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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER. 21, 1SBI—TWELVE PAGES, THE RAILROADS. . Heavy Reduction In-Local Freight Rates of the Vermont Contral. °~ jhe Hrlo Concludes to Glvo Its, Emigrant TramMe to the Grand | ‘Trnnk. : surveys Made for a Boo-Line Road from Boston to Now York, it Maken a Weary Central Vernc id it Matos to Luca Heduction ln Pret; Points on His Eine General-Matityer L,, MIllis, of tho Central Ver- meant Hallway, xives notice thnt the National Hispnteh and Groast Rastorn Part Pretebt Lines can contract business to all points on tho Celie tril Verinont Roud nt, the rewnlar Roston rates os dour, rato. and lumber in enretoads 80 long astho rates do not o.batow 23 cents per 100 pounds fron Chicago te-Toston, “If .n tess rate than 23 cents pur 10) ponds ts mado from Chi- equ to Boston and common points the Central Yermont-Lino will domand Its proportion of 25 centa per 100 pounds on Chicngo basis uu all jusiness going to con-competing paints. ‘This Is nnother attuck on Vanderbilt, ag hy the above netion the rates to Now inland interior painteare cut Lelow tho rhtes heretofore chatgod, As the Vandertilt roads are doing W great por- jon of the New England business thiv cite will afectthom very seriously, [tis unieratood that. on business to Luston nnd other sompeting New §ueiund points the Grand ‘Trank and Vermont Central ava mining rites much below those obitwed by the other ronda, and -thin it is aald Secounts far tha ketza (hetetwe uf busters ant tho Grant Trunt from thie alty: during the last weeks, : 3 Mei of the tate heavy reduction tn enst- rates business to tho, ust romuiis very light. Grain rites remain quite eteady att ‘gents foun Chieniro to Now York, a i-in Lee Hieved to be vreless to go below shig rate ng long gs toore Is such Witferenee in cho, prices of writn bere and In the Enst, “Greut competition, hows ever, oxivts on provision budipess, anit It leu derstoud tat sue OF the ronda have made cons qracta for T2\¢ Cents por 1) purmida <Chionze to New: York, which Is 214 cents less. tun tho regular rates, . : ‘Yhe west-bottnd Lustness til continues heavy, but itis betoved chit this tratlic will atso become ght atter Jan. 1 Arrangement by Whieh.tho Krte Ral- grant Hust ir to Go Over ‘whe G ‘rant to Chigaze, ~ Anarraugement has Ueen perfected hotwoon the Eric and Ne Grand Tru Railway Compa- ates by which the tutk of tho cmigrant business of the tormor road will hereafter se uver the latter te Culengo, connestion being made at but fala, Neretorore the Uulk at the Erle emlarant guatoess, which 1% tha hunvlest of uny of the trunk Ines, was given to the Great Western and Miebigan Central. But awing to the “unmons: antoees” between tho Erio peopte and Vanderbilt engendered by the present rufirond war the Erie gives to the Vanderbilt tines no more business than it can possibly help, ‘Thia arrangement will bea good thing for the Grand Trunk, whieh beretofore hus done buta small portion of the - enigrant business, but will hereafter got a large: alice OF Ate is WeCOUNIs Tur tha Btn’ ttichn by Assiatanf-General-Manager Winwright to the “‘cumtroveray between tho Busterit aud Western “tran: ngs: Ie | renter Fomewhat 1 i surpe 0. galt Vhtuwrigue sould take go fertye nt D ipa ta thar unacter and back up the reettonlly i boa ops sition to thy demands of the Western lines er atale propertion ar the emigrant rates, ine ammueh ny the Grand ‘Trunk hit vue dite intor- enn the mation, haylug FC d but very Hitt ut tno einirant business York. Tho Ere Ig now omg a good emigrane business for Ibleveanon OF Hiv yenr, and 1a Tro sprigs it ex MS thy heaviest business ever done.” Both the EHeand Giraud Cronk are matiog great prap- umtlons to handle tals trae with ense und dis- fatet, and uve tow In thu eourse af ponetruce lon tlre numbor of curd vapeclally designed lop trensyoctiog tila bagless,” 12 ts adao tater. Hood that ab aveangement: Exists with thy {nok Iedand Houd by whiten it fy to reeelve the bulk of the Bele and Grand Trunk ealgrant business for: Ibe West und Northwest, “ A Bee-Line front New .Xorkso Bouton. Sprcusl Liawarcn to TAU TBA, -7!" ovo, De Surveys linve been made of ‘the propozed wir! from Dostun to New York, wich will bo lufdont withvut: regard to local toute. It will by 19984 miles In length, a saving over tho prevent routes of forty-four miles, The Kno surveyed commences at Charles atreet, in Roaton, crosslay the Boston & Albany Railroad at nenrly right angles, passing through Brook= Ine, und from there ty Needham, Dover, Mud- way, Milford, Northbridge, Uxbridge, dnd Doug- ing, tad thence throngh Patna, north ot Willimantic, Middtetuwn, Waltingfurd, and Brwingham in Conneetieut, ta, the State line of Now York, In the Town | of ise, thence direct to Mt.-Vernon, abont twelve alley distant, Through’ trina: willbe rin th gk, tue com pony {x tne New York & Basten. Yntaid Ruilrond Compuny, ‘he churter for. the -Sinte- of Now York was taken out and received féomn tho Sco- tetary of State soimu tivo months since, In tho State of Connecticur stovk bus been subserlbed fornecordiuy to tho, legul requirements of law, and papers will be Ded with the. Seoretry 0 that stata tu about two weeks, Un Maa four hours, The corporat pa Tesh A fucbusetry the required amount of - stuck bat heen subacried «fur, tha. care portion orgumaei. — ollivers—eleat ed, and pains ong specications witl be Med with We Sceretary of Stare during tha onming.wouk, VW ts esttenuted, thie the entive cost of building, Shupping, and securing the rygbt of Way ut toe hew ritiraad will by in the agyresate $250,000, forwhich the funds have heen provaled ibe form uf stock and burda, and eontracts ure how bows entered tite for, the enmpletion of the ‘work on or before Jae 3,0 2ehg Due Known At present who the tannchl parties are that wre. Wud the moyemont, or wiut other nutlrowd “uiulunation Is conneeted with It. or whether t money a furnished by English capitalists, ut At Is auirmmised that Vanierbit or tho Keane Wivunla Paalroad, or posaibly both, ainy? be dis ferested, | Raltroud-men here conden the plus Adngracticable, contenting that me thrown bushesa is not auiticlent to warrant tho outlay, Ww the promuters uf the phin are gall to be in vate arguing that a business can bo 5 The Collapxe in Honver & Rio Granae Rtoutins ‘ Gath xosstps as follows regurding tho cole apiu in Denvur & Ito Grande stocks-In Now nae fast Friduy und Saturday: fo aveuunt Yor the collapse af 10 por cent In Denver & Kin Granao atc! Baguetaye innumer- of tuuors ure ee She most remarkable ui ew suggest that Mr. Guutd bus nde a dive { tte stoek tor the purpose of buywug cone HotOt tho property. ute comparative. cheap quete, Hn facw ot tho brouk, tue eormprny doe 4 dividend of 1g per vent, land a qiurterly qierterly Nolte the road is dolue wondertjlly well at Toa there ure great doubts oF ifs continuing Piped Shout the Leadville mones peter out whith thera Is Xoo npprohensiony the best 4 MILO tho Denver & iio Grande Rullrond bitale shed Waid petor ont ats,» Awaits it ts reported aliubsoribers to the Construction Company Ale ta nere or egy mixed up with the rou eben) have been hanging back ta their pay+ eth how that the constriction stock bus ties Tee Adruron tho murket, nud tht conse. taylyy the larga auin of money whieh sould tae bean paid In from this sour, but his not W bald in, 18 etiburrassing the company by Heniaenee, ww Mexican National Construction Compan! pitorvan wi 10 tue, over: front tne ina ae vant, raliroid contractors, a grint hen thoy hud obtained froin ine Mextean gore pueDhy antto work under that grant, Tho Hy RABY ts no oonneoton with the Denver ¢ Tatas Kutiroad Company, the sourhern in of whose road fs within a fow mice of trator boundary uf Coturadd, or nny ey MUCK away Teo tho northern und “of Con pale ts Woing built by the Mexion Nu Leagl the northera torts uf she fatter ron Tord St Laruda, on the Gaundury of thu Stato of diate, Ae COM putes, thyrcturd, these two ure on Wet; Due tho pabiie mind fe onstlycontuged ime eatieee by the Fyut: that dap. We J, Ho deg, Wue 1s the Presilunt of the Dunvor & Yan, und gay eras OF tho tem Of Palme & Butte yen interested ax an tudividual fn tho jakcun Nustonal, trea i ienowe that the proprletora of the Gout Aationad ore iu conilict with Jay Tapert eee, law 8 ditferenoe abo.with Pulinor Pate a a Me, READE Art, yeu abtatnud by pee, Sullivan from the Bo ceun Gays The Denver & ilo Ge nde gree. Np Kc = AS is Wanted int ig a uo duterent of the inion Rite, Wieutnat the sAteuianas “tnpeku entengag WY tao Chicago, Hurltugtoe 1& Quincy that Sip, ge Deavers Lut tt te not andarated Dow quella intercat in the Unioy Pacitio Is ay Eiclent to Induce him to open toutllitios Fivg evar & Ma Granite. Sahl ag Nock wa: ch tid tif, aand shares 0! teehee lust Bututdays and oly L008 A Noggish Party of. Biundorers Get Tay AWRY WIth @ Cargo oF Etogs, njugcblcaxo, Mitwaukeo & st, Paul Company eee ina repleyin sult, the tlrcume tur Uf which ure ddgidedly peoujlar, Pho i Part of lost week an. gw ahippur sept to: 0, Milwaukee & St. Puul Rowd a cargo 70 by way of the Culeayo & Paoifie fine of | . Hf soventvon good, fat hows, Whon tho train Fenohed Hammonds a simail station Juat east of Kigin, tho car fu whieh the hoga werg rusttent> dug wag opened hy sbine parties who tad ovle dently toarded the tral at Hirin. Awa test, the discovery of an enipty cnr wag tudo nu the AWAtof tha trate In Chicago. cdiately Anstitutet i acacet porkors, and tho mame day, F ered two tho- heyes bul up wit! broken ‘teya In the Hummiond eattlesshet, Further acatoh and Inquiry yesterday revented tho fast that tho careratdors hid driven tele: plunder to the Neat avattatle mae ‘They aot tho entire lot of porkers ty a butchers’ Urm at Elgin. named -Velstori? Brothers, recviyin thoreror @hW, Unt yesterday tho Blain butch. ers could not congritutate themselves enol on thely specutative Inegein, for the haga were Une follows, welyhing uit tin verte Nol less than DO pound a tne puronite mone tor the ity, oh wand worth Tany twviee As tho Town shipper bas Unqueationable elain for damien surttnst rutlroad company, the Intter bea nile Voistorit3 that unless the property ta voluntarily anreendered by: ther itn appeal Will be mndq to the codrt. City Maranul Vowers, of Eigin, wos In tho ity yesterday, and Trom bin the reporter loaried Wat no trace it obtubied in any way to the plunderers, | Tho Volstortfs putt tho:n a cheek on the the Home National Bante nt Gein, and as te was doubliess drawn ton Hetltions mune the puper is more thin ikely of no yilue asa clew. Tho Counell Biull: Exteuston of tho Milwaukee & Bt Paul to Be Complei Early Next Summer—Ru dleteds <p Mr. 8, 3. Merrill, Genaral Manayer of tho Chie cugo, Milwankeo & St. Paul Hallway, waa in tha elty yesterday, Ho stated to # ‘TMunuxrropres nontative that no steps tiid yet Leen taken to Appalut na mun to the position of Ueneral Super- {ntendent of hie road In plice of Mr. WC, Vane Horn, and {t {4 not the Intention to M1 the posl- Yon at prosent. Mr. Merrit also stated that iis company had stopped work on all of Ie oxten+ sions for tho winter, except two-tho Counolt Dluits and tho Wh His extensions, The work on tho Council Biuits lina wauld ote con tinned throughout tho winter, mind it fa the ine tention of bis compiny to have tho read com pibted and ready Tor business all the way from Murion tu Gountull Tate curly next sunnier, In rexard ty the rumors thit the Milwaukee & St, Paul and tua Nortborn Micille wero te Joie hunds and unite tholt Interests Vefure long, MY Merrill said be bad uo knowledge of any such achume, and, as fur us be know, thoro wis no {nitth in the roporis, John Thonn) Resignation of the su- perintendency of the Cloveland & Pittsburg Roud. bp xlat Dupaten to The Chicago TWibunt. CLEVELAND, U,, Dec. ttt—Mr. John ‘thomas, Superintendent of the Cleveland & Pittabure Rulleond, fas forwarded tis resignation to, tbe Ponusyivanta Company's headgmurtens at Pitts burg, to aéeept tho position of Goneral Super- intendent of the Chicago Division of the Haltl- more & Ohio Ratlroad, ‘The resignation wilt take effeet Inn fow days to now Mr. ‘Chomns to ussume vharze of his new dnties on the 1th of Januness fie wilt have headquarters in Cle tage, Master-of-'Trinsportation Phillip Rraner isnest in fine of promotion to Mr. ‘Thomas un the Clovelnnd & Pittsburg ‘Road, and stands uw fivst-chnas chance of bebnz imide Superintent- Tooints hug been with the raud efebt= bd both ats a Y ne Lo tnd tint ted his deburisient of the rakway with ings ataluy und his resignation will occasion many sincere rovets, Allegations of Fraud in Connection with the St. Louie & sau Francisco Grant Through the Choctaw Natio: Specust sAspatch to ne whicago Tribunes Lrrria Kock, Ark., Doe, 20.—A telegram from tho Indi Territory suys that an eifort i being made to prove that tha Chochtw Counel was in- velgled into granting the right of way through the Choctuw Nation tothe St. Louis & San Penne Sco Hullroad. ‘The opponents oF the proposed Nt hope te secuy through thy Seereiury of the Interior seme vetion that will prevent, oF ut Toast delny, the eénatrnetion of the Froud, It 1s not believed, however, tit che scrant can iu any way be ulfuated. Ald Voto, Sptcial Dispateh to The Chtengo ‘Tritunes Fort Waynn, lod, Deo, 20.—A vote was takon today in Wasne Township, In which tho City of Fort Wayne ts jocutod, for an avproprintion of $120,000 to the New York, Chteawo & Re. Louis Raliway to bund thelr mul construction and repule shops here. which resulted in an over- whelming inajority in Tayur of the appreprin= tlon, Onis: AHOUL IXY VOteN Wore Enst ngetat o i. ‘Phe al ips enen ore fed will employ: NeW, pen, aud will 1 ally to tho grows of | tha tityere veo eA Interestlug Rabrond Itens from the Mawkeye State. . Spectat Correapoucdence of The Chicago Tribune. Drs Mores, ln, Doc. WL—Tho track of tho Des Moines Northwestern (Wabash) will reach Nockwoll City, 10 tiles from thts clty, the irat week In Jannary. Owing to delay in rollings stool, tralns ure running on onty a emall part of tho rond, Passonger couches, and baggage, exe prena, and mall cars hive boen here sume tua, Nine now locomotives are on the way. So goun a8 thoy nerive passenger trains will be put on from this city to Jeiferson, in Greeny County. ‘Tne Des Moines Northerti wilt also at the sume tne bo opened fur traille to Kelsey, twenty inilea north, and to Reone us soon as the bridge over Coon Klyer fs Anished. Tho Dea Molnes & Osceula Road Is graded from Osceola to n patnt within the iinite of this clty, aud iron 1s going down. Sonthward tho Wabash ts Looming, Jron Is dild trom Atbin to a puint this aide of Red Rock, iv Marion County. Ie ts litd from thia eity seven nitlos toward Hed Rock, leaving a gup of twenty wiles to bo closed, whieh fs buluy dono at tho Tije of two miloa a day. {tts rumored thut tie Minneapolis & St. Kouls will anvure a right of way inte thia city over the: Des Moines Norrnorn, probably fron Lounge. ‘Tho surveyed line of the Sioux City Branch of tio Chicago, Milwitkeo & Sr. Paul trom Dellanes yer 13 ‘Vonneil Biota Ling, la the crookedest piece of raltroud in tho Stute of Lowa; it comes very near boxing tho vurnnnss sureral tines. ‘The tirst train af the Chicago & Northwestern put Into Luke City, Cathoun County, last Kris dvy, thus deating tho Wabusn, ‘lt Ix reported tht Maple River Junudop, on the Chicage & Northwestern, Ia to be rentaved to L, oF (hat Cacrott will be the terminal point fastond uf top Junetlon, ia now. hie town tlutiroud Land Company, whfob built tho Muple Valley altroad aud leused it to tho Chleago & Northwestern, i identical with tho present Sioux Cry & Muelle Company, The head- (iturters of ‘tae company Is at Cedur Rapids, Not longo persona from CUTE Raplda were heavy | purebneers of un ‘westward fram CarreetionvMe in Plymaaty und Woudbury Counties, Luter a ‘survey of a road trom “Corvectionvillg to Slax — City Ja to be manda by the Sioux City & Paelte, and it Js tnderstuod the read fa to be bulit, Putting atl Thoro thuige fygetber wad M1 seein to bo mm ap: parent vonsitnmution of the orluinat Intontiun of thy lown Rutlroud Land Company, Unele San hus recently bevome We possessor of 1 3,000-nerg slice of Lowa soll, By an vet af Congroas uf Muy 12, Wd a large grief dant was mide tothe State of Towa for tho use of the MeGregar, Weatorn, Sit City & St Raut and other ronda, conditioned that it the ‘reads were not completed Iu ten years fron tho dato af sholr aeveptiner of tho grant, the lundd ao granted and not patented to the vallronde xhull revert to tho State; and if the State did uot weentre the complosion of the roads within five yours thervaftor the land should revert to tho United States. The Blunx City & Bt, Paul uecepied the X I8U0, ut beg, not got | constrict trond rela i the terme of the grant, whieh 1B 1881, ‘Phere remus of this i 740 vores of land which hus not been pertitiod y the Brate ta tho railrand Pen and whlch, therofore, is nuw owned by Oacle Bun. 1s ls dncated as follows Canty. Diekinsan, O'lrien , DX os one, Plyaioush,. Woodbury TOL... soe eee trseas esses ses diT SD Evory nore of itis ad goolus tho wun shines ‘on, and thore nro joie of people anxiuus to know what Unclo Sam willdo with It. = Hawkeye. Miscellancous Wenn. Horeafter tho Sunday paasonyor no tha Chien go & Pucillo Division of tho Chicago, Milwaukee & Bt. Paul Road will be run only to Mumpabire, Col, J.T, Bead, Provident of the Continontal Railway Company, which waa te build ag ale ine Btralght noruss the country from New York to Omaua, died In Now York last Suturday, ‘Tho Chicago & Fustern Ullnols Ualtraad Com- pany ie now preparing & Now frofgbt tariff in conformity with that recontly estublished by the Valtroad and Warehouse Commissionur, Tho now rates wilt go into edout Jan. 1, 188, + Mr. Goorge M, Nix, agent at Ackloy for tho Tiinols Contrat Rallrdadt Campany, hus been ap: poluted Traveling Freight Agunt of the Mlnols Couttal ines in Towa jo place of J. M. Sawyer, rurmeted to General Freight Ayeut of tho Rooboster & Pittaburg Htallroud.. Dir. W. H. Bennett hav been appolntod Moucrat Frolght and Passenger ent of the Toledo, Ana Avbor & Grand Tronk Hiullway, Mr. il W. Asb: ley hie boon appointed Suporinteudent ‘and Ausistant Droasurer of the wame road. Pho headquarters of both will bo at ‘Tolode, fe dy vory avidont that tho Loulavitlo & Navh- yilo Hultway Company’ appreciates tyu full importuuoy of the tralia depyrtimeut of thely Todd, Inasmuch wt the newlyeappuiuted Tramtles Munoger, Mr. M. il, Smith, hus beew plug «t ‘over und ranks above the General Manager und Geverut Superintendent. ‘Tole ts a step ly tho right dircotton, f¢ hich tt deponda departuient, ns $4 fraquontly the casa, Mr. DG, Allon, tenmval Passenger and Tiekot Avent of the Hi caters for tHlokets aver entites rind Npons ahoukd read © sine Huthway Compiny, Instend of“ 8u Ratiroad Company?” as horctafore, J. M. Monroe. Assistant General Prelght hh Caraiina Mr. Agentof the Grand ‘Trunk at Detroit, woes to ight Avent Ja ‘Sratlie Manager Montreal ns Avalstant General Fretgh plnce of GB. Heeve, appotnl of the Chiengo & Grand ‘Trunk. Ma. W. 8, and Point Edward, trees the place of Mr. Moory at Dotrott, ‘Tho Chtearo Ratlroad Ansovintion, composed af the Gaperal Passenyer end Ticket Agente of thevarious reads centoring jn this utte hent thotr regular monthly meeting yesterdiy nt Camulatoner Dixon's ottles in the itand & M Nally Buttiing, Heyond Importance waa trinenctod, The President of tho Grand Trunk Stallway ling Just Riven orders te the Rhode Isinnid Loaumae Works for the construedon of ten hew extra. Tost loeatnottves, which well be the throwsh t as uaa in tho flrat-claae pins extred AUP tio Bte sof his road, The company: ar-conched, It nits atte Kae rafts necossary tu day all the portlona nf the rond now lald With drut. Are Hingements have ule bees perfected to pul tho Westinghouse nutomitic nlr-brikes on all tho throng traina, Vice-Prosident ‘I. F. Onkes, of t! Paella ttallvondand bis party return: from tholr ten daya’ trip over the Northertt cite lines, Thoy wentas lar Weet as tho extront end of tho rond—soie Few mies beyond City, ‘he purty arrived It Chivago vin the eago & Northwestera Road yesturday afternoon, and remained over nivht it the Grund es This imorulag Mr. Oakes. avcompatted by Sr. Starbuck, of the Oregon stallway & Navigauga Couppany, lenves for Now York nver the Lake Shore & Mremgun Sonthorn Kant, General-Mauuger Lodyard, of the Michtean Central Ralitoad, has Jest Metted tho elreutnr ane Hownelng the resiguntion of and Teket Agent Henry G, W Appotntinent of Mr, ihuetes, ‘The amnouneys mieat ts worded 4 tho following eamolimentary nutiner, and gous show the esteem to which Mey Wantivorth ts held by the company, tnd iso to vatumble faet that, ahould his boulti perunt, services will bo retinud by the cou ry C, Wontworth haying, on aeeou health, tenttored hla resignation as General luge eerger aid Ticket Agent, ta Hi at leas oner- ous poaltion with this cumpuuy, Mr, O. W, Rugs ales (9 uppolnted Goneral Passenger Awouts to take ulteet this date, i Preatdont,"" city #n3's the Port. never handied auch heavy mails on ern raul us at present. The fl ania, Hehiitn Southern list Saturday, alge, Shore d Wrought f thirtystwo tons of mati, and acarly every train that comax in hny ‘such bony tmonnte of inl matter on bourd. On tie Mil wuttkeu & St. Paul wharo n taitsty post-ollicu Is tere Kandied from Friday might to Sunday morning 1,100 sacks of papers on the north: Dottnd trips slong. The Saturdey dayellue out of Chicago distributed iM gucka. ‘This wis the Now postnl-vars ire now in tha course of vortstrne- Hon, ta be placa on the new Jutesburg tine to being ruu between Chtenge and Lai Crosse, th were boaviost day's work ever done before, Donver, Rumors have been in olreutntion for some ting pist cit the Chicuzo, St. bouts & Now Or- euislan af the Minals Central) Intends shortly to deeniyve a President Aukeers mint, Of tha Lilnois Contral, stares that thero Is AO (ruth {iy those rimors. sito sich Using Is cons ot. ‘The rend has tone tine nud Mote nunuy Marie tke bat. Intend a py Hye OF a allvidere, It fg ture nuvisihly and better for the taterests of the company to use the insuey In improving the rod, ita rolling-stock and {neblitles, a8 the New Orleans trail f# getting dully of ‘greater In porkineo and magnttude, aud tho Tatury de- iinds pan tho enpabliittes uf tho rand wit no lewns Kullway (New Urlewnse dlvidont on its capital stock, femphited at pre: usually well and past yoar than over befor Jnw out the money Itt tho donbe by unusually deavy. THE IRISH LAND COURT.. Hoducing the Rents and Giving dictal Lenaca. and Muhony di the savernat cat tho pust weuk aL Strabane, and made targe re. auctions of rent. On tho estate of the Son, Spencer Cooper, Armagh: G. Moore, tenn Grittith valuation £5 1a, ou rental £329 3d, dae an Metal rout £153" Janies 81 ow tenant, Manion £9 ol rent 205 14 hl. Judtenal tieorige [i at yatta ‘Lug, temmuat, G “Judionts cont rent! Yon £13, old rent £23, estuty of Lord Ginud Tetant, Qrinltn valtinuion 229, old Judicial rent 2056 fa 4d; John Biiott, rutith valuation £21 54, old rent 26S Ju rent £4 Os Bd. On the cattte of Mr. and oT Jolin Cs valuation 27 Ida, ald vent On the catute’ of auherss Alt | Logue, uation £10 10s, old rent EV Ws. On tho estate of Neva. itugh Calllaan, tonnnt, — Gelinth £4, old rent £6 10s da, Judiels! vent 43 ta; E “tory, tenant, Orit Li ts vind £10, ~, datt Witham “Date fouant, Griitith vui- 33 ith valuation £7 1s 8, je G vulundon 27 0 Vids Kaward Conway, ton £5, ol rent £6 Ts, Judiolul rent Vly O'Neill, tennnt, Grillitn yalucion £10 rent £1 Wa Hd, Judicial rove £0; tennat, Griite’ yuluntion 45h; old ronv £324 td, Suilleiat vant 235 Sighaol’ Colgan, tenant y rout £34 Ud, Judiernt ‘uritith valuation ront £4, In aoveral todged In govern! cuses, SWINEFORY (Muyo) Lee. 6.—This poring, ie. Jurthy (Chatemuy, tloughtan, and O'Shaagancssy, sit, fu Jn tg eat of Bul-Commissloncra, Mesara, Jonn G.I pnd gave Judruent in onges, “ Patrick O'Conmar, totint, George ut. Inudiord.” although the present rent. uot been {nerensed for forty yours, the Col ofared the Judichat rent co te 2232 2: tho tenant his cuate, ‘Tho following also deciiod: Jobn Kileollan, ent rent LiL Iss td, Juaiclu U'Connur, present rent 22 Ba, Judle Ina Marriek M'Cabe, vuluatlon £1 rent natton 24, present runt £7, Judicial reat Lu 103. Se ee A DISTURBED VIRGINIA, DEMOCRAT. Noeclal to Cinelanatt Comincretah, Wastrnaros, 0. G,, Dea 0 Virgina Legislature do this winter? correspondent to a Democratio itepresentauive from Virwluln tonight, | 1 suppose,” be replicd, “thate ddet net wilt bo to puss the RiWleburger bill weating the debt, ‘That docen't finply that they jntend to pay the debt or any part of it, You needn't look for tho dlayppearinee of the dobt tasue from Virginia politics thia year, nor next for that mutter; it will be kept prominently sh the feroground In overy canvass for yvarsto come, The Ryadjust- cr position on the debt question Is the popular poseidon, and Muhoue js shrewd enough to re- malo fy chat position as long as possibile, ‘That Jssuo will bu tuo contval issue next fil, ‘ho Houduntors will prouusly carsy two additional Cougreasionnl Diatricta on. uccaunt of at, Depend upon it, that issue will noyer bo buried wil ives dead. Built tho Hiddioe berger Wil will be pngsed, approved by thelr Governor, and prononnced constituaonnl by thelr Conrtot Appesk. ‘Then they will rapoal the potl-tx, which makes annual inronds ou their campaign-finds, aud probably the law wu thorfalng tho gatublishay of tuo whipping- post. Pdon't think L would vate for tho ald law now, but T certuinly should not voto tor the re- pon, Tho whipping-poast haw bad a very wala. ary elfegt on tho niuyers; bounce probably its abolition, If thoy yet a change this Legisinture wil gorrymander tho Btate. arranging tne die tricts 80 HS tug! np tho tisk of xalning Con- reason next full. | thluk Qowever thoy will not Hive Gehutow, ‘They cun elt but 1 days under tho law, und bdo dot belive that the itenppor- | tlonment bil, under whieh VU undersituad they dealro to rediutrict tho Bate, will be passed by Consggess within that thine, “boy muke a dod nerudy elfort, thousb, tu elfeet thule purpose, they “propuse making — sinall fu’ the fuldilment “of the pri mM and ceonminy niunde on tie stump, and there ty some thle af an fuyestign= Yon inte tho conduct of Demucrate who pave ndtainatored the ailutrs of the Commontvenltle understuna OF course this tavestiration wouhl amount 10. horhlug, Wo've set tony au oxample of ocono- iny wna bontatyy : ti ‘a one, vivetioh of u Behator will precede logis ation?” Certulnly, ana that Senator will bo Iiuddlo- boryer. ‘Shut to us hs the Worst autor all, Wo -coul Hopublicats Leglalucure, Out the cloction of Hide dleberger, a Ucad juste: uy, ® Roudjuster Loxis- ature. & ¥ bitter, vory biter,” “WILL yan have recovered from the dofvat of Jost fant by lesae " Doubs tt. Mabou In politiva as tn arms, ery strong, and with ev thu Adininistration at bla back will be bard to ‘Bou a MM If avery a Aunio Loulve Cary, Heston Prat, Anulo Loulso Cary dutifully writes wookly let- jens so hey. stopuiather and tho traltie of n railroad, upon for ite profits, should not be: dependenton or subordinated to the operating th Carolla Reautroad, noetsied al Meket ngerta that hereaiter in moking out yeiel cover Us h Carolina f the Grand Trank at Port Gratint, uniparing wd rape revting tho rogilar rita-sbeuts no business of naod tn hauline Utvo OF consttnetion wx new Hes vhl+ eral Passenger atworth and the nd ‘Teket ev of the ondent of tho Itallway Mall Hlice Dewurt- Jus veland, Deo, 6.—The Bub-Cominis~ sloncrs, Measrs, Fitzgerald (Chairman), Comyns, ivered decisions this mornung in which thoy had heard during ab rent 2b 13H; Nenjamin Stewari, ald rent. On tho Humsitons Sumuol Wait, Q rent 240 Va, amtat, Hal ve Ht. Gastieh Hien rent 211, aud 8, Judiemd rent Horstontiehs ation adware Conway, tonunt, Grillth We, old rent 20M Judlelnl reat ah Gritisn valua-¢) Mary 0, rid Maury. Wally, Gises tho court ‘Mreeted that within one month tho cottage of cncn farin- laborer un thy holdings should bo aifoweed n half-nere, to be fnelusad by the farmor, the rent, und and cottage belng is a week, Appeals on uenuit of the landlord will, (6 Is understood, bo e vinluianfod 32), pres Tent 40.837 Michal a 5 Say pregent rent £3, Judiclat rent £1 le; Murk Golttig, yale What wilt tho sald your stant! the clecHon of a Kepublicua by a un admirable tucttolan ry ‘Slstur in tho Uitte own of Dirham, Mulng, One of the letters cume dated at n city In Oblo. Kho weites that ber throu, Which bus bean troublluy ber of late, a now muck better, Bhe vocastonally ulludes to ker approuchy Jog marringe with Jamos Lorillard ‘ho wedding wit oowueé aarly next fall. ing sha will sing in pextat City Hath Port{and, 4 rs, aNd Vand oF tho brie y'will toate tn New ¥ cin, Wie wile One OP ML suhoolinutes, Raid amity © Thore wast well as Anne Lonlses: Dirabended asd tor shouldered, sie anes took 4 wild ent to brenle, end he mip with ber te tho borders of Aubuarit etic abe stopped him.” Sho came Wick hugh ny." —— = AMUSEMENTS, SHE MOZART SOCIETYS CONCERT, Anothoy new candidate for the poputar inte | sient favor proaented fiself tart 1 ght—the Mo zart Suctety, n Milnnerehur ubout forty strong, dutter the leadership of Hans Balathet. fy nt ene certat the Contrit Stusto- lath, woied was very wellatiended. With tho origiy and progross of tho soviety our reators Inve already been tiade fequatuted, It fs composed largely of singers who bitve dropped aut of tho otter lueal eoeine Hes Tor variuits canans such AS oEsitT to stigars, and therefore thoy woru reudy to tke the Held atabvort nate, Their atunbers Included Fisch ers “Calm Set and Prosperous Voyitye,"* Kronizera “Spring's Awaketm,” Abts “Hor. enade,” Duerner’s “Storm nt goa," the choral parts Ie the tate tu Hoffman's ¢ Arininius,” and tho obliguto te Kueckon's trio, “The tatmy: Days!" None of tho numbers wero ttle tous or suceiitiy dittealt, aud therefure thera wad tho degree of success which might have Leon naticipated from shyers who aro tut novices, many of thom buving been under tralatng for years. The trst tenors tafe Vory strony nnd ritgini, though one or two yolucs nutde themselyes too forcibly prominent, and tho second basses are very sonorous ad beuvy, but the second tenors and Hrat basses are natdecided enough to cetubilaha perfect bulunee, ‘Tho socluty, howeversJe entitled to credit for singutg 0 well nt a tirst appearanes, und after wether Kome time tho incmbers huve been * ki Inive bev inere compactty Utted oy HuzbE toile sume guod work, 1 singing of Mes, 1, Aline Oaguod, who uppeated here rome years ago with the Apoite Club, aid ‘Dns recently returned to this commiry from Bn - wand to fais a year's cliydwements, | The enh vou nor have made n Botler seteetion oF in urtiat to nelp Mhaueurnte thle songun, tor in ale requidt of a cuticert amyer she 18 nitawed. She fas inter aver a post bie vod) MALIN, Ungiected press Ww vue Of remarkasie purity und fredtiness, 4 tuettiad of rare heauty aid yet apparently unstudied, an enuncnoen tab boas cent us if snb were redd.ng, wid a fuctuug. ayorputhy; and exocessivn that congtl tite ter unyiestonatly the vest Amurivan ballad singer un the atige. Sines her list ap. pearance ere she nag udded botes both to ber Waler and tower voleo, ‘hose In the Iigner are ny clear ast bird's wud of benatirul quality’, attsd with a gingly exeepuion fi the lower volde (ey 8 very reh, the bxeepton bemy that ber voice does nut seem te Louver Ker jowest mute With: tho: 2 und athralness tint It dite adapted fiself to the others, Hor frat number wis att urn trom Gounod's “ Relne de Satae' which she sang dedjentrally und with rare pathetiv ex- pression, and In rexpouse toN UNcOrE sue BINT nos tame to us, i whieh she dis played n eolor mo genthnont not often iver to husrers with sueb tignnead, and beauty second fuinber was Cowen's funivur © Better Laud,” aid even invested with new beuuty und charity Hist mnztig of it. It made a strong Ine Hreastan upatt the uudiettes iin euthistustic encore, to, whieh she replied with Rocckel’s new bullitd, ° The Mats at whieh she sang with ad funey fined iu perfect ut. this:is fet tert that 18 hot concenterl ald pula tUd BagdteHs As we have Howudaye Lt will Dod pleasant ttt nouncement that while fa Now York she sured euntracts tor the huve mt epportuaity: to: works, ‘The only fist “tin Was De Maebiy; “Cone nontal sulaot tho pros brillianey of touch to tho best udvantage. The orchest SHcpanimidehs wore wanting In uvery nulae. aes UIE APOLLO CLUL'S CONCERTS, Tho regutur rehodrsal ‘of: the Apolly Club on Monday evening Inst for “Pamnation of Faust’? and “Messiah” certs, on Friday and Saturday evenings next, was'very Inrgely attended aud wan tbaracter- Hol by unusual enthiginem. Theelay kins somuthat inereused Ita shumbers, the soprands eapectaily boing..rvinforded by suine wxeulunt iateriul. Fino a6 tho Work. of this club bas alwys been, we predict that {te nesoelate mem- ‘bers and tho publle xencraily will bo astonlapest ue the excel ‘The parts Tenors, nd basses ure Ae prompt, reliable, wud oad perfection of its ainging, powerful as they have over beun, wile the voprunas, who have tho wurden of tho work, have buen #0. improved by the addition of fresh watertal that they “pave galned fine mensely in yoluine und riabness. Sumllus, tu addition to bie almost herculean Inbors in the festival rehoursals, ina found time An dovote d Inrge part of bis Industry, skill, and Aivclpting to bis own club, and tho result wit be visible next Friday und Katurday eventugs in Rome of the best siuging Chica asover heard, Mr. ‘fhoutws will conduct, aud will tiud covery Vning in peaddness for bin. ROBERT MIWADE_ ALL SAFE. BAN Francisco, Cat, Dec. 2—Robert Mee Wade, tho actor, whoso mysterious disappear- nnee was noted ft today’s Phitaduluhia dlapatel, fg inthe city, iter w protracted wur through tho Puelfic States and Terrliurics, Ho is unable to undersiaud why ho shoult be cvonsit- ered to havo disappeured, The local press fina from time to tne chronicled. bis appearance ut Interlor towns, aud three weeks ho ga been in Sun Feanelaco neyo~ tating for tho praduction of n new play, and played at the recent banoilt of W. B. Soeridua at Untdwin's. Mr. MoWade haa lost beavily on his recent: tour, wolol hus crampod bin tinan- elully. ‘ z DOIT WITH PLEASURE. | ‘Tv the EAttor of The Chicago Tribune, Whrgning, W.Va, Dee. M—Inolowed 1 aend You some unprotentions verses whieh, If sult- uble for your cotumns, ‘It weuld give mo pleas: ure to have used therein onrly in the coming week, My object In sending thom to you at this tine is that thoy muy invet tho oye of tha younz indy for whom thoy aro intended—Miss ello Inckaon, who plays tho part of Daiay frmwne fn Mr. Giiletro's pla; ‘The Professor,” which Ia to be presented in Chleago next week, T believ 1 would Hke to bavo the wonls L have anuoxed at tho bettoin appear also 1f conventent. If not auceptutle will you kindly sond the manuscript to me by return mall, for which purpose fine clyge sianip. Wit 8 Farts, City Kaltor Hully Intelligencer, TO! patsy." * Guard well one get thou woarest now, O Herle triond of tnine, ‘ And Wiough no other va thy brow Shoulitet ever delign ty shilne, Thon wilt bo rivhor than the told An coatlirat Jawols ail uvrayed From Afrio’s richest mine, Not all that worlds of gold can buy, All rarest wealth commuuds, Nor all tho stur-tky stanca that Ne , In hot Hraziliun sands, Are worth ono ray of that fale Wohich every pure, truesheurt totls in hor tiny hands. RELING, We Var —- NOTES, Mr, Gounod roxuri’s his “ Rodemption" as tho @rent work of his life. Biv, Shorwood's plato rocltal tikes piace at 3 o'vlook this afternoon at Pulrbank Ialt, ‘Tho movting of the Amutour Club fs postponed OW UCCOUNT OF Mr. Shorwoud'a entortalsment. At the annunt rendering of Tho Sfeasiah " by the Handel aud Haydn dovlety of Hoxton noxt Bunday night, Mes, Oaxuod and Mas Uary will be she loading sululsts. ark wlrl Rr Sea Storles of the Empire. hurnhitt. Dosorvedly or not, there 14 Do professiou, ox cept that of exouutioner, to which fo niwen rep FOLACON altaghes we to that ot political iafuri. er, Suing sears ume a Frouchwomat prayed for aJudiclal separation trum ber busiand un the ground that so bid accidentally dacuvered hl to he @ cturk In the “Uabluet Nolp’™ of the posl-uitice, Tt wus not alleged that he bud been ua wikind pushand; but hie wite could not sure mount the hurvoy occasioned (1 ber by learalag that ho earned hls bread by opontug and copy. {ius letters wddrusged to suspeuted porsons, ‘Tho curious part of thig affuie was that the ludy bad gudvavered to bring her acdou during the Booond Empire, bat bad = bovn stupped “by superiny order” Sho trad to - tly the but was arrested = oud tal but it) she Guused sny scandal abo would bo put intoy private lunatic usyluu. Atter the Empire bad fallow she caine. into guurt-with all bor grievinoes and custly won bor wufte Meanwhily her buwduud bud dis> appeared, Jo bys probably changed bis nuine wud gone to tive Ia duleful retipoment, ut dure ye to, ‘ahow hls tacu in the haunts of former tends. Visoonnt do Beasimont, fn bis “Bauvanins du * Beooud Bunpire," toils a st ge, wtory OF gine pumabed “wnuriler committed by a’ Corncan mauchit. A young Naber nobleman named Couns Camerata foil in tove ae it scum, with a Vory filystrious lady of tho Imperial Court; aud, duving oo ball at the ‘Tufierivs, so fuolfan us to aiip aw note New York. The Inst pribiie wit be Ie Juno The ageot Annio roo arya a Loy or gil tn the wholy school that contd climb free of Jump over a fone 50 tho evenitiy's concert was tho fior this hackneyed song Was and secured fur her pxntful pamurons Such alnziug ty wing to bent in the mist of so much iy Festival, xu thut we stall hear ber then Ja large luytog of the Webor Stucek, In whica hoe displayed his technlane and clewteut. crisp bing but Its * forttvomnlng ty splendidly balanced. The AGH: Mr. the past. ho’ was | into ber { haug, ‘Thy lady canuouled her agnoyaneo, but | handed the nate unoponed to the Court Cham- im to caution the Count nis offense, aa lt nilant lend bit Into trouhie, The Chambertaln, Lye zzte-headed is Drram! i Dorlnin, requesting not to repeat peraon, Mnatem) of discharging perann, (isned fon Cosslaan apy whe wi ent nt tho bait diegaised as a want! explaining what had bnppened, 0 take the Count bome and «lv Iocture, the Count tert the Tuileries to the Coun brourhain, tho. spy companion all tho way. tho Count's his reviitnga, 01 Reroely ture “the Coratents and gradually worl usted nify atti a porate, oydered him ot, pnprud shall khow nia, you ww this the eps teow it (he Coun’’s shoulder You arusa my don, Inunense, mardi hushed up too. hands, and If thay tos A BIG SCHEME, them te fugs Is made, ganized and tmintzration Invited. Byeciat Dtapateh ta The CAteace Tribune, Titthapenritia. Vay Dec, 20—It of tang tn Floridit. {net surmtuer, when an Europe to fal mitrket junds, Sir Edward 1. Reel, for ton purchnses und it muat eventually lurgely tu tbe value ef. tho laud. Sir ward Reed was Mr. Bisston's competitor for tte. original purchung, and ble Knowledze of Its worth hus Jed bin to consummate the present bargain with Mr. Diexton aud the Florida company, As $s well known, Mr, Disston and n number of yen- tlemen with bhi, after the Jand was purchased, orginized 1 company under tho title of the Florida Land Company, and it was as the repre- sentative of this company that Mr. Diseton noe Meanthne, gir Edward associated with blinself Dr. Jacobus of Amstordam, and other cap: iiterested: tho lund at tho time of vathited with Sir Edward Heer Wortnaln, ftalists of, Holland, inthe bonis of who tho werd Florida re rouds und other American secucitica of like muture, and a syndicate was thus formed to bus Mr. Ulsaton's piirelise, Kir Edward Heed and bis tricnds bave been jn this country for some inunths, and have visited ’ Florida and examined thy Jandy, On bis return to New York, tar Baward und Myr. Disston bad frequent: whtell cule in batt of foturviews in referenve to thy sule, minuted on Saturd: the transfer of the 200) cate controlled by sir Edward i 0S protluialy atuted teed. hla friends started (mmediutely far Florida, Where thoy willat onee organize a land com pany, whose headuuarters will be in Englund, fia campany whl ve conducted im connection with the rustrund compartes, the lana will be avttled rapidity (aN) was Tmade ii eaeh, Th Sdward Ie Known arent the Reed. KC Bay Ms P English “civil engineer Consnling Japatiess et Ruvsian and country, Milfardst the Rind fh the world, tho Unttud States, Indy Iecker,” of Amsterdam, in thls gountry, _AN OLD CHICAGOAN. Tho Managing Max of tho Poruvian Ni trate Company. Cons{derable has been published of lute apro- pos uf tho troubles between Chill and Poru, wad tho complications avetsloned by the eourse pure sued by Mininter Hurlbut regarding a company with heudquarters at New York, organize tor the purpose of utillzing tha vast nitrate and Several interviews have beon published recontly with 4 gentioman by the name of Jacob It. Shiphort, who Is prom Mis mane will doubtlesa be familiar to nany citizens: of Cilengo who weru hery at tho time of or prior to tha panty of Ii, When cho tire oceurrod Mr, Shipherd was runniug a private bank on La Aftor tht he removed to Monty sveund atroet, and also started there whit was Bank, whies way Worklug under a churter originally granted to soma pounie down In Heary County, but wat hought. Mr. Shipberd, or nither Ut, Shipperd & Con tise hud a branch oftve wt 2b achor Feankforteonethor guano deposita of Peru. Jhently conneeted with the epterprive. Sulle atrevt. knowo as the Mechuntica’ whieh ho No, ny no street, New York, wad sit a UF Blobergasse, in in, ‘The Dirvotora of the bunk time Measrt, 0, trlet, ana pring tho urivate ten os uxae Now Yor Eastern metropolis, Mr, Shipberd was somewbat unfortunate In his Hiwenterprtics, and espvelally tho Franktort-on-thoedslatn one, were looked impon by the Directors ax entiraly ton chimoricul, and there was no ttle wrowlluz nt in on Bulpigrd's pure to ork and xerass the water, The breagh between the Directors and the Proaidont of tuo bank gradually widened until tho former desided to loan money here an the rity they could yout, instead of aondine manner ot doing buwiness, the apparent dtspoeition ween his tnaney In New Heat ae It away. Vhaminous oppoaiuen of thought gondingl, fall of 18a. uot having turagd outusd Dellllaatl antloipated, owing to thy chang) ng state of uitairs, uid hy tho course o} rm golty down togatl ment was mile with th wero sovuret. ove reforred to, CROP NEWS. Speeiat Diaputeh te The Chicago Tribune, Quincy, IL, Dee, 20.—-The rowing wheat in thla vicinity hns seldom loukud better nt this Sudsot, atid Carmora ure Much eneauraygad with the prospect,’ Searecly any cova remains out, tho recunt fino weather having enabled tho farmers to completu tye work of guthertog it, Stock of at) kinds js dowg well, und feeders vinhn to be ablu to put their eattlv to market In goud condiuon on at ieust WY per cont loss food In. tho counties of North Wheat bas thoro counties {nA much hirer wotware thin Usual, and locke very well, foe y ait several bine along the Hruilal & St. dowept Raflraad wedors ere bringing in corn. Cron) Northorn than inst winter, Misgourl the samo facts nro true. buen aut corn crop there wun uty abort, and Ullnoh. Ta aeverul of the towns on thal Litigation will result In 0 fow cases, aud business fulluro is provable. Ayeclat Duvaich to Tne CAlcage Tribuns, Jwpyonn, bid, Doo, 20! Btato lu tho wonderful, un 8 Jurwzo wheat harvest next year, declare that tha “atand © of stay wy Uhinniwy thent out. weather whutever. eovapeiat Duawaieh t@ The Chicaga Tribal ur Gavesuund, Il, New, V.—A largo nuuvor of, farmers in various, secdoos of tals county are in plowlng tholr land pre- wiratory to early spring omps, auch as wheat, ber has nut veut § ja vow dually onguyed ete Ruck a tlie ht Decumbe: know) inh thle awetlon fur many you! Ihere te wy froat hn tue grauud cu speak of, yet itd pubsabio tur empty wagons, ‘Sho. tuo weather Bisonatied uo faruiomteceib Lis oun. In good condition, aud I tari out inuab better thay une the roads wry in a bugribio condinen and Ugipatod. ‘Spe wat Diaated Toreka, Kas. De ‘Tha Chteago Tribune, Hint a every A few ninutes inter the Corsican and togethor and honse in tho intter's abusing: his Whon they renebed 0 ed niin IF Up inten nad passion, Te Count wetting Ox the pean tetio, phincead F hetweur und, leaving nti dead on the tour, ran of ta the Prefecture to tell what he bad done, M. Metrt the otter way thon Pres feet of Poller, and in reat demas he gave the Coralean A passport and told him to tly to Lane Mtwwaa tho only thing he couta dy under tho clreumsiances. for 1f the mun had heen bright to imal tho scandal woud have been On the orher Hand, If the Count had ered thy eps. this erlme would have been Mplesenery thetr tees in thote Acres of Land tu Hpany to ae Ore has been shown for some Cine that Hamilton Disaton was negotiating with suine hoavy Europoac eapltals Ists for the ently of 1 portion of hi 4,000,001 nerves Lust Saturday a contract wag mane by which Mr, Disaton eels 2,000,000 acres, reserving tho right to sclect dls portion of the jand.. ‘The progress of the negotiations his been, watched with tauch interest hy many capitalists who are Iutercated with Str. Disston. They began MUUL WAS Rent to tho who is i representative of tue purchuserd, Ian woulthy Engllxhroan, who tus large interests in Ameciea, and who le otgied in Uultding tho Atlantic & Gulf Const & West India ‘Transit Malbway, which runs‘trom Fornaudinn to Cedar Keys, in Florl da, This rukd bas branches from Waldo rune wing south to Osceola, and is being rapidly: pushed to Tampa Bay and’ Charlotte Harbor. Hs course fs throug a prrent partion of tho Ltrs add 0d ueres ty the syndle Hiv and sand it is expueted he English and Duteb emigrante, The Florida {mn Company ratified thu ugreoment at a necting of the Die rectors yeaterdiy, and the frat payment of Be ww land uf tint com. pany will now be placed upun the murket. Sir z . Poy id ot wotle and nayut Reuinecr for Governments, buving constructed the entire feet af the tater He fa At tho bead: of a number of on- torprises i Gilad, etn Chairman of tho Dry Huck, wutlel {8 tho gremtest work af In conneetion with tho docks a tine of steamers built upos designs Cure aligned by Ble Radwart will eousge fn trade with With the party of Slr Ede ward now in Kloridy are bls danbters and son, W, HE. Bennett. a well-knoWwy London solicitor, Gen, 2.1), Roddy,* of Alubuma, who for tive yeura has lived In Ene rian, tho Hon Jacobus Werthnin, LL.D, tho folland capitalist who. bas very large intercats were Ut ane R, Humrh, since devensed. Louls Wahl, Jona i. Wileb, the Hon, lane dG. Wilson, now a Judge af tho Appollate Vourt for this diye . B, Roomor. ‘Che * company ” come wisted of Riinund Be WHO noes to bavelately removed to tnd Ed Hatter, who hailed from tho the Diveotirs to Shipherd's course tinally provailed, After this it seems a number of tho Directors: Eto leave the bunk, which they av Shinbert ran the bunk, however, until shortly after the Jay Cooke oollapie in the Ho bad been growing Weaker and weaker all tho timo, hfe plang across ily water aa ho tut finanelul Mure the jnovitebie crash cue, the bank and thy private ber, though an arurnzo- Utors by which thos After remaining bere a time, doing businoss aan broker, he removed to New York, and wow Pitas ne muniging mun of the company wl 1 Froud gralndoalors nro emburraseed with cuutricta uiude (uae autataes Cue cory to be detiyured bes fore April or Slay, Numbers of such contracts are io exlatonce, to be (led 4035 cunts, and tho corn to Hh them Is not to be had at aay pele, na fow 2 0.—'T'hy tupla of convors sauon naong tho farmers i this section ul the pursiivigy prawpuct of ste is tov thick, oun) bopd for weathor that will buye thy olect of Whe wouther au fay bus buen almost an exict oounterpurt Of tho sousul | of 187, when there wag scarcoly uy. wintur thw Heports are beiaw dally reeelved by tho Heerctary of the Ktate Roard of Agricuiture from correspondents in each county dato the condition at thin me of the growing winter whoat and rye, Tho reptios concerning theso props Aro sibs mgt wnani- nous to the vifeat that thalrvonilition hay nesee tho history of thy State been more promising this season of rhe yeur, tho numerous and Unnely fall showers having caused thoin lo minke an iinisvially Whe growth, On the swhote, the acreage sown Inst full $8 considerably fess thin, tho acreitzy sown {11 IBXU, _—————— THE CORONER'S ROUNDS. Tho MWithert Murder. ‘The Coroner weld an inquest nt tho Harrison Btrept Suton yoaterday on the body of Amo N. Mutfert (whitey, who was abot hy Adiew 3. Stuffert (eotared), hla wife, on the 17th fst. Countys feta Bluthurdt, wie anda the post-mortem examination, testied that the bill ontored tho left eye und caused hemorrhage, Whieh resulted In death, Albert Jones testiiled that he knew both tho decensed and the prisoner, Saturday afternoon, Deo. 17, between 4 aud 6 o'eluuk, be stood at the corner of Polk and Chirk streeta tlking to Mutter. ‘The worn came up taushitue and end something to de dy and tho twee Wont Lusrard | Wantoon door, Witness started to zo nerogs the street, When he gat to: the caretrnols iy the ventre he heard a pistoleshat behind him, and, Uirnlng neountd, site Mu! lying on the sides witk, und tho prisoner watking norte witha ree volver in her hand. Sarat dackaen, who was nls nequatnted with the mitrties and was at the corner, testitiod that tho heard the shot and saw the amor comin from Mra. Muttert’s hand and the decenset fall, Witness wan twalve fect away, bit heart no words between thon, Polcemna Shantey teatited that Mrs. Muffert came hito the Harrison Street Station wid sutd: “A hiot Amos,” nt the same tine bambog nim ® fund saying, **'Tois is the revolver fC dane Witness found a loved pistol fn tho: wide brenst-povket of the decedsed’s overuoat, ‘The tunes: find nothing to say. The Jury returned the tollowtng verticts SPbue the wld Amos Mulfert cutne to his death fram the offects of 1 platoleshot wound tn the left eve, sald wound having been made by a bullet trad” tro a revatver In the and of Allce Hh. Matfert with anirderons intents and wey the jury, recurmmend tat to aid Alice I, Muffert be held forthe further nettou of the wand jury," fatter in the day tho woman was locked up in ‘tho Counly Jail, ¢ OTHER cAgts. A babe 1 months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Alvab I ye whi are stopping itt tho Gault House, aeeldentally tet cuca cio thint slory window ye earring Morning and wag altnest kilied. The distances to che sith ety Sout, aud the little ony xtriic howd, tructocing bor skull. Au hiquest was helit und ao one found to blame, Her mother and a servant were in tho tuoi nt tho time, and the ehid, whieh wis runolig around the too, tise Appuared suddenly. Going ta the open window, her muthor sitw hor fying on the Madisun street aitowalk. Mr. Dewoy Is the editor of a piper at Visuer’s Landing, Minn. and. [¢ on. bls way to Washington, ‘The tnnuest on tha bods of Wittam Keppler, the South Chicare blacksmith, disclosed mat be had been sick aud mitineholy, and the Jury found that he cut his throat during a fit of des- pondeney, NEBRASKA NOTES. Events at Omaha—Senator Van Wyck and tho Ratlroads— Mis ccllanvous Netwn. Special Diapateh to The Chteago Tribune, Liscony, Nev. Dee. .—Tho granu jury st Omaba will renssembte ‘Thursday. the Ma ins to complote its Investigation In the Brith ratte: der case, Tho mun Arndt, who fa accused of the inurter, ts still in Jail on the charge of bay ing thrententa the life of Jude Dundy. Tho latter charge can be sustained, but the evidence against him in regard to the murder of Smith 1s Wholly elreumstuntial, Senator Van Wyck Is pleasing the peoplo of Nebraska by the eareful wateh ho keeps over their interests, An nppeul, siened vy 10,00 of his constitionts, demundiny lexisiation by Con- gress to probibit discrimination and exiertion Ly railway curporauons, bas been presented by him to that body. Itiatehe boped sume youd snay conte of the appeal, The therchanta of Plattemouth recently guve 2 ernid: banquet, and now comes the Ounat Hoard of Trade with a slieilar wher MBOUNEENENT. The alfalr will take plice Jun. i, and it is pro- ried to take It the loudiux event of the season ta thls State, Itis wutsnered that, the present Soeretary of Srote, Gen, Alexander, woukt like ta be Gove ernor ext tip. He would muke good aue, aud has the Grund Actuy boys to buak bit, The Lawson will case is Rul the subject of neh comment Mnoue property-owners ta thls vity, “Tho mmount invalved ia nearer £250,000 bith $10,000, us wag at lies! stated. Some say—and this inchides a number of Howspapers—that Berator Paddock would not Heerpt the position of Assistunt Culted States ‘Trenaarer f the samy were tendered Bim, Per- Btips this is Bo, A child's bogpital for tho care of alek and Ine digent cbtldren has been upened !n Omaha, THE STATE CAPITAL. Bemarkoeble Inercano in Freight Busle ness—Now Corpora ous, Spectat Dispatch to, The Chicaco Tvibune, Sruixarivip, Mh, Dev. ~The inereaso of ‘business In Springfellt during the yenr now clos- ing iséhown bya compansan of receipts and sipments of fretglt, I 1e0 tho umount of Treiht sent out from this city by the various rallronds was 023,117,549 pounds, while In 18st tho: amount ronched 646,025(M1 pounts—nn inercasa of over 121,000,000 pounds, ‘The imports Agure UD 42), 134,084, 8 against on importation inst year of 4 105, whien Rhows tht Sprinvticid bus supplied nany of her own wants, and that, while rapidly growing, she bug uctiuiy been uble to reduce Importutions over 15,000,000 pounds In ono yeur, Tho oxcuss of exports aver {m- ports for the ycar 1891 amounts to aver 200,000,000 pounds, while In 188 it reached only 37,041,000 bounds, No betior showing of the increasing prosperity of the cite coukt bo mato. The itu- part tradg bas stendliy decreustd, owing to tho nereawed home supply, and the ianittacturers of tho city lucrensy thetr outside sues £0 that tho Dulaney of tendo ts on the side of Springtiold rathor thin agulngtit. ‘Tho Wabash, §t. Losle & Pacitlo Ratlroud did the heaviest fucoming frulght busniess, and the Hiinole Central tho at outgoing business, ‘bo Beeratury ot Beato tadny teensed tho tn corporation of the Webster & Comstock Mat incturing Company, of Chleago: capital ate CMON: corpuratora, Towuer fe, Wot A, Comstock, Jon Chavill, and Jotin » LOOK. ‘The Globe Plekle Gompuny, of Chlenzo; eupital stock, Sik; corporitord, Armin Zot, Mix Kunor, and ‘Theodore b. Man. MOLLY MAGUIRES. Progress Made in tho Trial at Union= town: Posy Veaterduy, UNtontown, Pa, Dew, 20,—-Only cloyon jurors huving been obtained In tho MalliesMaguira niurdor cuso yesterday, out of a panel of fortys vhzbt, tho Conrt ordered a summons for twenty tullymen, and front thosa the twellth Juror was sworn, This maruing tho Distrlet-Attorney opened the ose Jor the Commonwealth. Ie they would show that Bolin and StoFurlund were seen hovering about the place where Healy was shot, both before und after the shooting; that thoy curroponiod exnedy tu dross sine, and ap> Rutranco with the twa inun whom sre Harper, fiw, Wagoner, und others saw with Mealy Just before the shuts were heand; that, ta Holan ‘bad already boon vonvicted of the orlaw, they would w that Stok arlard waa bly costunt compte that night, Beverwt witnuases were tan ed by the prosovurion, but tha testi- tony as yot toos not lifer materially foam that Va the Dolan trial Tt la understogd same new evidence will be offered to dbunwe tho Heenan question. dn the sffernoen the aigat fiiportant testimony wid that of "Candy Ju” and bis wita. ‘They toxtivent that erly bought elgaes at tholr bop Juat before be sturtesd toy the furs hace on the evenlig of hoe murder; Uiat thade- fondant, James SteParland, wan preseut at the: Vines that bo was won Jolied by Dolwn and Rogan, and, wer drinking beer togettier, hey loft, ‘The prosecution will alm to stow thut tho, mon watebed Healy when ho loft the ville for the Turuiteg, wud then luy in walt for hla, A NARROW ESCAPE, Svectal Disoutch tu The Chicayy Tribune, Oconosxowou, Wis, Deo. 2.—Saturday Inst whilu Charlea Lophum and bis assistant, who aro cinployed by te Chicugo, dtitwaukeo & Bt, Saul Railroad Company us bridge inapectors and to Inventory the company's property on tbls ‘Mn, werd paasing ovor tho tock Miver bridzo ond hand-wir thoy Were startled by tho appears auce of o wild train at Call speed, tho proxin- ity of which thoy bud not been notiiled. ‘Thole oly Posuttly chagce for Ufo wae to leap te die bridwe and ullig to the tes between the rails, whleh tuey dit ‘Thu truth tho noxt inet at atrook tht threw It into the fuels got uslgw, tong wi ull tuste toute wid as aE LATE LOCAL ITEMS. : 1, A, Trask, tho uotorious real cutato agent, 4 locked up at the Spudlson Street Stution charged with cruelty to auinigls, Robert A, Pripo, a chroniy. wife-boater, was arrested Inst night and locked up atthe Madl- son Street studou for Induigtnye (0 bis favorit pastime. Ho tv ulso churged with rosisting UF- eer Jennings, Thauus Gwous, & yuppvead vecaped convict, was lockod ty at the armory lust night by Ville eer Ender und Lous. fu attempllng to erredt a ble rulllin named penton Burke, who had just given hla wife ase beating, Olflcur Oly Jotingan,af the West Avenue Station, waa badly in fired by a number of kicka and thumps at ine hands 0! 19 not thoussht thy oficara Inuries will pi fatal, although bo with be kept fu ted for sone ota eta A DEPLORABLE ACCIDENT, At t0:45 Inst night John W. Tawtey, Icnuwn attorney, whose olfice Is ut No. & Eaat Washington stroet, and who Isa diractor of the * Army und Navy Vetarat Keltel Association, wna on his way ton State street tannery, whea- bo acetdantally fell down n ileht of stairs toting to the basembnt of Np, 2a) Yraty xtreot, ‘and strtichye pon his head, broke tia neck, utd pired almost Instantly. to tha Morgue, --——eo=—_-—- WANTS TO FIX HIM LIKEWISE, Brawanck, 9.8, Der .—A min named Mas Tonoy had both ony ent off inn fg at n ball Ho alse recelved other bad outa, Te refusys ta diacluse the namie of the perna- iraior ashe witnts to fx bim Hkewlso when he Ik bady was removed et a pieces this morula, — Sera te ae mt Oh, why will you let that fivathl friend surfer ao certulaly eure, that Hop Bite Mdvertigemon __AMUSHAENI FAIRBANK IATL Wednesday Aflerimon, Dee, 21, 1894, o'cLocK, PLANO CONCERT WIM. H, SHERWOOD, AMERICA’S GREATEST PLINIST,” eirbepe ae Ee eeu THEATRE, Landsaats, wid Lait hu ‘ehastee, Bateau. onroy wid Hearn HAVERL rr Hest. Chicaty. und Proprivtur, Wednerdus Mutines, bunts Wednentity Night, hind Soteet NbENe het 3, Of the Papttir Coatuity ransatnt, THE PROP MASUIT! With cho Madison square Thontre Cotupany. ‘ Y. aie re, ‘Pate the Gnty an Co Hon, Andrdw 8 Josouhins 1s: GRAND OPERA-HOC: Clarkest. upp, Ct oy Britany Engagement of the HOEY & HARDIE COMBINATION, Matinee und Night, elilinw Ruiwantia Privy, A CHILD OF THE STATE yy werand Company, of tegithnate Att- turglay satines wid Nighe Burdun'a great play. DIPLOMACY! iY i ea ho epayy in WVICKER’S TRES fininent Comedian, MR. JOWN T. RAYMOND. Third Fresh Mathioe Today at 2 O'Clock, And shis ovaning at $ wrelvok, Me, Maynunnd In ble at Iniperabaaiion a! American? A. Gnter'n fantastic cumuns. ladizon Naunre ‘Theutte Co. in THEATRE, ; Winy at 2 Evening nt, AR MAGUINS OPERATIC. Acknowledged wn atl bunds 0 bantion at ¢ ‘This Wednesdag the ‘Th + HE Kiraes of A crand play b; fois Tharadiag, “4 PRES, \ @rand Matinee PST aE TT sand Wednasd: Sunduy, Nmus Mubt, Dec. 2—Inrrete & Mews Fun ‘Thursday Heoning, Dec SPRAQUE’S OLYM Y ‘Clark-st., bet ey Kyory Evening atk and 3 “ " ie nd wi Tide & Petuan's Neve ty iy, Dec, b= Heda te cirouk BOLE Nuias Matinuy, Wednesday, Satie day ; Co a Rel fooa's Blam fers, lurang week only alty Co, commencing ob THE ARGYLE, Thira-nv., near Hasrison-st, ing, tno hext Variety Vortors 0 Glove Pontes, byiwoun Chumplun ridays and Sundave at 2:21, Ti Henent to Chuties Norton, Liebe 1 ‘ 4 sumer: ny uvoninge bee. uray evUUR, Lac, by Theudure ‘chains. gid vd meourdina 1 Tica i GO TO HERSHEY HALL and soo the Wonderful Mechunleal Cathedral and Viva, ult tn motte ‘CATARKH CURR, 0 Glub & Thomas’ Orchestra saad t The antidotal theory, now ndmitted to be ghe only treatment which will oradicate Catarrhal Poison, Mer, Claw, HL Taylor, 11 Nublu-st, Wraoklya, X.Y.2 “Une package elected 6 radical eure,” Tov. 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