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a cuudmstorrs dh n.nsieuaN ansht.7ant. by their
parents, one for four years fur the nricc III 1nl
ducat., or nbo,,t 400 lire; the otfer nlso for four
years, on condition that tho prufts Of the first
year should le paid to tic parents: for the re-
nanlcr Ut the term, ~ !Hchts yenr werr TO
bc sent 10 thu parrnts. The ptH,r children male
hu:lc extraordinary revelations, +nwing yet
more the cruelty of the trnc, and n,nong other
fucts related TINT their conductor, Ma,u IL callcA
Tran.cnt, went to Attlcri, mt long n.u will
twelve Ur tlItrtGcn children. 1fta'l, another
ngent. WIN like Iis fellow has been arrested,
!lad register tn bis possession sluwitH that
Inst 0ctDbcr he ulitert0ok tn send I'LL
Ia. America tlrce pcraons On shc re-
ccipt ot l,5D1 lire TT goll. Another
feature IN. TIC vile, mud itnu,'n-
lent trade which Ilaa long becn carried on In
Southern Italy Is clanttcstfnc ctltErAti.t. Theac
POOR fellows, IN ignUrant IA ssx,r. wcra tr0vie'i
by the agent with pass;s0rta Tly for tho intc-
rtur, 70 that Mt sUulc polnt they were sire Ia he
stnp,,ei nli.ns their money aIld sent 1ack ~
tl.uir homes Iu,crcr II not wiser men. During
Tic pcr,.lsltiun w!irl, the ntllrt:rs of Justice
t,,n,lc itiey ta.,1c on SOU lire, wlfct thru Is
rclaOn tn believe was part ut tic urHf!* wrslDQ
from w!ctcllc1 cT,fErAnts. Here. tflerI. lave
rcnorteli treo distinct trtn.cs wIicl. l,nyc t,cen
practtccL In Soutt.crn itnlY against thu weaker
and tnurs unprotcctcd ciassca of aocicty-w.ll,-
en-, children, and Ignorant pcasantry; nnd 1t Is
satisfactory that tic Government ut,tl the lsGat
authorities lmyc tahen up this subject with
EFcat energy, A,ii some ii tho results Uf tt,cfr
Investigations lave Elvctl yoll."
, 1877-12-31
Stealing Chlldrsn Ia Italy.

Tha Naples correspondent OF the London
7fmts writes under date Nov. -: alt Is nut
long stnce reported tho discovery Ut q vile
trade which was being carried On In Napes,--
that Of the expectation Ut Momen ul,dcr falio
pIcteu4es to Alexandria Tho expo11alton Ut
young boys and Gtrls who, uhdcr tue direction
u cruel nasters, hauntrd aud stunned gil tha
capltsis Of Europe, has long been Known.
Much has been lune IN Lontluu, u we'll W IN
thi. country, for the suppression Vt this trade,
anu both the evils 10 which have udYertctl
have lately been under tue s&r1ct investigation
Of our active aud Intelligent QuIstur.
The result has bceu that four uIrn
were reecntly arrested u aKeuts III
procuring aud sending oil young ,uus,.
c1aus who, IL some cascs, hal scarcely emerged
trom infalcy. cannot do better than illustrate
tha vtleness OF this trade By tcplEting two VI
three caxe2 which latsSeomt under tls uutlco
OF tue pollre. Tbs Proysneu Of liaslieasa has
been the principal aoarrc from Which these VIC
tins have besn derived. aud it Is iron tne
puiRhbothoo4 Of Poteuza TINT two Of tbuse te-
ceatly discovered wgtr brought up to Naples.
Iu house in tho Strala Fiorsnt!Al twu boys
vera fouud-oua Is years OF sgs, \ performcr
iotmsr on the yiolin. they hal been conlped
theEv by their saskmastsr Tor sixteen days witt
1uu for pxasaQe On Ateamcr. During
that time they had been led On bread
AuI water Gully. aud laA slept on tho
LIy ground. TLsT haa bsss 0t*a up "
, 1877-12-31

A s,ortibie death recently occurred at rho
blast fuEnAcc Ia South Stockton. England. The
hopper of furnace WIS charged Nv u,ats
named 3an,ca Higgins anl Other wurktncp with
troHstoue, etr.. aid In order to allow tlf tnatc.
rial to f1l lnta tho furnace IN attempt whs tnA!u
to lower tho bella lurEe CuntsaI'shapcA uppa-
ratus lifting tnto the buttoIn vi tho hopper
about two feet Into = broader kl'ace. This bell
had bceone 1a'nned inso thc upper part Ut tho
ring. anl c0uta mot be stirred. Alter several
iecIeetual attempts to irru II, Higgins prts-
Cured large hummer: lcupel on 10 tho bell.
AID struck It blow. Tic apparatus in,sncll-
ntcly sank into lilo broader apacc, a,ni Higgins
wuut with It. 4 Rruan was heard. but nothing
could be sect Ut thr pour 1ellow as hc patse.3
swtfsly with tue material Into tho turaare. The
blast was Vt ones thrown oil and i powerful
current Of air torccd fH. but tho horrible sinel!
which a5nss proved that the poor nlali's bAay
was being rapidly consumed, and nut tile slight.
cst portion Ut It WA recovered, A Coroner was
summoned, but could hold no inquest, ~ tlltlu
were NJ rrtnalns TO view. ltoMan Catholic
p-tcst read tbs Lurla! srrytrc Ut the Church, ou
top Of tho furnace, shortly after tho accident.
, 1877-12-31
MACMIAION'S SUBMISSION,

Whnt Forced Hin. to lack Nown..lfDw
tho Politicians Useai an.t Foolud Him.
The actiyo aud Immediate ca,lse Vi Marshal
AlaeAiahon's submission tn the Republican
party IL explained In our latest European cx-
changes. Thu London Speetator Ut Dec. Is
thus summarizes It:
What WIS q false llope last week Il verified
fast ths. Ttl0 AIarsllnl lns submitted Ut Inst,
and III. touyer-tlaertter appears ~ llayo Ind the
credit uf dott.E what tbs cluguenco Of u.
4'Audlflsct Pasqulcr Ind talle,i 10 to: From
tay tn Jay this scales Aayc swaYe0 to and fro It,
poets. onu 'lav tl!u Duku 4'4A.ltlitIrct l'asgu'er
llud almost been !nsultc4 By tho Marshal lor
telling hlnl Il fuw plain trutAs col,ecrnlnK the
situation, and yet peupe read tllu insult rather
Us Indicating tlat Thy Marsi,al wished to alien
atu the doubtful narty IN the hsn-
atc, III ontrr to yet j dctlnilo excuse
!ixhtl.x: Another day = Dl.soiatton.st
senata werv 70 have l6s screw applied - vots
MI uneonstitutional dissolution. A third day
tue Marshal VAS going to ask for Plcbsyttu-
thing unklsoxn to thu present Constitution
rcsig,i. XII tho possible clla.lces lave been
ruAg on a! tho possible cxpc1lcnta, coustltu-
tto,al and ulcolIstltut.t,nal. bat through snctn
all sober paoplu have 4eull that II tile peoplu
but i ADOPT ths aas.isl's naotto, wv suIs, j'Y
seste," for their own, thu logic u facts would
give theln, IS It Aas given them, tho yIctory.
Still 1t n!ust bo atmi.ted that ''tllu logic of
medium than tho mind Ut tlla Narysal,
unl tllnt It netstel heavier metal than
the Duke ti,.SuAtiItet Pasquies's u pcn-
ctrate It. Tho hraYy 1uGtAI was turtu-
nAtely 1lscoyurel III tAu wall-kuuwn lIna.icier
aud Protcstiontst,-!t Is only fair To nuts slse
faet Whenever Protuetiunist shows real ant
vigorous gra4p Vt tilu true urift anl mea,ling of
iuauctal transact!oAs,-A. Fuuytr~t9uertier, =
1uyial, easy-gD'ug, .trung-yorc4 ulall, wl.o docs
nut taku scnllental " ludeea Il! a,y high srilsu
'carncst views u potlt!cs n uIa. bus vito has
for tAat very reason I.catl4 Vi lnakfnT hlulSrlf
understood by sugh tial ~ flIe Atatshal HhlcE,
tnu hlgI politicians aill Statesmen do nut po.-
zesa. II would bs well fur Fruuco II there were
tlurc Of tho leaycnIAy iplluenrt Ut Aurh lutI ~
pouyer-Qnertivr III l,oth political paTtlcs. Such
lnru Mterp0ae valuable Luucrs between tho
cuiIislu4A VI party suirt, and they brinv politics
down out vi tho clouds lllto tho rcgloh IN which
blunt soldless lika tic Murslai, with = vast apt-
itu4s for nut understanding luIlticsl principles,
Csu follow thcna. The c1I8.s'tuE1espundcnt's llast
amusing account Ut tue mods iu which tlis
worthy npn's tfg guns were opened un tho
Marshal, after lie hA4 got Ills Dissolutiousst
Miniatry ready toF acuon, gives u Que of tho
most tnstruetiyc cplsu4sa III Modern ffcnch
po!ttIcs, lie begatl u speak III loud tone,
and With thu Noftunu impe.uosity eharaetsrtz-
| kux him." us lad daliuea With Yehemencs ~
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and consequent OF my +c1f-dtn!a,, I have,
~ Of right think l ought, upon
Just with respect TO the Public "a II IL
convenient with respect to myself: and make II
with less reluctance as lind upon The arAl Ad-
pear. been long nn-ettled, that am eonstdera.
tle !oo.cr-lny disbursements falling a good deal
of ny @ sa. "ea essd i
to Cambridge in III, tand which exceeded the
Aforementioned Dalcc Of E:,DD. 10. II, received
atnrc which. rxcept small snn,s that had occA-
s!on now nnd then 10 npply 10 private uses. were
A1l expended in lhe Public ScFyIee-8nd thro' hue-
~. suuposn. Il tho perp1extty OF buefness tor
knew nat llpw cfsv 10 acts foe the deGctsBcy}
have omitted TO chhrac-whffst escfY debt against
me II here credited. u. WAsnlxGTox.
jrtf 1st l1S3.
, 1877-12-31
TUE PATENT OFFICE.
Some Fncta in its History.
HHaf1h .ff1HYtnf

rh, ogc,,, ..,.,,o n'" =; fo W. Sn,,n, omco ,,..
,,.hn. ~ "rs,t ~ ,ho H." =, sa. ~ .os,o,hs-
With With. .oe a eS @ IN regard S s To- the so1y q he
Department aud of the patents which It has Is
.ncd, Accorllnr IN nj. nnthoritv ,hc In.a lv
.,o r.,on, ero tne,rd.d a. nm ,"o1n,. 20 m ~
which were va'ueics., and cuo,ooo photo
lltlioVraplic copies of drawings, which cut
probabls be replaced for 100000, though the
toal In. ran moi wcll hc rc,rc,cntct, ,r, t,onry
s,. -. s.I go. 1870 49,. t"''.'',,
r.; - Ae'nn 1 paisnt t syste W. @ dGunaea
1aps1i ~, ls", 9"ovL sus ilspla'.n . " aMoulaS
segsnuI; w.. wv 70 sa!n ~ atE E'ssm peiaona.
ensnssuesat!on 70 escfE spplSation naae 4ufing M
patents @ were =, HTan,ea' aa e. ana "a 1,9 shs nu9sr
s Mas -, snu ~ at"o ~ n'aa'us " III a'| anoce
tnT ~ Mrsa ~ statn5s1 !H ~, .,,.,,.... s..,.
s &c. y 49, ~ ac n1e, no aS'1h @ an between
ter nEs under ~. te fasnt law. but tie act o.
!!Nt fc!usea patcnts 70 persons not etizens OF
t1n ~ onMca etatss. ny an ~ passea Apsia -,
!GoV' tnG Iam mss . 10 utnea'uca ~ 10 Ess a1'eas
WIN h4a tessoeu tMu 3eaah ~ tn's eonnt.y thc
sans s,eh.s .. a. ctLaene, pinY!uea lucy !!ea ~
aLi,uaEt WIN tnt!E app!eatson setting iofth
eHets ussate . A"4 n.s!''as'ou ~ peeo"o cttAchs
oI rac Onte9 Ssaes. d5
tHe act u lto "as u EcneFa! constEactioh
power Of rejection was DESTROYED, and tho duty
o! G!ans'ng patents !ooEsu Wlth me secfetafy
o. state aione. 1Me nfet snpe,lhtshaent ot tae
olnce ~H ~. tu1latuu, "ho pFesiueu 1or
tWe9ty.sl1 YEATS ~ took lively intefest ~
the uepaEtmehi, anu uuf!hE tho Wai ot lel-t
when tl's British yaptarsd thc Cliy of WASHING
so loaded s.usoa w va. Trained p'"x; uPon
t. IT, md ss / s.s to hsSs s eas s%.st 5eiess IL
ean. ni,a N tIlenly u sxrtehent c1els'Iiea'
dsi:' TSis j: ths Fa'cns ol,l'e,@s o aspe.'to1y
ol tlc ahgenulty aaa inventions o. nc Ai,e.t,
fan natlon. IN WneL tme Wnoto s'vilsea Wo1Iu
, 1877-12-31
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY DECEMBER 81 1871

will be surrounded with such safeguards by
mont Of the roads as will make III. further
nbnte nt pasacs almost impossible. The plan
adopted by the fliIhuIs Central ltaItrGM) last
yrnr Df placing the ptnItoGrnph Ut the hplder on
tho pnss will ,c n10ptcI by d number Df other
roaa tIlfs year. nutne reads WHO think this pan
TOT, Troublesome will try tn stnn TN. abttsc OF
rufseH ty putting trrG,n 4 description III the
huler, which they think viii serve the .n'nc
purpose as photographs without tho necessity
II sitting for a picture.
Tlte Denver Pacific Railroad will shortly con-
ftr,et lnrHc new frrtglt AMI passenger tlcia'tA
at Cheyenne. nntf draw out frtln tho tlciH,tA
which they had hitherto with tic lnton
, 1877-12-31
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

Tho Public states that clghtecn roads report
earnings tor part Of Decsn,hcr, amounting to
e2,oaa:l against 81, Oil ,13 for the sa,ac weeks
last kycar. This indicates satisfactory galn
on tho whole, though but few Ut the roads ars
VI ttt most Important ciass. Fifteen ot thesp
roada hayu feIk.rtetl for three ycnrs, aud thexe
earned 81, ,7U,Wl IN certain weeks this year.
uEA!1lst Yl.tNa.5ss last year, aud $i,7o..UJl
during thu sasle portlnn Ut December. tas3
Eicyru ruatla Lave reported for four yuars, and
have earned 81, Vi. this month. a4all,st
sl,.s0 +iu last year, antl 81, ,45o,aN in 1875. mud
$1,4sl,'kS In 1874. Thu result IL ihua tur ci,-
" returns trull roads mainly vi thu auconu ~ u
SMALLER class eau tulcuie the conultoa ol tsiiic
geuefaIy
, 1877-12-31

a NEW ROAD.

RpfflaI H5UaftA 10 7Ks fE1ca1o 7FlbuHs.
DuDUQuE, Ia., Dec. D.-Yestcr.lay meeting
was helA in this eity, md q COMPANY was organ
lied for tllo purpose Ut building raIirolA IRON
DubuQuu to CaAcutlo, tn bo called thr Dubuque,
Cass:uie d Wcatera Railroad Tho capItul stock
IL $l30, 600 in sl,ares ot $50 each, Thu Directors
arc n. brown, il. L. Stout, 4. 4. Cooper, Il. u.
uuscl,, j. f. Lincl.au, ". q. stuwart, e. H..
huoth. 4. LanRwurthy. w. Cuatgs, J. Waller,
U. Uuskur, ". II. Peabody, q. q. Bau4hart,
john Murphy, ard ~. Fay: It. l. i's-
tended tu u1o tho truck 0f thu Iowa
Central Haltroa.l tu iloskdale, ansl thence to
New Mellary aud Prairie Creek Township. near
ur through QurEyowen to tascadc, and. after
stiat farther wcst. A road through tl4tt sveatos
Aaa long been needed, nnu Will, no Doubt, be
carried through successfully.
, 1877-12-31


DE5MoINEs, H.. Doc. :o,3.-ls luoks NOW "a
though Chlcago would lsavc .,arToH.gaugu
soad from Ccn.ra1 1owa very suon. Last year
the road was started from Lfscon'D, on the Cen
trnl OF Iowa, In MARSHALL County, md twelve
miles built eastward, wien It was discovered
TINT Il wins begun At tho wrong end. as all ma
tcrla came trotl tic East for construction, a,ld
tho cost uf transportation nycr ot'lur rt,ads was
cutting III the substance OF tho road. Il change
WIS therefore 1natlu, and work will a,e pushed
westward frun, De!!evne, jackson County. A
contract las sncn let to bulfti forty miles
west /" sIteo'nb the estimated rost Is s30Oo
per mile. Thu heaviest Etntle ls stxty.stK feet.
The runtl cnu he built, and equipped with rUll
snE-atock, dcpots, ana teIuGrupl. LING. tn ilrst-
class mnnicr, tor less than 5000 per nlle.
secured a!nng the linc. It is proposet! to CUR
meet thIs line with til" ChEcngt, j. pac,!Ic. t,t,w
running wcet to Rock River, Which Ii on MI llir-
line to Delluyue: and, IN conjunction With
,atrow.aagG r.l,nl,lg n9':t, from t,ia!e,,a,
nd IL yutcd this winter by tic towns On tho
lE1Ie, tile road will bu built this year.
NEW YORK CENTRAL EARNINGS.
New YoRk, Dec. 99.-1l.e Tin,ss prints SUN.
mary OF tile annual rcport Of The New York Gen.
trai Railroad, It allows the following partlr,t-
lars: The cost of thu road and equipment in
1871 WIS *97. 81. .sfl.05; in 1877 II was &p IT,
4G371; total Icngtal OF TRACK owned and leased
by tho Company was, In 1875, ,432 70 100 miles :;
In 1b17 IL wui 2,lTl atl00 iu[lcs; tile number VI
niles ruiz br passenger trains in 1871 was ,53t,
DO, and BY freight tratlih ,0N: l'assenRrra
carried. Sllv,4:sd. or nrarly 1,001000 less than
III 1870; tlln number oi ions ot freight carried
was u5i Sai; the earnings Ut the road for 1877,
as compared with ls70, were ~ follows:
, 1877-12-31

S0srtaf DiakIfca to 7As CHft7tgn Tt|buns.
JoNxsuoXo, ILL.,. Dee. 30.-Jacksun Fricls,
ESQ.,, who was ono Of tho ablest lawyers vi
Southern, illinois, well.known Republican, aud
earnest worker Tor tho Temperance cause. died
Mt ls Residence III this city last night ut abuut
ii o'clock, aged at,ont Ia years. Iio wua cu,,-
tfucd only u few lays, pneumonia being the Ills
case. Tho sad event has cast GLOOM over the
cntiru community.
, 1877-12-31
OBITUARY..
DEATH or GEORGE W. n,'coOK.


NEW YORK. Dec. .s-i.ast 'ilicsdaY Lieut.
Col. ucorgc ". McConk vent 10 tho l.0titu Of
Ills cnusiu, Gen Ansot,, In Tvcuty.ecco,nl street,
T., n f,hri.iun* dinner. white nj Tia table lie
:" VI. ."t""'' "".'es' "1ns ~ ,"o .' ~"
compFatsttl o1 strange iee!ine III hlS i'eat', anu
retired to tho parlor and fal down upon so'a.
Ills illness grew rapidly VERSE, however, nn,l b.
came 50 SERIOUS sl,at ur. Ensign, who elanccd
to nc pfesent' or"eFca "''" '" oen' nv" run
which le never aE"fn ar0sc. y partial paralysis
Of tho right Side Developed anil the General was
SCOT, II, u dangerous condition. liz lost the
s...t ., ~ ..,1,, .h ,,,,r,. 80 ~.
uu"1, IT,. -. .pesa "na s '.,.'', - =, IT, ~.
ton, b,lt was cpnsrn'ls, 9fhl fecosN'1rd MI hts
ir1ena: ;lta Ga % te!atlvea. H. .'E.Ifra a''ta ILL.,;
VcocK ~. nitertooli, WIei " uit'i, ils ngeu
in9ai,es; Ghilnfeh, nFotaeFs' ano Quiet te'asScs
being At l,ts ! nedsids. =, ~. ,.. ,x,, n..,.n,
=, tseeascst Hne nun x 'ac tatc 'u'ee nn,s'G!
.MsGoaH, o. Easrh,nii, ~. WHO o. ~ outnsea"
% ' ae VT etrcu .s' tms a'my w." ~ I.,. sons, s,
~ HIS, -, nau Etauna.si ~ t!!s ov ot.scit. u.
ntehs. SetH ~ Gas'T EhvG tsnHitn sm 'nosu
tolehts ~ wilth thc Aceook tatfa'ly 'ilse peeh
ione 'n.st!n9uah,nea', . 91aa,aea H., ,.., ~. .t..
eion, a'la stn!led y WIN snc'h afl4rkSu fnnras
ina; at c,paratWse'Y s early age ~, iaa'! WIZ
!eau.!E pea't, y. ~ nat nv Desao Liz INV
harthcr - ti'o latc EDWIN y, slatthlt ioffniIQ
tiIs law trfn Wa stanton MsLooK, @t,l.i *it'-
*ctluthtsy acquired Ill alfIIoat hat'oAal rcplla'
tios':
Ate. nsac.lcns aie" YEATS nc otg1n.zem 1';sl 9c M
hfht T,npahy nl jlo y"iu.teeIs' u "n,en ne
vas elected Capials', mt went R 10 the Msxisan
"Af surviving 1ut us e'l!ietment auu winning lne
sit'9h na tGaa,,, ~ " tns .m!n
u!o htaHneh.' M'i1 !" tne ~ae a'e tseeaseu
qt'ent para'ysist WHICH ea'sscu ~ ueaiA.
m s s Fcsaf t, 70 Ea'9 s,snt,, e tescu n INC 1ae
tcc o. tile iaW ~!tM ait stant0, aht1 pesnme si,
prominently Identified w, politics: L. lsss hs M
Wm eieetca teporter VI tl1o aIp.t.l'c t"uFt ot
OInf iES FepOEJH Uelu1 tSos ! VI LHe hEEles HuW
, 1877-12-31
ENGLAND AND HER EMPIRE.


10 Far from Giving UP Aaln, .5ohn Hull Meds.
tatcs Absorbing Atrlcn-Thc Explorations
Of STANLEY Likely 10 ltesult In a Ssw Angta-
Afr.can Protectosats.
Rrj,f.b Ifati. nee. II.
Tho roccnt discoveries in AfrIca br.no With
s,,,,,.,1 ~ -: x va"
1he" ne" ,espoue'o1't'e' 1ot LUG o1ltlsn doV-
esA'nehl' A'thesto lhe navy has Kcrt ofler On
tlncnt,n aud now similar work will have to bo
un1crfat.n m lin yIyrr. ,nt1 1oto. trho nh,,.
s..t,,, ao,,,,,>, H.. .h,a,.e, ~ ,.,
sas''" sa",ut W ah''nea a "o n!n1tcl 10" eai'
cynIca'1y sir. Lowe may sylrcr. For
tunatcly the adl,crcnts of tho anil.
i,n,orii nnl,ov c,,n.tt,m,. nn,v a,at,,
~ t w. .,,,..,.!, , ~ :. ~ oa5 o.,.,y ms,J
that they can ever have the powerc OF doing
1nure mischief than may aexrue from their Idle
tn,l ,xhllc cvcu t,,a, c,rr;c. viii II n. ,n,n.
,ar I, ,onot. .otto. ,,,ar a..m,".s .., .,.s...'
iof " tel'els fa."es tnaa altsacta' aha sfcatea
dtssust whcso It seeks to carry cou'lction* 30
fnr from the creed Of tho enemies Of imperial
Integrity obtaining aay converts, sllurc afn un-
Iuisiakabe Indications tl,at our distant posses-
stons arc now m0Ec highly appreciated than at
any former period, mil It may with conadencc
bu predicted that ilo statcstnan WHO iuanifcsts
u disposition To check the natural growth Of tho
E,upire will ever be pcrmEttcl to guido It's
pulley.
pian.i hy III. .iiscuverjes of Iivinnst"n.., Hnr,
ao,. sn,,s. Baker. f;atntro,,' and sfanrv fnrms
NJ, area nf ni,ont tw, n,iiitons ~ .nuarc
1ni,ns ri".o tiisror,,,rs ~" ~ "c,p.a. ~
ti,c north~ru b.,nndarv ~ fhe Csns srronn ~
,r,inric. IN h, hnaIw;tcr. n tl,o 3st,in.i mi
tie,ee eas,wnr,l I" i,aEs Nyasss a,,., wc.twar1i %
tn In, iinrtn~nesc r.,t.t s,ftI"mant ffvtnn.
lravinr hnt iittio T., lr ,1..n.I ~ smhsau,,n,,;
"yn,"r.rs 1hc co,,nrnrtaI .f.royor;a. ~ H..
tan snokp nd Hakrr' IN anrln1fnr TsnennviEs y. VIZ
snI ,h,. ~, Evnnxns hav" I.n., at,pr sasI isn
ttnxs 1T ,rrs,ssn. ",,,1 VIII, a"i' ,t,,s T..
~ tn,nri.n ~ fnnnr., 49,, s,a,,i..v u.s' ~
,,r ~, ,yi,,,is s,,,,r. ~ H. ,aaa s
~ escnl or'.c ~ nortt o,tt"ia ~. 49,, ~
sIIst ~ the ,ni th"s otrs,',e ~ ~ a' ta -
.s""ss,''s i" ~ r".,""i s+si,sss ~ Haa u,
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, 1877-12-31
RAILROADS.

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS.
During tho t,ast year Wf members uf the
1}rothcrlltod of Locomotive Engineers were ex.
pe!lc.l, n.,l tho causo Is assigned to tho "non-
payment Of lues." Usually there arc very few
stiri cxpnstuns noied, and tito Inference Is
that a uuol nany members are dropping the
Brotherhood. Tie unsi,errsstut strikes on the
Boston Il Alainu anl lhc Heading Kallrnasls
probably Inns caused much dissatisfaction, as
they ltnye enst tho iit1nbers considerable fnr
their contributions tu the ntslkrr., aud must
pcopIu arc easily itshcartcncd when they do
nut sltrrceI tn eifccttnE wllnt they Work nnsl
pay for. But aside from this there y luul'tlcs:
strong feeling nRalnst the brothcrl1oul
railroad Mistilcss, part Of which Is due to the
strikes uf iast winter, whcl, we're or,lcrGd
by the llrotlcr'luNl, but most Of Which
+ owing to the great ttfike ,:fi ,r,,' y
the Brotherhood ad:no'l,ItI0 to DO. Tie aver
arc man, however, soes not study thesG things
very closely. The t'rst strikcs of rnllroad men,
son,e successful and some not, vert inade BY
thu l,rotheri,omi, at,d tho ro1ntnsnily leart'ca
ttlis fact 10 we'll that 1t tp,ls It matter Of
course when there were utllcr tlosc bcrlo.ls and
general strikes that the Brotherhood wns at
the hottuln Ut them. 'Flc rng|ncsrsa,l Is likely
to loUl ut the Society fl Il ycry tractlcal way,
anil ha1a,ge its disadvantages axa}nst its ad-
yaitnuca n,l when he i1lI'is ttsat Ie employers,
ur Il very large part TT thc!t'. would like him
better II liz wrrc mt member, 1n4 that some
pruptc LUCK upon tho Brotherhood Us an irstf-
gator of rlots and arson. tl,cse facts certainly
weigh against the advantages. there has been
Solnu talk In the ncasrapcrs Ut THO lisban'lncht
of slllsy divisions; but no it'crt!on 0f enclh
proceeding has been made IN the l}vothcrhood's
jonrnai which publishes every month y list Of
tho divisions with t1lo names OF the officers OF
cacf, un It's place and time of meeting. Nos.
to l03 stood intact In tho December Jonrha' !.
The pxp1ls0ns for noH.paytncnt OF dues. how
tyrr }nirntc Tint Nn1,h ,liyElDnA ltnvH Nt lens [
, 1877-12-31

Yofciul Nl100tc1 n 14s Calt'0V" 7f36NAk.
MILWAUKEE, dec. 30.-Joha e. duult, Assist
nut ueucsal Manager Ut the Chicago, milwaukee
l. st. Paul Railway who has been III some time,
had rclapse Saturday uixAt, and hi& old fa,nfly
physician. Dr. I.hau,. VI Chicago, was sent ior.
The exse Il serious, but hopes arc entertained
ioF li4 recovery.
, 1877-12-31
O'NEII.'S MURDERER.

Special Dtspd,cA to 7As tAtctlgo 7rtsunt.
BLooMINuTox, ILL.,, Dcc. 3O.-At & this morn.
lug Charles Wheaton, night yara-master of tho
Chicago tE Alton Railroad, WIS arrested for thu
murder OF james U'Noil III this city at 9 Thurs
day morning. Huuu after tue murder II WIS
learned that O'Ncll hatl been on terms Of III
ti,nacy with Wlloat1n's wife, and, until further
Developments, The policr determined to shallow
lin. Lust night tho detectives concluded that
the time had comc und, as related, arrested him
this Inornug In tho watci,huuse at the depot.
He was perfectly TOOL and collected, aud denied
the chargc. lie wns lodged IN jntt. Ills vile,
who is young aud pretty woman, wns
also placed under arrest, being allowed to stay
in her huusc under guartl. Two Colts rpyoIvcrs.
elegant ilnisl bcaring tho mark "liuut. J. I.
bailey, Quartcrnaster First United States
ltussars.H cight-ueli barrel, shooting cxnctav
the Aame kind nj bnll as tho bullet which
passed. through O'Scil. The 5itfc-n,arke III tllc
bali 1T the rifles III the pistol. tiui,sMitlts lhd
although une chuuiber nf uns pistol louks sutlc-
what different truul the others. Wheaton IL
Texan. II Is said lie was In tho hubca Rr'ny,
aud thut, nncc then, for five years. he was on the
1lai1ls drtytDR luyer1lnctt wa4son lie llas been
hive yeats oit thu Chicago u Alton. During the
III thu C'ltra.o j. Alton yard. liz 10 a six-
foutcr, well built, mud muscular lIe Is Rala to
bc linr plstol.sl.ot, md 1uau Of great c,ur-
age, determination. ana t1tnncss. IL is said
thut O'NGIl las been IN 1cur vi him for sonic
time. Wheaton will bu exatAfl'eu bsforo q
deep tee'ln9 at tho Wrat sllo. but everything Is
pcaceinl. O'Nell's relatives aud friends rounscl'
tnE Qulet, uul assuring the poltce TINT thGT
Will prevent oil vIolenrg.
, 1877-12-31
ITEMS.

Owing to tho fact that the free-pass system
has been abused ~ often du1iug tho past yeas
by drad-bcats and sealswass, tho railroads. Will
bu much more careful during tue comiug year
III the issuance, Of such passess aud tho kysLu,n
, 1877-12-31

Dos7os, Doe. a0.--GcorGsD .. Hlgclow, psou,-
inent lawyer, was arrested yesterday cycutug OH
charge Of embezzlinR 3iO,00O held by hlm IN
tfust, and WIS released 1ll fbU, W. bail.
, 1877-12-31

Ests ratksrstf StNFtlKnE RAtstChL CIIt.k
cor I-.Hs In AaHfnrr : ltArl0tfsl lLhAlIbg JHks,
WIN I'LL ,!!fees"s TED ifs uar tn all ra>ss. FtISs
etn h.id lr Wholesale aAi fetal ltT Sdift AID
D. .irts trsyA.nt the initial fs3tts And Al4s.
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