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Or. lion ha waa aston'shod by l,elrg calied 0if
tnt,lcnt nf Tie ronl On which litli wi, 4 fosv
~,,a ht!n l'ltiAnn Superintendent, mud itlon
,l .l nver li.ulr A = worry hlHI, EnInry. and llacut
~ n lI,n y, e"rEn % ~ t!,elr 9rcn! nn HrwnK sy.cn
cAs'rrn ctll nf his limo In KnEan.. tn travel 10
q. prc*cnt .,,,thern ct,l In New stexicl, ,ls.-
t ntyG yI', ~ M Min,a!lrs A,.t t!o .aln' t!o Al set
9xsr ~, l'is lno to .l.o same p.int In New Moxsep
aistnnGo bf about l.4n miles, and shortly iil,l
f q,n,u;ni, a. WIZ ,'icst aEal" mud eako ,la,ds ut
~ t!!n aeut'ntI Krs:It tratlsconttnrntnl railway
G ,I1n ny ti' r.. c'insStn OF ti!9 two rhltl. OF wu
Y. H. atrnIlv. Lct,erui Mnl,Mgern nf Ito Atrhisoit,
TopGkn 4 tntatn Fl. an.l Al q a. N. Townc, uc1-
rtal Hnprrinte,Mtcnt nf THO Central Il Ht!it,lcrn
i4lKhr' when min WIS Il triegrnph operator Hnsl
thg ,ntliur freight brakeman II s9t,fobmiy h,h
toId them Us tho time they rens!ic.l tsdsu lFn
!tes FVhl! he tho !nnhnHtrA Of lines rehCl.tnr
fsnrn thu Missouri ltlvnr wn to ,irxtco. aernss
ttto ArixniIn desert; M throtlg1l tho stlitls Of
wHrd over tho Slurr.,s to tho ureRt snll I.,,ko.
Th!s Is tho IAet tt,.tlNy an moreover, tho Krcat
railways which tlIoy tn,ut,1At1h hNsc not by my
yoI,t.K, nHye not yet nttn!ncti to the suH.nit nf
tbctr en,iNnHcc. This IA n HonI story fnr tho
o m9yG t,i 4. rs u shnwa What e. meI'HrEy an ,1Gty
n I, sI'!y y IsI lssa linn twelyo year. aRo. tno9
Central 1'nri1 Iltrs uiHi completing tho ilrht
railway nGross tho continent. Tho Ercnt Grcnt
was htrlllde.l by eelnhrnslons md rcio!ctngs aIs
Nftr tho cni.itry, ChicuKu showing ttH delight by
m Immense procession. With cann0nntilnK,
hands of nl.lsIc. and fireworks. On tho utll u
M'arc!i, ,' lssl. hslI oz.,. nen cnnncete with
Topeka s snnin ri isunj slrt,vc silver spike int
aho Mst rSl a, ent',lcGtlnx tha, roaa With sho
tnll fOlfC rum iNGuIt to 1Hn
, 1881-03-19

vtrgfnlan Who Claims to IInye lSccn
Fleeced by Drexel, Morgan d. Co. to
the Extent of 100000.
Special Dspdtch to The rhtecoo Tribune.
PuILAI,ELpltIA, Pas., March 1s.-A bill III
equity as bceT 'llcd In tho Circuit Court OF the
United States In ills city By Wttlniu Wheel
or llMbbcll. OF Appomattox, VA, ugainst
nreXc t. TO. a.ld Francis A. and A.. J.
DrcSet personally. The suit Involves the
part taken by the great bankers III q
largo speculation III stock III which
1tnbbcll lost n considerable sum Of money.
a'nt he claims tat llS loss was due to other
cnl,scs than drop nf prices In the stock
market. Ills bill recitcs that he owned so}
shares Of Pennsylvania lsailroatl stock II,
March, 1871, valued Momiually ut s4a, ,05o, but
which was really worth sGs.50 per
share. These shares were held az col
by InnKerici Il Smith, Third street note
brokers. About this time Mr.. 1inbbclI comes
into possession Of S:'0,0DO from the United
States Government, In part payment for the
invention Of Il nnyy s!.ell.fl,sc used during
tho War, Mr.. Ilubbclt's bitl goes on to say
TINT lie knew +. Il. Drcxcl intimately, Andhe
consulted Hin about tile Investment OF Ills
money. Tile latter gentleman utlyIscl him
e.tI t,,ot In nnt III. hrotho- A ,,tI.o,,,.
sun t'nlt u" ~, n'''' nts pto..'ei lan,Aon1 -
l)sexcl iad 6,ooo shares Ut Tie STOCK whlcll
they proposed to holt for Investment. Tlio
result WAS TINT he purchased about 1,10O ad-
% "n. ~ "'.1s' mrasoi I ~ es" a ] sa.S ~ ~ tho o
lNhas o1 DreSe. " Co., as ne sass, AZ tno
urgent request Of 4. Drexel. The ftrnl also
pal Inngurlct L. Smith tho SIS, ,o00 owed
them BY Mr.. IIubbcll. nnd had the
SOB slares transferred to them as collateral
ior tie money advanced. Mr. nnbbel1 clalins
In Ills bill TINT this part OF tic transaction
ctu,ns mi nrota,y..s ~ t,o m @ =, ~ Travel &.
c.. md by Il Il he bns been sainared Ia tie
n,,tnmmt ~ sItHt ofsn "~>' "N"'"sN :" ~''o
"" ftnr iii thc ,',,rrhaspa had heeu ,no,le ,,r
1tmi,iI, sars 'I thnt 1rsvs I Z ~ ,.ntarsG ,Mtn
II cn,,spirnev In tienress i,eu,sylyn,,ia stu"E,
mi trn,,1f, tfa H. n,nnf"nutinn ~ ti,s t ~nrGai'
M @ tn ni y ,v unriaa rnsn. mi ~ 1H w xaI
b}n s sn,"n t ~ nf 1he;r AVN sor..s % ~; n,,t tn,
stnck , snw,, NJ W Itnhh"l % IN III @ hiii mottes @
fhn trnnssrt,on varv IL s p nme Nv r..
itf,,.. ~ G.,i nn}n ~ 80 .i.,,,
, 1881-03-19
a p1G-YOlkE 1sI.ATF0IiNI.
III The httftor Of Ths {,hiedoo Tribune.


/ CHICAGO, March l8.-l}ll you over 500 an
nA1'fasl'loned "pig-yoko"p Come down to
south Wutcr street, and look over the river
a. ne othRrwEse handsome pyramtlal tower,
with Its beautiful locomotive wes.ther.yano,
" tas new Northwestern passenger depot,
a9a you will EGG something very like It.
nseacl!y pigs were yoketl with square tralne
p ke;ep thou from KyipE through fences.
Jass 1iss like TINT looks the tletOrnIltY III tic
sn19pe = of platform built around that tower
saLshort ,itauli,ce below tho apex. What u
sa!alno aa9alno That 50 beautiful q tower should ba
saccd s@einccd aid tloformed by such MI nttRcll-
M,sAtl II tile nrcllitect III ruiiroatl officials
tmanied ~ outlook frunl tho tower why not
,lae nafe mt III tlurllrr windows, with handsome
nVia p9.atea hoods, which would ltllvH given the
ta1her adding to, tho beauty Of tho towerY
r.. r.
, 1881-03-19
THE AAN'rA FE n0UTE.


=, Illo recent opening Ut the new route tn the
vae.tc coast,-yia the Atchlson, Topeku T.
ss santa 70 anu the Southern l'acttlc.-tle first
..a1oagh train elther|wny being still watched
us n 81 ts final objective polnt, nukcs tho fol-
t,ml,ng clippings III order, aud they are GER
%,'ily interesting:
1so.O noo4t twenty-five years ugo thero wero two
thSt ntys. There wnrc ulso utuer poDr boys ut
ps,tfau.t4l0 utl0 hut tho gtory Of t1eso two boys u
ssa saSAAtarly worth telling, Ono was hatnei I'LL,
ops,ae ~ was beginning 10 learn 10 be telegraph
W,scanar IN T. ruilroaa office on 4. plug rf.aa Il.
b. Sons!t. The other boy WI Will Gull Al, Ard
srnSas sefowin. brakss IN tho treiaht. tralns at
n Ts,y Gays a,, t t6t
tow.ta,ss y we'll ~ they know how. The intended
NlI IT,, t0 somothsnH better. They slicaeedcd.
lur.iso sot ~ be ssat!un-u4ent, tlIetl nHtnt r0r u
Ii;1nshiots Ii1sh soa ~ u = Ia9re lmportuut punt. then
fn,ns ~ superintendent Of great rund running
liz txsssaso xsa westwar4 Then Boston captssl-
.issra We.t, put hin in charge OF theiF
euss Operations. Al got to be
, 1881-03-19
WEALTHY c0l0RED SOCIETY.

BALTIMORE, Md, March 16.-Dr. II. j.
Brown, II wealthy cO1osed Republican OF this
city, gave grand reception ut Ills residence
hero this evening. The colored society OF
baltimore, Washington. and other cities
was we'll represented. Among thoso pres.
ent wero ex-senator y. Il. Bruce and
wife, OF Miss!sslppt; the Hon. 7. n, s,
et Washine neton; William ii il. s!aihsws and ard
Wyatt Archer. Of Vfrglnil; Prof. u. Is.
t;rucnor, Of suMtll GarolIna; the Hun. j. n.
l.anRason and G. II. Peters, Of Ohio. tho
Hon, John X. 1.yIc!, and j. II. I'LL, Of Mis-
wers very handsome. and there ,Sas parfrct
wealth OF sllks, sat!1ls, Mll tllnMuIltls dis
played. plnc,lback W0te St, 600 sparkle In
Ills BIlfrt-boSOtl,
, 1881-03-19
rived IN Chicago yesterday and registered at

ycst.rlnv t,n,,, tl,o fI,yuofu f.,r,,,t 1,.,,1
hail mniv twnniv ,uiic. ,nnrt, ~ isa@i, =" I,n
,i"ari ~ snEw nm, ill., t,vv,,,,:.,t, =: , r.
n,i,. yns ut ti,a wnstsr,, tnr,,.t,y ~ ,l,n ,,,.
Many f,ltv' 'rtnv ,ri,i r,n' ,,v',r,. % ,m,t, ~
tbo Gomtaily's tracks rntir;iv ci,s,r. md =. !,
trafn yjif i" stnrtaI Yr,u, Sl,,,x i!Ifvtn ~ I!hi.
cako. tho first IN about Il month. Tln C0Ml-
tahy '8 receiving freight for MI points On lls
li'!r.
In nlt pr,,babfliiv thu t,h,cono &, Aim,
R,n,t vii, sD,tl rt,;.,,1t,nct. rt,iIt,nr rcri,mr
Observation-Disclosures Ia Kn1,sas f,jtv t,,, S,iI,tiMv
;ls on Inv tihar tlay, ThIs viii In. ,tmN. IN:
ca,1pr Of tho 6iri,ii,g Of lid inv St,,,iu.rt,
I'aejiIc ro,its VII lii, AtciIiso,1. 'rnnTk| x
Snttn fAt AZ It IL inv. II n mir, wa,,trsi H.
lGnyo ChjcnEU yio tin Cjtcuum K Aitnn md
fnko n Hl,ntlny niEtt trnin frOn, Kn,Isns (Ifv
fDr tho ['nEjfi Ej,nst lII, Wnuhi j,nrn Il, Icnvr
hero 50 tUrly tl,nt II ln,g stun Mt Kn,,sns Ctty
wu,l,tt |Jc llcccssury btjDre Ilu ta,,,II Jenyn
thnt rlty vln tic XtoitlSptt. Topexn H sntttn
III, ,V|tI, regular S1Ilny trims nrat,ni
connections colld 10 ,nat,e.
n :, ut.,.,, p,,t n,, r. ,,,o.. ,,,.
,oln,a, ~ ~ stht"'. ~ tsant oe. !" itoSsee. WHO
.lM' t'a,.ttt,, te t hie.cs h patt ~ the Nnrlnein
t,si's ,nGi .n.c. luz neeEptSt! ta!e lH!al1li ~
oms! ~ w SH1iauinll lhcl1lt; ltatt-
,g' Mmg' miI" .1as tnu. =. II. ltoutrs. VIM rvs
tf, 11 tt.n fi. rn'nreI,le ]. pis't
rn..l sI tn"s tc1e!, Mhte y D. tl, !ihs
.o,,., IT,, :" Hs". ,,s ~ !m e.!' ~ tlt'
s",M as G. MH1er I,st ~ eStelttl
rnnii1'il IT. ". ~ !itttl!HM oiio MMt atler
s"s',5. a. ,s,, ~ e1i .i!s nnttlh cie Alout
~. n 5rn! ms.,' sauGc Ni.'cM ny '!tls nEen tnll'
.sst ss.' t,tts NtS nctsnt tHe siiuFL ilIi'
,tas''s awgem ~ D.. t"mt ~ Mineqpo1.s a,tn ntet
, 1881-03-19

nrs Nfo1yra' Morct, "a nav rni,roo.,
rro,"ot Ns, i,os na,,n .e -. H., ..t "sM , faoul r,
uu!Get LINN to'.,s ~. ~ .e lfoht 1,le plol-
OsccoIa a. Southern. 1t Is proposed to build
from This city tl1roug|, II corner Of Madison
tountv. thance thro.,rl, Wnrrnn and f,iaeE
f,n"n,ias % 10 osane,a J ~, % ,.'a a',,ana, @ ,~ '
l1ngton & Quincy. Atr. Harding. pronli-
ilent banker Mt Osceuln, Is the President of
the Company, It Is said tho COMPANY hayo
strt,,,r 11,a,n,, ,u o1,t, .',d ~, tn"t - n",o
aaired % to d tc n ron! u s ~ per .ae eont ~ nv
nio now working up, anu tlere is little doubt
it will DO SECURED.
The Des Molnes & ST. Lo,i,s. a,1as ,va,,nst,
Is In n quanttnry. Three routes are proposed.
On ono route tic towns OIL tho north end
hnve voted tax, two towns TN tho south
Thought they could avuld 1t. md Ret tic
tS%s sys yo ee5 On 'thso e osr asr"ns liz
south ond lsas given 1t the necessary support.
rio Company is now botkerctl to Know
which route to takc, and iho time is getting
given tho different routes 10 complete the
INK, wllrn tile Company will select tho routo
OIL its OWN motion.
Tho DIS sl9lnes 4 Kansas City project ls
SosaA oseGa 'sa u lsa as s st s Rss sFe Sss neary @
same route ns tic former Tlle officers NJ
the Des Moines Is Kansas city say It will
haye no effect upon their ut alI. Their rond
or subsidies. It,is not intended for local
traffic, hpllcG It will be on Ms near an airline
NJ possible. Time and listance IL the object
70 be- @ nttaiMed @ I'll" II money Is re,tly to build
ton tlleru is for these positive assertions Is
whnt you can't find out; tho trunk lime rull-
roatt men Sny there Is not Il particle Of basis.
, 1881-03-19
PROHIBITION.
\ Meeting of Its Advocates iii tlte Iftf-
tccnth 1Iut4l I.uAt NSk1i

\ Meeting Of Its Advocates iii the Ntf-
tccnth Ward Inst Might.
Tho Prohibition men OF tho rlEtacuth Ward
gathered lust evening I'll tho Lincoln Park Co.i.
greRRtlonal Church, un tho corner Of Mohawk
and sopha streets, to deliberate upon tho course
10 be tukcn by thom Mt tho coming municipal
election, BIaJ, Malcolm Mcdowell prcsIllng.
Tho I.ov. Guorge ". Adams Invoked tho Divine
guidance In the!s deliberations and conduct
TITO Chairman. In stAt!ng tho objert OF tho
meeting, salsl they wnnted to etcct a.4ch ucn as
would lnsplru tho Icuple with confidence. Tho
nr'sses W. Gx xcsts oSSsS"s na sa sa asaStr sfsaRy
plrty, eNoultl put tint t'overnmont out
."IEht to be s,'nporte... Tho ncnpls wan1e9
!legleet on the part uf tho MayUr 70 enforce tho
the anmo wllifnl neglect without ins1rring tho
my candidate to plc;iae himself 10 I" n s,.ntiay
law or prohibition platform, but they wanted
ncied lie urged tho necessity OF going 10 tho
Delegates were to he selected, tob1cco smoke TO
tho formation Of tue tioket.
H. Arendort EN- Tas t1ea oal]et OH, and ntl.
enoush, Il tnGy y' wsro on only W eniorsoa @ W TSero T
liquors to trunkartls and minors eitiior III
saloons Tho Snprotnc Court :had docidetl thur
whom man Eets dr,lnk two Or three times
,a,snediato ncighborhood vino rot drink md
shc WINS cos,''nea tn her bod frnm tho effects OF
tho Injuries. The snloonkocpur haL his llcunso
Foyosst, but l. s re'urne on pe,!t!on Of four
an,l 1naio drunk. The peoss hatl ', .iSno
asmats a hosa adss eenah e sho et etzoas a ind 'o a
doilo theirs. fIo referred to ronlArk ar Mayor
, 1881-03-19
A BAD SON.

Uriah l'cckwlth, " years Of sge, was arrested
yesterday by Otloefs o'isrien aud Dooloy. of tho
WGst Twelfth Street Station. upon chAsRo Of
larceny preferred by hls fAthar. living at
No. ~ May street. Nearly thvoo weoxs
III about $a0 worth ii sl!serwusu. uuorxa
Nlnt, II stcpson Of Mr. lsrckwlth. vas arrested
tlpttli information nhioHy furnished by hls atep-
brother, Urtuh, hut for tho lAuk Ut evidence was
finally discharged BY Justice ln9etsall. Ae:
comfy II .taWIed upon the ctdor Rcokwtth's mind
that ~ 9wl son M!s tho 'he5. aug npn seafcn- ~
AuentvQ portion Of tho pCUnVEty v WAs recovered.
, 1881-03-19
ITEMS,

The Louisville & Nashville Railroad has
had four Presidents Aur lug the year ending
March, 1881.
General Passenger Agent w, F. johnson,
Of tho Lake Shore Road. Is expected to r8-
turn from New York to-day.
Gensral Manager Potter, OF the Chicago,
Burlington Il Quincy, will probably not re-
turn. frulu tue West before Monday,
alr. Samuel Scl.ooll, OF Marquette General
Manager Of the Marquette. llouglltou !;
Ontoi,agon Road, Is registered at the Grand
l',lcIlle.
Mr.. tIeorec Darling, OF llochoster, General
AanaRer of TUG n!1e Line Fast Freight Com;
Manager OF the uo0sae Tunnel Llue. ar
, 1881-03-19
HoBBING A GAMBLER,

Shortly b0fVrV O'CLOCK yesterday M0rRlnR, u
john Bowling was about TO close bis gaming
houso, be surprised gang Of seven Or eight
young 1isght-ruyelerH who Were tu tho
act OF ransaextug r. private aipars.
lnents on tho thlrtl 9ooT. Upon
gaitod hln BY nutt,e. ana said they had mstaken
hs plnce for blel.ohaids but he, 5co!ng that they
bud tho 'doora up-stalra open, concluded they
they cano down pel!.uctl tiy kicking aud
st1lktny bin With their asts t4oy succseded ~
forctuY sheir way past hiH down to tho STREET.
sullo strcet south from Madison bred Avc shots,
, 1881-03-19
THE ETRuNK-LISE AGREEMENT.

spsetdt Hspafeh to Iht Ghtta0o Tribune.
NEW IoI.K, March 18.-rho Trunk Line
lolnt Executive Committee meeting which
was held Friday, the 11tl inst, was more
important ono than appeared from tho re-
luctaMt admissions made by Commissioner
Fink md Ills subordnates at tho time.
80 lagrant had become tho. vioia-
aions of the existing agreement that the
pool was nearer disruption than atany period
slllce Its organization. When this fact was
fealtzed by tho trnnk-line managers 1t was
determined to take such action rs would uf-
1cctllnlly prevent recurrence OF the evil
IN tho future, and ut the meeting
IT was formally resolved to with
Mold from subortltnntes hereafter the
power to make rates, thus placing tho entire
responsibility upon tho Presidents Of tho
various roads. This will obvlate tho ncccs-
Sly Of inqMIrlng rs to who makes cut. It
Will be only necessary to ascertain that cut
ms been made. Should this bo proved 1t
was agreed TINT tho central authority Of tho
combined roads shall at once order
.aa!generRl and open reduction to q level with
Tho cutrate. 1t was also agreed at tho meet
'lng thata division OF the shipments from
'lae Western pooling points sl,all DO
made among tho Eastern connections OF
western roads, that this division shall begin
a. date near ut hand, and that 1t shnlI be
,,Aaue by arbitration very B0on, II not other
fflsG agreed uuOn.
, 1881-03-19
State AFFAIRS.
MICHIGAN.

MICHIGAN.
sptsta' Dtapnteh 10 7as Cnseaeo 1flaune.
LANSING, Mich. March, 1s.-IM the llnuse
to-day Surnker Iin1i amounted II committee
II, t,,os,aa,,. .,,o nao,s. ,,,n,,'mn,,
,'.nt, ~. tHu "s''' '"e'''''s''''
i'ncK1ls ~ Co., htnto statlohers.
q. II, Hopkins bts. to include other per-
sons t.lnu wnrcl1pnsr,reu uml Forwarding
nnrc,,ta T., ,,,o ",,ro,fn,, NJ ,ho ID ~ ,"nis,s
i,,r f,,r sni,t. H. NV '.s,, 49, s.,, -, ~, -
..s ~, "t''s slns, w., na'" ~ ~ 'n WITS
Wliefs IL la not, lIAssedi also, 10 restore the
town OF CIco,l 10 the County of Man!s,ce.
In the Senate tliY Committee on nptprtfon-
, 1881-03-19

With no effect. Outy ono OF tho gang. young
itrci by Officer sranson, who was in the vloin.
~. H.. A MIN MIN giving tho natno NJ Fsan's
III rsliilfsi1h Wtt, tho burRlnrs, was .usn,lons3
,rrcstetl In tho uAtntnR- rtsotn. 4 $40 nvnsr,Ht
md EuInB Dthcr nrtcl,1 Of clothing Wcro tho
only ARTICLES mtss1tf, but tho thcycs barely
missed hntl'nT snl,E tsttlo quantity nj towelry
Bowling.
, 1881-03-19
THE TiliAr TRAIN.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. March ls.-Tho' first
overland traln by the Southern ronte left tho
city this morning under charge OF Conductor
Atassie and Engineer Ltttlejohn, The cars
composing tut trAlu are all new aud OF the
tlueat construction.
, 1881-03-19

MAa. JU14N W. UOOT1I4
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March ls,-Maj. John ".
lloot'. founder hf the commission lIonsc ut
John W. IIootl, 4 Sons. one OF the Oldest
merchants IN the city, died Inst night, aged
n. AIr. Booth wns In active business hero
over forty years, md was well known
throughout tho West as highly honorable
and successful IuerctIant
, 1881-03-19
GENEVA LAKE STEAMERS.

LAKE geneva, Wis, March 1S.-The steaua>
or lady of tho Lake Is undergoing extensive
repairs preparatory to the coming season, b.
tllg replanked uslu having new frstnes put ln.
thls seasol,. Que BY George Stusgea aud ona
by J. y. Snyder.
, 1881-03-19

NJ. i. O'IaE1LLY.
DETRo1T, Mtcll., Anrcl, 1B.--IilcsJ j. O'1leIl-
~, n wcl-known trisll luwyer OF this city for
many years, died this morning, after long
n1ll Du{uful illness.
, 1881-03-19

bptt1d1 Oupasth 10 TIE Chicago TH6aNk.
WATEnTowS, Wis, March is.-W. +. VIII.
ianls, n prominent citizen Of Oconon,owoc.
Wis, dfod last evening at the lnne of hls
sister, Mrs. Robert Lewis, in this city, OF
consumption. nge'l ~ yearx. liz leNvts n
taken tO Ocono1t0woo this fnoriIng for ill.,
tnriunf1t.
, 1881-03-19
Information Not Before Made
Public About the Mexican
Central,
Liberal Subsidies Granted by tho
Mexican Government for Its
Construction.
A Nnrrow-Gauge Isond Two
Thousand Miles Long When
Completed.
Facts III Relation to tho Opening Of tho
Atohison, Topeka & Santa Fe.


ST. I.oEis, Al".' March ls.-Tle Hcpulr
Iran tomorrow will publist, nil artfclp on
Tho uarrow.hNuge ruiIr0a,l system Of Mexico.
,sric,' sI rfycs lnforuat,nn NH hpfnro mn,ie
VIII" Wilt, ,rh, st,,"'ant ts la .,o,t.mI ,r,a' % .,,o
pubic Ahe St's't"s"' ,,'. IN ue''fe" 4.o'' s,ie
hIgh'.st authority, nil may bo
relied u,Nn1. 'rlM Mexican Noy-
.rumrnt hus urnntr,l rnrv I;hcrul
,1'i., l., ,,,o ,roin.tnrs t,r t,,o ,,tor,r,eo
saos1''es '" ~" ps"jes.a,s ~ t''o s.ac'pt,, I1
VINO i'''se osna'llHa nhsleF tle hal,o OF tho
Mexican Nattnnal Construction Company,
with pS-f;py, Hunt Df Colorado, is AIuiaRer,
MI ram ~ 4 pni,rr n,ui .1o,uos Smti,van
r aa "r iin,, T.. "t 'aau,a "' 's sn r,au n'" T. ~
occnpSi'S hlE'' pah''ol's. i''a foaG Is 10
Dc known as tic Mcxicnn Central,
and will BIZ practically MI extension OF tho
l)e,,yer Il Rlu Granlu Road. although, Under
'';tfnr,.nt ORGANIZATION, 1t,m,nr I'm nro,
"'s'siI". s ., "!saH'' 49,. ,a o.oc. ~" "., pao
visions o, .!.e grant, .Ne aleSiean % Na.onn' I,',
first an tnteroecaMtc llne from tho City
n Mexico to tho Pacific Ocean. u,ss-
,nc ,hrn,,,,, r,iur, Marovottn on,nI,orn,
, 1881-03-19

MILwAUKEE, March 18,-rho annual TO-
port Of tho Chicago, Mllwankcc s. st. Paul
Hallway will show sN7 per cont lucroase In
tho passenger hus!ness over the preceding
year, alld 37.3 per cent lncroase Ia freight
business.
, 1881-03-19

tim. last eynninR wont TO- tho hDtls8 IN aaDga-
lnnt' etFnet. but no trace nt thu fnsrasnR Inan
was thero to bn found. Tlie tnnjority af tho
mot With foul plny.
, 1881-03-19
,,,,.ILIGIL WATER.
vE1,afliION RIVER.

speetat Dapatsh 10 The Chicago Tribune.
SrnEAroIs, ILL.,, March ls.-The ver,ntIion
River, wliel, runs through lletc, Is up and
bootnlng, oyartlowlng tho bottom In many
places. 1t tnuk out the WRbaal, Naiiroad
tri.lge ut Pontiac yesterday afternoon, and
will, hence, cut oil travel on that line for
SUMO time,
, 1881-03-19

SAVANNAH 5t1VER.
ArHtsrA, f;n., March 1s.-'rhe Savannah
River IL higher than sstice 1866. 1t rose
twenty-fonr. feet in twelve hours, A portion
0f Augusta ls Hooded
, 1881-03-19
ILLINOIS RIVER.

Special Dispaith u 7At Chlta9a Tribune.
SrnEATon, ILL.,. March 18.-'rhe wagon.
bridge over tie Illinois River at Ottawa,
Which Vas once the old tol[.brldge, went
!otlg years, battling The fresiicts, but It's work
Is ended, i~
, 1881-03-19
RUSSIA AND AMERICA.

Scaled Orders under Which the Ikua-
mfnn Fleet Was Acting Whom III tic
Now York lFnrbor Early III the IHe-
belIion-Thurloxv Nvecd'a Statc1n cnts,
und Commend by mr., Vish and NIr.
Nttv 1'ork Tribune. Mayth r..
III n letter to tho Herald yesterday, Thur
low Weed stated TINT early III the War Of the
llebellion when 1tusslnn feet lay for sew
eral months III New York uarbor. n1d other
Russian ,nen-of-wAr were stationed at Snll
Francisco, Adinira! Farrngut, VITO was then
reilttIng tho United Suites ship Hartford,
RIl was living Mt tho Astor House, ffc-
auently met the Russian Admiral, whom
he hn.t known wllen bath were young
officers serving III tilc Mediterranean.
The two nsltnlrals were Mr. Weeds guests
one day nj dinner. when Admiral Farrnyut
inquired Of Ills Russian friend the rcasun
why llo was spending tho winter llcee In idle
ness. The Kusstan Admiral replied tllnt he
was here under sealed orlers,-tlo scnts ouly
To be broken i'll n contingency Tint had not
yet arrived. He also admitted TINT IIe had
received verbal orders to break tile
seuls II III tile courss OF tho War
the, United States Government BECAME
involved iii n war with foreign ,1a-
tions. Atr. Weed says TINT when In Wash
lasat t ~" t,,"t % ,n NY. nssau @t1s,r Iu"u m
,,,n,, ,..."I s." .', ~, taa ,"nv t",, ~ I ..
in .American waters, IIntl hntd. while dts.
claiming any knowledge Of The nature Of tho
visit, thnt it had 1ro unfrlendIy purpose. -.
Thc following letter, which was received Mt
roborati"n 10 iii. Wcsd's state.i4enn,: si
New Yolsx. March lat" The Editor 0f tte
Tribune: One taut In the I!fe Of tho murdered
nac1 nans MI feS ~ nc mr". f.
nany pors9ns' Il WI toid inc % few W. yenss af,er
ts4. Ts aey 'udsa 9s,usa ny os eo IF s. cur se. S
burg. lie said TINT during in otlulnl
sal o.. on 0os.sssshakor, tho Ghanee!lor sent
81 asas ss e. osSs ":st Is e
rbor shat eshnr Exand Or nn" LEX
NY nss isSsfnE ~ ae Ad9s vi ss d
~'''~ @'' c. ". i,
A reporter OF tho Trt|utuc. meeting Ham.
ilton T[Bll In SccOnd nycn,le Yesterday. nskctf
hm whether he l.aI evsr i.eard of sssret III.
if,o iSmssjnn Htiutirnl. - Ss"' ~
- NJ. I hive l,ot J, lie saIt "1Yhat Sfr.
Weed saws In lis letter il news to ,ne."
.."[ "po yS. @ tl,!pk j, that such Instructions were
= II not improbab)p. Mr.. Wced,s inu-
macy WITH Mr. Sewnrll was very Ersut. md
tisere Is no reason to doubt ills Statement.
As yOl1 know. mr. official relation with THE
f;nyrInnent ,tti ,ot h".in nmtii tntnr mi ~
hnva NJ, ninini rnnwiot3u. ~ flaue n,nttnrs J,
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