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cationB,-a law unto hinaolf. We're ho man Of
extraordinary powora, ho might for tho tin,o at-
tract considerable intention but 1t IL not proba-
bio that Ills secession will Fcrioualy disturb tho
general harmony Of tho Church.
Binl,op Cutnmins gives as ono Of His roaaons
for his proceeding TINT lie sooks latgor and
moro tolorant situation, wlnro ho can oxoroiuo
tho right and privilege to moot bis follow Chris
tana of other OhurohoH around thu oontnunlon-
table; mud, aa another reaao1i, hls inability to
participate in tho services Of his own Church with
thoae who incline to nitualisn1. Thus, while
leaving tho Church that ho may extend unlimited
liberation toward nil other ChriDtiauH, he do
claros that he is a1so driven to this oourao by bis
inability to tolerate tho proceedings Of portion
Of tho mombors Of the Church ho lonyes.
That tho timc will como when tho conflict in
tho Episcopal Church botwoon tho two parties
known 'As High and Low will loud to sopara-
tion is probable; but boforo that timo tho Church
viii lavo to become far moro numerous thau It
ID at prosont, and what is known as " Hitualiam u
must DO mora pronounced than now. DR..
CumminB will hardly sucoool In establishing q
Church in this or any other country. lIo te
hardly tho man to accomplish such work, over
II thero vas an occasion for 1t.
, 1873-11-18

In tho Cook County Aascssors' returns there
1as ono caae Of widow woman who reported
among hor porsonal estate $4,000 in currency /;
there we're seyeral other cases whorc like prop
e1ty vas returned in au1nB ranging from $100 to
$4,000. Tho State Board of Equalization at
Springfield addod % per cent to theso va1ues.
thus declaring that tho true value Of the $40 900
greenbacks was $4,000, aud the County Clork
has received instructions from Springfield to
extend on his booka for taxation the s20,000
ourreuoy ss worth $4,000. Tho same proceed
ing waa taken in all tho othor caaes. Gov. Bov-
sridgo ha. been notified that he must call out
tho ruilitia to collect tho tar on this valuation.
, 1873-11-18

Tho Chicago produce markets were aotive
yesterday, and prices averaged higher. though
carly quotations were not Bnstalnod. Meus pork
wau in good demand, aud 10@25c highor, closing
Ut sl200@12.10 cash, aud sl2.25@12.87]4 seller
January, Lard WAS active aud 10 higher, at
7}s@71lo cash and 79zo seller January. Meats
wesp !u fair do.uatld aud stronger. at 40a}zo
for part saltea shoulders, 6@0c for do short
ribs, a1So for do short clear. aud Gat@7Go for
greou lans. Lake frelghts were dull ind I'LL
changed. ss s11e tor coru to Buffalo, Highwines
ware uaazs active and atsady n s7A pr gallon.
, 1873-11-18

President Grant haB made public IN informal
expression OF his viows on tho Virginius caao.
He and Ills advisors fool as indignant as any at
tho conduct Of the spaniards, mud arc determined
to protect American citizens, and to compel ro-
spoct for tho American flag, hut thoy are still un-
willing to act except upon full aud trustworthy
information which haa yet to come. Tho Vir
ginius, the President Baid, II properly cleared,
had right to entor any port in tho Spanish
posBossionB, and spnin had no right to Interfere
IN any way with our merchant ahipB upon tho
high seas. That, Capt. Frye, OF tho Virgintus,
trusted to this construction Of international
law is apparent from the Spanish ACCOUNT
Of the chase and capture, In which
particular attention is called to tic fact that no
ronistance Whatever was made by tho Virg1nius.
When oyerhau1od by the Tornado, her officers
quietly surrendered her papers for examination,
never dreaming that all considerations Of l1uman-
ity and Ian would be- 80 flagrant1y ovorriddon.
4 msss meeting was hold last night in New
York, which unanimously resolved that the
Government ought to take the prompteat aud
most decisive measures, and invited war as pref
erablo to submission to such outrages. IN
Chicago, tho tide Of public opinion was worry
strongly aBaInst the 8paniards. From the in
tereating interyiova published in our local
columns this morning, It will bo seen that our
business mon AZ well rs the veterans Of the ihto
war ere strongly IN favor Of war, II that be ncc-
ossary, to bring Spain to reason. It Ia stated
, 1873-11-18
THE CUBAN CRIBS.

In considering the action OF the Cuban author-
itios In disobeying the direct instructions Of the
spaniah Government It il necessary to under
stand the state Of Affairs in Cuba. While nomi-
nally dependency Of Spain, that island Is really
IN independent power, unrocognizod By any
foreign Government. yes receiving quasi recog-
nitlon from Spain herself. That is, vhilo cer-
tain body Of men control the Government
revenues and armies Of Spain, an entirely dif-
fexent body, yielding no obedience to tho first,
govern Cuba, and they are really permitted 30 to
do In return for the payment Of b certain portion
Of the Cuban revenues. This latter body III
known by the indoluite nano Of tho Volunteers
and aa tho whole Of tho population, productions,
aud commerce Of Ouba Ia At tho will Of those
men, their history may not bo uuinteresting.
After tho revolution OF 1853, the lower Glasses
Of Spain wero in stato Of agitation which led
to the instructions Of cadiz and Malaga, nud to
frequent uprieings IN Arragon and Catalonia.
To get rid Of these dangerous characters, they
vera given the choice, when captured, Of being
shot, Us wns the custom Of Gen. Do Rodaa, or
Of volunteering to put down tho Cuban re-
bellion, then just commencing. Tho men thus
disposed Of were called In dorision ''Yo!un-
teors," and wore tho subject Of many asroAstio
rhymes in Spain. To thoir number werc added
Ill criminals who were occupying 1ails or who
voluntarily gavo themselves up to embark for
Cuba. Some 10000 Of those acoundrols. tho
lowest charaoters Of Spanish slums, rere ship
ped to Cuba with the ory Of "baanty and
BOOTY" on their lpa. Subsequent ahipnents
have awoled tho total to over 10000, and these
men arc tho real masters Ut Cuba.
Whom tioy sAot down two unoffeuding Gar-
mans tor wearing blue cravats (bluo being tho
color choson by the patflots) whom they murder
cd, by judicial farce similar to Tue last ono at
Santiago, tho young medical studonta tor boy
ish freak; whan they tlrod indiacriminatoIy iuto
the Cafe do Ia Marina, killing spaniards, Amor
leans, ard Cubana alike; when they hoIhtea tile
black flag In all thor encounters with tho patriot
troops; and lastly, whom they executed over
fifty of the passengers and crew Of q vesae
bearing tho flag Of tho United Staten, without j11
diclal process to determine her real charaotora
they in each case, showed themselves to bo be-
you'd tho pale Of civilization, and Of no stand
ing In the Dyes Of Christendom. 1u reality
! thoro to-day e1iats no Government who'll
! demands any recognition by tho drcnt
Powers. Spain has long enough and suf
tloioutly evidenced her tncapaclty to con
| troll tho affairH OF Cuba, aud, to put Z
stop to tho doplorabla evils which muut s1is
thdre under the prosous order OF things. aont
| combined action BY this country aud the psrtlo'
! to The Treaty Of Washington should bo had. i
! tia investigation Of tho YrGluius affair sl4ow
that our rights have bean lnfFinyel and tim
reparatiou cannos DO Latl In 3 peaceful way, VI
.uppt''sna the outrage. Of sA'ss Volantssrs
, 1873-11-18
RIHHOP CUMMINH.

In his letter to the Bishop OF Kentucky, Dr..
CumYninH announces that he has ''soyared tho
relations which he has sustained with tho
and that, therefore, II leave tho communion In
which have nbored In tho sacred miaistYy for
over twenty-eight years, and transfer my work
aHd o01ce to another sphere Of labor" From
this 1t appears that Dr.. Oumm1ns proposes to
continue tho Office nna exercise the functions OF
u Bishop Of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
but ho intends to do 90 outside Of that Church.
He knows perfectly well that tho canons OF the
Church provide for his deposition from tho
of1ce Of Binhop but he evidently il prepared to
maintain his Office without any regard to the
future action the Church may take in his case.
Iu other words, DR.. Cu1nnains proposes to be
Bishop Of = uaw Church, and, for the present.
aolo Bishop. Ho has marked out for himself
policy toward tho Protoptant Episcopal
Church the same as that adopted In
Germany by Dr.. Relnkons who Ia sole Bishop OF
the Old Catholics. Tho two prclates propose to
divide tho Churches from, which they separate.
Both are Blahopa.-able to exhibit IN Apostol-
ical succession In their conservation, and both
claim to represent tho genuine Church Of Which
they claim to DO the chief Bishop. There Ia .
difference. however, In other respects. Bishop
noinkena IL represented and conceded to DO \
man Of great natural ability, snd stsnds inteleo-
tunlly high among tho theologlanu Of Germany.
Ho has d large following, both Of recognized
priests and Of tho laity. He has also within
the reach OF his inAnouce not only the States OF
tho German Empire, but OF Switzerland, largely
Of tue Austrian statop, and to como extont In
France and Belgium body Of Catholics num-
boring many millions Of people. With these he
claima to be, and practically is, in full agreo-
| mont upon al articles Of Catholic faith aud
doctrine. save tue ono doa Of papA Infallibility.
HI preachos. therefore. nothing that Ii now he
retatps tho old faith with I'll its forms Ind in al
It's logical conclusions, and 1nerely inyites the
Roman Catho!ics to unto With him In rejecting
what ho ins,sts Ia HI innovation.
Bishop Cumm!ns, though nun Of fair ability
md learning, can hardly claim intellectual eope-
rioFity among tho prolatea and pastors Of the
Church. lie las mover occupied any command
Ing poFit!on, aud during Ills long service las
failed to mahe my such narkoa impression upon
tho public ss would suggest him 10 loalor.
Being \ Bishop OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church, he has but limited body Of laity to
addreas. His chances OF gaining prosolytoa
among persons Of other and more humorous do.
nominations are, perhaps, greater than among
those Of his own Church. He eau hardly expect
by his induonco to croato any division in tho Eli.
gllah or the DrIttsll-Amerlcan 0luruhes. Hs will
have no followers Among tho American Dishopu
though there may 10 Ahlf-a-dozo., c!ergymon
already IN difficulty with the Church., who Wit
recognize him aa thels Bishop. fIe will, there
fore, 10 solo DlAhop OF tbs now Oanrch, - Hor
Of Pops, patsouhlsd will eouvsntiuax o. soaTs
, 1873-11-18
MASONIC,
s,us3ai INspatsh u 1hs chteaaa Tribune.

s,ss3ai ntepatsh u Ths chteaaa 7s4bunt,
dA1EanuAa, ILL.,. Nov. 17.-Tho preparations
that nre hoinl made here tor the grand ut exyru-
sition, under tho auIpicos ct tho Masonic {ca-
tcrnity, to 10 hold no1t wocls, promise that thu
a.rair will be very successful. spsclal attention
rho.o5rapi,s. l Tho entriep In th,s lino ars ~
ready large mud flno. Tho opening address wall
bs gIFon by J. Z. Forester, OF Ohioago1; also
leotuye will bo delivered boioro tho opening vi.
dresa ~. g. Holland. Excursion rates rill
Railroad. 10 that every ono along the lips mar
larc An opportunity to visit tho opposition.
, 1873-11-18

roadS bo1ong to tho permanent Civil Service.
and no difficulty Ia found In forcing tho private
companies, by tlle competition Of tho doyo1n-
nlent lincs to conform to tho tariff Of tho
latter
An aot waH passed by tho british Parliament,
iii 1914. which was intontlod to gtvo tho Stnto
tho absolute right Of purchase; but 1lr. Gait
holiovoa 1t to 10 practically imperative. 1hc
not provides TINT tho Government siall pay
twonty-avo years purotlaso of tho nnnunl dtvi-
dotld profits, oBtimntod on tho avorago Of tho
tlireo noxt preceding yoars. At this rate, tito
British Government would hive to pay 25 por
cent honsiB, and In Como caBea tho avorage
aganat them would bo ntill largor. For instance,
tho Government would besobliged to pay .eG8
share for tho metropolitan Road, whom isn
market value is only Eo7, ind 30 on. An eati-
mato has boon made, which Mr. Gait thinisu too
liboral II anything, that 90oo,ooo,o0o [eo,ooo,
000,000) would bo fair prtco for tho railroad
property Of tho Kingdom. allowing 4 reasonable
bonus on tho narkot yaiue of tho Shares, and
that they would thon yield profit Of .e7,50o 900
(s87, ,oo0) por annum to tho Government at
low ratos.
, 1873-11-18

Flour waein bettor request md unohangol. Whoat
waH actvo nud cosod 90 higher, at e1.02 cnah
and 51.02i1 solior Docon,bot. Corn wns aotiye,
and coocd 1}{c higher, ut 3o1{o cash ai,tl 003Io
closing Mt 90llo cash and 30S{o uollor Deccnbcr.
1lyo wnH quiet anl ntoatly at G2c. Barley WAS
dnll and easier, olosing at $1.31 for No. 2, and
'>1c for good No. 0. uogs were aotivo and firm
at lie u*lvarco, closing ut aa.75e04.15. Tho cat
tie market was iirtnrr. Sheep wore unchanged.
, 1873-11-18
NOTES AND OPINION.

The nezt election In Illinois will bs tho spring
elections {1874) for County Supervisors. Tue
Farmers ara looking to It.
Tho Warrington (rI!.) Herald hoIAtn tho
name OF Willard q. Tlagg for next President Of
thu United S!ates. Mr.. Flnyg is now At tho
haad Of tho Farmers organization in Illinois.
1T WIS stated, aftor tito loma clectton, TINT.
OF 1Nu County Tteusutcra. not moso than huff
r.Iogeu wbya su-eleusel. Wo do not think that
,uore tl,au ten OF tho l02 County TreaAurezn iu
IllIneaa m 3s~slnatxd. Bs<as It tn eotahts3
, 1873-11-18

Lady Franklin has recently written \ oonmu-
nication to tho London Times, III anawsr to +
statement OF that pApor, that tho crcdtt for tho
disuovegy Of the Northwest Paaaago belonged to
Sir Robert Mcclure, In which che brings forward
poaltive proofs. Furnished by the results Of tho
MoClintook expedition Ia 1860. to show that Sir
JOHN franklin, hos husband, maa the real dis
coyeror, At least two Tensa and halt bofose
Mcclure found 1t. from another quartor. While
thus claiming tho honoc and defending tho
memory Of her gallant h1Bband, ahe nevorthc-
less showa herself trae WOMAN BY asking tho
Government, aud appealing peruonaaly to tho
Quoon, 10 grant tho widow OF Sir Robert Mcclure
m oxtra pension, n yiew Of the latters servicoH.
, 1873-11-18

Nearly Boven-tontha Of mill have bcon added
to the rate Of State taxation By tho State Board
Ut Equalization to produce the additional rev.
5uue for tho payment Of tho intorost on tile
eailroAd-aid bonds. Tho assessment wna in
czoaaed by 1870, ,0oo, 900, and the revenue thore-
on from tax Of 2 7-1o mills will be 1884, 900.
The rate OF tax but for tho railsoAd-aid bonds
would have been on1y 2 LID mills.
, 1873-11-18

It waa yogy ingenious scheme that LON
don raau conceived to publish. bo4weon . aud 10
O'Clock every day, reprint In lninistllro Of
uil tho news, correspondence, aud articles Of
tho various newspapers which arc issued at s
O'Clock In tho morning. There Ia y project to
prevent this piece Of piracy by inducing Par
lamont to declare q copyright on I'll tho
original 1natser In newspaper tor forty-eight
hours after itu publication, forbidding syou
condensation.
, 1873-11-18

LooASsronr, Ind. Nov. 17.--Ihe remains of
Charles D. Pratt, non Of the llun. D. D. Pratt,
United 6tatss Senator, kr17yod this morning aud
wnre lntorrel this afternoon. Dccaased wAs
formerly u mauIbar OF tho Bar Of this city, bNt
recoutly connected with tbs New York OuBtouk.
Hou.s. ue uiea N Nav Yozk Axl TdaY n
dtdieAsiaAk II ttA hsAlh
, 1873-11-18

THE UNDER-SIDE OF THE CUET0M-1 -1IoU3E.
Compromising Uustom-lIouHo suits Hoonls to
bo regular and lucrative limo of Official busi-
nosa in Now York City. There is 1ornlnl pro-
cess for diaoontinuing these suiss In court, aud
aa tho compromises arc alwnyg 1nado privately
they attract no attention. IT is only when tho
efforts at compromise ngo resisted, aa in tho caso
OF Phelps, Dodge i Co., for d time, that tho
facts nro givcn to tho public. a United Etatos
statute providon for tho distribution Of tho
funds obtained In this way. Out Of tho aum
paid ovor to secure tho dismissal Of tho suit are
deducted tho amount of the duties due tue Gov
ornnont on tho smugglod goods, tho fees OF tho
Clerk Of tho Court and the United 8tatos Mar
shal, and tho percentage Of tho United States
Diatrfot-Attornoy aud tho Clork. The Ologks
fees amount to about sG0 In each case, and he
Aas furthor por cent on tho gross amount re-
coiyed: Tho Marshals feoa arc about tho enmo
as thoao Of tho Clork. Tho Distriot-Attorney
has percentage Of q per cent on the groHs
amount. 'Aftor these deductions hAvo beon
mado, one-haf tho compromise money is paid
into tho United Statos Treasury. or tho re-
maiudor, one.halt goes to the informor, who ia
generally Special Agent, and tho other is paid
to tile Collector OF the Port, who divides NTH
tho Naval Olacor and tho Surveyor of the Port.
Hero is m official ring Of bfx persons,-the
Marshal, Clerk, Diatrlct-AttorneY Collector,
Naval otlicor. Surveyor, and Special Agent, ,-nll
Of whom havo direct intoroat in compromising
suits brought for pcnaltios whcre custom dutios
havc boon ovadod. Tho Now York Tribune re-
! Gently published List Of the caacs thus COM
promisod within three years, together with a
| disposition Of the funds recovered. In a1, nev-
| onty-sevon cases have been settled. yielding o
groaa sum Of GLASS 018.o5. But 9717,B9e Of
this sum, or less than half, has been
turned over to tho United States. OF
tho rost, the District-Attorney's foes have
taken s28,320, tho Clcrk and Marshal,
$22,0ae; tho Collector, Naval Officer,
and Surveyor ss5s,o7s, and The inforner
s355,87S.a9. There has long been IN improB-
sion among tho merchants OF Now York-and,
indeed, olsewhere-that smuggling Is actually
encouraged by this system Of compromise, and
that It's only benefit ia for agents aud informora,
to whom 1t opens up wido field for blackmail.
ing. This impression will be heightened by tue
showing which tho Now York Tribune has made
Of the enormous profits thai compromises yield
to informors and Ouston-House ofacials
, 1873-11-18
OH GblraDo 02ibu,at.
Tuesday Morning. November Is, 1879.

Tho charge for registering domestic letters Ia
to be reduced. Hitherto 1t has been dftoon
cents but, after Jan. !, oight cents only will
b. charged.
, 1873-11-18

Tue CHICAGO TRIBUNE recently requested tho
Quincy Herald to be good enough to mention
the principles which tho Democratic party is not
willing to surrender. Whereupon the Herald
tenders US Jofferaon's inaugural Addreas. As
Tie Democratic party datos back only to jackson.
no ahould like to know what tho Herald ia
doing With Je6ereon's Inaugural Address. Tho
parties Of Jet1crson's day were dead and buried
before modern Democracy Was born. With tho
sana grace tho Herald might have tenderod us
tho Ten Commandments as the principles which
the Democratic party is not willing to surrender.
There arc probably worry few persons who will
not subscribe to Jeferson's Inaugural Address,
and Washaington's, too, for that matter.
, 1873-11-18

tSpsatal Dl<plsoh to Ths chtcttqa I4fat.ns.
pEonIA, Ill.,, NoY. l7,--Iynk l. l1rotherAou
epensa ths packing ssaaaa to.d4Y W killing 900
AsA:&
, 1873-11-18

MYERS oPGRA-HousIs- Atonroo strset, bstween
Dearborn And St8to. BuFlceQuo OF hAat!nR on tba
esain." Minstrsi.y and co,nintiities.
, 1873-11-18

DR.. KAHN'S 3iUSEUM OF ANATOMY-Clark
1troet, betweon Madison and Mouroo.
, 1873-11-18

The question whether farmers shall sell their
hogs for less than S. per 100 pounds ia topic
Of animated discussion in tho weekly nsws-
papors. In some Of them We observe that the
brutal Chicago packers arc denounced for their
supposed desire to keep down the price and to
fatten on the farmers pork. We understand
that It mskea no difference to the packers
whether the market price OF hogs iB high or low,
or II thoro il any difference, their interests are
III favor Of high price, Bipee the price Of meats
tthe article they have to selD bears steady and
uniform ratio to tho prico Of hogs. It would
undoubtedly b m embarrassment to tho paok-
ers II tho tarmere should united1y withhold their
hnss from the market, for then they would have
nothing to do, but, 60 long az hogs como forward
Is aoms prlco, 1t naken no difference what that
prizes iA, provided 1t III not 10 high II to out otr
The demand.
, 1873-11-18

The Spanish crisis has qu1to superseded that
IN the financial world. Another suit has been
ba8un against Jay Cooke d Co. to throw thom
into bankruptcy, and q temporary injunction has
been granted to prevent them from parting with
Any Of their property pending the deciaion
Ut tho suit. Hugh a1cCulloch, the senior
partner OF the London house, will reorganize
that part of the firm, and Eecommence business
Jan. l. There has boon some diaousaion in
Washington Of the probability Of An imitation
VI the currency by Congress-. Senator sher-
man gives It out that any measure Of imitation
that might pass tho House would be certain to
be dcfeated In tho Senate, and Con. Garfield
truste to tho Presidents veto to arrest It. The
condition OF labor throughout the country Is a
tri1a better. For instance, the Joliet Iron and
Steel Mills, In this State, aro running on full
time, aud expect to continue to do 80 all winter.
, 1873-11-18

AoADEatY or Mus1C-11alated street, bs.vesu Mad.
''Jealossy, or ths OutcAst Wtio."
, 1873-11-18

become weary Of hn7ing tho public tFaaaury
robbed, and thu public property applied to Illegal
and unworthy ob1eosa and, ~ tho reine OF
government are III tho hands of tue Republican
the people for all tho corruption that existn In
public afFair9.-Pektfn {Ill) Times.
The election Of Nov. waa the most OK
citing and bitter that has occurred In this coun-
ty tor ypars. Tho election lest fall was thought
tho ons Of Tuesday last. Tltuo changes al
tlnos.-o CRAWFORD County (In.) Constitution.
In this connection / wish to deny tho state
ment In last weeks Clinton p,shllo that Was
farmer, elected AZ d farmer, nnd am = fatmer.-
r. Walker, County Judge elect Of De Wa County.
Il AM aa strong Freo-Irader as rus two,l-
tyyehrs ago aa Aboltlonist, nnd n1n Just NJ anro
that Protection III inherently wrong Us was thus
alayory wae wrong; in fact, I find TINT tic aame
arguments which fused against slavery nre quito
suitable to aso against tho ourss OF Protection.
What right have the farmers OF tho
Northwest to DO regulated In tho sale OF their
products by the laws Ut Frae Trade, and tho
manufacturing interests OF tue East to DO regu-
lutod ly the la'Va OF Pro:ootiou2 Why intlato BY
taritr the price Of Enatern manufactured goods,
rnd oompo! tho farmer to yell hts proluetH 1T q
uatural valuation p Nm. o. FXte. Of Pontiac,
1T is war against n,onopolles; the cller OF
whom is that old Fig -lran Pirate, High Protautiys
Tarur. The fhInorp, mechanics, aud tho labor.
ing-mon generally, cannot understand Nl1y oyory-
thing they buy ut tho store nhould remain at such
hieh prlcen simply to put money In tho loolota
of the boot aud R'loo manufacturing klngs, and
tho cotton and Iron lords Of Nom England and
pennaylyania. It in no uae for tho New York
aeae to ,atte'ps to eo!stoF " ts H. fa:nGs %os Of
with the ta,itt," IL tho far1uor's watohnord..-
Joncstoro (IN) GQxet!e.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-04-22

The Boston Herald says: 1t is intimated
that the New York and New England Rail-
read Company, which succeeds to all the
rights and franchises OF the Boston, Hartford
and Erie Railroad Company, is largely con-
trolled in tho interests of the Eastern Rail-
road. The president of the Eastern is one of
the principal stockholders of the New York
and New England road, and was quite active
in the meeting Thursday. Other Eastern
railroad men are said to be holders of stock
in the new company. So far as known at
present nc definite plan has been laid out,
but it is believed that the Eastern Railroad
officials are very anxious 20 control a through
line from Portland 10 New York, and the old
Hartford and Erie Offers about the only feast
bic route. A bill is now before the Legisla-
ture to authorize the Union Freight Railroad
to draw passenger cars over its tracks, and if
that bill becomes law it will be a very con-
venient method of transferring passengers
from the Eastern road to the New York and
New England without their leaving their seats.
Ofcourse, if such is the design Of the Eastern
road the completion Of the route to Now York
will be pushed forward as rapidly as possible.