davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1866-01-04
RAyLRoAD FREIcHTs,


We publish number Of communications
this morning on railroad freights md kindred
topics, including one from The Freight De-
pa1tmcnt Of the Chicago & Northwestern
Railway. We arc grati1ed that this Company
have entered upon their own defense, and, VIC
trust, they will moi stop here, but will make
it as ample as the complaints which have
been, or mag bc, preferred against them by
the people residing upon their various lines
OF road. Our columns are open equally to
both parties, and we elal1 cndearor conseien-
tiously 10 do injustice 10 noue.
With reference to paragraph In recent
issue Of tho TRIBUNE, to which exception Is
taken BY Mr. Tappen, tho General Freight
Agent Of the Northwestern road. nc admit
that It was not carefully wordcd md that IT
may have conveyed. by implication. IN un-
founded charge against the road. We may
aild that It was inserted In our columns as an
addcndum 10 notice Of the Sterling Con-
v.ntion, without the knowledge or authority
of tie editor Of the TRIBUNE. The pern.
graph referred 10 WIS rs follows:
aWhcn a turner has to give three burl,els ol
ecsn 10 Eend one 70 market distance Of one h1a,
hoofr; one Thousand bushels to obtatn sntt o
c1pthcs ar to ton& Of corn for ten OF coal it Il
tIuc fcr ltu to look around and &c: wnht'f the
maller. y hen merchant Of sterling Las 10 ply
abcut ilc sane rr1ce 10 get . cise Ct good. ff,n.
fgicsco rs fte Ciinfo merchant rsyf for getting
he same caso from New Yorx- he Enows there il
somebody bWindled, md reaehes the conclusion Al
Gree thst he Is the man
There nre places in Illinois where corn il
worth only ten cents bushel, while n Gil
caeo II is worth forty cents, which looks yer.
much as though three bushels were given te
ret ono bushcl 10 market The town Of 6ter
Ling is not cne Of those places. So far rs II
was implied, BY The context, that Sterling wa
1clerredi 10, The implication was unwazranted
and we ehccrsully correct 1t. The price Q
corn in Sterling Is twenty cents per bushel
and The railroad charge for bringing 1t 10 Chi
cago, Is between elcrcn and twelve cents Pc
, 1866-01-04
Catalogue OF Dead-IIends.

wish to call the attention OF the public,
and especially Of railroad men, to the press
in@ need of more information respecting the
workings Of the dead.head system. There
should be IN accurate record kept, and pub
l;sh<d IN The annual report, OF annual passes,
tlip passes, and applications for passes, and
Of the REASONS for granting or rejecting them.
The minutest items of expenditure are re-.
qnlred nowadays tn the report Of every head
Of railway department, except from the
Superintendent. He can give away. very
mWil1ingly in most cases, thousands Of dol
lars, worth Of tickets, and NO published report
Is required Of him. There Is no other duty
belonging to his position 60 yexatious aua
Troublesome as the granting Of passes. One
half OF his correspondence Is in reference TO
this subject. A large proportion Of his visit
ors want passes end nothing else.
Now, let him publish q dead-head catalogue,
and publish the same Us an important portion
Of lts annual report. He would soon lna bis
report as interesting to the newspapers as
Gen. Gront's report, and It would be read by
much abused public with the closest atten-
tlon- The fare Of non-paying passengers is
paid By those who buy tickets. Five cents 8
milo for the man purchasing his ticket, that
his Influential neishbor may ride for noth1n1.
Is and Will be the rule until Iare Is co!lected
flcm every man alike.
u the dead-hcad system Is right and inst II
will bear the daylight of publication. N
present 1t Is Injurious to the public and to the
Enilwnys.
The public mus. have cheaper t.ansporta.
lion. It VIII never be cheaper under the pre-
sent faulty system PAssEsoER.
, 1866-01-04
4 FEARFUL SITUATION,

A Sle9eh-Load Of Passengers Break
Tbruugh she Eco Into tho Mleai%-
Rippl Rlvcr-NnrTow Escapes from
Drowning aud Frcczfus.
From the ced,r Falls (1owa) Gaxcite.l
On Wednesday morning, about halEpast
four, load Of passengers, consisting of eight
or ten gentlemen and two ladies attempted
to cross the river at Dubuque, to take the
carly Eastern train. The sleigh was drawn
by one horse. attached some distance from
the vehicle, which also contained the baggage
of the passengers. 1twas the public convey
ancc running from Dubuque TO Dun1eith, and
The agent accompanying It carried lantern,
for 1t was yet dark, The aleigh had proceeded
but q short distance when tho Ice gave lurch
TO The north and the passengers were pre-
cipitated into the river Col. ". f. Sessions
ard bis t., daughter Mary or this elty, were
On s Top Of him. % Fhe nesnt had n Jumped ] rom rom
the sleish as he saw 1t going down, and in
seeking to rescue those in the water, had
broken In aud lost his light, It was 50 dark
now that nothing could be distinguished, and
perfectly. selfpossessed, and repeatedly
cautioned thuss around him not to be fright
e1cd and they would all get out He knew
bis daughter was in the water, but where she
was he could not tell. He got hold offs
lady whom he supposed to be her,
UnE eo0A 01aGoNGIEu ~ NaS Hoty
BE held her mp, however. aud finally got her
out. His daughter had gone entirely under,
and came up without her bonnet. She was
finally helped ont by stranger, who told the
Colonel TINT 1t didn't matter what his name
wns. 4 ladder was brought and put dawn
into tho water. This the Colonel grapplctl.
aud be says it seemed to him he could hold
on 10 It forever But bis muscles relaxed In
spite OF lin and he went down. He came up
and run Lis urn through the rounds OF the
iadlcr aud held on by his forearm. He went
under The wafer three times before he got
ont. Miss Sessions went under twice, md
when taken out Was almost fnsensible.
Fer clothes were soon frozen stiff, and she
was unable TO walk. Her father, who Was
the last Of al out of the water, having forgot
ten his Own SAFETY in the peril Of others, was
still actlvc, cuG carried her to the omnibus
on shore, Which droyc rapidly to tle Julien
Houkc. Here Miss Sessions was kindly cared
for by Mrs. Ross, the lanllady, and was soon
quite comfortable. The Colonel took the
inform his family. and allay any fears
they mfEht have from the circulation
Of false reports, Hc received two des-
patches from Ills daughter yesterday, and
she IVES quite well, not eTcn having taken
cold. The Colonel cau1e home in the SANG
clothes he Ind on when lie went into the
river, md We CON only account for the man
being alive and we'll in consideration Of the
excitement which must have attended ono Of
hls disposition. The othe- passengers all got
ont safely. The baggage Was also savol.
The ho1se md sleigh did not ret Into the
river. The space o. open water made by the
break was about twenty feet square, It was q
pc1ilous Situation and narrow escape
, 1866-01-04

against large wagon, dcnolishins It COM
plete1y. Tho debris WIS scattered II all
directions for hundreds Of yards around tho
furnace.
The houses In the vicinity were shaken, Al
though by an earthquake, breaking all tha
windows and many dishes In tbs cupboa;;ls,
Children seated on chairs were thrown Tso-
lcntly on the noor. John Lutz WAS instantly
killed. He IVES engaged In filling, With Saifer,
and Was blown from that over tho castin;
house, striking the ball, carrying 1t with him.
He was fund in run, about one hundred
yards oil, with his head and ono arm blown
OF. He leaves wife and several children.
Jeremiah Conkling was severely injured.
George Shifter also severely Injured. Daniel
Nc!f was buried by the debris, but was res
cucd without serious injury.
Mrs. j. L. Mca1ichael wns in the clubhouse
At the time OF tho explosion, and It was shat
tered by pieces of boiler and Bpliuters, but
she, fortunately and almost miraculously es-
capped without injury. The furnace belonged
TO our townsmau, Col. c. s. kaufman, and
great regret Is expressed for the unfortunate
affair. The furnace was rebult during the
summer, and everything put In the most COM
pleto order for the successful manufacture Of
pig.iron. Now everything Is shapelesa mass
Of ruins, and the loss Is very great.
, 1866-01-04

hutEcl. 30 Is to the cost Of getting
3 case Of goods from New York
to Chicago, and from Chicago to Ster-
ling. It WAS not stated whether waller
Or rsil Transportation from New York to Chi
cago was referred to. VIC do not admit that
any Implication was conreyed that ral trans
portion from New York to Chicago WAS the
same as from Chicago 10 Sterling. Such m
implication would, of course, be erroneous.
We have been Informed BY persons doing
bustncss In Sterling, that rail transportation
on iron from Pittsburgh to Chicago was less
than from Chicago to Sterling. We have also
been informed Tint rail transportation from
Cleveland to Chicago was less than from CHI
caeo to Beloit. :, We have published
both these statements conspicuously in
our columns, but have never been
coutsadicted by any officer of
the Northwestern road. Some time since
Wo published an. elaborate statcrsest of the
comparative cost Of transportation between
Frecport and Chicago, on various articles, in
1868 and 1865, with an array Of figures widely
at variance with the assertion of Mr. Taypen,
that treights "rcma:n about the same as when
competition had ripe existence" mud that
statement was never called in question by any
officer Of my railroad. Nc. tna: the subject
is open let us have all the facts.
, 1866-01-04
WHAT THE RADICALS cEnASD.

.Hf Gftcago JaNra! does not, nor did 1t eveY,
representative in ConsTets. On lh~ CONTRARY, IL
ins<lt h.I the wur. having cnaucipAtcd millions
Of s!arcs, il IS thc duty ot tic Goretuueat 10
labor that they mnv live II o,ses 10 every oo.. be
he u white man with Union srntnacuts. or black
man who<e chains II hns broken, protection from
Injustice and oppression. suca guaEa7ties tbs
.rrsldcEt cxGctedot those 10 whom the govern
mont Of tic Southern States hat been inirnstnt.
faithfully carried out. l,ut TIC eo.cali.d rsiicsi
newspapers crmard something more ahan this.
(htedg0 journal.
Yes, they do. The radical newspapers de-
n,and something more thaa this Conservative
programme provides for. It is not enough IN
the Judgment Of the Radicals that the 'tcman-
cipatcd millions shall be protected In their
right 10 live and to labor, that they may
live" The negroes possessed the right to
live and labor before they wc1e emandpated.
The dray horse Is allowed about that num-
her OF 'srjChts.n The Radicals believe that
the "Americnn citizens Of African descent"
nrc entitled to, and may be safely entrusted
with, mEuy oiher rights. For example. the
right to testify in the courts like white men.
The right 10 own, purchase, lease md sell
real estate, IN any part of the Union; the
right to enforce contracts and collect debts,
exactly In the same way as white men The
Enobstructed right to 60 and come from one
State or place to another, tho scmc as whites
enjoy the right to send their children 10
free schools and have them educated from
the common fund, the same rs the children
Of white people.
The right To own and have arms, md to be
enrolled in the local militia for the common
defense md the preservation of order. Final
ly, The right 10 tofe-wh{ch Is the safeguard OF
Mi the foregoing rights The colored MN Is
q free cuizen OF the United States be Owes the
sumc allegiance to the Constitution and Gor-
erumcnt that Is due from the white citizen.
lie is Obliged TO fight in the defense of Govern
ucpt, and TO pay taxes for its support on Ill
be owns and consumes, precisely the same as
other classes Of citizens. There are no Fede-
raj duties or obllcatious which white citizens
are required to fu1t1, no laws they are bound
TO obey, but are equally incumbent upon the
coIorcl citizens. The Constitution recognizes
no difference in comple<tons, rights or respon-
.ibllitics among citizens. All citizens arc
equal in the eye Of the organic law. Treason
md rebellion committed by black citizens arc
no greater nor less crimes than when comn1i-
ted by white citizcps; and fealty and alleg1
ancc arc exacted BY the Constitution from
all clssses OF citizens to the same degree-
Such being the theory and The 1sr oi our Re-
, 1866-01-04

The Jury DixnErce md are Discharged
SERIOUS Charge Made Against One
Jurymnn by Another.


Jurymnn by Another.
From the Ncw York World. 1et1
After having occupied period of between
five and six weeks i1lts trial, the renarknhlc
divorce suit Of Strong against Strong Is
ended, und no conclusion has been arrived at.
filled to come to an agreement, and have been
judge Garyiu during Saturday had four iu-
toryiews with the jury, at their request, and
explained to them the law upon points on
which they desired information. The Jury ut
the second interview said they were agreed as
to mattcrs Of law, and that the only differ
enco Then was as TO the credibillty OF certain
witnesses. The Judge spoke to them Of the
Importance Of their coming to an agreement,
but said they were not 10 DO driven from
their conscientious duty, or to be moved
from an opinion which they had conscicn.
tiously arrived at; nor were they to stand
the Jury requested to have for inspection the
letter written BY Mr. Strong to Mrs- Potter
in reference to the counterfeit one and 1--we
dollar notes. which wns sent for and given
them. Tho third and fourth Interviews were
lnte In the evening, when, In reply to 4nes-
that they had the right to TAKE the fact INTO
consideration where material evidence WIS to
be obtained md was not produced at the trial
TIC Jury remained In earnest discussion until
about three O'Clock yesterday morning, when
most Of them fell nsleep upon mattresses and
cushions which had been provided. They
again resumed their deliberations shortly
Garviu vas again sent for, and arriving lii
tie after ten O'Clock, opened court. Atr. Cram
and Mr.. Gerry, representing the parties IN the
suit, were present, besides some half dozen
Tie foreman said they had fully discussed
, 1866-01-04

consumed. The government funds were In Al
Iron eale called hee proof. but IN
I'll probability they were entirely con-
samed. The principal part Of the Wis
consin Lumberman Office was saved, NJ
mixed up. Among The principal sufferers arc
McCulloch, Krens, Garner, the owner OF the
Hazznrd Houee, Gov. Brown, Wm. SpaSgou,
Clements, Giichrist, Bennett and Connery.
Some, If not all Of these gentlemen. are par
TALLY insured. Among the losses not men
TONED We hear is the valuable Law library OF
Eaton d AfCau,
, 1866-01-04

The Conservative parasites of Andrew
johnson say that he is carrying ont in good
filth, the purposes md principles of the
martyr President. We hope he Is, but like
"faith," it rests On the evidence Of things
not seen. Here is what the-rcal President
the man whom the loyal people intended
should be President until 1860, declared al the
time Gen. Grant was fighting those terrific
battles in the Wilderness, forcing Ills way to
tho rebel capital:
"fou desire to know IN the eycnt Of our euc-
In the field, The came being followed BY loral
and cheerful submission the part OF tho Souih,
II, nn,.s,r amnesty shoIld nd not b aeeopaned
res< 2hoald 0A4 BE- realized, followed by such de-
sired results cannot see. If universal amnesty IL
granted, hftr, undcF the circumstances. cau avoid
ExAc11kG IN RETURN US1rEIsaAL suFTRAGE ON THE
RAsls OF INTELLIGENCE AND MILITARY SERVICE.
How to better the condition Of the cotored race has
long hecn 4 sindy With has attracted my ee.ions
and careful .aticaiion. Ueacs I 1liak I avn
sSaa p.asrs n he pre.sise,-nzo4np1.o n M nr11.
oIoCs Dr1r, As TIE NA11oS's GUARDIAN OF TuEsE
PEcrLE. WHO nAvE SO HEuo1cALLr vSDIc1TED
1uE1E HAEu0oN ON TIE HATTIE YIELD, wHEEL n
ASSISTING TO GAVE TUE IlTE or TIE REfErtIc THEY
TO TIE NA1.loT. WHICH Is Err TUE utNAxE PRo-
TEc11oS Or TUE 11An THEY HAVE SO Fxsu1 EaSLr
DETENuLD. . ........
:: =. ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
I'm Els letter to Gen. wadtworth.)
II lc had not been assassinated by "Con-
servatve," who can doubt that his great in-
luence would hare been cxerted in con(erring
on the co1orcd people their right 10 the bal
lot: To deny it is to libel the memory and
impcech tho honesty Of the second Father Of
his Country.
, 1866-01-04

in whose future It takes bu. very slight
Interest. Can not an Income be found
far thia Young gentleman, Who's nsne
ls 30 popular with Engl{shnrn in conuection
With tho schleswig Nolsteiu question, out a
the Swings Of his intended 1,fe's father, OF
law 70 Unexpectedly inherited. VIII not The
ordinary allowance TO IN English prIucess
satltfy This latest pretcnder, whose own pcr-
eopal income L. said to be nearly eQnivalant
to the pay Of Junior clerk IN the Custom
House? We have to apport3on an income TO
Prince Alfred this session, aud It will be danc
with thorough unanlnity md good feeling.
ing Prince Frederick Of Aucustcnburg the Or
dina1y fare and leaving his triatSAd 10 coma
out Of the private Guelphic revenues.
One word more, sir, IN connection with this
subject, and viii conclude. It vas stated
that, though tho Queen wonld open Paslla-
nent In person. tho old eeEenonial' would
be subject to some "slight modlacations-"
The Time=, with singular bad taste, has
choecn to be face,ious On the subject, and has
announced that these notifications will eo1-
siss In the Queens not riding In The state
coach, nor wearing the state robes, which arc
to bo laid upon, the throne, and not
e teading tho speech heFself, o1t Leaving
This, OF couzse, Il joke: but 1t Il O rather
bring the Grown into contempt. No one.
With = knowledge Of the Queens common
sense, could imagine her taking part In such
> mockery, standing In deep mourning hy the
throne, on which her robes arc lying. and
listening to what u supposed to be heF own
speech, mnmbled ont BY Lord cranvorth,
who IS always "innudible in the gallery" It
Ia Impossible to conceive such travestio Of
what hitherto has been, and always ought
to be, most striking pageant !: but II It
really wcre to take place, all Tho ac-
ccssorics should be In keeping, and the scene
shculd merely be- IN undress rehearsal Of
the real performance: AL the peers ahonld
be 10 shooting Jackets md ftock coats, with
their robes and coroncts neatly rolled mp, ike
paletots at an evening party, md laid on their
seats. Then might strangers gnze on tho
plaId trousers OF Lord Broughnm, and the b1ue
coat and buff waistcoat OF Lord Redesdsle;
the Chancellor might wear dressing gown,
with the corner Of his wig peeping ont Of
the pocket, and Fl. r. E. the Prince Of Wales,
If lie has time 10 be present, might calmly
smoke that exceedingly short pfPe with
which the artists Of the Illustrated iournalg
have recently accredited hin. 9.
, 1866-01-04
[Fcr the Chicago Tribunal
THE WEDDING.

sa' sr. the m mrsiug8 hat thIx seens fnapa1ts.
The closing moments Of unwcddel life:
Cf*Ded tsrds uuftc two }tu. single hearts
Soon 10 rc.l17r, q Husband and VILE.
Gaze on, gaze On, 70 beautiful! And borrow
New b. anty frcm the vc-DspttoE sceaer
Then tel your m!tzus, On tho coming mosroW.
That ono who rnied o'cr many heszsa tho Quoen,
Now DER one osl5 N!csds her regal sway;
And one who lltn Cathedral clock ha3 BEEN
Beet,wiug time 10 many, l. today
A jeweled watch for one 114n'H tins alone.
And marks tho mucled neat OF 10 hesrt but hfs OWL
Gaze grossly or, ~ proalga,c md say1
Call It a theme for Idle, vain discourse
And eimpering suile 1T Is not you. but thy
VIII mosahEs ''lor better OF for worse"
Gszs On. ~ wise, BY harsh experience tanehti
Look calmly On, o Youth, with sacred thought
On all tkat warE, youth pants for Conc, Old Age,
Unto The altar softer still more uesr!
List to the thrilling words from ltte's wovu p1se
Which long Ego were muAc 10 yourtarl
Let happy memories hike 81 ect sons-btrds sing
'More the dead eaf1ands OF SOMA faded year,
Recsling back The blithe-cme bloom OF Spring,
ReugEtIns al the ra,t With scenes lore and cheer
What worlds Of Contemplation in the thought
That separate lives in welded bonds arc bl:ut
By solemn words with Eravest import ttauSht,
White ken.1ment becomes sacrament
AID love n Itc1oug dnty! Listen now;
Eternity Is closed In one brief span;
Two tonls unite In low vhIsperet. row
Forged irto fctters iast, linked by tat holy MN!
Tie three great stages Of existence a1s
Our BIRTH h,-our hrital,-a our burial.
Immortal eeqaeats Of Infdlty are va
Heaven-mls.ioned ard earth-teekoncd rom atar,
Bearing the curse Of msn'a primeval I'LL
As our credentials from Divinity.
To LIES drrt stage Of woe Awakening,
Weakness aud sorrow only do We bring.
Like birds Ill bodsng. weak with weary wing,
Ccc w2iirc screcch Is all tho song We sing.
Naturc's first howl for bcgTarborn, OF king.
cne crl.otc-oue ncctirc !nteFvM
Eetween the cradle Tobe8 and funeral pall,-
Then ends our pilgrimage.
Ard for lite's dnal stage
Nothing tavc VIC but tdust,-6eath and busisl.
7. R. r.
, 1866-01-04
Destructive Fire Mt Stevens Point,
Wis.-Fourtcen Buildings Burned.

From the PlovcE {S1ls.) Times, Dec. 81,
About 4 o'clock yesterday morning, fire
hardware store, in RoSca's Block, and soon
tue whole building was In flames. Although
the mir was very still, Jet in spite Of all
the e1ertions that could be made, the
fire spread, consuming all tho buildings
from the Royce Block to Whites
eate% eatenaed BACK. s,c taking G carness m store,
the Hazard House, and q bakery. On the
opposite side Of the street from the Royce
Block, saloon on the corner, Gray's store,
Mrs. Browns millinery store, q saloon. Con-
nery's variety store, the Ltmbe7mon printing
Office, meat market, Bennett's store, and
jewelry store, were all consumed. Forth
nately no lives were lost. The total loss Is
Yariously estimnted at from sso, 900 to 50, ,0o
The Offices Of the Register md Recorder Of
the United States land Office, werein Royce's
Block; and all the records, papers, 10, were
, 1866-01-04
Explosion mt Columbus, Pn-One Man
Killed md Others Severely Injured.

From the ColumeA spy Extra, Dec. 30.
About hall.past seven o'clock yesterday
evening our citizens were startled By loud
report, causing tho windows IN all parts Of
the borough to shake. A messenger soon
arrived with the intelligence that Tie boilers
at Cordelia Furnace, siiuated about t,ro miles
from Columbia. on the Reading g. Columbia
Railroad, had blown up.
The excitement was intense, aud the road
was soon filed with all manner Of vehicles
and persons On foot, vending their way to
the eccue Of the DISASTER. We arrived there
Mt eight o'clock, and such q scene we never
before Witnessed. The furnace was Total
wreck, and tho woodwork on fire. OF four
S1ets, na cs,rried G' 81 ~ about one hundred Yards.
Two were bursted completely. The half Of
one was carried abont five hundred yards into
d ne'ghboriDg field, and. tho other Has lodged
, 1866-01-04
A Cure for Smuggling,

Hon. Nathan Sargent, Commissioner OF
Customs, has Intelligence from the customs
officer ut Albion, n T., who relates a mode
lately adopted to secure tho duties on cloth
Ing and other goods purchased In Canada and
brought into tho, United States. The co1lec.
Tor there, found that notwithstanding the
vigilance Of the officers, large quantities OF
nes. He therefore took. measures to ascor