, 1874-11-25

mud unjust, and resolution vera passed. to
oppose s,lo1 reduction wltL all moaus In tt,oir
powor. Tho railrond managers In this city,
hovoVor, claim. that thcre Is not tho loast gso,an
for mich aot:on. ~ they had not thought Of ro-
nro. t.eyortl,elons. dIssatiaaca md meeting Of
the brotherhood of Locomotive Enginoora was
hold In tiiia city ycsserdaY. Tue uset.ng Was
private, but It Whs aBoor tannd that tho praotca-
hlity Ut strike waa seriously discussed. aud 1t
ras 11nnly doolcd TINT In caso Of a reduction
utrike should 10 Immediately tnaugurattt.
The following resolution was unanlmously
paHBod
w1tEnHAn, It hna como to onr knowledge, through
hnvo u contemplation reduction Of angneen' pays
Tst H. 1sseness % engineer, sn;:
utterly and unultcrnhly protest agalnst any rndncsio
being made In our wages. believing. wo Do that tho
lcton, without bein reaairsd 10 submit to any fur-
uler reduction, and earnestly look forward 70 tho to
a ss IT, ,@ sy srs.s n ,Ss % M f os ss S
Cd, ~ II Is not Just method Of paying engnoors.
Il Is hoped TINT the presone difficulty between
tho managers and tho enginoosn will bo easily
ntidged over, aud That business viii not at FUR
ther bo embarrassed: BY al engineors' strillo.
The locomotive ongineors have responsible po-
sition and deHerye good wagea and thoro Is no
reason in tho world why thoy should hive them
reduced. The railroad managers as etatoa
MbQFGt GGHy tHAk tuHY lfGE DutGllNlHtA
m iiea of mnhing \ 1oauction just now.
They claim TINT tho difficulty Inns boon Btrrod
up by sensational morning paper In this city,
for the purpose Of croattng q sensation by got
ting up q strike.
TIE r1nsf En1onANrs.
Tie first instalmont OF .olnigrants via the Dal-
timpro Il Ohio Kaslroad arrived In this CITY
yesterday mofping. Tho7 loft Southampton by
tho stean,ship Nuremberg on tho It'll, and arrived
at Baltimore on tho nth.
ADVANCE IN FnE1duT8.
Spce'al Dlspateh ia The Chieaao Trt6une.
IND1ANApoLls. Ind, Nov. M-TAo Western
Bureau Of Railway Commissioners mot ho:o to-
day and decided to advance tho rato on all
This nakoB tho ratio for fourth class freight from
hpxe to New York IS cents, and from Chicago rs
onta. Tho Commissioners went to St. LOUIS
Tonight, whoro general mooting will bo bold
BRIDGE DAMAGED N ICE.
Special U,spatci 10 7he Ch1caor Tribune.
McGnEdoH, H.. Nov. 24.-This morning the
floating iea in tho river broke tho cab'o used to
pull the draw iu tho pontoon bridge OF tho Chi-
at North afct3rogor. Trims haye boon suspend
cd to-day, mud will DO probably for two inyB.
Tho leo prevents tho rapid raising Of brilgos.
This ia misfortune to stock-dealera, who hayo
becn shipping largely upon this road tlis fall,
Evory exortiou Is boing maao to repair the bridge
aa soon Us possible.
THE u1LnAN, CLINTON ! srnINaF1ELp.
Special Disuatch to The CHICAGO IriJulr.
DLoos1NoToS. ILL.,. Nov 2a:--ln tho Mclean
County circuit Court, Judge Tipton has ordered
that In all suits now pending In tho Circuit
Court Of Dewitt County against tho Gilman.
Clinton Il Springfield Rallron1. and arising from
damage to peraons or stock, plaintiffs slall be
allowed to prosecute to fiual judgment, but oxe-
cutions not to Issue on any judgment thus Oh
tanned until further order Of the Court
wANTa TO nnEAx 1Ts CONTRACT.
Spec,nl Dispatch to The Chttdoe Tr,b,tne.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.,. Nov 2l.-S0ne time ago
Waynoavllle Township, Dewitt County sub
acrlbod $4,000 in bonda to tho Peoria. Atlanta l.
Decatur Railroad OH condition that said road
would build It's limo through tho Town OF
Waynosylllo, Within tno past fow days tho
roBist tho issuing of tho honda, although tho
reason does mt appear, for tho road has COM
piled with tho conditions.