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THE FREE-PASS PROSECUTION,

To ktt Editor Of The Chicago 1tibune:
Brn: Tho prosecution Of the Chicago, 4 North
western Railroad by tho naisroad Commissioners.
for giving man froe ride. brings light the very
NATURAL fact that Tho law is aas." parontnge
will tell. Tho Inv creating "tho Railroad md
Warehouse Comsniasion" 4" 1natoa Il obligatory
upon tho railroads Of tho Slate to furnish tho
Commissioners with FREQ pasges over their lines.
Tho law Of last winter naos it ronal offonae
for a company to Issue passoB to any ono. At
ioast, tho Intelligent Commissioners and astuto
Attorney General 80 construct it, Aud tho only
way they SEQ to harmonizo the two laws
il to demand tho passeH undor tho first lnw, and
prosecute tho Companies for giving thom under
tho second. Tho first law these legal stratogists
have long enforced with tho most satisfactory
succsBs. Tho enforcement Of the second IL .
queation of tho future. It IL less pleasing
task to tho great mind Of . Commissioner, and
III indebted for its undertaking to storm Beuae
Of duty on tho part Of tho only patriots in tho
State. Worry fow mon would sacrifice or joopat-
dizo such extensive solf-intoresta 1T DO these
noble men in seeking to kill tho goose that lAYa
wi wE % tho oeasr osst in Stephenson County that ia
to hear tho Chicago l. Northwes.eru oass take
cognizanco TINT these State laws epit i'll the face
OF ono nnother? It SO. will II reconcile lhem
by milking the first merely M exception to tho
record In that case, the only stop. nsccsaary
to enable railroad company to extend its paste,
bo to liavo the names OF tho needy enumerated
IN special act Of the Legislature. No COM
pany could object to that trifling trouble.
Doubtless 1t is by virtue Of some such epecial
act that the Attorney General claps. At WILL.
FREQ saddle On tho stenm horso whose gidos ho
socks to rowel deep with tho spura OF prosccu-
ton. Or will tho Stephenson Court ait DOM on
tho stronger horn Of the dilemma and say that
the later, law works repoal Of the earlier? In
this casa there s nothing for tho companion to
do but to trent tho Connissonora like othor
common dcadEoads, and atone for thciE ofronao
In letting them heretofore rido FREQ by aoeinE
that thoy don't do it hereafter.
But tho logic Of tho fools who contond that
the law intends to say that all men must ride
FREQ because one does, or flat ono man must
pay bocauao al the rest DO, is tho uophatry Of
bad cause and the ploadings Of pettifoggers. II
tho law docs intend this, lend aa began: Tho
law is q ans, and tho Lord forgot to make Al
exception Of railrondn when ho taught That man
may 10 what he viii with his own, and bestow IS
large penny on tho hired hand Of an hour o. On
tho workman for tho dav, without boing guilty
Of i" "oxtortion -" and discrimination"
Yours, in behsIf Of tho rialrg tido agsinst
some of tho fooishnoss Of the nnilroad law.
CHICAGO Nov, &c. 1873. H. p. AUSTIN,
, 1873-11-29

sorry tho " old 1azette" tloos not. 1Io says h
lihoa tho plan that Government shall iss,te moro
yreonoaoss md lond ahem to tho pcoplo Of,
mortgago at 4 por cent. and that le wautu Aoni.
l,o Knows Of lots OF llctgnbo1a who 10. II there
bo quo thtng In which wo tattored ourselves We
bud Huccoedod it was perfeot agreement with
fss G1G9os IL a fo out oe i a Se'EnS n @ ays hays
we can DO bottor by hsm than l'o propoaoa for
himself. Lot Government estimate tho cost Of
wnr, and lond TINT s1m to- tho peoplo instoad Of
sinking It III tho Boa. Aud, az 1t would DO i'm
Tho loall DO froo. No subscribcr shall como to
tho Gazellc with complaint without an effort
OH our part to satisfy him. Oincinnati Gaxet,e.
1t sooms to ua that tho people 'Asl[oratand
not dceolvol BY tlie calculating enthusiasm Of
platform orators. Thcy Btn,ld By, liBtcning to
the band md watching. tho banners and tho
calcium lights, aud 60 home afterwards quito
l,avo LOTT confidence in politicians. Tloy havo,
had blttor experience latoly of pat1ioia, aud
reforlnora. and Chriatianu, aud 1t llas taught
tllom to think for themselves and to follow
nobody's loAl. l1oas Of them probably havo
n,odo up their minds what ought to be done
about tho Boizuro Of tho Virglnius, but tloy
nro not disposed to throw up their hats aud
hurrall for anyboly's bidding. Never, perhaps,
has question Of national honor becn weighed
BY H. community with 80 littlo passion aut auuh q
fixed resolution Mother to do wrong nor to
] Auifcr M afrront 4 tonpor like thi5 augurs
,soll for just, honorable, dguitiod, intlextb1o
management Of tho quarrel but 1t ma!eos tho
wornt kind Of woather for professional patriots.
-Yeo lori; Tribune
Tho var furry III blowing over. aud tho Now
| York Herald will have to capitalize aome suw
sensation. Along with its conlbus.iblo patiot-
ism, thoro is great deal OF gool aonso In this
country. talo 1t BY and largo, aud after tho Her.
aid has liftod up ltu voice, nnd llowlod md ront
its garments, and certain iu,monso gatherings
havo bcon held n New Yurl:, and Cuban patriots
and irato phIanthroplsts dead-boat politicians
| at,d Hangutno Mscawbora llAyo blo%: IN steaul,
thero comes nos.sibe aud refreshing patso, and
by tho tino Congreas tncets tho American poopls
who don't 1.-Two in Now York or Washington will
have thought IL over, and, having e1ept on It,
will call In tho a0gB Of war. AZ to Con, Durr1e1
and tho murdered students, anil Cuban e1nanci-
patton and Gen. Ryan, aud annexation. and tho
littlo girl that WIS Hlot, aud Tie 1libustcrs who
ntakod tloir lives md Lost thonl, aud tue honor
Of our nag OIL tho higl. sens, and Con. Sicklos,
and several other thingn that hayo got ni1ol up
aua need attending to- VIC hope that they will re-.
| coiye attention and, II everybody il not pun
| ishod US tloy doaorvo IN thia world, no tako
great satisfaction III the belief that there Ia
another. But 1t IL too much to ask Of this coun-
Try to wield all tae tlluu4or-bolts Of Jupiter OH
general principles Of equity, utterly regardless
Of oxpanso.-SprinAtleld tatass.) Republican,.
, 1873-11-29

waa tho closing UP Of tic unupt contract, which
led to long and blttor litigation. At Inst, In 1862,
tho Railroad Company voted to surrender tho
property to tho Btato, md tho lattor took posaos
sion III September OF thai year, and commenced
it's operations systematically by soud!ng exports
to Europe to examine tho English mud A]rfno
tunne1a. Tho work Was tlon placed
undor tho direction Of Tho1nns Doano,
Nil ongincor Of tho highest capacity, who intro
duced most Of tho now and approved methods of
tunneling. During 1865. tho total progroaa was
4.355,G foot. Tho work, however, dragged
along plowly until 1868, when tho Governor Of
the State awarded tho contract to tho Mesurs.
Waltcr and Trancin shanly, Ut Oanadn, for
$1,000, 900. Tuoso gontlomon hayo carried tho
work Through to ita oloao with great industry
aud enorgy. Although tho hole is plorcod
through tho mountain, much yet remains to bo
done boforo It cau 10 put into conp1oto order
for trains. Tho tunnel ia4994 miles iii lengh tho
nection of road to which 1t belongs boIng 45 riles
III length, oxtenling from Groonfleld, on tho Con-
nccticut River, to tho northwest cornor Of tho
Slate. The total cost Of tho road and ,tunnol to
'"o oeaso lii est1'hatea ~ Sl2'ooo.ooos WHICH Will
be Increased several hundred thousand dollars
by 1n;uco]1nnooua cvnc,pes boforo II Ia rcntv for
..,,.. m,. ,:~., l-..".--,,- ...,,,. -. ..'.,
'1''''''' A"o o'1eee oonneo'lo"a WI" 'no t"ono''
ast and weut, mako up continuous limo Of
rond from Boston to Troy on tic Hudaou, and
hi, ,,,,.xa .
' .1 y, AAs - ''""'aaAe''.'".A -'oA'
-,.Isu' 1850, "oa.' NV osAo1 '''DS s1o
r.... ~. c.~,..so.,, 49,, $1,000. "p0A Wv
~. -. 49, l a '
Now YORK tho result IA tho fulollmont Of n tecn ID
atre, tho achievement Of long atruggc. They lavo
nos puI "aeh money la'o ,no en,erpfiae'-wo cannot
s1?5 GOO haa been paid toward t-but they havs shown
, 1873-11-29

Acnt him to CongrosB, wloro he rep.
resented tho State in tho Lower IIouHo
from 1861 to 1866. from 1861 10 tsC5 he
wan tho Governor Of tho Htnto, lilu Adn,inintra-
ton covering tho portod Of tho War Of tho 1so-
bolton, during which lls omlnont services gnvo
him national reputation as ono Of tho n,ost
energetic md Buccosafui ot tho War Covor nora
Wheu war WIS doc!arod, 1io hoBitatcl not mo-
mont In giving tito Government tho ntsstanco
which 1t needed. Ifo had tho 1rst troops In
tho field, nnd tho first commission which Con.
Grant received III tho War, as Colonel Of lilo
Twonty-1rpt Illinois, boro Ills signature, Under
bis caroful supervision, Illinois not only fur
nisl,od tho requisite number OF troops.
but they woro equipped md provided
In q flrat-caga lnanier. uia admin-
istration Of affairs during this critical
poriod was not only from tho Executive Man.
uion at Springfield, but from tho camp, tho bat
tio-ground, nnl tho hospital, at all Of which ho
was frequent Visitor. Among tho troops ho
was universal fayorito, ai,l al at home re-
posod IN him tie utmost confidence. Ilia proc
lanations and orderp mud apooc!,oa wero
WILDLY quoted an nodela Of o1oquonco nnd
tho War, hiH great popularity helped to socuro
for him au election to tho United Ytatcs scnnto,
Whore llo uat till 1871. 1lia record, lowoyor,
In tho senate did not 1llov tho frui:ion Of
his early promlao. Ycar by year his
influence wancd, mud his poworB grow
weakor ,undor tho influences Of ILL
tomperanoo-that bauo to tho usefulness
Of 30 many OF our public men. It
would bo idlo to ororlook what is mattor Of
untvcrsal notorioty. A1r. Yatos nevor concealed
or Bought to conceal lis. failing. It mattorcd
not to him TINT 1t was publicly known, and ita
public announcement, oven at this timo, cannot
do any moro harm to liB memory tl,an ho had
done hlmBeK during his lifo. It is ono
Of tho most surprising facts Of that
lifo that, notwithstanding his notorious
habits mud hia public display Of thom,
and notwithstanding tho nnimalversion
which thoy often provoked, the people still ad-
ulirod hin, aud ho retained his popularity to the
close. Undoubtedly, his gontal social qualtIoa
aud personal magnetism in his public addresses
had much to do With this. In looking over hia
lfo while there ia much to admire, especially
for the manner in which 1,o upheld tho dignity
and aadcd to the reputation OF Illinois during
tue War, there Is much moro for rogrot. The
record Of such splendid proniao which nevor
came to it's fui0llment, Of such powors wasted
and ahattored, call neycr wear anything but sud
aspect. Under other circumstances, ho might
havo made for hrnsolf high reputation, and
! achieved IN onviablo national distinction among
tho groat names OF tho country.
, 1873-11-29
THE COMPLETION OF THE H0osA0 TUN-

LIE UuMELL140N VE ALL 4AUb2hV ANN-
MEL.
Tho great uoosao Tunnel, after twenty years
Of labor and tho expenditure Of twelve millions
of money, Is ut last completed. at lenas snfl-
ciensly to let daylight pierce through tho noun.
tain. It WAS. undoubtedly, gourco Of relief
aud spocial Thanksgiving to tho people Of Mas
eachusutts whom 1t waa announced that tho Inst
scotiou OF ntono Ind been blown out. Willie 1t
has boon triumph Of enterprise and skill, its
history is nevertheless marked by mlny acts OF
corruption aul ignorance, and thu olfortu Of
its frionsls 10 Obtain legislation developed
tho most corrupt lobby tho Btato Ina
eyor known. The bpalo wan first Htruok OIL
tho mountain IN 1862. Tho Troy l. Oreenuold
Railroad Company. which at first undertook tho
1861, In tho Bhapo Of lunn. but tho Company
found itself unable to obtain Tho guarantees
for tho loan. Notwithstanding thoso discourage
monta, q contract was malo with Horrell t. Go.
10 undertake tho work. Tho Company appealed
to tho Legislature for State subscription, but
II was refused, and tho contract foil through.
Tho Inst contractor with which tho Com.
pany had anything to do was Con. Haunt
Of Philadelphia. The work wont Oh vigorously
until l600. When Bugplcions were raiBoi Tint tho
pnrpoHcs uni proviuloua of Tho Legislature wero
boiug evudod. An inycatlgating committee was
appointod, aud the result Of their Investigations
, 1873-11-29

Tho Gilman, Clinton l. Springfield Railronl
case las passed. into g Htage which rocallB tho
days Of Jim Fisk and tho Eric iu5unctions. Mr.
Hlnekley, Of Chicago, one Of tho Receivers ap-
pointed by Judge TIpton to protect the stock
holders' interests, attempted yesterday to take
poaaosalon OF tho Company's Offices and buRineas
in ordor to chockmato tho movo to deliver tho
road over to Tom, Scott aud the POM
eylvania Central. He WAS met by the
agent Of tho latter md tho attorneys
Of the Gilman, Clinton & Springfield Rallroad
who disputed with him tho control OF the road.
pondng this, he WAS servod with m injunction
from Judge Treat, Of the United states Court
who forbade him to take the Possession to which
ho waa authorized by tho order OF Judge Upton.
Mr. Hinckloy aud his attorney thoreupon ro-
turned to Judge Upton, who forthwith ordered
tho arrest Of the President and Sup orintendont
and two Of tho Directors Of tho road nnd it's
attorneys Tor contempt OF court. Hero tho case
roHtol for tic day.
, 1873-11-29

There vas i Cabinet mecsing at Washington
yesterday. concerning tho Virgitius case, bnt, as
usual, nothing has trauBpirod Of its proceedings.
Gen. Sherman, III addroansng tho Veterans Of 1879,
Hpoke in high terms of the efficiency OF the army
and navy, but did not express any opinion as to
tho probability or aiylsahility of war. Tho
nrnly he thought far too email, but it could be
filled, as by tho blast Of trumpet, with u laryo
force Of men who Ind been trained in war by
their recent military experience. an ab-
a;srd atory has found its way into tho
papers, that tho Government wero ncSotiat-
i,.g for the purchase of tho Tactic
Null Rsoamshpg, but 1t las been denied
by tho officers of tho Company. Thero hocn!s
to be uo relaxation III tho warlike preparations
uf the Government For instance, orders woro
received yestortlny at tho Brooklyn Nayy-Yard to
have rations for 10000 men got ready to bo
sl;pped at q moments notice.
, 1873-11-29
4 DOUBLE WEDDING.
hfA1suAILTowN, H., Nov. AZ, 1873

MAnsnAILTowN, 1a., Nov. Al. 1879.
n tie Editor af The Chicago TRIBUNE:
s1n: Tho creates: aonsation Of Thanksgiving
Day lloro was tho double wedding OF Col ]. NosD
Dowlor, landlord Of tho Dowlor House, aud h1ias
Florence r. Bromley; Fred I. Wolle und Hiss
Mario etatler, daughter OF DR., Stattor. The
Awoet young brides woro tresaoa in white Froueh
popli.,, on train baaYuos without oyorslirs, with
Illusion yeilB OF tho uBual regulation lcngtl, and
no ornaments but tho traditional orango-bloa-
1oms. Thoro wore 10 bridesmaids. rio core
lnony wss performed by tl1e Rev. Mr. nondig, Of
Cedar Rapids, nssisted by tho noy. DR.. Tlcrpo,
wedding was hold. The uahorH IN attendance
woro hlcssrs. Neil, Fletcher, an1 Rood, who
seated tho Immense audiouco to tho uatlafaotion
Of all; Mrs. Mallory. organist,, played. Men
appeared at the clurch.door. On tho whole,
thls waa ono Of tho moHt stylish wadalugp IN The
history OF our city. Ms.
, 1873-11-29

THO Chicago produce markets wore generally
oxci;ed yesterday with n largo aggregate Of
speculative transa ctfonH, at considerably on-
haucott prlcoa. Meas pork was active, ut,d 30@
70a rer br! higher. oloBing ut e180O cash. and
a13.G0@l3.G5 seslor January. Lard was nctiyo,
aud 40 per Ii higher, closing al 759G714o casl,,
una sc sollor Jsnuary. Green hemB woro quiet
nnd ir1nor at 71155GD8c per Ii. Doxod moatp ware
stronger, at 4Nc for shoulders, G99@G1lo for
short ribs, and 63lc for short clear, Droascd
logs were quiet and trmor, VI FATS per 100 .bs.
IIggnwines woro active aud 10 lower, closing at
Bvo por gallon. Flour was quiet aud 1a11lG925c
por brl higher on shipping grades. Wheat was
aotlyo md 2@4o higher, closing at 9l.00 cash,
aud el.o0s4 aotlor December corn ,saa nctivo
aud 2 GDac higher, closing castor A7o cash, md
47l1c scllor December. Oats wsro moro active,
aud t95c higher. o'oblng at 35}c cash, and 959!o
eoltsr January. llye was 60 higher, closing ct
, 1873-11-29

Tho three Chief oficera Of tho ahip Sunrise,
sailing between New York aud San francisco,
hnve received prompt and seyero punishment
for their iuhuman treatment Of their crew. Tho
dotails OF tho '' discipline ~ which they enforced
sgainst tho mon hnyo already beon publish cd In
our columns, and comprise story Of almost
Incredible cruelty. Tho Captain is sentenced to
rour months and the Second Mato to sixty
aays' imprisonment in the county jail, and the
First Alato, & monstor Of inhumdnity, to four
yoars in tho Ponitontiary.
, 1873-11-29

Tho Government Inns boon defeated in tho
Credit -Mobiler suits brought ut Hartford. The
question of Jurisdiction is decided in Its favor,
but tho Court BustainB tho demurrer nado to
the bill presented by tho Government. The
ground on which tho demurrer is sustained is
that there was no trust In be,alf Of tho Goy-
ernmsnt which has been disrogarded, aud that
tho damage 1t has suffered Is too remote to
afford ground for action at law. An appeal to
tho Supreme Court 10 projected,
, 1873-11-29


About tho frat OF this month, tho Italian Coy
orl,mont 1naJo auotllor rald upon tho religious
institutions OF Home. On tlat occaslon 1t took
possession Of tho House Of tho 1nilrm ut santa
Maria, the General IIosp!co Of the DolMinicaus,
the Ddminiean Convent, aud Two minor couyo.,-
tuals. Tho Dolninicaua wero tlo only o1os who
intorposed my opposition. They frat cini.ncd
immunity OH lilo ground that their institutions
wore Of NJ International character, but this
failod. Then Tho Vicar-Gonoral, Tho Mauter Of
tho sacrcd Apostolic Palaces. tho Comnisnary Of
tho Iuquialtios, aud several othor higl diguita.
rlos OF tho Chuto! placed themselves In front Of
the library door OF tho Dominican College, and
played tho heroic tor q short time. Tho dol
ogatos OF tho Junta. however, sent off for
body Of Tho g9seslari"i Qho Itullan polce),
a:a, before t,o forcs arriyod tho royoronl fatli~
ers concluded to acropt tho situation. Thu noxt
movement Of tho italian Oovornmont will ba
against the Irish College, aud after thAt against
, 1873-11-29

bo certain mark OF tho nationality or slip,
for II 1,ay lily colors frandulontly. A1,dtho right
Of sonrcl oxigted Oil tho lgl, nona no less tln,l
in lilo watcrs Of Spain itHolf, nnl rs to ovory
al,sr nut with on the ocean. Strictly speaking,
tho international law Of capture cannot DO ap-
plod To tho Vrginius TINT Inv III not applicable
in caBos Of rebellion, or Of expeditions from ono
Slate by individuals, Without tho sanction OF tlor
Government. ngainst . friendly powor. and thla
loads to tho luoAtfon Of the oharaetor Of tho
crow.
Tho crow OF tho Virgintus arc oyin,tna1H,-
criminals under tho Law Of tho United 8tntos,
and criminals untlor tho law Of Spain, ,-orimi-
nnIs 1udor tho law OF nationa. Boc. 9 OF tho
neutrality law of 1918 providos that iii.
my pcrson nlall, within tho territory or ju-
riadictou Of tho United statoB, begin, or
rot On foot, or provide, or prepare tho
'noanB for my military expedition or ontor-
prise, to be carried OH from thenco against
tho territory or dominion Of my foreign Prince
or State, or Of any colony, district, or people
with whom tho United Statep aro at peace.
oyory person 10 offending sllall DO deon,od
gtilty Of high misdemoanor, and ahall bo Anod
not oxcoodiug $4,000. a1ld imprisoned not moro
than tllroo yonra." And whonover an ar1nod
yonsol snils out Of tho ports Of Tho United
s!atos, tlio owuurs or consigneos TT ia provided
by tho tonth aootion) shall givo bonds III double
tho amount Of tho vessel and cargo TINT aaid
nhip or vcBso1 shall not be employed against
Gug foreign country at peace with the Unitod
statos. And tho clovonth section makes 1t tho
duty Of tho Collector to dotain my veauel Hua-
poctol OF deHign to infringe thoso provisions
Thus tho crow were criminals, engaged In tho
doing Of d criminal act. Tloy were likewise
violating the Inv Of nations, md US such
a'nonab1o to tho law Of spain.
T]loro romaiuB tho question whethor tho doou-
mc1,ts showing tho vessel to bo an American
vessel, with regular clearance, did not entltle
tho crow to treatment which otherwiso they
did not loncrvo. It is hard to 500 why thoy
should; for thoso documents must have boon
fraudulontly obtained, mud fraud, NO know, VI
tlatoa everything. If tho character Of tho crow
and Of tho vessel was notorious, tho fact that
they were in possession Of q regular clearance
proves nothing. Eishor tho agents OF our Gov
crnmont know tho character OF tho chip and
crow, or they did not If they did, our Govern
mont owes an apology to Spain. If Our Govern
mont did not know tho character Of tho ahip,
| thon tho documents woro obtained by fraud. In
either caso they were more nullities, mud tho
vesHol waa without credentials Of any kind what
over.
for war. The tgontment Of tho crow by tho
Spanish authorities MAS brutal In the oxtrome.
But 1t In not our place to rodroas wrong which
is no moro ours than that of any othor power.
There is no reason why ne should bo the Don
Quixoto Of nations.
, 1873-11-29

Ingersoll, the embarrassing momber OF the
Taumany Ring, haa been sentenced to flveyears'
Imprisonment In the State Prison at hnrd labor ;
and Harrington, who helped him in hia forgorics.
to eighteen months imprisonment The SUCCESS
Of tho prosecution of Tweod, Ingoreoll, aud Fur
rington makes the ultimate fall Of Norton,
Genet, Folds. Conan, and tic other swindlesa
less matter Of speculation than tl,oy, doubtless,
would like to nyo it. Tweed il still in comfort
able quarters ut tho Tonba, receiving aud onter-
thinning his family and friends, despite Attorney
General Darlow's remonstrance to Sheriff
Brennan, who ought BY law to have removed
him Immediately to B1ackwo]ls ls.and.
, 1873-11-29

nc. rarloy wan 2c73o higher clonlny ut e1 SO
for No. 2, MID oo@D7o for No. .. lIogs woro No.
tive throughout, closing rm ut 16Ge20c ADVANCE
Or ut si.oOGi4.35 Tho cnttla nit, kl,eup .uarlsots
woro without q.otalllc :tlu,,go.