Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 18, 1881, Page 3

wen TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1881—TWELVE PAGES. CRIMINAL NEWS. A Grandmother’s Horrible Crime in the Clty of Newport, Ky. Enraged at a Little Grandson, She Fractured His Skull with a Stick, And with a Butcher-Knite Almost Severed the Ilead from the Body. The Notorious Dr. Cream Sen tenced to the Penitentiary for Life. Dr. Schmidt, the Cloveland Fortunc- Tellor, Strenuously Denies the Charges Against Him. ‘Pennsylvania and Georgia Murdorors Son- tenced to Be Hanged—Tho Usual Batoh of Orimo Items, TONRUGLE MURDER. « Bptetat Dismateh to The Chteago Tribune. Cincinnati. Oct, 1%.—Mrs, Dora Beyland, a woman 65 years of: age, ving on Bellevite street, Newport, was arrested this afternoon forthe murder of her grandson, a child g¢ years of age, She was living with her daughter, the wife of Mr. John Gould. ‘The child had been left in her charge while Its parents came over to thls clty on business. Dortng their absence the little fellow com- rnitted some act whieh displeased the grand- mothor, who selzed a atick, and, strike ing im on the head, knocked him down, fracturing lls skull, She then grabbed oo large butcher-knifo which was lying near, and proceeded to cut the throat of the, dying child. The sight of the ‘blood seemed to increase her rage, untll the head of the Innocent babe was almost sev- ered from tho body. Other persons chanelng: to bo in the house, the alarm was given, and afew moments lator Mrs, Boyland was ar- rested. Sho was sullen, and refused to tall about her crime, She Is a widow, und afew years ago was coniined for some tine In “an Insane asylum, but was dis- charged as cured. it fs supposed that her madness suddenly returned, and thatsho was under Its Influence When the erlme was committed, She has been xcting @ little strangely for soine thine, and It was feared that her Insanity was returning; but she ap- peared entirely harmless, aud violent demon- Btrations were not apprehended. ‘Lhe dis- covery of the murder caused the greatest consternation in the nelghborhood. ‘The babe Jay on the floor Inn pool of blood, its elothing saturated with the red fluid. ‘The head was ulinost severed from the boily, and presentel the most ghastly appearanee. AL trowd of puopte iilied the house and blocked the street for somo distance, ‘Ihe parents were stil, in this city, and unaware of tho cruel murder of their child. ‘Che sister of the dead baby, aged 7 years, was in the room, A Coroner's jury was immediately sum- moned, and testlinony Is now belng taken, ‘The murderess has been taken to jail. DR. CREAM. Special Dispateh to Ths Chicago Tribune Bevyipenr, It, Oct. 1%~—Tho Cireult Court of Boono County convened in ad- Journed session at 2 o'clock p. m., today, Judgo Charles Kellum presiding. Aftor dis- posing of several minor matters the motion for a now trial In the ease of Dr. ‘homas N. Crenin, convicted of the murder of Dantel Stott, of Garden Pratric, was taken up. Col. DW. Munn, of Chicago, agaln appeared for the defendant Cream. Some eight or ten points were named in tho written motion iiled in tho case, but Col, Munn relied upon but two in his arguinent. ‘Tho first of thesa ‘was that the Court orred in giving the eighth instruction given on behulf of the people, ‘This instruction stmply Informed the Jury that If they belleved trom the evi- dence that criminal relations liad existed bo- tweon Dr, Cream and Julin A. Stott, the wifo- of the murdored man, the fact of such reln- tlons existing constituted a material circum- stdnce in tho case, and that, ff the defendant Creain had sworn falsely in regard to such material circumstance, then thoy were at Uberty to disregard ull of his testimony ox- cept whera it was corroborated by other ovi- dence or ciroumstances proven In tho case, ‘Tho second potnt relied on was that of newly discovered avidence. This was shown by the affidavit of Mr. and Mrs. Jolin Johns, of 480 West Madison street, Chiengo, who clalmed that thoy Imnow of the whereabouts of Cream on Sunday, tho 10th: day of June, and that he could not have been at tho resl- deneo of Mrs, Mary MeClelland, as she had testitled. Col. Munn inade an able appeal to the Court on belialf of his client, whom ho brofessed to beliove entirely Innocent of the crimo of which he has been convicted, a wey fottowred a the argument by + Coon,” Esq, Stato’s-At Senntor Charles ro ‘Fuiter, on ihe parrot ie thelaw, und that the newly: scuvered ovle dence claimed mst have been known to tho defendant when le a Sree en Aira, McClelland gaye her i Ag, now, and that the de- Tendant thon lind ample tima to. procure the allcndance of those witnesses if he desired We lo bos also, that the alleged new evidence i only Impenching testimony, and that rs lence of such nature was not sufliciont in law to grant i new trial upon, ‘The Court rataptly Overruled the motion, and pininly He cited that he was of the optnton that ream had hada fair trial, and ho was not Sposed to interfere with ‘the verdict of the ry. Judge Kellum then sentenced tho notorious dector to be taken to the. poni- ntiary nt Joliet, there to be confined forthe } rin oF his natural life, one tay of each year ee apont In solitary continament. Defend- ant § caungel Intimates that the case will be Ped to the Supreme Court, and sixty days bal i} given in which to prepare a bill of ox. 2 pe ots but tia general opinion is that the ta sat nnond, and that, oven If 1 new a could be obtained, It would do Crean m0 Kool, but that If another ity, Were to pass, fetag oe the death ponully might bo in- DR. SCHMIDT, é Disvaies te The Chicago Tribune, ' th LEVELAND, O., Oct, 1%—Dr. Sehinidt, tan alleged confidences man and fortune- i ‘et, was Interviewed by u Gorman reporter raed county jail today, He denies the trees aguinat him, but saya that at certain frail Notably in the full of the moon, ha Is fae from the effects of a sabre cut on tho shiva tecelved during tho Franco-Prussian Tai He exhibited certitlentes of good bo- cane in German hospitals, and suys he tne af, tale country threo years ago and to te ul " tires months ago. MMe uduita that treet tiled the cards ut houses on Vino tdi! ut nover raised a cent of monoy from Money eyseey Women, Nor ever told them of a ey buried in thelr pard. ie says ono of dn Noten wanted teh husbands for hor nih rs and he tried hla best to secure tire feat {¢ adds that-his exceeding goud na- etd tin to expend money in thelr inter- avigonclt Was neverreturned. Hu proulses eorous defense, ON TRIAL ro. rE. é - Sptetat Dispatch to Te Guise teens ae peat ©, Ovt. 17.—Tho ‘trial of Wiittn, lors Eritz for the murndr of George lees ng Was commenced today, It will be Nu tnbered that June 25 Fritz went into Rie Testaurant on Superior street, ore te Tee Ato his supper, and, when he came Shier eee drew a revolver for some wn- an y Feasai and shot Williams, who ex- vite most Instantly, ‘Ihe day was spent uiore uy obtaining a Jury, Fritz fs scarcely ts en 4 boy, and one can hdrdly believe ibe a i the sae person who. committed a provoked nyyault upon Williaws last dn persondl appearance there Is noth ae a ing repulsive or suggestive of erlmo about him, but is, on tho con- trary, decidedly praposseasing, Is taco {sg amooth, soft-sktined, and of Heht eotm- Hexion. iis eyes nud hale aro quite darts, Hs features are regular, nd there $9 10 blemish tn them ta distinguish him’ by, ‘There was upon tis free ne expression of fear whatever, bit, on the other hand, there was also no expression of foreed Indlifer- ence, He shrank bavk npon entering the youn witil his eseart had closed the tour, | ant then’ followed auietly, while the latter ireeted him to the proper cdr. Having tal Wis seat dn an unassuming war he sallention to the proceedings, nner meanwhile wearing a plens- tel expression, Or onee or death wns suagested, were his eyebrows seen to be slightly knitted as 10 dn pain, and his ollve check Dianehed with une natural pallor, THE MURDERER PAT Soretal Dtsvaten to The Chleago Tribune. Hannanena, Pa., Oct. t.—Warrants were Issued today by the Governor for the execn- tlon of Enmnuel Lttinger, Israel Erb, and Jonathnn Moyer, on Friday, Dee, 16, 1881, ‘These men were concerned In the murder, on Dee. 9, 1877, of Abratiam and Gretehen Kintzler, who were surprised tn thelr habl- tatlon, an old log house in Snyder County, and clubbed to death, After the commission of the erline the inurderers diyidert the money secure, sald to have amounted to about 2,000, ant set fire to tho house ant burned the corpses, Soon after tho murder a young woman who hit accompanid the murderers to the scene of the tragedy and with abortion of It made 9 contession implicating Ettinger an b ‘Phese men were tried, but acuit- ied becattse the woman's testimony was not corroborate Subsequently Ettinger ont Erb, thinking they were sufe from further molestation, admitted thelr connectlon with theerlme, “They wore tried lust year, and, on overwhelming evidence, convieted, done athan Meyer was also convicted,-the prin- pat witness agninst them being a girl to whom he had confessed the erime soon after its commission, Urich Meyer, ony of the alleged murderers, escaped to tho, West, ant, fwlee, whi SENTENCED TO BE IWANGED. Speetat Dispatch to ‘The Chicaga Tritunes ATLAS TA, Gt, Oct. 12—i Carroll County Jasb week James Iarkly, charged with tho nurder of Arthur MeMallen, and Willian Moen, charged with the murder of Jolin Ward, were found guilty without recom- mendation and sentenced. to be linnged. oth of these men are white, and each ‘of them well connected in the county In which they reside, ‘There isa law in Guorgia gly- ing a Jury power to make recommendation, hich request shall be adhered to by the Judge, ant shall not be disregarded when sentence is passed. In the faca of this fact, and having the power to sive the prisoners from tha gallows by ineans of recommendation, (he juries in these enses disregarded the privileges granted them by the law of the State, and found the defendants guilty of murder without ree- onnuendation, ‘The faet that both of the parties kHled were colored goes to show that Carroil is in fayor,of protecting colored elti- zens. One of tha cases imay go to the Su- preme Court, while there fs little hope for the carrying up of the other. SENTENCE COMMUTED, Spectal Disvateh fo The Cdicugo Tribune, Litrne Roex, Ark, Oct. 17,—loday Gov. Churchill conumuted the sentence of Isaiah Jones, who was to hang at Slar Clty Oct. #1, to twenty-one years In the penitentiary. Jones killed ainan in Lincoln County somo cightecn months ago, and was tried, con- yicted, and sentenced at the last term of the Clreult Court of this county. JHs attorney appented to the Supreme Court, but that tribunal atlirmed the decision of the tower court. ‘The ease was then earrled to the Governor, and exceutlys clemoney obtalned. Jones, white his fife was trembllag upon the actlon of the courts and Governor, never lost heart, He predicted he would eseaps tho suatfold, saying he was not born to by hanged, and the prediction has been fulfilled, A_TRIFLING MISUNDERSTANDING, Vicksnuna, Miss, Oct. 17,—This evening a diteulty occurred on Washington street between J. HU. Robertson, formerly Sheriff of Sharkey County and recently stur-route mall agent between this city and Rolling Fork, and Hugh Carson, Master of the steamer ‘Tributary, resulting in the Instant killing of Carson, Both partles were Intoxicated. Tho difleulty was Ue result of a tritling jnisunderstaiding, Robertson slapped Car son's face, who struck Robertson with stlek, wherenpon Robertson drew a pistol and shot Carson twice, kiting hin instantly. Carson Is Kobertson’s second vlethin, he have ing killed Judge Clark’ of Issaguine County In 1873, Robertson fs tn jail. CAPTURE OF AN ESCAPED CON- VICT. Speetat Dizvates zo he Chleago Tribune, Waurun, Wis, Oct. 17,—Frank Utley, tha Green Lake murderer, who eseaped froin the Stato Prison, where he is now serving Iife-sentence, was captured at Columbin last night by D, G. Williams, the Deputy Mar ial of the village, It was reported {lint tho keeper, A. P, Jones, was asteep when Utley escaped, and that he did not miss the convict foran hou. This fs fulse, Jones and Utley and tho other convicts saying tho wholo operntion of lagsing behind tho wagon to perform some required Inbor and eseaping did not occupy two ininutes, A BRUTAL MURDER, Conumnus, O., Oct. 1%—The dend boiy of Charles P, MceGratt was found In the yorth-- eastern purtof tho elty early this morning. ‘The evidence shows that he was golug to the United States garrison, having enlisted in the army a fow days before, and was set upon by three or for men and brutally murdered, ‘Thore was ond welt on the forehead and marks of choking, ‘The murderers eseapcil. An old feud exists between a number af elti- zens of this part of the city and the soldiers, MeGrall was born in 1850, at Yazoo, Miss. Was educated ab Little Hock, aint cane here a3 a recruit from St. Louls last Saturday, INDICTED, Sptetat Dispatch to The Catcago Tribune. Koxomg, Ind., Oct. 1%—Lho grant jury now In session In this elty has brought at int dictment for manstaughter agolast William Styor, Deputy-Sheriil Learner, Constable G, W. Bonnett, and Ashor Bennett, the partles connected with the killing of Mayor Henry . Colo on the night ot Sept. 1, while, as clainied, ho was in the act of stealing Mlour from the Spring Mills In this elty, the par- tleulars of which hive heretofore been pub- Ushed. ‘The parties will be tried In the De- comber term of the Howard Clreult Court, yen rich developments will be brought to i HELD IN 81,000 BONDS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wauraca, Wis, Oct. 1%—Le oy. Ware rington was held In $1,000 ball to appear at the next term of tho court and answer to the charge ‘of ndujtery, The complaint’ was unde out by Peter Smith, of the ‘Town of Lind, the father-in-law of the defendant. ‘The viethn of Murrington is the Meyenr-old, alstor of his wify and tho daughtor of Smith, A HARD GANG, Hpictal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Akos, O., Oct, 1%—A gang of burglars has Infested this county some time, Bold rubberles -have been frequent for montis past, ‘The gang was broken up today by the patice. Frank Smith aud Simon Carver, the wvo ringleaders, were jailed tontght, More arrests will follow, FOUND QUILTY, Ui, R, Mason, who was arrested In Titts- burg and brought to Cloveland Jaw, 21, was tried Inst week and found guilty of enbez- zig money from the Willeax & Glbbs Sew- Ing Muchiue Company, of whose business be had the churge in Cloyeland, FOR MIFE, Speetat Dispatch ta The Chcago Tribune. Krouux, Ia, Oct, 1%—Lho case of The People vs, John J, Warrick has closed ut Carthage, the jury returning a yerdict of guilty. Warrick hag been sentenced to tha penitentiary for life. FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED, Bpeclat Liapates t0 Tha Caleago Tribvac, Gaxeanvna, UL, Oct, 17%—-Mlehael Me -Kloney, of Bryant Station, IU, on his return from Mouros City, Mo.. was found Ina alying condition tu this elty, aud expired In about halt av hour He was known to have had considerable money on his person when seen alive, bat when end hind none. Foul play fs suspeeted, ‘The matter Is to be inves- Ugated, DIAMOND ROBBERY, Spretat Mavatch ta The Chicava Trthune Lirren tock, Ark, Oct. 11-1. C. Bernay's Jewelry store was broken Jute ut 6 otelock this evening and forty-two diamond pins and thirty-six diamond rings stolen, worth in tho iusgregute $4,000, SIO'T IN A SALOON FIGIIT, STECBENVILLE, QO. Oet. 10—Charles Brown, a rough eharueter, was shot «ead ‘ening tn saloon during a tehit with ott and anather man tuknown, THE REVOLUTION. ‘Tho Worces Fngaged and the Leading Mattion Fought. Arny Ther. While thia country Is preparing to eclebrate tho centenulalof tho battle of Yorktown and the surrender of Cornwallis, tt would bo well to Dear in miud other battles by which we galned our Independence, Thoy began April 10, 1775. Thoy closed Oct. 18, 1ikl—six yenra ond six months, The Hritish sent 14,000 suldiora und suftors tothis war, The cotonista met thom with 290,000 continentals and 50,000 militia, The brit- isit let louse Indians and savage Hessians, ‘he valonics bad fur their allies tho brave and courteous renctinen. Tho leading battios of tho war are: Concord and Lexiugton, Bunker JMU, Long Istand, White Patna, Trenton, Prinee- ton, Bennington, Saratoga, Monmouth, King's Mountain, Cowpens, butaw Springs, Yorktown, Many of the othors are especinity tooal. ‘Tho following ist full fst of Revolutionary batt! THE RAILROADS. Some Trouble Still Experienced Over the Emigrant Traffic. ' Another, Postponement of the Southwestern Poo! Meet- ing. ‘The Wabash af Danville TryIng to Damago Chieago Inter. eats. Railroad-Builjing in the Mining Dis- tricta of Colorado. < LINES ASSOCIA- 10N. ‘The General Passenger and Ticket Agents of the Western uals belonging to the West- ern Trunk Lines Association helt another inveting yesterday at Commissioner Dixon's oftive In this elty to complete their work in devising ways and menns for the future con duct of the business of the assocltion. ‘There were present Perelval Lowell, Burlington; dames Charleton, Alton; George IL, Daniels, Wabash: Frank Chandler, Missourl Paehtics W. IL Stennett and W. A. Thrall, North- western; S, K. Harper, Hannlbal & St, Joe; A. Y. HL Carpenter, Milwaukee & St. Panl; AJHL Mingon, Hitnois Central; and Commis. WESTERN ‘TRU: gion (iret ekirielsd, Apri di ‘leonderstit,.. Mus 10 Bunker [iil Montrent (bi a en Ht. Johns besieged ind captur Grent rilge, Vitewss (heriem Plain White Ulatns, i cay Aug. 10, 17 opt. My ATF 19, 1707 EOS rnd debe 4, Savannah Kettle Cre Krier Ure Btony Fert Stony Point, Paulus Hook... Chemutye (Indias), . Savunnuh........ voneoeAltite Mh Charloston (surrendered to British),. May 12, 18th Springtield . HUNG 2a, PIED Koeky Mout He 20, 1780 Mangtur toc! Aug. 8, Nie Sander's Creok, Aue 1, 1780 Kiig's Mountahn . Or 7, 58) Kish Dam Ford, Broad Rive Hilackatucks.. Cowpens... Guilford... Mobkirk’s 1 Nincty-alx (b Augusta (besieged Jamestown, , Wish Eutaw Sprini pt. hy VGHE Yorktown, Oct. 19, 181 THE BRIDGE ORDINANCE. A VosseleCaptatn Fined $75. Capt. John Jerger, of the tug Success, wag fined $76 at the South Sido Police Court yester- day for violation of tho ordinance relating to the protoetton of bridges and the protection of Ite and property Hable to bo affected by 2 violntion of that ordinance, ‘Tho evidence wns to the ef fect thut Inst Tucaday evening about 7 o'clock the Captuln, while towing the schooner GG. vlrumpi, approached tha | bridge, whieh was closed at the. tune, and did nut stop, though the atructure was closed, The tender, seeing that nn aceldent was finiminent, rang tho bell und turned the bridge us quickly hs ho could, but not Buon enough to avert tha collision. ‘ho lof the bridwe was broken, and the pedestrians’ walk on one side considor- ntly broken up, but otharwise lttle damnaye wis dove, After the tugimuo’s urrest he clalmed that the "ball" used to warn vessels that all is well wos not — propert ralsed. Tho bridgetender, t man nnined Wetzel, admitted in court that he was not aware of tho use of tho suid ball, and hit not raised it. Despite that testimony tho Court held that derger should have followed tho last provision of the ordinance aud stopped within 100 feet of tho bridge pier tii! satigtivd that the way was cleur. Jo bad not done this, and a fing was fine poscd. Zhe cuse wid appealed ton bighor court. << MYSTERIOUS BROWN. Jotn Brown, the mystorious gtcst of the Ar- mory police, continucs to bo as grent a puzzle as over, Itwas thought yesterday that ho might bo thosnenk-thlef who got away with nearly $5,000 cash from tho vault of Charics Labuhn, a Luke View brick manufacturor, Ono of tho bills found upon Hrown was marked somewbnt stin- larly toone lost by Me. Labahn, but it proved tobe not the one, Capt. Buckley still adhores te his opinion that Trown came by tho monoy dishonestly, and that ho is wanted some- whore fur something in tho criminal Ine. He bas some hopes of Brown being wanted for tho $8,000 robbery at Cartinvillo Inst week, for which several yong tren ure naw under arrest at Litenietd, Tho ssloonkeepur at tho corner of ‘twolfth atreat and ‘Chird avenue, where brown bud $100 gold changed inte currency, resterday handed to Capt, Buckley a card of the Forest Hotel, Forest, Ut, wnleh ba remembered: Brown dropped wolle in hla phice,. Forcat ts 0 stution on the Wabash & St. Louis Roud, niucty- three miles from Chileno, which sluply gous to show that rown tuld the truth as to the road by which he entercd tho city. OF niueh more impourtance than this was the par tint identification of Brown by a ettizen of Litchttotd, which is 231 miles from this elty, who: china to bave seen Brown in that city during the suinmner, Under these oircnmstances tt would bo well for the Litehtield authorities to make some vttompt to identity the privoner as the uccomplles of the robbers alroxdy under are rest. All efforts towards tha revavery of tho lost yaliso and $1,700 of Brown's monoy have thus fur proved unsuccessful, and its whorcabonts [s , 4 ‘ura greater mystery thin its owner's iden ys ¢ eee Mr, Ruskin’s Amazing Opinion of a Great Novel. From “ Fletion—Fulr and Fuut” in the Nieeteenth venturus All beulthy and helpful titerature sets slmplo Htrs bolwoen right and wroiys tesutnud the poss sibility, in mowand women, of having healthy jninda In beulthy bodies, and loses no thing 11 the diwnosls of fever or dyspepsia in elthor; least of alt iu the particular kind of fever which alr nides the unguverned oxcoss of any appullte or passion, The © dullness" which many modern renders Inevitubiy feat, wos game modorn blovk~ heads think {t creditable to allege, in Scott, cone sista net a Uttle in his ubsolute purity from overy loathsoniu olement or excitement of tho lower passions; bo that people who Hye habitue ally in aatyrio or bircine conditions of thought find bin ne insipid as they would a ploture ot Angelloo's, Thy nceuraty and tronchant supa. ration between him and the common rallroud= lon navolist ia thut, J his total method of ception, only iofty churacter is worth de- seriblngat all; and it becomes interesting, not y ite faults, but by the dillicultics and acellonts OF the fortune through which it payses, while itt tho railway uovel Interest is obtained with the yulgue redder for the vilest churiotor, bucause the wuthor describes curufully to bis recognition tho blotches, blura, and plupled in which the paltry nature resombics hls own, ‘Tho » dull on'the Floss" ls perhaps the most striking igttunce, extant of this study ot cutaneous diseasy, There ts nota wluyle person in the book of the smallest importance to anybody dn tho wortd but thomaelves, or whose qualitics deserved go much asa ine of printer's type 11 tholr deacelpuon. Thore ja no girl allve, falcl clover, hulf educated, and untuokily rented, whose life hus aot ut tenet as much fu it as Mayylo's, to by deseribad and tu be pitied. ‘Vom fa 8 clumsy lout, with the woakiciy: ot better things in him (und the sume may be said of nearly every Mnulishman at predent amok, and elbowing bis way throug the uuly word his blunders bave contributed to the of); whila tho rest of tho cha: the aweeplnys-out of u Pont mouking store ure simply illu ouanibus, . Tho Diphtheria Plant. Dr. Wood's observations upon tho nature and euuse of diphtheria ure nut ouly of gruut scien Utte Interest, but may prove of yreat prautical huportance, That diacuses of this churucter are due to minuto veyotablo germs iv uo tow ideas but the observations made at the Univer> sity of Poousylvavia uppeur wo buye domon- strated that the gor of dipaturie ty not a spus cliiy poison, but rather a Mite plant—rungus, purudite, or Whatever it may be caited—that muy bo present jn tho alr-pussuges oven during beulth, butin cormaln divas ndidions tukes 00 a distinctly pulsonons auction oo ‘The Great Bonanza Mines of Nevada ary joss notuble than Dr, Bull's Cough Byrup, Slouer W. H. Dixon. Lt appears trom the proceedings yesterduy that the affalrs uf the ngsoclation are not yet running as smoothly ageould be desired, Although the Eastern ines can to terns about a month ago and ‘greed to pay Up atrearages due the Western lines from Jon, 1, 1581, .| and to eonfort with the rules. of the assoclation, yet some of then have not yet come to terms, and are giving stil cone siderable trouble to the Western ruads, Lt wlll be remembered that when the Eastern trunk lines agreed to conform with the terins and rules of the association they did sounder protest, mut asked that 0 inveting be held as soon as practicable between the Kastern and Western tines, in order to tatk over inatters and arrange things nore satisfactorily, ‘Phe Western Ines, however, have thus fur falled ‘tonrrenge for such nmeeting, and this, no doubt, hing enuged the ire of the Eastern lines and instigated them to discriminate anew nygalnst the association reads, Excepting the Pennsylvania, none of the Eastern trunk ines have settled with the Western assuvin- ton reads, ‘fhe New York Central ling as- sttred the association that it would settle up ubanenrly day. ‘Uhe Erte claling not to be well posted regarding the payment of ar- Tearnges, and Commilssfoner Dixon was Ine structed to post it, An unsatisfactory message was recelvet from the Baltimore é& Ohio, indleating that it Intends to proeced on [ts own account in tight dng the association by delaying settiements, Connnissioner Dixon was Instructed a terday’s ineetune to notify Mr Cale: General ‘Ticket Agent of the Baltimore & Olio, that unless all shortages due the con- stituents of the ussociation were tnelnited ju tep ant or before Oct. 2, vould be re- aul take lils tlekets off sale on the Ist ot Novent ext. df the other lines have nut yet settled fall to come to soon they will receive a stinitar notiti itis probable, however, that ull the Hast ern fines which are yet in arrears will svon settle thelr aceonnts with the Western rowils, tts they hud promised to do x tonth ur so ugy, for they cannot afford to have their Uekets over Western lines taken off sale. ‘This, however, does not end the dipienties between the contenting factions, ng the Hustern = lines, and particularly | the Erle and Baltimorg & Uhlo, whieh fi to take thelr’ defeat | more serloug tu heart than the others, will con- tinne to diserimiunte gal the cunstit- uents of the association whenever they get a chines. ‘They are Fivine such business only. to the association lines as they eurttot sent over the Boek Isinnd Road, whiet. stilt re- [1h mitins outside of the associntion., ‘The lock Island seems to have estublished tts Albert ute ta St Pauland Minneapolis tor purpose of getting the North rmeinlzrant business, which is uncon ned Much business which formerly Went vin the Northwe: and Milwaukee & St. Paul Ronds, has lately been alverted over the Albert Lea route of the Rock Istund, ay is shown by the large number of enigrants it has lately carried, while the business of the other Hues hus largely fallen of, ‘There is another thing which bothers tho association Hnes yery much, ‘Lhe Eastern trunk Hines, in order to keep up thelr profits on the emigrant, business, have advanced tho rates about §2 from New York to Clie cago. ‘This advance goes entirely in the treasuries of the Exstern roads, the Westortt routs recelving but thelr regular established arbitrartes, ‘The Western Ines think this ig a very queer proceeding on the part of the Enstern roads, which elulmed all along that. they were acting in the bnterest of the poor enlgrants. Action was liken yesterday pro- testing agalnst the advance in emigrant rates by the Eastern Hues, and demandhys that the regularly established rates be matutained, A_ resolution was passed that when tho roads east of Chicago or St. Louls base thelr rates on the cnt rebite rates of 35 from Chi- eago to Kansas City, or Si St Louls to Kansns City, the Hnes west of Chicago nnd St.Louis will accept these net rates ats thelr proper proportion. But when through rates. are nade on any other basis than this the nes West of Chleago and St. Louis will de- mand thelr regular proportions to be arrived abby thy usual method on which divisions have hitherto been made. After discussiinys aitndry other matters of minor interest an adjournment was had. TILE MISSOUR! RIVER Poor, ‘The meeting of the Southwestern Rallway Assvelation, whieh was to have been held tn this elty Oct, 10, has been postponed until Nov. 1, at which thie it Is clabmed it will surely come off, ‘Nie meetiug is for the pur pose of trying to reorganize the present pool- ing arrangoment on Missourl River freleht business, ‘ho pool has been very benetictal to the roads lending from Chicago and St. Louls to Missourl River points—St. Joseph, Ateliison, Leavenworth, and Kansas City. But the large amount of new rallroad con- struction and the formation of new combina: tlons during the last twe years has made It imposalble to divide the business satisfuctori- ly under the oll agreement, The ditticul- tles and complications arising from the changed conditions of the reads have brought the pool to the verge of dissolution, and were it not for the fuet — that the Southwestern roads fear another yallrond war, which would no doubt prove. disastrous to many of them, tt would inva ceased ta exist long ago. [tls the fear that ndiscussion of the atfults of the pool, and the attempt to reorganize It, would te: permanent estrauge rouds, that haa entsed tpane- ments of tho meetings called during the past year for the purpose of settling the troubles of the association. All attempts thus far made to tind a plan for tho settlement of the dlticuitios and the reorgaulzation of the pool havo proved abortive, tho various connuitiees npvoluted for this purpose having besn uns Ja to agree upon any plan that was saths- factory to all the Hues. Much as tha Sonth- western Jines would Mke to continue to work under the old arrangement until the chances for comlng to a satisfactory conclu- ston regarding the formation of a new one have Improved, it) is impossibla to maintain the association much long er unless oo omnevtiug is hetd and, an understanding between the various rons effected. It 1s for this reason that the mest- Ing called to take place jn thiy city Noy, 1 will not again bo postponed, Whethor It ts possible to form another pool depends o erent deal upon the temper of the various roads, and particularly upon the attitude of Use Gould lines, It they aro in favor of perpetuation of the pool ‘and willing to make Totsonable concessions, it ls Ukely that a new Agreement will again be made, as the Chicas £0 roads svom to be very auxious to continue the pooling, aerungenwnt on Missouri River hele ht business, if It ecan be done without sacrlilelng thelr interests, THE IOWA POOK. ‘The General Frelcht Agents of thé Norths western, Burlington, aud Rock Island helda uceting yesterday at the Nosthwesteru oflicy for the purpose of settling their monthly ac- counts. No other business was transacted, A reguar mecting of the General Man- agers and General Frelght Agents of the Juwa pool fines will be held today, In which tho officials of the Wabash will participate, ‘I'his necting is for tho purpose of reorgan- lazing the pool, «A. reorganization has becoind necessary, not only because the old pooling arrangement has become useless on acco wn of the con lon of new Hnes and exten stons not provided for when itwas originally made, but also because the Waba: 8 e+ font independent and direct tne to Counell Blutts from Chiteago, via Humiston, In order to keep up the Oinzha pool it is nee- ossiry to adiit the Wabash, ‘The regular pool lines are understend to be anxlons and willlig to admit tha Wabash, but tt is not. Known whether the Intter Iins any desire to Join them, [Heretofore the Wabash has ex- dressed sett ns being unwilling to join the Jown pool we the Southwest ern pool ting be organized, If it still adheres to that position it ls not possible to: effect a delimit: arrangement toe day as tho Southwestern pool ineetlng: for the purpose of discussing its reorganization will tot be held until Novel. [tis rebates however, than an arrangement will be per- fected today for the malntenauce of uniform rates, or to alow the Wabash a certain por= tion of the business until permanent are Tangement cau be made. UNION PACIFIC, Speetat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Drxvet, Colo, Oct, M.—All who have visited Colorado during the present season mmust have been greatly fimpressed’ by Its swift growth and settlement. during the past three years, and espectally by the splendid, permanent constructions in its chief elttes. Denver hnyindecd becomes metropolitan elty of wondrous beanty, and-with a sold growth second to none on the continent, ‘The Tabor Block, the Union Depot, the new Opera-livuse, the Windsor Hotel, and inany other new blocks would honor Chicago or New York. And elegant residences, repre: seuting the wealth and prosperity of our commercial men, are golng up allover the elty, ‘The magnificent quurries of lava at Castle Rock, and of fine brown and gray sandstones which are within vasy reach of the city, contribute greatly to the benuty of Its architecture; and the streams of pure water which, con dueted by ditches from the Platte River, How through every street, sectire a luxuriant growth of shade-trees, which Mne every avettne, These advantages, counled with a soll composed mostly of disinteerated granit, mauling an alsnost perfect roadway by Nature, add vastly to its attractiveness, Then, too, the long stretch of mountains, green with plies in the foot-hills, over which look down the ever snow-clad peaks of the Great Divide, and which, through the clear aud lucid alr, seem buta little way off, fur- nish an ever pleasant prospect to the eye, But sentiment does not build citles. The great inaterial growth and development of Colorado are due, not to the outward glory of her eloud-capped mountains, her awful eafions, or the quiet beauty of her green valleys, but to the mighty treasures of gold, silver, copper, Jron, lead, and. coat which Nature has kept hidden fu her deep vanits for this day, ‘Tho have drawn from every State, and indeed from every Innd, its best blood, whose energies, hnpelled to higler activity by the pure and vitalizing air of the region, thrill every fibre of ‘being. When Buch men come ton tand Ike this, gifted with resources, they command business, Aud business = commands —_—fneilities for {ts most . successful opera tion, Denver, as the great. distributing polnt, lings ninde all sections of the State tributary to its growth; und, inddoing so, she has made the raitronds centre there as unturally as they do fn Chicago fur the same. rensous, Itis now a city of 40,000 people, and Inerensine with every month of age. The railroud progress fn the mountain dis- {lets of Colorado Is the marvel of the age, Your rmilrond columns have made the pub- lie aware that great progress hias been made In the Stute; but, of the real amount alrea necamplished, aud at that in progress of completion, few e: pt those immediately UUs. the Denver & Rio Grante, i I nd the Atchison, ‘opela & Santa Fé cover all tha Nneg so far cam pietest bs the State, though the energles of he latter rond have during the past Sine. been expended in Kansas and in New Mexteo; but other companies are preparing to come Into this flald at once, ‘The Burling: ton has Just applied for the right of way in entering Denver, and declares t in two inonths? thie the whistles of its locomotives will blend with the others In het streets, ‘The old Union Pacitie, whieh was the first to open Colorado to rallroad communication with the Enst, was formerly but a single stridght through Hne connecting the oceans, and passed a hundred miles to the north of Denver, With the growth of the State the intelligent managers of this fre roads in quick conselousness of its importance, followed with their tes of steels und now ft is nota single Ine, but a great aorta, with smaller blood-vessels raml- ising, all dle northern and central portions ot the State. in connection with the Denver & Rilo Grande [t composes avery completa circulatory system, In fact, the advances of these rouds during tho past yeur, and the in- tense energy minifestad by them, fave been nseries of surprises even to our awn people. "The absorption of tha Kansas Pacific from Kansas City to Denyer, tho Denver Pacitic from Cheyeuns to Denver, and of the Colorado Central, by the Union Paeifie, was duet the Initlatlon of a series of enterprises uf the greatest moment to the gouty. ‘The inain ne of the Colorado Central siaris nt Denver, and, swinglag west to Golden, at the base af the mountains, skirts them fn its course northward, taking jn the {hrlving places, Boulder, Lougimont, and Fort Coltins, and strikes tie maln line a few ailes west of Cheyenne. From Gotden Its mirrow-guge line branches off up the mage Nifleent yorge and callon of Clear Creek, whieh It tollows through all its windings up to the forks of the er where tt again Dranches—the right hand leading to the tlely okt mining camps of Blackhawk and Central City, forty, miles - from Dene ver, and the left-hand: line, leading ast the new Baden of the mountains, Idahe: Springs, to Gourzetown nty wlles | frou Denver, At ldxho Springs Js the elemint realdencs of your tite citizen, the Hon, ‘Thomas 3. Bryan, who has not lett behind Iii hls old culture and enterprise, Ife has done more than any one vlse ta finprove the village and develop its great advantages, and iis ning enterprises also seem crowned with gratifying success, ‘Tho ride up this enfon is 2 very beautifnl one, and tends to sone of the oldest and best fssure-veln min- dng districts of the State, which, under better shipplng faellities than formerly, and with new and Tnproved processes of reduction, are now enjoylag agalit what bn mining par- lance is called a “boom? Lhe Union Paciile Company Is now extending this ine from Georgetown past Silver Pluie aud Baker- ville, With the intention of crossing the Cone Hnental Divide by the Loveland Pass, and then, by what is called “the high Ine," just. Kokomo and Hobluson te Leadville. When thls fy completed, it willbe by many iniles the shortest rote between Denverand Leadville; and, passing for nearly its entire distance through splendid nining districts, it must enjoy un tinmense local business, The Union Paciic Ratiroad bus during the past year puyphiaset the Denver, South Park & Pachle Railroad, whieh is its present route to Leadville, ‘Chis road traverses the plet- Uresatts cation of the Platte fur many inites, then passes Kenoshu Sununit st an elevation of 10,200 fuvt, and crosses the northern part of the Great South Park, reaching tha Ar- kansas River at Buens Vista, from wileb paint it uses the Denver & Rio Crand track Jointly to Leadville, A noble view ts pre- sented when this rullrond tooks down upon the Park from Kenosha Ui, where itspreads before the view Hike a wighty fntand sea shut in with gray mountain-ranges on every side, From the South Park Hailrond, wt Camo, in the Park, nnother branch. ig being 3 passes the Continental Divide by a now com- pleted tunnel about haif a mile in length, and will soon be opened to Pitkin and Gin- nison Clty, i the great valley beyond. ‘This will open to It the splendid mineral districts of Ruby, Irwin, Gothic, ete. and’ tho wreat anthractte-conl fields abowt Crested Mutte, "She Union Pacific Railroad Is also Cifldiog wbranch from. tho main line of the Colorado Central allroad at Boater, up the beantiful cafion of that naine to the Care ibou Mines, and this will also be extonded to a Junetion, at Hot Sulphur Spelngzs, in Middio Park, with the Breekloridge Division, and then probably will speed ‘away to the far beyond. A very Important work constructed during the past summer ty the Julesburg ctt-off, which Jeaves the inaiti tne of the Union Pacific Jtulroad Julesburn. about 10 ast of Cheyenne, striking the Denver y Which the distance from Fr hus been shortened over yelive anf making this route about enty-five miles the shortest between Chi- 0 atid Denver, and having the Important: advantage of better grades. In butlding these pralrie divisiongs the company uses 0 new patent steain diteher, the grado ata lively rate, unction of the Galesburg cut-olf, 2 b being built westward, vill yass Collins, on the Colorado Central Division, and enter the mountains via tha romantic Cache is Poudre cafion to some very valuable stone-quorries, and thence to the North Park, which will open a grand country, awleh with — treasttres of gold, silver, and the searcely [ess valunble conl-mens- ures, and une of the | best gracing districts of the State, This Park Is also the Y paradise. Reports of rich finds of jos metals een comlug to the pubile car from thts lon for the pnst two yenrs: butso diiticult of aceess were they, and so remote from any means of redtietion, ag to be almost valueless, "There Ig talk alse. of thls tne helug ultimately extended through to Uta Another” mountala branch, and of i value to the develup- ment of the very rich mining districts of Park County, ts the flue Just eainpl from the South Park Division to Fairpla Which during next season will be to Alina and Dudley, apening © marke! the rich ores of } wnento, Pennsylvania, Musgulto, and Buekskin: Gulehes, and. o! Mis, Bross and Lincala, ‘Thus, with prophetic vision of the won- drous strides ta be mae by the Centenninl State, the Union Pacific” hus ke; front tn meeting [ts demands, When it is considered that ut the sane tine ft has re- placed the oll Jron with steel rails on tts thre malty tne of over 1,000 intte purchased and now operates the St Joseph & Denver Rallroad, from St. Joseph, Mo, to Grand Istnnd, Neb.— the Central Braneh of the Unton Mrelile Railroad, from Ateht- ‘£ son almost aeross the entire State of Aansas in its northern ther of — coun- th with several branch dines, in. the wine State—alsa =the = Utaly Northern, extending nearly £00 miles north from Ogden into Montana “‘Territory—also the Uta Southern, extending to the mining districts of Southern Utah—nnd when its other cons templated lines are tu inte view, some thing of the enterprise and enurmons re- sources of this great corporation tay be purely, understood, In uddition to what 1 nave described nbove, It Is rapidly constroct- ing the Ginatin & Repubtiean Valley Rall- rond to the Jlaek Tilts and Bi Horn coun try, opening most valuable mining and farm ing seetions. itis buthling ninain due from Granger, on the main Union Pacilie Ine, to Baker City and Portiand, Ore, of whleb over 200 niles are alrendy graded. Its diticulties with the Central Pacific Rallway have forced ftinte the adoption of plans for the constrie- Hon of an Indepentent tne from Oxden to San Franefseos and, with this end Ia vlew, it has bought the Nevada ral Railway, whleh rung south from the Central Vachic it Battle: Mountain, ant aso tha Eureka & Pallsade Railway, rumilag ino the same de rection, aud both heretofore important f erste the Central Paeitie, and will ma them tributary to the Unton Paeltie’s new has bought the which it will estend to nes through, by way until the waves of tho Pacitie Ocean cheek Hs westward march ofempire, By these enterprises it is prepare fnz a dnitjestic transeontinental system of roads, ul uuider fs own control, he developments of the Union Pactile in Colorado have been contined to the northern, halt of the State, ‘The southern portlowot the State lias, by an Apparently anileabte ar. rangement, been appropriated entirely and ce HN a so far us the mountitin portion is concerned, by tho splendid and complete railroad system of} the Denver. & io Grade Company, whose wonderful work L whl make the subject of another letter, DS. Covent, BALTIMORE & OTO. The Board of Directors of the Valtimore & Ohio Railroxd Company, at thelr monthly meeting Saturday, declared ensh dividends of & per cent on the stock of the Main Stem and Washington Braneh for the fiseat half your ended Sept. on the recommendation of President Garrett. A statement of the earnings of the Main Line and branches for September was inade by Mr. Garrett, show- Ing a total of $1,540,000, agalnst $1,501,000 for tho same month of 180, ‘Tho deerensa was In tho recelpts from tonnage, and the pas- senger business showed a gratlfyIng inerense, Mr. Garrett says" this exilolt proved tna very satisfactory manner te wisdom of the man agement of the company in iunintaiting tts taritls upon Just aid proper bases, 1s con pared with other cities, and shows coneli- sively the ability of the Baltimore & Olio to -permanently maintain the prineiples whieh have forso many years governed It, notwithstanding the reeklesly low rates made on some deseriptlons of traMle by Northern tHnes.” He stated: that after the payment of 1W per cent tn cash dividends pon tha common stock of the company for tha fiseal year which ended Sept. 30, upward of $1,400,000 will be added to Hs surplus. fund, whieh ly not represented by stock or bonds, ‘he board deeilned to accept the conditions offered by the City Connell of Wheellng for the oxtensfon of the rand through Uint elty. | Mr. Garrett announced that the Somerset & Cambria (Pu.) Rallraint, forty-sIx amiles long, an enterprise of the Baltimore & Ohio, has heen completed, aut that an excursion of Balthnere werehants over the new rord to the great Trotman facturing town of Johnstown will be made tner the auspices of the Batthnore & Onlo (his autumn, Hine when completed, 1b Western, rth Enreka, uf the Ye A BTALB AT CHICAGO, Speciat Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune DANVitLr Ub, Oct. 12—The new time enrd of the new Wabash tne between Dane yille and Calro went inte effect this morn ing. ‘lo suy that the proposed running are rangement fled the people along the Ine with disgust is using very tame words, It caused more profanity than a Chicago trot- thig fulr, Danville and Chicago bulit: the railroad from this place to Vincennes for their own benefit, Once It fell {nto the hands ot din Endes ay Revelver, and jo attempted to fgnore Chicago, but the newspapers whipped him round within a week. Now the Wabash takes the Iine, and, Instead of giving the peuple of Lawrence, Clark, Edgar, and Vermilion Counties daily communication with Chicago and Danville the Wabash so runs ‘Its trains astoseek to drive overytihygs to ‘Totedu, Under the now tla-eard tho Chicago papers willbe thrown (wenty-four hours behind former time, ‘The only reason tha Wabash people assign for thus dlsregarding the local business of Danvilly and Chicago Is that they shorten the thie between Calro and ‘Toledo, Who the d—I Hving south of Danville or Calro enres to gato ‘Toledo? What these people want ls close connection with Chicas go, and If the Wabash don't give them other roads wil ‘This new thue-card ts the case of fntense exeltement at Marshall, Paris, Chrisman, Georgetown, and the country tribe uutary to the ald Parls & Danville, and now the Culra & Danyillu branch of the Wabash, Muoctox, — A TRIVIAL ACCIDEN'L, An aceldent—fortunately not of a very sorl- ous character—oceurred yesterday worning on the Northwestern Road at Cantiohd, a Ht- hullpaver a lofty abr to Drevkluridge, the Prete of zat Camty rut a usual: eat mining camp. From there 4 pros posed ta oxtentt the fine down the Bluw River to the Hat Sulphur Springs, In Middls Parts, From Hreckinrldge algo wine fs bolug built fo Chihnahun and, Montezuma, where ure located the Silver King, St Jolin, and other fing producing nines. This Thess alse belng built to Kokoing and Robinson, to reach the aplendit mining districts of Sheep, Titk, and Fleteher Mountains; wud here i will come Ju direet competition with the Northern Ex. tension of tha Denver & lo Grande from Leadville, ‘Tho Denver & South Park is now come pleted from Buena Vista. up Chalk Creok, past Alpine, to St. Eluo, near whieh place tt tle statlun about eleven iniles out on the Wis- ‘cousin Division, ‘we tralns—ane y freight and the others gravel tralu-were to meet there nnd then be switahed alf so as te pass. ‘The fretght-traln, which was coming toward the elty, reached Canfloll first and stopped, About 030 a’olock the gravel-train came bouiniug along, and, the fog belng dense, the Jocomotive that was standuug still was rin into by the grayel-trialn locomotive. ‘he shock broke three of the flat-cars and slllity ly dumuged one of the freight-vare, ‘The Hots vt tha twa, Jocomotives wera lockuil together, but the Jocomiutives did not leave the track or get up-ended. None of the cars: were thrown from the track, except that one end of o flat was slightly swung around, This was soon strhightened, so that passcn- ger-tralns could pass on the alde-track with outdelay, One man, whose name could not be learned, was injured by being thrown ylofently from the cabouso by the sliock. IIs injuries, however, are not considered danger- ous. AN IMPORTANT WORK. Detroit, Mich., Oct, 1%.—The extension ot tho Michigan Centrat branch north of Sagl- aw was completed to Cheboygan yesterday, sv farns laying the rails Is concerned, The work of ballasting the new rond wit! now be prosecuted vigorously. The remalning gap, twelve miles, between Cheboygan and Mack- naw City, on the south side of the Straits of Mackinaw, will be speedily bullt, In time probably to meet the road from Marquette, which is being pushed for the opposit side side of the straits, The now large transfer ferry for tnking Jonded traing across the straits, a distance of four niles, Is rapidly recelving the finishing work and will goon ba ready for use, Itwill bo but a short time before a new continuous ling of rallrond will be open froin Detroft, vin Bay City and Mackinaw, to Marquette INDIANA MATTERS. Speclal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Inptaxaponts, Ind. Oct. 1.—The New York & Counell Bluifs Railway Company filed artictes of association today with the Sceretary of State, ‘The main rontl crosses the State at nbout the forty-first parallel, and Roraneh begining fn the southeast corner of Adams County passes through Adams, Wells, Muntington, Wabash, and Minmi Counties, ‘fhe total length of the road In this State will be 20 miles, ‘The capital stock 14 $5,000,000, Track has been. tnd on _tho Neweastle & Rushville Railroad from Newenstle to the latter town, where Iteonnects with the North- Vernon Line, just completed, thits afordt adireet eonneetlon between Louisville an Fort Wayne. AN EXTRA TRAIN. Npretal Wisvuteh to Tie Chteace Tribune, Depugue, Ia. Vet, 1,—Rallroad-Commis- sloner Woodruff has succeeded in getting an extra passenger-train on the Ulinols Central Road between Waterloo aud Fort Douge, commencing Sunday next, fe has also suc evaded in securing faster tlme on the road, byte tho trip between Chicago and Sloux ty will be made in twenty-four and a half hours, THE GREAT WESTERN. Spetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Tononxro, Oct. 1%,—A special cable says: The report of the Directors of the Great Western Railway was Issued today, It shows that the receipts for the half-year were £470,000 and the surplus 00, The Directors recommend a half-yearly dividend of} per cent on the preference stock, and 13¢ per cent on ordinary shares, 7 PETITION FOR SALE, Rnectat Dlapateh to The Chicago Tribune, INpiANAvowts, Ind., Oct, 17.—William t. Scutt, of Erie, Pa., today filed a cross bill for a deeree ordering the sale of the Columbus, Chlesyo & Indiana Central Rallroad to satis fy the claims of the first consoliduted mort: gage bondholders, whieh mount to over $15,000,000, 1YEMs, Mr, C. E, Perkins, President of the Chica: go, Burlington & Quiney Rallrond, arrived from the Enst yesterday, and will remain in the clty until tomorrow evening, It{s reported that the Keokuk & St, Louls Raltrond has been. competled to abandon most of [ts trains beentse of the heavy rains prevalling alone that line the past few days, Commencing this morning the Grand Trunk Railway will run a Pullinan.ear on the morn: Ing train feaving Chiengo at a quarter after 0 ‘This arrangement will effurd much satls ject to passengers going Enst over this he. On Thursday morning a hotel car will leave Chienago over the Chteago, Burlingtun & Quincey Railroad, its deatluation being Sun Francisco, and itggmission to afford trans portution to New“Tork te the Hon. ILenry Villard and party, who have about com pluted their inspection of the trausconti- nental route, The Uuols Central Raflroad announces the following changes: Mr S. W. Lucas 8 is Mr. D, BE. iehmonsd ag agent at the 1 treet depot; Mr. Hlehinund: Sisson ts agent at Neora; Wiigers at: Ma- son; and Mr, Wize to Mounds In plicu of Mr. d. SoM , resigned, Messrs. J, C. Gault, General Mannger, and Av d, Hopkins, Vice-President, of the Wa- bash, went to Veorin yesterday, where they inet Mr S. 5. Merrill, General Manager of the Milwaukee & St. Paul, is bellevect that the conference was for the purpose of create an arringenient between the twa roads for taking Wabash busliess to the Northwest from Peoria yin the Milwankee & St. Panl, and vice versa. Tho Grand ‘Trunk Kallway is about. to carry Its cut on passenger rates still further, dt will, Just as soon us the tickets can bo pinted, offer reduced tocul rates to poluts In Michhiin, It is expected this ent will go Into effect tomorrow, As yet the extent of the cnt da not announced, ‘The Grand ‘Trunk has also given orders to take off the sale of tlekets over the Michigan. trad at all paluts on its Hae in Conuda, ie Michtwzan Central penble sily that for the present they have uo ides of meeting the eut rates of the Grand Trank to eonpeting points on Uieir ling, but they are unable to siy What stups they might take In the fut- ty ure, Mr. B. Ledyard, General Manager of the Michizan Central Railroad, was fi the clty yesterday. Mr, Leayard says there has been bo change In the situation slice he was Jast In town, und the prospects fora settle mentor the freight and passenyer war are scill us remote ny ever, ‘The bad weather of the list few days, he says, is troubling the Kustern ronds, a8 the teains are wnible to tuke away the freight from the freight- houses, and in consequence ears which are mueh needed for enst-bound freight cannot be mifonded, whien makes tha searelty of cars Worse than ever. His road, le saya, 13 not suffering in the least: from, ceasing to fu- lerehange business with the Grand Trunk, and ft ins not ears, enough now to take care of ull the business that otters, te The Torpedo Chicken, Urtrult Bree Proa. Furthor reports were submitted regarding the torpedo ehivken, lately fovented Jn Bloblle, A speeimepenickun bad been procured by the coumntttés, and iis worktuss vabibited, ‘Tho ine vonttun ia hot ns doadly aa at tiret supposed, Le {a lunded with four ounces of bird-shottund ‘two of powder, and placed on the roost, . When it la revened for, 3 ented ls thrown out of place. a powerlul spring set in motion, and o huminer strikes and explodes a masioncap, ‘The shut are thrown out it every direction, and withia ton seconds ufter the explosion a dark fyure ls aven galloping down the alley ape 8 busky voice igbeurd foquiving: "Fo" de wd but? whut bag de white folks wot hold of now? ‘Tho cum qmitteo vluged itd report ws follows: tuvin® pushed do Inyvestigadon an’ kivered atl do groun’, we bey leave to be disuhurged frou Curdur considernahun of de wubject, an’ ta res spwottally inquar’ of our respeotud Prosideat; *Kin dls torpedo chicken bu aupproascd? It Dot, whut still we doy An’ we wiil ober pray.” “Astu Buppresaln’ de Invenshun, I sve no way to necouipilsh it," reptiud Brother Gardner, “Auto whatalall we do, 1 have bln serusly retlvotin' fur de las’ ten wiuits, an’ tt am iy solemn bollet datde bes’ thing do cullud race kin du um to cultivate a tuste fur some oder Gort’ ment,”” Oregon's Strange Lake. Facksunvilte (Ore) Payer Revorat of our citizens returued Inst, weelk from tho Great Sunken Lake, aituated to the Cascade Mountains, about seventy-live inlles northeast from Jacksonville, ‘Tois luke rivals thu fanious valley of Binbad the Bullor, it te thought to average 3,000 feet down to water atl around. The depth of the water Is unknown, und ite surtace ia smooth and uuruilied, au it ia 4y far below the surfave of tho mountulns that air currents do not affect it. Its length ty ests mated at twelve or tifteen miles, and ita width ton ur twelve, ‘Therp is a mountain in tho eu. tre buying treos upon It, Tt led etlll, sient, and mysterious th the boson of tho everlasting biita, ike a huge well soouped out by the bunds of the wiuntweall of the mountulnd iu the unknowa azus gong by, und arouad it the primeval furesta watch und ward ure keoping, ‘The visitiug parts: red u rite into the water gyeveral tics ut an wugly of forty-tive degrees and were uble to hate soyoral secouds of time from the report of the gun until the ballstruck the water, Buca seciny Incredibie, but is vouckea for “id our inust roliuble clilzens. “The luke te certafuly o luvat rywurkable curiosity. i