, 1874-08-24

10Th anu Gals 10 u1'cago aud ail1Wa11kce 90 cr 100
less th1n, wheat Ores baso hMl1ton anl critic Bn-
nhr, III carloads, s. per ton to Chicago: east Of
ChicoG1, fourth'o oiasB ratcs,
Ratca from Omaha to tho above polntB nro 6
cents per 100 pounds over rates from Council
Bluffs. Thcac rates ta1so effect to-day.
DIVIDENDS.
at a recent ,tootlny OF tho Directors Of tho
Chicago: Burlington j; Quincy Nailroad, it was
voted to mako out Of tic earainga Of the curreut
six months dividend OF S. q al,aro, payablo
Sept. IL. to Stockholders Of record tho 3d. attor
which date Tho tranAfer-boohs remain closed Till
Sept. Il. l'ofHons holding stock registered III
Of the Company, 4a Sears Dstld.ny. Those aoia-
Ing stock Registered In New York will fecoiyc
their divilonds at tho TranBfor Agency, Natlouul
nank Of Commerce. All others will rccoive thoir
Dividends at Chicago, o', personal or written
Holders Of 1'urliagton 1; Missouri River Rail.
rontl stock will according to contract Of laaso,
receive tho snmo rate OF dividend, payable at
boston, except tiose whose Btock Ia regiat0retl
at Burlington, 1a., who will receive tl,oir dlyid-
ends of E. L. Fayerwcasl1or, ut tint place.
a NEW ROAD.
11r. John Mckay. OF Cnoboygau, has boan ap-
pointed Commissioner to locate the nnw State
road from presque lalo to Little -Trnvorso, n
will run through worry tino' farming country,
and will bo very valuable Improvement IL tt!at
section. It will cross tla pronoscl line Of tho
tackson. Lat.sing 4 saginaw na!lroad ut Alnlot
Lakc, 20 miles aboro tho present ternlinng Of
tia raila. An ofrort has bncn ,naae to seeayo
tho 1aYing Of tho track to aiulot Lake this Hoa-
aon, but tho rca1tlt ts not yet deteraliAel.
ABoL1HMISd COMMISSIONS.
All outside ticles-otnces along the line Of the
Eric, Now York Central s. Hudson River. Lako
Great Western Il Grand Trunk Railroads have
Ieou cloHcd up, Thoro aro 'now no OUTSIDE COM
ullHslon tlolot.oElicea eaat IT Chicago.
THE scALrEns.
TO tic Editor u This Ehicaqo Tribune:
Elm: Through your columns would like to
draw tile attention OF tue public TO / ho business
Of tho so-called "Hcaposn, ,"-whiol business,
from tho libe!ous articles enaanating FROM, tho
vile pons Of souo Ut tho employees OF .ha Ilti-
nols and Michigan Central railroads, iB ropre.
sonted aa ilceiti!nato. According to tieir etato-
nont dishunorablo mQans nro usod to obtain tick
cts thus inducing conductors and other employees
t9s @ rob thcr respective companies, III
TIE Tn1nuSE article Of this date, headed "Tho
--latest Dodge Of the Ilckct-Scalpors," by its
vigilance. was instrumental In assisting ono Of
tho railroad companies to secure tho arrest of a
person who had freudulcu!ly ohtnined book Of
their t!ckotg,- ono Of Tho firm having apons two
t'ays upon tito road, III company With ita General
Tickot-ASent, for that purpose.
Again, nnott1nr t1rin 'yaa instrumGntn! In dis
covering stoon tickotB Of another rond md was
tho first to iaform tho Company OF the c!rcnm-
sia1ce.
Furthermore, wo cau prove that all ticket
agents 9ro "Hcalpcrs," ns they nro allowed hy
tcir superior officers, to buy and sell ut q dis
count ticliots to nil points not upon their own
from tho beforo-mcntioued article "tlo clctk
obllgingly took aud paia him tho money" (halr-
rgice).
Az long as tho railroad companies pay tkeir
advertising debts BY issuing 1,000-uiilo and edi-
torinl tickets, with tho understanding that thoy
arc to bo sold il tlo '.kuights Of the lead pen
Gil u sodosiro, and 50 long as tho employees Of
tho roads watch tho tob Of tho country papelb
fur tho, entertainments Of tho Balo OF sucl,
tickets and are allowed to purchase md resell
them, 30 long will tho "scalpeiE" offer for
tlem tho highest rates.
It is avidont tho Dahota Republican WAS moro
green tLan ''.Vormilio1, OWN. to tho fact tint
ho lrohably had mover used oyon 10 ns!loa Of his
1,0uo-nilo ticket, or he would not llayo boen
thrown into commissions OIL Tho receipt of q
bnklncss-cafd,- trcrliapB ho was not to blnnlo,
as ho may mover have seen u pos a. card before.
II our" "oilcos aro no bcttor tl1au p}ucca whore
ono cnia buy stolou goods for fesA than cost.
price," it IL atraugo tho authortioB do not close
such "tons Of thieves"
In conclusion, SO would state that somo Of tho
leading houses in thu city-.tlrms which would
not lend themselves to n dishonotablo act-pa-
tronizo the "Hcalpera whcnoyoF thov can DO
accommodated. ''6GAi4rEM.
CHICAGO, Aug. 81, 18Th.
THE TICKET AGENTS.
EIw YoRE, Aug. 23.-Iu consequence of tho
recoat nctiou OF tho trnnts ruiiraal iues to tho
Went in aboishing commseion ticket olllccs tho
Association Of ralwuy aud Steamship Ticket
Agents Of tll,s city, comprising tho offices Of
fourteen loading hotels, ut tho final mceting on
Saturday evening resolved to work for tue New
Yolk Central, Lake shoro 4 Michigan southern,
and Chicayo & Heck Inland lIuaJB to tho Wast,
nnl tho northwestern Road to tho Northwest.
Resolutions expressing ftiendliuess to tho officers
Of other lncH Wero atloptcd. Strong appeals
Woro also made In tho resolutions for ono yoa, Il
support aud utopH woro talsen to secure unity OF
aetiou with Eastern citics.
"A El<'nlEnce ila EajEIa Ltfc.
at tho ga1uiue-tablo tho Duke Of Ilichmonl