keeps back shipments that would be made now if there was any danger of a speed advance. The following statement shows the amount of flour. grain, and provisions shipped by the various roads leading east from this city for the week ending Oct. 1: - Gratin, | Prov’ Flour, |tons of tone. Drie. | 2,000 oF} otat = tons. 1.178) 2.080) 2.000) 1,605) 475; 136 69,282| 30.603} 7,810) The percentages were: Michigan Central M30: Lake Shore, $180: Fort Wayne, 14.003 Pan Handle, 13.10; Baltimore & Obio, 7.00; Grand ‘Trank, 9.30. . .. HARRIOTT TO. TRE FRONT. It was stated in Tue TrrBunz 3 few days ego that rumors were current that Mr. M. N. Bmith, General Freight Agent of the Balti- Bore & Ohio Railroad, was about to or had already seut in nis resignation. Although Yothing official has yet been learned regard- this matter, it is generally understood the rumors were based upon facts, and that Mr. Smith is about to leave, if he has pit already left, the service of the Baltimore Grand Trunk .... Total. io. ‘The indications are that Mr. Frank Harriott, the efficient General Arent of the Baltimore & Qhio_here, will be Mr. Sutith’s Successor. Mr. Harriott returned from ag trip oniy two or three days ago, ant on being questioned regarding this matter. dis- elaimed any knowledge upon the subiect, although he admitted having heard the Tu- Mors about Mr, Smith’s resignation. ‘Tbe business } | day before yesterda: i i y Mr. Harriott received a dispatel calling him at onicé to Baltimore, ind he: left for that city on the same day, It is Fenerally believed that this sudden call to ea mare. Means that Mr, Harriott will be pee the position of General Freight pret of the road in place of Mr. Smith.- af alt Harriott accepts, the Baltimore & Ohio muy congratulate itself upon having seourad as able and eflicient a man for that 5 apOnG ble position as has ever held it be- ore. Air. Marriott has been with the Balti- more & Ohio as Contracting Agent and Gen- eral W estern Freight Agent in this city for many years, and during that time has acquired a reputation for energy, ability, and. {uearity of which any man may be proud. a le the railroad men und shippers here, AT w hom he is very popular, regret that he Will Teave Chicago, they rejoice ca the same u is been promote and responsible a position, eg The causes which led toMr. Smith’s retire- ment are not known. It was believed all along that he wasas solid as a rock with Mr. Garrett, and that he would be one of the last muen who would leave che service of the com- ny. It seems that Mr. Garrett has become satisfied with Mr. Smith’s management of the freight aifairs of his road. Garrett seems to desire a more energetic warfare agalust Vanderbilt than.has been waged thus far. His letter to Vanderbilt, an abstract. of Which was published yesterday, shows that. he has bloo! his eyes, and that he means war to the knife and the knife to the hilt, In. selecting Mr. Harriott us his General Freight Agent, he will have aman who has all. the necessary grit, energy, and ability to carry out his desires in that re- spect, and who knows no such word as fail in anything he undertakes. THE LAKE SHORE LINE. Spectat Dispatch to The Cuteaca THbuns New York, Oct. 1—The recent action of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Rail- way Company in giving notice to the South Shore Fast Line that after ninety days the cars of the latter will not be allowed to pass over their road has added to the present railway complications. Mr. Edwin D. Wor- cester, Treasurer of the. Lake Shore Line, says that Mr. Vanderbilt’s position on the question is correct with regard to the per- fect right of the Lake Shore Road to with- draw, and as this action on its part cannot be said. seriously to injure any one the motives of the road should certainly not be questioned on that account. ‘There was not the least liability of any of the other roads concerned in_the South Shore com- pact being killed otf. The Lake Shore Road had enough fast freight connections to give it all the business it could conveniently handle. The trouble between the South Shore Fast Freight Line and the Michigan Southern & Lake Shore Railroad has excited wR great amount of controversy on the “‘street.” but railroad men not especially engaged in the interest of the fatter say that ‘the South Shore Line is a factor for a number of railways, and is now too large an institution to be kept off the above-mentioned two - roads, the Direct- ors of which are Jargely interested in the south Shore Line. It is asserted that this fast-freight line paid last year to the Lake Shore Koad so large asum of money for pro-rata freight, a sum which will led this year, that the Red and White Lines and the Merchants’ Dispatch, all controsled by the opponents of the South Shore Line, have Jong sought to get the business, which -is daily growing, but despite their efforts, notwithstanding the Erie hi only this one fast freight line to operate with, the South Shore Line pays more to the Lake Shore pro rata than the three com- bined. Isis said that Vandberbilt has mere- ly issued the order as a threat against Jew- ett, but even if it should be enforced the South Shore Line will find means for reach- ing the West, as the Lake Shore Koad common carrier must take the fr offered, even if local rates have to - be charged. Mr. T. S. Dumont, the General Eastern Agent of the South Shore Line, said today that he knew nothing definit about the quarrel, but. supposed Mr. Vander- bilt was so satisfied with the way the wor of the South Shore Line had been car- ried out that he was ready to pension ail of the present employés and take the business to the Grand Central depot. At the Erie Railroad offices no one could be seen who felt inclined to talk about the new complica- tions. THE EXCURSIONISTS. Osama, Neb., Oct. L—An excursion train conveying a party of, General Passenger and Ticket Agents of railways in the United States arrived here at noon, via the Union Pacific Railway, from Denver, and dined at, the Union Pacific Hotel, were driven: about Oinaha by the citizens, and left for Chicago this evening on a spe train on the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, which served them an elegant banquet. BOSTON TO DETROIT. Bosrox, Oct, 1.—The Central Vermontand Grand Trunk Railroads, commencing Mon- day next, will'sell thirty-day round-trip tick- ets fram Boston to Detroit for $10. ITEMS. 3 Mr. J.T. Hosford, te efficient acting Western Agent of the Erie & Chicago Line, has been promoted tu the position of General Western Agent. Mr. Hosford has_ well earned the promotion by hard and faithful work in the service of this passenger line. The earnings of the Chicago & Alton Rail- road for the third week in Septe mber were 12.73, against $155,639.55 for the corre- sponding week last year, an increas of $2973.40. This isa most excellent showing, considering that at this time last year busi- ness was extraordinarily lively. Mr. W. Borney, General WesterniFreight Agent of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chi- cago Railroad has jus' issued the following circular to agents: reular No. 3, dated Sept. 2, 1881, is hereby withdrawn, and on and after Monday, Oct. 3, shipments of all kinds may be Tesumed for Pittsburg proper.” Mr. Borney states that the only reason his company had for stopping ship- ments to Pittsburg last week was on account of the overcrowded condition of the com- 5 tl at that point, as stated in Tne at the time. ‘The embargo has now been removed, and the company. is ready again for all kinds of freights for that point. 'The committee appointed by the citizens’ meeting at Central Music-Hail to solicit sub- scriptions among. the railroads centering in this city for Ue sufferers from the forest fires in Michigan, consisting of Jlorace ‘Tucker of the Llinois Central, U. C. Wick- er of the Northwestern. and Li. C. Went- worth of the Michigau Central, has by its Chairman, Mr. Horace Tueker, of the Lli- nois Central, issued_a circular to officers and employés of the different railroads, urging ypon them a prompt response and as liber 1 a donation as each one is warranted in giv- ing. Remittances made to either of the above named three members of the commit- tee will be promptly acknowledged and credit given. Mr. ‘Tucker hopes to hear from all by Oct. 15, 1681. Mr. George H. Daniels, General Ticket Agent. of the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway, has just issued the following circu- lar to General Ticket Agents. regarding the acquisition ot. the Danville & Southwestern and Cairo & Vincennes Railroads: This company assumes control of the Danville & Southwestern Railroad, extending from Til- ton, Lil. to Vineennes, Ind., 100 mics, and the Cairo & Vincennes Itailroad, extending from Vincennes, Ind., to Cairo, Ii, 153 miles, Oct. 1 next, aud they wili, from’ that dute, be operatea as part of oureystem. All tickets which read ‘ie those lines sbould be changed to read “vin Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway” whenever a reprint is made, and propor- tions accruing on through busiuess should be reported to this company on all tickets sold Onand after Oct. 1, 1881. ‘The important po'nts Ou those lines are: Chrisman, Jil. Paris, Ill, Marsball, 1H. Vincennes, Ind. Mt. Carmel, Il. Grayville, Ut., Carmi, Il. Norris City, Hi., Bido- rado, Iil., Mouna City, JIL, and-Cairo, Iil., and if you ‘bave not already pluced on sale tickets to Those points [ sbull be glad if you will do so as oon 18 possible. Only one coupon is necessary between any two points on our system east of the Mississippi River, Including St. Louts, Mo. Haanibal, Mo.. Keokuk, Ja., Burlingion, Ia., and points on'the lines mentioned above. $< MICHIGAN FIRE SUFFERERS. Port Uuroy, Mich., Sept. 29, 18SL.—To the People of the United States: We ure glad to announce that we have all the clothing we need, Bedding, underwear, provisions, grass and clover seed, tinware, and money are nm- peratively needed. Our cash receipts up to noon today are $130,000.. Donations have been generous and timely, but the needs are vast. ‘The generosity of the American peo- ple has inspired the sufferers in the burned region with new hope, and, their first needs being. supplied, they are industriously en- gaged in building new homes. : . C, CARLETON, Mayor of Port Huron, Chairman of Relief Com- mittes. . 578, THE LIBERAL LEAGUE. Second Day’s Proceedings of the National Convention. © The Secretary Congratulates the So- ciety on Its Growth. A General Platform in Pavor of the ‘Moral _ Emancipation of Mau -and Woman.” The Liberal League resumed its session in Hershey Hall at 10 o’clock yesterday morn- ing, Mr. Elizur Wright, of Boston, in the chair. In his opening address Mr. Wright brought before the League the sub- ject of tree-culture and the protection of forests. He pointed out the climatic changes which have followed the development of forest-planting in the West, and asked the League to consider the matter and before adjournment pass’ resolutions in reference to it. Secretary Leland read a long paper with regard to tue prospects of the League. Last year the outlook was very gloomy, but it was not dead. The defection consequent upon the split of last year had not hurt the League after all, There had been an inerease of fifteen auxiliary societies, 106 annual and twelve life memberships during the. year. Twice as much money had been received in- to the ‘Treasury as during any previous year. A League paper had been started and had done some good service to the cause, being ports, and affairs. ‘Che Secretary estimated that there were about fifty active auxiliaries, 125 local organizations mecting occasionally and reporting from time to the National ‘Secretary, and fifty which made no repos atall, and were in a state of total inactivity. Mr. Abbott, founder of the League, held his first congress in Rochester in 1877, with eighteen local auxiliaries. At Syracuse, in 1878, there were sixty-four local societies, and now the National, League is at least twice as strong as it was in that year. Mr. Un- derwood,editor pro tem. of the Free Heligious Index, had pronounced the League a “wreck,” but it was an_uncommonly. lively wreck. ‘It was only a 5-year-old child, and WAS GROWING EVERY YEAR. Creeping babes should-not be denounced as wrecks because they had not yetJearned to walk. A good start had been made, and there was a fine seed-bed - in which to plant more Liberalism and outof which to grow more aux Individual Liberals were multiplying every day, and if the members would only hold together and induce others to join the League would yet do works worthy of it. The speaker was strongly in favor of organization, and if the League wanted hii for that, and would fur- nish the treasury with suthicient funds was with them. It must be run on busin principles, and would pay good dividends notin cash, but in power, character, and standing, in the diffusion of truth and science, and in a full and complete separation of Chureh and State down to the Jast vestige of their umbilical cohesion, ‘ Mr. 'T. B, Wakeman, Treasurer of the League, presented his report, showing that the receipts fur the year were $902.61, and the expenses for the same period $1,191.82, leaving a balance of $289.18 due the Treas- -urer. ‘he report was adopted. ‘The Committee on Nominations reported the following names: For President, T, B. Wakeman of New York; Secretary, T. C, Leland of New York; Treasurer, Cortland’ Palmer of New York; Chairman of the Ex- ecutive Committee, George Lynn of Illinois; Chainnan of Finance Committee, Mrs. H. S. Lake of California. The report was ap- proved, and the officers elected as recom- mended. It was statéd that Mr. Elizur Wright had been earnestly solicited to allow his name to be used once more, but bis in- creasing years and infirmities prevented him trom accepting the office. The listof Vice- Presidents was read and amendments made by the substitution of names here and there, one Vice-President being selected from each State. Some verbal amendations were rec- ommended to be made‘in the constitution, and the report on that subject was made the special order for the afternoon. AT THE AFTERNOON SESSION it was decided to hold the next meeting of the League at St. Louis. that benighted town being the only one which extended an invitation to the crowd. Two or three rep- resentatives of the “Future Great” spoke to the motion, and complained bitterly of the fact.that the Chicago press had given truth- ful reports of the League meetings, thereby renderme the crowd ridiculous. Consideration-of the proposed amendments to the constitution gave rise to a great deal of trouble, It had been suggested that there should be four or five different classes of membership, including annual, life, fellow- ship, counselorship, and other brands, some having more rights than others, A delegate made a violent attack upon the scheme, sa) ing that it was utterly opposed to the prince ples of Liberalism. ‘The Secretary said the scheme was de- signed simply to bring cash into the treasury of the League. ‘Mrs. Severance said if they were going to sacrifice fundamental principles in order to secure funds, the League had better die right away. The lady was loudly applauded, B and the proposed amendments were “downed” by a large majority. Mr. W. W. Hall, of St. Johns, IIL, spoke in faver_ of secularist Sunday-schools, say- ing that if they could do no goo with the children, they could at least prevent them from learning the harmful | doctrines of Christianity. Te wanted the League to sup- port their paper, the Wan, and to assist as. far as possible in the propagandism of infi- eli ye Next in order came the report of the Committee on Resolutions. ‘They set forth that the objects of the National Liberal League were to totally separate Church and State, to advocate the. equitable ta ehureh property, the total di ous Instruction and’ wors fie schools, the repeal of all Sunday laws, the “abolisien ” (sic) of all State-paid Chaplains, THE SUBSTITUTION OF AFFIRMATIONS for oaths in all courts, and the prohibition of public fasts and days of prayer appointed by cutive authority. Further, the League wanted the formation of - iary clubs and — everything — which looked to the “moral emancipation of man and woman,” including the establish- ment of a liberal lecture burean, The committee aftirmed that the time was not ripe for decided political action, and pro- nounced in favor of the movement to pay a “‘sallery ? (sic) to the Chairman of the Ex- ecutive Committee. This would take $5,000 and the committee thought the 250 al Jeagues should be cailed on for $20 each to meet the bill. The committee pronounced further that the seceders of last year should be allowed to return to the fold without be- ing asked to bow to the will of the majority. ‘A dozen speakers jumped to their feet at the moment the reading of the resolutions was concluded. Some howled for a fight, and declared that. the Ingersollian gang should craw! on their bellies in order to get back into the League. Others held (the names of none of them were announced) that the door should be opened wide and the stragglers brought back into the fold, without tests or qualifications of any kind. The resolutions were adopted by a rising yote. ‘The following was adopted unanimously: Wnreneas. The leading political purties aro destitute of any principle which affects the wel- fare of the masses, and exist only on official plunder through organized rings; that.in the Agsasination of President Gartield’ by a profes- sional place-hunter, the people are brought face to face with the legitimate outgrowth of the in- famous spoils system which, fostered by these litical vampires, threatened to overthrow the ‘hole fabric of our institutions as established by their founders. ‘Resolwed, That, viewing with alarm the grow- ing powrr and imperial patronage at the dispo- sition of the President, we demand that tho of- fice sball be shorn of this dangerous and demor- alizing influence so that ‘its incumbent can be- come the Executive of the Nation and not the fizure-head of a mere political faction. On motion of Mrs. Dr. Severance, the League voted for a resolution demanding the repeal of the “Comstock laws.” Mr. Green, who seceded with Col. R. G. In- gersoll last year, gave in his thorough adhe- sion to the League, and said he represented 1,200 New-Xorkers: ‘The meeting then ad- journed until the evening. THE EVENING SESSION was opened with a song by Mr. Peck. Next came Airs. Lake, of California, with an essay on * The Higher Life.’ Forbearance, un- selfishness. love, and liberty were, she said, the elements which would Jead to a higher and better civilization. The ppeaker lnvelehed at length against the millionaires of Nob | Hull in San Francisco, and said the salva- confined strictly to League movements, re-, i881—TWENTY PAGES... t . tion of society: ayaa to, come rom the Sand- Lots. She thatgit old Peter Cooper, of New had reached the higher by hig =noble donations to the cause of-!-charity. “More Peter Coopers were needed, but they should be in- fidels, Women.werelow down and trodden upon, and had no show politically or other- wise. Even home-life was low, and if there was an exception to titls rule it was in an in- fidel household, where the nan and woman treated one another as equals, und where the e did not have to acggunt for the missing cents ont of the. Week’s wages. ‘Che speaker looked for a grander and better day. when the worship of! the suds Would be sup- planted by the religion of Inmmanity. ..° Some inore music was given, after which Mr. Peck spoke on “Trath.”, is compared with that of Mrs. Lake, was very dull, but it served-to round oul’ the evening. this afternoon dud evening there’ will be meetings in Hershey all, the finst presided over by Mr. Chaiuey and the latter by Mr, Wakeinan. ‘This will end the proceedings of the League for this year, ~ & ae THE UNION CLUB. Considering Plans for the New Building The Directory of the Union Club held'a meet- ing last night to look over four plans anony- mously submitted for their new ‘club-bouse. ‘bree of these gave the elevations, out- side appearance, ote. while’ the other simply ‘gave two or, three = varying modifications of the inside arrangements. The Directors examined them all, came to no defl- nit conclusion, and so referred the whole matter back to the Building Comunittce, consisting of Messrs..Porter, Yoc, Burley, and Bishop, to ex- amine the plans carefully and recommend one to an adjourned mécting of the Directory to be held next Saturday, when in all probability the plan which has the good fortune to find favor with the committee will be accepted. It appears to be pretty well settled that the club will buy the Turner. property, because all thoir plana were deslenedwith reference to thatpicce ot Land. ‘Mr. ‘Surner’s lot is 47 feet on Dearborn avenne and 105 on- Washington place. He offers itat $300 toot. The club docs not propose, how- ever, to oceupy it all, but witl probably sell off a portion, usin for its awn purposes 100 feet on Deurborn avenue. -The price asked for the site they now occupy Is SW a foot. ‘Phe plaus proposed which seem to meet the most fnvor are believed to be the work of Burn- ham & Root. Ono of them involves an expendi- ture of $60,00) und the other of $40,000, The limit of the club for the cost of the building is $75,000. AS stated the other day, Mr. H. H. Porter will take bonds to the amount of G0). and it is believed tbat tke club will have no difficulty In disposing of tho remainder. It now has on bind about $16,000, which canbe used for the purchase of the property. Itis necessary that the ciub should take some ac- tion speedily. since it, as to leave Its present quarters by the Ist of May. | By commencing at once the erection of a building of its own ft will be enabled to keep its membership together, even in comparatively inconvenient quarters, during the suminer months, until its building is finished. The plans submitted. do not contem- plate as large a structure as that of the Calu- met Club, but the edifice, if built according to them, will be a very pretty and ornate struct- ure. STATE STREET. Progress of the Cable Railway. Tho heavy rains of tho past week have inter- fered somewhat with the progress of the worl on the Stato street cable road, but considerable bus been accomplished since last Saturday. From Harrison street south to Ninetcenth street there is acontinuous line of completed road, unbroken by any gaps, and ready for the cars. The city has completed the cedar block pave- ment to Thirteenth street, and will push on south. From Thirty-Qrst street south another gung of men are at work laying the cedar blovk pavement, ‘The space between the tracks is being paved with granit blocks from Harrison to Congress streets, and the track isready for the pavers to a point about 200 fect south of Van Brren street. From here toa point half way between Jackson and Van Buren streets the concrete filling is being put in, and the concrete mixer is on the tracks jitst south of Van Buren street. The tron yokes are being Ras in place to Jack- son street, and ground 1s broken as tir north ag Adams strect. It is thought probable that Madison street will be reached by next Satur- day night. At Archer avenue the excavation for the transfer machinery is being walled up with solid masonry, and will be ready for the machinery ina few days. From this excavation to the second concrete mixer, which is just north of ‘Twenticth street, the granit blocks are being jaid, also from tne mixer south to tho excava- tion in front of the engine-house. The cban- nels for the tracks nre being cut trom Twenty- firat to Twenty-second streets. Just south of ‘Ywenty-second street the new concrete mixer bas been placed on the west track, and the iron yokes are being put in place on that truck to . ‘I'wenty-fourth ‘street. ‘The State street cars run on. the east track from Twenty-second to Twenty- fourth streets, where they switch onto the west trgek. | The cable road south of Twenty-second strbet will be completed in this way, and the Stute street curs will continue running on State strect South of Twenty-second strect while one track ata time is bein completed. But little work has: beeu done at the engine- house duriug the week, as there is nothing to do until the trucks are inorder. Abuut all of the machinery has arrived, and will be put in place us soon as the rond is in readiness. Y. M. C. AL Third Day’s Proceedings of the State Convention at Bloomington—Mem- bers of the New Executive Commit- tee. Broomtnctoy, IL, Oct. 1.—Today was the third. day of the State Convention of the Young Men’s Christian. Association. The devotions in the mornmg were Jed by the Rev. R. D. Russell. ‘The report of the Ex- ecutive peut By was adopted. It recom- mends that State-Secretary J. E. Brown be retained another year; that the division of the State into four districts be continued; that the State Association’s fisca! year close with the calendar year; that the annual State Convention be held much nearer the beginning of the calendar year than at present; that at least $2,5 be contributed by the — associatio for the preseeution of State work in 1882; that at least four district conferences be held in each district during the year, with as many parlor conferences and as such asso- ciation inter-visitation as possible: that the members of the new State Executive Com- mittee consist. of the following: Chairman. Watts DeGolyer, Chicago; Secretary, W. W. Van Arsdate, Chicago; Treasurer, 5. A. Kean, Chicago; Chairman of the First Dis- trict, G. D. Smith, Rockford; Ch the Second District, Henry Augu inal; Chairman of the Third Di ert D. Russel, Jacksonville; Chairman of the Fourth Diftrict, W. P, Habberton, Mt. Carmel; John V. Farwell. 0. S. Lyford, A. T. Hlemineway, W. J. Midler. George Webster, G. IL Whiting, W. A. Douglass, of Chicago; George E. Morehouse, of Decatur; W. I. Schureman, of Saybrook; T. M. Bates, of Rtoodhouse; I, A. Gilman, of ssonville; J. Jt. Diller, of Springfield; D. B. Parkin- son, of Carbondale; that the new committee add toits membership a representative, of the work among the Germans in the institu- tions of learning in Peoria. Robert Weedensall, of Chicago, made a stirring appeal for contributions, and 31,765 was contributed, Chicago giving $1,000. J. c. Corman, of Champaign, IIL, pre- sented an able paper. on“ Work for , Youth.” This. was followed by adiscussion. UL. W, Munhaul, of Indiana, spoke of associations in small towns. This afternoon railroad work was considered, Mr. Langsheaf, of Cleveland, recountin. the work in that city, which began in 1870.4, T. Hemingway, of Chicago, discussed tha work in Chicago and opposed smoking-rooins. To- night there was an open-ait meeting fm the court-house yard, led by J. M. Belding. An address was made at the convention by J..W. Dean, of Chicago, on “Bible. Study for Work, with Inquirtes.” An address was.also made by L. W. Munhall’on “The Anointing of the Holy Spirit for Service.” Sh ‘Tomorrow members of. the convention will occupy a number pulpits of the; city churches. *. 1 —————— A NEWSPAPER TEMPORARILY SUPPRESSED ‘Special Disatch to Tha Cheaoo Tribune. ToLEDO, O., Oct. 1.—In the case of the libel suit of the Hon..N. M. Howard against the Sunday and Northern Ohio Democrat af- fairs took a new turn this afternoon. The publisners had given bond in twice the sum at which the office was appraised, and sup- posed that everything would go on all right. But towards evening, when they were about to work the inside of the paper, the man who had been left in charge by the Sheriff told them not to move a form, and they didn’t. So the sheet will be suppressed for one issue. ‘The proprietors will get’ out on extra from another office, making a.statement of their case. The complications’ are watched with much interest, especiull¥ since it is known that. the prosecunon can command means with which to push their.enterprises. - NURSES! TRAINING-SCHOOL. - First Annual Meeting of Those Therein .Interested. A Gratifying Exhibit of the Progress Made During the Year. The first annual meeting of the Ilinois Training-School for Nurses was held last evening in Parlor. O of the Palmer House, with the President (Mrs. C. B, Lawrence) in the chair. 5 aAunong those present ‘were E. B. McCagg, E. C. Larned, Judge C. B. Lawrence, Drs, Steele, Parks, and Bridge, Thomas Burrows, George C. Clarke, Commissioners Purington and Albright, and Warden Mills. The meeting, Was an’ exceedingly pleasant one, and _re- markable for its earnestness: Mrs. Law- rence ina few words stated its objects. Mrs. Thomas Burrows, the Secretary. read her report, which was in substance as follows: I have the honor'to present to you tonight the first unnuul report of the Illinois ‘fraining- School for Nurses. Tbis report will be neces- sarily meagre. for the school bas been in opera- tion but five months, the previous seven montba having beou devoted to organization, to secure ing ingress to Cook County Hospital, to ruising funds wherewith to. carry on our work, and, lustly, to furnishing and muxing ready on home for the nurses. One year ago today sixteen ladies met at the Palmer flouse for the purpose of organiz- ing a training-sohool for nurses. Tnese Indies ‘were thoroughty in earnest, believing that such a.sebool was sadly needed, not only for the ben- elit of the sick, but to turnish to those women who desire to become'skilled nurses such facili- ties as would open to them a self-supporting and honorable profession. Twenty-five ladies were duly elected as a Board of Managers. From this number were elected the various officers, and, after a charter was obtained, a thorough organization effected, including all’ the neces- sary committees. After it had been fully decid- ed by the Commissioners of Cook County Hos- pital to give the Training-Schoal Board full. con- trol of two wards, subject to the existing rules and regulations of the ‘hospital, the first effort was inade to interest the general public in the enterprise. For this purpose a meeting was called on the evening of the sth of January in the Appellate Court-room in the Grand Pacific Hotel. The response was noble and generous, and from that time for- ward the enrnest and heartfelt interest ot the people of Chicago wus made manifest in the gift to our Training School by individual donation $15,073; Miss _M. E. Brown, Assistant Superi tendent of tha Bellevue Hospital Training- School, was eo highly recommended to us that she wus engaged as our Superintendent, and with great satisfaction, as we are able to say that our expectutions in regard to'this lady have been more than fulfilled. ‘The report then goes on to detail the mat- ter of furnishing the Nurse’s Home on Flournoy street, and the taking charge of Wards A and © of Cook County Hospital. She congratulated the school upon its suc- cessful inauguration. MRS, H, L. FRANKS, THE TREASURER, presented her report, which showed as fol- jows: Subscriptions... Members’ dues .. . Appropriation County Boar Other sources... Total ......00-00ee EXPENSES. Hospital... Household Furnishing house, Other expenses... ‘Total... Balance on hand. Mrs. Dr. Stephenson presented the report of the Hospital Committee. She stated that the cominittee had little else to do than hold up the hands of the worthy Superintendent. They felt sure that they had secured the right woman for the right place. “We knew by faith that it would bea success, though we could not see our way through those first tangled days and weeks.” ‘They had re- frained from overzealous interference, and limited their visits to the wards one at a time, once a week, so that the Warden would not be afflicted by the sight of forty or fifty galloping women over his premises. The Superintendent was relieved from the cares of housekeeping, so that she could could attend entirely to her duties as a nurse and instructor. ‘They had secured a perfect home and 2 perfect school, each suc- ceeding and binding the other, The school for the most part has consisted of the Super- intendent, two head nurses, and eight pupils. ‘These ten nurses have watched over an aver- age of 200 patients per month. ‘The lady cited incidents of how the vatients appreciated the attention of these good nurses. The report says: “We that hope the!trial may be a short one, and that our day of probation is about fin- ished, and that soon we shall be received i full membership in the good old Method church fashion. We would especially en- treat. that the authorities shall, as soon 2s possible, give the obstetri ward into our care. 'To say nothing of the fitness of such a change, the immediate necessity ot such a ward is upon us. We cannot graduate our nurses without giving them a full experience in this very important department. We can think of no better way of crowning our first anniversary than for the honorable Board of stoners to make that over to us, now and here.” ‘The committee have advised an increase of nurses, owing to the creation of a new ward and the crowding of | the hospital, and two more have been added to the school. ‘They have advised « salary for the nurses here equal: to that puld at Bellevue iospital, in order to keep the best applicants from tig Bast. A course ot lectures this winter has been arranged for. Dr. Fenger will give eight lectures on anat- omy, Dr. Jacobson eight on physiology, Dr. Steele eight on materia medica and’ ther- apeutics, Drs. sham and. Parks four lect- ures on’ surgery, and Drs. De Laskie Miller and Stevenson four lectures on obstetrics. "They have also contributed a skeleton for the use of thé school. ‘The report alludes to the watchfulness of the nurses over their patients at night when death is so liable to steal in, The following letter from Mr. N. K. Fair- bank was read: “Mrx. Margaret Lawrence, Prestdent of the Train- i ‘hoot Jor Nurses—Dean Mapas: [regret ry much that it is quite impossible for me to be present at the first_annual meeting of the Training-School for Nurses, for I greatly de- sired to cxpressat. the meeting my surprise at the progress which bas been mnde and THE WORK ACCOMPLISNED by your Exectitive Committee, A recent visit to the County Hospital and to the Home showed me that your board have thoroughly and eliciently” entered upon its grand“ work, and more bas been accomplished than wus promised at the tirst meeting one year azo, when you uopealed to the public for money to found the school. I wasso profoundly Impressed during my inspection of the organization of your work #t the hospital, with the thorovgh- hess of it. and with the great need of your school, that | am now quite ready to tender you again my personal services in any work you may require of me, also a liberal contribu- tion in money towards the purchaso of a lot and the.crection of a suitable home for the school whenever your board shall deem it advisable to undertake it, Sincerely yours, ? N. K. FAIRBANR. Drs. Bridge, Steele, and Parkes each made brief remarks in which they complimented the nurses for their ability and the good work the school has done. ‘The Chair read a letter from Dr. Jacobson, who also encouraged the school, and hoped that they would extend their usefulness and be allowed to take charge of more wards. ‘Mr. D. V._ Purington, President of the County Board, also spoke highly of the work done, and promised _his codperation in a rea- sonable extension of the Zood work. Commissioner Albright and Warden Mills. also spoke highly of the work performed. Mr. Mills was in favor of allowing the school to take charge of the obstetrical ward, He was satisfied with the training-school and itsmanagement. The old officers were re elected, upon the motion of Mr. E. ©. Larned, for another year, and the meeting then ad- journed. ————_— THE COUNTY-BUILDING. SLAGK coal Is being used at the County Hospi- tal for making steam, at a cost of $2 per ton, and it fs said that a ton of it will make as much as a ton of soft coal. SHERIFF MANN yesterday appointed ex-Dep- uty-Sherlff Herman Powey to the position of Bailiff, and ex-Ald. Thomas Cannon to the pos!- tion of Night Watebman.at the jail, to flla vacancy. Hoyas two Bailiifs and a Jail Clerk yet to appoint to Blt vacancies. ‘Tur County Board “ct Education met yester- day afternoon and organized by electing Robert Clark a3 President. Mr. Clark.was a member of the Board some years ago, and fs qualified by experience for the place. He will announes thi committees at the next meeting. < Jupox Loomis made anorder yesterday morn- ing appointing Stephen A. Dougias Jr. Master in Chancery of the County Court, ‘and be will enter upon bis duties sitar, furnishing 2 bond in the sum of $10,000 and ing the oath of office. ‘The appointment was made under an act of the | fast Legislature giving the - ea :eaielature evi ing founty Court chan- ‘Tus Committee on Public Service had another talx yesterday over the propesition to increase the Voting precincts in the city, but no action was had. The committee, however, favored adding one precinct to the First Ward, and mak- ing a few other clanoges for the present, and, after the coming election, redistricting the en- tire elty, which they pave not time to now do. They will not be ready to report a list of judges. and clerks of election tomorrow, and will ask the bourd to hold e special meeting Wednesday, when they think they will be able to recommend some changes in precinct boundaries, and also to presenta Ust of judges and clerks tor the fall election. ‘ OUT-DOOR RELIEF. The Committee on Town and Town Accounts met yesterday and passed upon a few bills. Among others was ono in favor of Tieden « Co., of Lemont, for furnishing supplies to paupers onthe order of Supervisor Kelly. Tho Super- visor, It appears, had oeen ordered by the board. to send certain paupers to the Poor-House, and, at the sanie time, forbid giving them furtner re- Hef, but he pnid no attention to the order, and the bill in question was created. It wasalluwed, but the amount is to be charged up to the Su- bervisor. Another bill considered was one in favor of Mr. Finley, a tlyde Park grocer, for $900. The billwas all right. but. in going chrougty the records. of former years it had been found that he had been pald for about $1-W worth of goods which the persons for whom they had been ordered never received, and there was a disposition on the part of: somo of the members to hold the new bill as an offset against the old one. [ie explained, however, that the goods he bud sold had been delivered to the Supervisor, who is now dead, and that no was in nowise to blue for their not reaching the poor, No action was taken. A special mecting will be beld Thursday to further consider this and similar bilis for out-door relief. THAT CLEVELAND TRIP. The bottom ‘facts about that Cleveland trip will never be known, but enough has already come to light to place the Commissioners who took part init in an unenoviable light. Com- missioner Albright yesterday sald that the lunch was provided by Warden Milis, of the County Hospital, and consisted of spring-chicken, sand- wiches, ‘grapes, penches, cakes, ete., but Clerk Filkins’ story 1$ that it was dunated by the county contractors. Then again, Mr. Filkins says the carriages cost $60, but those who were there take isgue with him,.and say the bill was only $30, and are wondering why it took $54 of the county's money to settle the account. But the most mysterious, and, atthe same time, the smallest thing in the whole affair, is the charge made for the servant. ‘The excursionists, it ap- pears, all gave $1 apiece tor his benetit. yet the county bas been called upon to give him $1t more. But th{s is not the worst of it, for it turns out that the servant is an employé of the County Hospital, and that a certain Commissioner has drawn the money voted him for bis “extra services. and pro~ poses to keepit. The more the thing is stirred the worse it looks, and, bad as it is, there ts every .renson to believe that it does not look haif so bad as it would if the facts were all known. - COOK COUNTY FINANCES. ‘The State Board of Equalizauon !s through with its work, and ie apprise that the valuation for this county is fixed at $156,742.374._ ‘The con- stitutional liniitation of taxudion is 75 cects on the S100 for genera! purposes and interest on new indebtedness, and since the valuation Is known some figuring can be done. The amount raised lust year for these purposes was $1,110,000, and the amount that can be raised for _1881-"82, on an increased “valuation, is $1,175,387—an excess over last year of $59,567. The exact amount of the expenditures for 188-"S1 Is not known, and cannot be gotten at on account of the loose and unsatisfactory sys- tem of bookkeeping of the County Board; but itis known that all of the county institutions have been run under bigh pressure, and ‘that moet of the appropriations have been cver- drawn, and it is estimated that the amount will not tall far short of $100,000, ‘This boing the fact, it will be seen that the $59,000 that can be raised this year over last will cuta very small figure in helping the county through i8sl-"82. In fact this surplus will be absorbed by the fucrease in the cost of provisions alone, #3 in entering upon the new year the County Board must make up its mind to limit the county expenses for 1861-'S? to the amount appropriated for i8S0-'8], which can only be done by the exercise of the most rigid economy. In no other way cun both ends be made to mect. LAND-TENURE SOUTH. The Frecdmen Becoming Tenant Farmers—The Present Subdiviston of Large Plantations in the South. Wasuinetox, D. C., Sept. 28.—Several months ago there appeared in a leading magazine an account of certain effects which emancipation had produced upon one South- ern plantation. Under slavery the land was, of course, all farmed by the owner, the ne- groes who performed the labor being all housed in the quarters—a group of cabins situated’ not far away from the master’s mansion. At present the same plantation is divided Into numerous parts, on each of which isa little house or cabin, occupied by anegro with his family. The negroes are, for thé most part, persons who were on the plantation before the War, together with their descendants; but, whereas thev were then slaves, they are now, iu a small aay. tenant farmers, renting land from their old ter and, in a majority of cases, pay- ing him in shares of the produce. A similar change has taken place upon a large number of plantations, and it was to be expected that the census statistics on the number of farms would, even were there no other cause than this, show a large increase in the number of farms in the late slave States. ‘Ine statistics on this subject for Alabama, Arkansas, Del- aware, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina are now reatly, and in three of these States— South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama—the eifect of the process under consideration, to- gether with other forms ot the subdivision of large plantations, is very marked. ‘The following table shows the gross number of farms in each of the six States cbove named for each census year from 1850 to 1880, in- clusiv GROSS NUMBER OF FARMS. , 1880. 1870, 1560. Alabama .... 135.864 67,382 128 Arkansas... « 2 Delaware....., Florida . Georgia 62, 62,003 South Carolina.. 64 5180 KLITL 20,007 During the decade from 1860 to 1570 the normal course of affairs was disturbed by a four years’ war. It is by comparing the in- crease in the number of farms between 1850 and 1860 with the increase between 1870 and 1380 that the effects of emancipation in this articular can best be estimated. During the former decade the rates of increase in South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama were, re- spectively, 10.7, 19.8, and 31.3 per cent, Dur- ing the latter they were $0.9, 98.1, and 101 per cent. That is, the rate of increase in the num- ber of farms was in South Carolina nearly eight times, in Georgia nearly five times, and in Alabama considerably over three times as great between 1870 and 180.as it was between 7850 and 1860. In Florida the rate of increase was 52.6 per cent between 1850 and 1860, 123.3 per cent between 1870 and 1880. The gain in rate of increase, it will be seen, is smaller than in either of the three States named just above. In Arkansas the rate of increase was Jess between 1870 and 1880 than it was be- tween 1850 and 1860, it having been 119 per cent in the earlier decade and only 91 per cent in the later one. The high rate of in- crease in this State between 1850 and 1800 may doubtless be explained by the fact that it was then new and in process of rapia set- tlement. Of the increase in the number of farms in Arkansas and Florida ducing the Iast decade, Gen. Walker remarks that to no small extent it “is due to immigration into these States,” in which ‘considerable re- gions which were practically unsettled in {$70 have since been occupied. In Dela- aware no noteworthy change has taken-place. ‘A very interesting part of the information athered .at the present census and never Feretofore collected shows “the. distribution of the gross number of farms among three classes viz.: those cultivated by owners, those cultivated by oceupiers who pay fixed money rentals, and those cultivated by occu- piers who pay as rent a share of the prod- uce.” Our country has always been dis- tinguished for the large extent to which the land was owned by those who cultivated it. It has not yet lost its distinction in this re- spect, but the proportion of tenant farmers is undoubtediy much greater than formerly, and must be pretty rapidly increasing, an among the many new features introduced by Gen. Walker into the present census there are probably few of greater interest and im- portance than the statistics which show how the land is held, and which, continued from decade to decade, as they no doubt will be, will enable us to trace the changes in land tenure that may hereafter take place, The following table shows the distribution of farms among the three classes ef. occupiers above indicated for the same Southern States already named: NUMBER OF FARMS. Rented Rented for fired for shares Cecupted money of fhe, by. ONES. ey pro ren W916 197 5 oat B10 Georgia wo2e -18y$51 13,3 South Carolina..48.645, 2k, 25,245 ~ It may be remarked that whilein the North and West any marked increase in the propor- tion of tenant.farmers might be construed as inditating ether that the tenant class was re- deiving~large’ accessions through immigra- tion, or that the children of land-owning farmers were descending to. position in- ferior to that occupied by their fathers, the increase of tenancy that has of late taken place in these six Southern States marks a great social advance on the part of a large part of the population, the present class of tenant farmers being matnly composed of pEtsons: che only reeently were, from a lezal point of view, mere human chattles. Of the farms ocenpied by persons paying a fixed money rental the most numerous class is that composed of holdings ranging from twenty to fifty acres, the one next in order being that comprising farms ranging from ten to twenty acres, and the same remark will apply to the farms held by persons pay- ing rentin shares of produce. It may be further noted that of farms rented for shares of the produce _there is an aggregate in the six States of 1 as against 77,394 rented for tixed cash payments, while the aggregate number of rented farins of both classes is 213,179, as against 251,795 occupied by the ~ owners. ‘These statisties on the size of farms, when continued from census to census, will afford avery complete record of the changes- that may take place not only in the Nation at large, but in all its different States and parts of States, illustratmg both the effects _of in- creasing population and those of diferent agricultural changes in promoting the division or aggrezanon of holdings. OBITUARY. E. R. MUDGE. Special Dispatch to The Chtcaca Tribune. Bostox, Mass., Oct. 1—The Hon. E. R. Mudge, one of the leading merchants in Bos- ton, died suddenly today of congestion of the brain at his summer residence at Swamp- scott. Ife was a son of the Rev. Eloch Mudge, whose life as the pioneer of early Methodism in New England is well known to members of that Church. The firm of E. R. Mudge & Co, was instituted in 1359, and. Mr. Sawyer was admitted in. 1882, when the firm name _ was changed and styled thencegorth E. R. Mudge, Sawyer & Co, ‘The cflices of the firm are in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, and the business, has been as selling agents for the Washington Mills, Lawrence, Mass., the Burlington Woolen Company, the Chicopee Manufacturing Company, the Saratoga Vic- tory Manufacturing Company, the Atlantic Cotton Mills, the Ocean Mills Company, and the Ellerton New Mills, and hosiery mills. Mr. Mudge had been in generally good health of late hpek until last spring, when he complained of being used up, and that... his head was “bothering him. A sea trip. to Norfoik, Va., was. taken, and Mr. Mudge came home apparently much benefited by his voyage. He was at his office on Chauncey street feaecay. fore- noon, and, later in a day, was in active consultation with a member of the World’s Fair Committee, a project in which Mr. Mudge was earnestly and enthustastical- ly interested. He was nearly 70 years old, and very wealthy. The Memorial Church being built under the direction of Mr. Mudge at Lynn, he to meet the entire cost, upward of $25,000, is destined to stay as_a memorial to the deceased children of Mr. Mudge. He was personally superintending the erection of the church, which has no superior in this portion of the country, and took the utmost pride in the work. ANDREW MILLER. Andrew Miller, aged Gt years, the senior member ot the firm of Miller Brothers, own- ers of the dry-dock in this city, died. Friday night at his residence, No. 118 South Sanga- mon street, of congestion of the brain, after a lingering illness. ‘The deceased was born in Londonderry, ireland, in 1820, ‘and came to this country when 21 years of aze and en- gpred in shipbuilding at Oswego, N. y. Thence he. moved to Cleveland, and from there to this city in 18S. He built the first dry-dock ever built in Chicago soon after settling here, and had been engaged in that business with- out interruption for over thirty years. He was an Qdd-Fellow, a member of the First Congregational Chureh, and well and favora- bly known in business circles. He leaves a family consisting of a wife and three daush- ters one of whom is the wife of Prof. Bel- field, of the North Division High School, and another of John M. Fisher, of Fargo, Dako- ta. ‘The funeral will occur at1 o'clock to- day from his late residence, and his remains will be interred at: Rosehill. LOST ON LEATHER: A Finishing Firm Driven to the Wall. The familiar legend, ‘Closed by Orrin L. Mann. Sheriff, J. H. Burke, Deputy,” was stuck up over the office door of Stevens, Berger & Co. leather finishers at No. 42 Fifth avenue, yester- day. A custodian reigned behind the closed and deserted door and windows, and there was that general dull anddend appearance about the place that usually indicates a cumrmercial upsetting. Such, indeed, proved to be the case. Within the pust two or three days certain cred- ltora have been getting In thelr work on the firm by the usual process of enrer- ing up judgments. T. P. | Wheeler, a leather man at No. 203 Lake street. for instance, got Ir abead of everybody else with ajudgment tor $92. The Natiooul Bank of Illinois follawed to the tune of $2,315, J. E, Adams 33,190, and Robert Berger, a brother of the junior partner, £3.65, making na total of £18,350. Just how many more creditors there area TRIGUNE reporter was unablo to learn from either of the firm, though Mr. Stevens mude a rough zuess and’ said he thought the liabilities were somewhere in the neighborhood of $54,000. The partners were engaved yester- day in taking an account of stock und gettlog their affairs in shape for a show- down tomorrow or some other day during tbe early part of this: woek. Under the circumstances, therefore, tney were unable to say bow their assets would pan out. In accounting for thetr failure, 3{r. Stevens at tributed it in part to one or two bad debts, but ina greater measure to the fact that THE LEATUEI BUSNESS never was quite as unprofitable as itis now and has been for the last six months. Strange as it may seem, everything in connection with the manufacture of leather bas advanced In cost, while the price of finished leather, according to Mr. Stevens, is less than it wasa yeur ago. His only explanation of this somewhat remarkabie state of alfairs was that it was due to overpro- duction and tho resulting heavy stocks now on hand. ‘The tirm seems to have enjoyed s pose repu- tation on the street, as is evidenced by the fact that it could get credit to almost any reasonable extent. In fact, this was the very trouble—It , got too much credit, and the time came when it could not meet its obligations. The feeling on the street is that the failure Is a perfotly straight one, brought about by the gen- eral unprotitablencss of the leather busi- ness for g0me time back, and the ampition ot the firm to do rather too much on the limited amount of capital employed. The judgment creditors, of course, have the frst chance at the ussets, and the general creditors wilicome in next. What there will be lett about that time it is impossible to say, as long as the size of the firms assets remains an unknown quantity. COUNTY SCHOOLS. Anonal Report of Superintendent Lane ‘he following is an abstract of the annual re- port of A.G. Lane, County Superintendent of Schools, to the State Superintendent: Persons under 2l—males, 137,734; females, 138,- BOT—Zra,31; oOetween 6 ana 21, 160,565. School districts, 204; graded schools, 138; ungraded, 163—totai, 201. Pupils earolled, 4.028. Teachers —Males, 99; females, 1,158. ‘High-schools, 1. Schoulhouses built during the year, 12;. total schoolhouses, 22. Libraries, 4; volumes, 7.808... Private schools, AG: pupils, 3.804; teachers, ~” 7a. Acres of echool land unsold, 966.5. s Highest monthly wages—Male, $25; temale, 170. Lowest—Male, $23; female, $25. Average —Male, $93; femule, $35.16. Tax levy for support of schools, $1,561,600; es- timated value ot school property, €3,743,000; yalue of libraries, $3,391; value of apparatus, $15,394; bonded school dedt, $1,753.533. Persons between 12. and $1 unable to read and write, and causes: Indigence, 115; ill-health, Te "mental weakness, 41; inaccessibility of schools, 18: negligence of parents, 21; mutes, 21; partially blind, 8; blind, idiotic, and insane, 58; males, 183: females, 170; total, 35%, Finances—tteceipts, including balance on hand June 30, 1880 (£253,720), $2155.24, and the ex— Benaien res, $1,649,203, leaving @ balance on hand o 204,060. nowusbip fund, $3,260,051, which is at interest, yielding $181,659." There is due and unpaid 59,509 interest. Interder the law the Justices of the Peace tise oy ‘ — required to report once a year tothe County ~*~. Superinteaaent of Schools, and to turnover to him all fines and forfeitures. Sfany of them fgnore the law, and, In order to pocket the money taken in, advise litigants to bring sults under the city ordinances. Tbe following Jus- tices made reports and banded in the amounts mentioned: Charles Arad, $3; Joshua Bell, $5; H. B. Brayton, $83; T. B. Brown, 34; Wiliam H. Duntoa, $6; Guatave Demars, $3; L. V. Fe! $3; D. Harry Hammer, $3; Clark Holbrook. 81.50; George Kearney, £10; Louis Lowenthal, $9; M. B. SMcIntoab, Aug. Moedenhauser, 3; George W. Parks. $i; J. K. Prindiville, $15; Samuei Shockford, Edward F. Russell, $19.50; Henry Schram. $5; William Sippel, & W. T. Ten Broeck, Henry Walter, $10; Justus Weber, $3; total, $277. Comment is un- necessary. A few of the others, as for in- stance, Hawkinson and Kaufman of Chicago have reported, but they didn’t inclose aoy money. ‘Fifty-seven out of 119 didn’t report at