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New-York tribune., 1879-01-14

These tables show that the establishment OF line OF
steamers to run In connection with the NcWYork Cen
tral or Erie Railroads. VIII not have priudcal eGcc;
on the lake ana canal business. unless the railroads
their rates fiity cent, the above nsuros SHOW
large mar gin IL favor Of the water route II n not
thought that thu railroads viii reduce then rat 10 the
ruuou- basis they would BE- compelled tO IN urter 10
compete successfully with the dhc aud canals. Even ~
tho present rate of to-, and with the prospects
of "A canal. for which strong efforts beng made
the railroads VIII he at great disadvantage. 90 We
know" sad a merchant, Yesterday, tld the railroads
have their agents at Albany ready with money and in
fuence 20 defeat any attempt To make the canals more
efficient We have shown thtm IA the last year the
efficiency Of the Erie Canal We have now got "a large
stock grain hand purposey stored To defeat any
corner OF the market bS htturb large purchase,
and to relieve ourselves from dependence upon The
railroads. and tie result Is that the railroads have very
little business this Winter A. evidence Of tins, take the
amount OF they have carried he past year ohy
about what Ncw-Notk consumes The canals have sup
Piled the foreign demand
The rate FOR transporting ton OF grain from
Chicago 10 hcWhork by rail- during lS7s, was about
- = while by and lake IL little less than
IT, The canal tolls III 1870 from Buffalo tO Troy were
New-York tribune., 1879-01-14

Der of its peaceahle cOlored citizens
and sought the life of a Republican candidate ior
Congress Nothing of the sort. No indlgnat'orf
was shown at the Infamous ana coWardly crimes ~
Peck and his gang, but there was herce wI,.I T
against the poor blacks because Peek was klilcI
instead of Fairfax, and because the negroes lau
assembled to the number of about 800 10 hold
peaceabe political convention. No whltc man h,u
been hurt 10y negro No property llad DSrh ,,, ue
stroyed. save one gnhouSe ana the heeLI WI" III
suspected of firing II had been promptly ki'cu'
Yet the whole country for fifty miles arouhu WIS
convulsed with excitement. Hundreds OF neFi"'s
took 10 the woods, and remained Cohoedleu Lui - "
week Others left the parish and have never re-
turned. Several prominent cuioTed lSauclS W. n
concealed in the houses of the Whlte Planters WY
supported the Independent ticket. and were ortlnea
with cotton bales, expecting an attack' hlae,
ing about the parish for several days me Nnl,nF
bulldozers went 10 their respective pa'lShSS o
from COncOrdia according TO GoNernoI NIC'o'lo
message killed eight nine negfOeS atcr thel eo'
home. The Buggy Brigade neutrality-suspicious.. on
however TIL election, driving about ana oiucIins
the blacks to vote the Democratic ticket
By tins time Iensas was. as may DE suPposou'
plcfty thoroughly bulid0zed. The Democratic
clubs swOrc in large numbers OF teIIlhcu hcgI.cS'
and gave each a certificate assuring Nun ol PhU''C
tion. One of the most prominent biack hePupl'"u
leaders was advised 10 come out IN cara ADVISING
hi. friends 10 support the Democratic ticket lhc
iuduIcnrlt Wd> threat OF " NlSll from C''-
lam Captaln Buckley and his men, lhe whlte men
who organized the independent movement c"nI-
agcOusiy STOOD their ground, bui the oi'chs were
tnnrouLh hly demOrailZcd ana the Democrats hHd an
easy victory. In th" northern paIt OF the PARISH
where there had been little raidlng, most OF the
urrrpcs voted but the Democrats had all the cleo
tIon machinery and made the returns 10 sult them,
selves There is evidence that at one poll over -Vo
men voted the independent ticket, ana that TIC
SUPERVISORS returned only fourteen votes
The leuSas affair shows, frs, that the OH bulhH-
iupmctuOcs were III fun force IN Northern louisiana
during the late campaign; ana Second' th1l .me
Iouislana Democrats are Just as intolcrant
OF an independent white mans movement
challenging tier supremacy as OF negro
party. In all its latter phases The caihPiish
m 1cusas was "A white mans contest, ANA
tie independent candidates had the advantage IN
long residence and TcSlectablhty. inc negroes, IL
IS true. meant vote against thc DcHucld'H' Ioi'
a. an old planter SAID to-day on the wtnes>-stdnd'
"Show me a Democratic negro and III snow You
hypociIte or fool" But thcre Wa no ,'hbcI ol
XXX nrr,o SUPREMACY when has been the excuse
for 80 much Intolerance and wrong Ia tnc Sou u.
The only practical question was winch of two sets
ut uiiuentIal native white men should have the
local Offices h v D
New-York tribune., 1879-01-14
ass4iLED BY ~ OLD LNENT.

A5E. Y. Sweet was passing through North
WIii.u.-,t early sunday morning hc Was 80 mon ~
four runns. who knocked huu ,cn-cleS' and rdeI Hs
markets. OF bills and specie To the amount ot $50 Fef
lacking 500 in the watch pocket of hs trousers As
soon A. he recovered cOuScpu>ncSs Le wen 10 ms EI3e
i'm Uarlcu. OF examination tour severe s."'P
wounds near the base Of the brain, and cI'
one mch oug over the rIent eve We're I1unI
Yesterday the ply ,.caH sald tie injuries We iaoie
=, rI,l. ilu At r,t supposed II on. o L'' ''l w
nnrs after tu dressing of his wounds Nr Nwet 'aia
r mad NOT uforLIcd the police "f me aiIalf ana di h's
,t,u. l., do So Ia oi any arrest ne t'Di" i.o'
e.tfy more than Of his 1->altnt~; that one was
,or tyho several vans ago was tncd Tor crime con-
,t upo,i the cy yieucc of Mr sweet ana 'chlc.''l 10
49,, ,,rar., iu,ri- i-ouucnt H. MASSACHUSETTS, The man
49, nm, tur vowed vengeance, ana since hs ,ttH' Lay
,t, IN ana called uuou Nr. sweet several tlhcs, ASA
mo f,r MONEY aud other assistance.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-14

reduced on grain and -four from mills TO q MUS
900 pounds mile and remained nj that price Tor Our
years. when there another slight reduction ~, ~
1875 they reduced 10 MILL and IN 1877 10 . NH.
The plan for establishing uniform rates on thrOuVn
freighs Europe has been perfected The arrange
mrnt Of details referred by HE inference OF the
executive committees OF the trunk lines anO western
railroads TO committee consisting of the foreign regn
agents Of the four trunk lines The committee mas hclu
or Two Informal meeting. but nothing hiH
been ACCOMPLISHED conference between fne commit
tee and cntatiyos ~ the ocean steamship Ems vi"
be held Tomorrow when il Is hoped that satisfactory
agreement may be- reached member OF the committee
said YESTERDAY tnat it impossible To pfrHct re re-
suit Of the proposed conference. Ihc sleaUNhlp lh
were an entirely different position from that occupied
by them two ycurs ago when similar plan iof the
iequaIzug o. European freight rates fic' ihey "erc
ncllned generally, ne thought, to favor tue scheme
New-York tribune., 1879-01-14
RESUMPIION NLIHODS.

Letter FROM SECRETARY oHERMAN 10 THE HONEST
MONEY LRAGUE-CoNPLAINT AGAINST The
1RrAsURY DEPARTMENT ANswFRED.
CuICAGO, Jan. 13.-Ihc following letter is
made public:
rnoy>s " NICuoL, esq, Sereloy Henea Money League,
Chic0go.
DEAR FIR: have to acknowledge the receipt or your
letter OF The ith inst, uclosg cory OF The Kindly
resolution adoued AT tIe meeting II tnc Honest Money
Lrarue of tnc I'd inst. for which return my grateful
thanks.
E-sumpton--so long struggled for and so ominentlv
beneficial all interests and ali casscsls now
cbf are ONLY two points incident To resumption about
which | notice compdlnt FIrst-IEe nou-paymcnt OF
interest on the public debt III gold com cities other
than Ncw-York Second Critc,sms OF the distribution
of the silver dollar by TINS Department. To maintain
specie payments the coin must be Kept in some central
convenient d posory always accessible. Tne law fixes
NcvYor this place; it IS not reasonable while we
r1omuv redeem ard pay interest on tn.
pnrlic debt IN New-York, that complaint should bc
made because the coin IS scattered by being trans
uortcd nj the Will Of creditors at considerable 10
other parts OF the United states. We must make no
Il stinciion between The payment Of interest the r.
dct on of notes but both should be paid the same
place and in tlc same w4y-or again make the dis
termination 50 much complained Of bct"eCn TIC note
holder ana Ia bondhodcr, / hope. after some prep
ar,ton and lapse % timc, may hc To- cx
change coin for notes. aud pay interest all the de-
NOS tories ~ tue United states. and viii seek 20 hrns
aouf That rc,uL l. not a. matter Uf lcLd duy bun ior
tlr convenience ~ crZrns As To the uthrr matter.
nave clear conviction that tac forced payncnf ui the
si.y,r dollar public creditors would tchu CO. cptcdtr
20 be So! I the market less
than uar No friend % tue SILVER dollar snoui desire
II 10 forced into c.tcuitu u under ,uch CIIcum-
starcrs. 1hiS would open - gap b"tWrru the silver
dnlaraud TINTED states notes juat woud tend tu bring
IL mo d-clcdlt among oar people, ".nc u is liiuy
the policy of the law mat 1t should be maintained At
pnr with United Sac, notes. The Department is
i,,ung the silver Gollan, transporting them free Uf
charge wherever needed to all VINO wish them m oX.
change lor United Sta'cs notes. or IN payment for
scrvIccs and 10 hoped III 4 the whole coinage may
nm. ne nut IN circulation Wnr u - tie duty ~ the
Government different EInds oi money as public
unry ,hcatcs, il should be |1tln The power uf the
FrgrI Al MS option demand either form of lawful
| money.
IA - hopcd tEat the friends of resumption will be
sst fled with the bunrnccut results already accom-
pi,ird and will give tAc Department reasonable for
ha,r,ncr III the practical execution of It's plans II SO.
thc,r who have hitherto disagreed with us about
resumption may JON win us IN Alpanding Tue poIcy
now nriig maintained. Very Tespeetiuiiy yours,
Treasury Department. JOHN ahLINAN.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-14

TIE PHILADELPHIA AND READING
PRESIDENT GDwlN's ANNUAL ELPORr-A DEFICIT
or 1924 0j0-INJUmOUs EFFECT OF THE COAL
COMBI>ATION.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.-Thc annual meet
ing Of stockho ders Of the Philadelphia aud Reading
Railroad Company was held this afternoon >.
Wheen chosen chairman, andJ ID. White secretary
Franklin g. Gowcn, president, read the annual report,
which showed that the railroad receipts duimg the
year were SllJ30j j92 50; total canal rccoipts.
SI.OIO 337 80; receipts from golfers. f6S6,-
100 81, making the total receipts, Sl3,236.l2l.
total expenses 0f railroad $G970,2i2 13. Profits 0l
steam GOLFERS S23Li25 5S Loss Of Schuylk and Sus-
quchanna Canals, S27s COG 30 Loss in operations Of
Coal aud Iron Company. S752,Ol9 H. After payment
of interest c,sh deficit charged profit and loss ac-
colAt Ss2i $50 o. The report alludes TO the failure
of renewing the compact between the coal
companies, and cnumerates among the injuries to
tho company, by the existence Of the Comb
nation the increase In tho cost OF mining, the
decrease in trJfic Accidents from mining, two,
owing TO the fequrnt s,prnsons the ditnsss OF mlneS
leading dissatisfaction and the failures to realize in
creased prices commensurate with tho restricted pro-
ducuon. The courum pton OF the surplus coal on the
market mentioned the prime pal benefit OF the COM
binaton. The January interest PAID and the deficit
overcome by senirg scrip cmp yes FOR tnrrc months
wages due thrIu which ~ ptcd ana virtually con-
=titutc- loan 20 company. The company does nor IN
tend To enter into any arrau cement for coat COM
pact hout rcry.n- practical a>-uTa' es tnal Will
s.f.,ord s,1l .I,rroilnd sIcI n y,rr,uf Resolutions
accrp annual report and man ing the president
and Board ot MJnay tncr ild H., Tcie adopted
The following gentlemen were unanimously elected to
scrvc the ensuing year:
TrcSi0cnL-Fr1ukIn j.. Cover.
Manage,s s-ii. Pratt McNcan \. +. Bore, j. b Lppin-
COZ. john -hiiIst Henry Lewis, !. y williamson
TrcdsiyfT.--imucl Brat ord.
SecietorB-DlyId j. Brown.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-14
THE RAiIRo4DS AND THE GE.iIy TRADE

WHAT MTRCUASTs THINK OF TIE RAILROAD
POIIcY-rHF PRESENT SYSTEM EUINors 10
TIE COMMERCE OF THIS CtIl-rHE WATER
Kotrls sUPPIY TIRE EXPORT MANp or 1875.
"Why is it," said Il prominent grain mcr-
chant recently, that white Baltimore, Bosom and
Philadelphia received 10y rail last year 5I37G,27~
bushels OF corn, the NeW-Iogk railroads on5
brought 12.T~S~3O bushels and orly 3,5~G,316
bushels more thln the actual consumption 0t
this ctyl simply because Of tho difference IN
rirlad rates from Chicago 20 the fcoboari. the West
having no particular ntrrcs, iu paying do lar moro
ton for carrying tAcr grain 10 NewIork than to Hit'
more The Wet does not want to bn.d Uo Ne"-Iork
commerce with money and the only solution to the
whole subject is for the NcwYJIk roads TO carry ~
cie,ply a. these going to Baltinore. Philadelphia or
Boston The prc-cut combination orpool system ON the
art %: tue railroads IunOu@ TO the commerce Of tbs
ciy."
To prove mis- statement, T. II. Walker. statistcian OF
The Produce Exchange, furnished the following facts
and figures:
The total OF wheat and corn, the two principal
cereals received at port by an The railroads. com
pared Ia that received at the other principal At
larrlc ports, was as lows:
New-York tribune., 1879-01-14
HE LATE JOHN p. MORGAN.

To the Edttor Of me TrtbNne.
SIR: The death of John p. Morgan has
toucbed the hearts of VINO, though not showing
MIN intimately, have known him well enough To appre
ciatc his rare qualities. Gentle as a woman be was
brave for the right; artist conscientious; as
Christ an exemplary and deyout He was pure IN life
and of uutarnished reputation. He vas educated II the
same school with which the Of Sebastian Bach Is
identified (mself proficient Of the hrst order III igne
and counterpoint), and there few better inter
nreers of tno works OF that great master. life Of
one So LOVING and beOy Cd merits, for ta sake far
more than tlls NV brought t0 "A close, -
.houd made for The sake Of its inn
II Is one OF thc treasures OF the community well az
OF :Ec profession winch he adorned. g.
Ntn- Ork, jan. j., 1879
New-York tribune., 1879-01-14
THE FTRE RECORD.

A ABRTWEEY BURNED IN HARRISON, Y. J.
Domestic Telegraph messenger who had
been sent early Yesterday mon'ng from Newark 70
lIaucH', brewery az irrlsou-aye and iti''. d>coy
cred smoke and flames issuing nom the thlrd-Sory wn-
dow oi large bIcA building la the rear OF the brewery
fEe boy aroused tie foreman, Mr. HlucG. IS no lives
n.ar T., ino tc nra had gained great hralTay. Tue
eng e, arrived. but tAc binding WIS wrapped 10 hImes
The Nr,mau found great difficulty in obtaining water ana
f! fire -uiald 10 thc brewery aud mali house. suisse
oru rs frc fire reach. 4 the mann hd.ar. fhre'--nfY
I.ic, ant frame structure This WIS partly d"SroNci
number Of Lotsts and wagon were removed from TIE
shed, ic were burned. Mr.. HaUck cSf mates lis loss
~ 50 600 insured for 100000, principally "a New
Yosi companies The fire supposed to have been tie
VOL, OF itil Iuccudiary.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-14
DESPERATE SrRrGGLE WITH i BrEGL1R.
C,xcNy,Tf. Jan. 13.-For some time Robert


II Nrr.y a grocer on Grand IHycr-tve., Detroit. sus
prctrd flat burglars had hcoH attending To enter his
store Lls'ugl; he concealed himself behind counter.
and soon heard burglar enter the rear door 10y means
NJ = false KEY and saw hm light dark lantern and hll
q b, with lot ofrluned frut and start Tor the door.
Murphy intercepted him. and struggle ensued. Finally
HnruHv seized an irou wedge and struck the burglar
several blow, upon the head. telling hm 10 the floor
e ailov rcgiucd h- feet ana having choEod Murphy
into u state Of ir>cu-ihllty escaped An hour later
man giving thc name Of James Els applied at ponce
for medical attention, saying he had hrth way
Il and brotrn ny robbers Murphy, regaining BIS con
scuusncs- proceeded To ia" sau" station Mhtie ne saw
Eli, and Identified hiIu the burglar Inc iltr i'-
n,i thp fact and said that lest he should de nm
les. mis- wounds were dressed prompted blh 20 20 10 the
.rotior H. skull j. fractured ana hls head cut III
, nrkiuo manner II is thought ne cannot live.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-14
P.uttj..-
p.t,,s <cv YORK BALTIMORE phil Boston.

~. .. .a-u.l..si a.or-l2,I ri.97ssjl. aa,a.-.9
ootH ... 2l>- 80 9l5IUo 25,3~j.Joo lon'i.4o
IL. toli auoln- 81 grail received M the four ports
la.i wear was York. by gaI, 90 $50 t~G bushels
water 81 7j32~J bushels; total rs ,6l3,77l bushels
baltimore by rail, 4i.12U,9oj bushels; Philadelphia
l0-11IO bushels; Boston, I7,oSI ,Gsi bushels; total
at the three ports g9,G-O $50 bushels. The total
amount of grain received at this port IA ls77 was ST.
ll0574 bushels Baltimore, 2J5j6 olO bu>ci': Pnita
depu.l lI9O bushels Boston, Il, ,lOuJJS hush
ci..
The following table shows the railroa rates FOR grain
per ton from Chicago 10 each of the five principal
Atlantic polts during the last five me fleqU,ni
clatrs the effect of the opening and closing navISa-
ton and particularly Of low tolls, which cstIp-
lisLrd in 1876 These are schedule rates and do not
show the special rates made III many cases much lower
than the standard:
New-York tribune., 1879-01-14
srAwANHAKA YACHT CLUB ELECTION.

AT the annual meeting of the ScawanhaA'
Yacht club, at Demouico's, last evening, the U'''
urcr's report showed balance OF Sl.249 Ape'uoH
CONGRESS was agreed upon, requesting a chahSe y"
tbe law IN regard To yacht licenses 20 that , lney
may remain IN force during ownership Inc IOhoS -
officer, were elected Commodore. = j. Culghtei -
Commodore Ouyer T.. CrOmwall; Rear tulhlO'o.Ss
Natter f. Suydtm Irca>ur, +, W. t. Shond, ~
charles H. Cruudy: Cuaplaus. tine Rev Dls' nr
I,yin and George H. NaudewHter; Fleet surgeon " ~,
B T. Daw son; Mea,tlrcr, A Cary smith; heSItttS
Iulttrr NJ Roosevelt Schuyler, James NJ ENo' -
Wyli, Belts j. dc l. Weeks, Louis /. Bayatd
New-York tribune., 1879-01-14
UNION OF ANTI-rANMANY FAcrIONs.

Committees representing the three branches
oftuc Al;lIamuauJ D,mociacy OF jhr city, met a. ne
Office of John y. Ha,kin, tciday 10 compete an nge
mcnt3 for . union aid thorough organization OF tie
Aut-Tammanv clements Maurice J. Power. .ison J.
Waterbury ana ex-senator John Fox repre- -cned the
Irving Hall wing; John Il. Haskn. George ".
Mclean aud Robert Il. Mooney, the CtN De-
mocracv and Emanuel j. Hart, ant Seth
C.. D,aglls. the County Democracy. George
Vs. VI. Lean OCCUPIED the chllr and dt.er d'cu,.onit
YEA. .ir,, % order Az tH.u men. The. ih' lfllL-res
viii Dee urd aud uo one VIII le al o"cd io ''i' "Ness
ms name 4. on Ilr lt. Each di rlct HlI c.ti lis own
g.muitto. and -OStlu i.- uNu a..l~ lh't 't '. ty
contra. u.c.uIItuo'. N'~>I,. Mooney, NaicI"' ana
lItit were appointed q committee 10 .IH.l -ru.oBs
taui.. .,I- tuu sense oI t-' Lr',h-. ... .-e
II. rtIL- uU Ur4rUrj UrtlI Thur. IF afternoon i't'
New-York tribune., 1879-01-14
r4RTHorAKE SHOCKS IN FLORIDA

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. ia severe shock
90 ,,rfuou,k. WAS felt here last ni.ht about ll'4'
which, lasted about twenty seconds and appear'"
,nove from southeast 10 northwest Bui!dl"ss "'V
violently shaken. crockery was ratified ana doors "'
,broO,u omen The shock felt 81 - AuguNtlne aN
~, mo I,l,lf coast from Punta Rt~Sa 10 - u" ~,
49, v,rl "A over the interior portion OF the St't'' V'
Ine of the Kind Was ever experienced berc BEFORE
New-York tribune., 1879-01-14

CINCINNATI. Ohio, Jan. l3.-Vn HaIuI"ay
night. a hound freight tram on 'ne N'''" a"I
1-o,,t, Railroad. when near Mineral city. par''d
,,t m. middle ON account OF br0Acn coupling Inc
y,r freight train following it, ran INTO 's rear lI'' -
- reached a trestle thirty feet high. crushing Ue
c,bn,se Three passengers jumped from tir c"'o,.S
aIiphtu, on the rohd zee oi tue stream pr'o"' a.
i, ,b,nJfon Rc.~nylrr, VAS instantly hNr', hud ~.
ham king was fatally injured. john BelL had MS ''c
crualet.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-14
INITIAL AID ASSOCIATIONS.

ALBANY, Jan. 13.-The Westphalia savings
aud Aid Association No. OF Buffalo, has been elo'e' "
an Injunction order returnable the 18Th instant w
fore Judge Osborn, at Catskill, 10 show cause W"
receiver should not be appointed .
Numerous inquiries have been addressed 10 tnc - ~
.urauce Department M To the authority OF the -
Mutnnl AID society of Pennsylvania 10 transact p' %
ness In the STATE OF NewlOrk. The society mas @ @ mai
o.itrd any fund. with the Superintendent, and his W.
been licensed All parties acting FOR them axe uone
IN violation VI law.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-14
THE ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Jan. 13.-BOth Houses
Of the Legislature met at O'Clock to-day The House
on the second ballot elected X. H. Bearden OF OuachIta.
speaker; j. T. Holland. Of White, clerk, and j. g. Baker,
Of Monroe ,rgean -tarms. The Senate after tWcuty
baIlotiugs chose NJ NJ Dufee OF Dallas prcsIient; H.
: Krctchmrr OF CLARK, secretary; W. a. Faihrly, of
Puask treasurer, and Terry Roberts OF JET
fersOn, seTgeAnta arms.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-14
PHILADELPHIA, wlLMNGloN AND BALTMoR

WILMINGToN, Dell Jan. 13.-At the annual
meeting Of the stockholders of the Philadelphia, VIII
muston and Baltimore RIiOad, held here thi, after
uoop the following board OF DIR ctors was elected: sam
ucl L. FELTON,, william sellers, Isaac HiHcslcy. Joseph
R,i..lur-'. ~amuI Harlan. ir., Ch'I Warner. iu9c
Pratt, Thomas NutUGg,, Sanhci v. ~iu MAKER Jd'op
Z. .u., NaiIiniD iAaycr W.,Idu NJ LOt, tutucs T.
Euwt.ttu Robert H. ~t.v. nSou. I'lfi1 OrCv, Al tcl
Horurr. SECRETARY ana Robert Craven. S-Ni!n -'rfr
ia.y. Al tr h1yr are icclrcOu-. N.tn tine tNccp'.on
rt -. OU,y. Isaac Uuc-lcg W.- r-t.eC,c. lie'l-
4ci.t Of tlc bCatd of d-ccior-.