Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 8, 1881, Page 6

6 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 188I—TWELVE PAGES. THE RALLROAD. Vanderbilt Givas Another Turn to the Screw on East Bound Freights. His Scheme to Force Freighte Lake- ward and Thence by the Now York Central, The Erie Stil! Has 2 Bone to Pick with the Western Trunk Lines. a ' Ita Vigorous Protest Agdinst ' Handing Over" for That Emigrant Business, The Vanderbiit Honds Mato Another Advances in East-Bount Wretght Enters, ‘The Vanderbilt ronds—the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern and the Michlaan Cen- tral—surprised the shippers yesterday morn ing by making another advanee in freight tates to tho Kunst. The ew rates ure as fol- lows from Chicago: ‘'o New York, Philacel- phia, and Baltimore, grain 25 vents per 100 and provistons 3 cents; to Boston, cents and provistons venta; to Buffalo, graln 16 eents and provistons 114 cents; to Albany, grain 20 cents and provts- Jons 3 cents, ‘This isan advances of & cents to seaboard points, ¥ The announeoment of thisadvance wns en- tirely unexpected, as heretofore Vanderbilt imply followed the example of the other r and none of the Intter have expressed any desire to further advance the rites, On the contrary, a reduetion In enst-bound, | freighterates has been talked of curling the’ Just few days, 08, owlng to the recent ad- yanee, but little new freight has Intely been shipped, md this helped in remoy- ing the bloekades fram which most of the roads had been suffering, In fact, it Is generatly ashnltted that neariy all: the roads agula have more. cats than business, ‘The Vanderbilt roads, however, again assign ng the cause for making thts Inst advance tho alleged seareity of cnrs on thelr rons, None of the ant+Vanderbilt roads lave thus far met the rates ninde yesterday by the Viuidterbilt lines. Althuugh the tatter have all. slong been nore uusxions than Vanderbilt to make as high freight rates as elreum- stances will warrant. seb tn this Tn sthive they are afratd to follow Vanderbilt's exunple, for the reason that they cannot seu why Vanderbilt should thus try to furce an vance when heretofore bo. has rather re- ‘eutntly followed the other lines, the generde oplaion Uiat there tsa colored Ine alividual In the wood-pity, and that Me. Vane aerbitt 13 trylu to play a trick upon his competitors, It is believed that his prinel- pal object in waking an oidvanee in trelght rates, when no business is neing forward at the old rates, |y fo toree all the business hu. can on the Inkes while onavigntlon sly sul open. ‘The Inke rates ore now as lowas they. wera ab any tine this season, and eharters are bein imide ay Tow ay one to two cents per basiel, Chicago to Butlalos Vanderbile er dently enlewlated dint his competitors, tiave Ing nt afong been In favor of advanelng rates, would readily folluw suit, if tiey touk such netion miost business from this polnt durhig the next month would, of course, be’ forced on the tike tines, which would. take. it) tw Buttalo, where New York | Contral would get all of it the advanced ae, “nts, Bulfalo to New York, ‘Thus, the atl-ratl rate to New York would be cents, the Jake-and-rail rate from Chleago to New York, ineluding elevator charges at Butfato, world only be trom 18 to Ws cents per 100 pounds. Vatlorbilt ean well alford Yo let the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern and Michigan Central suter from suel a stute of alftirs, as his New York Central, by getting the buslicas nt Buffalo at a reent rute, would cubn ten times ons uiuch as lis two) Chicago | roads | will Jose, ‘Tho anxiety of Vanderbilt to Inerease the earnings of the New York Cen tratis well esplatned by the special sandal suitement of ts business for the year end- dae Oct, t, sent to the State authorities of New York. ‘Tho returys show — between $4,000,000 and $5,000,000 tulling-off hu gross enrniigs as compared with Jast year, whille enaes have been considerably heavier, dwaving barely 7 per cen’ earned upon the . At present It is elulived that the com pany Is burely carnlag 3 per cent, Af Mr, Vanderbilt sneceeds in his present sehemedo bring about a general adyanes in dieight rates le expects to be able to mak Up durhig the next suing of the Los: which the New Yope Central suffered dure ing the prevalence of the low rates thls sum- mer, There Ya Likely to ie More Troublo Botwe tho Eastern and Weatorn Kk Lined Regarding the Emigrant Businens, . Although all the Fastorn trunk Ines have reed to pay the arrearages claimed to be _ due on emigrant: business by the reads In tho Western Trunk Lines Association, yet the troubles between the factions regardure this business are far from being settled, Most of the Eastern trunic Ines feel very bitter to- ward the Western ronils, and elalin that they will yet be ablo to get even, A Trimuny rep: ontative has talked lately wlth sonic of the rie officials regarding this matter, and they: say they have not mace, nor shall they make, an unconditional surrender to the Western Mnes. If the cits of these amounts, whieh they say haye been unjustly ana arbl- trarily chargud agalnst them by the Western Jines, are Insisted upon, It will be done under protest only, and that in any event, this company does not propose to charge such ninolints to * profit and foas account,” but will enter them in “suspenseacconnt” against the Western tues. ‘Chey expeet tho tine will cone, sooner or later, when the Eriy can res cover Its money, Mr, Abbott, the General Passenger Agent of the Erle, wishes to have ft particularly tiderstourl that the surrender on the part of his company was not unde. unconditional, and for thiy reason sends for publication the fall text of his dispaten of ct. 27 to the Western ‘Trani Lines Assoclae don, and which wes ius follows: # As wired you Oct, 18, we wil make a sup. plomentary report for September, in which Ne Willuceount to Western ronds for what we muy discover, on examination, ta be the prrors properly elaimed by you on eurrent business of all chiss lu eeportses from dan, | Iss. As to eniderint business we cannul concede that the cuigrant figures we hive reported to you ware erroneous, but if ue payment of the Increased sums you have arbitrarily and unjustly charged against us on this class of Dusiness ts the only alters native to the further aceeptanca pf our tickets by your: Ines, and to” your further issunnes of tiekots over tha line, Wo Inuat aecept the alternative under earnest protest, nud will honor under like protest hie dratts af such Mies asconchide to thus cufores such a demand, We trust a confers ence may yet bo hud between the Eastern ‘and Westorn Ines to review this. entire sub> Jeet aud arnye atmutuntly: satisfactory cons ehusions,’! ‘This dispatch ts a dire Tlaes as conclude to enfores WHE have to suifer for it, sooner or later, Notonly the Erle tikes this position, but tho Grand Tron und the Baltimore & Ohio are equally belligerent, and onty walt for an opportunity to got even with the Western trunk nes for compelling them tu submit to the demands and the roles of the Assuclae tlon without an apportunity of pleading their sace Inn jolne meeting, The Kastern trunk Nnes aro ulrenly ine Mettng considerable damage upon soe of the roads Jn the Western Association, espe elully the Northwestern aid Milwaukee & Bt Maul Roads, by sending all tho emigrant business they can over whe Chleaga, Rock Island & Pacitic, wideh rod, is Uso only Chi- cago tine not represented Jn the -Wesatern ‘Trunk Line Association, ‘The latter road hos tately established a through Tine yle Albert Lea to St. Paul wand Minnenp- oll, evidently for tha prinelpal purpose ot taking His Sule nt busiuess, the bulk of whieh xovs to the Northwest, ‘The divers sion of emigsunt business by tho Eastern trunk Hnes over the Hock ‘Island causes kreat annoyance to the Western ‘Trunk-Line Assoclution, and itis now threatening that, ‘this thing ls continued much louger, the threat that “such suel a demand? Western roads will after all order tho tiek- ets of such roads as. practice this diseriml- natlot off sale, A Deed of Prost for Thirty I Mots. St. Lov Sov, To A deed of trust wis recently Issued by the Sto Lonls & San Frapeisee Railroad Company for 830,000,000, and fited In Uie Recorder's oflles here Satur- day evening The deed was aiven to the United States Trust Company of New York, It fs on tho entire Mugs of tho road and Its property, and not only covers all the = present Indebtedness oof tho road, but all: fitture oxtensions and branches, ‘The presontdebt of tho ron ts $15,000.00), for whieh new bonds will be is. snd at ones, and the remaining 315,000,000 wlll he issued ay reqhired for the construe: tlon of the main tine and branches. A copy of the mortgute WHE be Med in cach county of Misaourl, Kansag, and Arkansas through whieh the road runs, Hannibal & St. Jonopl. Mawnsinar, Mo, Noy. %—the annual nceting of he stockholders of the [Mantibat & St Joseph Raltroad Company was held here today, Ninaty-flye thousand six lune dred shares of stock werdlvoted, ‘The Di- rectors elected are Wiliam Dowd, 1 IL Cook, Myron P. Bush, Elli Root, Willan J. Uutelinson, Tories Porter, John Blood. wood, Act Gorham, and John R. Duh Jay Gould, Russeit Sace, Enoch Pratt, aud Julius Trarten are: the’ retiring Directors, antl they retire by thelr ownrequest. ‘There was no contest whatever, Milwatkeo- & St. Paul Affaira In tho Went, Spretat Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Sioux Crey, fa, Nov. Z—General-Manager S$. S. Merrill, of the Milwankee & St. Paul, was Interviewed by your reporter at this city today. He sald that.on aecount of recent wet weather, traek-laying on the compinys’s new tine between Marion and Comune) Bluits eannot be finished this season, Of the 260 niles of this tne west, 200 have been ironed, ‘The grading and beldging on tho balance Is mostly done, The Firat Train. Srecial Dispateh to The Chienao Tribune. Ostama, Neb. Nov, %7—The first train for Denver over the new Union Pace Short, Ling, vin the Jwlesburg Braneh, lett Omaha last evening, and te first tratn from Denver arrived this morning, both trains comm with Chicago tralns, ‘The coaches aud sh ers on the new Omaha & Denver ne are elegant, ‘Phe ears were built at the Pallian works, and muke up in bowntifed tral, Kastor Tino for tho West. Speeiut Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune. Crevenasp, 0, Noy, %—It has. trans- pired that the thme-sehedulo for the fast trains on tho Lake Shore lond revently ts- sued was. gotterr up by General Manager Newell, who used New York thie in ataking up arrivals wt the differ stations of the whole route, and therefore the confuslon, « Tho Now Fast Train. DBerraro, Nov.%—The new fast train be- tween Chicago und New York arrived on time. ‘The run from New York wastes hours forty-nine minutes, Including stops “for passengers at Albany and Rochester. Tho Choctaw Nation. Fort Sstru, Ark, Nov. 7.—Information Tins just beet received’ that the Choctaw Counvil has granted the right of waythrough the Choctaw Nation from this point to the ‘Texas State ling to the Frisco Hallway, Miscellancous Items, The gross earnings of tho Chicngo & Alton for the fourth w in October wers “S100,- G45, nuainst $188,654, an Inecrense of $9,003, The offices of the General Freight and Ticket Agent aud of the Auditor of tho Cii- elnnatl, Wabash & Michigan Railroad, have been remoyed to Etkhart, Ind, Mr. FS, Duell, having resigned the posi- sition of General Passenger Agent of the Lutfalo, Naw York & Phitudelptiin Rallroad, Mr. W. Ballwin has been appointed to Als place, Reports from the Mississippi rezton are to the effect that all rallroad blockades caused by the lite heavy rainstorms are raised, ‘The Keokuk & St. Louls Road no longer transfers by buat at Buena Vista, but runs its trains clear through to the former clty, Mro iL J. Itifenberiek has been appoluted Tieket Agent for the Rock Island Road at Its Main street depot, Council Dhitls, vice Mr. Jolin 1 Cook, ‘resigned. an White suece Mr 1, I. Lain at Neola, and Mr Samuel Lougnely succeeds Mr. W. UL, Parker at Guthrie Centre, ull on the dtock Island Road, ‘Tho rallrond oMlelals in this city are in re- colptot Invitations trom .Messrs, Mann & Jaluson, General Railroad Tieket Agents at Atlanta, Ga,, requesting that, during their visit to the International Cotton Exyasition, they take thelr headquarters at the ollies of Messts. Mann & Jolnson; also ab ‘thatr branch offices Ln the main building of the Exposition and the Exposition Hotel. Mr. G13, Wsing, General Freight Agent of the Wibasis In this elty, notities shippers nnd conneetlons that his” company is now prepared to reeelye and prompuly forward freight of all kinds, in car-lunds or less quantities, consigned to ust St. Louis and to points between St, Louls.aud the Missourl River; also freteht for the St. Louts, Iron Mountain & Southern and Missourl Pachtic Stullroads and ‘Texas points, ‘The train on the Pittsuurg, Fort Wayne & Chicnzo which used to leave here for the BastatTH0 n,m. will hereafter leave ato aouk ‘Thischunge has bees made becatise it was found that 70 fn the morning was nett convenient hour for passengers, aid it is belleved that the change that has been made inthe hour of departure with give bet- ter satisfaction to the patrons of the road, ‘The Genernl Passenger Agents of tho Clne elnuatl, Louisville & Texas Paclile aud ce Loutsville & Nashville Rallronds annoyance that they hefleve that the basis for tourist rates for Florida points for the coming sen- son should be made as low as any compuny can be jimi in making thom, had bed ufade aglow as possible, and they: therefore felt It thelr duty to ‘houfy their connections that no city or reductions will bomade from established rates, and they expeet to reeslye from Ohio. Itlyer points thelr Call proportion of enri mites, Several changes have Justtaken effeet in the suburban Uinetable of the Gena ie vision of the Chiengo & Northwestern lil road, Hereafter the Lombard) passenger will leave Chicago nt 205 p. tn, Sundays ex- ‘The Maywood piasengzer will leave ats p,m, Sudays excepted, and on Sundays te St. Charles piasenzer leaves on the sine Hine=8 p.in-tnaking allthe stops between here and St. Charles. ‘1 ever wnusede wor, leaving Chieaxgo at 030 p. tin, Will heres after make no stops between here and Tarn. er dunetion, “Thy theatre tain will leave herewvery night att , Sundays excepted, golog as far as Lombard avery nlicht, and to the lipetion ‘Kuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat- urdayd, b Mr, W. C. Van Horn, who ‘was lately ap- voluted General Manager of the Canadian Pueilic, was ty the vlty yesterday, tle axe pects to take charge of his how onles ubout eee, Me Vion Sora, who has hitely made a tripover the Conia Pacitic tne, spanks dn glowhye tars of the resourees of the country through which It runs, fe says the fund is'bevter adapted tor agrleuleivad pars poses than any af the Paeltle ty 1nd ate ts not as rgorous ta thy. winter as 1s nerally: supposed, belag about the ssine as atSt Paul. HMoalse states thet 1,100 iniles of the road are completed th fons, and what the line will le pushed te conplution ta the Paehtic as quickly as possible, * The Chicago & Alton Rallroad Company has Just Issued the following elrendars Lo. protect thls company agalist clas for Tossed: by fire of cord-wood, tinber, lamber, ete, station axenty und section foremen will ot permit parties te pile mnteriats ofan Ligitumabte charactor upon the right of wiy of lurger quantities than eny-lond lots withie outiovlug a free apie of at least ten feet between each car-lond fot, At stations where thers 18 a agent he will aise obtain from wil owners piling inlammable matertals nh Writton release, promising that, under no elyeumstances .whitsouver, shall” tha coin puny be eld pecuntariiy Mable for loss or duntage by tire.” ‘Lhe Nock Island Road has just completed threo neat litte depots on Tele, ental De tween Muscathne and Davenport, ‘The dis> tunce of this cubot js twonty-uight miles, oud it Is thought that befure long one or two additionul stations will bo created, How- ever, for the present those three suf. fee, | Koch of the new depots is a frame = atructure = costing =~ about, $2,000. A new telegraph Ine has been lald, and ench depotigs provided witha telegraph ofice, whieh will he the double charge of the depot agent The Roek Island Compny las nppoluted: the fallawing gentlemen to the depot ceneies, heir commissions beainn tig yesterday: Mt. Charles Halliat Taatslo, Mr. SoA. Botsom at Fatrpolut, aid Mr an Brown at Montpelier, Comnnissioner J. W. Midaloy, of theSouth- western Railway Association, has just sent wing elrenlar letter to the: various the nssuciation: The arrangemont uinttito meeting held this week ex- from the Southwe pool business ef! ehules to and from the State ‘of Colorado, ‘Cho agreement then made wasito take elfect Nov. 1, hence from: that date Colorado business shoukd not be Ineluded in the realar state- ment of pool-business to the Conmilssion- ern. For the purpose, however, of better retaining control of the rate on that busine: pisaee, enuse report of all Colorado business, nthe sane forin aa heretofore, to be niade tome, to be compiled fu this office, 1 will undertake that no finprover ‘use shall be unde of the information. While making sich report to ine you may suspend sending tu the agent of the ngsociation at Kansas City statements of business trom Colorady.” WEST PARK BOARD. A Stono Canc—The St. Pauls Vinduct— Wilson's Resignation Accepted—Mc« Crea's;Mystery. < ‘The West Park Lonrd met yesterday at 4 p.m at tholr rooms corner of Husted and Washing- tou streets, | Thore were present President Me Cren and Comuilssioners Woodard, Iablfs, and Wilken, es en, George W. Smith, attornoy far tho board, submitted a report on the cuse of Giles vs, Tha Cominlssioners, an uction for stone delivered tt A872 and AKT. It was decided adversely to the board In the Superior Court, tho cise turning upon the evidence of Mr. Stanford, furor President of tbo board, who toatilled not only to tho contract With Gites, but 150 na to tho quuntity of stono dulivored and unpaid for. A rehearing nid, however, been granted. Get. Smith requested tho aps pomntinent of ¢ committed to eodperito with hin du the condomation ease concer fur South boulovard, whieh comes up for in Decem- ber... In another countaunleation. Gen, Smith subnitted what he sald was the best offer ho could obtaln from the Chiengo, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad tegarding the proposed ereation of nu vinduct over tho tracks crogsing the boule. ward which connects Gurttetd and) Huinboldt Parks. Tho company would agree to build tho Vinduet in nccordince with tho plan hereto. fore submitted, certun necessary dotails being. added, with sho uxception of the wings wud. fHlngs. If desired, the company would cone struct the wings, aud look to the Commissioners for the payment of tho cost of them, ‘The cone puny made this ofer upon tho basis of more ne. curate pling and specincations which are to bo tuate, and they demand a contract between thomselves and the Commissioners. They agree to completo the Wark 8 goon Ag the stone cin be obtalned und the Jabor can be progeeuted, whieh witl not probably bu before early spring, ‘Epese reports were discussud but not wcted upon, THE HOULEVARD, The report of George W. Wiison, engincerand superintendent of the Washington etreet im provement, was submitted, but, on avcount of incouipleteness, Was not accepted. The restena- tion of Mr. Wilson, In the iitnds of the Seeres tury, was aecupted. At thia juncture Mr. Wile sun eatie tn with a Cull report. whiely the board did not walt to examine, and be volunteered to mitke Roy expiauauons and furniah voy infor~ nuitlon th hig possession whenever the board bud ocension to nek for it. The Finance Committes subinitted thelr re- ports of tho Washington street Impro the months of September and Octobe: on hand Sept. 1, 83153; receipts. monte, SLLH2; buliunce on hutd Oct. tober receipts, 4300); disbursements, $1 Anco on hand Noy. 1, 8,055, The same cominittes reported $16,820 expenses for the pnat month, atch, foaves a balunce In the board trousury of AH J, J. Wado’s bill for plumbing extras was not approved, and will not be paid. ‘Tho President xt this Juncture said ho was In revvipt of a letter containing serious reflections from. a member of tho bonrd, but he was not going to disclose the nature of {ts contents for the present, He wished tirat to converse with tha writer. Commissioner Witken asked if tho reflections were Upon the board, Wut received an oquivocal answer, and the matter was dropped, After the transiction of sumo business of rolaor {inportanee the board adjourned, SUBURBAN NEWS. se fh UR FOOD, St. Ann'a Catholic Church, on the corner of Gurfeid boulevard and Wentworth nvonue, wes burglarized Sunday night or Monday morning, Tho thieves enturod the church through a wine dow next to the pirsonnge, aud broke {nto tho (abornacle and took tho chalice and silver surv> \ ev, P.M. Fhinungan his olfered 8100 plure of the thieves und return of the articles stoien, LAKE VIEW, Mr. Andrew Nicol,a citizen of Lake Viow, white golug home Saturday night, was usenutted hy two higuwaymien, bunied Jona MeKinme and Olio Frankenberg. hoy threw him down, kicked, and beat him In a’ severe: manner and: endeavored to rob bin of his money, They wero sctred off on the approach of same people and wpoties olicer. Mr. Nieal hal nearly 310 in bis pockots, und it ts suppused that the {hss koew it, Both were arrested shortly afterwards ae thelr bourding-hougse ja Huvenswood by Capt. Sultivan wid Otticer Feninger of tho Lake View police force, und brought bofore the l'o~ lico Muslatrute, and ened fined $100, In defauit of payment they were tuken to the vounty Jal. ne proprictora of the grocery storo Walch wae destroyed by tre Sunday night at the cor- ner of Bhottield aventie and Division atreot wera fast asleep Jn the house and narrawly cacaped with their lives, A poighbor who discovered tho ttre hid bard work In waking thom up. . Tho City Flee Department deserves a great deil of eredit for tho promptness with which it respond. ed te the cull, ‘The barn of Mr, Otto Urnst, on tho corner of Diversy and Clark stroots, was discovered on fre Sunday evoning, but it was put out befure any tlamage to speak of was dune. Mr. Erust's sie loon was purtlally destroyod by fire only in fow daysugo, itis not known bow tho tro Origine ated In the barn, and it fe teared that Incenula- rics are about. VARK, * inet last night, with a peution was recetyed from tho cllizens of Souty Chicago uaking thut a bridge be built across the Calumet River at Ono Hundredth street, The muticr was postponed until the next meeting, ‘Tho Commissioners nppuinted to oxtimute the cost of paving Fitty- fest street from Drexol boulevard to Lake Michigan reported the probable cost at 8,7, The committee to whom was reforred tho weston oF grunting a rit of way to the South Chicago Branch ot the Ulineis Contnil ntide a report, but without gutting forth any recom mendations, ‘Che matter wus luidon tho table, to to tuken up att some future time, The matter of apoulng Woodtnwn avenue, from Sixty-suventh to Sixtyelirat Ktreet wae tukon up, and, after hearlug many arguments for nd mrainst ho opening of Haid wMtrovt, tho bord nppointed a speen) committed to con. ehler the matter, Further thin thie no busl- ness of fiiportance was Lransucted, The Controiler nade uv report, showmg the ro- od ceipty of tho Water Department trom say to Nov. 4, lash, havo ny S17 and the expenses for | the suing portod $04NG, leaving oa balance af $3,072 in the Wator-Works exponay fund. Ipia wero $2,088 datger tun. for the lod last yuor, while the exposes wore more, ‘The Controtler nlvo aubmitted its report for October, ‘fhe total receipts tor tho month were S128), from the following poitrcess Perinita, Heensex, tid appiloadions for thy same, 2400; water rents, $21); police court ties, BO; auwer connecHuns, #4; ofl Iuspeution fees, $155; milcellancous, € a «Walter Hrawn, the Yardmunster of the Lake Shore & Michizun Southorn Untirodil ut Sixty tee street, Wie urrested y “duy fr allowin, crossing for a lunger tine than the lawallows, A great deat of ninoyance baa beee caused by the dieremurd of the pute convenlence whieh tho ruflroad company bua manifested tur gome the past, and tie nection of the nuthoritios In tucing Uns Initlatury step cannot be too biekly come mended, BOUTH PARK. A foot-raco betweon John O'Brion of Putl- mistes setae Wurth Clict ut tho Stock Yards took pluca wt South Park yesterday afternoon, The race wnsth Walk-nway for Hurt. Tho didtance run Wasa quarter ot a mile. One hundred dole lure was wiered by och contustaut, SOUTH CRICAGD, An unkoown nun, while attempting to board na inegolug Pittsburg & Fort Wayne dummy. at abou) 4:00 yesterday, afterngun, foll under the Wheels and was Kulinf, He. bad 810.00 in money, and wwateh and chain. He waa borribly mane wled, but Hyed about half an bour after the uveldent, SPRINGFIELD MATTERS. bpectal Mapatch tu ‘The Viteays Tribune, Sprnovie.y Ll, Noy, %—Artleles of Ine corporation were filed today tn the Secretary: ot State's oftcs by the Central LMnois Ma- tual Association of Astoria, INL, an orgunlaa- Uon for the benefit of the widows, orphans, and helrs of Its deceased members, A Heense was dissed to the United States Bonetle Axsociatt ton to promote: rriages capital, 100,000; incorporatars, J weph Lewd, Jerome 1, Bowes, and G. 8, Mee, + . -A curtiticate of dissolution was tiled by the Dotruit Mutual Benetit Ansociation. ———— Koal strength wiyen. the norvos, brala, and muscles by ‘Brown's rou Bitters, * , ’ sunturnisned, of Chlengo, wa orgnnlane. LOCAL POLITIC The Campaign Has Closed, and as Results Will Appear Today. Cheerful Prospects of Republican Suc- cess~The Last Day at Headquarters. The Palmer Monso * Toneliug Committee "—Ticket Talk—Cenernl Notes. ‘The voters of Cook County are called upon tos any to exerclxo their eholce in the utatter of elceting aCterk af the Criminal Court and five County Commisstoners, for, strictly spenking, there is no choice as to tho SuperiorCourt Judge ahlp, for which Judge Gary waa very properly the Unanimous nominco of tho two political par- thes. Tho merits and domorits of the candidates for tho other ofliees named havo been autticiont- ly eet forth during the brief campaign which was yesterday brought to its close, and the gon- oral superiority of the Republican noniinecs established Ueyqnd a doubt. With a record for ceunonical minagemeut in county afaica under Republican rule, and with candidates whose aim, If ciceted, will be to perpetunte the present bonest and onpMle administration of tho couu- ty's buaiuess, the Republican party i Coulk County calls upon Its adhorents to turn out to- day at the polls and do their fullduty, ‘Lho ra- sultis in thoir hands; tho responsibliity rests with thom, Let there bo no shirkius, no {ule weather patriots, ant no “off-yeur” toollshness of nny surt, but un boneat performance of the unlvorsal duty of going so the pulls and voting for the mon who have been chosen to represent tho Republican enuse before the people of Couk Cuunty. If unat be done success is assured. CHEERFUL REVORTS, Tho Republican hewlquarters wero thronged yesterday with candidates and ward workers, und (it wis evident from tho new-born Interest diaplayed in the canary that tho Sunday work iy the’ warda hud had n very ood offect, The faces of tha lumters wore wreathed In srallesand on all sides a contidonco i the clection of tho entire Ueket today was expressed, Col, Read, the acknowledged lender of the colored Drethern in the Second Ward, sald his * boya " would all vota tho straight Republican ticket. A fow of Carter Harrison's caluret men, beaded by “ Nigger Dawson, would of course voto tho Demoveratic ticket, as usual. Representatives from tha Fourth Ward reported a change of fooling among tho doubtful Republicans in favor of Mr. Gilbort, and tho friends of that genueman expressed a confdenco in is success, { Mr, Coburn is defeated te will notte bis. swultor the fault of bia friends. An Immonse amount of work bus been done for him, aud ho has been on the go bimsulf nightand dey for a inonth, Mattocks bus been losing strongth since the Troquals Clul-rooms were opened and his connection with the club made known, sod Sommer wilt undoubtedly lose In tho best wards what bu guing among the “ touyhs,” so thut the elettion” of the twa Republican Carn. misgluners tin clty ‘distriet fs lovked upon own oa opretty = sure thing. Tho reparts from the country, districts: yosterday were very favornble, and Commissioner Wood's chances for retlection bave improved wonder- fully within the past few days, slowing that tho work of his friends Is tolling. Klohim, in tha Evanston District, will wndpubtedly defont Iglebart, The three-cornered fight in tho Sixth ‘Duatrict will be # hurd one, with a strony probas Unlity of Webcr's olvetion, Notwithstanding the otforts of Crenn's Hiberninn friends, Jick Stephens has alwost a sure thing on the Clerk- a a and ja certaln to run way ahead of bis icket, THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE held no mecting yesterday, but the ranm was crowded all dus, and the ‘work of today was mapped out and precinct teaders assigned. In the morning the rest of tho notartes wore sworn in and recotved thotr eredontials, Everything iatw readiness for the battle, and it looka very much ns though tne result would ben surprise tothe *still-hunters”. at the Palmer House, ‘The Executive Committeo devoted the duy to tho puymont of campaign bills, . THE DEMOCRATIC “TOUCHING COMMITTEE.” Tho usuul mecting of the Democratic Cume paiga Conmulttee was held at tho Paliner Housa yesterday, and tho notaries duly and sotemoly it ja reported on good authority that: in tho "Touching Committee" has suceecided in raising $2800 from tho candidates and thelr frinnda, and, ‘further, that no money will be arent on ticket- peddlers, ag it ls dvemed udvisn- ble to reserve the money collected for next fall's cumpalgm An action of this kind would bo a betrayal of the contributors to the fund. ‘Choe ‘regular ran of unwashed atrikers were in and Out of tho boadquartors during the dny, and the Balmer tlouso giesta will doubtiess be glad + whon the oloction is over with. WHERE TO VOTE. With very fow oxceptions tho polling-places towurds which the’ members of the two purties will wend thelr way today are tho old, futmiliar pots of former years. Tho: changes are vary fow indeed, and ‘these, such na thoy are, can very cusily be axcertained by Tape voters in’ the several wards—that 18, if there aro any who, after tho publication of tha list in tho newspapers, are still Ignorant of their lucation, Bo faras tho mutter of polllug-places fa cous eurned, thorefore, there {8 nothing to hinder nuybody and everybody from turning out and ‘voting, and pothing to exause a fallure go to do, Look AT YOUR TICKETS, Tho tickots which will be pluced.in the bands of the voters today rte ubout the smualicat bits of paperever put into a ballot-box jn Cook County necvssary result, Gf cottrae, of the sinult number of oflicora to be voted for. Tho Democratic tickot, so far aa ls known, tsa vory plain altair, utterly barron of anything {n the shupe of a chromo or other duvice, While everybody should louk nt the ticket he votes, und carefully seu overy mime on It, inorder not to ho tiken In by any fulsa devico, fe will be Keturting-point for tho Kepublicun yoters to know that the Republlean ticket wilt have an emblemuatical device ut tho top, the charactegar which it is nelthor necessary nor proper Just nt present to state, but which will undoubtedly gutmimend itself to avery voter, IT DIDN'T WORK, Soma of tho Nemauratio * busses" attempted yosterduy to got hold of the Republican tleltuta Tor the Fourth Comiisaloner’s District, tho ob. Joot ovidently belng to destroy tom, ‘Thoy did hot mnke the atrompet thamselves, but put sume. of thoir birellnws to do the work, and ft was by tho merest chance that the trick was foiled, THERE NOTIT FOR Te. The Civil servico Reforin League fn answor to tue civil-servico conundruim it ad- drusved tho several canuldates fur County Com- tmisdioners tho othor dity, hina, reectyed tha fale Jowing answers frum Mesars Gilbert and Mat- tauks: CHICAGO, Nov. 6.—Clvil-Servico Reform League of Chicayos Your favor of Inet. received. You will have iny hearty cobperstion at all times to reform the civilyervice. Thoro is no doubetiat tho presont methad ts very objev- tomablg, Lnuve nover bulloved that it 1s tho fivet und prime duty of a lewslator to obtuln of feos for politfeat adherents, I do believe thit none should bo Abpointed to ollice except thoso who ore duly quatijed. [nin opposed to potith cul assuainents, and amin favor ot any prac Ucuble incasure which will cifectuatly vure the present uyils, Yours truly, JAucs tl, Gunner. Cutcaao, Nov. 4—To the Clvll-Servies Reform Teague of Chicago—GenTLysens Your lutter of Jnquiryaa te my views upon oivileservicy res form ja ut hand. tn reply, i huvo to any tent it bas been well known in my own party for years that [was opposed to politica! assessments upon. ollivehulders and upon candidutes for alticy us well, Lbelleve men should re eset to sub. ordinate ollices on the ground of thelr tlness to WH then, without regard te their polities; that This Dtness should be determined in some fate nnd pirbiic way; and that while it continua tho imi should contlaye ta his olllce. TE elvoted a County Commissioner, Tehull try to baye seme auch system put inopertion 6o far ae the couns ty ollicers ure conourned. Yours truly, JuuN MaTrOoKs, WAND WORK, : Tho First Word ttepublicun Club hold a mect- Ing utthe Grand Pacliio Hotel Inst evening to purtect the urringemonts for toduy's election. A rosutution wis pdopted tbat no pay be given to any teketeneddler who falls to peddiy tho straint ticket durug the whole day, A num ber uf rouving speeches were undo. aud tho club mlonned until) o'clock this oventux, Voters of the ‘Third Prectoct should take notice that their votiigeplace his boon changed from the corner of Wabash avenue ane Adung Feet to the corner of Javkeon und Duurvorn streets, and yovern thomselyca pecurdiugly., ‘The Rupubhean-Chab of the Thirteanth Ward net dust nignt wt Toons Malt, on West Luke Atrect, ang sulvcted thoket-peaMurs for today. The Pifteonth Ward Republicuas peld 4 wolle attended mecting lyst evening at tho curnor of Lurrubee utreet and North avenue, dir, dobu C, Endur presiding, sessrs. Thorne, Ive and Loesch “addressed the mocting in brlet speeches on the potitical outlook, Mr. Miss espoulatly championed the cause of Comimusstones Coburn, aud observed that his recerd, notwithatanding recent viralent attacks ypod bin, was pure and After an infurgiad talk the mect~ sng adjourned, Tho Suyenteenth Ward Democracy bad a meoting at O'Stalley's bull-court, cornur of Chi- gaze avenue and “Frunklin street, lust olebt. ‘Tho anly bustiees of the meeting wus to appolut Uckot-puddlers for the election and to bureeb for Tim Creu, THE DEAPQUANTERS NY GASLIGHT, + Lust ovening the final arrangements woru bo- {ng made for the buttio tiny, Lut.nowbero was there any partlculue wotivily. At Republican headquarters there were a Tew ward- managers aud workers curly jn the eventie, looking after the distribution of Hekots aud othor dotulla, but there was not! ng out of the. usual order age curring, Certululy, there wi oi ing ike Juble ane nh the purt of uny of i, though their pepartg wero of un eucourayluy character, At 10700 o'clock tho Nights were all out, and the Chicago, jertcd ne A RTRVC> perutic headquarters thero wore n few loungers upto a ite han. Sone af thent ap- peared to be sleeping of thelr enthusiasm, while others were nppicently walling for the warrel to be rolled ont. They were as ditconsy- Jate slot ns it ts posatbla to/ imaging, and if oanidictate hitd: EB In an appenrance, be would have beon tinkeupted in an hour, Mr. Maokln, who earrics the party around under his arin, dit not put in an appearance, but he was inet on the ide and said he had boon engaged In tho “due urt™ partof tho arrangements. Ho waa still afraid of Mpttocks' stockings downing him today, but thowaht that if ft rained vory hard, the Test of the tlekot, excopt Croan, might puil through, NOT THIS PERSON—SOME OTURR PERSON, Tho yontlemnan referred to Sunday as without shop, monoy, or backing, in connection with tha ‘Vids Tor the frruiture for the now Court-Llouso, was not Mr. Edward Sivinoy, of this city. HYDE PARK Tho First Precinct Mepublican Club of Hyrdo Park betd an onthustastio meoting last night. Thoy ctected an Exeetive Committec and ar- ranged for means of conveylug voters to the polls, ft lsoxpected that n largo vote whl be polled In Hyde Park toduy, but not so much on necount of tho Interest in the election, for there Ha Meets excltuinent over that ovont ftself, ore is no Commissionor to be elected from the district, “and the .contest for tho Clerkship is merely ‘nominal, Tho true. oxplanition why a yrent | many yoters will turn outis to be found tu tho fact that thoro la a rivalry between tho north and south enda of tho villigo, Heretofore the north end fins hid the largest ropresentation in villnge polities, but the remarknblo ineroaso in popull Udon In the southern portion of the township hig had a tendency to chauge tatters, ‘The nuu- ber of votes polled tomorrow will decido bow muny dotegates cnch portion of tho village t5 en titled to ln the spring convention. Henco the unusual intercet which provulls in tho reault of todny‘a voting. EVANSTON. The oleotion in Evanston today will be an ex- eltingone. Usuilly there ure about four Ree publican voters to one Democratic; but the lends of Mr. N. G. Igtohurt .bove undertaken tho bly Job of «destroying that majority because the Democratic candidate tor the County Com- missionorabip is an Kvauston man, A petition hus been cireulated and very kanerally elaned vy men of both parties asking Mr. Jaichart to ruin for tho office Independontly, and the probn- bility is that quite number of ltepupiicnns will chingo thelr votes; but there is not the moat distint chaneo that tho usunl tajority will be much dininiaied. Tho vate today will bo large, THE CLERICAL POLITICIANS IN LAKE. 4 the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Town oF Lake, Nov. 7—Ht $8 not at all sure prising that the peopio of Lrke and Hyde Park should feet n8 disquatedd At the clerical poll- Uelons of thore towns na tho recent lettors in THe TRIBCNE show tho eftizena {n theso suburbs to be, It would really seem Incredible to thoso unacquainted with the political wire-pulllug of the Kev, Father Dornoy and another priest that any clorgyman could be no nuda ious as even to think of the political achemes entered Into and worked out by theso reverend gentiemen. This seems to bo all tho muro astounding n the ecnso of clergymen of tho Itomau Catholic Church, as the public are led to bellove tint the ministers of this church aro forbidden tu onter the domnin of polities at alle The po- Utient fnanipulntions of the reverend gontlemen referred to here are notorious and aenndnlous In tha extrome, and of n long stunding disgust to our people. City and county polities are brought Into Hydo Park and Lake by theso gentlomen, ag your correspondunt Intimates, ana all classes of our people are tired ot it. Thers hos been more bad feoling engeniored among our citl- zens by the Interference of these clergymgn in our town affairs, and by Introducing into our town politics outaide peice Influences, than ‘by all other causes cognblned. Town or Lake. ON THE RIALTO. A Turn in Whont—Theo Corn Deal-Tho Butterinc Boom, ‘Tho volute of buatness on ‘Chango was largo yeaterdny, and pleasing to the short Interest till tho turn in wheat came. The boys have been ro- plenishing tholr purses lately by bolng bears. Most of thom needod the monoy. . Gossip anid yestorday that tho New York corn clique had sold our iarge lines of stuf ata heavy losa. The Metbudist and Musoule brotbron aro even thought to bave beon obliged to draw on their original cnpital or reserve fund which thoy bd lud aside for tho dim und uncertulu future whieh all good apeculators are supposed to by looking aut for, Most of those Deacons ond Grand Masters nro sald to huvoe very long pockettooks,. 3 Hellman hug a deat !n November baricy, and expects to make the shorts squeal before tho end of the month. Tho shortage in No, 3 is sald to De 224,000 bushela, with about 20,000 in store, Tho rocuipts uro oxpeutod to run nbout twoenrs .nday, and the profits on the corner, say, five conts per bushel. ‘ New York got touch of bot whent yesterday. Tho news cume ovor the wires that about 175,000 bushels old wintor whent bud been posted in that city as out-of condition, Heat: and the weevil wero sald to be fn it. Tho effect hero was to break the price of whent, butit RALLIED AGAIN, New York is behind tho times. Chiougo had her “pot whent" lust Soptembar. Amin on "Change wants Just ono mare rile passed. He would huvo it a law thut the firae int who proposes a now rule should bo ined 1,000, i ‘Tho question has been asked, Why docsn't one of tho Hourd of ‘Trado philanthropists run o deal fur the honelit of the First Hewlment? Mhe proposition to puy $10,000 to the estute of a decensed member Isn't popular, and somo think ft will not be put to a formul vote, ‘The uttering inills are in full operation again, Several of the louding packers ure exid to bo turning out vast quantitics of the compound known ag lurd-buttor, They confqrin to the liw by branding on tho packages, 1 shall binck let. tera, the word " butterine.” But whit docs tho retailor do? Ealf the grocers in tawn are auld to bo selling this stutf for butter, Thero ure two aristocratic kinds of butterino now; the dairy, which solls for nhout 2 vents, and tho creamery, which. brings 28 and 29 cents, Genuine butter fa KIX and seven conts per pound above these prices. Tho minufacture of this artivio is anid to be very profitable to the nevdy milllounites who aro cugaged It it, eS CALDWELL, 0. Privato Dalzoll Says It Is “the Most Bilustrious Spot in the Union, tho Mirthpluco of the Great Went, and tho Charmed Circle of the Nation's oat Mon, and Especially of 0! Grentnoss and Glory ~A Remarkablo Iesume. : 7) the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, CALDWELL, 0,, Nov, 5.—I am Jed fo write the presont letter to ‘ire Trpuxe by a note which Lhave just recelyed from an over- zealously udintrlng iriend in Chicago, who concludes a very long and flattering epistle in these words: “But, my dear fellow, Ine astiuch as you will write for the newspapers, why do you stay down there in the woods In that God-forsaken country? Why don’t you come to Chicago, where you would have scope, ninterial, and opportunities for the exercise of all your powers? Why not come up to the Now Jerusalem of tho West?” ete, 1 huye heard that before these five and twenty. years, and yet, much as 1 admire Chiengo, New York, and Boston, £ should rather live here than in either ‘of them, Judge Bingham, our Minister to Japan, when hoe was our Congressman, used to com: piliment these highlands well down towards the Obie and its bluffs by calilug them the Switzerland of Amertea,” From Caldwell draw a Ine but nine miles out toward the west, and sweep it around until It describes a clrele around this ancient town, and within that charmed elrelo 1 will show you almost as much of historle interest as you can fi within a radius of nine miles of any piace on the continent. Within thiy circle for over clghty years Uyed and here dled and was burled tho buat. soldier of Washington's army, Olive, tho little village Just across tho creek from hore, fy the oldest town fu Ohio except Ma- rietta,, Within elht of this office almost, and Just ucross the valley there, barely’ mile, 1s. the first oll-well ever opened on this henfs- phore—the old salt-well of MeKeo & Cald- well=which bégun to flow oll away back at: the commencement of the contury, thon con- sidered a nutsauco by the plonvers, beenuse It ruined thely galt waters later Us product t for medicine, labeled ald sold as voll,” ant afterwards employed for Tubricating. ol}, and, ata stil Jater diy, sold in the markets of the Exat as“ petrutuan,” Pie old woll itself suld for fabulous -Ilere beran that wht manta for boring’oil- weld, Which spread sow the valley antl it Jooked hike a harbor filled. with musts, a8 thousands of derricks rose and mililous of jnoney sink during tha War. Within that same circle Ig tho olf homestead of the jlattons, the youngest of whaw but lately “atruck ol” In 4 Inost substantial munnor, und that without bore ing tho Post-Oillee Departinunt, [This last is a Joke, yor true ull tho aging, but rol ina humor. ous Veln to adopt it to copying In the Hawkeye's very Cunnicat columns) 1 soldon indulge iA pleasautry on paper, but in this instanco could not Withstand the temptation. Stighe within full view of my window hore, in the wood aver youder, weat of tho town, | saw inaugurated the National Soldiers’ Heunlon, Supt. 4, id, Gen. Shurian presiding, cannon Nelug, and 2u.000 people eathored from man; States, privates and Geuoruls, Corporals anc \ Colonels mingling ona plane of actunt equality, for tho brat time, oud all tho odious diseriininas (long of the War abulished at once and forever, That wasn proud diy fur the old Union army Threo yeura in succession that rent meothis was hold hero, Tt wna imitaced and reported nll over tho North. Tt wits seen that tf go small a town could hol! sueh a reunion nay other city vould, and so all went at it. na we had enioulated thoy should, aod the work still goes on, and now no min whe wore a privato's Diouae isashamed to own ft, and no man who wore ungtes or stars struts of puts on Airs, or if fects diedainful and Insulting euneriorys AN this was embraced In our object. It wis a atic cons. Its Influcncny have renchod far, and given Plensuro nnd satisfaction to 1 imiliton of mon who wore the privato's blouse, seatterad now nil ovor the world, They buve all heard of it. It ‘was firat made n success riyht here ut tho contro of this denr old ofrete, It rebuked Into silence and modesty the arrogancy that would degrade the rank and Ne inte a lot of menial aorvants or slaves, ind exalt their one-time accidental com- minnilers Into demigods, Tatk of emigrating from n territory whose history is na {Ilustrious ns that of Athos, Rome,” oe Sparta L Extend the radius thirty miles, and it will ems brace innny of the leading. men and events of Olio history, and much of Nation Interest, ton, Itis Binghun'a old district, as well and as favorably known as that of ‘Thuddeus Stevens, loshun H. Giddings, Join Quincy Adams, Hours Uiny, or James G. Haine. By tho way, how ntainy districts—Congreasionnl disteicts—are dia- tinotively known toduy by the namesuf tho men who have represented them forty in a century, Yor Dinghies Ig one that bas that fiinertul cetebrity, 1 live in that dis- trlet, and am proud of It, i Stanton’a diatriat. It ‘This uleo ts Wdwin was hore that he won thnt fate nt the Bur aa in Nattonal pollties which rendered his services Indigponaable In the great alice uf War Seare- tary. ihe fa also tho birthplace of allthe “tzhting MvCooks,” whom but to rime fs to suymest vul- umes of Americun history, Within thia circto ts thoold law-olleo of Lewis Cnas, now occupled by dixj. Palmer, of Marietta, nga dwollingshouse, And within this abaring circle also wis made tho frat settlement of Oblo, and hero fie live tholrdeacendants. lo- turn J. Mela Ilved and died within it, and T hive seen his tamb but lntcly nt Muriettn. Gov, Snancon’a old homo ia th this district. Here Ne England first pitched tts tents un Its murah Wei From this point of departiire wore the brain and brawn that made your Chicagos, Bun Frans ciseos, and the Great’ West. In the adjoining county west of this Hendricks was born, and thero Gariield taught his first school, in tho county ndjoining tho northenat of hero Windom was born und reared, Hore Judge Kennon, one of our historia characterg, spent a long and useful life waleh closed L-tnis week. Hero within a mite of this spot lives Willinm Miller nt the age of 100 yours, tho oldest Mugon In the world, as all Masons know. Extend the luo Duta very few miles, and ati within a vary sinnll clrole it takes In—disregurding Stato lines, tor wo are near, the river—tho birthplace of Wining, of Maino; tha home of Govs. Arthur and Allen, and of -all tho Shorinans! 1¢ te.an immortal spot of garth. It ia butan bour or two's travel, but fa litte dis- tance, Indecd, to the extreme boundary of a cirele which Includes al 1 buve so brieily sketched and hinted at, and much more than your space will permit me now aven to sug- west. [tis not hyperbole to say that in oratory, diplomacy, war, patriotism, statcemnnsnip, this circle embraces ng illustrious names Ag any equal space of, territory on the surface of this glone, In uny mize of its history. 5 From it omerged the greatest names of mod- orn history. When Ltook back on the events with which Providence bas connected mo so strangely L fect Indeed that Lam prematurely o}. Within this vory bullding—tho post-ollice— Thnve held conversations on paper with a mut+ utude of lendiug thinkers on both sides of the sen. Hero, within thts sacred area, leag than one hundred feat from where Lnow write, L bave im seen two mon—one of thom but a privite citi." zon, tho other only a Conurcesman—start fortho Prestdoncy, and each reach It before a year from that day! From thia old post-olllco and along thisrusty old wiro right by me went the first [ lgttor anit special to tho press announcing that departure and predicting chut deatiny. Lo think Lcould burdly baye accorded mo a larger oppor- tunity for political preslonen or bnd greater succeas In it fi Tt ohad lived jo Chleayo or New York! At all avents, Tum sutisfied. Itsounds like fables, but it is truens Gospel. It has been my good fortuna Jere, on thls public aquaro, to have Istened not once, twieo, but often to Bingham, Kilpatrick, Hayes, Garfield, Leggott, Senator Sherman, Gov, Noyes, Gov. Foster, and Gen, Bhorman—all tho loading mon of thisora. Here 1 formed thelr nequaintunce, aud hore I recelved packages of letters from them about all their cherished por: sonal and potitical schemes, and this has hal- lowed the spot by a thousand pleasunt agssocia- Hons and tender memories, [tla not the least of tho attractions of this yoldon clrolo ‘that it embraces the ground whereon T was married, and whero my wife and six children yot Jive to coinfort and to bless me, From herol have written for ovory leading dally in tho world, and hnvo bad occasion 8 thousand times to thank the press for ita kind: ness, and furberrance, and putionce with my often welting. Right hore on this old desk L have written uo Guriluid for tho Sonate when the «press of hia own Stute were divided upon it, and for the Presidency when tho suggestion was hooted at nliovertho Union, Aud hore, tov, I havo sut down ond read bis plain, practical ucknowtedgments of theso venturesomo site yeadons, and his words of kindness when thoy ecumns accomplished facts. Atl this Is tterally te of Hayes equally, oxcopt as io the Sonate, ITdon't caro if I never again repent this expuri- onco—twice In abort tifo is often entiogh to succeed in that aurt of thing. At all ovents I shall wale until the ike happens to soma othor soriubler, 5 ‘Tine and agnin hero I huve written my old friend Binghum of bis certain proapuots of re- turning to Congress, and us often bud tho gntls- faction of reuding bere his hearty acknowledge. ments of my agcnoy in making the prediction truc, and hero ho bns often written mo from kingdoms beyond many sens, * Here I received Gen. Sherinan’s lottor deciin« ing the Presidenoy ror himeelf and predicting it foc Huyes, and bere L ulsa received the note from Secretary Sherman declining uw place in Gurticld'’s Cabinet, and from bere I lashed thom to the whole dally press, aud they wont far in the first pleco to make Hayes President, and in the second to make Sherman Senator, Ana here, nlaal but one short year to o day bofore bis death f recived Gurtield’s letter foreshad- owing hia awful fate, ‘This {s Indeed holy ground to mo. I wish I had some facred name for it. like tho socrot namo af Athens and Home. Hore I recelved at the bands of these honest neighbors of a life- tine, without solicitution or money, tho only ofticea L aver held, including four yaoarsin our Legistaturo; [am bound to them by a thousand tes of gratitude and duty. Hero many thnes 1 avo received thelr unanimous support for Con- gross, too, and bore 1 am curtain 1 shall recelvo it uguin next your. 1 could hardly have: beon more highly honored in any clty in tho work, Why shoutd I doplore tho destiny which onst my lot Among such people. or whlch afforded me auch anportanltiog for. pepratsitne euch Intlu- encca on my country, oven if, 14 my critics aug- gest) ounkindly, It was more ‘an acoldent tuna tho result of plot or plan? Iiero 1 worked on a farm, hero I taught sehool, hero my chitdren word born, hore Lun- ‘sted In tho army, aud hore 1 bean the practice ot the Jaw. fore Intrigue or cabal never reached, the sound of bribe-monoy was nover heard, the click of the machine, the bogs; or party Inan never disturbed the freedom of tho povulur choice, and bere, unsolicited, unpur- ebused, aud unpurehasabie, by tho favor of tho press, und without fear, favor, or uifection, re- ward or the hope thoreot, 1 have advan in some humblo ways, tho politicn! aspirations of worthy men, and seen thew mount to powor and surprise me only then by the tnensure of their success and tho glory of thelr aohievemunte, which ulwuys excceded iny utmost expectations. PRIVATE DALZBLL a ROSCOE GONKLING, To the Editor of Ths Chicago Tribune. VALPAatso, Ind. Nov. bE bopo you will bo so kind asto insert the inclosed totter which I revelyed n fuw days ugo from tho Rev, Justin D, Fulton, D, D., Hrooklyn, N. ¥., 10 reply to a totter which appeared in your paper of tho 1th inst. weitton by Mr. Hazzard, Muunt Carroll, dit, in reference toour Inte Prosident and ox- Benutor Conkling, Yours truly, J, Cunnan KEEGAN, Tnoonryn, N. Y., Oct. 2%—John Cc, Keegan, Rep, Veilparaien, tid.—DeAw Sin: TL thank you dor calling my atteation to at very long and dis- curteous letter written by Mr, H.W. Hnez Tino, tn, reply ton loiter of mine publ the New York San concerning the relutous of the Hon. Rosede Conkling and the late President Garhoeld, Mr. Hazzard docs not refute iny state ment, be simply doulea it, Any one conld dn thls. A poorer and more anfalr man thun ts dr, Hazzard inigotdo tne eames but itiatrae, und {1 wil remain trua, In New York tt has not been denied by many of our feuding mien, woo Know it to bu trug, and feel thut the infaunderstanding Troaident Gartvld bid with the scalar sonmtor from New York was a mistake Iittle short ot uv crime, Lue fact ls, the President wounded un- necessarily one af the greatest ang une Of the nublost of Siving statesmen; it waa n needicar act, Conkling bad helped Garticld. Ele badgone through Indinow, Obie, New York, and plavaed, organized, und beld the lurgest and most jollu- ential mcerings of tho pacaeee pore . Hoth men had auperd abiilty, Both men wero moarvelona in personal marnotism. Both wero capable of warm friondsbip und of bitter hatreds; both erred; they ouxht to bave undere stuod ench other; the appolutinent uf Robertson, nman uttorly repigonue ta thousunds af Re. publicuus, though be isn xentionnn, and ia bis privute lito ie unexceptionni, Lat for causes which | need wot relate bo was personally olfen- wive to that class of Republicans who were led by.Conkiing—to appulnt such @ iin go Uanvc- casurily and iy spite of an opluton on which any wentioinan might rely, wax daing a deed for whlch thero wily and (g sta axcusu, ‘Tho result le The public mind was horritted; it If personal honor was slain, tho mud bern to fly, the willy brain ef Guitonu was stirred, not by Conklin, but by tho act of Gure Held, the bullut was fired, anid the President. on which the Nation bud bufir ite bopos of future advancement, was slain. Jt la probable thoro is na sorrow Ike thia sorrows t charge this act aud thy lofluence thut ted to this aut to Conk. ling is to porform a deed of cruelty so utterly outrageous, that will nol characteriza it = =What is = the In Conprosa? Not if he would take it, but with tho great Hen of Mt? Whon Conklin great in love ana. noble Wo muat dt HAS defontes In puertiowoy nl Husqinethinng tae fay tag Horne drate hid Wat the mse wad ge formed hia bellia net, Mt Guiteau gat Why this ntsc of Conkling? (rege : Utne abou Chee that male Mog gee Men bay ot Ulinaly, Cameron of Pounsyivay we eng of New York are not aceitente, ie king alahty wowers becnawa tole nity, ey Me goss, thoir tldelity to truths mun tyt0e kh Tho othor day t showed to Gen, rate tone mont “that Conkling tnuuuentot agate. You ought to hn’ Hts the lofter in bis hand, ho hold ity eta anid at length, with that look. hig ep eel at i, frlquds understand, enld, © Thatta inte e deat Know Mfr. Conicling when ho mine eels favor ho was plensed to nak for, and jee Ay She inan that would bot tntertere wing Reto BOs and whet he wont UL at thy Sent Penne Was'nota single man te the ena tte fer portrovice who Nett ie positian tlt tints while to defent hin, Ttatert. firmed ne Collector, with Tea attiee nf Waa permitted to ‘romain ag Chien ee Senate and wield att this patronage me oF man who stood empty-handed, rey Kae revord, against inen who were tne OTE olticlal positions. Conkling the Incent a aueet spalls systons, It le absurd.” So ways Cane ee By any nll Who kiiow Senator Conkinge™ ORS Why this hatred of the grent Sonate ‘Tome it is inexmeable. A kindareh man E nover know. When ‘Inet in eet Heard. tha Hon, Mr, Stores tultes gf, CU tho muat appreclative ways tho devatt Conkting to Grunt, tho great Culerae eos! aftorward oy Nil the Wort, deserves nooo! forgotten, His nbsolte retirement gots ho might bo Secrotury af State ur ut thee ury, Weoatse he would not being nye tho groat Republican party, arty MUy weakan tha hold whieh Prosdent Gt? has upon the country, ts one of the matt! proofs of hls unselilsty friendahind tee und yet men follow him with tlendish eee seen) to be anxious to Nuat tho alent ee iiis retirement and tar and favnde thet 4 bis home with opinions ant innttenduey eit" true nor generous, For one, T cannot count nance tt, [believe that one of onrurearet ja Dleeding in his heart because poaple het tried (0 servo will notainderatnud. tiny eee et mnleliudzs Ins motives and misinterpret hive fon. fig must wilt, Perhaps he must oo but {n duo time the peopte will t af Is man who hua served tiherty, the air with wild bosnunehs beeuuse of his my hold deeds, Thesu words L nu ghd to ot while this noble aw lives, Gurdeld eg wet? Pretsod wns not always praised, ‘Therm! Utes when men derided and abused tee turned from him. [Ho wis true, and alleang Out woll, ‘This wil come out wells! tho yrent Senutor. Already ese pit beon opened. Tato ts dying amt Tt ganda who have beon allont_ are hewn apenk, Conkling’s wnsellishaess and’ hese dortul powers af loving, shown In bis deteqee’, Grant, and shown tore thin ever In his keepin uloof from Arthur, are beyenning to ire teen ag its Infiuence ie felt. It 1s known he could bay a placo on tho Supromo Hench or in the Citing 8 tates because tp th rt aga and wilh th Clay, who once resigned tls place in a cotinells, qud, when the kentucktans (eet throwing him aside, told the ylory of tho ryt alwys trig, enueed men to try bhn again, sy wIHlt be with Conkling, New York neailsCone ling, Conkling does wot need New York, Thy ony Is being Cae expect to live long enough to be p: cause | knew enough to love him, cities betrayed a minn who, ws orntor,'ns Senator, a counselor of purtics, and us lender of meal WIthout u peer, und When that time comes [ huzard nothing In saying that i. W. Hazzard will be sorry that be struck a truo man aty time he cannot reply, and when be must beat and forbenr lenst Mberty sulfers and biceds. remain truly yours, Us LLTOS, a THE WEATHER, Slenal Service, OFFICE oF THE CimEF Sianar, Orricer! ‘Wasuinatos, D. C., Nov. 810. u.—For Tonnessee and the Ohlo Valley, light rain and partly cloudy wenther, southerly 1a west erly winds during the night, rising barome ter, and lower temperature. For the Lake region, partly cloudy weath er and ral, southarly winds shifting ts west or northwest, falling followed by rising barometer, and Jower tomperature in ths ‘western portion, For the Upper AMisatsaippl and Javwer My sourl Valleys, light rains, followed by colder, clyartug weather, northerly and westerly winds and rising baroineter. The Chief Signal Ofticer furn|shes the fol lowing special buttetin: —* A storm of constderable energy ts moving slowly eastward from. the Northwest. The centre of the disturbance ts Duluth. Clouy wenther and rain continues In the Lake region, Middle — States, and New England, and artly: eloudy weather with light rains “prevail in’ the Southern States and Northwest, ‘Lhe tem erature has risen slightly except at It Mountain stations, whore tt bas fulien fri tive to ten dexrees, Kasterly to soutterly winds continue in all districts cast of the Misstssippl. ‘Tho winds shifted to northerly in the Missouri Valley and thence southward o ‘Texns. ‘The indleatlons are that nin will prevall in| New England and tho Middle States during Tuesday, followed Wednesday by falr weather. Citrcago, Nov. 7~-10:18 p. m.—Tho followiay Pp. observations were taken at the same moment timo at all tho stations nae: GENERAL OMSEIVATIONS, Tater) Ther. Bie | IU: i 14D, 1s Wind, [ttaliree, Albany. Spun. ro a Busty, i | Calero, ot Choyotine.. 2 siCutVs.. oe Ginotunat oT Clovelan a , rv La La Leoavenwort Lontavitia... das Aninias, ESSSLESNTESE: COLESCESES! “SPoo small to mousure. LOCAL GUBERVATIONS. Time, [dtare) Taer th shia fa Naromuior corrected far winporauuty, and Instrumental error, ‘Suan dutly baromoter. 2.831, Moan duly thermometer, 64 Sloan daily bumldlty, ab Muzimunt temperature, 348, Minimum towperature, 2 ——_—_ ‘ LECTURE BY GOV. PORTER, OF IND'ANA Spectat Dispute ta The Cateagd Tribune, Larayerry, Ind. Noy, 7%—Uor. tie i visited Purdue College today, und ter ne delivered his lecture before the stuntents a tuculty Fentitled “Indlana tn Mer Da 1 ‘The leetrra {8 mainly historleal—< He of tho lives aud-chiet characteristles ae rlson, Posvy, and Jennings, ad of Me 8 in force in early days. In elosity, the ta ernor chiracterized as a shane Une fest eu: rrave ae la ove cts pad 1t a strly headstone, p sith fies recommend the Leginintire to make a vor er appropriation fur Uils pure: ———— THE COAL-LAND SYNDICATE. Bpeclat Dlavuteh ty The Chicuco Tribune TonEbo, 0. Nuv. % Gen. DE an ut of Now York, nnd Col, W, C. Al f ann Nowark, Q,, both of whom are promi at identified with the syndicate wi : recontly purchased t0,du) reres OT ow e fn the flocking Valley, were Ln the elty 7 terday and today inspecting the eantte ia Toledo und its facilitlos us a tere ss tributing polut. White hero Rae a consultation with a miaiber at feted {ats and bushigss tet, ane I He hae ore necting a railroad te atte Rie Dutrolts “Choy, loft for uy fatwer today, + —————————_ 1D FOR THE MELONS. ice Z—Thy button has aren out of the rebellion a ie Renae . College, and tho offending Ch rite fundud ‘the melon-owner iis cash a0 Sy fii to regular and wose reputable & ness