Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1881, Page 6

6 1 i RAILROADS. Annual Reports of the Vanderbilt Roads Submitted to the Directors. All of Them Show a Mate- vial Falling O1F in Receipts. The Western Trunk-Lines Pas- senger Association Gots in Its Work On Oceéan-Steamship Lines Which Dis- criminate Against the Associa- tion Roads. Another Drop in Provision Rates— Commissioner Dixon Trics to Convert by Circular. The Wabash Viguring to Have n Direct Route to Council Biuils by Juno 1. Joy Gould and the Pullman Company Involved in an Important Suit. The Pullman People Object fo tho Displace- ment of Tholr Cars by Thoso ‘of Wagner. Yearly Showlng of the nderbilt Monds—A Falling-OM tu Earninga, Speelat Dirvatch to The Chicago Tribune. Naw York, Dee. 23—Tho effects of tho pro- longed competition In rates between the grent ralirond Hueato the West are very alstloetly thown in tho reports Just made of the uperations for tho fecal yer of: tha New York . Central, the Lake Shure, tho Michigan Central, and tho Canada Soutbern Ratlronds. In tne case of cach of them, except the Michignn Central, there bas been “decline in the percentage of crnings, and in the case of the Michtun Central there was nlao an neruul deciine im curnings per shure. Che tossed are fvankly+ uttrluuted In. the reports to tho low rites nt which frelyhts wero carried. Tho Increased volume of business would, If ist year's rates bud been maintained, the earnings and dlyidents enormouely. ‘The statenient of the operators of the New York Central & Mudson Mlvor Hallroad Company for the tivenl year ending Sept 30 shows that = trom pnesengers thoro wero reevlved in 13) nnd 1891 $0,068,082, n&é compared with £6,011, 150.61 in 1K atid 1890, The earnings 1 1:80 from frefehts were $2,100,000, Kor mise celaucous business tho. earnings In - 18se-"sl wero 105,605.02, while fn 18i-"69 thoy were S400L74878. A falling ot In totat carnings fg shown, the amount in 1280-'3) being $82,318,300.78, while fy 18M'8 thay were $35,175, ‘DIL2t, For the Inst flscal year the expenses were $1¥AC4 580.21, white for thu “previous yeur they Were S17 40,8048, Tho net earnings Ir 188u-'S1 wor , as in 187", There woro pald this year im tive | $7,803,820, Instead of Sends at 8 por cont 87,109313.61, while fi 1670-"80 the dividends at tho sume rate tmoumed to .! Tho surplus for IRC-"S1 8 $751,- USG.U0, While In 1870-'80 1b was $3,427,100.06, Wh le in 183i-"80 tho protits per shore Were $11.82, thoy wore this year but $8.32, the expouses per cent boing in thia year and the Inst respeatlvely 00.17 ‘The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Raflrond B.utement submitted to the meeting of tho Board of Directors presents the operations uf the road for tho your, those of tho ettrrent month beiwy purtly cetinated, According to tls atutement the gross carnings In 1B8L were $17,070,000, while In 1880 they were $18,710,161, Tn 1880 the operating oxpenses wore $10,118,105, as compared with 811885,000 in 1831, Tho percentaue uf earnings last year wus 65.50, as compared with 2.80" this yenr, the net earnings in 1880 belog $9810, while to Asst they were $6,034,000, Attor payment oF ite lorest, rentals, und, dividends on juaranteod stock, the balinces were $5,550,082 fn 1x0 and S400 tn B88, equiting 1128 per snare in 1850 and EX. in 181. Thedividends ineuch year werd BYTE), lenving nm surphis of S126 4 1650 ang Of $10,080 In, 1881, A gain or about $000,000 Is roported In passenger, itil, and ox- pres Lusiness, while tho trebsht-lonnige ine erensed tbout § per cent. The reduction in rates ended a falitng-ait of over 1255000 In carnlogs from * thut — gutrea. It the fremut ratce of Inet year had been ob tained for a simior service this year, thor would buve been & gain di grog ‘earnings oF ubout 9500,00), Instead of the lugs OF over: Si. 000 now shown, ‘The net result would have been jncreaved by the sum of theae two amounts. Upon the aime basia expenses would bave been summewbat under 69 por cent of the carnings, oF about d per cent more thin lust year, Uhe statement presented sextentay to the Bonrd of Directors of the operations of the Michigun Central uilroad Comyuny fur the yeur abows the grogs eurnings tor.Ib3l (Deccmn= ber barely estimated) to be $3,000,000, is vonis pared wit! $0,086,720 1a 1880, Operating expenses amounted fn TU to Shel, us commpitred with $0,752,000 In 188], the percentage of ¢ sng Duin T.06 thie yenr as compared with 15 Inst year, ‘Tils your's net curnings ura #16 ), Whily these Of 18 were SVG, The ble ance In Iss) equals $030 per-share, while fit ‘2b31 it was $202 per abarg. Pho dividends in 1860 Were ut8 per cent, and amounted to $1 Awd, While In Jeet they wore nt 25¢ per ent, ainount= iny to but $8405, There wir a gain of ubout 230,000 In pusdunger busincass but froin freight, although the tonnage wie 44 per eent greater than lust yeur, the curninge wore about 355,000 leas, owibg to reduced rates affecting both wtosa carnings ana net ¢arnings to that extent. ‘Chis loss wus reduced to $100,000 by tho earnings of the Detroit and Bay Chy Line (U5 mites), which the compiny bas operated sitice April, Phe net enraings of that ine ive wore than wet the interest on thy bonds issued un fie necount. Tho inerense in percoutnyge of expenses {6 miinly owing to the reduced rates on ireight, and partly to increased coat of labor and thy principal items of supptles, y Tho Canaga Routborn Kidiroad Company in its stotoment for the yer, the operationd oar December being partly catimated, shows ite Kross curnings to bays Leon Rhi72005, ag eon pared with = iG5.07019 In 1680, wero Siitd, Ve with the net earnings iy | 1881, As compared (65.80 Iu 1880, The decrensy in gross enrit> logs Wits SEIT, ord por cent, the Incrense GU Operntine expunses was F20401L77, or 1 per cent, and the deerease In net eucnligs Witd Hie F854, or 40.4 percunt. The Inereweo in operucing expenges wus caused by fn sOMEWwnUL UnuxUUl expenditure fur ronuwals and malin dunce of the round and equipment, tn eres In the freight movement of 10 percent ever thut bt the year 188, and yreuter vost of wus terials“ wnd labor, | ‘The toga fis rove ouue arises acpi trom tho decrease tn rates obtalued on through freight bur which the average reduction wus 20.3 If the average rate of 1580 bad been obtained on tho tonmige of sl sure than $500,000 would hive been udded to the net revenue for this your, Thy passonger trailic shows un ine ereude Of W per cont In the number of per sons carried, but the low rates received fran (brouxh paseengers cunsed uv falliug olf of 4 per .ceut I thu xrogs curniogs ws comparod with.” 1880, Had. tho rates ob that year beon tuintulned throughout Ist they Would bavoudded more than $100,000 to the reves nue fruin this source, Tho inerense inthe rato ‘of Interest on bonds from Upor cent to 6 percent bus been fully inet, notwithstanding tho excep. oval ducreuse in yarnings. ry The Ocean Steamship Linos Which Div erimlnute Agulust the Wester Lincs Assoglaiion Will io Likowlee Horeaiter by the Wester Line PE ‘ . The Wostorn Trunk-Lines Passenger Asso- elution held tmeoting yesterday ut Comttse Houer Dixon'a, office, In the: Rand-steNully Bulldtog, for. the -pucpose of conshlecing ways and :quoans ty. stup’ tho dtsortmination jutely practicod against tho roada in thy udsuciation by severut of the Lasiora trunk lines. Ag is gener- ally known, the roads in the: Western ussociation toitipelled the Eystern trunk lines to pay thea urbutrary rates on the eimixruut business from she Last carried over their roads, Soue of tho * Zustern trunk tines, instead of gracefully sube niting to’ the jnovituble, baye - lately triud to set cven with the roads In the Weatera sasuclu- gon, by acndinw ail the buviuesa they could oyer tho rouds outaldo the association, and buys formed combinations for this purpuse, iu which We tucluded a uuaiber of the most peomlucnt Speed received bere i} peeenrene sales a Ore) on at Ryne aaa op Siam etary * ee Sys ea enng By : pert feed Doey wiry wang Avant rai ropean steamelilp tines. erlmination, and To stop this dis- aveuro a fair proportion of the emigrant business, tho assucia- ronds found !t .neeessary tu tnko somo ' decisive and. fmmedinte action, and for this rengon yesterday's meoting was held. Thero wore present Percival Lowell, Burlington; UL, ©. Townsend and George fl. Haniols, Wabash; France Chandler, Missourt Pacifa; A. 11. Manson, Dilnofs Centrat; W. ft. Stennett and W, A. Thrall, Nocthwesterns A, Ve ft, Carpenter, Milwaukee & St, Pant; and Come missioner W. IE Dixow, Mr. 8, I. Hoopor, of tho SMannthat & St Jo, was represented hy Mr, Lowell. Tt waa at first proposed that tho associniion roads take their tchots olf from the Rrie, Grand ‘Trunk, and otter toads which praaticed discrimination by giving thelr enugrant bustle nese to roads ontalde of tho association. Alter n full discussion tt was found that such netion would bardly be wie ut this thne, because tho putiia would thoreby be greatly Ineonventenced, and this ae muvority of the Western ronda tes Kired to uvold, : [twas tially agreed that Inna miteb as without the ald_of a majority of the neeun steamehip ites the astern trunk Hues wound not be ble to praetice discrinination nyalnst the Western asencintion Ines, it would be best to punish thoso steamship ties fur their notion, Tha fotlowing resoiutions were theres fore adopted: Woenkss, Tho Monarch Hieomahii Cunard $ ship Line, the Concurd: Line, tho: North Germ Lieyd, the Tainan Line, tho White Star Steamship Conypauy, tho Tynvaiht Line, the: Witlains & Gulon Line, the Wille Cease fine, the New Hamturg Line, aud the Royal Nethor- Tang Line give: thefr westbound miatness to cere tan ronds that are discriminating murainst tho raltronds forming the Western Trunk-Llnes Passenger Association; therefore, Revived, That frauand after this day, ant not antl it ls otberwige voted: by thie associa~ ton, will any cond in the asdiclation yive to or for the tise of any representative of the above: nained steamehip companies and Hnestyy forat of paases, teketororier free or reduced transportation over their respective routs, Ttexulved, That no rend represented ta nssovinition shail permit any: ot ts uzcnts to nny tickets or orders for tickets, tasucd by ol nccount of any of the above-named steams ehip companios or I for or on account of Any agent or ‘representative oF sald Mums ui vompanies or thes, or nye aoy business telus tlons connected with their passenger traile, Rexotved, That the route represented in this nsvelation shall Instruct thelr ncrts to usa: {null consistent ways, too Frevol Ling, the Hui terdam Line, the Hamburg Lino, the Jambury- Atnoricnn Packet Company, tha State Lito, th Red Star Line, und tho “American Stoums! Company in working for and controlling pagae Her business for the stenmsnip companies nained in the frat of theae resolutions, ‘the meeting then adjourned until the second Monday in January. Line, tho Jay Gould and (Mo Pullman company Lock Horus In an Karportant Suite br. Loum, Mu, Dee, 2t—Yesterday tho Pull- matt Palace-Car Company made application to adndge MeCreary, of the United States Circuit, altting at chambers, at Keokuk, In., for ain ine Junction to prevent the Iron Mounuin ttatirond froin substituting the Wagner sleeping-curs for the Pullman cars, errangements for which bad beon mide to go inte eifect Jaw. 1 Judye Mes Creury issucd n restraining order, which reached tho United States court here this afternoon, and hotlve was nt onge served on the vllivers of the Iron Mountain Company. The caso wilt be ar- nued bere, but, so fur na known, the day of hearing has not been set. Itappenra that the contract between tho Pullin and fron Moun tain Companies expiced un Nov. 2, hut, the Wagner cars to bo used on the rou ae that dato not betag rendy nt that the, It Was vers Unity agreed that Pullman cars should coutinue Wun the Wagner curs were coinpleted. Tritivement to this effect, It is alleged, wos do between My Pullinan ad Col, A. W. Soper, ener Mamurer of the Wagner Company, but pow tt apposra that Mr. Pullman hes neers diferent View of the case, and his invoked the aht of. the United States Court te contpel tho rallrond to continue the use of bis cars, Tho Rirpose of the ‘riitraad eompiuny wage to put Wiener cure not onty on the Iron Mountain Rend but nise on tue Tests Paeitic aud Lnternutions! & Great Northern, and with this y fotended to commence tonlght to distribute ten curs, which huve bec bore some ten days past, to the proper polnt# on the roads mentioned. ‘This. tt ts unduratood, will uot now be done, aud no ne- tion will be taken Ja thls direction, exept un- der direct Instructions from day Gould, who is fy aetive correspondence with” Vices President Hayes and General Mannger Hoxie on the sub- Jeet. It is wllegerd that Mr. Gould will tight tila ena to the bitterend, and that the Palinning will press it with all the visor posstbl tisiiso tha dealin of Mr. Gould to tse Wigner cars an the Missouri Pacitia eyatem 13 doou us contracts ex pire, It will, therefore, be seen that erest i- terest Is invotyed In tho sult, The petiuon asking tor an injunction has not vet, but it t4 stated here tu- ‘ound for the injunodan is between the Pallman night that tho ehier That, while the cont Car Company and tig tron“ Mountaln Company hus expired, tore Bilt! exists aeuntriet between tho Pidimun Cononuy aad the Missouri) Pauitic Compony, und, av it ts alleged that the Tron Monntal Roud {4 a leased tno of the dlasourl facitie, tho contract covers that rond. Another Reduction I Enut-Sound Pro- Vinton Rates, Enst-bound frelgnt rates are moro unsottled Ot presont than thoy have been at uny time since: tho rate-war commenced, The regular taritt rateson grain and provisions are 15 cents por 1W pounds, Unicago to New York, but there ls Hearecly uw ron that milntains theso rates. ‘Tho principal competition ts on provisions, this bi ing the only elas of goods that can be induced to xo forwurd Leweiouiatty tow rates tire made, But Uttlo eatting jg being done in grain rates, as ureduction would not induce mure shipments ‘tit ure iow iniulo; but provislon rates have Deen freely quoted by somu of the Enstern lines during the past. week nt 12s cents per 10 uunds, Chicago to New York, ‘Thia a tha lowest rate renched on this class siucu * | thy war commenced, nnd yet it is quito likely, Judging by the blood in the eyes of the Munugers of som ot tho ronds, that ater Now Yene's stilt lower rates on pro- visions will prevall. Yhe Pennsylvanian announces thr ” in couse= quenes of the open reduction to 12 ednts on provisfons to New York undo by the Vanderbilt, roads, (thas decided to muke a lke reduction on provisions to Naw York, to take etfect noxt Miresiuy.” it ia understood that at the Kuno time the Baltimore & Ohlo with muke a 033 cent dita on provisions to Baitunore, As tho Vinterbvllt routs have thus far gene orally tialateinied lower rates thun tho Penns: vunit, it fs quite ikely that they will noxt week tuko provisins from Chicago to Now York ut about 10 cunts per 100 pow Commissioner Dixon Invites the Raile roads Not Kepresented at the Chien: Mooting to Jola the Antl-Commitssion Movemont, Mr. W. H. Dixon, Scorctary of tho moecting bell fu this clty Inst week to put an end to the Ucket-commissian system, hus sulnnitted a copy of tho ugreement. adopted by thut meeting, aud whilel was pabliahgd to full in Pie TRuune at tho time, to all the lines not then and there rep- resented, ‘ogethor with tho agreement, Mery Dixon bus sent to those rouds tho following ex Plunutory clroular letters Tou subjoined agrcemont fs the result of a incetliig held in this city Dee, 16 and 1, 188), for thy porposo of ‘considering the ™ tlelcet-coms mission question.” ‘Thu cou puntes signing (ho vaiie control, In tha ngeremite, about 45,000 nites of road, or nearly balf tho railway mile- age of tho country, . ‘This method of deallay with tho subloct wax Aeemud te mast practivable ony tht could bo adopted at this thite, aud | wis inatriated to lie vite your company ta sign the ageeoment wad eobperate with the other participants thereln Lie undonvoring: tumodify aud nally eradicate thls abuse, You will obacrve that the ayroement does not prohibit, you frum poying commissions where competition compels that courio, You sinply agreg to control your own agents ud your Own business, indepouleatty of outside influcneeund You wectire thy wullpura utr of tho other ined in the agresinent tu Haat end, a well ws thelr pre tection agulnst uny attisupted dlacriminugon on the part of Heket agents in favor of ined aut- aldo of It. If you will Jotun natn this reform, plouso sign he. i rOSTART: und return It tomo us suun As posulhte, If you deoline to Alyn, ploage favor mo with tho reasons that impel you to this course, and ureatly oblige. Tho, Humiston & Shenandoah Roud WI svon Give the Wabash oa Diroct Route to Connell wBiwite, : Superintendent dtorvill, of tho Wabash's town Divistou, atates Wat the Hatulstun & Bhennn- dloah dtallrond, which ta belng bullt thrown tho lower lor of counties of Jowa from Humlsten tu Shenundouh by the Wabash and tie Hurling- ton Koads jolutly, will be gperatinn about the Ist of duce Tho rend is now ow little over u tnind completed, some furty-tve miles tu wil being donw hore aud there nluiy sho Une, ‘Tag new roud will aye the Wabusb a direct Une from Counell Bits toChicage and the ast, Jt extends on an ayeruwe some Nftecn op twenty intles south af the muin line of the Hurlagton, The companies wilt erqutu suing fifteen new towns wlong the rod, only” fivo of the projected stntions belong In towns now existing, Uf the utter, the lurgust place Js Clucjude, «town of about 2,000 Iulubitunta, 4 Manntbal & St, Joseptt, New Youk, Dee, 23.—My, Dowd, President of the Hunulbul & St. Joseph Rullroud Company, bahd today in anawer to vn Inquiry regarding the Missourt Blite ald-bond Interest und reported: Uureat to sell tho roud; “bo Hannibal & St. Joseph Katlroud Company will not pay the hie terest on Biigsuuri btate ula beuds, aud the roud ———— will not be gold fur that Interest. The company pid inte tho State ‘Treasury in June lust tho ulbamount of tho State loin for which those bunds were fssucd, and the State recelved tho money, and nssumed tho payment of tho Interest and principal of tho bonds. ‘The Stato paid {in- toreat on tho bonds at the Bank of Commorco last. July, ond will continuc to pay it, ar disbon= or {te obligations, The company his plenty of tonoy to bay those coupons, Gut it has paid tte debt in full, and does not intend to continua paying interest on a dobt that js puid. Tho come hany intends to pas ite awn ablleations prompt. iy, and fts regular Fobruary ilyidend, and bis money it band for that purpose.” What fs Bing Done in Nebeasicny Spretut Dispatch to The chtrago Tribune Tancons, Neb, Dee, 2h—Woll-informed ratte rout men in this State declare that for every mile of railroad built tn Nebraska during tho present year three miles syiit be bullt in 1882 ‘he Union Pavitic 18 expected to do considerible of thls railrond. buttding, and Its plans are beg: nla necordingly, The engineer vorps of that ron have just completed pa eurvey of theroo diferent routes from this elty ta Beatrler, and grading will be commenced at ance on the one Ing the most ndvantayges as a railroud Doss routes A Lnko Erio & Western Bridge Washed ou Spectat Dievatch to The Chieaoo Tribune. DArayntte, Ind. Dee. Sh—A_ temporary bridge over the north fork of Wild-Cat Creck, on tho tine of the Like Erlo & Western Mond, was swept out by the tlood carly this morning. Tt cannot be replaced befure Saturday or Sun- day. All Lake Erle & Western passengerstrains: ure foreed to run fron this elty to Calfux on the Big Moen toad, nnd from there to Frankfort, where the innin line ts reached, ‘There is also 8 washout on tho Lake Erie & Weatern loud near Ambit. Tho Loutayitic & Nashville to Swallow the Chesapeake & Ole, Sprelat Dupateh to The Chicago Tribunts New Youk, Dee. 2.—Negotlations ace pond- Ing between the Louisville & Nashville Ralirond Company and tho Chesnpeake & Ohio Rallroud Company by whieh it ig proposed to have tho lutter road pues inder tho control of the farmer. ‘The lease bus beon drawn, aud tt was Btuted tos dny that only inattersof detail stund In the way of its linmedinte oxceution, ‘Pho terms uf tho coutraet are withheld; tut it ls understood that the Chesupeake & Onlo's Interests aro fully cured for, Florida Central. JACKSONVILEE, Pit. Nee. 2.—The Lenglo n+ in the Florida Central Rullway was today p Bir Ruward d. Reed, the English eapltal- Tho triuster gives Reed a contrulling In- terest In tho Florin Central, of whiga Ls wits to- day olected Presiden Miaccliancotus Ttemsa, Mr. D. W. Caldwell, General Manager of tho Pennsytvania Company, tho Pittsburg, Cincht> nut & St. Louls, and the Vandalia Line, cives notice that the annual passes for 1831, and the Ume and complimentary trip-pasees oxptrme with this year, will be good until Jan. 15, 1882. A detachment of United States troops arrived here yesterday, 1n churge of My. Meburd Cheney, Soutnoustern Passenger Ageut of the Chicago, pa & Quincy Kailrand C Whee from 18 Hirracks, and left for Salt Lake City, yin the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy und Unign Pacitic Rallronds, Mr. J. 1. Marmaduke has been appointed Qvyeral Agent of thy Memphis & Charleston Ralivond ut: Chieago, the appointment to tke enect dun 1. Us territory will extend west to the Missivalppi. Hiver, north to Catnnada, gouth to Cineluanti and the Onin iiver, and enst to Io dianupotls and Detroit. y ‘Tho contract hus Just been let for the con- struction of o new trues bridge on the Wabash Rond to span Horse Creek, neur the ‘Town of Bs- sex, Heretofare the ercek has been spanned by: u pite bridve, und during the severe toads Inst fall considerable of the road thereabouts was washed out. ‘The vew bridge will prevent 4 repetition of these enlunities. Tho bridge wil by Littiget In tength, and will cost about $100, Wells, Freel & Co. have the Job, mid will begin the work of building ut onde, “It ts expected thay thy: bridge will by finished in three or four weeks, Mr. dumes R. Wood, General Passenger Agent tha Pennsyivanta allroad Company, bas Just Isaued the folluwing Important sotice’ to con- Muetora: “The alternton, by sealpers and thelr tes, of spectal Himited, continous triln, r forins of Uckets sold at reduced rates, {9 Leconiing go frequent that further protective meustres tre neeessnry, Doth for tho traveline pallo nad these compiles. You nro therefore instructed to examine carefully all coupon add excursion tlekuts presented for passnge, to sco that dates and limite bave nut been changed; and, where nny alteration has been waae, either uy erasure or cutting out parts of contracts and substituting new dates for those ennceled theres from, you will please Hit auch tickets sind col+ lect tare, securing trom botders their niddrosees and tall intorinagion as to how tho tlekets came Into their possession, reporting ait the facts in vonneation tharewith to thls oifies by Ictter.” ‘Tho Mlnats Centrat Rallroad evidently Intends to take good caro of what riparinn right tt may, have an tho Lake-Frout, Under cover of dark- ness ‘Treaday night list the employts’ot tha rond sink a stoutly-bullt erib In the Inke uta Point about twenty feet south of where the ‘Twelfth streat sewer ompties into the lake, and niittle nore than 100 feet from the shore, On top af this they pet a smull red ewitch-house, Io whieh a man has been located night and duy ever since. Owners of bath-houses [In tho vie eipkty were surprived to tind the new ncquisl ton” to thelr sottioment when thoy came for business in the morilng.- Lt mentioned In Sunday's Trinuxn that J, Letmuon, of the “Fair” had purchased the enatern one of the row of houses on Park row, und that be intandod to erect a pavilion on the boach neurly oppusit hls house, on tho vipariie right of the pro ye Tho ralle road peonle bave forestutled hin somewhat by tuking possession, but. 18 he owna only from Park row to the Twelfth street sewer, and a4 tho awitch-house 18 guuth of the ewer and opposit property reeently purchased by the raitroad, he: enn have no complaint to alter, The Tlinals Central fa no doubt anxiows enough to retain possession of the bunk, and particularly of that portion south of Twelfth strect, ax It migot vasily itt! in the bend whieh oceurs botween there and Sixteenth xtroet, It la aald that tho company is willing to purchitae, ut a ronsons able price, all the land fronting Its tracks on the weat from ‘Twelfth streot south to Sixtevuth, Jn order to obtain possession, “OBITUARY. Levi Bishop, One of Dotrotv« Oldost > and Boxteiinown Clttzonn Spectat Disvatcn to The Chicas Tribune, Dernarr, Mich, Dea. %}—Lovi Bishop, ano of Detrott’s beat known and ighly-respoated eiti- auna, died this morulug of Juundicg, after butt woek's continoment. Mr. Mishop was na imau of remurknbly robust constitution, and ustatly one Joyed excoliont health, but about six mouth iyo an aifeetion of the Iver, attributed tu hte sudentary babits, made its appearance, and gradually developed despite the beat inedical treatment, Ho uppeared on the streets dally, however, aud atrenuud to his business ts ueuul until Dec. 13, when he made bis lust visit to bis ofc, Ho was born ty the Town of Mussell, Humpden County, Musa, Oot, 15, 1815, his anveators beluy of Kngiieh stock and ainong the earliest settlers of New Haven, Conn, He spent bis boyhood on dis fathor's form, reeelving such oducadon us the district sehoula affurded, and reading all the buokw within bia rench, At 25 bo wits upprenticud to his uncle, Caleb Humeston, and lowrned tno trades of a tanner and shoomuker, Comlug to Detroit in 1857 he found the shouniakers ann strike, Ho succeeded in organizing them and establishing a cudporaitive minnutactory und Proved quite successful. “in tho war of TARE he enroliod nmung the vohintvers, and Joined an urtiltery: campany, While this cotopany was tiring a na} Jute onthe Campus Martius, July 4, 180i, a pros inaturudiwchutge carried away MP, Lisnop's rit hand and partof bid forearat—an necident which. changed the whole coutras of bik attee ite, Le: fiw disabled for Furthor work at lis trade. he bes gun the study of law i the otiice of the Hon, A, 5. Porter, afterward United States Seontor trom Michigan, His owrent enurgy, tireless ln. dustry, and watural itbilities soon won jor “him oan, extensive legal practice, which ho retains! up to his retiremeut in 157, when ho held placo ta tie front rank of the burot Michigan. Politically Mr. Beabop: Won uit active and Hepes Duuwoernt, and wits ine trusted with severul local and other offices. by that party, In 1x33 he was elected a member of the iourd of Regents of the University, aud dunia the 61x sours of, his office bo made bia tie Huanees felt unmitukably beth in the buard ond fnstitution, Whether Juatly or not, ho was recogutzod na) tha juadur of tho appoil, ton in the mowordbie Lappin wat which resulted in the retirement of Dr, ‘Suppor wud the oluction of De. Haven ws Prosi- lene oF thy university, Jb te worthy of note that The death of thoge threo men haya how rolluwed guch otter aban titerval of but a few Wook, He was wn udmirer of footy, und mute somo Ventures in that tluld hlinself, the longest aut best known of bis pops, boing Touchsu Grondiy,” a vorsitted Undian legend of aver 40,000 lines, Ay an umiquariag and a student of Sie aRly: Alatry of Detroit he had nowqual Ju the ate, Dr, Stephons Cutter, at Coldwater, Mich, Byacte. Dispute to Tay’ Caisagy Tribu Conpwarry, Mich, Dee, 2—Dr,. Stephens Cutter diod at hw residence In this olty at 7 o'clock this evening of apoplexy, He bud prage Heed medicino in this place since 1882, having graduuted at the Guuova, N, Ys, Sed{eal Cole Jege, and bas ever since sustained a very bigh professiontl reputation, Me hus been Sayor of tha eitv. and) wage member at tha Non of Education whon the Central Buttding wae built, dovoting much of his (line to the worl: of etevnt- Ing the standard of tho achools and in making this work more thorough and eflictent. [ny 1s hoe was appointed United Btates Bxanintng Surgcon of Ponsions, which office he bold at tho time of nie donth, Ue was for years a tnomber ef the Board of Control of tho State Publlo Sohvols located hrre, and to his tudefatizable labors and undying zeal in behulf of tho dee pendent eniliren of tho State is the success of tho Institution Inrgely indebted, ls family: wnanbsent from hin, and he romaned in tho night, and when found thie ing was inn mneonscians state. Ho had po in falling health for same thne, but bis death was sudden and unexpected, Capt. Patrick Drow. Many of tho vesaci-nen of Chicngo will Jonti with regret of the death or Capt. Patrick Drow, Inte of the tug Willhim Brown, of the Veasel- Owners’ Towing Asanclution, which ocenrved 'rhursday at the County- Hospital, ‘Tho fuueral will tuke plice Monday nt No, 108 Suuth Des- pinines street. AMUSEMENTS, CENTRAL MUSIC-ITALL. Meotor Norlloz’s * Damnation of Faust’ was performed for tho first time in this country Fob, 12, 1890, by tho New York Syinphony Socloty, ns- alated by the Oratorio and Arion Socletles. It was, given for tho first the In Chicago last February, on the uvenings of the 23d and 2th, and portions of It wera repented nt a matings tho Weilnesday following. ‘Che orchestrt and chorus thon wore ander tho direetion of Theodore Thomas, the chorus being furnished by tho Apollo Club, and tho soloists huing Mies Fanny Ketlogy us Mure guertte, Mr. W. C. Towor a3 Faust, aud Mr, Mranz Ruminerty as Mephiatopheles, The “ Damuntion of Faust’? (a culted by {ts composer a“ dramatio fogend." ‘The avore is divided Into four parts, contalning nineteen secnos and in epllog. Tho aeenes ure detached without mucd continuty, and hisome instances depurting entirely from the spirit ns woll ns the sltuntions of the orig. inal, The work was so elaborately dezorlbed in these columns at the time of tts. Heat pruuations here list yenr that a mere sutiine of the com poser’s (dea will be all that fa uecessary now, ‘There tg no overtnre to the, lew ew burs of Instrumetation Fat bugs a aoto in which he greeta the return of Sprnn necum= panied by Striugs and reeds, and leading ton dance invveiment for charts, Tho, Hun mitional hymn Is introducca aa tho ikoezy Muaruh 3 tho advance of an army visthte to Manat 1s sounded, and with this ringing Uisliiant orchestral work tho first part cnds, The eecond purt 13 tho Hirst seene In the opera of Introducing u3 to Faust in his atidy. si short silo interrupted by a dletuntly= sasier churis just us be Is about to ralse the cup to bis lips, aid as the massive harmonies nd. After a of tho chorus die away Mepldatopheles apponra. | There is ad) ho ‘two disappear, wid are again seen ti Auerbach's coller tien the wttt dents, where Brander sings tho * at students have nn irreverent Cugue on the word and Mephistoplcles sings his sony of Ajcain laappeuring. tans sud Me~ ph@ty ronppeur on the Gauls of tho Elba, where, utter a lovely prelide, Mephisto sings in thie fur bower. and is followed by a “Chorus of Gnomes ana Sylphs," ealled In the avenge * Maure's Vision,” 'Phis is one of the loveilest gems in ihid grand work, culminating in beauty as Fatal, seelig tho vision of Manuerite, joins by the chorus. Then comes a Bullet of Sylpbs and a Latin chorus far soldiers closaue “thi ny part. Tha third part opens with drums frumpots sounding thy luttop preluding aa ache hy Maust fn Maryuerite’s chamber, whieh leads nea ut Margucritc, whe sings tho he King of Thule.” ‘Phen follows yountion by Mephbtupheles, the Wil ot the Wiap ” ininuet. and Mephisto's © Sorennde.' The pare cloaes with aw trie and etorus. | Lin tho hoopart Marguerite lng a soft und Ive romnnzt in whieh she deplores the ‘I Mephinu yeoounts the forlorn state of Marguerite ty Fest, ind prevails upon biti to sign the compact. Then thoy monnt thelr: bhiek cold and the “ride to Hell beghy, With marveltous slit the master details the horrible journey, cloalng with the choras of the splrus: la Pandemoniua weleomine Faust, and the chorus of nugels receiving Maryucrilte. ‘The Nest convert of the tenth season of tho Apuilo Club was given tust night at Centent Ma sie- Hall in tho preseney of quite mn Jurge wull- ence, when tho “Damnation of Faust was again presented, under the Jeadersahtp of Mr. Thomus, with tke Instrumental part interpreted’ by bis orebestrn, and the voeal score rendered by the Apotlo Club with substantlolly the site persontiel ay vent ago, It Is needless to refer it length ty che broud effects und Btart- ling out rast a3 well ts to the deliente shading Of Uils inusalve work of the now popular coni- poser, Ita proper {nterpretation fg u severe thx upon all taking part. (rom the soloists It re- qiitves great range of voice, straug dramutic power, and much pussiumite feeling: of the chorus, skilied volees und trge numbers of ther, with the utiioest precision fn attack: ant thorough command of its resources; of tho orehestra that [ts weurbers shall be musiciins and nut mere players. Of the ehoral and ore chestral work) wa imy Bay that it was ids iitrably: one—almost perfectly. At thnes the male chorus fell pahind in tha tino and the trst part of tha epllog, tha ehorus "Then all “in bell was hushed’ was Rpolled by the bad Work of the busses, Bo tha atudents” son, “Who Knows a ively: song, ete,” was not tiken prompyly, Gut in tho muthit the choral work was thoruuahiy good und fully, equal, $f not superior, to the performances of Just year. ‘Phe arenvetra wits under aod cone trol and enretully watched ty Its Indefatizabla Jonder, Only in the trio at tho close of the third part did it drag and require spurring to keep it at its work. Praige ts, however, justly dug to those two most hnportunt elements in tho pros duction of this * dramatiolegond,” aud deserved applause wis given to the" Haagarian Mare! and to the dulicate and tino work in the * Danco of tho Sylphs,"" and the * Will-o'-tho-Wiaps" minuet. ‘Vho soloists Inst night wero, Miss Ema Meekie, us Marguerite; My. Chavies A. Knorr, a Faucet; Mr, W. TL Chirk, us Mephistopheles: und MeWade, a Brander. Ie wos n dilllcutt slog with such surroundings, and to Ins terpret ev trymyg iacore, Phut the solo: work whs orvditaily done, isi tact of which those taking pitct huve caune for self-congratulation, ‘That it was sutisfactorlly done, fron tho stqnd> potnt of auch an iitecpretadon us the composer designed, was hardly oxpectud, Stiss iecklo Ind tho least to do, but wis sy nervous, or fll at cndy that shy failed ontirely to glye effect to the musie in that charting ballad at the opentag of the oleventh scunu: There was ie King in Whale.” Although gifted witha powerful and wellerounded voice, It twper notes Josue tha sweetness characteristic of tha tower tones, nor ts at always perfeatly trae in fortlasimo effeats, ‘This was notieoubie In tho: trig nt tho close of the fourteenth seoue, which, Cit as It is, was but tdliferently rendered, Clark bns a fae bass volee, resomint and: Dut desthtute of expression and sbadimne Heo has lung and diiieult part, requiring great dramatic power, which he filled to give, and therefore omitted what tha “ dunnation ” ray omundd. None of the eololats, noweve: any strength of dramatic coloring. Mr. Koorr in. a tenor legxicro, where a tenor robuste would seem to be required by the exivencics of tho music, Hu ina very necurite and conselen: tous ringer, and need la voles with wood taste and feeling. Mr. MoWude bad but ane solo of imporinnce, which went smoothly with tha ex= ception of the hist two ilnus, Sr. ly presided ut the organ. might tho “ Slessiub’ will be given by tho sume club, PATTUS CONCERTS, ‘Mr. Fryor, whofe Mr. Alboy's ndyance agont, jain tho elty, and announces three concerts by Mine, Pattlat Mavorly's Theatre, Jan. 3,6,and 4, tho hatter boli a matings, On Tuesday night an act from * Alda” will bo given; on Thurdday an fet trom © Fist," and ab the mutingy an’ act from’ * ‘Troyutore,” DRAMATIC NOTES, Fred Jullan lett yesterday for New Orleans to Join the Fay-emploton company. Hurry Jamiason hua bosome a membor of tho Adu Gry troupe, {0 Joined them at Jollet, Hochelle, the young tragodlenne, left yester- day for 8t, Josuph, Mo, to make preparations tor ber contompluted trip to Australia, The Advlnide Ullintt company disbanded Wednesday at bivson Clty, and tho raoinanté aye rived in town yusterday, Hud buxiness is tho cus nashgued. Manner % W, Spravuc, of tho Olympic, will coimueneo tho sow your with w nunburs of tn provemunts in lle theatre, whieh will command (ho adoration of the pablie und form a good oxumple for thy other elty munaixors to follow, Ko bis organized his stige-naids into a auine plote tire depurtinont, whled be undor the coms tuand of Sr. Tuomns Tipping, A hogy 1d feet in fongth surrounds tho sige und another sho: auditorinm, and in addlian a nuiober of extinguishers have) been put in the thoutre, and euvh employs properly drilled and (hatructed one to the workings “at tho appitratuys A dlroct wire was_yosterday pliced connecting the thentre wit J, Juatod behind the house on Lenrbors st front where iin tlarn cun be responded to forty suconda, ‘Tho re corps of the bottse aro Anly equippud with the necesary complomout of uxes, ete. du converention with i reporter, Mr. Bprague demunsteated tho reaults of tho alfsclpilne exercised ninong tho bunds, and tho UUme made by thom In responding to an alas, ‘Tho omployds wore at Uhe tite scattered tn vas rious portions of the hose wud neLexpecting eal. Noverthelesa four were. on the staye with: extingulsbers and two with hose with tue hy- drant already turned on in two miniies and tuirteen seconds, which fs certainly rowurkablo thue fur an amutour conipial, enn Porlyue Tobacco, J New Orteans Tines-Leinocral. ‘Tho groater part of the perkyue now prolucod 1a raised on te cumpavathvely ACG. eluarii, simul settlement called Grands Pott, in thy Pariah of St. Jumex, Tho whole trot huriiy ua fa extant a inodurate-aized Western firm. The jubabliante Are poor aaa clays, ao hardly realize thut they live ia Republle, for the ine feroul revenge seons to them un instrument of oppresdlon to extort money from them. The Rverige aereuge to each producer i about three to tea werea, wud be ls classed uudur the present internal revenue hiw aga manifaoturer, required to give bond, pays apeatnt tux, mako mney reports, furnish an annual Inventors, ‘aud fa thus subject to all the pulus and penditios of a srepuiar inunufacturer, and yet nat ono. twentieth, If that much, of the tobacco produced over Unds tts way on the market tn the condl- tion fo which It 14 produced. : Unitke any other tobaceo, it ig taken down from tho poles, on whtoh ft hing been hum bes Tore it gets dry and whilo the stems are yot green. It ts thon stemmed nnd twisted Into pluga, called torquettes, placed Into wooden boxes nbout Afteen Inches sqinee, and predsed {na must prinitive intnner by means of lever und welghts, ir tho first ten or twenty days that it remuing In press it is free quently examined and tho | plugs turned RO os to allow othe whole to become suturated with the Jufco of tha tobacco, Htare nily preacryed In ita own Juice. It ts allowed too remain in this condition for atont two months, or as long as is deemed ndviandlo. Perlque has the peculiar property, in common with vioting wine, and Limburg eheuse, af tie yews with nge, and thit js tho reason why scent tobieeo and claret’ manufnoturers always buy old crops in preference to. nei. After tho last-named provess the tobacco 1s put up in. what aro called carrots, which are muda by welecting the cholccat leaves ns An envelope, In which the tobieco Is placed, and tho wholo rolled up inn cloth and thehtty corde with t three-oighths-ineh rope, and left iu that condition for about slx months, when it i4 ready: to be placed on the market, ‘The origin of the mime periquy ts accounted for in this ways Plorre Chonct was tho first (Micer of tobicco qnd Ived In St. Juanes Parish. Me had been naort of castubout. boone ¢ time lived with a lot of pour fal Io, however, left n numerous progeny, from whom of our best funillcs: cenied. Elo ron was famillarty known na} dlmtuutive oc nickuume for Plarre, or Teter, wnt thus stipposad to haye given tho nance to tno tobuces. e eytnee, which Is the Pia — MARRIAGES, Mow They Aro Contracted in This tauntry Notable pilade fn Pant and Prosout ‘Kiunes—Untons of Love and Convenience, Cincinnatl Enquirer. : Naw Yonk, ec. 21.—Tho marringo of Will- {um Vanderbitt'slyoungost daughter to 1 aon of old Editor James Wataon Webb on Tuesday, gives mo ocenslon to gossipinandout about mar. rhiges, Willian Vanderbilt, Ika Ubomea Scott and Jay Gould, bad the good fortune to marry where respect and affection oxisted. Conse- quently, all these men have left good posterity— vot selzed with aifectation or dissipation, ar any of tho furms of self-esteem. Old Commadore Vanderhilt married bis cousin when bo was a ruugh cat-boat sallur fn the erecks and coves nbout New York. this wife was dovetedly attached to him, and bora him many chitdren; but his treatment of her was very variable. Generally lic took ber with hit, and paid attention to her, but he was not a mun of much refinement of feeling nor particularly chuste, On one occasion one of his Captaina, who wae a Methodist, sent him word by n friend, who told me of It: fell old Vanderbilt,” sald tho Captain, that if ho dova not repent he wil bedamned. Tle is a profane mon, and none of his sea-Captalne' wives havo over been safo when ho was around.” Vanderbilt discovered, as he came up tn tho world, thut 1f he would preserve his favorit son pure from tho contamluations he had, he must keup himsevlided. So Wilinm Vanderbitt was onnfarm on Staten Island until ho bad been mueried aud shown warm domestio, attachment for lis Sninlly, He married a superior woman in refinement and mind, and she lus rewred ns respectabte a faintly of suns and daughters as any rich man in the world possesses, ‘hey wilt muted the children of the Queen of England, Vanderbilt's brother, Cornelius J., was always it uuiganee to bis futher, and nut much fs Inown about him, The Vanderbilt girls murrfed vu- rows kinds of men—some creditable, otbera quite the contrary, Yesterdny's wedding wag good Instance of the demoataey of our society, where thore 1s any energy tit it. Uho bruther of the groom, Gen, Wobo, ts the President of the Pablio School Collegeof New York, whore EF have seen hin correcting the exerelses of tho ward pupils with tho thorutuonieas and patience of some tenebers ing Western distrlat. Ue peta $5,000 n yer perhaps the lirgest sulary paid in America ton publ xchoul-teacher, His wite wis rich, and whilo In tho ely thoy lived next door to tho pile colléxe. ‘Thelr cottage at Lone Hraneb is us tine xa ony body's, Old Gow Webb, © the lust siirviving editor of tho group which celchrated theme avlves very much In the Inst generation, 4 1 mina of sini! fortune, having tmarried well at least twice, but he was a tree liver., Maving been a devoted advocate of Mr, Seward, and pardoned by Seward ont of jatl for tybting a duel, he muned yesterday's bridegroom Seward Web. The grvom.ia connected with the Sure yent family, of Philhulelpim. John surgent wes u Cabinet ovicer, and Itunry N, Wise und Gen, * Meade inarried two of bis daughters. | ‘Lhe Wise boya hive just turned up auain, after a long period of poverty aud dependence, in the Vir- wiuta enim In former duys marringes between political famtiles, Novth and South, wore very common. They are do uncommon Huw that people read with curiosity how 1 dent Arthur's wife was a Virginia naval officer's daughi ‘evollect in my boyhood walking aut to sce old Col, Coaw, of Philidelphin, who was 2 son of a greet Chiof- Justice of Pentwylvania, aod bla sister married Jnmes M. Mason, the Robot Comuissioner to Europe, Around’ the Chow house war fougot the vuttle of Germantown. Old Col. Chow lnoked a litte Ike one of tho Apostles of Christ, ant adittie Hkew crazy man. Ho bad cucinus, long, Mingletted har, ii tha style of an Engllat cavalier, ang, 1 think, wore knee breeebes. He bad a furious enmity with his brother-in-law, Mason, wad hulled the brenting out of the War, beeunse he thought It would result In baving Mason banged. Philudetphia, when. T was a boy there, was Riled: with Southarn wives anu“ sonain-tiw, Tiers was Pierce Gutlet, He warried Fanos Kemble, « niece of Mrs. Siddons, and, [ think, an aunt ot Nelly Grant’s husband, Fanny Kemblo come to Philadelphia with her futher to play, ond this Pailudeiphie alavespluntor sent her splendid presents and proposed. ‘They bud two -ehlidren, lat shy goon four that bis arrogant slavo-bred style and close supervision over her “Hogllan exerciies on horsebuek, ote,. wad noth ing less than Khivery, At the outbrenk of tho War the ob went to Butler's house and played a very threatonmy serenade, and ho {umped the elty, and, | think, was rained in the War, duy Gould tus a phun, sensitiie family, to whiloh he gives ull the nttention compatible with hls vast sobemes and specuintions. He seemed to have adopted tho polley of Uringtng bis ctl. dren up sluply and uaturally, instoad of Naunt- tux thairnmes in the newspapers as brides. minidy, best nen, party queens, ete. Frou, what Lent bis son, Ucorge Gould, Is a wood deal ot a gentlotnn—earefal about tio social amenities: aud although Gould is seldom populur in New York business onvetes, his family life is always maationed with respect, + Col, Thoms A. dScutt, having murrled curly In fife and become a widower with chiktren, mare ried eousidernbly Inter the daughter of a re. spuotable editor In Pittsburg, who was yery Well brent, but buds Lthlnt, carued hoe living fora whilo aa an nmatour artist, Bho kept excellent company and wad recommended to Mr. a wornat Who would riay his soulul jnute, and aeeompuny highor possessions If he should be called to them, Col, Suott had the Presideney' on bfs mind for some yours. ‘Though atone tine tt looked us if his eatate woutd turn orit logs than nothing, thy rise of vaing touted te olf, and left Mra, Scott n rien widow, nnd all tho farnily in toe elrcumetances, oy Lubserve that Col, Scutt’s frlend, Gov! Curtin, had-s daughter amogg the bridesmulda at tho Vanderbilt wedding. De, Curtin bas another daughter, parried to the eldest son of Honry Baye, ond of twour threo wealthy menin LMenry Ward Becoher’s church and an eudower of Core noll University, frend taday that the fathor of Gen. Daniel Bickiog, 0 tuatn ut lonat 80 yuurs of age, had Just been magrled ayn, and lad idisued curds for the wedding. bleklos' futhur wae a stirewd uld folluw, Very tudtiferant to public opinion, who tunde considdraule money in New York Stitto, getting in about $850, whon New York began to aboot up, Hoalways bud wife of sonw kind, and people here wre wondering whether big last Tanigh is notin dnthuation to Daniel Stukles thas ho down Hot menn to dispoge Of his inuney eueen> trically, Cal Forney, who died tho other day, married while « yourig printoy, a lidy in tho town whore he spraug up. While ho was Clerk of Congross and editor or the taanelal organ of Picres, ue acommMulited gome property, and belo at the Une iuthnate with Prosdent Buchanan, the lat+ ter becumiy trustua for Mra, Forney in nearly & block of housed adjacent to the posteoltlc When, sone sears utiurward, Fornvy,and Ub ohana quurelud, the ox-Prosidunt refused to algnuway tho property an ite trustee, fearing that Forney incunt to uso the money ty atitol him. Mughunan, you may romember, never inuevied, Tt ta relitcd in Lancaster tat be was engaged” to a deligutiul woinan, but with bbs cold nature he treuted ber anco so didaintully that she died, Hucrict Line, Muchunnn’s nlece, a fnestooking wou, dh not marry eithe through congsiderntion for hee nncly, until he rd been tong out of tho Prosidenvy, ‘The wurrieKe of dries dudisoi, which took, place ti Phliadelphin while he was wu member ot Congress, nod already amon of middle age, tt ebiely remuriable for tho guyety aud social ase suinption of bis wite, and for the lamentable auvltof bia catate by hor son by bor frat ninge rlugo, Sladison’s wife was keuping a bourdings house in Philacelpuin waen tho buture President: stopped there, bho wis a respectable Virgints Quaker. Bho wus tho tint wite of 4 Prosiduit to lead the political olrete, withouga itis not re gorded thut she bad other much wit or 8 good education. Her pawer waa in hur muir, that delixhted tho mon—somot biog like a hue grown. up coquet, Vour Bladen bad to pay debts, wummbitng and otherwise, of bis stepson to the ond of bla days, and thon this seapegrace ruined hia mother too. Ugorge Kigxe, who recently died tn Wasbing- ton, leaving & fortune of abot $5,000,000, hud a daughter mareled in the tuuily of Arundel, tha vamo Lord who married a daughter to Cevll, Locd Baltimore. Rixys wor u widower, who songht eonaaladion In tba plutonle society of wh —$——— editor's widow who had groat power to fascinate, aud whose ostate, small aa tt was, bo brought 1p to somothing rospectabte, Mr. Coroornn, tho Huiuhbor and partnor of Mr. Riggs, was the son of a shuemnker at. George; town, born in Ireland, but who beusina Mayor of Georgotown. Corcoran had tho social passion, strong, and he pressed to marry the daughter of Commodore Morris of tho navy. The most harmonious tamily that ever ved In tho White House was Martin Van Buren and hiasons, Ho tnd married his cousin, who dad young, and the Prestdont brought up his hoya to share every coniidence he hid. Yet, on tho whote, tho climax of the family was Inditferent al. A Don, Catncron’s wifo, who i@ constdored to bo ono of tho brightest ladies in Washington, If not tho leader of tha Adiniulatration rovtety thore, was tha pier datighter of Judge Shurmun, of Cleveland, Rtephen Deentur, probably the mort bighe toned iin the Amerioan navy over know, bad a singular tonrriage. His wifé was ilegitlunte, though he did not know (te until attor be bad minrried her. ft was not uncommon in Marys land, fn days near the Hovolutionury War, for mirrlages to be noeolobratad, Chuclos Currall of Carrollton, the lust surviving signer of the Declaration of Indepondence, refusal to leave sugland for the Cuited states, after ho bad tne ished his studios, unttl his Cather would wo anid marry his mother, Thos were Catholics, and tty tu tho Revolutionary | War the Catholic worship waa not logal in Aimerica,. and ot course Catholic marriages were not. Buch examples epread in tho lower walks, nnd Mrs. Decatur’s fathor bad her of an Trish woman who Ilved at bis fron-works at [5 ridge, near tho Rolay House. As ho muda jis daughte achools vero Clin was known of the matter. Prince parte proferred her to Miss Matt inarried; but nn anonymous letter sent to father by a Frenebinan acquainted bim with tho trie intentions of tho Urinco to go through the form of iwatrimony merely ta debatich the young womun, Deeaturimarcied hor, and after hls hy It wate alloyed (hut she aimed to innrey: old rleg Carroll, of Carcollton hiinself, Des entur was Very indizount when ho found this secret out, and wyould have wo money fron bis father-in-law, You will Od this all told in tha seandal-foving book of Benjamin Ogte Taylor, whieh wives a dercription of nll the bouses on Lafayette square, Washington, and all tholr ten- ants, Stephen Girard, the rich Phitadelphian, who wns n curious compound of tho iniger and the phllanthroptat, tho Initdel and tho Quaker, tmirried unhappily, and according to oer tradition was very unkind to bis wife, Yet hoe left the best handicid estate ever given in this country, or porbups fu any other, to a charitable need. “ Hie principtl competitor, In muking Jonus wasn rich Me. Widg-vay, whose daughter and holr marricd Dr. Hual Te wasn studious man, with amoral tendency. His wife loved gay sovicty and young men and reckless appears ances. Probably she was a much better warman thin invidious hiiidelpata peopte insinuated, She and hor busband, though living togathor, had little or no intercouse, and, belng childless, be left her property to the Philadelphia Library, tounded by Franklin, Thomouat effective brary building on this continent bus been built wit the money. So ft frequently happens that une congenitl marriages redound to the benoit of thy poor and the public. You muy bave foratten that) Smithson, who fete $500,000 to found tho Institute at Wasbing- ton benring his nume, was an tHlegitimate son, 80° snubbed thereabaut In England that he made the United Stutes his almoner. Thereupon tho Vir- nin snobs or that day undertook to huve the leracy rejected by Congress, Tho moncy, how- ever, was taken ind lent to the State of Arkan- ens, Which kept every cont of ft, and bus never paid it back, whereupon Congress voted tho wholo umount over uguln—t crediuble thing. in tho outly days oft Washiigton City a re= mickablo man settled there by tho nine of Thomas Law. fe Wullt more ne houses thin any other Investor in Washington exeopt Mobert Morris, ‘This Law, it seems, was an Irishman eoinection or relative of Lord Ellenvborougt, und ho had been a seerctary of Warren Mast in India, Seeing” the despot- fam of his master over tho native puo- plo, and imbibing stroug lepublican no- thong, the friends of Mr. Law shipped him to america In order that ho inight net prejudice Hastings’ caso when he wus tried. Mr Law married 4 granddaughter of Mrs. Gaorae Wash ington, whosy name, think, wis Calvert. Sho had the ok! Maryland voluptiousness, and be exme too thick with some of the macino oicers, 80 that bor busbund rofused to lve with ber, The funily melted Into tha local arlstovracy of Georgetown nnd Washligton, and some collate oral branches of itduring tho War were banged by Gon. Gariteld as apics. ‘Commodore Garrison's marringo in this olty Attracted grout attention, He was quite an old inen, but asplendil-tooking one; and, mootinue at Suratogi a youn ludy of St. Lonls who was cousilurably younger thay olthor of the Com- modore’s clilldran, he propused to her amd wits necept Yet, notwithstunding tho dispropor- ton of age, the Commodore fa in probably as robust health as bla wife today. Senator Gwin, who 1s still living, is sald to have: discovered bis wife in Kentuoky, at tho wash. tub, 0 he rode up to tho hottse to get bis diunor on bis way to ‘Tennessoa und Mississippi. Sho bndn splendid pute of bare arms aud other bod- ily ehnrins go exasperating to Gwin that, after ke had ridden n whol diy on tho was toward home, be drove back agali, Introduced himeetf, and proposed to marry her thon and there, ‘Thoy were elther married ut that Umoe ora little Ler, Mrs. Mackay, the Parisian Indy whose husband Js nn honest tilner It Nevada, waa on infatiat- ing widow. Linuy suy that the imarriages In tho City of New York are generally inado by the youny people themselves, without much sugacstion from ontsidors; and, notwithstanding the grout sumaof money that make alliances at thoso weddings, thoy ara tir removed from tha soerely ambitious nuirringes which distinguish Engtand, France, and older countries, Gat. hor howuver, hud educated her at the of tho day, whero her schualmutes ries Carroll's granddaughters, nothing Jerome Hons TO THE POLE BY BALLOON. Commander Cheyne Preparations for tho Hitting Out of an Expedition. New York Sun, Dee. 12, Commandor Choyno starts for Montroul to- morrow by invitation of Slr John MacDonsld and Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley to interest tho Canndinn public tn bls scheme for rouching tho North Pole by a balloon oxpedition. Mr. Tiltey fg nicendy n member of tho London Committee which ia getting subscriptions, Commander Choyno sald yesterday: “Pho Iden {4 thut It shall bo an Anglo-Amori- ean expedition, to be titted gut by pepitar siutb- soription. Itwlil require $60,000 to tititout, and $10,000 fg to be ralgod in cach country. I sballbo in Canada until Jan, 20, and in my absence the interests of the expedinon hero will bo looked after by Mr. Henry Walter Griu- nell, who will be the aceretury of the committes that Is boing gotten up in New York, The Hon. John Davidson hus formed’ a, committee in Elizabeth, NJ. dt is my iutention te form almilur comunittees In tho principal citios of tho country In connection with my lecturiuz tour. ‘Tho whl of the oxpedition ia ta be calied tho Ceiunell, after Mr, Grinueil’s futher, the cale- brated patron of Arctic exploration. Lieut, Sebwatku bus arranged to accompuny the expe. dition, provided.bo can obtain the ‘consent of the Government. Tho threo balloons, whieh will coat $20,000, WIL be mado in rgland and will bu ehipped in this country. New York will be (he sturting point ef the pa padltion: and wo expect to start indune next. We shall po to St Patrick's Buy, where Capt, Nares found an im- u 0 bed uf Uneconl lying on the surface, Wo shall butht a house directly upon the coal, Wo shall put up apparatus and munufucture hydro gen gus for the balioons, ‘Pho place ts six mites trom where Co aces’ Buip, the Dissovarys, wintercd tn 1870-36, and Is 406 miles from te polo, Whon wo got tho right wind, it will take Ma clgbteen or twenty-four hours to reach the pale, cCommandor Ghoynio says that tho oxporionce of tho Jeannette je only another contraction of tho faut that tt 14 {uposmble to reach the pole by moans ot vessels. In his opinion tha rexion of the polo ia in archipeliga bound in a solid ives pack, presonliug uo opening for navigation, Evob bitloon will be provided with w sledge, Dont, anil provisions for ifty-ono diya, and will roel out telegraph wire ad it travels, keupliyg Ly communication with the muti stution. If dure {nu tho atuy of tho purty at dio pole the ys whould uscape 80 na Berlonely to Impulr the levity nf the bulloan tho gas of one can bo used to ine Hate fully the two other, ‘The balloons will be welghted go us to travel low, and Commander Cheyne ta coment that pe can land within tea milea of tho pule. Ho xotiolpates no difiouicy fvom cold during the builoon voyaye, whieh ts to take piitee Indune of tho summer whiter the oxpudidion gala, "The ovoupnnts of tho care,” anid Afr, Chey, will bave- to work with thelr gould olf to keep cool.” The expedition will bo composed of, sevon- teen men. who will ba joined by thred Esqul- inuux at Greenland. Orders buve already «boon sent {rn Doumark to Greunlaad direoting tha authorities there tou aid the expedition in every way possible, é a Death of x Family. dt, Linnie Glues Hewocrat, Ono of the saddest sturios over wrilten has ‘been enacted tn the county of Platte, in Mae gourk ‘tha foundation was Inid ti a terrible Grime ut the Plutte County Falr lust Septembur, when Chiy Snell, 1 young man yf a good futuily, stubbed and dctttou uy Sauna inan named Nuthin Andrews. Although public apliion ran high ugningt Snell ut the thne, tho sthunge and apps rently inexplicably events which have ocourred of late huye tended to create nayinputhy for hin, Elo ts now in jallat Pluste Oly, avwultiog trial on ebargo Of murder, aug It ly nut ine tended hereto epuak of the worlts or demorits of his cage, but to recount tho sud clroumstances which Guye buppened in bls family since whe eriiue was committed, and which linve tended to change the current of public opinion in bls fayor. ‘This leno nore nor lead thun the donth of tho entire fumily of the Suells, Bhovtly atter tha murder Sire, Lucy Ann Standls Hane MCEAUE s of Gay. Boel, beuame vory much exalted: over” the ‘murder, | ete i'ma died, ‘Thon Rotert Boel becuine ill, froin woat wupposed to be thu sniue uanse, and, after 4 tingoring sickness, during which tine bo tatked constantly of tho fyunly trouble, bo passed miway, soon followed by bis vis monthy’ pabo, Jobin Snell, vauthor brother, succumbed to tho straje of family oxvitement, and, ufter a shuct Hines, bo algu died. ‘Lhe pust week Msg + Itis with a view of elevating tho popular taste . draw your breath Hko the oxbauat of a bathtub Nelilo Snell, tha Inst but ono of the gnu blond, dled: aud aw tho nowate fenty ot foet that ‘Thomas Standiford, the little 28 old hait-brottor of Clay Snell, i not nspeets to Live, thus leaviug the prisoner tho ony gat vivor of this doubly unfortunate tumby nts ho it Jal awaiting trial onthe charge of et dor. Ho Is rald to have beon aa crushed ei grief nt tho doath of his mother that for alt fimo ho was not informed of tho other dente the fumlly. He pleaded hurd to bo perntitted 4h mizo tipan tho Face of hia mothor letura ane? Hifd in her last resting-placo. enytug: seed 1d men to guard we, cover me with enate double locked, but for God's guke tet tae ceo ine Instat my poor od mother” ‘This request, howe aver, was tot Rraitad, A more suvrowtar ge. tor of fumily history was never written, ae pa toy Lea ata ““ HERODIADE.” Production of Iulen Maanenetty New Opera at Prossota—A Bibilteal Teme, New York teratd, a Tinvasera, Dee, 20,—Jules Muesoner's now three-act opern, or—an Figaro calls (t~dramntig oratorio, * Iérodinde,”* was produced last nigue at the Thontre de Ia Monnale with constlertig success, The wark 1s, perhnps, the mast serious effort of the young composer. Tn many parte p contains striling Leattios, Oreat importance given throughout to the orchestration, which, indeed, us in many works of the new Frenen musical school, throws the vocal part of thd opera Into comparative insignificance, ho Interprotation throughout bas Jett nue, to he desired, Vergnet, the Varia torr, gang the rolo of Jona thy Buptist: Mile. Davis vier took, tho part of Sitlame, who Is the req heroine uf the operas Mic, Deschamps inde y fair Heroding; M. Mantury was unsutatiean nnd wenk as Herod. Among the sninbers whieg wero Hatencd to with tho wreatest terest liny be snuntioned # curefully-seored sacred mare aduo for Jahn and Salome in the frat get a ballet of Jewish giris, utd tho whole of n very Donttiral and piordresque ballet In tho third nee. ‘The Juve Keene in the second vet way Murred hy the demonstrativencss of Ita interpreters, ‘The opera was mounted wilh nenre and fivernlity very creditable to the citerprlae of Hirnssely muanavors, Whether bt will eventually be tring. forred to Paris Js doubtful, despite ita success last night, ‘The Queen of the Melglans, the gi. plomutic corps, MI. Antonie Proust. ‘who 4 Vrenen Minister of Arts, und a number of varis oritica wore présgnt atthe production of the work, “ Hérodinde” {4 tho second im tho sounx composer, Juleg Ma Fane Fork of tet, tho Il beitig "be itol de Lahore," which was a purist fallura on tts production, Tho Inter work is the more proteutious of the two, both [1 Its subject, which fs Seriptural, and itr its treatment. “tos authors of tho Ibretto have not verinttted them. aclves to be bound by the histerient fucts, and the plot Is un entire departure frou tho story as we know ft. In the fret place, Sulome is not at all the same cluracter a 18 prosented to us fn tho New Testament, 1n Massenet’s * Hérodinie” nue has been converted to Christhinity by John tho Baptist, and hus afterward beeowe a alive jy tho vervicu of Herod, the Tetrirch of Gulllee, She fs ignorant of tho nue af her mother ang unknown by bor, athouh thoy are living inthe lace tuyether, Herod falty in love with ber ut sho repels his udvunces because her gentle tide to John the Baptist nas changed to eure neat juve. On those wmittory cross-purposes and Herodivs’ thirst fur revenxe upon Jobo hang the (lot of tho opera. The cartuin rises on a court in tho Interlor of Uerod’s pale nee In Jerusalem, On the lett stands an tine mense porties which serves na wn entrance to tho paluce, and in the cistunce ta geen in the dawning light a caravan whieh [s preparing to Jouve the Holy Clty. Mhariseo aad sunncitan inerchants enter, and a slispute aries between them when Phanunuel, the Chutdcan, eppears ant Btienceds in ailaying tho tumult. Salume, tying from tha prlice, rushes on the stage. Sue fs fullowed by Herod, whe fs about to pursue her when he Is inct by Puunnuel, who whines to give nu Account of miasion on which he hus been sent, ‘Sho gewlsh people accept the Homan Government, aud the mune of Prophet Joho ie grected with nolgy tcelnmuations on wt sites Jerodina cumesin whet the shots oc the crowd ure at thelr loudest, and Is ovidently {na state of terrivle agitation. Sho deinanas the bew) of the Buptist, wao nas insulted her oruelly, and as Herod hesitates, swears that sho will kill tim herself. John apperrs, und his catin beare {ug frightuns Herodlas, who hurries: avay with ober husband, = Then folluws tho nvowal of Saloine’s love, Sho seeks to touch the henrt of the prophet, but he {8 inexoratie, Tho second asceno shows tho pttblic plice of Jorucalem, As Horad ts inciting the Jews to rebel against the Roman rute, trumpets are heard whieh snavunee tho arcival of Vitelilus tho Pruconsul of Tiberius, Nigot has come o1 and the eortége advances atold the light of i numerable torchos, the procession of teturs and Roman soldiers maklug & muculilcent spectacle, As tho women of Cannan are aceluiming tte Propnot Jon, Herod denounees bint a anae pirant to power, and on the order of Vitciilus the Baptlst is arrested, Tho enrtuin fn the see: ond net risus on the interler of the Templeot Solomon. As Satome ts at her prayers Herd enters the ‘fomple und appronohes her. Neither his thrents nor bla cntrentics ean move ber, for she loves another, Tho ettrtalns uf the sanctuary are drawn nstde for the religious ceremonies, i which arg Interpoluted tho sacred dutces, Vitolllus, “escorted = by = HMerad, | Herudiay, and~= Phonuel, urrlyes in tem plo, when. ‘tho priests and —_ people demand tha death of John, whose fate the Pre consulphicos In tho bunds of Herod, When dohn appeara Nerod proposes to bin to creatya rising of the Jews uguinet the Konians, bur thls dobn refuses and ho (s condemned to death, Jome wishes 10 share bia fute, and os shede nounces Herod's rival thoy ure draywed ama togethor, The third act shows the dunge whioh the Muptist {8 finprigoned. Jahn ts near ylelding to Sutemo's love, when the guurds cows Wweeok him, The last scene represents tho ban quotivg-hull, More there ure four groups of bullet, representing Egyptians, Amazons, captive Ganls, and Piceneliu woinun, Salume casts borself at Herodius’ fect and pleads foe Jonv’s Nfo, Merodias recognizes In ber her daughter whom ste bad abandoned, aud $a about to ylelt, whon the exccutioner mppenra bearig tbe Dlvody sword with whlch hoe hus just siin tho Prophet, Sulome rushes upon Heradins to stab hor, when ferodian stops her with tho words, am your mothor,’ ome turns bee dagece agniiet bor own brenst and fulls ut her muthor's fect, stubbed to the heart. — Tablo Kuquet. OClietnnatt Fair Journal. and othereallzing, #0 to speak, tho mutiiors aud custuus of our readers, that we give below a fow bints upon table etiquet: Macuronl should by ont into short plees, and eaten with au even, graceful moton—not abe sorbed by the yard. ‘Unites ury veld ona fork while being peeled. and the fucetious sisle of squirting tho fulco iuto the eye of your host fs * wu revelr.” Stones In cherries and other fruit shoul not be placed on tho tublecloth, but shd quietly: aud unostentationsly into the pocket of your neigh: bor, or noisclealy toasud under tho gible, Uf by niletuske you drink outot your fMugere bowl, Inugh beartily and mike some facetious romurk, which will chunge tno course of col versation and renew the friendly feeling among the wumbers of the party. Jn drtukiug wine, whon you get to tho bottom of your gluse do noe threw your head back in ordor to got tho lust drop, as it engenders & feoling of tho inmost depressing melancholy among the gucete. Tf you catinot accept an invitation to Lge do not write your regrets on the bnex of a check with a blue load penell. ‘tis ia not re garded'ns “rleavhot.” A almplo note ty your bost Informing blin that your washerwoulu re fuses to relent fs sutiluient, On scouting yourself ut tho tabto draw off sour gloves and put them in your lup auder your hapkla. Do not put them iu the gravy, 43 would sholl the Kluved and cast a Klooil uver the geavy, If you have Just cleaned your gloved with beuzine, you must eave thom out it ho front yard. ‘Tho Berlloz Furoro | : Pall Matt Gazette, Forolgn critics of Gagliah ohurueter are fond of naserting that On art questions Wo Wie tn slavea nf faabiun, the genuine arte natin at bnytuy no place 1h the Anulo-Baxon, tomers mnt, ‘Tho musical world may be sali to ator Rt presont an instance In polut in the Heel Beritoz erage, Vublic caterers ure taking oY Vuntawe of this feeling to tue utmost exten! availublo; but such La our backwardness [hob orutio matters that no opportunity tins yet a9 curred (4 Lonton presenting oie of thy Feengt composers very remuriuble lyrie denmus. It i pudgiblo that this shortcoming way bw rel fae y the production of *ienvenate Celio” di {Og Str. Cart Rosi’s suasun attur Creistiniy Lurlivg ylyesa graphic account of tho cae Colutunte” of tuts work in 188, and Jt8 penton anes at the Hava Trultan Operdin bs was he avoinplete fulluro, Hut tho falluvss ol th had ot thon arrived for bia, "Beaver Cellini" has recently been given At Humor with inarked success, aud na Herr Behott, oF principal tenor in that place, 1s enayed by Me Ros one aiilluulty fs removed. An Evy ve transhidon of tho stirring [tbrutto from the vs complished pon of Br. W, Grist wilt be art Die, and all that retains 1s ta use wil rensunay colerity In the work of preparagon, At [ite the name of Berilos [s wultelent to Mita ‘brie convert-roum. But the fuver muy bo as asit te sovery, Londom G Joo Johustonta Disclaimers WASIINOTON, D.C., Deo, ,—To the Buiter the Pitadedphia Prew—Dean sis | was we annoyed by vouding the aruicle In your PANT tho J8ta Inst. bouded © Gon, Jonnston’s Senn iva," and sigtiod "FA 10 eh a tele ut dently based on a conversation which 1 dNtig take to Lenn interview, In thal eonveriny thoretore.i good doxl ‘wus sued witch Hota could fnduce tuo to gay far publication, Nas, what relutus to Confedarate trensure wt a rates borg. Bualded this, tho narrative 13 Toasts so mutoh so that will not undortuke to not it, aud It cuutalns tettors whivl nut only Ue iy come from uo; but which hive wok been hay pussedilog for yours. bo J id you w vuareals tale to, ery, ine ut ‘reponalblilty for the Wu. Most ruapuctlly yours 5 poyssr0% " jon Derungoment of tho liver, with coustiPstiyy Injure (he compiexlou, induce plinple a ? skin, eta, KRowoye the cause by Udi Lito Livey Pitts, Ouua dose. 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