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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-14

cars drawn by light engines Till their speed equacd that
Of the rapid ain and then the two trains be coupled at
tho sides t the passengers TO DO added or left were
transferred.
There was discussion tho shape OF rails In when
MIR. Iolcy, knows about Bessemer steel than
any other member of the Convention gave lucid OK
PLANTATION OF the laws which regulate the composition OF
rails depending the different kinds Of strains TO which
the parts Of the rail subjected. letter from Mr. W.
W. Evans of New York was read. in which he Claimed
for the late Robert L. Stevens OF oboken the invention
Of the at-footed american" rail, first ordered Tor
the CamCon and Amboy Railroad.
CHEAP RAILWAY FRFIGnTs.
Mr. Shnn declared that the subject OF the cheap trans
poriatiou Of railway freghts ought TO be studied with
scientific care. The public deeply interested IN
having transportation done well IA In having II cheap
Railroad merely unsstte values for tneand make
the merchant Spectator. Producers get little benefit
from the temporarily cheap freisbt consumers get even
less All parties would bc benefited by uniformity. Mr.
shinn had said previous meeting that The prod
ueis of tho West cMild be carried for seven
mills Isr ton per mile from chicago 10 inc
saboard Je had been taken 10 task for this state
ment but IL correct. He alduccd variety OF i'll
of long freghts in support Of the proposition In
making sreh estimates the interest in invested capital
included but q mills per ton PEI nile would
pay the interest upon railway capital at per cent The
Changers demanded that their grain should be carried to
tidewater a, a profit to them, without reference to
the profit want of IT of anybody else. One
effect Of the Granger movement had been To
cause railway managers to look into the prn-
ciples of Their business, and also TO practice
retrcnclment and economy. The Michigan Southern
Railroad gave an instance Of this by adopting the policy
Of taking freigts ehcaily rather than to run
empty cars. On Che Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne Railroad
policy had reduced the percentage Of empty ears
from 32 to 49, 70 reduce the dead weight and tho num-
her Of empty The true science OF cheap Transport
tatlon Throwing the interest capital out Of tie cal
cuaion he hoped TO the day when cereals could DC
carried from Chicago tdowaer for mills per ton per
mile.
Col w Minor Roberts said that IL was mistake to
urge competition between railways and water carriage
He had carefully studied the transportation on bargeS
between Cincinnati and New Orleans Taking IN series
OF years allowing for loss of interest On capt. while
boats idle and all losses and expenses the cost OF
this transportation only and fouf-tenhs n'lis
per ton per mile Facts like this explain why rcights
brought by rail to Chicago when there, like duck take
naturally to the water In the case OF heavy 1reghts
competition by rail is simply impracticahe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-14
Totals. 1906 1885 s2,a6j 1850

Fourteen ont OF the J3 entries came to the stand at tic
call of the bell follows Calvin Chesapeake, aud Ars.
tides OF McGratLs stable; Rhadapanthus and Mai ador
of Belmont's stable 10 Cerus and Willie Burke Of Ne
Daniels enirics Lorilard's Sangara and James 4
Camerons Baylnnser; Puryear & Co.'S Warwick Cham
berlins Tom OcLitree, and ODonnelps Miner Several
false starts served only excite interest, and when
finally the flag fell on an excellent start the spectators
announced the beginning Of the race with half cheer
Soon fer as the racers assembled the hill leading TO tho
honeetretch Glot on the "come home" however, ID
was seen that Wlio Burke, Ociltree. Calvin.
and Chesapeake were leading. with the others
in a group hardly dis;inguishable in any order,
except that aplara and 10 Germs were bringing up the
In these relative % itiOus they SWEPT down tho
best speed for Willie Burke and Ochroe We're air, ady
forcing the running: A. they passed the judges stlnd
Willie Burke shot hail length or more Ia front OF Cat
vim, upon whose quarter hang Arstidcs. These posi-
tions were hardly ehangei-cxeent that Burke IN.
creased his lead htie-unin they had Ieas9ea me 'arn
the hafmic post, jus III front OF the clubhouse ana
pone grounds There te contestants began 10 scatter
aud when they reapaed alter lDahlns We lbIl su.n
the clubhouse Calvin had SUue 10 the front. with
Aristdes next. and Willie Burke Ochifree. and Chesa-
peake three lengths behind The rest were lost ss 0f y
this time: they were out of the race aud looked upon
only appendage OF gay cOlors adding no Interest 10
tie ST. but some beauty to tie scene. As he ne5ed
the thrrerarter post Calvin was allowed To Increase
bis lead Ia six lengths bei here q; ii vas found tai be
had competitor except his stable companion Aiistes
whose jockey had orders not 10 win or do more than
come in seconds fircng pal was lat upon CALVIN;
the grand stand and the winning r,st IN Ing lope or
gfllOp rather Than ATiSfldcS followed hun Dy
two lengths beating Miner for the second by half
a length with Chesapeake fourth. II is probable that
either Of McCratn's three entries could have tho
race almost readily IA Calvin, but the btter vas
staked very heavily by he owner and was 10 win.
The time WAS 2:i2lt, and thrce uartcIe socvEGs
slower than Saxon had run the race last year
TIE JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP.
The third race Handicap Sweepstakes for purse
OF 600 with money (boal value S2230) dis
tauce miles, for which four horses started Freak
ness twice the winner Of this stake, heayy weight
ed It 13O pounds Wddle carried only III, Grnstesd
100 and Tubinan 10 pounds Widid,c made the
iavorte in pools NJ something like the following
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-14
The last race was contcnded for BY 10 horses, VINO
ranked Ia the pool-sellng rs follows:

Iotat ~
The lea,i Was taken by Matte W. followed ny eu msnt
next aud the field well together. Leader nowe,cI Ia
10 the front al the clubhouse, and u was thOhe' nc msr
AN easy race but survivor brushed up 70 ' NJ" -, ,hs
sharp contest down the bonestieieh o,at n"i IN lie
winuing post by three lengths Time, 3;llN IN ~
Mutual or Paris pools there were sold 3io thsS
which only ia We're held by hackers OF Sur'"o' ~
each winner received sli3 ON every ticket
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-14

$3.50 s2s35 Si925 $ll90
Wiihdp ~ TIE start went 81 t such rapid pace
that the first quarter he eight lengths alead at
the halfne pest ten lengths. The others forced to
follow the pace although weighed they
at killing rate and before the thrcciuarter posi-
was reached TIE distance between the horses les
sep. On the hast round Freshness had reduced div
tance between him aud Willde Il two lengths. but Il
was only by determined effort, which cold not but
prove exhausting in the end aud when the second
round the horses reached the bomc-stretch W'lide
again drew away from him, and galio9cJ home whner
nv four lengths in 3:3Sia Prcaknpss second. Grins,cd
third and Tubman last, dozen lengths behind Grin
stead.
THE MEMBses' Cur
The dash Of mile and an eighth for the Members
Gun valued ~ $780, and ridden for by Gentlemen, was
won by s,,ndrift, ridden by Mr.. p Belmont agacss
three oeme titors-Rss ridden by Mr. A. Classon; War
rior ridden by Mr H. Puy, and Coronet ridden by MI
r. Center In the betting Coronct and spindru ranked
nearly equally CorOnct bringing the largest sntn IN .
few pools: but he In last, being badly besen'
Time, 2:U3ii.
THE SELLING RACE.
.a-ial ~ H.. Who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-14

The Detroit Free Press is mistaken in saying
that Andy Johnson gets board AT 81 per week. where
other have To pay xi2" They charge Mr. John
son e. t0o4 dollars per week In money and the rest
Ia CHRISTIAN .-lCourier-JournaE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-14

Rowland Hazard ............. prOs-ileace.
lame. V.... ,f.xtH.u..

CEis Day nae been for years tue most attractive
festival ia the College calendar. II IS the students day,
aud not the graduates Young Brown rather than Old
Blown l. master 81 ceremonies aiid prince of the
feast. II IL not III the eid institutions az Brown
Tie Ist Class Day IN 1915. unner the adininsil-
tOn ~ the venerable De Barnas Srnrs. la that year
Richard Olncy delivered an Grafton. AMI fiancis W.
White poem. The exercises very simple at the
outset but IA toe with all the institutions of
strong and healthy college. the rivalry of class has
evolved law of constant growth. The programme Las
been steadily enlarged, each class. save 10 has
been rent asuder By Tie diyiHn ~ cs politics. sfiv
ins 10 introduce new featur w Ia retain all the
Old ones tn addition 20 the literary exercises In the
chapel three addresses made al the planting OF tue
class tree ON The back Campus tue President OF ,Le
class allowed 10 make short address ia Producing
orator and poet the portrait gallery In Rho Island
Hall was thrown open for prom made concert N
the evening the college grounds wc." huiI.raf, a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-14

They are now calling the grasshopper
cdptcs sprets This IL pretty had but the wretch de-
serves it.ilse Louis Globo
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-02-13
OXFORD AND CAsfBR1DGE.-A state

OXFORD AND CAMBR1DGE.-As state
ment of the incomes Of the two great
universities of Oxford and Cambridge
will, in this day of college endow-
ments, we doubt not, be read with in
terest. The University Of Oxford has
an income of ,E47,O0 the colleges
and halls, f336, 600; the University
Of Cambridge, f34, 300; the colleges
and halls, f3O6, 600. For the year
1871, Exeter College, at Cambridge,
with al income of .fl4 900, had, from
l7O to l8O undergraduates; Merton,
with Gl7 900 a year, had 81 under
graduates; alt,l 'Balioe, with $4,000 a
year had l45. At Cambridge, Trinity
College, with E59, 600 . year, had 445
undergraduates; Kings with f24 900
| had but 81 and Corpus, Will, f9,OO0
had 1870. Oxford has $50 fellowships,
with an average value Of f260 u Year
while Cambridge has $40, with All
average value Of f29D. Oxford has
in all "a colleges, ands Cambridge II.
Oxford spends some f25,OOO .. veal
J on professorshipsapd Cambridge + II .
ObO .~
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-02-13
Agents for the Chief

VIM. g. Wilkinsoa. Donaldsonville, La.
Gsrvais Gauthneanx.
Leonard Duffel.
j. e. w. l,ichapa*on. Dcnaisique's Land g
Augustus knight. Linwood Place.
DR.. A. b. Robertson, Dutch Stores.
Jehn Dixon, New River.
j. b. Hebert, ." ="
Thss. Mcintyre, New Orleans.
ChaAL @. DSanaall, IS
Gee. Z. ROwell T. Co.. New York.
p. H. Walker T. Co., Balfisa0re. Nd.
Rowell 4 Chosman, st. IAonis, Mo. ., T..
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Uzion Repub. Congressional COMMITTEE
J. n. hornburg.

Address c0mmhnieatiens to H0a. z. Chan
dler President, or to the Secretary Of tho
Union Republican Congressional COMMITTEE,
Washington. D. C.. ."
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sspublicaa Congrsszional Committee
Third District Of Louisiana.
PIG. DESLONDE Of Iherville, President.
Republican Parish Executive COMMITTEE
Parish Of Aaeapeion,

&eppp4csn Taf1sn hxecuuve U0mm1ttoe
- Psrish of 4Aseeansion. : y ssi
PIERRE LANDRY. President.
4ssE. d 1RN1LEY, SeeFetarx.
r. A. JONES, Assistlnt Secretary.
u. H. HILL, Treastrrr I
Louis Daltler, Gforge Digxs. !
UNca Mftsess Carpenter Jenkins,
Wllp johnson. George WoolsidqSs
NAl2el JOhnseiu. Edwar,f Captey,
n. N. Conway, Louis hrfort,
Robert Nocl,~ Nathan Hays.
Joseph Reylaud, Fteilelck Fohb,
Dsyer1 Wnlis,* ". Il. Eantrclk.,
Nihs1F Rice, EnEe IarksoA
G446 cxstef. asx GsflA Hehry. =
Sn ~ F0te, ). .RDbelsDr, -
bert A0Rnly. John -. Hraveh !
HsprT Haymnn, J9selh Carter, :.
-. AhGuetuA Knight, y Nieh stephen. : 81.
1sa@ ThoEty, s.~AEdMr Bushett,
Communications should be Iaddssssra to
esident STsessstrsy; non,Lds'nyille.
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Transient advertisements 81 90 per square
1rst Insertion each subsequent insertion,
rs cents.
All official notices 81 90 per square each
publication.
Editorial notices-in local columns, 20
cen ts per line.
Brief communications upon subjects Of
public interest solicited.
No attention paid to anonymous lettcrs.
The editor is not responsible for the views
Of correspondents
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COmNunicstiOna shOuld be addseesed 70
esheHt 15seesstrsy; Donq qldsrnyille.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-04
ALL OVER THE CITY.

Willie Nance, the Charlie Ross Of Nash
vile, was uabbed at the market-hOuse day
before yesterday and placed under watch at
the county tenements adjoining the Jail 20
await bis mothers coming. Before she got
word Of his capture, however, be slOped
again without his hat and was still at large
yesterday afternoon. The police had in
siruCtiOns to watch out for him.
The passenger train on the Northwestern
road. due in this city at $50 a. N. was de-
iayed abOuc six hours yesterday, on &C
count Of having run Of the track while
backing on to a switch at McEWen's sta
ton. The accident resulted in no damage.
The annual election Of President and
Directors Of the Nashville Gas Light Com
pany takes place day. We noticethat at
the annual election Of the Memphis Gas
Light Company, last Monday, Samuel
Pritchitt, Of this city, was elected a direc-
tor in that company.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Nashville Medical Society viii be held in
the Board Of Health rooms at halfpast Z
o'clock this evening. Every member is
earnestly requested 10 be present, as i'm
pOTtant business viii come up for discus
sion and final action. The physicians Of
Edge6eld are cordially invited to attend.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-04
FACTS ABOrT corn.

Hon. Thomas P. James, Commits.
siOner Of Agriculture IN Georgia, re-
ports that I,927,646 acres planted in
corn in 1873, produced 10,O23,01S
bushels. This is only a fraction over
five bushels to the acre on an average
through the State. More acres were
planted in 1874, and the crop is esti-
mated at II, 358, AZ bushels. Georgia
is one Of the old thirteen States that
struck for independence; and corn and
cOtton-culture by negro labor has
done two things worthy of note: One
is to make some three acres Of old,
turned out fields to one under cultiva-
ton Of any kind; and the other is, to
reduce the average yield Of corn so low
as to give no profit to the farmer,
and lead Gov. Smith to say, in a public
address, that twenty thousand more
people emigrated IN one year out of the
State than came into 1t to ssettle and
become citizens.
Nothing is to be GAINED by ignoring
facts like the above. The writer has
studied Southern agriculture since
lS47, when he began editing the South
ern CUItiUqtOr, published at Augusta,
GA, and knows that it prospers by
consuming the earth 5 natural fruitful
ness. Our industry kills the goose
which lays eggsof gold-a poor sort of
labor. When will our farmers adopt
better system Of home economy?
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-04
RIVER NEWS.

The B. II. Cooke and JnO. S. BransfOrd
arrived from Pt. Isabel yesterday, and the
Eddyyille from Celina-
The Alex. Kendall left for Obed's river.
The Shannon was expected to arrive last
night. \ letter was received from Capt.
Charley Arthur fixing last night for her az
rival.
The Louisville Ledger thus sees the
chance for the merchants Of that city:
"That Hurry county fight between the
upper Cumberland boats Of Admiral Ry-
man and Lord Lowell still RACES. Our
merchants ought to profit by this competi-
ton, and secure low freights from Nash
vile to points above. There Is q very con-
siderable trade between Louisville and
Burksville. Monticello, Point Isabel, and
that part Of Kentucky which is situated on
the upper Cumberland river"
There is a great deal Of travel by boat on
tie river above Nashville at present.
At p. N. yesterday the Cumberland
was 40.2 feet above lOw-water mark by the
gauge at the upper wharf, and falling slow
", having, mp to that time, receded about
three inches. Passengers by the boats from
the upper Cumberland stated that the water
was going down rapidly above.
Four packets are advertised to leave to-
day.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-04
FLOOD NOTES.
The Tennessee Falling at Bridgeport
and Above.
Rasts TennesseeKNOt Hurt as Badly as
Reported.

The general impression now is that no
further damage viii be Occasioned by the
| recent floods.
The waters of the Tennessee river are
beginning TO recede very fast. They were
falling rapidly at Chattanooga yesterday,
and up to o'clock last night the river had
fallen about one foot at Bridgeport.
The passengers who left this city at Z
O'Clock yesterday morning are lying over at
Stevenson, the steamer John I. Wilder
having failed to put in an appearance at
Bridgeport. The cause of her detention
could not be ascertained, as the wires are
down between that place and Chattanooga.
A passenger train carrying mails and ex-
press packages for Chattanooga left here at
y O'Clock last night, and it is thought
there will be no difficulty in eHecting a
transfer at Bridgeport to-day.
At Decatur the river was rising slowly
yesterday morning, but no further trouble
was anticipated.
The river at JOhnsonville was about on
a stand, but a greater rise was looked for.
In that section the losses by waters have
been slight, the washing away Of fences
being the most serious part.
Some Of the passengers belonging to the
party LAld5 EtdCu6O lUlS CITY 4ueoudy night
from Chattanooga, were unable to endure
the fatigue of the trip, and stopped over at
Stevenson.
Quite a heavy storm of snow fell Tues
day night between Hickman and Nc
kenZie.
1t is thought the damages on all the
roads running into Chattanooga can be re-
paired in a few days. The people of that
city are now coming 10 the conclusion that
they will not be washed away, and are
anXicusly awaiting to resume business. II
IS understood the municipal authorities
will make an appropriation Of money for
the relief Of the sufferers.
a party Of Nashville drummers, who
started out last Wednesday, had an ex-
ceedingly rough time on the road between
this place and Chattanooga. On one day,
the only thing they could procure for the
reireshment OF the inner man, was half
dozen boiled eggs, which each man dis
cuSsed with a hearty relish.
a dispatch from Knoxville says: "The
actual damages by the late food in this sec
ton, have been exaggerated. Repairs on
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroad, viii be completed tomorrow, so
that trains will run through TO Dalton
without delay, and TO Chattanooga by Sat |
urday.'
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-04
AN DIN FAMILY

One must accept the words Of Presby
terrain minister as good evidence. So We
do not hesitate 70 believe that the Rev,
John II. Thomson, a Scotch minister, tells
the truth when he says, in a book entitled
"The Martyr Graves Of Scotland" that he
has found farmhouse in LOcBgoin ovel
the door Of which is an inscription bear
ing the date of ITS, and that the present
occupant Of the farm is the thirty-eighth
Of his name that has held the farm-she
family having dWelt there for thirty-eighth
generations, that is, ever since the eight
century! The name Of the family is How
les. Talk of your old families after this!
There is an English peer whose pedigree
dates back to the twelfth century, but he
is a mere parvenu compared with this
Scotch farmer. The only way in which
one can prevent a feeling Of inferiority in
the presence Of such an aristOcrat is to re-
member that, after ali, you and he are
alike descended from Adam.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-04
THE WEATHER.
Greatest snow storm I'm Eleven Years
Railroad Travel InterruHted

-EtALhEOfGu AEANNA AnLeEEURneF.
ST. LOUIS, March 3.-A furious snow
storm commenced here about one O'Clock
this morning, and rated the remainder of
the night. The snow now lies about a
foot deep on the level. All the street rail-
ways are bios kaded, and traffic Of all sorts
much impeded. All tile railroads eentering
here are more or less blocked and trains
much behind time. No such storm has
prevailed in this section for eleven years.
The snow storm Of last night extended
over a great extent of the country. In this
immediate section mo e Snow fell than at
any one time for over twenty years, it be-
ing fifteen inches deep with drifts fise to
six feet deep. Street Ears did not run till
noon, and since that tine trips have been
irregular. Temperature mild during the
day and some thawing took place, but it is
freezing tonight, and the prospect for
speedy disappearance Of the snow is not
very iattering.
TOLEDO, o., Marc1 3.-The most vio-
lent snow storm of The season set in this
morning. accompanied by gale from the
northeast, and still continues. The street
railways are abandoned, ,and railroad travel
is much interrupted in all directions. In
some instances freight trains have been
abandoned, and passenger trains are from
one to three hours behind time.
DETROIT, March 3.--The snow storm of
to-day has pretty efectually stopped rail-
way travel through the State. II has been
showing hard since noon, and high north
winds drifts the snow badly. Ali roads in
the State have abandoned all trains until
their tracks can be cleared by snow ploWs.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-04
LegisIative Progress.

Up to yesterday eight bills, passed by the
present General Assembly, had been pre-
scented to Governor Porter for his sigma
ture:
Senate bill amending the Funding Act.
Senate bill enabling aliens to hold and
convey real estate in Tennessee.
House bill, changing the times Of meet
ing Of the Supreme Court, and estab-
fishing an Arbitration Commission at
Jackson.
House bill regulating trials by jury in
civil causes.
Senate bill authorizing sale Of a fraction
Of the Bolivar Academy lot
House bill authorizing additional jus
tees Of the Peace in certain incorporated
towns.
House bill authorizing sale Of certain
academy property.
Senate bin taxing the losing party with
jury fees in civil causes.
The Governor has approved all but the
last, which he vetoed yesterday.
During the cOTespondingportion oftbeir
session, the last General Assembly passed
fourteen bills.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-04
BRIGHAM YOUNG IN A BAD WAY

Age and persecution are gradually sour
ing the mild and gentle temper Of Brigham
Young, Of Salt Lake City. Instead of mel
lowing it, they are running it. Adversely
is not s0ftening his 7iews Of life, nor reduc-
ing the asperity Of ais language. Perhaps
it is Ann Eliza who has done this; perhaps
il is the other ladies Of his harem. Ac-
cOrding to the Sat Lake Tribune, a disa-
gTeeable scene occurred a day or two ago.
One of the Prophets many sons, President
Of the Order Of EnOch, and a vag-
abond Of spendtnrifl reputation, ran
short Of money and called on the old gen
tleman 10 give him some. Brigham re-
feTed the yOungbOpaful to George 4 Smith,
Trustee-in-trust of the Church. Smith
gave the younger Young a bit Of his mind,
called him a spend .hrift, a squanderer, a
vagabOnd, and wOJnd up by telling him
that the treasury IF Jesus Christ would
never furnish him G. penny. According to
the Tribune, Brigham threw his hat in
Smiths face. Take that, d-n YOU, 5"
said the Prophet; "things have come to a pref
" pass when my sons cannot get the money
l earned" The hat was restOr-d to him,
and the old gentltman's. ire was sOOthed
with a check given 70 the young one. The
same paper charges Brigham with cOnin-
ing his aged wife, his only lawful one, in
an old schoOl-hOUse behind the seragliO,
and slowly starving her to death.