Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 28, 1881, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, ELVE PAGE THE RAILWAYS. avy Responsibilities Rest- as uae Upon Judge Groen at Columbus, Steps Which Ho Has Taken to Assert the Authority of llis Court. Tho Big Lawyers Multiplying Legal Processes Beyond Ordinary Understanding, Warrants Will Certainly Issue for President Devereux and Judge Burke, Manngers of the Chicago Roads Kiek Against the New State ‘TLarith They Con Stand It, but Chicago Will Wake Up and Find No Pitch Hot, The Erle and Grand Trunk Finally Ruuckle Down on the Emlgrant Business. The Grand Trunk: Still Raking In the Money on Low Rates—Vandorbilt and Huntington. The Complications In Otlo Brought About by Experts In Railroad Wrecks fiz : petal Dispatch to The Chtcago Tribune. Conus, O, Oct. 2.—In the Common Pleas Court this morning Judge Green etated that certain fegat steps tuken by the Court had mot with interference in Cuynhoun County, whieh would not be overlooked, After entering Into w brief review of tho Vanderbilt-Jowett case, ho said It Deeame his sinperative duty to vindicate and sustain the court. On account of techla bealth, he bad called upon Atturnoy-Gounerat Nash ond Judge Gilmore to assist him, The Judge wasof the oplulon that cortain Vander bilt agents should be entled before the court to auswer for allezcd contempt. ‘The prosecut. ing attornoy, through Judge Gilmore, tiled Information to the effect thut J. LL. Devereux and Stevenson Burke, of Cloveland, hid vio- lated n restralning ordar of this court by pare tlelpating in the election of olticers of the Oblo Raltway, so-called, and uccoptiog office result- ing frum suid election, ¢ PROCKEDINGS AGAINST THEM were commence uniter See, 554l Revised Statutes, Tho Hou, Geurgze K. Nash, on behalf of the Prosecuting Attorney, led Information tothe effect that Stevenson Murke had tuter- fered with William Hi. nent while the latter was attempting to assume control of tho Clove- land, Columbus, — Cinelunath & — Indinn- apolls allroad, now part of the Ohio Ralirond, so-called, as Itecelyer by virtue of an appointment of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County. Action Is brought against Ur, Burke under tho first clause of see, 5,09, Nevised Statutes. Entries setting farth the facts allegod in the information were pre-- pared aud Ned with tha Clerk, but were with: drown by order of Judge Green and pluced in charge of Mr. Nash, and the Clerk was al- rected not to muke ont writs of attuehment for Messra, Devereux und Burke until the court but! Instructed itn tu plice the entries on rece ond. TMs ACTION placed the papers beyond tho rench of tho press. Misunderstood that Judge Green's object in Mopping where hoe did was te walt and sce what Phise the Nght bad assumed in the Supreme Court. He will not take furtnor netion before tomorrow morning. If hedecldes to. proceed in the dircetion he Ins stated, 1t will be the duty of Vo Sherif to bring Messrs, Deveroaux , and Burke into court. ‘Tho papers filed in court to- day place stress upon tho faut that tho contempt was not coniined to votinr nt tho cleetion, but sussalted dawn aud rubbed in by asceptine of fc resulting trom the ballot, and assuming cous tulover the property in contest, DEVEREAUN AND BURKE, §ro both in this Lont, tho first us President and the second as Vicc-Presitont of the Ullo tails way, socalled, ‘They not only necepted aillee, fys th Jewitt document, but thoy mre now oxer- sisinw the enmo in dutlance of the Court. Judge Silmore read to tho Court law to the elfeut that thess gentlemen, In tho event of continued re- Usianco, may be placed In close eustody, Surke tad Le: orenux lu one puporarevoupled together Walding and agatsting Iu the rallwuy election and nevepting office, and Burke, ft anothor Paver is charged with having obstructed Re- Silver Clement. A member of tho Bur remarked that, following out tho analogy, the Vandurbiit pattica nt Cleveland imay enjole tho Sherlif of Franklin County froin serving thove pipers ou Burke ut Cleveland, dudgo Green instructed cuunsel to sre that THE NECESSARY PAPERS WERE PREPARED fortho Shurlty to tuke to Cleveland, Thro are, According to one authority, two kinds of con- fempt—direct and constructive, Direet_ con- tempt is in the presonce of ‘tho Court, and —construotiye contempt is fo embarrass the Court, though not in ispresvuce, ‘Tho power to purge contempt {8 original with the Court, and not iinilted by exe {ung statute. {1 the Supreme Court this morn ing tho counsel for the Vanderblit party. with Grevr tho motion Med inst aluht, becuuae of 1 Bittake of the partica lmpleaded. A new m0- Von bearing the sumo phraseology wae filed with thy following tittos “J. IL, Dovercqux, Shore If, ttuasell, F. §, Short, the Cleveland, Columbus, Cinetunatl &' Iniianapolla Rullway Gompang, the Cincimnatl, Hamilton & Dayton Ralway Company va. It Suydam Graut aud Hugh J. dewott, ‘Trustee . JUDGE RANNEY, Sneof tho Vanderbilt attornoys, reviewed the frevot the consulldation of tho two rallvonds, theobtatuing of tha cortitiente of the Secretary ofFtateto that effect, the {njunotion obtained 4 Columtus tho day befory the olection at oersland, Qnd the gocand injunetion by Judge, Teen, and hls appolatuient of a kovelver with te totes, Ho thon askad eave to No the potl- tells error.” Weatevor would bo tno faue of {UO wurranto proceciings the present petl- 0 iv error would test whothor a Judyo of tho ‘amon Plevs Court could, botind the back of oy qetesperous and solvent corporation, appolnt a denver: Tho Hon. A. F, Perry, counsel for tho ewett fiction, reptiud at vonsidemble length, I eciesg Judge Ranney bebind whose buck FY got out thotr crovs Injuuction at Cleveland, me buasked, ulso, haw they could enjoina Hrs that had no Directors and no ofileers, sea tallowod thla up with a defense of tho trie takun by the counsel for Bir, Juwott. At duenelitlon of Mr. Perry's argument, Chiet- Dong Hovaton anounced that thero wore no ‘can Motions to hour, whon vourt wus ud- roed til next Tuesaday, at which tline tho 4rk will announce Its deulsion, GUEAT GATHERING AT CLEVELAND. - aveelut Disvutch to The Chicego Tribune, tele aN, 0., Nov. 2i.—Tho muxautes and are, Wlowera tntereated In the rallroad wars nuartered at tha Kennard House, Among ton pate Nuun J. Jewett, to ltov, J. Luckings belo Fepreacnatiye of tha Euglisn bond- 1 ane the. ‘New York, Pennaylvanta & Obio of the, Ws MeFurland of Now York, attorney ena 3 0 H. 1, Sweetzer, formorly Uene trom anger Of the rond, Jowgtt ie sufferiag erurbinyent bee iat tow tho result uf the eway uccidene’ eg three years ugu in 4 run Nettenry" SUP OTHER WAIL welts fees ‘lawyers tiled papers in Judgo Cad: Mon gtftFoom thts morning for an {njunus Inte kalnat’ Charles 8, Lowla and others sylvan in the New Yark," Pent Ava aoe RlO Road, to restrain thom TH Caw Direetora at tomorrow's uioeting, me VOF the cuss la aa follows; James Mo- 440 Coutles Conybeare, on thelr own be-- = é half and on behalf of all other holders of trusts and certiticates Issued in exchange for honda And shares of tho Atlantic & Groat Wostern aftrond Company whe may join herein other than defentants, nygalnst Charles Lowls, George Malfour, J. backington Mut Wy {tatkes, Jobo I. Deveronus, PD, Cooper, He Is Payne, Jnmes FP, Clirke, A, 0. Danin, de HL War, Adis, %. 1 Mathor, W. We Mee Farlnud, It. P. ttauney, John Tod, G. Boyee, HB. Perkins nud tha New York, Pennsylvanian Ohta Road, Tho petition for an injuuction sols forth thut five vottig ‘Trustees, who wero ‘tot elected according ty contract, made an are rangoment whorcby JJ, Lockington Bates was to. represent thom nll al tomorrow's meeting a proceeding which would bo entirely itewal, ng petition sets forth, Melienry clatma to repres sont $15,000.00 A motion was made NOT TO GIVE D! PANTS NOTICE thatan tnjinetion was to be sued, upon the zround thit Itimight defeat tho ends uf Justlee, bul Judge Cadwell dented tho motion. Hearing In tha ensa was begun at 2 o'clock this afternoon, J. E. Ingersoll made an seument on beball of Mellenry, ind fA. iuesell spol in th Interest uf tho road, with an oeeasion¢tl word frou We. We. MeFarland. Ingersoll sated the reason for lasuhine the injunction was bos calise Hates could Het logy, 19 dy totlo, discharge U1 atl th tens. ‘The wttorn tented inet not been legully uppotnted. bands Hitted to whi cond und. t HLahowed that the i 000, und the bonded Indebtedness ty $10,000.00), ‘1 the poticion it ts set forth that thirteen ‘sluires of wtock were ta sued to Directors J. 1h. Wade, 1B. Payne, und others, ong to cach jerdon, i order Uiat they might bo chissed und be eligible as Directors, ft alsu guts forth that the voting Trasteca receive: the handsome sim ef 6,000 per annum for thelr gervices, ‘he cuee was postponed tit Melock tomorrow, when Dunotme, of Now York, will make an argument in favor of Meileary AUDEE NIKE AND PRESIDENT DEVEREAUX fre not deckled is to what course thoy will bo obliged to take regarding thalr appenranes hes fore Judge Green fur ailyred contempt, beentse they do not kuow whan tho docu nts WHT are rive from Columbus, - OF voiree, thoy will ree Rpe h i. althouut thoy cialis not to hive disor ul the order of the Cour ould the papers erved upon Prealdant Devereux tomorraw it would be a erent Incunvenfence, as It Is essen- Unt that he should by present ut the nial eon ig OF the New York, Pennsylyanin & Onio onl What the Mnanagess of tho Chicago Ronis Have to Say About the Now State ‘arin, Tho rillrond compantos centering In this elty have aa yet taken ne vetlon in regird to tho aduptlon of the new turltf issued by the Rolle road and Warehouse Commissioners of Miinols. When the new rates were first made public tt was proposed to hold a meeting of the various ronds interested for the purpose of taking mensures to fight tho new schedule. Bue it looks nuw ns if tho project had been given up, Joany of the leading Chivago roads being of the opinion that it would do ne good to tithe the tariif, the prejudice ugalust. the rallronds being su great, and that more can be neenmplished by adopting the now rates nid then showing by tho rout that the whote thing was gotten up against Chicago, snd that Chiengo shippers will not bo able tocumnpete ayainat thelr competitors In the interior of the State. Tho Gener! Managers of the various roads say"thnt their apposition to the new tariff is not #0 nich on tecaunt of the local rates being too Jow, but beeuuse It prevents tiem from com- peding for Rastern business trom tnterior polite Ugulnst the rouds that make short cuts teross the Stato, ‘There rods will take business to tho newrest crossing of any’ of the Chicuyge tines, and from those pulnta to Enatern seuboned points thoy can ndopt Chicago rates, it they doe sire—and they undoubtedty do. ‘Thus, while sho rourls ritaning across tho State would baye to ehurge turiif rates only fora short rulteago to the nerost crossings, the Chlewge ronds would have to charge rates tor uw long mileage to Chi- citwo, witichs Ar adden to thu tutes Prot tite cl y" to the Bust, woutd be much higher thin tho through rates by the pes making short ents across the Stite, Therefore tag Chicago rots could not possibly cumpote and bring business to Chicago, as they mive been doing here- tofore, Hesides this, all the Insiness within a rading of kt miles or mere of the Mississippl Hiver would xo to St. Louis or Caire, ant there tale ndvantuge of the low rates by Gonki’s barge Huet down the Mississippi. ‘Ko show Just bow tho naw torit will work against Chicago, the following frets and tyres von Loa TRIDUNE represeatative by one Hnngere: 2 instinee, a polnt on tho Hlnois Cen- tral a0 nites from Chiyge. ‘The rate on when tinder the Stute tarht, is 12.65 eenty, and on co: mits, Whilo From the sume point to Kantue oe, Where the 1lthets Central connects with the Kankakes Ling for Eastern points, tho rate on whet 13 W, nis and 186 vents on Corn—a att ferenve of about. two cones mgalnst Chi while tho rate 10 Bustery points from kee 14 tho same as from Chicago, On marebnii- lsu, dry gods, groceries, ete, the rates by te State tirli from Chiewzre to io polnt.abuve ro- ferred 10.0 miles) ave us tollows: First eluas, 48 cents; second cliss, 4 vents; third class, Ah venta; fourth class, while front Kanknkeo ‘the rates a dW eontas accond elas, W250 cunts; th 8S, clas, 26.20 vent: a diiterence of from eents th favor of Kankiukes der these clrounsatances business would ecrtatie jy be diverted from Chien to Kankakee, ‘The aume can he anid regarding the rites to Jollet, where the Mlchigan Central bits a terminus. and from which potnt it mukes tho sane rites ag from Chivage, ‘his condition of things will ex ist ina more or less ugaravated fori nt allothor vonnecting points on Cateago roads. Alt busl- ness Within a padiue of Otty to. 100 miles of a connecting polut between Chicnga und the Mis- wlgsippt will take Bastern connections at tho nevrest palnta, capeclntiy at Ashland, Ucards: town, Lincoln, und Bloomington, Naw, the Chicago rovds would inake tho rates to Chicago so na to compete with the In- terior competing paluts, they would come into contiiet, the law, ‘Tho law provides that It the ral ‘hare wo hater rate for nt lessor distance thin for a greater ont, they stilt be subject to prnishinent for unjust discrliniaa. i Jf the Alt if lnstance, BhOUKL Mke rate from Ashland, og the Chfengo, Hurtlogton & Quinvy from Nenrdstown, tw vluibly then to Dring business to Chleazo In competttion with tho Rastorn lines from those polnts, they would: he obliged to haw almitar freiht fronvalt stae tions between those polnts and Chicago nt a rite whieh would be lesa chan the rate from Herds. townund Axhlund. Jf a rate is made agaist tho competion of 10 conta, grails to Chicago, tho Cofcago, Burlingtan & Quines and Alton Hons woukl bo vbtied to make a cute tess than 10 conta team wll polata between Uoso sti tons and Chtengu, aot at each point the rate would lave to be less, which would Jetve nk mere baygatelle before hall the.distines bad been necompiished. If these ronds nro come pelled to adhere rigitty to turlt rates, they fiust, fh aelfedefenae, let the busliess go to tho Raat Crom Beardstowa and Agblind, instead of Uringlug it to Chicago, Ant the sme apptics to: attother Junotion points. AL that the Cntengo. roads can do, tho manngers aly, If the new rates aire put tite vltect, is to take business Cor the Enst ta the nearest Junetion potut, and the € engo shippers and imerchants wuat try to gat ulunys ns best they can nston Alllanes Innath speeiul to the New York Wort hos tho Tolluwing regarding an alltance botween, Vanderbilt aud Huntingtons Mr. Vanderbilt, It ly end, is thoroughly eon- vineud that the south und Southwost ure the fields, for rallway caterprive, and he proposed vntoring that toll. tineel! to compete for tho control of the trattic. [oth he and dr, Deve. TOHUX ire sul CO tive Btuled Tyat their objeat in securing contrel of thy Oblo Raliway wit lo give the Ceatrai a line of {te own to Bt. Louis Fund that the Chiciiuat! connestion is looked Upon merely us purt.of what ty to ho tho Now Orluuneg line, New Orlouns, thoy both siy, is thelr objective point, aud Mr, Vanderbilt will hot rest wnt! ho ly abie ty run bis own ears over hig own Ino from Now York to tht city. Pow qhesuon ts to baw he intunded to got from Cinolunatl to. New Orleans a dle rect avawer Wwus-ovaded, but cnough wis gathered from whut was wild to ware rant the assertion that 6 muve with bo imude to capture the Eruunuer Hines. Lt ts bee evo by Air, Doverenux certainly, aud most hkuly by Sir. Vanderbilt, that the Erlanger peos plo will very avon tind that rallrending in Atmericn is by no means Bure and profitable business, and that if 4 tallire te gathor the ox. pected yleld should q@eur they would be only tuo, glad to unigad. ‘Pols, however, is not fully doe pondod upet, wil Me. Deveronux Laetimated that. ho bud sth! anotuer cranes to yet to Now Ore loans and Cluciuautl, wolen seemed to be a more foanule a Vandorbiit bare fhe re Uuatington and 3th quits recuntiy bevono fom Frienls, the result of which his boon the adeption of & plun for wutue ‘at protection, and an titereuunze of budiness On otwrand equitable buss, This play ta fare Touching, and will embrace Intureats that ure oe wliely separited apparcatly is/are Cinclonatt and the Fuvitle Slop, but wolel are really closes ly interwoven. Sir. Devereaux did not deny, Dut more that aduiited, theugrepinent between: fr. Vanderbilt aul vl rH itor cloaa t) eu tu last unl Eitungers quit pe eiteoatebaweens The Onto Mulbyny and 31 fluntipgton’s Kentucky and ‘Tos ct pon ita complete tral will ene in, ge stenn tO pain hen Pole aud .wnn utlor puluus ns can bo roscuud vin the Hae controllod by dtr ptiugion. In the ‘West the sume lntiniate rolutions will axiat, The Contral Paciia, conteoijed by tho Eluntingron party’, 19 to wereDe Cie receive Pusiness from the Cifon Puciio, a the In wile SMe. Vander bilt tu durgely Interosted, on a tania that wil entirely kutisfuotory ta tho Naw York Coutral people, Under this. arrangement dir, Vander~ , rates or Western Aysocintion Dll. will be Ine poutton, he thinks, to Comps With bia straneest rivals tor the busine Jou amd selon be New York and € nat the south and Southwest, and New York aud Catifornin, wich hla nen Hes reaching Leow tho Kenbourd to Chicago, St. Louls, and Chineine mitt. ‘Tho Erlo and Grand ‘truant: Uncoudle Honaily Surrender tv the Western ‘Trunk Lines Assoctation The General Puyenger-Ageuts of the cons forming the Western 'TrimkeLines Dug euger Assuclition helt another meethig at Commis. sloner Dixon's oflice yesterday nftornoon for tho purpose of learning what replies had boon mado by tho Grand ‘Trunk and Erie, the only two routs whieh have not yet complied with the Ultimutiin regarding the payment of arrearuges ‘on enigrant Distiess due the tines In tho West ern Asdogintion slice Jun. 1, Commissioner Dixon stated that he had roe celved a diaputch from Mr. Waluwright,or the Grand Teank, which fs enttrely satistuctory, Unt wentionnin promising that Its road would con ply as soon as posalbtu with all tho requirements of tho Western Assoviation, Mr. Dixon also stated that he had not yet recefved a reply to tho telegram gent the day before to Me. Abbott, of the Trle, but he expeeted an answer at any mow Under the chreumstances, it wis not leto tnke any decisive net 1 Erie nt this tneuthig, ad Ie wit elded to adjourn until: next. Monday, by whl time It ia expected that Mr, “Abbott will have. made up his mind woothor bo means lo pay up tute Shortly after odjourmisent Connntssinnor: Dixon recoived a reply from Mr. Abbott, ft which that geltionan gives assurince tat ne will puy up tn full on tho toring of tho assucti- Tule tiles tho cuntiict romnrdie the wml- #rant ritus between tho Eustern aud Western tronk nes for thy nt, all tho reuds having agreed to wllow tho Western roids to Inake tholr own rites on the emigeant business hereafter, The neaveiation will now baye to contend aginst one thing more, whleh is lkely to mu considernbte trouble in thu future, and this i dutta which wannut so casily he settled a8 the dilliculttes regarding the sveeeptution of the by the Ki a y Arai Hed. Some of the Enstorn lines fe gore over thelrdefent, aud thoy will take atere opportunity to retalinte. ‘Pheso ronds are al ready diverting all the business they enn Crom tho nssociation’s roads to the [tock lstand & Pas elfe, waolett [9 nota ineinber of tho associution, und they will ia dount try to erate a sepisin in the nesaeintion by giving the bulicof the biusl- t cannot be tuken via tho Rock Tslund tose ronds whose allexlinee te the associ on ts believed Ly be of a Himey character. Annual Report of the. Chicago, Mil- watkee & St. Paw Speelat Dispatch to The Chteaga Tribune, St. Pact, Minn, Oct, 24—The annunl report of tho Chieayo, Milwaukee & Bt. Paul Ralliway: Company to the’ Ruitroad Commissioner of tho State of Minnesote for the year ending dune a), 1841, hug Just Leow revelyed, and from it the following extracts are xiven: Whole number of tons of each clnes forwarded from Minnesota stations: Grain, U8; agricultural products. except grain, 10,619; tur and meat, Witt; Provisions, 2,563; manufactures, 20; ante mals, idl lumber, 001; othor Forest vroducts, 19,458; iron, lead, and mineral products, 6,509; stone, briek, Ine, coment, ete, S556; cont, 4,028; merchandlso and othor Urllcles, WTB; total, 807,515; esthinate of nam- ber of tong of frelght carried In Minnesota, 122.587 Numberot passengers earrled durmg tho yuur ending tho With of June, 14h, in Minne Sotei, B40; Iowa pisaenugers, mileage, or png sengers carricd one pile, hd; average Ul tance traveled yy Cuel passenger, mites, i. Abstract of comimaiitles shipped {rota t stations castward: wheat, “W00475) othor grains, Loti 031 bushels; flow, 1) Darrels: other farin product, S16 tons? It ber, 100,00 feats uther products of tha forest, TANG tons; merchaniise and miseetlancons, 2: O22 ‘tons.’ Abstract of commodities. shipped from xtucons weatward: Whert, 1 bush~ ela: other aenins, 261,108 bushels; our, 2,8) barrels; other farm products, 2:2 tonay lume ber, 28,037,000 feut: othar products of the fore est, 11811 tons; tnerchundise und misectlincous, AH tong, ‘Total puseenger enruings in Minne: iy Wi fralght earnings ta Mitte otal miscellaneous eucniics fi, tout carniigs In Mine nesota, Bi) ‘relwht forwarded, INT M3 PeCeIvCd, TOSI tons; 7 be passenger revenue, Minnesota caruings to osrainys ot eA per cont, Thure were 171 necidents ou tho roud during tho year, 1X of whieh were fat, ‘Shere wero 1 train aceltents ty Minne suta during the year, Hitire Ine, to persons Tho Grand Trunk Stteks to the Low Pasvencer Rates und Gets Most of tho Eustace. Contenry to gonornl expectation the ‘Grand Wrunk did not ndvance its passenger rates yes. terdny, but continues to sell tickets to New York tui Boston for $5, ‘he Grand ‘Trunk people were inclined to ndvanee passenger rates pro- vited they could buye induced the othar Eastern rouds to agres upon uniform rates, Mut the Vunderbllt roads atill rofuse'to enter into newo- thaitfons for the settlement of the troubles. with any of tho other linea, especially with the Grand runt, and prefer to act lone tn the matter, 18 thoy decin best.for thotr interesta. Consequent- jy the Grand "Trunk peopic have deehied to con- tinue to soll Uekety to Lustern pots at the low and decluro that they wil Hot inuko nn Advance until t general agreoment tvcen tho various Eastern ronds lng beea wade, ‘vhe Vanderbilt rouds continua to sell rebate tlekets to Now York for {0% not. and to Lins. ton, vin Troy und Albuny, tor $10.25 net. ‘The Peonsylvants and Maltinure & Ohivatio adhere to the rites proviously announeed—namely: $1 to Now Ky 313 to Valludeiphit, und $12 to Dulttmore, without rebates. Whether tho Penn. sylyanht can aford to keep ip rates go much Higher than tho other roads to New York wilt depend in a groat munaire Upon tho sticuess of pole Fat tai, whieh they intend to run on and" after Nov, 1, As tho Grand Trunk rates aro so much lower thin tho rates by ocher Itnes, It gets the great bulk of the Toston and New York Dusiiess, wnd tho clerks at its olllce ure again as busy nd mntverd in disposing of chonp tickets. ‘hey ohving to bave sold about 800 New York tickets ntune during the hast two day ho Question of a New Union Dopot in Cinelnnatl Not Yet Setileds Gpeetat Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Cincinsari, O., Oct. 2.—The Crlonds of the shew ttnlon depot entgrprise wero mreatly dor pressed toduy by tho report that tho ordinance by whiot certain streets and alleys are vycuted and tho Cinreinnati, ludiuunpolla, St. Louis & Chicago Company ompowered to construct tho proposed building, would be vetoed by Mayor Means, The ordinance wae yot through tho Couneil with dilticulty becuse of: the habtt of muntelpal statesinen of lovying pretty heavily. on tho propriotors of lurge onterpriaes and for thelr Intlucnce ia prolonging tho necessary lege falution, The company proposing to bickl a unton depot refused to foo Cauneilinon, and, an neconnt of tho Juutness of its postilon, and the need whieh the city has long felt for at Muon gepot, apyelul interest was felt In the masoxe of the ordiuunee, fhe Mayor wis met byt reporter tonight und questioned rewarding: he decision regarding the ordinance, Hts Honor replied that he was friendly to the project, hut was not clear ug fo whether, as at predentdrawe, the rights uf tho diferent foctpaniea proposing: to enter tho depot ace sulicloatly protegtad, fh has called 0 meeting of Tending railway otfichls, which will be beld on Mowlay. [tbo tiuls that, In the upinton of thesg geattomen, the ordinunes: showid be upproved, bo will approve it; othur- wisa ho will yato it. The Tohunntopes Rnilrand, Dirnyriutn, Mugs, Oct 24—A meuting of tho stockholders of the ‘Tehunntepes Intorocenn Rallroad’Company was bold in the company's villeo, 1a this plac, last Wednesday, ‘Phe clec- ton of Directors was postponed till Nov,’ 10, with tho Jutention of Inervasing tha number, und identifying with the munngement several prominent capltallets, who have become stock- bollurs, ‘The statomenut of tho Presitont, Ede ward Learned, showed that about 1 well-known railroad aud busluess nou havo subscribed ford abot $2,000,000 uf stock, of whlels over §1,500,- ou nus been paid mz that forty imiles on the Gulf ond of tho road are nearly eourpleted, and greta bo in running order in Vecembers thit progress hus been nade in prepariug tho Gull Inruor, and tit on the Preitlo gido a large minount of gradiog hay beendone, Ninethoustnad tons of steu) rails have boen Loughe In Liver pool, of which 6,000 tone huve buen dolivercd, =,00) tons Wry ON Toute, Bod 2,000 Lond ure On Tho Wharf in Liverpool. ‘Thu divuursenents umount to &1,400,000, and {tis expucted that tho roa will bo open front the Gulf to the Puoitle witoin two yours, Tho lotal cost t8 estimated ut $7,000,000, and the Mexioan subsidy, whicl ina ratalty,” will reach about €20K,0N. Of the W000 OF firstemortwige % por cent boads about $700,000 buve buen issued. iy The Extension of theo Wabash Weate ward, Svecial Dispateh to Th Chicaga Tribune, Quincy, Ui, Uot, 27,.—Traine hayiwy been re- eumed on the Quincy, Missuurl & Pacitio Divise fon of the Wabash Rowl, w party of men has gone out to complete tha location of the ne und the socuriug of rigut-of-wuy from the pres- ent terminus ut Trenton, Sin. to a Junction with the Omaba Wranch of the Wabash, ‘There ls good ground for stating that the Jynotion wiil be made at or near Patronsburg, in Daviend County, Avofliciat of tha round bas stated that tho construction of @ link eonnecting the Junce Hoy with Bt, Josoph ina tixert purpose for early \ execution next spring, making tho line contin- wavs from here ncross Missouri. The recent surveys minig here, apparently aa preparatory (oestatlishing uw transfer on the river, are said to be a part of the project for cumptoting the line to St. dusoph. Several Moro Iuada Absorbed hy the Walnan, Spectat Diepateh ta The Chicago Tribune. Senisarizto, ML, Oot. 2.—Artleles of console Wution with the Wabash syatetn wore today ted with the Secretary uf State by the Dunnville & Southwestorn, St. Franelaville & Lawrenceville, and tho Cairo & Vincennes, this boing the fual step in tho absorption of those roads by tuo Wae Dish, The stock of theta roads 14 to be cane coted, and the holders are to receive thorofor Wabash bands to tho amount of 8b vidert na follows: To the atovkhold Dunville & Southwestern, 8! the St. Prancinvitta g Lawre: And to those of the Cairo & Vin Om, and nV for the pire wee us Tulitne Stock now In uae on the Cairo & Vincennes, aud 15,00) tu puy tho indebtedness of guld company, Connolidation of the Toledo, Detphon & Burlington and the fron Moada, Srctal Lhavaten to The Chieago Tribune INDTANAVOLIH, Indy Oct. 27-—Articles of cons solldation of the ‘Totedo, Delphos & Murlington Nalicond Company with the fron Rastroad Com- pany were led today. The Toledo, Delpins & Burlington Noad bas lines ba operauon between ‘Toledo and Kokomo, Detphos and Dayton, Day: fon and Gulhpolls, ana numerous minor connec: Uons, ‘Tho fron Ratlroad Company's Line ex. letds from tho Ohio River ty Weliston 0. All the capital, property, and franchises of the two gpimmunies aro uuited under pume, the on edo, Helpios & Burlington, with a capital stonk OF $8,000,00, Unton Pacitc Schemes In tha Went, Speclat Dispateh to The Chteago Tribune, Hawrins, Wyo., Oct. 27—It 1s reported tere that the Union Pactite has concluded the survey for w brituch of tho Utah & Nurthern from Dil- Jon to tho Yellowstone National Park by way of Nirwinin City, Montana. Tho road, like tho Voit Northorn, wit be narrow guge, mux tinient grade ubout 160 feet, and 10 miles in leugth, Construction will not buyin till next year, Gowen Orittelacd, PIILADELVINIA, Oct, 24—Presiiont Bond, of the Philudeipuia & Reading Maitroad, Coinpany, has issued an address to tho sharcholders. Ho nasulls the management of Gowen, and gollclts proxies, Miaceltancoun Itemn, ‘The Tllnols Contral viaduct at the font of Rundolph street will be opencd for travel about Nov, I, ‘he Secrotary of the National Butter and Ege Asgociation, which mocta Nov. 2) at Cedar Rapids, ht, writes the raflrond companies so- Helting reduced fares to euch ng shall atten. Mri. L. Bentap, of New York, ‘Ireasurer of the Northern Paettto Raflroad, arrived in Chie coro yesterday. He is on bis way to tho Weat- Eo. termunuy of the Northorn ‘Pacitic—Miles Tho Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Raltrand Authorizes Its ugents of other lines to Bell litnd- exploring Uckets to Newton, ius, and return. ‘The price of auch tlokets from Atchison or Kane sua City to Newton and retuen f6 84, ‘The gross earuings of tho Denyer & Rilo Grande Kallway tor the third week (un October were ne follows: Freight, $110,105; ei Tuacalluncous, $100; tora, $ rosy oniruungs for the corresponding your were SH1105. ‘The circular recently sent out by Commission- er Fink, ordering an advance of tive cents on Juniber rates to i cents per Ju) pounds, Chicago: to New York, has not i been udupted hy the Vanderbilt tines, and they are adil considering the advisability of adopting thit rate or nat, ‘The frolcht represantatives of the Wabish, Chleago, Pekin & Southwestern, Chi Oy Altos snteago, Burlington & Quincy held a Meoting yeeterduy fur the Purpose of cousider- ing the “ndvisability of forming a pool on Streator business, No definit action wis taken. Mr, Sidney i. Jones hos been appointed Gen- ern} veling Pasaunger Agent of tho owls. ville, Now Albany & Chicago Railay, with his acNo, WCiirk street. The order making. Matment annonnces thar the ottice will be open to bnsiness on and after Nov. 1. A lurgo number of tho General Frefght-Agents and other rattrond officials who huve been In ate tendance on the fast-froight Hine meetings at the Grand Pacitie tlotel duriug the tist two days wit ike a trip to Paitman this mornig to view tho enr-worka at that point, Buses leave tho Grand Pacitio at shiva in, and the special train from tho Ilingls Central dupot at 10 Ka. Im, sharp. Tho October meotings of the fast-froleht lines ft the Grand Poeltic Hotel came to a conclusion yesterday, ‘Tue folowing Hugs beld thotr meat Myst Wabneb & Merle Dispateh, Bluo Line, Mere chante’ Disputeh, Bric & North Shore, South Shore Linc, Ureat Weatern Dispat Cammer- ell Expreas.and the Canada Southern Line, youd the auditing of accounts and the adils- sion of new ronds Intosome oF the Ines, no bite nes was transucted, Tho frelzht rates on all tho Eastorn tinea con- Have as previously announced, und itt probis jo thit on all the rouds exeept the Uraud Teunk the rites will remuln as thoy are now until tho vluckades have been removed, and eury ure more yal. AS soon ne HUW Uusiness fs wanted, It is very Ilkely, however, that competition will again’ set fn, and rates take a tumble, The sGrand Trunk announces that on and after Nev, 1 It will make another audvanco In freight rates, as follows? Grain, Cat caxo to New York, 2) cents; to Boston, 25 cents; and from non-competing poluts to the above points, 0 cents. MASONIC, A Monument Erected to Thoms H. Seymour of Connectleut. Spectat Dispatch to The Cheaca Tribune, Tanrvonn, Conn, Oct. 2A monument was dediented today in Cedar Hitt Cemetery to the memory of Gen, Thomas H. Seymour, who died fn this efty in 2888, His yreat persunal papu- laclty ang emlvent pubtic services won him a high place among tho tumous mon af Conneetl- cul, Ho wasnt native of Hartford, bor In 107, wag a inomber of thy Twenty-eighth Congress, Cotanol of tho Ninth Conneetiout Hegiment im thu Mexican war, Governor from 1850 to y and Ambussador te . Russia from WS5t to 188, The project of oreutine a monument to his meuiory bas tong been In contomplution. and funds recently raised enabled: the purchases of a suitable me- ori. It is of polished urenit, thirty-three et inhicht, On the north side are tie dates of hit birth and death and a. brief roeltat ot his pubis sorvices, On the south slde isa dedll- cation by the Washtuyton Commandery of Kntgnts Tenplar of Hurtiord, of which ha was Ktalnent Comma On the oust sido id a bronzo medatlion portralt, and on tha westa handvome Maxonie device, “The eoremonies bo- Ban this nfternoun with a parade, including the Iturtford company of tho Uuvernur’s Foot Guard, tho Veteran Asgocintion, the Hurts ford | Dlgnt | Guurd, ak delegation of the | Putuain | Phalanx, | commiundere ins of Knights) ‘Tempir of Hartford, New Haven, Bridgovort, Norwich, Norwithk, Waterbury. Meriden, aud othor plices, together with State and olty olticianls und invited guests, ‘Tho exercises of “dedication embraced amony other fentures an address by ex-Gov. Hubbard, ot Hurtford, of tho decent on the civle Hie and churactor ed? by the Hon, Colla st. Ingers i ik willitury and political sand by Tht. Eininent-Commander J, Root, of Hurtford, on his Musonle, Kuightly huracter, After the exercises the parade of Knights Tempiar, whieh wi puvat the lurgest In Connecticut for severnd yenrs, was reviewed by the grand ollicers of tho Order, Subsequent- isn banquet to invited gucats and others wus aurved fu tho Firat Regiment Armory, ; — RELIGIOUS, Conclusion of the Woman Mt: Meoting wt Dibuqiucy fas Bpeciat Dispatch ta The Chtcago Tribune, Dusugue, Iu. Oct, 27.—The second day af the Womaw’s Misstonary meeting was wolt filled out with busiuess reports, devotional exercises, ail- dressed, ote. Mra, D, N, Cooloy, of Dubuque, Presented w report of the work dong tn the Methodist Chureb, Mss Illa, iniaslonary from Ceylon, made un address, giving an account ot ber work there for ten yours pnst, Mra. Mumphyoy's presonted a report af the work dune sluco the Woinan's Lourd was orgamzed, Tho uddresa that was to have been detivered by. Mra, L, C. Vurington read by Mra, EB. Y¥ Hhitcbford, of Chleago, the former judy boing ‘unuble to attend on au count of flness, it wus addressed to the uirls of the North weat, and was Ijstened to by a crowded house imude up ot Dubuque Indies, ‘Tou yaledivtory of thy retiring President, Mra, Moses Smith, of Detroit, Med. was commentuil on for ita elegunt style aud impreasive way in which it was dullyefed. ‘The oltlcurs olvoted for tho follawing your were: Mra. Moses Smith, rc Poors retivoted Prosldout; VieusF residents, Miss BE | Metcalr, Hudson, O.; Mra J.D, Hadduuk, Day, Buginaws 0.C. Michigan Clty; W rt me Darker, Iowa Citys J. A, r Sing Lyman Muted, Chlonga: Minneapolis: BS. 'KS: iellogg, Bt se. Gooduran, Chicnwas (hy a, al a Grinvell) Be 8. Caeabo, Uhivages BK, Wi: hud, Chtouray B.A. Shible, Chtoagus R Mead, Oberg BL. A, Hyde, lydiunapoltes 8G, Bart Jott. Hanover; OG. Heanmond, Chloe Migs M, J, Evans, Nortitod, Mini Tullock, Cumbridaed, Wives Btrs. Me, Huker, Detroit ds Ike Nolitster, Chleawa; Piukets. Colorado Burhiws Voo Secretaries ures Mee Elatentard lirecne, Mpa. Wilcox, Chicago: Mra. Hull, Kecurding Secretury, Miss Wingat Chleago: Treasurer, Mrs. in ton; Auditor, F. Ravage, Tho Stuto Fucretaries 1 ing Chica i Mr, Hladduck, tadiana Duy Mehigans CO. Seales, Miasourl; ba, FY Jarker, lowni J. Morton, Kansas: J. Wars Dakota; H.W. {. Hunt, Ine ard ALF. The! bre . . joraday Sins It, Sewell, Houed of Mrats Mt. ¢ Hy ty a + C, V3 vari, ALG. 1 avin EAT 8 Gilhort. Witt 2 Ue We putt, Buutawood ‘Tho indies of the Copureyi Honal Church wavo their visiting alsters grand reception this evening, The convention got through and adjourned thie evening. ‘The ses- ston wus in all respeets harmonious, and cons due retly itravenrdanee with parilamentary: The lidies all express then eq Ag highly pleased with Dubuque and the bospitubte munuer thoy bave been entertained, Sunday-Schoots in Dakota, Spectat Duvateh to The Chleago Tribune, Henox, D. 'f, Oct 24—Tho Dakota Central Sunday-4ehool Associauon tonight closet a three days’ seasiun here, Addresses wore mate hy MG. Hazard, of Chicago, and others, The delegates were few, The attendance trom city. aud country was large, ATRIMONIAL,. Marrlago of Mr, Marry B. Thearlo nnd Minn Nettle J. Simiti-An Event of Much Interest to Englewood Noctety. A notable wedding, to which Kaglewuod has been lugking forward with much Interest for sony time, took place last evening at tho rest- dence of Mr, Ishi Sintth on Chestnut street, The contracting purties were Mr, Harry B. Thearly and Miss Nettie J. Smith, duughter of Mr. Ishi Bilty, of the flen of Palmer, Fuller & C ‘Theurle {s the oldest son of the Rey. F, ‘Thenrle, Manawer of tho Weatern Agency of the Baptist Wook Publishing Company, and ts ene ployed ua bookkeeper of the puulisting come any. od js also our uf tho firm of the World ,yeauin Bure, formed ue Mt precisely to! KOs Thenrle, futhor of the groom, aasisted by the toy. John Donnelly, of lonta, Mich. formurly pastor of the Englewood Baptist hurch, Mr. Fred. Theurie, brother of tho ected us best iman, and Misa Nettie ris Bridesmaid, ‘The ‘ceremony was wit- Ulirge number of friends, ‘The bride wore a white satin dress without orauments,while the bridesmaid was dresend in white tarlatan, Alter tho ceremony a reception was held. ‘Tho happy couple tett on, the ti) train. on the Wabash Road for nu Western trip of several weeks, They wilt vieit St. Lainils and other points, andun their return will zo to housekeeping at No. 441 Sixtyethird street, ‘he following is uw list of those present: ‘Tho Rev, and Mrs, UG. ‘Thearle, Mr. and Mrs. fetid Sinith, tho He ohn ‘Donnelly, of Lonla, M : re, und Mra. J. ¥ B Mr. Home: Ve Goudap Cassolil, of Morgan Park: ear and 3 Marion Carr, of Whito Pigeon, Mich; the Kev, Mr. and Mra. H.C. Raymond, Mra. Av. Russ, Mr, and Mra, Jobo I, Euinin Maxon, Mra, 8. AL Fi of the » A, Kat, Mra. M and 8. Frat Mr und M , Daker, Sr. ant Ye Fiteh, the a Mrs Shays, Mra. Gh, and Mrs. Ww. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs, F. Corey, Mr and Mes, F Waiter 8. Cook, Mr, wud M ies ‘unidrew, Mr. ant 18. iL. #. Goudall, Miss Vie Fellows, Mias Mary Sbandrew, Miss Mitte Fisher, Miss Mabel Fiteh, Miss Sti Darrow, Miss An srown, Messrs. Steph Harney, Albert Fisher, Freeman: Moore, Edwin Brown, J. Cou- thoul, Mrs. wh. The presents were elegant and numerous, Among thom wore tho following: | Upright vrand plana, from tho futher and mother of tha britles elegant Freneb clock, Mr. and Mra. C. 8, Howard, of Den Colo; vheek for $100, Palmer, Puller & Co.; set of china (160. pleces) and elegant fainlly Bible, from the father and. imother of the groom; chin tea-set, Miss Jessie Coutbuut; | toilet. Misher; houquet bel, A J, 3 standurd, Miss Re Uurgess: Darian atatuary, Frank hs uh allver susur- 4 engrays * E. Shantrew: cut-ghass yob- let, Kittle Mapte: vases, Emin C. Mason; tuble-linen, Mrs. J. Domelly; china ten-set, Mr. and Mrs. Hi, 1. "Goodall: one dozen silver Knives, Miss Virginian Thearle; one dozen aiiea plutes, Kate and tHutele Kellogg: nut- wekers and picks, Jny Burnes; Japanese pins cuabion and litpunese allk ' hundkerehlef, HT. Wilson; silk. band-paluted Haye Lizzio Hunts silver custer, 8. i, yuurd: vol. ume © Hay Mate.” Josiah Cox; silver ice-water bet, Mr. und S We ML, 83} one dozen cut> agtaga tumblers, Charica Moore and mother; vol- ume "House Beautiful,” Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Shandrew und Augusta; plaeque and Mr, and Mr. E. J, Follows; atandard any rts serap-basket, Nottie Maker; volume “Great Germun Conposers," Mr, aud Mra. ELC. and 1, M. Purmolt; sitver ten-sot. Mr. and Mrs, J. Tadonoch Jr; silver coitee-urn, Me. and Mra. 0. #. Glidden: four glass bonquet-halders, FB. and Annie M. Petuit: half-dozen tea and nult- dozen table spoons, Mr, and Mrs, J.C, Dennison: tidy, Hlerliors, Glidten; handsome yok! wate rom q and chain, the bottles, = Mr. and = Mra. Ke Lang; silver | cuku-busket, air. and Mra, - A. s83 opera hued, Miss Virwinia 'Thoarie dito Gildding tnutern, FB. rt 2 ing, * Othelle room; | pate. eolozne- wiik tldy, ching ta une dozen smutll pickles Joho aod Clary Witiining, of Shullesburg, iver plekle-jur, W nd Mabie Fitch uke-busket, Mr, and Mra. F, 3 salud fork and spoor round Mrs. F, bury: Shakepeare, in thirteen'yolumes, Homer and’ Mis¢ Marian Carr, White Pizeon, Mlet.; pineushion and tollet-bottle, Miag Cattie L. Met cat; card-revelver, Mr. and Mra. FM. Smiths allver sirap-plitchor, tha Rev. ind Mrs. HL CG. hangd-palutod shell und rest, the Kev. sake pili; One Inrge und, and Mrs, U. H. Tolinan, painted by thoir daugh- ter Minute; china eB, Mr. and Mrs, rH. ‘Tousley: allver spoonholier, . Jennio M.Immau, of Fox Lukes easy chair, Mr. and. Mra Hatzh and Mr. and Mrs, C. il. Fisher; Chopin albu W.N. Smith: panel picture, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. hanging lainp, Carrie and Warthingtor Judd; “home veok-bouk,"" Brotner Fred; napking, Mrs. A. i. Stevens; Mrs. table line A. Thonrie; bracket, with double plitesxiass mirror, Mr. and Mra. Kiminio; cologne bottles, Mrs. Dr. He A. Pl Leekly and Gelston, at Gniena, UL, Spectar Dispatch ta The Chicago Triburie, GALENA, HL, Oct. 27.—'This hus been Cupid's flotd-day in Galenu, four marrliges havlug been solemnized, with the usual pomp and olrenwe biauce, Tho most notable nuptial event of tho Number wus that inwhich Mr. John M. Leekly, A lending youne lawyer of thls elty, and Mise Annlo E, Gelston, tho handsomest girl inGalena, were tha contracthig parties, “ho wedding took plice ae halt’ past 7 o'clock this ovenlog, In tho Firat Presbyterian Uhureh, the tev, Adams olliviating. ‘Tho. teita was attend: et by her sistor, Miss Nella Gelston, and tho Misses «Allie Willard, of Murs shuittown, "hit, Kly, ster of” tho grou, aid Etta Bntes, of Codur Falls, In. ‘The xroustien were Megara, Sum UL. Staith, Uhlen- #0318 Raune,d Re Dowling, Del Gd, Wane only. Garten. A brillant recepuon was held at the Giolston residence, which wus attended by i jarge number of our ending society peanle, The couple left on tho night train for Chicaxa and tha East. ‘The prusents were uumerous aud elegant, Burroughs and Covault, at Lafayotte, Tua. Speclal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, . TAPAYeTTE,. lui, Oct. 2h—This forenoon Georso W, Burroughs, of the Hnterprive, Padus oah, Ky. was married to Miss Clim Covautt, of thiselty, They loft onthe atternvan truly for tholr boine tu Paducah. AIRY MEN, Special Sosston of the Dundee Associa- th Hineciat Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribune, Dunn, 1, Oot, 27.—Tho Dundes Dalrymen's Association held a spectat meeting ut Bunt’s Halt toduy, The object of tho meeting was to disonas the aubjectof towerlug tho pricea of tllk, mado at thelr last meotings Dalrymen were prosont fromthe following phice Elgin, Huntley, Gberts, Huinpshire, Barriigtan, Pale ating, Algonquin, Crystal Like, idzenedd, Mare leyonthe Wabash Kou, and New feu on the Xock tsiand Kou, Tha suijvet was Croaly dite javcd by wll present, und it was voted by whinge majority te hold the pric as thxed Monthy at their fast incetiz—viee A pr threo tnonths, und & or three mantis, sb v dairy men clatar they enunot make tho willk for loss monoy, << THE COLOR LINE, Kpectal Dispatch to The Chiraga Tribune, ATUANTA, Guy Oct, 84—Kiitor Hutehing, colored, of the Athens Wade, whllo riding iat first-clusy car on the Northensiorn Railroad, was put off the train by Conductor Patterson for rotusing ta ga inte a car placed an the road for tho decommodation of eatored veuple, | Ereuch, rf Hyg gicdeotnan Foe York dru wet ot wat mw tre huase, advised Hutchting not to turced ty doxo by the conductor, and then to bring solt for damages, aay nagger was Just AS woulusa waite nom. Woes Hutebing tett the train Frenen give him ble ont, telling hive ho did wo that ho would take pleasure tn appears Angora witness when the case was culled, —————— , xut Vira: rou Wours.Sea, Lydia Bi. Kien, 2b Wosturn avenue, Lynn, Mites, has mmnde the dlsony, Hor Voxetatle Camponad Ja povitive cure for female complaints. Aline addressed to tole lady witt wileit wll necessary Inrortuaton, RIVER IMPROVEMENT, Second Day’s Proceedings of the 4 Convention gt St. Louis. Mark H. Dunnell, of Minnesota, ' Blected President of the Body. A Paper by Gen, Gilmore, Prosident of the River Com- mission, He Would Gradually Raise the Bed of the Water- Courses 5 And Then Build Levees to Heaven to Confine the Rush- ing Tide. A Long List of Resolutions in Furtherance of the Cone templated Grab. The Illinois & Michigan Canal and Illi- nois River Given the Cold Shoulder. Sr, Lowis, Mo., Oct. %7.—-The River Convention tallied to order ut 10sW u’elock, and pruyer 8 offered by tho Rev. Dr. W. G, Eliutt, Chancellur of Washlugtnn University. On notion, the committee appointed by the United States River Cominiasion ta represent that body in convention was Invitud to take sents on the platferm, ‘Tho Committee on tho Order of Business made @ report, which was atopted. The Committee on Permanent Organization reported tho following ag OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION? President, the Hon, Mark H. Dunnoelt, of Minne sotu; Vice-Presidenta: Arkunsaa, John It. Aduns; Alavamu, Thomas ‘f, Allen; luwa, George W. Jones; Kentucky, Eugen Underwood; Indiana, HM. M. Hurle: Lousiana, George C, Waddell: Tenuesseu, HT. sitet; Kitnsas, G. 1), Stuckwell; Minnesota, O. ferrlinan; Nebraska, Clinton Belegs; Daka- ta, J.C, Pettizre Wisconsin, William Wilson; New York, It. 8. Usborne: Ponnsylvauia, It. C. Gray: Sexns, W. H. Filppin: Ohio, 8. F, Coving- Winols, H. Futlerton; Missouri, James lot- Mina; West Virginia, Atexander Campbell; Set retury, George L. Wright, of St. Louis; Assis ant Secretaries, Frank Gatonte and Nick Hell, of St. Louis. Alexanger Campbell, of West Vir- w#inia, and Logan 1, lout, of Arkansas, were sp- polnted to conduct tho President to the chuir, Mi DU Upon taking tho chnir Mr. Dunnell returned thanks for the honor conferred upon hin, and in very brief and general remarks suid ns dele. kates they were bere from twenty States und Territories, extending from Minuesotw to tho Guit of Mexico, and from the Eastern seaboard to the Rocky Mountains, to discues tho question nnd devise means of lmproving the great rivers of tho Mississippi Valley, whose productions bad given the Valunce of trade to the country, The question was not only of great interest to the Mississippi Valley, but to tha whole Nation, and should by treated with dellserauon, and with a view to Impress Its importance. pon Congress and Inducing that body to extend the ald su much desired, Communications an plans for the Improve- ment of the rivers, ete., were then banded jn and Aled for future referonce. LETTERS wero then read from Cupt., James B, Ende, United Status denator-clect Randatt, 1. Gite son of Loulslaua, Senator James H, Beck of Kentucky, Senator A. 2. Gorman, Congressman a\bram 5, Howitt of New York, Postmaster-Gen- eral James, Congressiian RG, Hore of Micht+ gin, Senator Jonas of Louisiana, Senator Huw. fey of Conneticut, and others. Thuro was also read tt papour prepared by Gen, Glimare, President of the Liver Commission, In regard to the operations of that commission, Which goes over a good deal of the ground cov- ered by bis two reports already inude lu Cone gress, but thu following extract will sow TUK CONDITION OF THE IVER, and explains, to some extent at lest, what the commission fiend todo: “Two well-known conditions characterize the entire length of the river below Cairo, Firat, that bud shouls, bars, and dungerous navigutlon, are uiwaya necompanied by a low water, the Width exceeding tuog tect; and, second, that Whenever the width does not excved 3,00 feut there fa a good channel the yeur round. In other words, bit nayigution ta produced by a wide river and good navigation by a narrow one, The aumo prinelple applies to that portion of the river between the mouths af tho Missourl and the Onto Rivers. She recent remedies tor exivt= Ing evils are, Arst. to stop) further enlargement by protecting tho caving banks; und, second, to narrow the streau ton suitable and xpproxl- mate trftara: width at all places where tho wliths ure excessive and thy navigation bus. Wherever necessary, therefore, tha cav= dug banks will bo) graded to a propor slope, and protected by sultaule revetmunte auninst further erosion. “Where the widths aro tuo great the channel wilt be turrawed by forces developed in the stroum ttRelf through the aveney of high pormentle dykes, placed elther Jongitadinully or transversely to the channel, as cireninstinees sual require, Dy these Meht, open Works, constructed lergely of poles, wires, td brusl, the aren to be raised will tie con. verted Into a es OF tilling basins, within whien the water, constantly towing through the barriers with Wlininishing velocity, will des posit lta heavier materials, In this wiy UE GED OF THE STREAM WILL BE ONAD: BALLY RAISED Quring the high-water seuson, formulng new banks and developing new Bhoro Ines for the dinended chanvel, bess methods of huproves w ment have been Kuceesxfully applied at various points on tho Migsourl and Mix- Kivers, In oho sense and are tat exeent in the details of construc. Yon being the work prosected by thiy conunids Non. and for whieh the sun Of $10,002,000 wag Appropeiated At the, Inst session of Congress. Aa eltleront equipment has beer ordered, and it la expected that active operations wilt be Aturted within the coming month upon the um Point reuch, above uiphis, and the WKY. Providence reach, aboye Viekshur, These two reaches constitute an aggresate Jougth of about duventy miles of the wort mie igution below Calero, Phe works are expected to secure uw low-water depth of ten tect. with posalbitties considerably beyond that anit, Although the comtivsion hi Kivon especial Attention and stidy to the requirements of navigation on the main river below Cairy, thoy bave curesully Inspeeted: “ HE PLANS OF IMPROVEMENT. now tn process of exocutlon by the Engineer Hareny of the Department tpon tit portion of the stream between Calo ana St. Uaul, wnd are: of oplnton Uhuit thelr canpicdion Will estAulist i walter nnvtirition of not less than alent tect ween Calro ald Bt. Louly, with capabilities (i both cased of wreater depth ihromh at tension and enlargement of tue works. Tis hardly necessary to add that the work thus undertaken bie of that greag ditivaltios tht 1 is only by patience and pore ranve, and Upon tho steppligestone of miatikes corrected, tat sHeoess ain be hoped fors and thot che tinal result will depend av much on the mupport nnd endpurauon of the penple axon the elfarta of tho Contaiiasion or other ugents of tho Guyern: meat,’ APTERNOON SESSION, On reassembling us 3 u'viock, the Commitrea on Resolations not being ready'to report, Ul auldrekten were nnd by Concent of Hinols, and Gen. Rosier, of Missouri, ‘Tho Conimittoe vu Heaoludons then, through, Ita Chutymun, Duncan G. Rounor, of New Ore Jeaun, dade the Juilowiug yepyrts : RESOLUTIONS, The reprosontatives of the vummercial Inter> ost, umbagelenitiural anid otner prvlictive tus Autres of the Mivsisalppd Nableye iu sunvendun waxemblod at st. Loute Bo. Celieving that we Minaimalppl Wives and its navigable Uriintartee, tho ureat Intand waterways prepared by the Creator for the use of the peoplu, ure the muse Hoportant and valiable part ot tue National d nud, sped ty all, beyond reach of monopniy, and juntiye to the whole people: that euiperition trungportadion which benetlts prod and commie ake ah further, that cheun Anaiandetation tt the great noconty of an ute cultural people, te Indlapeisatte condition at (he way couvesTig to distint markety of Lely stuple products, bulky in propurtion to value, aud that the fainiuisr econoueul truth that the chenpest (ranuportation of suck products a py Water ls ervecially aoplicuble ta the wrumt wus | terways of this country, provided the-aame be kept treo from snags, sacuiburs, treneherous tanks. and other abstacies to navigation, uo theraforo resolve and declare: First—That. it is tho manjfext and Imperative duty of the Governmont of tho United states to cause tote made such improvements of the Missiasippl River and its navigable telbutarics us shutt permanently secure safe and ensy navi- ition thorenf, thereby chounening freight, re- Mueing tusurance and other burdens and ex: penses, proinnting the vast inland conimerce of tho Nation, and creating new avenues of foreign irade, and thus tut only inviting ine crenaer) roduction and population, but uasuring — wrenter prosperity to' tho whato ple. Especinily is this duty peo] 8 obvious and our demand Justified In view of dos nations already made “by Congress injtand amounting to Tenrly 200,000,000 acres, aid fn bonds fesued or guarantedd nearly 100,000,000 nore, in wd of urtieial highways, the property of private fudividuals, and necossariiy furuish- ing. even at the lnweat rates, tho moat costly form of transporation on 0 largo seule as come pared gith the appropriations, not yet amoun nig to $75,000,000 10 nil, for the Itaprovement of 15,000 miles of nutuen) waterways, whose Crees dom from tax, import. or Hunoily Is protected by’ constitutional guaruutees, while the chen zervices and tnrestricted compotition they af~ ford (8 tho most eftectunt corrective of exorbite wot charges of any route to tha eedbunrd; that the wppropriations for such improvements should be separatively made, with die provision for nesuring the people of thelr faithful applica+ tons to the sume, and should be adequate to the continued prosecution of work oneo begun, until the suine Is inisherl, so a8 to avotd the wasteful destruction of work partially completed by reason of tho delay or stoppage thereof, for yiuut Uf sultictont “appropriations; and ve It rther Heaoteed, That this convention recognizes with extreme satisfietion and emphatic approval tin the pasxaue of the net of Congress oF dune 28 Iev0, For the appalntmont of a Misdtaalppt Kiver Commission,” and th the compretiensive and xclentitic surveys and important recom= imeadations unde by tho distingulsbed engineers appointed on Umit cominiasion, a¢ set forth lin thelr reports of Feb, 17, 1880, and Jan. 8, 1891, the ikret well-considured and eifectunl step towards the complete and permanent opening ut the Mississippt Valley to tho markets of the world, but would also strongly, express ite regre Ut tho refiuent of the last Congress, after erent- ing eakt conmission, and notwitnstanding the deliberate and emphatic approvat of thoir plans by the House Committee on Tnprovament of the Missisaippi, to mppropriate the nmonnt eatl= mated nud recommended by sath corunission for dolng the Work by thein carefully tald oat and proposed: and be It further Hesaleed, That, in the deliberate and carnest Judument of this committee, delegated to repre- Sent tho interests in that behalf of more tuan onu-hall tho States and ‘Territories of the Union, Inhabited by more thin one-Hale [ts entira pops ulation, from whom Js collected above TU per cent of the entire Interal rayvenue of the Aation, whose internal commerce 18 wlready one-hult of the whole United Stites, more than ve tithes greiter than the total forelyn commerce of the Natton, ary larger than tie total forefen commerce of the world, but upon whose industry. ta this yeur levied, by thy ob- stucles to tho site and easy nuvigution of the Mis- sissipul River and ita navizable tributaries, acd needless direct tax by way of Increased freiehts and insurance, demurris wrecks, and repnira of pot iess than $1y0M0,0, It is the iinperative: duty of Congreas, and the right of the people, for’ whow this convention ts authorized to apenk, that the levisiation thug wisely begat be made ettectiml and permanent by enfargiur tho powers of the Hiver Commission to include tho prosecution of tho work ulready . recome mended by thom, and by tho regulir and xep- arte appropriations from year to year uf such ‘ulunissiun, Acting Under reasun- pervidion of Congress, shull report #3 ary to that end, Bo that this great and oe sable work. National in every sense, shull any longer be delayed: and bo it furthor Reasoleed, That the scientitia and comprehen- sive system of river impravement by % compre tent commission thus Intugurated should be applied te the complete and pertnanent Improves dient and muintenunce of all the navigable trib+ Mtarlea of thy grunt river: and be bt further Resolred, ‘That this convention recognizes with Brent satisfaction the benetits already rasult lug tothe navigation of the Missiesippl River and ita principal tributaries by the extension of the lighthouse system thereto, und expresses the earnest hope thut the partial iieb og of thosy rivers nay be speedily enlarged by Increasing: the number of districts and llgbta to auek anex- tentas the Lighthouse Board in cousultation with the River Commission shall tod necessary to render such xeryice completely etficieut; and Veit further: Resolved, ‘Vuat the President of the conven tow Is hereby authorized und requested to wpe po, ht at bis eurly convenience a. conimities of tweaty-one, who shall be enarged with the duty: of mr spuring, o4 suun us practicable ufter the conve Dgpn wijourns, a memorial tg the Con+ gress of Tho United States, on bednlf of the del- erates 2ompusNY this convention and the pav= ple whott thoy represent, in support of and tte accordane with tho foregoing resolutions, em bodying sect stutistien! Information as said committec may deem expedient; that they cuuge to be Wrinted u suiticient number of copies Of sald resotrztions ani memorial, togethor with the proceed: usa af thls convention, tor wide distribution, xv that a copy thereat Uw pluce:t inthe hands of every member of the United States Senate aud House of. Representatives aa soon ns practicn ble, and that sald comniittee ure hereby wutburizad to take such further action tauching « proper presentation of sald resolie tons aud memorhd to Congress and procuring (uv due constderztfon thereof as they may deem vest. THE GNWAT LAKES, Tho committco alu Aubmitted the following resolution to the cony etion: Resolved, That, in thet Interest of chenp tran: portation and to uiford w chulce of water routes to the seabuurd, we rey 6d connections between tho navignble waters of the Upper Misalsalppi Kiver and tho grent Inked as of great impor- tince, and that Congress: fir making: {ppropr! Hops to improve the Misshsippi River and ite tributaries, ought not to overlook - or disregurd tho estubiisumunt of free water com. minniedtion between the valley of the great river of the West and tide water of tho coust, ‘This resoluuon was adopted by the canveo~ Hou, Dut subsequentty n ination to reconsider was made, a yoto on which will by tuken tomore row. THY ILLINOIS & MICHIGAN CANAL. Mr. Roberts again Introduced bfa resolution, offered this morning, reluthiy to tite Uhnals & Michtan Cann aud Winols Hivery but, after considerably discussion, the raising cf pulnts of urder, und suine confusion, it was dof vated by a dented vote, The convention then adjourned till 10 tomor- row, This evening delegates aru attending, many of thein necompanied by Indies, the per formance of “Virginia” by John McCullouga at the Grand Opera-Houso,- tha entire theutre: boing engaged by the Executive Committee for tho occasion, nobody being admitted except by speck Invitation, Tomorrow afternoon the ‘convention will be given an excursion on the rive ne THE RECENT FAILURE AT TUCSON, ARI. Vee Ari, Oct, 2%.—Considerable fevlinz exists against the auapended firin of Lord & Williams for receiving deposita up to the hour of closing Tuesday night, Several thousand itot- lami ko tuken are lost to delegates, principally jilolug men, No other firms are atfeeted by thu failuce, The Bunk of Calltornin has secured gong 6.000 cords of woo Lo offset Ite loss ur 300,000, but thore Isa qu {She revent Judgment, Giken b; York. In favor of Cy Preston, of tls eit: $250.00, nlthough got aside, afected the & of tho trin, ——e END OF THE INDIAN WAR IN ARIZONA, BAN FRANCINCO, Cal. Det, 24—Col dC, Kole ton, Adjutaot-General of the Division of the Pagitle, who bas just returned trom a tour of Arizona, says all the fnidlan trouble fa over une tess the Mexienns drive fugitive Chirlcabuas ane the troops will thom. 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