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, 1879-03-18
sHNAron wI1tTls"'s BILL TO TAX THEM.

sENAToN wu1TISO's D1j.L To TAx THEM.
o"''t .s''.',a, ,..'r ~, 80. 80 A''
h"'e'a! tHsoa'ea "a i"s I''oaHe'
arNlSartEIp, ILL.,, Aarch 11.-Tho following
IA the e,,1l text of Senator Whltnr,s hill ,or n,,
net to prevent dohb'e assessment upon 'hclthl-
bcscl real estate, nntl to provide an cHuitablo
'"s".o .''. W .,>ss,o' w. .o4 Au.A P.op1't5
:. SEcTloa !; i'e u ehacten py tllc people 9! the
SlAto ns IlIiilots' represented III iie iehefal a.
hemhsy. TINT nortEaRc, Netd o. trust. " other
contract or ohligatlan by whGll adoh u secured 5
lgi upon rsn! estHse. eiiail lor !he nlrroses nt
assessment nhtt taxafpn 10 uccnod end trcnttl az
~ Interest IN tl!o PROPERTY thereby Affected; aMd
the houcfs of sncn sechfltlea ~ t9tnt owners. 70
br asaessca nhd the taxes 70 be pald ~ e district
~hesn tho properly II 1ocatco. ana 1An hoi4ess or
s.ch MORTGAGES or lions shall not elsewhere bo as-
setfed anu taxGu. ...-."
, 1879-03-18
White ar lttiack Tie 7


Just now, there seems to be difference Of
constitutes full lrrss. Hosnc contend that thu
wltlte rrayat, so long IN vogue, should still be
worn, wh!le others aula ,,ut tho black craYat
silunll nuw occupy Its place. It may be inter-
rstlny to Eersols cuntcrncd With this Important
Iluttrr to know shat by thu lateat nuylyes rarts
/, elualIy divided vi this point. Tie blaek
4rcss-coat reigns supreme there, now that tho
Prcssdebt ut lnu French Republic IL civilian
hut the cul0r OF The eFaYat eatlsta much discus
si4,n. A rule, young neu prefer white, old
men black; while In lt,apy Ut ihe tuoat tastitoll-
abe clubs III purtH the blaek tie l.as bee,l cx-
e!usivclY adoptcu especially fur dinner. New
you want 10 be thought young, adopt white; II
you arn Willing tU becun6llcrcl old, udopt black !;
which Is csother way Of saying that wn!te viii
continue to prevail,
, 1879-03-18
THE MENARD ROBBERY.

Capture of Joseph Gorf,nn.
John Joseph German, tho partner Of Joseph
Bertrand in the bold robbery attempted and
partially carried out Inst Wednesday morning at
tic house Of Mr.. T. Atenard, No. 90 Wluthrop
place, wns yesterday turned uyer to the pollce
by his father, who II bridge. tendcr at ADKINS
street, mud gave $500 tail for trial on the eth
The young man states that at about o'clock
last Wednesday, morning Dcrtrn,,d can,o to hlu,
while he was working with his father at tho
bridge, ind asked him to take ride. lie did
SO. They went first to the Palmer House, whefe
Bertrand got sutcnel for which lie hai check.
1llen they Ind q "swty" OF whisky out Of
bottle which Ills compan!un had provided. AZ
the corner Of Franklin aud jackson streets they
Ind another "swig.n Crossing Harrison street
bridge, they drank the bottle dry, but repenl.hed
It at saloon on thu corner Of Clinton
street. Bertrand tlscn askcd httn 1t he would
llko to play joke upon IN old French lady. Bis
aunt, and German said ho did not care. Thea
he asked him II he would like to put on mask,
nnl Gosman says lie objected. However, ho
finally consented, and the two plannei tue rof.
berry. How 1t was executed has already btcn
published. After the house had been surround
cd by tic neighbors Bertrand left by the te,t
door, saYtng they Would shoot whoever dared to
stop them. They ran ncross tho prairie, pus-
s,etl hy tito crowd, mud dill not stop unt!llht
REACHED # saloon on Sixteenth strrct shl
ths,cc they went to Gran'l Crossing, and At
ths potEt Bertrand let Uurman know Whdt
dupe he hutl 1llade OF hun. lie told bin .hat
It was not only Ills lntent!on tn scare his sunt
hut to actually rob lrr. l.nl tint llo had made
full preparations wlcn leaving town fur pro.
tracted stny In Indiana. lie wanted uormat to
gu with him. but the iattur refused. bertrand
txts tr
, 1879-03-18
CORRESPONDENCE,

To tho Editor " Ihs Tribune.
CHICAGO, March l7-The grcntly-tncrcased
interest III The subject Of farm and road drain.
ago which laa bern arutlsed within tho lna.
three or four years, ur tho 1n0re general npprc-
Cfatnn VI ts Tast importance to tt.u Interests Ut
the State, havo lctl TO Vigorous eTorta III tho
Legislature TO proparu suitable luws upon the
subject. Tie execution of such extended aud
combined systems as arc oflcn Required tor thr
drainage of 30 level u country as generally pre-
walls III Illinois, detln,als gseat caretu ihu franz
iyt, oi laws 10 provfle for tho wautH md guard
uganst thu Injuries which arv certain to present
themselves.
Several very elaborate bills haye been under
discussoD but none Ut them hayu borne owl
dencc of thorough anil comprehensive grasp
VI tIas subject, The latcat Is llouso bill No. Gs9
Introduced by air. Aickinluy m the 9th inst,
au'l tsIs On many accounts is less Objectionable
tlAn lis predecessors, and yet In practice wunlh
be cumbersome ln some VI its provisions Hn.l
dehrient In others.
4 ra4licAt difficulty with every bill yet pre-
scutcl tas been the failure to recognize the fact
that the boundaries Ut drainage districts canuat
hu arbitrarily established. Every dratnnga dis
trict must include, trst,
THE Wit0ih AREA or NATUNAL wATKn.silEp
fur which common outlet has 10 be arsilietafy
pfbYlucn, nnt, seconu, all ln1ltis lSlII beyond,
yl.ptl, " lraiIle Ut ali must luynmu trIti,tury
TO the sae; und the Stu Of Tho outlet l.tl.t hp
determined BY careful estl.tlnsa Ut tho amount
of watur which may ~ collected fruM nli these
SOURCES.
NHne Of t,u hills thus far uEercu are based
upon this essential fact, hut nll provide that,
WHEN MINORITY Vi lnMl l4lwuers 1cstrc tu organ
ixc Drainage district, they cail secure teir clll
BY sendlnT petitsnn to thu Cultuty Court, Ut
County Commissioners. or Highway Cotnn.is-
aIoners. neeotnpaulcd With u ulAp uf tl!r lands
Included III tho proposed district. No reference
il slade to tho probability tl,al other
lHnda lYilg beyond tl!oso Included IN
tile petition nlay shed their drainage
through the snlne outlet. Tho prupriekora
ol toan lands EnAy not at that tins bc tcadY to
be.iA system of artificial dsMnagu, but tho
natural drainage Of ti.e!r ls will be fncl!ttal-
cd by tlle construction Ot tho outlet, nul tho
! outlet must bo lnade lssgu enough 10 carry oil
all tile water that coInes to IT. etse ttlr t0wcr
la'llh will ba aoodcd BY tlat which comcs from
| abtye.
When petition Is presented ior tie iorlua-
, 1879-03-18
In African ncserts-.hn Egyptian Army oJ-
ftcer's Tal1s BEFORE tho American Geo.
graphical Society.

IN African DcseFts-An Egyptian Army oI-
flcer's Tal1e nefore tho American Geo.
graphical Society.
s'1lo inrk TIts.. Narch II,
Gen: R. E. colston, late Of thy general ssal,
Egypt!an army, delivered a lecture last essn; a';
ing at ChIckerll'g Hail hclore q yrry, larga aud
enthusiastic autliunre oIl "Iito IN Tho Eat!e!u
und Western Deserts OF EgYpt aA tho soa.
t1an." The lecture was given ulHltr NV
auspices Of ilio American Geographical 5osies!l.
tanned bcforo entering laml which WIS wIthpa.
rivers, creeks, rivu!uts, or springs was
good Rupsly Of water, which IN primitive t'1,ss
VIVA carried iIl ttoatsk1ns, md was su$lellaea
times ncccssary to draw water ftoIr, VOLS ~
fcet dcep by means VI = leather pouch attaeheai
to rope, und OIL 4 march a guard Was l',ase..
uycr tho watcr bothdaya mud night. dc'. Cois!oa ,'.
spoke ut lelgth Cntlcernins t: manner qt 'S:ts s
motion u t'9 desert by means q eamels;; ans 1s
bur.len caulcl carrcd tuad of 400 poiln1s, aaa
would never travel fuster ttau wask. u a!
rate Of as,out two and hall milcs 90 hou..
Tho ruling camel or dlnmcdasy, which eof'e +
spUnticd to the sadtiio horsc, would tra'et ..
nGycr allowed tn walk, and could 0ccusloHai!
cover distance Ut 100 miles 4 'ay. eanies y,
live on utmost nothing, md Tan exist cSeM H.. =.
the heat Of SWIMMER for fyc Or ia s.t c,nts III
when uley haye no further use tor t1e,1i t,n1
THESE Bedoutns were probably Of pures o'ooa ~.
than any Vt the other tribes, Us they were t1 aG'
srentlanlA Ut tlIH lshnaaltes who crossed 'tuS n.
AraAIu years before tho tthrfstian Era ~ ~
priuclpal tribes in Tho Eattcru desert ."eEo uo
Abasdch md 3lshurceus, who aro tho satne usr a,r
ignatel by plny LOCO yeara ago Us uGo4hns 'i. hns
Their color ra,grs from hronzu TO bask! TS tss
their features ure straight a, n9une' nsS s,hts ~
bost Egyptian types, and their hair Is stralsati
rhey asu Abosn medium hight unl men msn
f,'rnicl. and sofno Of il.cir young "o,nSo M
arc very l'andsome. Their shelki1'. .,v. MI III
ruca oyer NEARLY 70.0N people. traces oas@ ia M
iIncugc to i pcr!od before thu days q .Hs' ~
Prophet, anl il nan Of vast wealth in sss1t hosa
canlrIs, aorscs, silver, at gold lae ussSIs n:ss;
Ten Colaton said, was divided into tMn w.. I'm md
vegetation, a,. to atulour, wlltel, was qse'u "
baFFcu aud destitute Of vegetable lite. ~ cr. mr.
atnlour, during the llcat ot summer. t!o Ito
lnomrler was ofrn knawn to rtso as nE ,rated
degrees. Gen. Co!ston's lecture was '.u.'is
bg means of forty stereopticon 7le"s' A~e
mostly from original drawings.
, 1879-03-18
Business fnTthe House Also Pro-
vented by Shameful
ADscntccisn1.
The Monoy-Baggers All Rushing to
Springfield to Kesp Up
Interest.
Question ns to the Conslftuttona1fiy Of
puyinE the Joliet Deficiency.
A Communication upon the Important
:: Subject Of Land Drainage
THE LEGlSLATURE.
OnsENYATIONb,

Epsct1i Dtsonteh 10 7he Tribune.
SrRINoFI1LD, March 17-About dozen
small-lrs politicians Mt Springfield clatm TO own
md run the Republican party OF the state Of
Illinois. Any iutlnntton to tho contrary bv
the press or anybody else Is resented hy these
magnntcs with tho kecncat sense Of personal In
Jury, md as M art Ut positive dislo5nlty to the
Republican party. For instance. should THE
TRIBUNE refuse 10 lo governed BY the edscts Of
this political Syndicate and dare to raise It's
yotco aenipst their unjusttfable ,srr-
patton Of power, TINT Journal would be
denounced, mud has 6ccn md Is denounced
ns "A renegade newspaper rccrcant to the
tntcycsta OF tho party md tho welfare Of the
people. The Springfield Regency hare no use
for newspapers beyond the leverage they can
obtain from them to boost themselves Into
Office. shpn1d Il ercat party organ hanpen 10
raise voice on behalf Of the nncty-nine't, him
dfcdthe Of tho Republican l'asty ntas tlIeir io'-
lowers outside the Springfield King, tint news
paper IL damned as mctrcnRry concern, tlaV-
tug neither conscence nor influence.
s.. Tle Legislature }s converted Into
4 GREAT CAUCUS
by thcse r!ngstors, who usc that body for tho
purpose Of forwarding their political ends, utd
divcrting IL from the )cg!tmase purposes for
which it was assembled OF rourso, n1ong Al
largo u bolly. there nrc conflicting interests,
md It happens, now. md tl.en. TINT
there arc two Or ttree asptrants for
tic SANE Office. For tnstnncc, CrIlnm, The
present Governor, and 1corgs Harlow, tho Sec
rotary Of State. both want the nomination inr
Governor for 1880, ,s,.l each las his slatn made
ont. Harlow Is supposed tn kavc captured the
country press, ntnl the Governor lIls leen ped.
ding out small ofl'crs ftr. the purpose Ut e,ol.
6tcrlnE up n,i,l extending lfs power. Probably
4i,,ra to thu. EtNfh f5I,y.
, 1879-03-18
TIE RAILROADS.
GENERAL TICKET AND 1'ASSENGEl
A6.TcNfr4.

GENERAL TICKET AND PASSENGER
AGENTS..
Considerable work was dono at tic first days
session Of the General Tckct and Tasscugcr
Agcntsf Convention, which met In New York last
Friday. Business WINS begun BY tho election Of
8. Z. DoYlston, OF tie Savannah & Charleston
lsailtoad, as President for tho cnsnng year. und
Mr.. William a. rhrnli. of the Chicago j. North
western Railroad, rs President for the same
time. A long debate was brought up By the
resignation of Mr.. Samuel Powell, Of The Balti-
more s. Ohio Railroad, ns Secretary Of tho
Association. Mr.. Powell was finally prevailed
upon to withdraw his resignation, and he was
reelected. Mr.. j. Il. Alnclncrdo, Of The Richmond
s; Danysllc Railroad, was elected member
OF the Executive Committee in place
Of Mr. s. W. Cummings, whose term OF Office
has expired. Atr. ", b. shattuc, Of the Atlan-
Tic !. Great Western Railroad, delivered tho ar-
nual address. The speakers papcr was upon
tl,e willie u liked principles anu rules In a dc.
Lucrative bodY.
il WIS resolved tlat the next scnt-annual con-
vention sllonlu bp held in Nov York on the 1eth
Of September.
Mr. ". A. Thrall, from tho Committee mp
pointed at the Chicago meeting to prepare re-
port OIL the hest form Of coupUn tickets, report
cd tl,at they had been unable to come to my
conclusion, ,ltltt lis request that tho Committee
The question Of stop-ovcr privileges then camo
up, but tho Executive Committed reported that
they Ind beeu upublo to prepare rcpnrt on tic
subject The whole matter waa indefinitely
postponed.
Gen. \. Z. Myers, from The Committee Of
Twenty appointed under a,lt,ority OF n resolu-
ton adopted IN Cafcago lust full, tlIen submit
ted Il report, which empowered fle Committee
TO consider what changes, II my, OF orglniza-
tiou nre necessary tu render this Association OF
greater permanent value to the passcnGcr trans
portntion Interests Of the unltel States u,nl
Canada Mr.. Myers stntcd That the rcport pre-
scntttl was tho result vi two dnya Of ,nrd work
OIL Tic purt Of tilt Committee, ,t,,d embraerl
material changes to the constitution ilsl4l :hy
laws, the most Important OF which was tic for
| nation for s!x years Of Committee
on. Prcccdcnts, to decide questions of
| order md appeal. Other alterations
provide for changing tho nntlu OF tho organtxa-
| tIon from the s'Hcneral Ticket autl Passenger
Agents' Association to tint Of the "Natlu,lnl
Association Of General Passenger ntnl Ticket
ACtntsn; also tlsut spectnl representatives shall
| bo admitted to tic deliberations uf tl,u Con-
ventton on day designated, nEd that the se,nt-
annual meetings shall be held either ut New
York, Chtrago, Luuisyil!c, or St. Louis: that
| the annual Glecti1n Ut officers shall bu held Mt
| thu sprlng meeting. Tl.csu amendments to thu
| constitution wcrG taken llu serfatim.
The Convention Ia expected to ret through Its
| work to-day.
, 1879-03-18
ITEMS.

.1IEAlAs
Tho new summer tariff to Mississippi River
points, which gocs into effect March 20, 1870,
has Just bccn published. Tho new rites are
about 30 per cent below these in forcu during the
winter. :,
Alr. Thomas ]. Anderson has been appointed
Gcnoral Agent Ut the Atchlson, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railroad, ut Denver, Col. llo will have
especial charge OF tho passenger business OF this
Company in Colorado anu tho turrltory wost and
south OF this State, md OF tbs freight business
In Colorado md territory north md west OF
Pueblo Iud Canon City.
Mr. F. Broughton, Gcuoral Manager, and @.
II. spriegs, General Freight Agent. Ut the Great
Wcsturn Railroad ol CANADA, Alfred Whte
assistant to the General Manager, nud r. Dandy.
Assistant General Freight Agent OF the UrtEoit
4 Milwaukee, which Ia 1uw 0ranci Of tho
lireat Western, were In sebslolI at TIM Com
panyts o!llce In tho Superior E!uek all day yes-
terIny, making arrangement lor tho summer
trailia over tlleir lincs. uy oil left tor DetroIt
Oh lilo Q o'clock train OF tlle Michigan Central
last evening.
Tho East.bountl freight troubles aro getting
vong downward. II Wns claimed Yesterday that
tllo T1ttsburg II Fort Wayne Railroad Ind re-
duect tho rates on gtntn 10 10 cents per leo
pounds from Chtcago to New York. The CAUSE
as8lKneu 1tf sht3 actsoh Wa8 tttat lnc LhRo ot0To
s. Michigan Southern l.ailroad Lad u,ada during
tho last tcW days contraels tIr furclgn business
OIL tho aboyo basis. Thu ahippers uro tAkiNg
advantage Of lie prevailing. low rases. and tllo
roads hGye oil the business they can possibly do
II Is no inject for shippers vt present to wait Tor
Tho opeutng Of navigation, for the vesse'a will
not ho abls to maks bettcr tatrs than sEo now
charged by the railroads.
The General Managers and General Freight
Agonts Of the roads belonging 70 tho Boutll-
Western Hallway Association will leave for St.
1neot!ng Of tllo Association. which will be he!d
there tomorrow. THIS meeting Will Lo Of
moro than ordinary Importance, ~ froEn ats &C.
ton will deponu tic further continuance Of tic
Of tho Chicago 4 Alton to Kansas City, a,tsi tho
consequent ctange in the route by the 1T. Louis,
Kansas CITY &s Northern, there Will be neces-
, 1879-03-18

A thn Rnnntn .yna nn1v nnc short DE A plto-
rum when It adjourned Saturday, It IL probable
tin, these last abseptccs, eleven IN n,nber, be-
came somewhat ap,,rchcnstyc lest, II they rc-
lnntned Until to.slay, the pEescncc VI MI nllt
ttona! Senator might by lint t'1'so DC secured:
wv & .ns suc se 81, ns'a.u ~ ,,,,,t"hn "
~ tIr.a acma.nss hciut" n,,,r,rt.mtlv nf IN,
mind on this matter. went their way, With Tie
Fcsult above indicated.
SHOW nF WoRK.
ms secretary reaa over tue cni!rn loufaa! OF
sae.t"ays p.oeasuEe W'tn"ut tnI1t .'Sa 'te sn
nrescut i~ing anxious tn hear ani rclrct a.,
the important proceedings OF TINT .laY. Wlun
he had 1Itte. finished, .tho CHAIR annollnceh
tnat' apnalentf' 10 1uorunl Mas ptesuat. s 'nla
ia~, seh"n. ~ uatsn iTt ~ ,xns, MI
moved Tint t!,a Heuate ot]io1,rn until . o'c]ock
p. IN. of this day, which was adopted.
NO ouonUM.
Atan. m. n fe,y moro annatora ,scro 1,rcacnt.
b;ii. Which u,neils IL. law Of n,.uoi!or So as 70
GtTimn nisf, fI,, aamn rcstjits anut,ht in In. hill
knuwn as tho Rannciye. Wuiiaeu iii. ;" '"1 Wv
Senator Whiting t,tfxreJ n resolution Making
fhnt hereafter tni nf ti,u r,,lI shall ha u,ade
enrh n.nrnt,,, AMI a rccortl nj ni,srntcrs j;rnt.
cn,l ~ tiu. 1n'Isr wns thrn m,.i", u,u, 'I IL"
Seunts ndio,,rneI. "''' ''''
unusr.
r,,. 4, 49, S.,',,,, ,,,,,
>. 1s o'l' 1cpsa''"' ,Ne Ssa'ps'a act "!"'',s 'h
ford. of Chicago. ts hero to..luy. luokIur n;,cr
thc in.ere,t oI lin mcnstrc. Iiu ia cuusi,,rruLlv
dI.conr,ocd ot I'm nres,nt situotInu tto,Iut,
us.u"'aseu Nv tno p'sao"s s'.""s ,,.. ssa,s
ilut f'c was aFscstca seven times on Thursday.
lie dues not lave much hopes Of accomplishing
anything with the prrseut Legislature, but he ts
going to sea what cnu be do,s.
Tho Militia bill aud the DratnagQ oct aro tho
xnrc,,, orfrrs for ,n-morrnw
, 1879-03-18

The influence Of the banks Is against the mcas.
,lre. The bill has gone to thu order ot third
rcadinct uHd will soon Lu reached. prububiy hy
tomorrow or tic 'tlay following. Tile mem.
bcrs from the rural districts arc warmly
in favor Ut tito proposed change, md so1t,e OF
tho conservative members Of both hutlica from
the money:lcndinY pnrt Of the state Will nlto
faypr It. There seems to bo nm 1oilot, unless
tl1ero should 10 radical chanrt in t.r ser!i.
1ncns OF tho General Assembly, that the bl WI
pass. The impression seems to be Rtrong IN th9
minds Of Legislators that tle agriculture! mn
commercial ntsTcsts Of tho State demand the
prppu5rtt ctiAtjgc,
, 1879-03-18
tlon Of drainage district, therefore, It should
In nil raanz t,N
ACCOMPANIED nj A rLAN

ACCOMPANIED nY rLAN
showing the who1e area of wator shed which
would then or *HbstgnsutE have to bs provided
for the construction of the work should he mnt'o
upon all Within tMtinrea, whether llsey wish I'm
.ncdiateiy 10 ayall i1ltnHelvcs III te advantages
II offers or not. This plan should be madc BY 2
competent engineer fran, actual surveys UNI
levels. ail.l It's accuracy prnprtly certified
1t ml0ht, perhaps, lie butter wny nt coming
at It, TO require no plan from the petitioners,
but leave Il to thu Court, uu The presentation u
petition from ccttatn number Of latd-own-
crf, 10 authorize d surycv to determine the area
1T watcs- sfc.i, which wnu1d po tributary to tile
proposed outlet, md then summon meeting ol
a!l interested to tako action OH the matter,
One Or the u'l,pr Ut the above tctho]s Is likely
to llavc preference urer the Gully proper method,
which Is by the crentinn ot
sTATB HOARD or runLlu WORKS,
with t,u best aynilabic engineering talent a. It's
lrnd. md Under whose supervision cumpcto
Typographical suryc7 Of l1le State would he
f.adc, comprehensive system Of farm atd road
drainage arranged, In conformity with which
every drainage district could construct Its
pnnts thould think uest. There y no
could HOW be crcatcd, yet no oue who considers
tho importance uf The subirct to the wealth,
heaatht u welfare OF thu Statc will fail tu per-
cctye lint other intcscs:a, which tavc tccn lib
pst,scd with than this. 1t Is nut unlikely TINT n
few ycYrs' experience of tu cost md i}lIlculty
u trying 10 do The work in cseapcr way will
force thu conviction that It would have bcen
better to
90 TO woAK SYSTEMATICALLY At FIRST.
The bill to which | havn alluded provdes
that F" II the proposed drainage district IA
situated In county or counties uuder
township organization, tftr pcltttuH shnll be to
the Commissioners VI Highways Of the town or
tuwns containing said district; II In county Ur
rntfattpx ijt1tlrr tnwttktt nrrHnfHuttOJ1. H.
, 1879-03-18
ORlTlIARY.

MONTGOMERY, Aiu., March Hex United
denly yesterday.
6rtcfqi Htsuatch 10 Tbs Tribune
MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 17.-Atrs, Alice TobeT
Knight, wife ot Lieut.. Austin j. kulph., Upttcd
atates navy. ut,tl daughter Of Mrs. Gov. Lud'
tngton, licd ut o latu hour last night.
, 1879-03-18

HARRISBURG, pa., March 1.-two fre,ph,
tra!ns OIL the Northern Central Railroad cams J.,
collision this rnorlitng near Cumberland, Both
euglnes were wrecked md thirty cara tb,osn
into the S,lsQuellanna River. Charles pcly,n.r
fireman, Ind n leg torn oil. Ono conductor Va,
slightly Injured. "Ss
, 1879-03-18

Gbfcf18 T1s90{ch 10 7HS 1T1bHHe+
OMAHA, Neb,, March 17.-It Is stutcl on good
authority that, although tho Union Pacific Inns
assumed general management md control Of
tic Ka,lsas Pacific, tis goncral offices OF the
latter roni vii! not hu takon to Onla!in, but ro-
main at Kansas City. Thu Uninn Pacific will
this season cxtcud tho st. Joe Il Denver fruln
Hastings tn GrAnd Island. thus giving them
through connections East via ST. Joe. and also
to Il, Louis. over tho lines controlled by thcm-
8elYcs.
, 1879-03-18
SENATE.

Only fourteen OF tlic twenty-five Senators who
were so solicttous for o quorum Saturday were
In their seats this morning when Senator itnnl-
tlton rappcd tha Sonata to order. Thosu present
, 1879-03-18

DEADwoop, March 17.-Thomns Holton. ,o,,
mcrly of Sioux City, yesterday fell fifty fett
down shat IN tie llomcstako Niue, and ra
instantly killed. "A'
, 1879-03-18

hHeE78 771FUd1EH 10 7ht 7TTksnt,
INDIANAPOLIS, March 17.-Juhu s. Etmh,,1
for forty years railroadcr, vas run oyrr md
cut In two on The indianapolis. BLOOMINGTON +
Western Railway thla morning. llo Ieayes .
wife,
, 1879-03-18

STATED rcdlvla|on Of tho percentages a1,o,,.S
to the ynranus roatls: H. Will require hard wort
to conci!nte tho various conflicting tntcre.l, VA
, 1879-03-18

JAHEsvILLr, Wls., March 17.-1liram CurtIt
the brakeman who wns run over at Rarrtostor
last week, died from the effects Of bis luut.,
this morning,