Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 31, 1881, Page 8

cna ae aimee tre ep Saher * Irlal and , Mu tho taurterstan ti Lake delogutes of the fulilment of 4 cou! cone » THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: ONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1881—TEN PAGES. THE CIry. PERSONAL AND GENERAL. 0. J. RAxsom, of Towa, fa at tho Sherman, 0. K. Kixa, of Now York, fs at tho Palmer, 'T. Luna, of New Mexico, Is at the Tremont. I,J, CLARKE, Of Detroit, Ja at the Grand Pa- cific, A. Pecortien, ot Washington, 1s nt tho Tree mont, J. Ostnos, of Salt Lako City, is at the Tree “mont. * i. Branpr, of Antwerp, Holland, fs at the Palmer. Di. N. A. Bancocs, of Freeport, Ul. ts at tho ‘Tremont. . Lukn Voonnecs, of Wyoming Territory, is at tho Patmer. e. 1 IL Rvowne, U.S, A, fa at tha Grand Pacific, ‘with his wife, Bruxo Soman, of Tel the Sherman. Crauncs W. Savane, of Sin Friucisco, i¢ at tho Shera. Aurnen Connentaoy, of London, Bugtand, ts atthe Palmer, W.B. Chana, of Hartford, Conn, is at the Grand Pueltic, ‘ Jonx Cox? S3tt, of New York, is nt tho Grand Pacitic. W.. tucitasan, of Montreal. Cat, Is nt tho Grawi Macitic. Prov, LW. P. Jewrtr and wife, of Milwaukee, gro nt tho Palmer. Jamus W. Cooke and W. P. rath Jr, arent tha Grand, Pucifie. ‘The Ket, W. Walter Jubb, of London, Eug., 18 at tho Grand Pacitle, Josurn Munrny, tho comedian, Je at the Tre- ‘mont with bis family, Mi. anv Mra, Cuaitnes Rea, of London, Ene gland, are at the Palmer. De, Winntan J. Moone and farmly, of Dan- ‘ville, I., ure at the Tremont. ‘4 Mes. Joseruts# Drew, of the Joseph defor. 80n combination, is nt the Shornan, HA. Pansoss and IL 2. (reyory, of Son Francisco, are at tho Grand Pacitte. ‘Mu. and Mrs. A. Rapp. and Mr. aud Mra, A.M. Hoth, of England, are at tho Grand Pacilic, Mr AND Mus, Hesiy Cis and Miss Hattlo Tracy, of “Lhe World" combination, are at the Shorman. Jos B, Cours, Vico-Prosident .of tha Peo- ria, Decatur & Evansyilio Rullrond, ts at the Grand Pauific. Mn W. W. Duprey, well known in Insurance olreles in this city, has gone to’ Jamestown, Dnk., to engage Iu tho banking business, ‘tu Retail Grocors’ \ssocintion met yesters day afternoon and passed nresolution praying tho Muyor that be would close the rrocory stores: Bandas moraines and every evening except Sa- turduy at 8 o'elouls, "Tot spiritantists’ and mediums’ meeting, held yesterday at No. J South Tulsted street, was Well atronded. A number of local mediuny spoke of tho progress made by Spirltuntism, and witve some testa which appontcd to hive u cone Vinelng effect upon the uttendance. Tr: Woet Division Iallway Company yester day bexan running Sunday dirs to California avoriue, whereat residents west of tho rafiroud tracks are much pleased. [tis said the company ds cunsidering the matter of also giving tho Cale drornin uventte people night oars every twonty- Tour minutes until midnicht. Ciusnces Montz Worry, 1 German, 44 yenra old, employed In Lake View, lust evening fell Trow tho aldewalk Into a busement at the corner of Clark and Iarrison streets, and received two eevore cute onthe bend, one of which ts twa inGhes tong, and fust back of and over the lefe eur. aud fs ‘thought to by dangerous. Te was taken to the County Hospitat. WibtiAs CAVANAUGH, 2) yours of ago, dled Hdonly atthe Rock island dypot ath o'clock sterday afternoon. Ho wasn victim of cone Autmption, sna was at tho tine accompanied by Ais brotuer Walter, whe was on nis way from Now York City, Dr, Stitt cerutlcnte of death. and Undertaker El- ton took charge of the body. Joserit Dusny, strevt-car conductor on tha Wentworth avenue line, had some. trouble at THiS Inst evenly near the fwenty tb wtreet crosslug with C, Jd. Brown, of Nu. An sulle Germany, is at ‘street, who refused to quit sinoking on the rear plutform of the car, Brown, ft is sald, became 0 profuana and ubuslye that two pussenuers, Taking part with the conductor, who bau Httle fellow, tumbled Brown olf the ear, ousing hin himselt quire badly. ‘Tho conductor wag acrested upon a ebarge of assault preferred, by Mrs. Brown, MUDDY TABERNACLE. A very large congregation nesembled at tho corner of Chicago nyentte and [a Salle street Just evening to bear tha Kyangellat Currie-tn bls vompuarisons between the Christian's race and the suortuiman’s ruchig, Until a few seard ago, when Mr, Currle fount a better Ife, it was hig occupation and eblef delight to ria fout-races and teaed others the seleive and trieks of the trek. Having experivnee in running ag a sports= niin, aad now walking and running by faith, ond not by sieht, the speaker was cumputent to diseattras Rat His vhusen theme, whieh ho did to tho Interest and edificntion of atl, The telectious of Scripture, wore very appropriate, aud the remarks werd qutint, practical, and fostructive, ‘Throwrbout the entire discourse the anulogios and parallels botween the torres- lestlal rautcourse were kopt up, The speaker cloyed with an earnest und aathaste gospel appeal to his hearers, [fe reminded all ‘Ubat the race of this tte would soon ba run, and admonished them to sp run that itll inight ob. tuln the peizo, whlch wits a crown of glory from Gou's owt hand. Mr, Currie Is a rapid aponker, with = browd Seoteh necent, Ev rellatles sorvives were announced to be beld every night this weok. PAIWELE HAT Upwards of a thousand comprisod the con- aregation at Farwell Hall inst evaning to listen 1) Messrs, Hes and Case. Mr. Bisa spoke on Yo questions, “ What think yo of Christ?” “Whut shall 1 do with Jtsus, which fs called Christe" + How shall we ese: Ve it we negicet ae great salvation?” He reniids Mooly, With whom be bas bee 1c ker. Ils sermons are shuple, well stlustrated, and dolive ered with tt vigor that currles conviction that what be believes concerning the Bible ta dea. seated. He uften compares bls former Hfe of ein with the tifa he now enjoys. Mr. Caxc sung with clearness and power, My ains are washed whiter than snow,” fle ehoir did thelr part well, An atteret Inu resulted in the gather dug of quitea number of convorts, The vee of Farwell Hall by tho Evangelistic Commltive ts commending Itkelf to the coamunity, atfording opportuntty: fer danny hundreds to attend tt Gospel-meoting whe know very fitde of such mutters. Thoy desire moro Christian workers ta tect the Inquirurs. ‘The sorles of mnectings arranged by the E gelisua Committee are to embrace many vi important topies of discussion. Lhe leaders Aare well fitted, and the prosenee and ation of other gifted persons will add to Ube richness of tho programy, ‘hose meetings are to bo held in Furwell Hall trom 3 to 4p, to, ‘Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, The trat Scour tomorrow, Gpentiz with ao Bible rendiig: by Miss 1, Deyer on "The Spirit of Vrayer.” T MAAS. A WAS THE MAN, The fuithioss bookkeeper whu forged his em- ployor, Mr. M. HL. MeGulre, tho tobaeeontst, into bankruptey was not numed Huus, as wad stated An yesterday's Wtbuse, but A. G. hielo, Haus and 'Tolelo wore partners in tho North sido store uuder the naine of H, Haas & Co, and the attorney for the creditors of Mefiuire without dowbt yot the nated mixed in giving the Inter mation to the reporter, ‘The error une Toruunately put Mr this ta an unpteas- ant Heht, while he ty evidently innocent of such wrongedolng and hag a good pepe Yyiuton. ‘The young man sald yesterday he nul been swhadled by ‘Thiele out of 81,500 or $2,000, aud bad w few days nyo Kuogeeded In dise solving the partnership dn order that te might. vonthiue the bustiess alone at tho old stand, 44) North Biate cbr "Me. Haus apeenrs to have sulfered enough nl- rewily from 'Thivlo’s unworthiness, not to be tho wubjeat OF inisrepresentation, thaugh thle ine Blanes was plutoly one of accent, SUBURBAN, ENGLEWOOD. The reguitr meoting of the Englewood Talon Veteran Clan will be bel this evening at thelr elub-rooms in Beck's Hock, The walls of the Soldlera Memorial (alt ura neurly up, and [tla hoped to bave the bullding Invlosed by the middle of Noyember, ‘There will ba u business inceting of the Sontur Club Sulurduy ovenlag. é Xhu dissatisfaction against the revicotion of Commuastonee Wood in this town {6 wearlug awny, Mr. Vobmyer, the defented ‘candidate ‘vin this town, burbors nu iliefvollng, and there ono reson that bis friends should. It bs elaitued that the defeut of Me. Vebmyor reaulted by one of the Town of tract whieb Mr. Vebmyoe bad with School District No. 2. —— “Che Doctor 'Yold Me 10 take w blue pill, but L didn’t, for | had already been puimonod twlee by meredry, ‘The druggist Hite try Wtdnoy- Wort, and TF did. it was o thing Jor wy bilivusness and constipu- hon, aud now § um’ we well us ever.” ‘Lorp! sidueys aud Iver ls tue trouble for Which Kid> uey- Wort always proves to bo the best romudy kuown.—Hartfond Courant. rr Werecommend Etdredge sowing-machines. THLE RAILROADS. An Advance in Passenger Rates Announced by the Grand + Trunk. J. M. Eddy Appointed Superintendent of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas. . (ioneral-Freight-Agent Ripley Criticises the New State Tariff and The Tribune. Prospective Compromise of the Union and Oontral Paciflo Territorial Troubles, Grand Traut Alto “Advances Passens ier Mates to the Kast, ~ At last tho Grand Trunk his becom attacked with tho serious malady which made alt the other Rustern through tines advance thelr pase Fonger rates lust week, It Is fortuante, how- aver, that the attack (sa mild one, and it is to ‘bo hoped that It will not catch It as severely ns somo of tha other roads, bevause, not hayhiy as strong eonstitution us some of its older Drethven, tt might suifergnore severely tram tho consequent fallag of ik business, It was itl annted In Tar Taistst Inat week that the Grand ink wis auxions to make mn advance tn freight rates provided the other roads vould bo {nditeed to join It in the establishment of unl- form rates. As tho other roads, howaver, cond uot he induced to enter into nevottations for suo A purpose, the Grand Trunk people an- nounced that they would continue tha rates ta the at ut 8 to Hoston, New York, and Buffaly muti] the other nes would come to ferma und agree upon some srrangement for the malntenanee of uniform rat Since tint tine, however, thelr backbone seems to have Jost somo of its usual rightity, and the ane Nouneement fs tute that, eommenuing this mornhun the trand Trunk will also charge higher passenger rates to tho Eust. Tho new rates will bo 14 follows from/Chteaeo: To Hose ton, zroag rate, £1; rebite, $8.75: mut vale, S125. ‘Vo New York, gross rato, £18; rebute, 88. rate, $1.25, To Buftalo, SU, without rebate, To Boston mud return, ood for thirty a: RrORS Fate, rebate, $10; not rate, $115). ‘The sule of tickets to Rumtiie und retuen will Uo aise continued. ‘Tho Qrand Trunk in muling thts advance remalns quite conaistent and adheres to tho position (thas heretofore taken, tt hus ale denanved a ditterential rate to Boston of less than chirged by tha more direct Ines, utg t = AS the Vanderblit coads tow ehurge i net to fh v poston af $10.2 York of $0.25, Wtently chine 87.25 to Boston and $0.25 York. as thereby Its rates ure stil Xb r than the lowest charged by ite competi- tora. aud the udvatee, thoroforg, will have but Aittle etext. on its business, 3. 0, Mdldy Becomes Ruperintendont of the Old Minsourl, Kansas & ‘Texan, Mr. J. M. Eitdy, formerly General Ayont of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa FS Rativond In this elty, und for tho past yeur Siperintendent of Construction of tho oxtension of the ‘Texas & Yaeilc to El Paso, hns been appointed Superin- tendent of ‘tho Missouri, Kansis & Toxns Die vision of the Missourl Vacifia Unllrond from Hunnlbal to Minnevla, and from Junction City to Parsons, with hendquurters at Sedulin, Mo. He will assimo the duties of his now ollice Nov. 6. The promotion of Mr. Eddy toso Smportant and responsible position will ba a source of gront satisfaction to his many frends In tht "s GM the genera! verdict will be that bo deserves his good tick, Mr. Eddy Isun ublo and engergetic raflroud man, a akiied civil engineer, aod fe thoroughly, posted In the operations of ralt- rouds, inwhich he bes had a long exporience, That the old’ Missouri, Kass & Texas will prosper tader his munugement, and will, soon Uecune one of tho best handled Mnes in the country, there is no doubt minong those who rad what kind of materia! Sir, Eddy is made of. ‘Tho New Schedule of Itates Adopted by tho Kallroad Commissioners, ‘Tb the Eutitor of ‘The Chicago Tribune, Cittcaao, Oot. 27,—The new schedule of rates adopted by the Railrond Commissioners, wttict is so bocome the luw of tho State and go Into operation on the 1Wth of noxt mouth, has beou ko violently and unjustly assailed Jn tho edito- rial cotumns of ‘Tne Trisunk tbat T desteo space in your paper sulticlent fora brief reply. Lmuate buld to do tals becauso I assume in the outset that THE Yatnune has nu speelal grudge oither agulnst the managers of raitrond proper: ty in Mlinols or against tha Hoard of Haltroad Comuilastoners personally, but that ft Is moved to publish the nttacks of Monday und Wednes- day in the interest of tho people. ‘This boing tho ostensibly motive, I proceed upon the ase suinption that you are in fuvor of u full and fiir discussion of the whole subject Involved, and especially that practical part of it rotating. to the work of the Cuunnlsslonors und its effect upon $10,000,000 worth of railroad prop. erty In ilnola Land $2,000,000,000 of private cit zens’ property—Ep.}. Noth of the articles printed In‘THe VRiMuNe rest upon the thoury that the schodule of rates ndupted by tho beard in 1873 was Iu nll reepocts a fur and equitable turf so fur as the railroad: companies ure cone cerned, (Tis Tatnuxe regards the echedule of | nsahicn one—in.) And, assuming toly to ‘be sv, You proceed to urge the case from this false bypothoxts, “Lho proof should first. hive been furnished by you that tho tarlit of 183 wan a Juatand benetlcent measure, ns preliininary to the digeusslun and for tho purvoso af a tar comparison between thy two schedules, t re- spuctfully ask you to bogin tho discussion ut tho Tight polit by ussumuur the Tesponsibility oF the correcticss of the schedule of 1873. ‘The tril of [8s was an absurdity, and has Jong been recognized us such by tho community, the railroads, and tho Conuissloners thom- selves, Commencing with arate tor one mite, Mt Increased by fractions of un cent to i miles, ailawhyy practienlty the ame tute por ton por infle for a haul of ton iites as fora haul of 250 miles, while all tho wortd knows that the Jonyor the hal tho: less the cost ‘per ton per mile. Naturally | tha result of n tariff constructed on such a biels was tn salistactury—tho su-inile rate was bigher thin tho roais thought of charging, while the ten- inile rate was dcomed too low, and wis probably soin fnot, Few, it nny, of tho rods in the State bave, up to this tine, pald any attention to the ehedule of 18th. Most of them clutin tut the charters under whieh thoy opernte especlal- Jy providy that tho Directors shall be ompaw- vrud to fix tho rates, aud on this question cases are now pending 10 the United States Supreme Court, {tls beloved by the compunies diat tho Suprome Bench witt look upou tho state law somothlig inthe Nght ta whiel the ollivera of tho rauls reyard it—ns a spocles of Communiam, if not of robbery, on the purt ot the people, and that tho court will recogutze promptly the right Of tho corporations to control their own altuira land chucxe what thoy please,—u.) Howover this may ve, both rallroadgzolticers and Commis: sloncis, belny sntisiice that tho tari of Ist wis rdjenlons, the Iutter dotormlued to revise, und the former, learning of that dotormintion, dus wand a hearing, wit wis granted and whieh took place Any. 17 Springteld, Ubere were proseat tho Commissioners anit a dozen railroad oficmls, | Uhe former presented substuntially the turiif which they nays now decided to adopt, wid tho luttor, ina friendly diseuasion, polated out the injustice which sudh a turk? would! be to their interests, and after a private conferenco proposes to the Commissioners a comprotulie table of rates by whlel they expressed a willinue ness ta abide. Nodefinit conclusion was reached, and It is now understood that nimajority of the Commission have deelded on the taritt a4 origins ally proposed, aud haye pa no heed whatever: tu the protests of the raltrond imuntgera, The pow Wt, tHken eA whole, fs Von from that ot 13st by almost exact! 1 the Btntementa of ‘Tue TRinuse to the contrary notwitustunding, ‘Tha now tarlit bs nero consiatont than the old, in that It re Lowe nizes tho fact thatien hawiof teu miles the princl- Pal item of expenso fe at the torminul atavions, and that this item at expense bs no greater for haul of loomites, It therefore slightly ndyances (ho sbort hauls, while larwoly redticing the longer onox, Itulvo glvea the reads astight advance on cattle and hogs, the rates on which wery une reasonably low, a compnred with other con jnoditles, tn tho Ctrl of Nid, THe CMTUNE may that on distinces under 16) iniles the rates have boon advanced 4) per cont by tho new tarilf, and then cally proceads tu give its own statement mal juoting the tlrures on w few urtl- cies, with the followlng rowuits Cattle und hogs, 150 miles and under, average adyunce, 8 per cunt. rain, 4 inites and under, average advance, OM per cent, ° Class A, 150 miles and under, ayerago reduce Hoa, 2 por cont, Class 1, 150 iniles and under, average roduo- ton, aL pie, pont. J und ,umbor, 75 wiles and under, avoraygo advanod, 18 per vont. ah i ba ‘ i BT IMUNE tubles wore given us follows [1 last Monduy's lesue.—Eb.) : f “4ttlu und hous, the prices ylven boing for care Ol rute New nh und other grain, exceptioy bounds cumpares, iu eunts: ob In the mattor of carn wheat, {hu chane per ites Wo ow invite attention to the Guresof the old und No ritor ber earely; N the article uf lum bor. ‘The rates aro Of 240) ponte: ald rate. New mate. $210 A) now mites indetinitt It will bo observed that Tim Tisnuxe picks aut tho items mast Mvorable to {ta case, and even then its own fMyures disprove its own statements. Again, it fails entirely to suy what happens in the ense of graft and lumber for iHatances over fifty und eoventy-fve miles re- spectively, presuinatly beeaise the weiter Knows that tho ew (irlil shows large rede: Hons beyond thoac distances, Similarly te falis to notice tho sweepliy reduction In coal-rates, which are about 50 per cent less than the rans: are now chareing, and 35 to 40 per cent loss than tho tacit of 18th, ‘Tho nbove figures show conclusiv enough the fntsity of tho stutements in rexard to the new tari. Tie Thibese argues with much apparent sutisfaction to itsel€ that the cost of trangportation fins been reduced 3b per cent einen 873. it does not in this case give us the Airures, and we are compelled to lovk elsewhere for thom. ‘This statemont ie as crroncatis as tho rest. From figures taken from tho looks of one of the corporations, | learn that on ite main line and branehus in Tllnols tho expenses for tho firat six months of S88) were greater than these for tho corresponding period of 187} by 25 percent, but that “the earnings were ureater —oby about the samo mnount f Hnds however, that the percentige OF expenses togarnings was one-bale of ane per cont greater Lin TR8) than in . ond ns the prico paid for tatior and atl kinds of imaterin) is about ns high now ta ln iia, the tures Cor tho fast balf of I881 will probably mot materially: ehungze tho result, Bo that as it mus, THE Taine, baving: med that the cost to tho ronda (3 decronged onn-third, asks: "What have the Commissioners done? Have thoy reduced tho rates one-third y" Well, yes, thoy have, or nearly eo, the average reduetion being, as nfore- sald, mniust exni V per cent. “But say Trrnuny, * the Commisaion- ers have.so urranged tho turit that any person shipping or veecivink frelght any distunce with- dn 140 ttes may be victimized by the railroads ALA rite on short hauls por cont greater than even tho inflated turlil of 187) ‘ge have ws rendy shown thts statement. to be untrue; but the fuet 43, that the greatest reductions in tho new turif, and those of which tho rafiroad off chia complain most bitterly, are those on hauls of Hkh to 10 miles, ‘Tho rates of the new tari aro lower thu tho low rates of any Western States, And on tho Item of coat thoy. tire sald to ‘be lower than in any State lu the Union. Whother tho rates will be respected by tho ronda Is Foe nt upen qitestion, i thoy wil not, but that the matter with be con- tested in the courts, In nny event, thore would seen Lo be no reason for arcalgn lig the Commise sloners on the ground that they have Nxed upon too hun rites. 1 companies could afford to subinit to tho rates as foraiuinted by the Com- missioners, the people of, tho State ‘would cere Atinly have no Just cause for comptalnt against tho board. She only party tnjuriousty a ee by conforming to the now scheditle would be tho railroads, which would bo placed in the position of having tholr earnings alfoctud to the extent ot milllivna by tho Il-udvised notion of na board the members of which are contessorlly dxnorant of the subject with which thoy ure. called upun to deal. ELD. ivney, Tho Chicago, St. Louis & Now Orleans Reduces Passouger Fares, Mr. dames C, Clarke, Goneru! Manager of tho Chicago, St. Louls & New Orleans Raflroad, bas Just fasued the following circular, which ox- pluinsl teclf: New Onty.Ays, Oct. 24, 1681.—On and aftor No- vember |, 1881, thls company will reduce its local pusseuger fare to three cents u mille, where tick: ets are procured from the agent before tuking tho train. ff fare ts pala on the tratn the con- duetor is required to churze Hye cunts per mite. No tickets will bo sold any distance tur less than twenty-live cents, Conductors on trains will not collect loss than twenty-tivo conts for any distance, however short, Passengers sive 40 per cont by purchusing tickets from tha com- paoy's agents, JAMES €. CLARKE, General Manager. Now York Contral Railroad Extonston. The Clarion, Maboniug & Pittsburg Ratlrond ia tho title of the extcusion of the Dunkirk, Allo- gheny Valley & Pittsburg Lond, running from North Warren to Brookevillo, Joferson County. ‘Tho round crosses tho Conuewango Creck just be Jow Fulconer's Island, and rung thence cust of the Conuewanso, and crossea tho Allogheny River on Butternut Island at Giade Run, thonce running tu Storeham, crossing under toa Phila- doiphis & Eris Rattrout at Dutebman’s Summit. ‘Thon it runs down the lunesta Crevk as fur ag Rtue Jay, then up the Biue Juy to Ward's Sune tit, then up Maple Crock to Brooksville, a dls- tance of sixty miles. The distince now by rail 43.15) miles. “Tho muln object of the read Js to furniah tho New York Central with coal trom the Jefferson County coulemines. The prelim- inury survey has been made avout two niltes up the Bluv Jay, ana tho foeation bus been made from North Warren to Clurendon. The grading will begin soon, ‘The work Is under the sceneral imunageuont of Mr. C. Karr, manuging director tor the company, ‘Tho Contral Pacific. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Sioux Crrvy, fa., Oct, 2.—A private letter from arofiabte man, benring date of New York, Oct. 25, gays; “Lecalled on C, 2. Huntington, Vico- Presidont of the Central Pacifle, Uo sald that his engiucers were out looking for a lliw to the Missour! Klver, sud that slx weeks ago ho would have suld positively that: bls company would Dulld wine tothe Missourl Klver. In fact, tho ratte had beou bowrht, to be delivered ut San Franctsco, His rout decided to build from the fact that the Union Macttic, with whiub they fad worked for a number af yearg, threatened to ine yuade their territory by building west, and i was te rentiivte that induced the Central Pucife to run lies tu the Missourl River. Now, howevor, there 13.0 prospecl of a compromise, Tn fuct, tho Union Pacliic claims Ut it will concede what is uskud. dt caso thoy du, tho Central Pas eine will not extend east from Ogden, x0 Mr, Jhununton suys, and weuld not codporate with ay other road at Ogden except the Union Pas cite, If matters ure uxed up.” Appointed General Superintendent of the Chicago, Milwuukeo & St. Maul. Hueciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune MinwaunKnr, Oct. W.—Tontrht dispatches woro received In the general ollice of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rullway anoouneing chat Hubbard C, Atkin, at present Suporintendont of the Culeugo, Lu Crosso & Pritrio du Chlon Divis- fond, bas been promoted to the position of Gon- oral Superintendent, recoutly vacated by W, CG, Van Morne, Itisbellevea that Mr. Atkins witl revelvo aawlary eqinl to that of Mr. Yan Horne —St.000 per annum, It is nuthoratively wn nounced thit Mr. Atking willbe succeeded us Superhitendent by Conductor James Tremaine for tho Chteayo Divlalon, and W. (i, Collins for tho Lia Grose & Prairie du Chien Division, and that the position of Assistant-Superintendont will Le abolished. ‘Tho nppointinents have ores ated a genuine sensation In rallway circles bere, gud overylody oxpresses sutisfaction at the promotions, ‘The Pasnongor-Hate War at Cloveland. Suvctod ut cater to The Chicago Tribune. CLEVELAND, O,, Uct. .—The railway war on passenger rates (o tho Lnst is still fur from set- dement, Nevertholess tue ronda bave become so crowded with business that rutes have boon advancod on ail tho roads, Tho New York, Ponnsylyania & Oblo 1s the lowast, at $5 to Now York. ‘The Lake Shore rate {s 85.25, and tho Vounsylvanta $4, both with rebates, A Through Crain to Galveston, Tex, St. Louis, Oct. w.—A through train from St, Louls to Galveston has been put on tho tron Mountain Road, und will run regular hereafter. It consists of first-class wloepers and soaches, aud ts Intended speginlly te accaminodate the winter-tourlst tivel to Southora Texas, whtoh ia mrowlng very fast, Miscellancoun Item ‘Tho Pullman Car Company bave just turned out wlX cleyant passenger coaches for the Union Vacific Rallroad Company. ‘Tho pew freizht-houge ut Englowood has been mudo a branch of the general freight uitico of Chicugo, Mr, Blodyett tins been placed In charge, , Commenosag with today the Chicuyo & Bast~ orn Lillnols Hullroud Company wilt run a sub- urban train from Muinonce, Ul, to Chicago, ‘The tratu will loxye Momence at 6 o'clock u. ta. and will pass Englewood at 8a. m., and arrive at Chivago at ki25 a. i. Returning, it wilt loave olenyo at (1205 a. ti. arriving at Eugtuwood at 1146 u. m., reuniting Crate nt 12350 pth, whlob will be the southorn terminus of this run. Ror Uirning, the train witt louve Crete at lp. i, wii] pass Englowoud at 2:03, and arrive in Chi- UE HG ot. Lhe game train will toave Chicago ut 6 o'eiock p. un, arrive at Englewood ut ia in, und WI reach Somence at 8:14 pin. Tho train will consiat of two passouzer couches and one bayxuge-cur For the present. ‘Tho Patan CarCompany are proparing some nt coaches for this run, which are oxpocted to bo ready suon, ‘The train will be in chargo of Bir, Jesse Woodward, aud will make the fol- lowing stops: Archer ayenuo, ‘Thirty-third atreot, ‘hirty-alnth stroct, Vortyeninth streut, Garitcld boulovard, Sixty-third stroct, Normal Park, Auburu Junction, and Auburn. ‘The fur fran Bix third streot to tho city will be only ve cen ————— A Hemarkuble Hird, London ‘Telegraph. There is vow Inthe “Zou” @ vory remarka- Ulo bird, the Nestor nutabilis, or mountaln koa, of Now Zealand. | tt is n parrot of atronse frame and powerful bill aud clawa, which were uscd ike those of all parrots fur obtaining a veuctas Dio diet, until the colonists Introduced sheep and pigs. As soun ux this was done the kua svems to havo ubandoned vegetable food, and to bave taken vutlrely to ledb-euting. Ho at. tacks slok or dying or disabled sheep, aud with his Powerful cuttlog beak opens a pass throu the ack and eats the Intestines, ‘on hoalthy au- imals aro. somotiines ueaiiled ly the Nestor natabllls, and thorn are sheep-riis in Now Zea lantwhere considerable tosses have beon incurred through those strangely dewenerated birds. The Rpecinen In the miogicnt! Gardens gave 0s much trouble to expture as an eagle, tearing the clothos of tho shepherd who Knocked it down while pounoing on a lamb, and Incorating Wehands, The ket scorns cooked ment, cults, frit. or sceds, and Ikes raw mutton bet~ tor thin nny fool. Ho will teur tho skin id flesh from u sheop'a head after tho furious fashion of avulture—lenving nothing Lut tho bare skull. VISITORS FROM ETERNITY. Another Bateh of Ghost Stories fro cross the Water—Mystorious Warn. Jugs of Death to Melonds Far Distant —A Hourso Haunted by a Mendleas Womnan=Annoyed by the Ghost of Mer Muat a Hirst Wite. England bas produced an enormous crop of ghosts since tho London Veleyraph has opened its columns to tho diseussion of tho characters istics of ullezed tunoarthly visitors. Tho Inst three numbers of tho paper at hand are full of mhost stories, some of whieh ure positively halre valsing. A favorit form of spectral manifesta tons seoms to by the'appourance of the ghosts of persons stipposed to bo allve, ns n gort of ad- vortisemont of thelr death to relutives and friends. Tho Telegraph priutsseveral lettors de serlhing mhostly visits of this kind, of Which the following ure samples: “Some years sine my husband boing ab- Bent on post-olce business itt tho country, £ thuught it nn execlicnt opportunity to baven Juventlo party at or thon residence, Relitan- villa, Hatnsbury Park, tnd invited Mr and Mrs, HL, the parcnta of two of tho little people, to assist me In the untertainnent, Tho tole Was aprend, wil things were rendy, but wo waited for ane little girt who had, nut yet arrived, and, hearing footsteps in tho hall, 1 myself went up from tho breukfaat-rogim to greet the turdy comer, when, Instend of tho oxpected guest, | found standing on the duvor-mat a very old friend of my hnaband, who in the onrllerdays or ottr married life had been wweleome to our home almost asa brothor. Unfortunately bls career became from some unexplained cause one whigh wo could nat approve, and wo nu longer received bim under our root. wand why, thou, should ho after a tapso of seven years tio standing there ou that door-mut, looking nut one bit older, Just as handsome, Just ats well at- tired, ng in the curly Seo wor pies Grlendby Hee ing astonished and somewhat started by.this un- expectod appearance, Tented Mr. IL. from tho Ureakfast-room that bediso might welcome no old triend. | Tnnigine my stirprlae on turnin ny head round to the spot where my visitor, Mr 8., had stood ft a svcond bofare to find it vie cant) No eign—no indieation of tny kind of the ay recent visitadions Not a soul wis beard, nota sloor moved, He had been, and he was wone; but bow and wherefore? Fora moment £ stood aghnst, thon, with an iydescribable fealing, which f tried In vain to dispel, I deseended to tho breukfast-roog to entertain my Hite partys but my heart wae Hl nteaso, my mind preoecit- pled with my tnoexpected visitor, his mystertoug coming and woing, and [ was senreely surprise when T beard o knock at the hull door, and tho Kutering servant handod mo a curd, ' Me. G, 8," tho drawing-room with the expectation of mect- ing our old felond, T beheld in tho onty occupant of tha room & gentiomin alte Unksiown to me, ‘Lexpected to find Mr. G. 84! Foxplalned to tho stranger. ‘fam Mr. G.S." ho reptlod. poor George's cousin and namesake, Remem- bering your husband's erent. kindness and friendship, 1 am come to ask advico nnd nssist- nice nbot the funorat. [ teol assured you will griove to hear that George expired abuut an hour ago," An Auclont Briton" contributes two stories of this nature, for tho truth of which he vouches, He writes: “Tn the yoni 1851 L was2 merchant in Calcutta, My wife and myselt wore in exeutiont healty, and our lottery Lo friends nt hbuie, up to the first mall thence In April, testitled to tha abounding koot spieits of a young and oxceedingly huppy couple, Twodays after that muil’s dépurtura my wife was solzed by cholert, tho attack prov- {ng fatal within fourteen hours, In Baginnd, the tuteat news from us belny of the brightest: and most nssuring complexion, my wife's sister —hersolf then in robust health—on the morntne of April 0, ubout 1 o'clock, witeeawaka ond unable to sleep, saw her muirried sister appeir at her bedside, exactly In the apparel she wore in Culeutta, gaze carnestly at ber fora fow mie ments through the opened bed-curtains, wod then vanish.” Sho felt assured thut her sister was dend, — Pretolegraphie tlmes alforited but one communteation—iitnely: tho overland mail. The letter announcing my wito's duath arelving somo weeks liter was addressed to unaunt of tho two sisters, who immodiatuly sought bor niece, and very cautiously attempted to brent the sad tidings to her, Theguod old lady was metutonce by the calm remark; “L know what you aro come te toll mo; iny sister is dead, TU gaw her on the th of April, about L o'clock In tho mormug, ut my bedside,” Tho death n Culouttn ocuurred Jo my. presence at about 7 o'clock In the morn fog of that day, tho the In each endo, allowing: for tho difference of longitude, bel ubowe identical, Permit me to add a Surthor instance, alsv within the rane of wy porsonul oxpurl- once, In tho summer of 1837, tho mutiny year, Iwas at homo from lida for xevorul months, and at the country house whero | was then atay- toy, on a onli, warm olight In July, alnattisg neither aslcop nor actively awake, IE distinetiy saw the cotthi and in it the corpse of a yilu frfgnil of mine, lying In a bedroom of 9 bum tow ut Muttra. "Tke features of the dead were oxuctly in tho vondition that might be fouked for attur death by one who was an old frivad, Ln whose memory bis countentnce wus enduringly famtliav. Mo was an ottivor in tho Ninth Benwal Cavairy. Cuow folt assured that hoe must have dled, and my anstous glince wt tho obituary of the Culcutta Miglin, recalved by the next nuit, revealed his name, rank, and dato of dd wouse at Muttra, in exact fulllliment of the pre- ceding weird intinmution.” A dady gives this expertonce of a supernatural warning conveyed ty ber sehoulmistress: “Hfsupernitural manifastytions ara tucrent- blo. J should likn to have a sutisfactory expta- nation of the following incident, whith Tenn substuntlate: Some years buok my sister und T ‘were pupils at a well-known ladies’ sehool, 1 be- ing ut the tho 17 yours of aye. One might m: slater, who shared my room, was taken ill, and thought it necessary to inform tho mistress of the school, On reaching her bedroam I found her alttlog up in bed, sobbing bitterly. She told me that her only brother living in Canudn, to whom sho was devotedly attached, had Just up- peared to her, bilding hor goud-by, and wiving: her sume instructions in regurd to certain Ine surances and Investinents, | humediately wrote, nt her request and at ber dletation, the words her brother haw spoken. A fortnight biter a fottor wea received from Canada stating that this brother bad diced uttho very time at which any sclioolumistress saw the manifestation, und thut his lust words were those | had written down, ‘Tha romurkably circumstance was now by alldn the school and by many others. 1 uty adil that iny sclivolmistress had recelyed a fetter only a few days previously to tho ‘ manife: Uon’ stating that her brother was coming to En: glund shortly, and was In wood health.” ‘The following remarkable adventure is told by acorrespondent, under dato of Oct. 1: ‘“T huye read tho whole of your letters respaat- jog the belief or otherwise in hosts, and cans not retrain uny longer from giving you my own experience, 1 way preface tiny story by statin that previous to Nov, 7 1803, f always “hiughed at the bare wdea—and now for tay story, 1 was staying in Brighton an the day mentioned with yomo friends who wore about to proce wuroad, ‘Two Indes, a cousin, and inyself wont out to ding at Kempton. fe being a imost churning moonlight ufgbe [told my friends f should pro. for watking home to Brunswick square ithe ovher ond of the town), 1 necordingly procowled on tho sea wide of tho Esplanade, When Juat op. positthe Medford Hutel a carriage und pair drow up alungalde the rails with two men on the box and an elderly on inslle, 1 was greatly stuetled, as tho whogla made no noisy; but ab ouce | took about hulf a dozen steps toward the curriage to seo what it menut, whon 1 dlatinetiy recogmzed tho ovoupint as iny grandinuther, whom Thad left perleetly woll at Cheltonhum a few duys before, wleo her cowwh man and footman un the box, Cat once vaulted over tha rally Su pode tho carriage, At the same moment it struck to us must out of the way that an old Indy of Ki whould being ail her be- Jonglugs from Cheltenbum to Brighton without informing her relations of thu inove, Ag £ tonebod the ground J made one step forward to greet ber, when lo my horror the whole thing vanignod. When J recoyed imysolf I went straight jong any toll thy whole olroumstuncos of tho easy. Of course, overy one laighed at ing, god told ino that it was fortunate thore were wite nesaes who could speuk to iny porfect sobriety, Twas vory put out, und hardly slept all night. Eurly next tnorning wo received a telegram that my poor oll grandinother bud. been found dowd inher bed ut 70 that morning. ls chroum stuuce 1 shall never forgel, as you may imagine,” Mr, A. Itosa contributes this episode in ghust- seeing: “'Heulng Is believing.” Iam a Uighlander;. therefore, you inny say, imbued with the super atidion of uty race, when L soy LUolleve tn ghosts, supernatural warnings, dreams, and cont slau, and, beluy a woman, possibly muy be cone sidered not atrongeimiuded, I toll my story from my own experience, It bs at long intervals dure ing my Hfe—1 nim now advanolng tu yours—that events haye happened in my own tumily circle of which Lhuve buen forownrucd by dreams. Hut my ghost story isthis; I bad gone to bed, sept Nella through the olgbt, having given orders to be called cariler than usuah as my mother was to sat out after breakfast by train onthe Highland Ratlway to tho fur North. [ woke suddenly, remembering it tulybt be time to risa, tere Tdistinctly saw a figure stunding “1 am crof the bedroom, It wus clad from jot In uraior, the visor down, my heart bout fast with toar; still Lauzod, sudcould tuke in the proportions of the fies ure, and recognized it ux the vldest brother of very intimate girl friend of mine, but no relation. f vlosod my eyed, unuble ta overcome tho awtully tysterious impression the upRuci= ton iinpatted to me. Woon 1 looked again it bad vanlubed, Lup, dresied, und on yolng down stairs found my tather prepared tor her journey, Au indetinable dread preveuted me disclosing to hor what { had seou that mornin, I accompanied bor to the rallway station, im- resuily on her to tolexraph on ber arrival at nvernced. That oveulug hur tologram reached me—the worts to this uffoct: ‘Arrived all suto and wull; “Young Munro” diod thls uioraing,’ t And fo It was; but why his apparition visited | have been “so Inuietinitly worded” ag to He the T know not. ‘The denth was sudden and ie oxpeoted at bis Mighland residence, lite family relntions wore at tho thine in the South, aud bo died before uny of thom oven heard of ‘any Ills toss to cutis Itneastness.”” Tho following story of a haunted bouso" reads Ike one of grandmothor's tales in the olden thie: “Perhaps the following Incident which hap- ened to me mny Hot be altogether out of pluce nthe correspondence on this subject. About. fifteen vr cighteon. years wiro 1 hind driven ur indy from tha villuge of Sandhurst, i Rerkshive, to Windsor, where wo spent the dity, it wes about this period of the year, and on our return nt sieht the moon, bolng at ita full, was abining beilllantiy, On turning aut of thd Hrack= nel! roud fata the village we had to pred o house which in former years had the reputation of botng hatinted, Wut on tho oucasion | nm res Jerring to such a subject as phosts was vory far from my thoughts, 1 was ehatthig with my companion till we camo to the meniow nt the back of tho so-called haunted house, when wo both raw, standing in the middie of the mondow, a tigre of n most brilttant white, It acemed to inv to lyok [ke 1 man without head and with n remarkably white frovk on the rest of bis boly. EF stopped the horse 1 owas delving and’ gave the reins to my: teignils and wits about to deseond and go ifito the field to seo what tho object was, when, he foro of hud time to alight, It begin to Approuch us, and came within a fow feat of tho hedge, when It so suddenly disappeared as to entise 13 both to be much niore warmed than at the sightof tho spectre, On arriving at tho house where my Indy friend Ived wo icqualite ed her family with what wo bad father, a very old yentieman, exprossud no prise, but told me he bad ofter had girls come serenining into ble Hongo, stuting what they hud secu in the road and ubout tho grounds adjoin- iu this su-called huunted house, Oveustonally it was a man in white, then a indy with her bead cut off, and other deendful things whieh the: sald thoy tidseon, During my stay fin the vile ago Toonversed with oo mun who had lived in the house some time for the purpose of minding it. He told ine he and his wife could rarely get any sleep owing to continial nocturnal nnises, such na chains bulng drawn up and down-stitirs, the ruatilog of silk dresses, opening and shut- ting-of doors, ete. After ull this Inpso of yoars, 1ean glye no explanation of what | saw excopt us T have described it. 3 Cambridge University {6 not exempt from mhosts, ns the following narrative will show: “Phe following story, reltting to Cambridge Unlycralty, Lean vouch fo A complaint was miido tht Mr. A.u student, dki not sleep in his apurtinents in the cullexe, and the wentic- man whose duty lt was spoke to bin repeatedly: nbout this breaoh of tha rules; but Mr. A. could not bu got to gleep in the apartment, nur would he give hls reason forebjecting to dese, In tha end he was reported tow superior, who, on bus quiry, findlog hint a well-behaved gentiuman of quiet, studious hibits, deow from him, after somo furthor advice, tha following: Ho said thut when he moved into the bedroom assigned to blin he had neidenot not sleeping there always, but during tho night he siw the apparl- ton of’ young un approach and stand by lils bedside, “Ho deseribed his apperranes thus: Very dark comptexion, ack hule, small black mustache, and 8 feindly: bul. sorrowful expres~ Bion of countennnce, Fala did not decide him, and as the apprrition was repented made cup ila mind. ty After this ho q was alowed to retain his outside lodgings, the authorities considertug it would be unwhie to foree him to do otherwise, as he evidently be- Heved In what appeared to thom notolng but tho result of overrending. At the -beginnlig of tho Hext term a new student took possussion. Attor retiring at night, sume others wbo were up Ina nolzeborlug room wore startled by his hurried footsteps und terror-strigken fice ag he rushed into their presonec, expressing bis determinn- ton never to sleep in that room, His story was preuleely, similar to thut tuld by Mr. A. on aftor this tho nuthoritles reccived from Indint letter respecting a young man who bod prevl- ously ocenpled this room, telllng ot bis death, Tt appears he wasa dillvent student, but bad falled to caine up te the required stundard., His want of success caused an ineas. Eo was ade vised to return tu his native country, where be shied from, it is said, a brokun heart, Aftor this the upparition was nut scot.” ; ‘The following story, if It cun be substantinted, should bo a warning to all fadles who contem- plate 8 union with widowers: “fu dune, 1873, twas marcied to a gentloman whose wwifo hud diod the provious year. [wag told on firat going to the house tat * namin’ had been sven walking about the house, [wis quite a skeptie ut that tling, and treated what I Heard ns a delusion, but Lacon found: that twas mistaken. The thrat night | slopt in the house £ was wwiuconed ina romurkable manner, aod 1 saw a gure standluy not fur fret tue bed, look- ing very calm but very sad, It distinctly fooked ‘at mou and thon vantyhed, If was too awed to awake my husband, ‘bls occurred over and oyerugiin, On golug ubout tho bottse and up and dawn tho stairs 1 hve repeatedly pussod the guing figure, On comtug down from ny bedroom | have seon the drawing-room tour open and the Qyure pass out and zo down tho stulrs before inc. Not only mysulf but avery ous in the house was cognizant of its presene It was thoery af servant after sorvant, ‘this houso fs bnunted; thers Is somu one walks down the stars every ovening.’ Nat ouc of the chil- dren would steup ulone, Ogeastonully we beard slight nolses, but In general [t wasn quict press ing In and out. «At lirst wo wore trightened, and slept ono night at n hotel. but the latter part of the two years tbat wo oceupled the house we became Tamiline with it. At another hougo wo saw it once, but for tho last tive years we have geen nothing ut all of the n pparition,” ————— CHICKAMAUGA. Hoxccraus Defense of Wimnelf Against Certain Adverse Criticisms and Ex- planation of Mow the Disastrous Gap in the Union Lines Was Formod, SAN Puancisco, Cal, Oct. 4.—To the Edl- lor of the New York Trthune: On this nine- teenth anniversary of the batite of Corinth cones, ts veup of bitterness. 0 cllpping froin the Tribune of the 26th ull, speaking of the inatertals left for a blography of Gen, Gare field and of hls coples of all orders and mill- tary pupers: by which he was able “to show a mantfold book that tho only order of Gun. Rtosevrans during the battle of Chickumauga which he (Garfield) dhl not write as Chlof of Stal was the one whieh, from Indeflnitness of Its wording, opened Uie fatal gap in the Union Hnes, That was written by Rosecrans and was sent off with- gut belng: shown to hhn." ‘The above state: ments in quotation marks are nother out eropptng of the historle lies about Chicka- manga which begun in a gigantic consplracy to mislead tho press, and thus vover up the erie agalnst our country which was perpe- trated In sending the Army of the Cumber- Jand mone and unalded. over an almost bar- ren wilderness neross the Cumberland Mount- Alay, tho ‘Tunnessee River, the Sand Mount ulns, and the Lookout Range lute the mount ains of Northwestern Gvorgla, 150 iniles rom the nearest base of supplies, to un counter the concentrated hosts of the Con- federacy justly confident of yictory; while Grant “with his wholu Army. of the ‘Tennussey was ying qulescent for three months, since | Vicksburg; Burnside with 42,000 effectives: was sent tuto East ‘Lennessea 200 miles away, where he could not weigh o feather in the contest; the Gut Department by tts expedition mider Llerron into ‘Toxus, was whally Incapable of making any diyersion on vie Gulf coast which would detain a singte man from our front; and tha Army of the Potoraae under Meade was so Inactive ns to permit Lee to mail Lanies eet whole corps to uttompt to eri , How utterly the quoted statements por- yert history will appear trom the following facts, incoutrovertibly attested by docit- iientary ovidence and hosts of lying wit- nesses—vi4t* 1, Ibis well known to all mombors of my Personal stat that it was always ny sustont personally to write or dictate all Important - orders for movements of troops; and No ane, from the Chief of Stuit down, wus ovor kndwa to write such orders far my approval, 2 At Chickamaugn this was so thoroughly the case thatsuon after the battle Gen. Gite field, oceupted with mie In iy oflice, salds “Goneral, ava yok any Idea how a ny oF ders you ietated during tho battle?” 1 re- nied, “No, 1 have note’ Suld he: “Wall, have just been counting those 1 wrote ut your dictation, andy thore aro fifty.” Sta, Bond, senlor alde, was then asked how many Edletated to film, and he counted tit teen, Beslites these, Capts, Drouillard and ‘Thoms hind each written several, and £ think Col. Slumons, Chief Commissary, and Col, Dueat, lispector-Cieneral, had also written some, but Lhave forgotten, how many. Of course my verbal orders were far mure nu- inerous, lence the statemont that Gen, Gare tleld “ wrote all the orders but ono” is, in letter and spirit, au unmitigated falsehood by whomsoover made or circulate 3. Rosecrans did not write that one which has beon falsely represented ay “ Indetinitly worded.” But lt was written abiny dicta Hons with Garfield ut my side hearing every- ning. When Thomas sent to ask that Brannan’s division should be sent to his assistance, directed Ils aldo to tell Gen, ‘Thomas that “ Negley's division was ulreaicy on its way to hiny that Drannan’s should follow; to hold his grounds atull hazwrds, and, 10 nece essury, 2 would supgort him with the re- mainder of the army.” ‘Then (llrwctin his alde to fo to Gen. Brannan, whose diviston had ‘only one brigade on the Hue between Reynolds’ and Woods’, and “tell hlin to oboy Gen. Thomas’ orders,” 1 told Maj. Bond to order Woods "to close on Reynolds and support him.” ‘This was tho order sald tw have “opened the fatal wap fa our tn AQ few More words as to the seq! shmuttaneous orders will show whenve arose tha pretense of amblgulty ln Woods’ order, which was hatched into life by the War Department as one of the many enti ides whidh it foisted Into history; und how “tho fatal gap” was opened In) the Unton Mies, tn Hen of that which Woods’ dlyision was to have efosed hail Brannan withdrawn Ws brigade from the spree between Woods: ant Reynolds. + When Brannan recelved lis orders” to withdraw, finding the enemy opening the attack on his front, like menpie Ule commander, he be to report this fact to (en. ‘Fhomns, askline funder those clretm atuices, he should sth! withdraw, and wis answered, “By no weans’? When Wools reeviveil the above order the enemy's attack was algo opentng on his front; but, listened of sending to me, in plain view, not 600 yards: off, to report this Met, orto Gen. Brannan to inquire why lis) troops still helt the ground which Woods was to close over and tonich Keynolds, he withdrew his cntire division, from tho Hue, niarehing around behind Braunau’s to the rear of Rey. nalts’, and out of action, au thes “opened tho fatal gap in the Union Ines? whieh Gen, Jeff C. Davis, with soldlerly instinct, having only two brigades, tempted to elose, but was too Halt for ils work, and his brave wen were obliged to revedo before the Jmpetuons tide of Confederates whieh poured through I, striking the tall of Van Cleve’s comand, which, under orders, was moving towards: "Thomas, and isolating Sheridun on our ex- treme right from the nun body of our army, 4, [tb was not my enstom to submit my or ders to the supervision of ny Chief of Stal, nor did Qen, Garfield over geeupy orsupne he oecupled the position of insplrer or reviser of plans or orders, ag the statement Innlies, although no Chict of Stat e ajoyed more An fal e personal relanons with [ils com- mander, Thnvenot-rond any: of the campulgn lives of Gen, Garfield, but have seen uxtracts therefrom giving wholly wutruthful state. ments and” perversions of history about Chickuinange and ‘Tullahomm which Joan sure Gen. Garilelidl never sauctloned, although in tho hurly-burly of tho tate polltieal ean- wiss hte allowed them tu go uncontradicted, Fron this distant shore, where Lam labor- ing to wet iy daily bread, for luck of tiny and strength Toni unable to make head ngalust all the historic falsehoods to whieh L have alluded, but as they are passing into the popular history and current [erature of a new generation, misleading an innocent and trusting public, in this ense Dan dis- posed to appeal to the Eastert press gener- ously to give elreulation to the foregoing corrections, I make this.appeal all the more freely to the Tribune beenuse L gratefully remember how, unprompted, suye by iw love of truth, it voluntarily proifered its cols for the correction of perversions of history concerning ine which It noticed in the pub- lished memoirs of Gen. Sherman, V. 8, Roxucnans. SPORTING EVENTS. Salo of a Trotting Stallion. Sr, Louis, Oct. W0.—The trotting staltion Por- ter Leonard, owned in this city, was sold lat week to El Phillips, of Pattadelphia. ‘The terms fro private, but supposed ta be about $6,000. ‘Trickete Wants to Row Manian, Sr. Louts, Oct. 0.—Lrickett, tho varsiuan, loft here tonight for Toronto to soo if he cannot maxo terms with Hanlan to row a matel for Hed 8 sido on Crove Caur Lake, near this alty. The Hanign«itoss Ruco Postponed THl Sprin ‘Tho Hantan-Ituss racy Js off Boston, Oct. 3 ull spring. er MONUMENTAL, John H. Volk, designer and manufacturor of fine grant and inarble, monuments, tablets, statuary, curbing, ote. in selected stuck, Ollice corner Dearborn auc Jtandolph streets, rr, Savago Kites at Harvard, Hostow Pranscript, In one of the Sophomore sucieties the iultti. tory proceedings, which continue during several daya, wind up with the branding of the viet on the arnt in four pluces with a red-hot fron, ‘This custom bas been in voyue for some thie, nnd It js sald that many studenta whose nrmd have, been thus disigured, Justend of boing Ashamed of thoir folly, neces take pride in bowing the scars on all possible occasions. The branding ig no slight affair, tho students some- mos fainting unos the Intilction. We prosunio that this mattor must Yo fn samo way outside of the provincy of the authoritics of tho colloxe, elsa at wou} ave buat stopped tong ago. We understand thnt:tho yon ol ao of hits’ ollicinis of the culloge nus already entered upon his initlatory oxercises. Certulnly tho colloge ollicers van Instruct the students that such methods of self-tortura by way of showing for- titude and devotion are the ui: 0 Of svAZO tribus, and that giving up the crucifying of the flesh bas beun one of tho steps iu the murch of civilization. doh. Stevens, photograpbor, [08 ‘Denrborn-st. MARRLAG E: WELLS —iteuNING—On Saturduy, Oe Bh aL the rosidence of te bride's parents, uy the linv. A. Ki, Kittredge, Georgo G. Wolls und Checrill, Jtudon> bors, batt OC Chieazo. DEATHS, DieVOV—Sunday evening, Get. 4 Maria, wife of Willian Devoy, suddenly, Watteral frais hor tate ter jonth Halnted- aL, Theailuy, Nove, frum: tte Churen of the Tel Fausiy, thonee by carringes tu Calvary, pUCALUAHAN-Cathorine, wifo of John O'valia- rn af ruumtent. nural at iia'cluck luesday to Calvary from St. Cohumbkitl's Church, ‘ N-Ocl 29, Katle Beotun, toloved daughter nnn Beeton, oe it qunre - evicontio'cluek Mondey nt residence 3 rlonds of the family are Invited,, FALE Y—At hur residence, 40 Wert 'Vaylor-nt., Oct. Aun Fatioy, axed M years, born in County Lolirin, Parish of Phanaugn, . ¥unoral by curs to Calvary ‘Muosday, Nov, J, 1881, Frlenda are requestud to atlond withsut furthér no cu. KGAN—The funeral of Annio Bean, will taka place frow hor late residence, SU Wost ‘Vaylureat. at a in, 'Tuostay by carrtayus to Calvary. BAILII At La Crossa, Wie Uot, i, 186, of kidnoy and bladder dlscnse, in thy th your of hiv age. Capt Orrin Soilth, formerly of Galena nad Chicago, Uh, Hie will be buried ‘Tuesday, tho Ist of Novembor, by the aide of his wife, at Dubuque, la, ‘£47 Goluna and Dubuque papers please copy, HIGGINS—Oct. 10, at hls Inte rusldence, di Wost, Fiftucnthest., Josoph Cruston Higgins, aged 20 yours 4 months 14 diya, ‘Funorul notica heroaftor, CONLGY—Oct. 3) at hor late rosidenco, Gi Wost Indtouacat,, Aliss Afanule Conluy, agod 2 yours, Funeral notice hereattor, OMBARA—Sunday, ab4p. m,. Oat. 90, of consump> tlun, Airs, Susan Amalia Fox, botuvad wito of Josaptt #, O'Meara, at ur lata residence, 107 North Ada-st. ‘Notluv of tunvral horoafier. BMICHAEL—On Bunday, at PP... at hisiato rele donco, No, 7 South Halsted-ab, L. Siohaol, In his tfty-sucond year, ‘unoral ‘Tdesday, Nov. 1, atiia.m. Friendsof tho fejully Invited. "ML Jouis and Now York City papers plosso copy. “ANNOUNCEMENTS. PUBLIC MEETING OF gig WILD. sogintlon Ww ni Dawah Metiuyeroom of tho Gand Pade trace Twpurtant. Dus nuasconcern ay, the Wildey Centon- nial will be discussed, All Odd-Feliows espocially aro Invited ta attond. MEETING OF CHRISTIAN WORK- oFg, the tral of # earlag of three each week, will 6 Held in Burwoll Elnil tomorrow, at 3 whe fople tu be considored i, be spirit of Prayor”s Wy Le opened witia Hible toading on Honiana, vill, 2, ‘i, by Mins H, Dryor, Christians aro cordially invited, UE NOON MEETINGS ‘THIS WEEK {rill be huid in Farwell Liall, aa tho lowor roomie Gro votng renovatod. tr. 2, W. Potter will lead to~ HE SUPERINTENDIC M,C. A. gynimadinm would lon in vlub-swinging in private or in cla particulars inquire at the gyn ] OF 'THE Y, to kiya instryae esos, For jum, 148 Madison-st, TUE, OUNG CONVENES, AND AN. ania Mark Tooid, 1 Minuisoneate, ane fod’ by Me de ue FIRST MARGARET FULLER SO- cluty of Chicago mests at the Grand Pacific on ‘Tuesday at half-past z o'clock, BAOKUS WATER MOTOR, Backus Water Motor, Aupplles trom Mydrant ure, the Cheapest power kaos “Tavaluaite tar blowing Churek rine Mig Drtatlng Weeeave, Newitia Machines ete use: ols of factarles Bisa acy aig atte aur Ne THE BACKUS WATEL MOTOR CO., Works, tea ‘aw York, chicago, B28 Uroadway. Nowark,N.J. 49 Deurbora Bt, ——_ rae 6,0r & fur a retail bo: a oF tho bawe Candies ty but up wlexantly. and Utd, Bultably fur prose poi rhs i Confectionor, 18 Mudisut “JOE JEFFERSON pow ope a8 slice the litruduction ObERA Pure Ciodnwrres, Of Be oe . By ELISON, PLERSHE AUCTION SALES, by usu. B. GUE & vu, 2H nad bs Madisonest. GEO, P. GORE & €0,, 214 & 216 Madison-st., WILT HOLD THELE USUAL (Monday Auction Sale OF FINI Beols, Shoes, and Sipe | OOF. 31, Aud shintt nave another tuto BANKRUPT STOCK, WIN GOODS. REGULAR TRADE SALE DRY GOODS, Clothing, and Gloves, TUESDAY, Nov. I, 9130 a.m, Drees Goods na Specialty. ~ UK. 14 GORI & CO, Auctinneors, Boots! Boots!! Boots!!! SHOES! , SHOES!! > SHOES!!! Rubbers! Rubbers!! AT AUCTION Weduestay, Nov, 2, al 9:00 a. Prompt, and every Retailer should sce to{t he Is here. PULL LINES OF EVERYTHING DESIRABLE GHO,T. GORE & bY, 21 und at Madisonest, RUGULAR TRADI SALE DRY GOODS, CLOAKS, DOLMANS, SILKS, —SATIKS, THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 9:30 a.m, Hollday Govds a Speciatty, ¥ Ts UTED & CO ore soe M& CO, Siandss Rundolph-st. OLL PAINTINGS, Great Auction Sale CHOICE MIGI CLASS L PALVTINGS! AT OUL HTORES, 84 and 86 Randolph-si., COMMENCING AT’ 10 OCLOCI£ This Morning. Hvory Vainting positlvoly to bo sult, ELISON, PLEISLEDL & Co, By POMEROY & CO. iu aye eee ae Wo. BY St. Claire-st. This (MONDAY) MORNING, OCH, Bt ut Wo'eivet, Furmtare, Carpets, utd Generhl Housoliaid Goods at pers Hens ones ty bo suld by auction to highest jor, without rosurve. 3 PUMUROY & CO., Attctionsers. POLITICAL. OCT. 28, Les. H. G. igiehart, Esq.--Daar Sir: ‘he undoralgned yotors in the Second Commissions ors District of Cuvk County, having .twesitett tata ia Your lun, nteurlty, und cUnltone Heiter te To poe aitlon, most urgently request that you stlow yugt namo to be ised ns an. Indepondent Candidate for thw onice ut County Conmisstonor to be rated for at the eluctiin to bu held on the seeond Tuesday of No- voniberioxt. ros We do this irruspocttye of party nrojudtcon that tbe Interests ot wixpayers th thts District, inay bo ttpar Hally und fuithiully worved, uninftuancad by corry Hoga or etiques.. oping for a favurabie aud apecds ply, we rolumin yours rospectfull |” Varkturat, ‘. o Dowey. So W, Nurthrup, trier. Jenkins, Ltaylory it, Isnac il Fred 1, Geo. U. Ide, dws. G, Connor, ino. tt, Hebneld Tu alas 1 ; WVU, deStanon, olin Goud, A. Telenmund, iH. by, Cunmnuck, Chas, Leoutidrdt, M. Wellwork, Beck. bred Witt, hee, Morey, Be, MeEiWwain, ©. EY Wonwall, BLL, Wobstur, 8, Moutuorory, Mt Contted, + Vosd, W.8. Ulimann, KM. Woods, ded. Adams, Ftiua, Many L, od, donti A; Childs, § 1, Rabo, 1 Schmotie, vit, Dourdan Joseph iW, tnolps, Lc, Bitner GoW Gray, Caaf ALE juniace Wanort iconea 1, Shall N Butlor, taut Garnett, Chas, A. Honora, Gunt frunen A. SCUWIy I-A. ttrown, § OU, Bre te 1. Winte, Uonry J, Suhr, Wa. 'r, Carson, {tenler, I. i ti War, eal ‘dott, WV. Wine, raighton, 1G, Alley Ladian, fii lovons, alta no. Day, Hall, i Hi dayéox, Waltant dnan fe Onderdon! Spore Yen nes D. Oni oh tne Wau” “Archtbahd Wiane, Wobster, hp tsDOrty Sam‘) is. Punta, i. Sevwels, donks, iden, i tavern. Walruth, Hose Mutunatl, barat 0, E, Maruhal 1. Mi. Witlinwe, y Leonubatter oie nuts, uf Orr ‘ Burtio a How G Hea r, LY, Sarah, dno, A, Com ». Vaidutine, jap. Fuller, A.W. Blutchor, EVANSTON, Oct. AN Vouun Wei. &, Hou, J. dowel 1891.—Dfossrs, J. KW, 8, allie Wm, tance ech! pitas, Jotin Ei nae mi ‘: vy ign Mowtodye thy rocolpt of your Tcompltinentary InUnlentan oF tha Hib Inet, requesting we ly ber gy ng indepondant candidate tur County © Prins h the Beoulnd Diluttict ut tho oHAUINK eLecH HT oy While not wookt honorable office), foul ubliuerty to reruse 8 roquuet wo hoartlly Bae frignde and felluw-cillzce Va Por tio eaten wa otring fame Sort Lo U + auld | by Gfecied, Kt will bu way oarne to honest! duties whl LF ae f 7, talbBCully, and tmpartialty o Naa aby duvoive pan ee