, 1873-05-20

10 Tho Editor Of Tie Chicago Tribune:
B1n: Tho subject Of Freight nailroad from
Chicago to the City Of New York hRs been entor-
taiuod aud disoussed by mo for tho past t1roe
years. and Mn now glad to SEQ that it il claim
Ing tho attention Of your citizons, md also OF
some parties in New York. Will now give you
my plnn, or the outlines Of it, and trust YOU will
givo it to your roadera:
Wrst-Dui1l q three track road from Chicago to
New York, and nj nearly on I'll air-1lno rs 1usai-
bio; think tho road could be rim inside of 500
miles. Build all iron bridges, Mover cross any
| railroad build under or oyer III all cases.
| Second-Duild, or cause to be built, freight
| cars especially adaptod for this road aud its
business. Noyer run O cur Of any other line or
road oyor this road; nothor allow ono Of tho
cars Of this road to 10 run oror any other.
Ihird-1lnn freight-cara OIL two Of tho traclea
| ut G enocd Of 6 nailoa hour. This ratio Of
speed caueos but littlo woar and tear, nnl forms
| the only Timetable TINT IN required.
| Fourth-Run caltlo-trans tho third track
| East; to bo returned light, or loadod on tho
up-fsclg!,t track. Tho cattle-train would rim
| on titno-tablc md Mt speed Of IL or II milcg.
Fi}M-Under a speed OF six miles. freight
! would ho carried 10 New York sooner than 1t
now in, and more reliably. Trains could bo
loaded and sont forward just ay ycsso1s aro
loaled md towcl ont Of your harbor.
Sirth-Chicago wants no moro roads Tor pas
aongers, hut nho must layo increased facilities
| for getting rid Of tho rast nEnount Of produce
that sho ID HOW receiving, without taking into
account tho great incronae sho will get within
/ SeSentIl-CAicago ntust bear in mind that there
! arc othor places TINT haye m eye to tho vast
trado nho il now gotting, which il not half what
sho will havo within tito next five years, If ro-
tainod.
| EiqIlth-New York City must ioiu Chicago III
this matter, elso ao will find Home Of tho cities
on tho scnboarl Geoking this very tsade.
Ninth-The bnsinoss-raon and eapita1ists OF
both cities must join hands in this enterprise.
and keep speculative md railroad ring mon out.
There must be 10 stealing or manipulating, ~ i'll
very many casos which k1o,o.
1enth-The cost Of this road, ready for the
equipments. will DO about Us folows
800 mlIea three track road say about $4,000
tocohoei'es oooono
Cara IL 00o
| $50 GOO
In addition to tic above, worry largo facilities
must bo provided at Chicago and Jorsoy City for
tho loading and unloading Of cars u-A1lct,' as
thnBo would cost, including lind, about $4,000,
600. Equipments md facilities maat Of reces-
atty DO worry large OIL tlis road. to handle tho
inulenao business.
right kind of facilities for tho transportation ct
live stock to Now York. This road will bo nhlo
to offor facilities, III tho why Of cara especially
adaptcd to tho carrying of stock. fur superior to
anything HON in uao.
ItcclfM-In regard to tho cnrninss Of this
road, 1 haye 10 doubt it will provo 10 por cent
stock Freight pays bottor than passongora.
Now York l. Eric earned in ono year 317,500,-
goo, only 2,5o0,00o Of was passongor-monoy
haye said, an.t rcreat il again, that, in my
opinion, the New York S Eric never received 81
for through passengers but what 1t cost tlom 50
to procure and transport them.
It ii paaRengor~trass. running IS to 30 miloa
IN hour, TINT toar roal to pieces, w'1o freight
trainp, at a spoe.l Of nilcn, cause but worry
blight wear mud tear. :,
Flna|ly, /. road l,utlt, equipped, md run as
ahovo atated, will compete successfully with the
wator-co communication during tho wRrm months
Of tho yoar, mud mood not Charge extra in tho
winter monthH; aud will relioyo Chicago ever,
aay y, Of her vast receipts 81 prodnco and 1 i've
CHICAGO, May 10, 1879.
Horrible Murder Of Il Child by IL Child,
From the LynchDurJ {Va.) Ncrs, 4iay IA.
: 4 gentleman from Campboll informs alH OF ont
OF to nloat horrible murders Of child by clli!t
which are as follows Tn Th.traday Of lust wool
u nogro girl. aged years, wlloHe parents resl
on the land 81 1laj. Noboyt @. Saunders, Il
Campboll, sono fifteen miles from this city, Wal
HllAaou from hot unHlo, Auu, lllGAE coming gu
ller parents became llneaby about Aor, and
search at the wuols aud Aoida was constllanccd
. aud ACTIVELY proeocntal until soon after day
i light Friday morning, when her deaa body W.:
' found III q field Bonle distance from hor fathers
y house. An examination Of tho body was made
aud It soon bocamo evidont nhe had boon oruell
y murdered, her hoad bolng hoatar aimoat to
jolly. Near by tho body 1ay small stick, SOM
\ seven foot In iongth covoroa with blood AM
!. lair, showing That this wns tho weapon ,lscs
by tho murderer. A Ooroner's jury aa
. ao,ntlod at Q o'clock Friday afternoon, anl
a attor roslowug tho body, tho Testimony va
! con,monced WHOM It soon hoca.nc ntanifos
! that Tho nurlor waa oomnittod by nogr,
= boy namol Jonao Penn, WHO IL only abont7 year
|. Of age, Tho boy wah sent for, aud fully con
y foyaod tho murder. giving AZ hs motive for til
2 deed tho fact that tho girl was tho ownor OF
r wto n1arhlo, which sho would not Giyo him, al
/ youthful murderer, it IL said, Hhowod no BignB .
= romorao for tho bloody deetl 10 had perpotratot
f. and gayo no indications OF foar OF pullfalmou
:, for It. The jury returned verdict IN accorlanc
With :ho facts above detailed, but IN eo.,aIders
- i,nbeei1iv In wnA 0rdbrBt TO be dleunrued frot