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$'UE sNnH tfI$f&tfI Ft0.'h
Latest nccnnttis frOlh tho mouth nl tho Congo
apeAk tururAbly 1T tho pruRrcaa which IL betn4
undo by Mr.. SlnntGy III hls KFcnt undertaking Ut
constructing road past thu falls that selh.lute
thu upper ,liI.i lowor river. Her Majnstys tom
sul Ut LuunGu recently visited tIyi. THO por1nu-
l,ut station established lty Stanley III tho tout Ut
tho ietltiu Fuils: il IL On Nh eIgtntcd plateau
overwhelming tho river. and bus a!l tue appear.
nl,cu Ut II sltutt tuwA. 1t euntnlns. bestca tho
rrsllenco " Mr. Stnnley. dwelling hnases f.r bis
EIrxluunn ststt, workshops. warehouses anu nuts
for Ills Eahurcrs. aud Il Khr'lcn prsnl1,ctns scKt-
tultaeA nf A!nmJsL every tIr4crtpt!Hn. FrNn thts
IN,fnt aht,lst thirty miles vi rud tlASu ete cpn.
strunteA, nin,ut twrlyu tcet wide, sslt!ahIc tnr
carts and whsoals u surpty, Ut whicp, with
Eurupr. Tho tuHhlll iclNrls lhAt i very large
trutlr IL now loiny carried DI,un tElu lu~rr G,,n4
By various tIrn,s-1lutci'. Ftunch. Enxl!sh. h'd
Pnrtuxuete. yheiT heasl4luArtcrB urc ut linnula
Greek, Ut tho mouth 1T thi, river. Whers l,ctwucn
thirty uul turty VESSELS eall nnnuniy. Thu Co,l.
kul usgel.Itd tho RIVER tu within Twelve miles nt
WV III II. II. i. FREELY. 4nu 1t ID Thought 1hat
yesHels might easily III tht remaining hstNsIto.
There seems every iketu1,nl that Sir. Stanley
VIII te nble Il. 11vcutnE Elsa his elIoFnns under.
taklug lnd render accesatblc = tnaKnlttceitt
waterway Into tho inttripr nf Africa II Alalt!t
l.u0 ues III length, thus 1tvinK MI ancalculabl9
impetus 10 the development NJ the Resources Ut
tbit t+oHIititNL.
, 1881-02-24

{fffff IN Atlanta t1lNtHAttfH.
nskrtl Tt,wnsenl! tho othcr night why b0 pro-
fcrred tho Wesleru press 70 tho EASTERN. 'MHtn-
" l,crKusu It phys better. hn tlpllcal. "Ay
rr9.liHr Aa!Ary M TiIE Cn4c!!iD IninuNK VIII
$7,hksn yeur, anu f1uIn thu En4atlrr Alnnu |
l,nku lnt,F Ii week. thAt ANY journalist probably
III New York Hols from his col.hthnt work, crr-
suiuty except tho very hG'1d Of tho leading ph-
purs, and perhaps uno Or tTu etorlMl writers,
Thu uenyt1;l workers. IN thu NUw TurA l.r.'as nre
worry lMMrIy paid. Tho competition IL 10 he..vy
tbut nrlres arv beute! dawn, A!lti specni lnutt
il list il, i!ost vi xosl ot!naries. AZ ul,ls4,
thu wrlters ~, thu city dulles arc INT GEei!ab|
rgnrcs1,,IRllyua nt thu prulGstinll. | saw III
lily-drcsstl xnnhl,y, trafi'p-llku fellow Nv up ~
ul inquiry tn II crlHgIpx tons. Conk-
ling tur!Ieh IN h1n lAlt said, Not an0
wUrd,sir, nut onu word! as!1 turned M h!s hnv
Innt rrlIt,W ssus (rulll u!,o u tle lciE puI'ers
aud l1lrt,r to frietltl nE1 said tlat II tho sal
nrius uf reporters would not l'uFtn,t OF better
dressing thun thAt, tho ely rrros ought 10 uni
for,, liz men u tho 1Ilstriot IGekraph Company
dlus its boys. prefer tho WusleE,l press ulsi
because 1t gives luurn swst!R 4nI ifeet!nM that
wo hHyu hGru, Tue Now York ihilts are set VI
In tht, uI!lBt ut such tretntnIl3 Influences llu
lduy arc crrl1li,s5tut utld caut lui1s rlleir owc
is 81 great, Allu the cntrr1Tisca pressing fo
rpcnE uitutl ulltl atA arb ~ rtel aud numerous
that lhuru IL suspicious CRITICISM u every pccl
1t nc,ys offered. 'rhcn too many ur tho p4per:
~ under urtkspkl ur special calltr1l. uid tnlis
cut lluir work out u suit tllcta10n That IL .u
journalistic, and usually Mnwlse. Tho Mtstur.
uarerH want tho IluWt unuiluteu. AMI C4Tu llttlt
Or nothing Whu 1t hurts Of helps ~ II pleasca ta'
publlc." =
, 1881-02-24

Sptetat Dispate. to The Ehieaao Tribune.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Feb. S}--At tho meeting
to-tlny ut tho Legislative Committee appointed
to Investigate tho charges uf brbory inltlc
nYa!nst Representatives DMrs and Plumnler,
Low-Tnx Democrat tcstldcil that hu wis thor
nughy satisfied thure Wis n,Nney In Nashville
to purchnae Democratic votes for II Republican,
United states Hcnator: WIS given to UNDER
stand by l.. Il. Turpin. who showed hinl tho
signature Of Hugh Mccullough. ex-sccrctnry OF
tho Treasury, to luttcr. TINT there WIS money
hero for TINT purpose. The contents Of tho lot
tor wcro not shown witness.
Ancrows swoto he holteycd Democrats worn
"br!bcd to yptc for Howell Z. Jncksnn, who WIS
elected Senator, OH several occasions. fle snw
Representative Driver. II Democrat. talking
with Thomas O'Counnr, tho number VI tho MI
tiora nunocratie Executive Committee froM
Tennessee. aud WIS HAttstleH OC0llfsUt Ind pur.
cl,nscd tis yute for .1Rckson
Tho Committee adjourned subject 10 the call
Of tho ChuIrfnnH. This heAFsny festlMony or
Amlruws receives anll is entitled u but flttlo
cr1tlenct. =.
CHATTANOOGA, Trnn., Fob. Ex-senator Gaa-
ton, une Of tho mnat prominent Senators tA tho
Tcnsieaacu tlDilsu or Representatives, statcn 10
correspondent thu. theru Wns nn doubt that
the stntH .lebt weui hu HcttiC!( BY thu present
Legislatures. ltc hnu persHnn1ly tnknl poll nf
tho Senators. and was positive th1t \ Hottlt'.
,llent Will tIe n,hde. llu thinks Tint tho tlebt
VIII DO compromised ut 90 cents OIL tho dDhr, ut
| U DCr cent interest.
, 1881-02-24
AfiSEESDTA.

Srfcdi Dtpaeh to Tho CAltdqo IfthHnfs
ST.. PAUL., 3tInll, Feb. 21-Mr. Hlnds, tho Sem
ntur WIN tntltie such Il bitter light nHainst tho
bill for tho adjustment Of tho rcpudlntud bonds,
this morning moved tint the journal bo cor
rcc,cd u, sI,ow that tho bill did not pnss as re-
corded. He hascd hia mutton On tho Erannd
that tho hill Provides for q tAx, which requires
a twu-thlr,ls vuto unttor tho Constitution,
and that It did not rccoivo such vote.
Ills motion wns not entertained by
tho Chmlr, o,, tho ground that 1t WIS judicial
and mt u Legislative question. u1lI the record
stAtds, md CHI Unty 10 assaulted through tho
cHlrts. Tho ad]usters d" mot hpprehcM any
embarrassment to nrtse FROM tho atlrstlon. Tho
I'LL wns read llrat t!mD IT, tho 1in1se to-day,
and WIS referred IN tho Iutlcury Com1nl toe. i
majority If whslm nre friendly tn It, nnd 1t will
be rctnrtel and p,stod To. tnnrrow.
Mcssgs. Auarbauxh an1 Foster. a colirlc ut
prominent merchants, AppeurcA hefore tho Leg
islntive Investigation Committee hero to-nlghtt
tcsttca that they had ncted III inedlntsrs
lutweon thu conteattng bidders. seymour.
Sabln s. tn. untl fe,lrlnlnXh & I'ar-
hux; admitted thnt thay hid approached
tho latler trtu tD pr.,curp their withdrawal from
tho ett1traet. md hhIl H9gtAstal II consideration
at FlON, hut both tiec1nrCtt that they Werv mt
authorized tn do ST.. Mr.. Shbln swurc thIt hC
huIl nnver Offered nny nsns'nnt for their wlth-
i!rawn. nor n,lttorlzc,l nnybotly else to 'lo Hi.
| luton OF tho Hallsn citing Mr.. Tnrbnx bctnrC
tho lAr Of tho LrKstuturu for declining tn dis
| closu their nnnles. This auds tho investigation
| and tho Committee w'!l a0ubtlcss fully OK
| oncrntc Seymour, Sabtn & Co. from the charge
| of bribery.
, 1881-02-24

Special Di,pat1h to 1ne Chicago 7rtbun*.
AxArt,E.,s. Ind. Feb. =.-Thp scnnto or
lercd tho mucli-tl!scuased fnMccy alcdlenl bill
10 c,srosstncut this morning, to tho great SUR
prise Ut It's appuEcnts, WIN believed themselves
tutpiblc nf killing IT of with Aiondncnts. Hut |
o,sch otiu WIS rejected, and tho chances nro tho
Dill will nt,w tass. ...... |
4 message FROM tho 1Iuuso announced tho !
plssagu Ut tic urgo tax bill. H.. II. 20, cnnprss-
ins nr.lry ::10 IAgce md Etlosoupnn resolution
wua ottrrrd making II tho spt clll order utter the
Civil CtNu bill, II. III, for every AFTERNOON untlr
It ehAll bu completed.
Tho baInncs of tho session wns taken up With
tho civil Co,o bill, which finally pissed.
A telegram frotn HoonovtIle. Warwick County,
announced tho dangerous Illness Ut SENATOR
lInrt.
Tuls afternoon Gov. Porter aontiu tho not.sfna-
tlon VI sannlci Green, Ut Hush Eounty, to 10
Trl,stceuf thu Institution for tho Minded.
from April l.. ,..... ......
In tho House several bItla wcrr Introduced. I'm
portuut u,uung tilo,n lcinY one by MIR. CanthornV
amending lhu new STATE. House Tax lnw PRO-
sts lurn tux nf TWO cunts on cMch fiv1 lar issl'
unti for each bncccassuy yG,lr tu and Including lo
and constitute tnrt Ut tho new stntc.iiouso
ccilt tho uuvurllor, Stnte Auditor, aud Trcns-
| lIrrr ilrp permitted to borrow money. provided
thSy IT, n1rsS"t @ ,t 19vutw Sr 1So; ~ t s H"fss IL
sluJ,AM In 1881, mud <iaJuU III lt&-ll hll. $75o,-
II III ordrr to do this, ten-ycAr bunas nro
AuUtk,er bill introduced which Is Of Import
nnco prnvidrs .hat, IN csu hny t'tnu tntcrve'lcs
mileage st,nil liz allowed "a Iletubors going to
ami ruturnlug from h:,lnu. -.-.-.
| Nuw that speeiat sesAGft 's nHrceu upon.
members ArD dcs!r0ls IL fIro twU weeks Il-
Tie camu,lttcc on benevolent Institutions e.
f''H t"r she D. ' ycar c e,sius 'tptoSsr. lSs., I'M
sS.o .ooo for thu yp"r cullns Oetoecr, lSzl.
, 1881-02-24
MICHIGAN.


Special utspdteh to The Cht<4Ro 1Fsh9Hf+
LANs1stt, Mich, Fob. ai.-Tho Hn.lso rcsolus
tlon relative to tue joint CuInsnltteu i'll reap
port;uu,i,c,lt Ut Congressional districts wuA not
p.sse,I by tho Senutu, hut that lt,tly appointed
ct,t,.,,!t.ce Ut It's own. Ther0nra approximations
vi considerable difficulty tu .pconcill.ls I'LL tho
interests concerned.
Senator Cuplis introduced n bill, recommended
as tho recent meeting Of the htato 'fuss Absocia-
ton, u,l,ultlInX tho present law relative 70 Ac-
tions fur libel. -.
III tho llolso, M.uong tho bls introduced was
tho np,,ruprlalon I'LL for tue Kcnural expenses
uG tho HtAto.
Thu Setato confirmed tho following noanlla-
tIous nude by tho Governor; Aonber Of iha
ltoarA Of Cuntenl Ut the reform schOot Eli II.
Davis. vi Lanslnv; nelnbcF Ut tho !31ard 0e
Corrections &lu Charities, John J. Wheeler, OF
Eust sugstaw; WasIvn Ut tho stntu prtssHl.
William, Humphrey, os Jacksnn; Aanaycr Of tho
State lluuso Ut Correction ut lnnia. Thonlns +.
Muorc, Ut Adrian; t!outt! Ut Control Ut HALL
ways, H. Hrthunc Dulnuid Of l)Gttoit, John X.
sianistoe.t'. neau Warrior of FsrmInxtun. lien Z:
Ghynuwtlh, Of Ontollag0n. and John u, Jonts. of
QuMry; Trustees Of tho M!eht2aA Asylum fsr
, 1881-02-24
PRESIDENT GARrfELn's CAR.

6rtCth% DAp0sCA 10 lnE tHtcdqo 1ftbNnk
LArAYErTE, Ind, Feb. 23.-Thcse dEsnnt,h..
hnve heretofore announced TINT Gen. GarnoM
would make Ills trip To Washington In thu nj.
vuto car uf +, II. Watdror,. General Manager ~
tho Lnke Eric l. Western Railroad, m.
Courter gives tho following description Of I'M
cnr:
1hu ouss,do Is finished in regular Pullman
style. natGnt p!!99ttorf,s, !9 coHplues. wheels aud
i1lseh, ind Mt each end there ls a drawing rom
OF cnnturtAblo d'mcnslons. surroundrsi wild
os @ po m state q hs
slcrcli n,orc od,l by many beautiful Japanose d..
eiHns. Next 70 tho dsAwine, roon, 70 what 70
seeIns III pnrtncnt Which will be- set as'ds "a
the use of tho President Adjoining thia apatt.
tnent nro toilet rooms, dressing ehan,beiS
vctlionce au con1fort. Next to this Is n ait,lns~
tton ot Qnesls. Tho culinary .deparsmcn., ID, nah
it Is crnwtied intn n enlAll .I.a'. ri'rr*.,ns
everything necessary for perfection In that most
uselul arr. Tho chr bus teon Mt gut nnew lur
tho occns!ol. atd, while ndmlrIu9 tho beauty Of
by home enterprise.
fitted thruughout with a new body Brussels car
I'd E Fo ana bacR G \" e pFss%
nattng colots, the winnie making G snug and com.
furtahlo lit, done undnr tho supervision Of Hob
"Tho sleeping chamber has rccolved apectal
care, Crctonno lutnhscquins With ald qnd md
shXc trimmings a1ad prs,iiso bull fringe suspend.
cd on ubnny rrAl5 with gilt rlnYs md brackets
nIorn each window. Scattered throughout Tho
cur nro Singapore and krnrischio rugs Of Tho
flnust ouulLtyin great prufusIo1,. Additional e.
feet wifi b. produced BY arranging rnro and beau.
tlfuI lowers In proper PLACES In the car. The
furniture throughout Is rs elegant ~ Is found ia
tho most luxurious dressing room.
'Thn chr, which Is ttnttoncd ut tho L. &.
aht'ps, Is in charHo Of Jntncs FnllnR, hls. Wal.
tlrotl's cnlngetl body servant, who wilt do ths
| honors OF tho Pecs!dnntIal trip. He IS fnlly up
| To his utics nntl Is proud ofpr tito prospect Of
attending Mr. Gutl1Ctl,'
, 1881-02-24

thu tnsnnc. 1tohcrt Nurtts, of kn,ntnnzoO, E4.
Mitchell, 1T iltlIs,Hlo: Mctntrr uf rho il,nrt Or
1'ollcu Commissioners or Detroit, James Il. FIT
n,uu, ct nctrnIt.
ies!slntion Kives way to tho Convention. AZ
t0:hi n. m. tho flnliso tnk recess Until H::a H.
H. a. this Ii tho lnst day for tho lntrolilrflnll
1T bills 10th hs1trchcn Of tho Legislature Will ~
In hpssion I'LL midnight.
Michigan recommends fNr nen. Gartlel'le inv-
nrAblr cnnac tion.t thsmtEIi petition tlahttl by
n maturity of in>tt, Houses Of tho irRisutttre.
tho .,tdEt ri this Supreme Court state nfliSer*
and rnhl!e NTH GENERALLY. THO i'n1c 81 Auditor.
ticmcral ". irving tntln.cr for tl1o fHlsltioh III
1hr.l Assistant rostnnsiCr.Nchcrnl.
, 1881-02-24

CLEVELAND, O.. Feb, 23.-rhc report comes
from tho "inntr circles" at Mcutor tonight
that the signs now point strongly toward tho
selection ot Gen. John a. JuKAu NJ Secrstary of
War, Or, Robort Lincoln Mt Attorncy-0 0onoral
It Is stated, furthor. thAt Gen. foHan Will bo
War Minister, II ho will uccept. but in tho event
he prcfors to remain whero liz IL, Mr.. Ltncoln
will quite likely be Attorney General. Con.
0ar!e!d Will not iRkc twn Cabinet nllcrrs from
tho sumo Statn. mid hence, iF Senator 1uxnn
goes into tho Wnr Department. Mr. l.!teoln Will
too, that with l.OKan It tho Cabinet, tho Att0r-
ney-Gpncral will conc frun lowA, but no oue Ia
nAIucu.
, 1881-02-24
MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN, CONvEN-
srlllEx

Special D4spatth 10 The Chtedeo Tt4bunf.
LAshlNo. Mich, Fcb. @1-The KepnblEcan
Stute Convention 10 non,l,1ate candt,lato for
Justice Of tho Supreme Court and Two ltegonts
Of tic University met Mt 1.uck's 0pera -IInuse 1T
noon, mud WIS called 10 or.ler by WIlllMt 1.fy-
lnRetou, j.. 1uetubcr Ut tho StAtu Central Co1~
mttce fran Detroit, In tho nbsence OF tho Chair
man Ut the Committee, tho lion. II. 7. baldwin.
The Convention orgunlzcd temporarily by elect.
tng Hnt. Z. e. Watkins, 1T Kent, Chairsnntl. and
Jamcs O'Donncll. OF jackson, secrctnry. After
appointing tho vurIuuB committees, tho Conyen.
tton took a recess TIL a:;A for dlnncr. 1t wAs
after o'clock when tho Convention wRs a9nIu
called IL order, tho Committee on Credentials
not bcinR ready to report.
The Committee un Permanent Organization
and Order Ut business reported Us ls'rHitncnt
officers Ut the Convention: Tho Hon. Jntlca IL.
Campbell. of Calhoun, Chairman, and Edwin y.
Iluskns, OF Futon, sccrctary With two Vice
Presidents mud two tellura from cnch Congress
sloE,al district. Tho report ur tho Calnnlltteo on
Credentials was accepted Without roadlng, but 1t
WAS uscertnnod thAt every county IN tho Snt0
WIS represented. nl,a that nearly evOey 1eleKa-
ton WIS complete, ncnrly 701 dcloRutca being
present.
Mr.. Campbell, on taking tho chair. snid tho duty
OF prs!tllng aver such tpnHntcent Convo1.-
ton inlght well bu tukan with II fccllnx af prido
by my 1uan. lIa attributed such II nno guttior-
ing and also the Hnecess Ut the rA:ty to tho
stalwurt young Republicans ut siIchiRan.
The nomination Ut Il HulrenU Judge WIS thcn
taken up. II. II. Hines, OF Mnntcn!H, presented
the namH nf tho present incumbent, juaHc
Marston, which was received With cheers that
r'aniy indcatul tho temper Ut tho Convention.
The Hon. ". q. I:dtll. Ut Allcgan, presented tho
nl:nc Of tho iinu. Dan Jarunld, ct Alcgnn,
IN neat speech. klr. n. u. klng, uf
Jackson. proposed tho iIAnG Ut II, T. 1Ftdley, u!
Jncksn,l. An tnluttnul EA!Iot WIS then taken
Fhowl,x TINT Mnrston ha! reoelsel BIO %otosl
Arnold, III; Edwin TugKctt. 10; c. H. isrown
-; Gr!dIey. =; scattering, H. The nomination
OE Mr.. NArst0n wns then lnttle unanimous.
GUNNER Iawnrd. oF Flint. then ptescnte! as u
candidate for lteKrnt, u succeed H. Z. Walker
tho naMe OF tLo lltn. Jutnee +. Jny. Of nutrtt
which wits 81 .leartlly seconded that he WI
nominated by Il rising vule, tM' othor llamo be-
tnx u,eationel against him e1cept that o.
Charles !. Nelson. which wus presented unde
4 misapprehcnson ot the order Ut business.
Gen. Wilmington, Ut Jackson, ihon pFescntes
tho i,atne ot +. u. Loosnts. of Juckson, ns Gun
dtd4so to i'll tho piuce Ut Regent 4. 4. Cli,nie.
RI, 3r. smith, of siuskrgnl,. ngufll renewed III
nomination OF the Hon. Z. ID. kelson. Ut bluskc
kon.
Ar. HFowl. ct Kalamazoo. presented tho NUN
ot pr. llosner .. Hitchcock. .! kaa'lsazs'u
The t!usne uf Gx.tIuv. Austin fslutr wis the
preseated IL the Convention In \ telling speoc
Ly ". c. tiansopI. us Furt Huron. and WAS n
ccsved with great enthusias,n.
james Clark VI barry, presented the name I
, 1881-02-24

LITTLE ltocK, Ark, Feb. e1-Tho Sonato
pusscd II bill directing tho Secretary nf Sinto to
Gust tho county otscIais os rulask! County iron,
tho cAst wing Of tho Chpltot. Tho county
ollcln!s hnvo hnd possession auco tho building
ut tho CHP!tot In lEg.
Thg b,ll chnnging tho 1nrntlon Of Tho 1csRne
Asylum, tr0lH LttLu ItDck tn Hut Sprfugs fuiu1
by IL dccistye fDio III thu SrnAte.
, 1881-02-24
OHIO.


ETZtIHE I7JpaEf2s 10 IHb CHltugV zFIHUHF.
CnLu,IIus, o.. Fob. zl-tn tho House ot Ilep-
rcscnsut1ycs to-tny resolution was ptesnt d.
rccttng tho Attorney General to pruccch by quo
wnrri.ntn nKainst uny telegraph company or
companies TINT may proccod to perfect coasoli-
dnsIon or anlnlynmntion In y!o!ntlon OF tho act
ur tho present month. which plucs tho telegraph
companies uts.irr tho sltHo restrictions lis TO
consolidation ns thAt governing rni.rUNti corpD-
rAk,VD4, AI,sl which hltA prevented the CnHsUllua-
tiVp Vt railroads running IN parallel tlnps.
, 1881-02-24

orgnnizet1 tho rulrnad system lrctvt,r ~
points hns ncnr1y ttoblctl, md tho or}ansp poSo "
v,a0n of tcrriury between the vnrjou. IIna.s q.
nan obllterated. Eevcral nov tIncs hnvre ei ,as aas
formed and nre now IN tho csnrso NJ formnttsoo
hctwccf, ChlraKo md VI. In'is anu Mjssn,',osa;
tho erfHlnal l lines unless those pols m tea 1a
t,ruan1zcd an hrnadcr bn+ts, taxing in MI e. e.
ttu,orntn, md llnns,.s points. Tic So,,hsssef, hMsef,
ern hallway Association hnR held no n,ccttnr ~.
flnnthE, uil It in nntlcrstnnd will hf,d nset LOT
tiuttt spring. when c!gorts will he mndn 10 fotna ,ae
1nsot hrt,ad GnHEh tu ctlvcr Il tho sIress n
West nn Southwest. The old pos,EA have pr,,soS
m beneficial e tho ron,ls that thes arc rnther
la ,iolo on sa.isfnotory basis. Ynt tho fn,ona
csiH Of tho VARIOUS lines huva bccDU ~ .eers et,r
licw cmbinntlons and nmnIRnmatlou. are %nni r,,n
tnun1ly man thnt u VI ho 10 eaty J0i, to a..
g,tt,tzr pt,nl nj the tImcns!t,ns urce.,nrr ~
hri.iK nltlt penco and 1lnrtnnly. md 10 nrry
such wars ns the ono Just innugirateI m X X
Colorado lIlls'npss frosn recurring cuutluuaiy. ~
, 1881-02-24

Special Dispateh to Ths Ghttaeb Tribune.
LINCOLN, Mob, Feb. s1.-Tho Capitol upprD-
rr,atIon Of $lOOO GOO for new wing tU tho statu-
fIut,sU rasspd tho Si0uB4 to- ll8ht.
Tho Prohibition bill will bo voted OH Tonight.
, 1881-02-24

LITTLE IlUcK, Ark, Fcb. :'.-The Republican
stutc Central Committee bus bpcn In snss!on to-
t!uy, with d lavEu attendance from NIL parts of
tho Btate, Tle object Ut tho mocttng rs rcpert-
p IL to rnnky arrangements fnt Il lust sllstsIbu-
ttputIul turn.
, 1881-02-24
NTHV YORK.

ALBANY, N. r.. Feb. :ss1-The Assembly
atiu.tca d resolution directing tho Attorney
Gener.l to institute II a,lt by Vun warrnntn
agH1Ist Watering dtOck OH thu purt 0t Telegraph
cUluuncK,
, 1881-02-24

Sr. LOUIS, Mo-, Fob. al.-1t Will bc oIpcaiI
announced Tomorrow TINT s. Howell, DIVISION
FrcIeht-Agent OF the Wabash Railway at 10
gansport bayIng resigned, ]. u. Osborn. .on.
mnrcI,l dxcnt Of tho Toledo, Will hereafter bAso
superyls!ou OF all freight mntters of tho Foaa
Gust OF DnnyEle, ILL., Howell becomes Assistant
General a1Apngor OF tho Pennsular Lar
Works ut Adrian, alich.
John W. Moss, General Passenger Agent Q! .os ~
Louisville & Nnahvillo Noad, has accepted 1as
position Of GENERA! Freight and rickot Agen!tM.
tho Atlantic & Pacific lspad. with hcadaHa1'es'
at albuquerque. New Nexltx'. ri,
The UenGral Managers And Freight ARepts " =.
tic Ensscril roads viii u.cet i'i Chlcago Hsst
Wednesday to confor about reducing 1tesl'
rates. ... ...-, nd.
Tho Wabash Cornpnny havd purchased taq 2,.i. ~.
d! uppnl prupcers to ruin frum Toleao H., ~ ~ ~
fulu. These vessels Will I'LL OUT duly n'l' W
tween tho pDlnts nnmt1.
, 1881-02-24

ITVD1Ss t9reN8ts
Mr. e. X. bibley, Assistant oeu,, K Suuth.
Axe4t OF tho 1T. Louis, lron "ou"s ". ~. p,sluou
ern Itatiruutl, hAs resigned 10 u,s,. uosor, 4 Litsle
OF General Manaxur Ut tho Meu ea1prs, who bas
tose n ebu1as masaf af Tho &C clai T.
Mountain, M @ bus boon upM,uteaI, I'd, AMeapats!n lao4a
erul Ftt,Nht-A Agent VI tne A''"
ln place ut Mr. blbicy. ..rt Of ths
hir. A. nrier. General Ffe1ae FfI,I'aps aises M nj
Michigan CentEAi ku1!roau t...Mtrr GIpe1ssSa rs.
trouSIe @ assstnx RI run tho ID srscK "a
livery u huk gtan fro! ,.sator s:'to It psfS;iI =
etuad Ut through The etss etsnt ner Dushe! ~, u
I1 1raiu nnesS fssSk dcllvoky II Fs9a"V~
, 1881-02-24

THE WEIGHING. ASSOCtATIos'
Thu Gcnora! Freight Agents OF the roaos - ~
tho Western halfway Weighing Assoclauoa ue's ~
u meeting at Superintendent Whcclcrs o''so ~. :.
tho Lakeside building for thu purpose " ~. ~
ytowIug tho year's business and to !!Eure up sae
ucuo,tts derived from tho new System. lu0
statements submitted by ysupcrlntcHient mnesn n n
or. most OF which have AlfeaIy anpens1tsn' ~ his
TisE TntnuSE, showing thRt tno saysngs ~ acta.
nj weights had saved lhrge amounts " tnooIyt tncH
Ws Uy tho new systeIn shiPpers could iiot
ears Ut less we'yht than they aotnal!y ahcs cn
tnInrsi. Every roai lending west from Iaasx ~ sxt
is now Il tnutnbur Ut this Assoctattot an9 -. :" IL
has tho systetn worked that sunn o. "a III otner
iA,uR limos havU n!so lately Joined IL ano Wv
roads arc knocking for ndInlsson.
, 1881-02-24

CONTINUATION OF THE FALnIr non,
CLEVELAND. O.. Feb, :1.-The Hon II, h,l'.nc.l ~ n
nls, tho President. has Just completed naaId "",snd
arrangements with tho kew York. NO" hun' 1a;n,.
& Western lavostment Company Tor t'9 c.a,on. .r
,l,ute completion OF tho Cieseshno' ran.
Coshoctou 4 Straitsvltlo Railroad, bet"osnt IN
ton and Coshoutou. sixty miles, tfase1s,"n ns,a.
fa,noua Black Baud iron orc aaa eoet ~ amer
Tho lllc. which Is Enldod and teauy ay.nn ~ n tbs
structure, Ii practically u cuntlnuauus ~ ,mpof.
VAtlpy Railway, und Is reRnrt'en ~ -. ~ n,rccs of
tnut addition To tho MAuufAut99!us se7'
Cleveland.
DELAWARE d LACKAN a., ~ s,.c,,qa
New yonk, Feb. a3.-At tue antuaa ,sn Rai.
of the Delaware, LackawunnA Il "essetn .,.a". rert
road Company to-day tho following otss ua"1ets1y
c1uscn; President, Samuel 6!naa. s'nn; 'n,bntn;
Fred +. Chambrrs; Treasurer, ,l,,c, rea Russcl
Munugors, JAy Gnud. 5lucy, lr,"3l. l;s,"3r. ileoIas
Wiil Wilson O. iiant. 1T i,cnl a,1In q. Clarke. T. "''
brooke and K. i. Higgins
NEW ROUTE TO SAN tss, osuoerIa.
St. Lovls, Mo-. Feb. s1-E. L. Pa.eu .c vroress Il
tcndont Ut Wells, Fargo i Co.. 90. n" hit ,ss
Kansas City. Is authority loe 1s =" = santa 70
connuctiou Of the Atcblsotl' iepGsa ~ -, made b{
and Suuthurn pauit,u llatlroaas W list moala
! Nurch /, und that Abuut tho lg.n lgn.nn.nrscj,
| tr,linS will run through to e1u