Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 3, 1881, Page 7

TUE RAILROADS, ——= } Report of the Com. Anne nisuioners of Illi- nols._ ; ——_——- nteresting Facts Regarding the Ronds in This ; State. gomo I —_—_—— - groublo Brewing Over tho Im- migrant Passongor Tralee es t of Gossip from St, Louis Re- LE ig to Southweatern Affairs. —_— Honds—Anniul Roport of the Yguinots Conmminsioncra, goectal Djapatch to The Chicago Tribune, mSGFIELY, Thy Doo, 2,—-Tho Hallrond and bs fouse Commissioners bave now received racial reports required by" law froin the roms of tho Stato, Mity-thees In_ number, tag from the Bast St Louls & Cargndolet emgpringlicld, Rilinghnot & Southeastern, jek are intnor FORd3. Those reports ara moro plota than Those presented in any provious be and contnin a lurwe umount of intoroatlug rafvnesand nforination. ‘The roports, necord= pei jaw, cover'tho year ending Juno 10, 1881, work of tabuluting tho figures ond muking the ageresates and averages (¢ now dn prog: spl rwlit not be comploted for a week or rit bey will, perhaps, be two or threo tro. AS Mirors ‘tho. boar? — will bo able wo thig Information printed — und 10 cetho public, Tie TuinUNE correspontent before pared] tuo followin dotustod summary of Ber on furntenica by tha rouds in, {ole the m_wnich iseompleto 20 Cir as unct Indl. reettt isconcerue. and Wil bo of Intere id yalue not only’ to atl ralirend men but to the frocral puulto ng wells : itinlll ve observed that tho yenr vovered by tpose reports Was, on tho Whol, x Very Btls: gotory ane ta tne rallronds operating rT) ‘inots, but. few of which report a defictt on tho: your's business, Reports tncluded from several large rons whieh have nut provlously reported to tho Llt- qosauthorities, byt nro now obliged to do go pnvqson of having toased OF purebasod ines in «ais Bato. CHICAGO & ALTON NAILHOAD. Mo pital stook, $13,001,872, Re Mena u.ea0% Humber oF locomotives, spl; passenger-ca: i [x d= enrriedd 1,318, tone Kegetns total ‘eurninzs, S700, axe tenses, £0,815. * WANASH, ST, LOUIA & 2,658; enpital atack, $1,05 nded Pastis 53; locomotives, 458; pasdanycar= ae ov; Irelght-oars, 1iH8s passengers. on ned, 14" freight. tons, moved, 4,888,71 total earnitues, 613, (10,108. : : SIMANOIS CHANTAL. 7 ‘ e, 1820; capital stock, $20,000,000; bond- QenRe aon, Dassoniraeg Garried BO B18; frefght, tons, movou, 2,810,227; total curuligs, begs CHICAGO & NOUTHWESTERN, ‘yiteage, 448: capital stock, $38,589,150% bond- eduebt, 867,471,000; locomotives, 470; pasdenger- Gare Bi; Crolght-cirs, 10,0773 passengers carried, (ENGI: frefeht, tons, moved, G01 earnhiigs, $19,060,8 nut income, $1 + URICAGO, MIDWAUKER & 8t. PAUL, Mileawe. apltal Rtook, $23,054.74; bonds eddebit, $74,015, 3 pussonyers carried, 24TH Ob; na, moved, 4,048.7 8.7102, tou earnings, $i; tatal expanses, #0285511, CHICAQO, WURLINGTON & QUINCY, Mileage, 240%: caplint stock, 855.192,0005 total Habllities, SICUO11,t21; passenyers earrled, 2401,- G0; freight, tons movod, 6,441,018; total curi- iat : CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PAC! i Mileage, 1.0 FAT AGU) Mabititics, $54 a. porears, 1082 Ti carried, 21020053 £1 T, LDS INONCE AOL 021s total earalnys, $12,745) het Income, 80,348,100. MICHIGAN CENTRAL Mileage, 628; capital stock, $18,708,20t; bonitell dott, SU01,G00; passengars carried, 1.801 (615 feounhty tons moved, “8,001,025; totul carnings, STO. _. DAKE SHONE & MICITIGAN SOUTIIELN, Mileage, 144K); cupital stock, $60,000,000; bonded 0: Iucomotives, M2; puaeengor= ight-ears, 14,003; paasengors carried, Sr; frelicnt, tons mov 8,087,703 total ine E08, not income, 87,091,402, * YLVANIA COMPANY, locomotives, 208; pasacngercars, are, 8805: | passonuera cilrricd, 2.6840; freight, tong moved, 445,0145 total iu- 0,001; not incom, $4,054,500, ST. LOUIS, ROCK ISLAND & CHICAGO, Capital stook, $3,000,000; bonded dobt, $2,500,- 0; pursonyors carcied, 2,117; frululit, tous moved, 7511; total Income, $1,411,800; operate ing expenses, $1,178,553, CHICAGO, PEKIN & SOUTHWESTERN. 85; capital stock, $2,000,000; bonded Ribs total income, $388,273; otal ex- 1c. C09; total fs peessen= piigtenanrs Bi? CHICAGO & GRAND TRUNK, Mileage, i40; cupital tack, 20,000,000; total Mabilities, $17,110,159; passongurs ourriud, 209, 60; fretzht, fond moved, W718; totul Income, $1,501,110; total exponsos, $1,383,008, ‘ Pe “ CHICAGO & IOWA, Henge, 101; enplutl stock, $1, debt, $1,750,000; total fico: R605, come, E2181 mG CHICAGO & WESTERN INDIANA, Huse; tot eT tapenses, BLANK: et ea CINCAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS, Mileage, 24; eapital stoote, $3,000,000; total in- Pts, ERNE; possengurs aaron, 200,014; tons muved, 3 tutal expenses, HOGS not Income, BATA, os inoal SEEMONE 4 OND & CIICAGO, leage, 220; capital stacks, $12,000,000; bonded deot, £1,600,000; passonwurs vucried, "2 {giatearaings, $1005,H5; total uxpensosy #1, 0003 bonded A; not Ine CINCINNATI, INDIANAPOLIS, BT, LOUIS & CHI> CAgQo, Mileage, 9; capital utovk, $4,000,000; funded tert, Ee dniube yasongerd Gnerieos eoaNy freluht, tons moved, 1,435,000; total carnings, $596,058; not income, 801,480, SYCAMORE, CORTLAND & CHICAGO, This road is n spur, extending from Cortland ta the Northwostorn to Syeamore,. It 48 bare); fects lone. ‘The cupitat stook Is $10) ating Indebtedness, $12,500, Tho yourly salary MA; expensos, SU ‘The prot So the year's business was $002.25, me UNION STOCK-Y ARDS COMPANY, patlt company bus fortystve milos of truok, tone Bi Foil atone ‘ bus no orale: t od cou pan 10 mer Webteck- Yards Companys? Oe 'Nerwua wi mpg UUTOX COUNTY NaunoW GAgK, ats roud runs from Hayana to Falrviow, a ane OC cwonty-olght iniles, Tho capital 4 Ie S300426; Tunded- debt, $171,000? ‘The 2g ACcoUnt udds up $14,280 por annuin. ‘The torte Seite GUS el baa ah ‘34; lutercat on funtte UB the Feara businege, BugiT, UOY EhMS loss on : Ease £T, LOUIS CONNECTING COMPANY, Bt bla ron runs from Voniee to tho Iilinols & conuis trucks at Hastst, Louis, nud bus epurs it ‘og tar with olovutors, milla, oto. Doar Hagt a Capital stock, £20,0u0; Hunting debt, ‘uo rolling stook vouulsta of tivo loco- And one Hat-car, ‘he business ly paras tebiny one, mg 2cK ISLAND & sENCEL COMPANY, mice “tllength of this road is twonty-savon thea’ ‘The capital stock 1g $260,000, Tho lnbits Warcoutaide of cupital, foot up $160,00), ‘Chia cont by . lop expeusea Senet Income, $10,104; operate ureure scventy-thruu niles of road operated ei thls nase, hu yourly saluty iat fout up bperatthg ee, total Income was $252,003, Nera killed atic ie Seige roud 1 uoW we yenr. ‘Tye roud is ui partion of tha ¥ abuah wyitore ek WAMASIL, CHESTER & WESTERN. any Cactd oxtonds fram Tamara, on tho ‘Tl i. to the Cestor Punjtontiary, a dig tugeot forty-two tiles, ‘The aultat stock. ie tho opera gt? tacume luge yer wus 848,40, und Were ating exponses £41,510, ‘T [wo om; nded del : Cui eve ts eee ed and ony outsiue poryon Injured. ‘Tho Y }000, aud the floating debt Tie . LOLINE & sovruuagrEnN, goul rond cliht mités tons, Cupltal 000; tot q ia Saks wets tal tncotny dug year, BS.201; Op- a Orban ex pons, BAU. ‘is Hits 4s HANTOUL & MABTENN, Leryy, itd Tung from Wot ‘Lebanon, Ind a5 ¥ AL, sever onl; ~aoveuty-B1x wile, Ite repul forgabe ten mouths ending Aprilia ue tigures the Wabash June butng theluded In the report of Porated, “4G, Us whieh tt baw becumy four 4, $11 ig, Ota! Feoulpta for. ton munthe eepurt> There atl Oxponsor, BW: tuEce, _fotlod nentte, ete wo. heoidents during the iad, GRAND TOWEN Tela rona | VOWER ROAD, rom Greayeeweutysiive mites Jong and rund fe Jeet tower ta Carbougate,. ‘he incante Tho. $05,149; operating uxponpes, BL),- Tole root Lous toaL, WATLIVAD,” tes 2 8 not quite ‘ten. millea Lon t SPTMION in “uddluou ‘wpoue BayaatObas Wut it musre ‘hy capital stack Is ¢ dobt, $10,000; Hoatlug debt, sikh Total ears {nie Mant Your, $44,005) operating expensed, $i AU; WANOR, SLEE | One pursonger wis (Injured and one boy kitted dtring the year, 2s ONTO & MIKSISNIDED, This rou has been tor noimy yerre in the hands of n tecelver. ‘The total tragkuge [6 70) tier, ‘The eommion stock Is Sa00K ON urred stock, $4, bonded debt, 812 6815.000 flouting debt, $1,825). The wares let foote Up $1,476475 for tha Yeur, ‘he total RtoRd. in come Jaat your was ShAuiTd: operating exe Wer eeR, Shab es Interest preids $1,100, TH denial, 062 During ibe yoarst porsuna wore killed aut 44 mora or lesa injuretl. * PROIA & PEKIN UNION, s This road is ton miles tong, running from Peorln to Pokin, And operates About ten iniles weditionnl, ‘Tho capital stock ts 8100,000, It Is owned by the Wabiah, P., 1. & Hay Joe Hh fe War aod P, Pe & 1 The bonded deve is $3,000.00 ‘During tie year 14,841 tons of coal wero carrie: Total Income, $135,807; operating oxponsos, UH,021; intorest, $17,025, TOLEDO, PEORIA & WARSAW. This rond is 348 mites lony. It is now part of tho.Wavash aystem. Tho report covers only tho threo months ending Sept. #0.. Cross earn figs for that poriod, 370,08); operating ex- punges, S214, 86s, ST. LOU, ALTON & TERE MAUTH. ‘Tiils company's expltal stouk winounte to $4. 703,400, nveraying $25,005.75 per mite, ‘Tho tu- tal funded debt Is $8,357,000, upon which $520,- 009 In Intorest was paid during tho your, aud the avorago bonded debt por mile Is $40,071.03, An {tem of $7,440.02 “fur unpald thtorest 1 cronses tho total finbitities to §1,200,80.02, aver aginir 801,407,73 por mile, ‘There ure 31d mnilas of trick on the muln ine gnd branches, not includ. ne sidings, of which GH are fu Til nols, There ‘aro 410 employéa, whose yearly walarlos te SERRA, ‘the total receipts were $120,044, Tho oparnt- Ing expansns wore $40t.0N014 and tho taxes $18.- GW.19, Thore were $75 iM8.91 expended for ine torest and othor additional expenses. A not ine come of $820,404.44 Is reported, Dedueting $633, 7 paid for interest and rontals and #74053 pafd In diy(donils, tho first Insaveral years, there romalned a balunee tor the year of $110,808.00, which, with the balance of $673,04.80 from tho previous year, lett $700,801.00 to be carried fore wird, Siven persons are reported to have beon killed by acoldents, nono of whom were pusaen- era. ILLINOIS SUDLAND, This rond_ runs from Peoria to Terra Huuto, Vii miles, Tho papital stock is $200,000, bondart debt, S4.175.00M: flonting dobt, $1,0L822; totel Hinttittiun, § Total income, $385,615; ex- Punse Necount, SIS5,0T taxes, SUK. During pe sour arxteon employés and tivo persons were tijuired ONTA, DECATUL & EVANSVILLE. | ‘This rout {s218 mites long. ‘Tho enpital stock {9 $5,000,000, Dinbilities uf nil kinds, Including capital, 811,207,167. ‘Totul Icons SHH: ope erathig expenses, $317,840; taxes, $4,010.00; Ine tereat patd, $150,730; dividends, $10,740, SACKSUNVILLE, SOUTHEASTERN, ‘This road is Ntty-throa tiles Jong, and runs from Jnexwonville'to Litentletd, Capttal, 81,000,- OO: funded debt. $200,000; tluating dobt, £8218. ‘Total income, $85,219; vporating oxpenees, £3 Old; taxes, $4. ‘One soction-man was killed, HOCK ISLAND & PEONTA, : ‘This rond runs from, Peoria to Rook slau, geventy-one miles. Capital stock, 81,100,000 bonded debt, $10,000; tonting Indebtedne: S248, Total Income, $46t074; operating ex- ponaes, FiU071; Intercat, $15,0W. ‘Two persons were killed and alx injufed, ILLINOIS & ST, LOUIS. ‘This road {sg elghteun iniles long, and fs mainly accupied In transporting cont ty East St. Louls, Capital stock, $1.90), 100; funded deb! K tottus debit, $20 util Incaitie, Sm0,085 Up- erating oxpenses, $110. 0, CAIRO & 8 XC, LOUIS. , ‘This road rung hotweon the elties named and {8 161% miles long. Capital, $1,005,000, « By order at court it was resentiy adhd, to thy St. Louis & Cairo Rullrond Company, Fundod debt. 82,000,- 000; total ficume, 351,84; operating expenses, Sai, $10,248, During the year threo pe ited wud thirty-one wounded, LAKE ERM & WESTERN. * This rand extends from Bivomington, Sandurky, 0, 677.54) miles, with a brasuen 4, iis lengett.’ Its capttut fs $1,700.00. Banded de “SRTS7,0W; lotel Income, SIAL i705, 1 expenses, $1,000,418; taxes, $722. Durkig tho age cloven pursons were killed and forty-seven jujured, SPLINGIIELD & NORTUWESTERN. ‘This road runs trom Springiictd to Havana, forty-flve iniies. «A few menths ago It beenme 0 part of the Wabash. ‘Tho pital stock was Bar3,0005, total income, 877, operating ¢x- ponses, $70,k0; tuxes, $4? . -“INDIANA, MLUOMINGTON & WESTERN, ‘Tho enpital stock of this compuny nt the date of tho report was $3,000, fundad dubt 87,00.- OW), Tho inilouge is 20% pul ineome, S1188,- 675; operating oxpenses, $690,124; taxes, 2 INDIANAPOLIS, DECATUR & SPRINGFIELM, ‘Tho longth of this rond ts 152% tiles, Ht brew caplial of $500,000 and u bontlud debt of €4,409,- . ‘The total Income was $440,855, oporating ex- ONses, F375,200; txos, F235; ANd Intorest, iad. Five porsons wero killed and six wounded during the your, DANVILLE & SOUTHWESTERN, Tougth of roud., 10 niles. It wus rocontly abgorbod by the Wabnsh. Capital stock, Si00,- ‘Tornl income, $224,010; Onaga expenses, $190,057. ‘Three porsons wereMfilled and tive wounded, CAILO & VINCENN] Lonugth of roud, 157 miles. Capital stock, $5,- 00,000. Poul jucome, ° $100,000; opornting ex- purses, S4500; taxes, Slur. Six porsuns wore killed and seven wounded. ‘ DANVILLE, OLNEY & O10 RIVER, ‘Tho charter for this rond was grunted March 10, 1880. In answer to the question of tho board inquiring tho naine of the Ieoeivor, the gontle- mun who nnide “the report wrote: "Wait a few yours and thon I smuy tell you,” “No preferred stock bas been ‘Issued. ‘The common stock ainuunts to S700,000 and thy totul Hubilitios to $074,000, All tho Ine ts in this Stato, und {t Is fifty-one miles in Iensth. Although the roid has been establishes! since, 1409 no trains hve over boou run, und the Di- reetor who maked tho report anys no stntions will by oxtablished until tho tralus aro ready to run. Ho says nige thut but few of the officers: hove thelr wages f1xerlqud he dogs not know tho wages of umployds, ‘kha Dircotor raports that -| noone bas been Killed or Injured on tho rond, and that, buying a contract to curry the inull botwoen terminal points, a mun on borsobucic und sumotinics th a wagon pertorins tho service uuv the Government, In a letter to the Com- milasionors be Rays thut ho docs not think the bonrd hus a right to peep into the private busl- ness of tho roud, partioularly that relating to mortgages. No further Information is givea ia tho report. TENRE HAUTE & INDIANAPOLIS, The St. Loule, Vanualla & Torre Yuute Ialt- roud Company, obartered in 1805, was. put in aneeaGeT between Kast St. Louis and'tho In- dinna tno in 1870, and bus over sinco been oper- ated by the Torre Haute & Indtunnpolis Haile roud Company, with the road of whlutt it von neots at the Indiana Ine, and which makes the roport. Its cupltul stovk ih $2,000,000, fundod debut $1,009,0K $73,818.81, and totul luvilities Fa US 40K. toutl longth is 239 intlos, of -whlob 15) nilies ure Jo Wunols, ‘Total recolpta, $1,008,031.00; oporat= tog expenses, 21,250,171; taxcy, @8,187. Thore wore four pervous killed gud twolve fujurod, LOUISVILLE, NEW AGUANY & BT, LOUIS, Only forty-lvoe wiles of this rend huve bean bulit. Capital stock, $361,200; tloutinu debt, 2,270; toil tavome, FTI; operuting ox- Teuses, 818,031, Ono employs wounded during the your, ** LOUIBVILIN, & NABHVILLE. ‘The Loutavillo & Nashville Raliroad Gompauy prerutas he Bionexrd br Louts Joad, te H as B capital of $1,000,000, wll exoupt 100 shure: Or whlut i ownod by the Louleviila S& Nashville switch company mukos the report, ‘Tne bonded debt of the rond fs £60000, and its ‘| total inbilities 87,513,080, Thu total length of uy inain line an branches of tho vill, & Nustivillo ig 18,208 mites, of whieh 180i milos are in Tlinola. |. etoployés uumber 8,612 and revolve $3,405,22,88 PoRely, att wvrwigo of $i6.01 ‘The rout bandied : BLU! passengers and 6,520,861 tons of frolsht. ‘Sho avorage recolpta por pxssonzor pur milo word 8,188 cents, Avarugo Cust of sutme, 3400 cunts; average rovalpts pur ton of freight, contay nyoruge cost of sume, LUlk cunts, income waa: From pausen eres §,055,8 froiebt, B7,du7 402,785 portation — eurpings, B10, 44835, 21 other wourcas, 18,4022.083 womo, — $10,01,050.03, Tho totul operating expenses wore 80,713, 710.01 and the tuxee 6215.- DLT; uddidonal expanses, $1,660,010. it for onuipments; nut ineumne, 260,30, for your, 300,300.78, There wore 63 persone killed and 36 Injured by aceldeiits on the whole Ine, and In Utinols 3 kitted and 18 injured, DIANAPOLIS & 8T. LOUTS, Thin road opuratoy 180 milloa of road botweorn Torre Haute, Ind, aud Alton, UL, and a pane of faur milled batween Alton und Alton Juice ton. itteasou allot fa trucks in Llnols, 185 inilea in fongth, of Cho &t. Loulé, Alton & Lorre Huuto Hullroad, wad docs iiot ohare ty full ne other reais bavo ¢ 0; operating expenses, $1,U87,: taxes, Brit Eater persona wero injured und two ad. ~ PITTSUURG, CINCINNATI & SY, LOUIS. otal touxth bf road §,s05 wiles, of which 270 care in Mtnols. Petal tnovne, $5,015,707s, aUlng exponsos, H1.251.bI5: taxes, $107,044. 1 Hs persons wero killud,; Tho road ts operated by the Pennaylvaiia Company, gisuoeaesie (The ‘Bight About Iniigrant Butos Bor * ‘tween (ho Kastern and Western Trani Blues o The Wostern Trunk Lines Passongor, Agsoola- sMon ts making but slow progress tu its couteat with tho: Easteru trunk’ ives, and the Indiva- “Hons ure thut before long 4 sorlous war botwoou the Hasteru aud 'Weatern Lines will havo to ba fought, Although tha Hasturn fine buve agreed to accept the § “inevitable and coin- ply, with the terms of , tho . Asyoola- ‘ton as." regards «fmixrant rates and reports, yot Whenovor un opportynity olfers to wiva the Westers Hoos 8 klek, the Bustern ware 723 Sy} ‘*LivAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, a tiprave it, AN ia ta dinerintuate asgalust tho: aesuclution roads, and setid the business they can over roads the agsociation. The notico rout to the Bugtern Hives that thoso practices must bey stopperdt at once or there with be “bloody war’ Tits tine tae bau Jett unbeedod, and the dine crimination ts bet practical inore vigorously naw tin ever before, The Kistern ines by this Heton evidently. mean to create dissensolne sn tho rinks of. the nesoctation, boping thereby to Dreute Hp. Tt is uniderstood that ng avon is Imattgrition becomes heavy again und the Rock Island ie no louger abla to handio all the husiness, one or two of the association Hines whioh herotofure " bayo done put little {niinigrant _ btsines: will he relected by tho astern lines, and the greater ahare of tho business given to them. Ry taking this Eastern Ines enntinun | nusto the other, The Bultato, Vitishurg & Weatern also seunres a very strong position in tho thrangh tine, ang obtains a Hine of ite own hetween HMttsburg & Paratas with access to Jnrge und Important coal Molds. A Batth of intercating Goaslp from St, Lowtns Special Dispatch to The Uhleaoo Tribune. Lows, Dee, 2.—Munager J, ©, Gault, of the Wabnsh, and A. G. Bird, Superintendent of Frolght Trattic of the sano road, ituve by tho Calro Short Ling for Cairo thls evening to meet adoleyation from tho Mobile & Oblo Ratlroad and nettle a gencral agreement with that rond. Mr, Hopkins wilt not accompany tho party. The Moblla & Olio road Is ono of the grant hizhways of tho South. Hithorto ite northarn terininus step tha Eastern Ines hope to disgust avine of tho association lings, and thors in order to ror rain thelr birsinesé will withdraw from tho nsso- ointion; which, of course, would broak up tho Westdrn organization und fenvo a olear eld to tho Enatotn tines to do again as thoy piceaso with tho immigrant bualnesa and continuo to gather all tho cream arising frum that trailic. ‘The Wostern association lincs, however, do not inoan to walt until the Eastern roads get tho Yule on them, butmean to act at once Ihthe Lustorn Mugs do not direct husinoss tho Kamo ns wns wony hofore tho contest comtnenced. A necting 1s to be held next weok ut which some decisivo action In this matter 1s to be taken, As regards tho dilllsulty about tho Brio ra- ports, which wero In based on the old rates in- stand of the new ones, probably nothing further will ba done ut preasnt, although the concession made by the Erio ja highly unsatisfactory, Mr. Abbott) of the Eric informed tho nasociation that in his opinion {t mado Lae yin snierone claim, But since they wore au purtioular about tho matterehu would innke reports hereafter on tho new basis, but wauld keep a atrici of wll the money paid unjustly to tho roads, ‘fbls shows that THe ‘Tittnuxe wa informed whon It stated that tho Erio buaod its reports upon tho old rates, thus forcing tho Weatern lines to draw averages front month to month bocauay it meant to keep a “susponss fecoitnt,” to whieh tha money which the Brio considered unjustly oxnctod is to be charge, and that lt meant to wot that money back soover oF lator. ‘The St. Path, Minneapolix & Manitoba Rallway-1ts Future Prospects, Mr. James J, fill, Vice-Preatdont, and dr Allen Manvillo, Genoral Manager of tho St, Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Rallway, wore in the elty yesterday, Tn n conversulion with a Titts- ‘UNE representative yesterday the yontlemen atited that there is not a road iu the country the prospects of which arc better thau of theirs, Tho Increase in initeage durin the past yoar bas been about iw per cent, and tho jucrease fn enrotngs from 85 to 10) per cent. ‘Tho company will operute by Jan. 1, 1882, nbout 1,00uintlos of road, ‘Their round was running through the best agricultural gountry. in the United States. ‘The cupabliities of tho Red itiv= or Valicy, through whivh the rowd runs, were dunt beginning to ke understood, There was Ho better land ‘for wheat production tu the world. Di tho past souson the rotd hus out over ono inilliun bushels of whent, and this amount to double next — wouson, no better chance for finmigrants unywhore. The inunigration tho past season bus beon tine usually large, and all tho nuw sectors were tlo- ing well, ‘Che land iy cheap and cusily culti- vated, and yiolda fair returns utoncy. Thos ex- pect un {minense iuimigration next yer, espe- olully of Suandluayians, who tld the climate in tho ted iver Valley to correspond with that in thelr own country, Iu was trug the winters are vory riguroua, but tho atmosphore la dry, and therefore no mere Inconventcney ts caused by the cold wenther than in this latitude, Ale. Hill, who is also proulnently connected with tho Cuntdian Pactthe Italiway, says that ureat proparations are.belng viude for dolug 10 Lense amount of building next year, und the ed trench the Rueky Mountains before next fall, Mr, {ill speaks very enthusl- | asticully of the future prospeets of thls rond. How to Stop the Indiscrimtnate Isao of Pamir Some of tho ratlrozd munnyers who attended tho meoting bold at tho Iinuls Central Thurs> dny tor the purpose of bringing ubout,an ms rangement for tho refurmution of the pass syH> tum, aud to abrogate it us much as pusulule, a full account of whieh was published in yester- dny's frimuyve, state that although it would bo impossible to stop giving pusucs over tho NHnols roads, yot it is quite cortain that the iudiseriim~ inate fasite Of puases ng at present practiced wilt going to An end, and Hot Near as many passes will be iusued ua herotofora, It te suggested that the most feagible plan to prin about tie desired reform in tho puss system would bo for tha Directors of tho various roads ta puss QR rovalution to the effect that all passes should be made out.by the Gen- oral Managers of tholr rons thomeclves, and sbould be tn tholr own bandwritiug, AB hone of tho Genoral Manngors bave time to wuste upon Olbi aut passed, ft ts not likely that many people-would nureaftor onjoy tho luxury of n'pasa Discomforts of English Hallwny Travel, Rattroad traveling in this country Is zonerally attended with considorable dxcumfort, and compluiuts aro frequently hourd on account of Inferior accommodations und a tuck of utten- Uon to the comfort and convenlenca of pua- sungers on tho part of rafirond compantes; yot after reading tho following from tho Pall Matt Gazette about tho iuconvenlencos and annoy- unees to which rallraya travelers in England aro subsected, it will be generally admitted that tho rallrond travelers {n this country huve no cause for complaints ‘Tho ‘ox porict recorded by a Brighton sen- gon ticket holder fa unfortunately by no means Bingulur, The Inwloss salils! of certaty spuchuens of tue dally railway traveler ta one of tho things that show Low thin fy tuo yencor af civilization oven in tho classes that would bo inost offended if tuey wero culled vurbirous, ‘The correspondent attempted to onter sovoral compurtuents where there weru vacant sonts, but they wore all“ kept” by a wewspaper orn uinbruila, nnd be was polltoly turnau out. "No- Maing & auiuber of other gontlemon coming down tho plitform in the same predicament ooking in vain for seats,” continues tho writor, “T returned and resolyed to ‘take tho lirst une occupied soat L tound, 1 ontered ao carrlige in whlch thero were three ompty sents, but wos imuediatoly assailed by w volley of abuse from the threo gentlemen Already seated, suying it Was & privute oxrriago, into which I hud no tight - te ‘force’ wyaelt, that 1 waa ‘ua Rentioman,’ and must turn out. I oilldly re- tuonstrated, oxbluining that { hud eutered tha culmpartinent without noticing tho small card pinced in the window, and stuted that thoro wus no tnore room fn the train, upon which 1L wag told it. was w ‘dowurlght fulsuhoad’ by one gentleman, aud by nnothera *— jie. Toso sollish rentiomen-roughs aro outy acting accord. drug to tho law of thelr kind, but one aka, Wore wus the stalionmastes, Whore the luspoutors? It is thoy who ure responsible, aud thoy ought to be mado tofeel that thoy are so, A dally sratlway Journoy fs now tho fate of many thou- sauds of peoples who pour into London te tholr husinces every morning, aud yor thorefsnuutads for whose cotnfort eo little fedone. Lf any ono wishos ta gou the ubject confusion Inte whlob our “practical” Knghsn race lé capable of falllng we commend blin te pay a visit any afternoou froin & to halt~pust 710 the dikwat shed whonco tho Southwestern Rutlway Company diapatchos ity pnasengere ulong tho Loop ine, Asn spectn- cle of alllctal hetplosness, uucertutity, sult vontrndiction, and general disorganizntion it t6 oomplute, ‘Tho Ballimoro & Olle Males an Advaus tugeuns Connection by Which It Can’ Kench Luly Irie. Apectal Dispatch to The Onteaga Tribune. Punavetrnta, Pa, Dee:.—The long pend- {ng negotfations between the Ualtimore ‘& Ohio and tho Buffalo, Pittsburg ‘& Woatern bave practleally regchod 4 sottlemount, by wuluh the latter road becomes 4 link iu tho route of the, formor to Luke Hrie and In a ew raute to Now York Ulty. ‘Tho prujoct tirat took shupo some tune last suintner In the organization of tho Ludalo, Baltimore & Oblo Rallroad Vompsny, with a capital of $3,000,000 and # proposed bonded debt of $2,000,000 su forty-year 6 per cout flrat-murtyauze bonds, for the ounstrucuon of a Ine betwoon Newcastle, on the old Noweastle & Frunkliv, which was revoutly bought iw tho f the Bultuio, Bittaburg & Wostorn, and the Chluage Juvetion on. thy Ualttinoro & Chicago Moud. It wus intended that the road should bo constructed iu the interest of tho former road by tho sume vspitalista who dave put 82,000,000 or $3,000,000 tuto tha oxtenalous of company, eo tu road to have a trafll uariutep “from the two cosipunios for ar fitorcamipe ‘of trafio betweon tha two roads, dace to giva tho vow tive all it could, and the procouds uf that truilig to be plodged for tho Interest oy the debt. A preliminary burvey way made and the route fouud vory feusible. At no pluce wis there necessary u yraie upeuter thun forty-thrve fevt tu the wills coming cast, and twentyeseven culug west, Neurly wll the right of way bug boen socured, ong thocuntracts botweun the twa comnpuutus uve Leon signed, ‘Tho nest step will Vo to complete the orwatizn- Uon of the new company, which has sireudy tudiod te 1 suiliviont Gapltal to build tue line, rho luiportaney Of thig connveuon to buth cam- panics will bo sroudlly avotl. Un too thrst place, It will udord the Bultimore & Oviv nu outiot to Buyltulo, whore it cun select ts own route to + Now York und tho Gist, aud command such an cutrnge inte New England from which It vane not be oxeludod by uxisting combinntions. It can aio reaok Salamunca, on tho Uultalo, Pittye burg & Weatern, and from thency connect with New York by oltuor the Now York, West Shoro & Buttulo, the New York, Lackuwauon & West- ora, or the New York, Luke Era & Western, ‘Vnd whole diutuneo ‘by the Huithnere Ohio to New York over thiy route wil bo ouly ae aullea, agwinst vis by way of tha Now York Contrat, with grudes wolob Witt eauilt of u truty of fifty louded cara belug Quulod by a single cugtne froin ono terul> haa beon Columings, but it has now pushed north toCalre, tho tracks being built to the Oblo River. It jpposod §=that thay aro now about ready to put on.trains, and Messrs, Gault aud Bird go to fix tlhe’ schedules and mako othet arrangements which will make tha Wnbash .aystem the outlet for tho country drained by tha Moblic & Oblo, ‘This arrange. ment bows the wisdom of the purchase uf the Cuiro & Vinconnes Htoad, whith was assimtiated by thu Wabash ayatein on the Jet of last Novern~ ber, which connecta Danville and Cairo. and whieh now becomes a yery Importaat Hine in tno ehnin between the Northornjreaboard and the South. Mr, G. Cushing, General Superintendent of tho Denver & ‘lo Grande Kuliway, has resigned, and Mr, W..W. Borst has buen np- pointed in bis stead, Sire: Borst was recently o Fe perintendent on tho Achison, Topeka & Banta and wits formerly @ Buperintendent of tho Donver & Ro Grande Ho Js very popular amoug tallroad men, and those Who know him say ho will muke a euccess of his new and ru- sponrlble position, Mr. » Murphy has been nppointed Auditor of the Denver & Blo Granag Ituilway, vic L. 8, RicbArdson, resiznod, The order appolating bin = rends = that ic ts Auditor of the ‘Denver & tio Grande Rnllway, Dover & io Grando Express Company, Rio Grande \Weetern Con- struction. aunpany and Denver & ilo Grande Westorn inilway Cot Tho road has now five soparate iivisions in which Ines aro In com lete operation—viz; Denver & Leadville, Puablo & Mexicu, Gunnison & Kokomo, aud tho divisions ctubrucing the local points on the Sis- souri itiver.. The Drunches aro tho Silver Cit, Elmore, and Muottou. ‘The laying af tho third rail from Denver to Pueblo, 120 mnlles, will bo coinpicted by Jau, 1, 188% ‘There Aare wbont thirty miles of track to fay yet, but tho work ia belog pushed with vigor. ‘The road {a opuned to Crosted Butte for passonwer wad ircight trafic, Hydo Parte Rallwaya, At tho tocting of the Hydo Purk Trostecs held yesteriay afternoon a rusolution was pre= sented proposing tu instruct tho Villago .\ttor- ney tedratt ordinances granting the right of way to the South Chicago Katlroad Company and the South Chicago & Western Iudtann Mallway Companys, providing, however, that the above- mentioned companies would’ couply with ceor- taln terms set forth in the regolution—nately: that tho siti companies should turnish to tho vourd sutlafuctory evidence of thelr baying pro- cured tho sitiatures uf partios owalny 9 autjurity the tuud touting upon the, proposed "right- of-wuy; and that tho rullrondé shall opergty o trock or trucks from Hyde Bark Water-Works tou the tracks of the compnnids, ulso that these utr pHiloE tust allow focomotives of othor rouds to run ovar thelr tracks for the sole pire pose of delivering vont to tho waterworks, thus aitording tho village coal sx ebeap ax if the works were situated at tho torwlut of any othor road, It ulsu seta Corth that us sven ns pho rouds are (n goad working order they musrtan at feast three pussenger tralns per day to South Chiauro and return, ebarghiuy for transportation not more then the regular rates charged by the Uitnols Contral, and that stations bo estubilshed not more than two-thirds of o mile apart. Alter much opposition and sume lively dig- guesion, the resolution wag lost, Messra, Peri FPieree, and Hobart voting yea, and Mogsr Johnson, Pullman, und Webster uay. Wabash System Sr, Loun, Mo. Doe. %2—General Maunger Gault and Superintendont of Freight ‘truitic Bird, of the Wabish Koad, loft bere toulsht-for Cairo, where they will meet the olflicials of tne Mobile & Onfo Road ond make general trafic ar- rangomeonts, under which tho Wabash will be- come the northern outlot of the Mobile & Ohlo, and tho litter adirect southern connection of the Wabash. », ty 5 Completed to Summit Luke, Wis, Svrcfat Dispatch to The Onteaco Tribune MunavauExe, Wis, Dee. %.—Naticoe fa given that the Northern Extension@f the Milwaukeu, Luke Shore & Weatorn Rallrond 19 uow compl ed to Summit Lake, Wis. 22% miles fron Mil- waukeo. Commencing Deg, 25 freight may bo billod and passungurs tlekoted to that point, Miscellaneous Heme. : Mr, J. F. Baldwin hus beou njibojnted agent of tho Illinois Central Raflroad at Pana, Ul, tn place of W. P, Honor. The Arkunsas Division of tho St. Louis & San Francisco Railway has been. opened to Green- land and West Fork, Tho distance from st. Louta to the former placo is 360 wiles und to the lattor 300 mites, Mr. C. L, Rising, General Agont of the Wa- ast, bus issued aeirewiar to tyonts aod con- neotions snnouncing thut his company te now prepared to rocciva and promptiy forward ull olassus of Crofgut, in avy quantity, dostined for or consigned via St, Louts ur East St. Louls. Mr. Thomas Burnet! for many years Superin- tondeut of tha Rantoul Divisiga of the Wabush oud, bas been moped, Qoneral Superintand. ent of tho Puoria & Pekin Rutlroad, tho appoint- mont taking offect yesterday, Mr. Burnotl’s oligo is at Puorin. . Mr. O. W. Ruggles, whoso appolutmont as Goneral Passenger and ‘Vickst Awent of tho Michigan Contral Raftroad in pluoo of dir, Hi C. Wentworth, resigued on account of ce ill-health, waa announced fn Zeatordas ‘WtLU- ‘UN2, Will Assume the dutiog of his new position about Dev, 10, Mr. Frank HH, SElvidge tag been appointart Fuel Agont of the Northern Vacitia Haltroad, with headquarters at Brainard, Med. Beymour hus been appointed storoker of tha Northern Pacific in plico of Mr. H. 1. Fuilott, who redigne of necount of poor houlth, His Headquarters will also bo at Brainard, It ts now g&noratly understood that Mr. A. A. Tajinage, General Manager of tha Miesouri Pa- cific will resign about Jan, 1, and that Mr, HM. Hoxie, General Manager of ‘the Iron Mountain, Internadount & Great Northern, and ‘foxas & Paulfle Ronde, will take charge of the Missour! Pacifle In addition ¢o bls present positions, thus maklug bin General Manager of the ontire ayd= tom of Guuid's Soythwoatern roads, It_was asserted ycstorday that Prosidont Alexander dlitcholl, of tho Chicago, Milwaukeo & St. Paul Railroad, und Mr. UL, E. Bargont, to whouw tho position of General Superintend had been tendered, could not agree upon torus, and that thorefore Mr, Mitchell baa tendered tho: appolntipont to Mr. Frank UW, Clark, Genoral ‘Trafic Munagor of the ie ie ea Yuul. Minus apolls & Omaha lullroad, Afr. Mitchell offored Bir. Surwont $4,000 per annum, tho same sutary heretofore puid dir, W.0. Van Horne, but it ts ynderatond jargont dovitned to accept Icas than Tho Qrand Trunk Iailway fa makin stranu- ous elforte to seuure contra) of thi oleda fe Ang Arbor Ratlroud, to. un independent outlet tu Toledo, ‘The Tuledy correapondent of tho Detroit Pat and Tritune lourns that the Grand Trunk is ontortaiuing two sots oF neo tlutiong with the ‘Toledy & Aun Arbor people. ‘The fret tg to equip the road und run it us the Grand Vrunk, connection to bo mudy at Pons thie, 0 stipulated Bum of se much per carta ba patd. ‘Tho other is to buy the road outright, In gither event the ling wilt be completed ta Port Huron and tho Bust. ‘Tue recent appaintinent at M.D. Woodford as Superintendent of the oledo & Auu Arbor {6 suppose’ tabe the ine itiative atep to wive new [ite to this roud and so- cure 4 new trunk Sine to ‘Toledo, ae Of tho 160 rallrod wen who attended the tine mootings at Lonisvillo just Wedousduy and Tt ny, the olduwt waa Mr. W. J.C, Kunney, the foparal Freight Avent of the Boston & Mulino Natlroad. Thuraduy was Yr, Konuey's birthday, ho bolug TW yeure of uto. Ashe tau very popular zoutlemun among ble railroad ase soclutes, somo of thein Jolnod together ond bought 4 fhe gold-nouded cane. Instend of buys tog o foruul presontation the present wits loft Sn hls room, with the following notor “Your raliroud friends and ussuciates of the Hue moet. {uys tuko tho ocouston uf tho Td auniveraary of your Uicthduy ta present yau thie alight teatle Tmonial us tholr ‘ulthuatum’ en popularity pe thein und of the estoum aud good-will thoy all foe! toward yu i Fee An oxchango saya: “tullrond mon aro not Ukely to be much annoyed over tho prospective competition of the Cunadian Pacitio toad when Mt bas boen demonstrated that truv opononiy of InanagoMmont will roquire the creotion by p snow ahed 100 niles long to protect tho truck tn Winter, In addition tu the ordinary gnowfalls ‘of five to ton feet tho roud will _bavo ta contend with wuch eecentricitics of wexthor ay: that ros cvntly reported from Windipey, where tho wost- bounil-ex press was trapeded by'a sudden overe Sow from Luke Mpplivby, pausod by 9 tesriile gale; und whilu tho locomdtive waa lying iu trovable, with tros extinguished, tho walter froze sbuut the train and redugad ft ta tho con green, and usoluiuuss uf y relic of the glacial i ‘ a ATTACKED BY A PANTHER, * Special Duputch to The Chicago ‘Tribune Lirrey tock. Ark., lee. 2-Cql, Abnor Mont= gomery, of Izurd County, Was attacked by a winther while ou-bls way bomo from wa nelKl- bur's last'Thureday night,:. Tho ‘animal: sprang at bins from the limb of a treo, and succeoded In lacoruting the steed on which’ bo was mounted considerably. ‘Col. Montgpniery. was yaormed, aud waa guved from a. borelble death by wa Hoetuess of tls horas, A truo streagthoulig tonic is Brown's Iroo Bitters. It anukes the old feel young. MARINE NEWS. Considerable Uneasiness Folt for the Befety of the Schoonor John Schuette. ? o Satisfactory Discharge of Their Duties by Harbormasters Cary and McCarthy. Oswego Harbor—Dook and Other Notes— Around the LakeeArrivals and Departures. NOME GATIIERINGS. THE KCHOONKR JOUN KCHURTIN MISStKG, Considerable unenslucas ts felt in Milwaukeo for tho sufety of tho schoouer John Schuette, which lott thore last Saturday night for Luding: ton, and bad not arrived at that port upto Thursday noon. Tha owners pf the vessel, (i. 1). Norrie & Co., telegraphed to Ludington to the consignor of the lumber which the Kchuctto was to load, Inquiring about the whereabouts of the vessel, and received an answor that sho had not yet arrived at that port. The schooner Lewis Ludington, which left Milwaukee about two hours ufter the Schuatte last Suturduy night, arrived hack from Ludington witb « cargo of lumber ‘Thursday morning. The Sehuetto was to toad nt tho same dock at Ludington as the Lewis Ludington. Tho Master of the Lud- ington reports that he left Ludington Wodnes- duy afternoon, but tho Sehuette hud not put in an appearance up to tho timo of hialeaving. The ‘Ludington had the wind about south-southwest whon he Joft bere, and, not caring to rench Ludington before daylight, ho. ran down the wast shove afar as Two River Mybt, and male Ludingtongshortly after daylight Sunday. The wind hauled around to the northwest Sunday, and dDiew » wule from thut quarter, and It $6 feired that the Schuctto was caught in the blow and inet with disaster. ‘Tho Schuctty ts com- Parsuvely a new vessel, having been bulltin Ti. Oswxuo HARUOI Waiter McFarland, United States Engineer, has mado u long report to the Oswexe Lourd of ‘Tradu on the subject of the barbur, in whieh the following occurs: “The only thing that {fs needed to make Uswevo Harbour the best and euslost of all lake harbors to cnter iu a gale of wind after the cust breukwater shall bave been extended 400 yards furthor, 18 4 good system of lighting. Moth slices of tho entrance should be Nyghted; for In heavy wouthor vessels snust hu the windward side of tho chunucl as closely 19 possible, und toy need u light to sbow it. ‘The ‘old red bencou light will sou murk the castern end of the west breakwater, und uw tfth order white Unsh ight with a for bell ought to bo . Heht erected on the west cud of the cust Ureakwater. No vessel ought thon ever to bave any trouble fu running ft, no tantter what tho weathor muy be. Our ontrance js wider than the ontrance of any artificial harbor on the upper lukes; from two to three tines ns widows most of them, It is ton feet wider than the entrance of Brio Hur bor, which Is the widest on Luke Erle, and nearly twice ag wide as tho entrance of Cleve- Iand arbor.* DUCK AND OTIER NOTES Tho stcamburgo Brown bas bec hauled out wt Green Buy to bo overhauled, Tho sebvonor Eagle Wing lett yestorday for the vust shore for 4 loud of lumber. ‘The steam-bargo Truesdell leaves toduy for Ludington, where she will lay up for the winter. Tho Ubicago Dry-Dook Compnuy t4 muking o pew eontrorpoas for the schoover Ella Eliou- woud. Our correspondent at Escanuba will not send uny inore acrivals or elearances frum that port: this season. ‘The stexm-barge Iuter-Oceun, from Escannha with frou-ore, arrived sesterduy with ber decks covered with snow, ‘The schooner Lotus Js in the docks of the Chi- eng Dry-Dock Company to hnve ber bottom culked aud for uthor repairs, ‘The Kchoonor Mediator 1s to be taken to Mant- towou Monday and pluced in the yards of Han son & Scove for a comptote rebulld. ‘fhe aubooner Jobn Kolderhouso was placed in the Voysul-Owners’ tucks yesterday to bave re- pairs made to tho juries reeetved-In tne recent collistun with the scheouce Lore, Capt, Mike MeKovitt will make one more trip toMuskeyon with his stanch and swift little schooner Uolle Hrown. If auy one cay handle a vessul in December weather Mao can, Tho Chief of tho United States Signal Service wives notice thut euttuonary sinus at atl tho lake ports except Milwaukee, Grand Haven, und Ludiogton will be discontinued wfler Doe, 15. The Vessel-Owncrs’ tuy A. a. Curpenter yes~ terday towed tho schooners Lew Ellsworth, coul- Inden, and Watts Shornmun, lumber-taden, to Semalony whoro they will discharge thelr cary goes, i zi ‘The female ox-cook of the schooner Ethun Allen was atthe Custom-House yesterday instl- tuting proparitions ty wake tbings hot for tho Master of that yessol for au alleged outragvous ussauit by him upon ber. Jasper Hausen, senior partner of tho woll- known firm of Hanson & Scove, vessel-bullders, ol Munltowoc, Wis., ts in tho elty, the wuest of Capt. Oliver B. Mullen, one af our prominent yesscl-owuers, Mr. Hansen will remain in tho clty until the middie of next weok, Capt. Willlum H. O'Neill, muster of the pro- Peligr Culeayo, reports that be was twenty-three «tuys on tho pusenxe from Bultalo to this port. Me let po bis auchors eight tlines on the trip ‘owlug to rough weather. ‘tne Chicago will lay up ut this port, As soon us bia boat is safely in winter quurters Capt, O'Nellf will leave for bis howe in Detroft. Harbvormaster McCarthy, whose office Is just acrosy tho Luke struct briduo, on tho West Side, Is in reculpt of a nuinber of tlekets for a rultlo for a eet of ablprcarpuntere tools, tho procecds ty zo to the widow and fatntiy of Capt, Iteno, of the scbounor E. 2. Dorr, recently Jost with all hands on Luke Erie. -Alt vussel-mon will do a churitably action by buying a tieket und thus ~holp an unturtunate sailor's bulpleas family. Judge Brown, of Detroit, has deolded a dockago conse, which was us follows: ‘Tho steun-barge ‘Teeuinsvh stopped at a wharf above that of John Tavopson ut Port Huron, and her stern obstructed the intlor'a property. The steam- urge wis ordored of, but rofused too, Soo remained thore obstructing the wharf for four hours. Judge Brown docided that ahe could not go obstruct the wharf, aud the owners were terval to pay $6 per hour and tho expenses of tho axe. ‘Tho now iron tux Alpba inada tho run yostor- day from thls port to South Chicaga In ifty-tve intuitos, On her rolura from Milwaukee Thuni~ - day sho uverayed for six fours twolve milus an hour, with ninety pounds of atoam. Capt. Dria- coll days ho ia not given to “blowing, will bet SLagalnst tho prize blnck-and-tan pup Dolonylng to the Turnover Cluti that tho Alpha will be able td mako sixteon to olunteon inflcs an bour ag soon ae the roughnuas of bor mu- obinery ta wort off, ar Cpt, William Cary and John McCarthy, the aorbormastors, ire kept busy nowadays, Tho number of vessuls boing placed tn winter quate fers requiro thy vonatunt supervision of thesu yunticmen, und thoy do their work (nso authie actors a maunor that Vusselluen cunuol dad tho fuust thing to object to ur _yrumble at, A reoelya froin then} the saine freatinent, regard: Jeas of ulze, eluss, or uwnorallp. ‘They ‘ure two Stiller is eunatl weod nuu in the right: places, and it would bo rd to fiod more ablo and conscieutioua uilicers die way pory, tu AROUND ‘TIE LAKES, GUAYE YEARS FOR THY SAFETY Ov THE PRO- PRULBE JANE MULE. Special Dapatch to The Chicage Tribune. Own Sounn, Ont, Deo. 2.—Tho propeltor June Millor, whieh loft bere on the morning of the Sud of Novguibor, bas nut been beard from. Ag ebe is several days overdue, fears uro outer talned for hor safety. Attor leaving here the Milter prococded ta Moaford, whero sho com- Pletedshor .cargo, whioh consisted of supplicas and yoneral merobnndise fur fion’e fload, Micbuel, und Providenve Bays, A number of ompty fih-Durrola und othor portions of a vea-" sol's cargo, wuppoted’ to Hf tho Alilier, have. gong ashore at May Ialaud, The we Vous Wright went out yeuterday in svarel of ber, but raturtied owing to a buavy gale. Lhe June ropeiler of 142 tong, clusses and comimunded by Capt, ANS, aud is Own ~Androw Port, » THY LAST BOAT THIS BEAKON, Spectat Dispatchstg The Chicugu: Tribune. Owen Souny, Ont. Deo. 4—Tho atuain-barge Lothair arrived hora at @ thle morning frau ey Bound, belng the lavt vessel from tho orth Shore, Capt. Byminos reports having sturiny trip across the luke, With & buavy gulo oF wind und snow. ‘The Lothair will strip aud go into winter quarters ab this port, ber consortia wintering at Surin, 3s TIS HM. PORTO IN MORK TH@UBLL. Ageciat Dupatch to Ths Chicago ‘Tribune.’ Es Brim Hay, Wit, Doo. 3.—The tug Jubn Spry, towing tho disabled sehvonor fa), Porto ron North Uuy to Calvago, mlatuok Horn's lor fur tho canal this evening: aud ran tho sehvouee on the reef within a bundred fout of tho beach, She bus been pulling on her for two hours, but ia unable to'relouge ber, ‘ MAHINE BUAINEES ANOUT WOUND UY Eprctat Dispatch to The Enteaga Tritune, Burvara, N.Y Dae. £—Marlue imatters aro about wound yp. One or bout ja expected in. Hoataon the Erie Canal aye moving dawn nicely, The great att ‘Dusinoss of tho Luke Bus ervior ‘Trupalt Coumpany between Hyttylo und uluth the pust wadun was $18,000 heavier poun duat year, * A NEW STHAM-BANQE. sdpectat Disvatch to Tha Chieago Tribune Srumavox Lay, Win, Dee. 2—Leathem & Suiith's uew steu-barye, the Thowuds tl, Sully, [881—SIXTEEN PAGES built at Manitowoc, arrived hero from: that place last night. She will bo put into commis. alon during the winter between Chicago and west shoro ports. oi THE SCHOONER PINRREPONT. Jeeta) Vt atch to The Chicaos Tribune Bronaron Pay, Wis, Deo. 2—The pump brought bere ty the tur Hagerman has boon nt work on the sunken schooner’ Perropont, Init wis unable to make any prom pes: A diver bas becn engaged to pntch up the bMein hor bottom. WET MINE TUNDKED NUSHELS OF TIE CARGO, Foeclal Discateh to The Chicago Tribune, Rurrato, N.Y. Doc, %.—The propeller Packer, which struck of Bar Point walle coming down, hid in 90 bushels of wet faxsced, [or ropairs at Detrolt cost about £400, a TO AH RANT THIS WinTER, — ~ Special Diepaten to The Chicaes Tribune, Minwatker, Wis., Dec, 2.—Tho sohooners Ho- mer and Elida are to be robulltatthis polnt dure ing tho winter. 4 ON MFR WAY TO MILWAUKEE. Borelat Uienatcn to The Chteaoo Tribune, Crenovaay, seh, V Tho tug Loviathan: took tho schonner in tow and depart- ed for Milwaukee today, ‘ PORT OF. CHICAGO, ANUSVALS, yeklng Bird, Vort Huron, towing, W. Walon, Milwauked, Hunt. luskowon, Sauber. Py ids, Manisted, Iuitine. a Finvon, tieand Iinvon, lutuber, » lumbar. eanisbn, bimbor. ator. eatirowd tut, haboyxan humber, notte, qUArtT, hn Taland, thes, iph'a Tatund, thes, ny Ludington, lumber, chr Kato Darley, Menduinee, lumber, Sehe Peoria, Sturmugm, lumber, ACTUAL SATLINGB, Henton Iartur, sundries. oll, Bouth Haven, sundries, iskoxun, Heht megon, Hehe. Her Kagle Wing, Suskezan, fait OTHER LAKK PORTS. PORT HURON. Spectat Dispatch to The Chieavo Tribune. Pont Hon, Mlck., Dec, 21:00 p, m.—Passed up—Propellors George 1, Colwell, Cormorant, Smith Moore, Porter Chamberlain and consort, Down—Propellers Oakland and Ira Chale. Arrived—Propoller Tecumseh and schooner Nett Woodward, Wind—South; cloudy. Hoeetal Duspateh to The Chicago Triduns. Vorr (Hutton, Mich, Doc, 2~-0:0 p, m.—No un passuges, Down—Propellers Escanaba, Garien City and consort, and Fish; tugs sea Wing, Grayling, and Carrico Hoblogon. a nu—Kast gentle, Weather—Cool and cloudy. ‘ . che Uarttard, Schr B,J, MoVan, Bh Fele 8, Fey, Ma if Magate, bt. Jaxept Hehe Fortune, Bt. Jor Behe City of Shabu} Prop Monsonas Prop ny ‘izbt. Weuther—Coul and * BUFFALO, Bpectat Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune. Burvato.N. Y., Dee, 2—The only arrival to- duy wus the propellor Wissalickon, from Dus luth. The propeller Jonna Pridgaon, light, left for Dotrvit in the morning, and the propeller P, Jk, Bireckhend and barges Holland, Heed, and Fassett started up tonleht. Weathor fulr and uild, Wind ‘Hght, eusc, The schooner W. 8. Crosthwaite towed bere today from Tonawanda and stripped. BTUNAEON WAY. Speetat Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune. Stunaxon BAY, Wis., Neo. 2—Tho bay is freo from jee und the weathor continues inild. Tho steati-bargo Milwaukee $3 11 port. Tho tur Gregory depnrted today with n lunsbor tow for Mauttowoe, and the sulooner Biggtor with lume ber for Chicago. ESCANABA, Spectat Disvateh ta The Cnicago Tribune, Escanana. Meh, Dee. %.—No arrivals. ‘Tho achooner Butdwin clears tonight, and tho Schouner Seltirk by Sunuay or Monday, closts; tho seauon. : ‘ MILWAUKEE. Bpectal Dievatch to The Cntcasa Tribune, MinwaUKEE, Wis. Dec. 2.—Tho atouin-barge rP H. Shelgloy bus uerlyed trom Chleago todiy to ay Up. CUENOYGAN. Speetal Dlepatch ta The Chicago Tribune. CiEBOYGAN, Mich, Dee, 2—Passed up— Schooner I, i, Huyes. Wind south, Nate. Weather flue. EIIE, Sptetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Ente, Pa. Dow. 2—Departed—Propeller. Wo- coken, coul, for Chicugo. THE WEATHER, bicnal Sorvice. OPrrce OF THY Uittky BtaNAL Orvicrn, Wasi inatos, D. Dec. t—1 0. 1.—For Tennessee aud Ohio Ney, Ught ralus, winds mostly southerly, stationary or higher tomperature, lower pressure. For the Lower Lake reglou, aloudy wenther, light ruln or snow, winds mostly easterly, sta- onary temperature, stationary or lower prose bure, For the Upper Luko regioy, cloudy weathor, Hght ruinor snow, variable winds, atutionary or lower temperature, For the tp por Misgiasipol and Missuurl Val- loys, Hatt rain or snow, follawod by clearing weather, winds mostly northorly, atatfonnry or lower temperature in the south or cast portions, high pressure. : iid Chiot Siganl Ofticer of the army furuistes the following speolal bulletin: ‘The pressure of the barometer In tho United States 1s everywhere above the menn for the month. Oveaslonul teht sain te reported frow tho Oblo Vulley and Nght snow from the Luke region, ‘Tho temperature hus falien slightly in tho Atinntte Coust States and rain in the Middle Btates and Dakota: rtbeasterly whids are ves ported from the Atlantic and Gulf States and From the Lower Luke resion, Emtsg0, Dec, 210213 p. m.—Tho followlyy observations dre taken at the sume moment of tie at all cho stations named: AL OMSERVATIONS. in| Wer, gt: Sek i SQeREeSsTACusseEn: i {Mainares. Bowawouat. DEMIKUR sects ce t Assinniboe ‘ure Hufurd, port Custa Vor St. Vinount ene. HMurau, Ya Broan. Feyay spall to incasure. at LOCAL ONBERYATIONS, nine, [Hure\ Ther, Hu] Wend Vell Hin | Weather eo] a | RES, WoL (a SES i m3, Jab bs} ws. W MgB. an. fait] de | Th IA od FS FY jarumator curructed fur temporatura, levation, and iutruinontal orrur Maxum tempersture, 42, Mintuum tenpornture, 31%, oun dally baruustur, Last, pion diay theraonseiuy Sa joun dally hunstdity, Skt. ——————__—_- SERIOUS ILLNESS OF DAN RICE. Speclat Dispatch ta The Chicago THidunce Perrsuuna, Pu, Dee, 4a Wey, the veloran showinan, but who hus boun lecturing for geome timo, ta aerliusty Ht at the residenve of his sistor, Mra, Howland, inthis vity. Ho lootured hery about a week uxo, and wus tuken Kick at most. timeditely afterwards, and bud been wrowing worse oyur since. The atran ine poy. wleins ety the cuse ta very serious, but with oon trentinont the patlons way ould throu fic is bolng well cured for, At of uuuts 10 lecture have beon cuncelud. Ha vhows guino aproveient tong. AMUSEMENT: Rani nn nininnanmnnnmnnd tp aannnnnnt HAVERLY’S THEATRE, ‘The Largo, Handsome, and Leading Thentre, Ratabe linhod location, Me tnd Dourborn-sta. Chien, JH HAVEIL| Manweer and Broprincss, ot put eta aes Be EG eng Ea ty i , SPREE MACKAYE COMPANY in ‘3 " Written by AF OQhS jenni and Mit. TRGILB MACKAYS, author af tnsol Kirke, sho Cast—Steaio Mackaya, Krank , Mackay, Hier Conrtaine, Horbert Archer, Dountd oberon, Frank Onkes Hosa, Edward Marbl i nd, ‘Wweater, Balle Are! Fs e far, Elanae sane, Any (ray, 1. svititamtes nN erformanceant itnvoriy's Theatr Bionday—Hinaite Melvitia Opera Compan GRAND OPERA-HOUSK, Chark-st., oppaaite tha Vourt-ltouse. TIS BATURDAY MATINER AND NIGHT, ‘Last tmea.of BARLOW, WILSON, — PRIMROSE, and WEST'S MAMMOTH MINSTRELS. ‘They havo turned awny pen, i argund tonight and try Wdee in” Svery minht. Come ‘Tomorrow (Sunday) Night-Frank Gardner's cato~ Urated company in A.C, Gunter's new drama, THE JOURNALIST. MVICKER’S THEATRE, THE TRAGEDIAN, LAWRENCE BARRETT, Grand Matinee ‘Today (Saturday) at J o'clock, YORICK’S LOVE. Furie ei on fiA WICEEN RE iHhts eciiia' ak 8 otciogky unun nrclstiageay. Mec HART CARD tte + Shr Csedl 1.499" Mai Nir, Gareeid will pradaee William Youne’s SNDIRAGON, MOOLEY’S TILEATRE, SIX NIGHTS AND SATURDAY MATINER, Commencing MONDAY, DEC. 5. NOSUNDAY NIGHT. NO WEDNESDAY MAINED, ‘The renowned comedian, Mr. JOHN S. CLARKE. Monday und ‘Tuesday Nights ana Saturday Matinee, TUE MILITIA MAJOR. Wednesday und Thuraday nights, " THE WRULAT LAW and TOODLES, Ale. Cineke In two comadion, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGITS, Flopement in High Lite and Paul Pry, Double Uill—Carke in two comedies, HOOLEY’S THEATRE, ft forcat this DGALLEY, Haturday afternoon at 2 LABT sy MATINEE, 'This ovoniny st Pertarmanco butone of BARTLEY Eee THE GALLEY SLAVE, ‘Tomorrow (Munday) nlgiit Farowell Performance, Monday, Dec. &~The Great Comedian, JOUN 8. 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