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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1881-09-01
Numnler IS.
6. SeBR0l0S HRO So.
llbrMader nnO 0olOs nnO Silbcrs Nrbciter,

ID NWu u OcHucI
SWi Sbirn obcrbal gBDomus @aus
Sdnblcr
Nmerifaniieben nbrem icbem 5Sabrifates,
Gu suaFe Sow Columbus uen in fiber
un uni 9oIOehen
@OtStue uno fttberue Q 6weijerubre nnr @atungen
6ne SemcNe eo0 ooer athr Sen Rge Scmoenn 8reduNen
. q mt u
@abtu
9ubut6b6en 6ndthHer.
II liben nil
Ttnn9suoa Die 9brige
g. 8eBuoGos o., Smueiee
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1881-09-01
au oas an;eissnSs Ynblitam.
SEQ. y. Tpipen S Go.'6

Gin @ei6ditsmann, Der dbrlid iiber $4,000
fur an,eiaen alis9ab, oapon aber peniaer als
$3.50 Snf Oieie Cite UerpenOtts. i5rsibt
,,Sbre ausgewdbIte 9otaI,aiite beJabIte mid
beTer Iestss 9abr, ais all meiu an.
Deres auReiQeu.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1881-09-01
Somes & &auIcr, 2ada. sue, neben Dem BDomng Saus,
Siubsr in
&od. mn e efcn Mnnaes Nlednnnren mn Nnlsner1hen

SnbnnOlm0 ausbiebd gfnuf
Der spOO aGn9 Der Gelsn IL Der SS Sc 9s mas cine Bamie an
gh Der oin S 9Ioe T n No nOsn 9abres O Der 4Ts
ne3m @r m ,rld @ a9a Oas Se Otautn fer Hn Peoples
SOt @ 9o5m sae bic ogatn fnS 10 tonn Sab fe n 9 tn
ShnGngr III uBedet 8itn
6n9 MIR Die 9at erbm a. garapym Den Glen ar n 9a a upnrn
mS @a Sa' Sch Ild s ann O oen nit asnOH 9HSab bop
@abf nit snpboNe pafer asfe unOer a nit Sedd a nit Ha
RoNen Ned Sntrot Bapfnme
DiIs Sm Quart s9Tsopt Quart oetanpe Quart aane nGe
Fc &Obban gSber s&opF6fd @a smpfomeu s&in gauge om.
br-N fir S26.
u sseBt nit ben gIub @ddtc aBtre sum gBsOmins Saus
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1881-09-01
GS lit Feline epspperatipe 9ifte.
GS ut feline billiee 9ifte.
(cS 1T cine ehrltd1e Gtfte.

Der gatnlOs ssbt senan un. mas Ole Bel.
tuneen iinO. 3enn ser Hame elmer 3eituue
in bettidritt georudt III, 10 beoeutet oas in
isOer SinFdt Die bette; penn in 8erinien
tCapsl georudt. bsbeutet oies Die einjioe
3eitIns in Dem Rlase. Die elite 9isbt Die
SepoItsrussJobl isoer Stabt iuluie Die Cir
ellIution ieoer 3eituug nn.
Die an,sige.Raten bstraeen faum sin 6iinf.
tel Der S6eouIs Der Serauseeber. Der Rreis
in sinSsInsn Stnnten pnriirt UoH 50 Ju $50.
Der 4reis iiir soen 3oa per Wount IN Der &c.
inmmtsn giits bstTdst S625 Die rs9sImdbi.
een Oiatcn Der 3eitlnsen fir OsnieIben Raum
iluo oisisbs 9sriOoe iino 80, $50. Ia.
Die 9fs umiabt 952 3situn9en. mopou
1877 tao Il d. unb 765 10 o dentlihe.
9ieie eribeineu in 7SS peridieoeuen Stdo.
ten bon wsldeu 90 Staatsbaupiitdote fno
363 Rldse nit ie iiber 5000 Ginwobneru
uno A6S GOuntu.Sise BUR cine Gopie oel
Cite, ioDie tiir anoere austruft aoreifrs maj
SEQ. y. 4otpell s Co..
81 10 Sprutt S.r.. Rep Bort.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1881-09-01

pdre ieIbit fir sinen Srib 9uIpe Siems
lid geipagt, iintemal er ni6t einen Gins
sigen Ssnsis baiiir beibrinst.
Die Sebauphlne, bab Die ,.Goncprs
bia" bic Wiittel gum 8anfett fur ben
Gsiansperein ,.9lrion" bon 9tep Dprf
erbetteIt babe, 1T bOlIitdnbi9 aus Der
2uit sesriffen; es banbelte ii6 einfa6
barum, ob bic Soften aus Der Sersinss
faiie beitritten iperpen ioIItcn ooer ni9t;
bic Wiitslieber enti6ieoen lid fir has
9sbtere unb foaeftirten unter lid
ben eriorbsrIi6en 8etras. IS ipar
Sabsr le6i8li6 cine SereinsanSelesen.
belt, bic ipeScr ben SuIpe nod hos Bu.
bIifum i'm 9lagemeinen etipas Angling.
SaS Ginseianot entbdIt nod aneere
9unfte, bic mebr pber ipeniser unipabr
iinb pber gSibsriprii6e entbaItsn, bod
finbe i6 es unniiB, barauf Su srtpiSern.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1881-09-01

9lb16nitt1 /. Sci es perorbnet |
bur6 ben Senat uno bas 8eprdientans
tenbauS bes Staates YennipIpanien, in
auSemeiner Sibuns OeriammeIt, unb |
sS 1T bisrmit anseoronet bur9 bic
9lutoritdt SehsIben, bab bon unb mad
9aiiiruns bieIer 9Itte eS seiebIid iein
fol-, unb 1T es biermit sur 9fli6t ge.
madt ben 8i6tern, Snipettpren unb
Glerts, Uber anberen 8eamteu bon 9ss
Iesatsnipablen, Gpnpentionen ober Sers
iammlun8en, 8ebaIten fir ben 3tped,
Ganbibatsn fir Staatss, Gitps pber
county. Ofiicsn innerbaIb SeS StaatsS
Yenniplpanien gu nominiren, bebor iie
ibre 9Hidten antreten, sinen Gib pber
8efdtisuns Sesenieitis obSuleSen, in
foIsenber SSorm sd (a. B.
i6pBre biermit feierIi6, bob i6 aIs
Ridtsr, Snipettor, Ober Glerf (iuic ss
Der Sail ieiu mas), an bieier WabI ses
treu unb unparteiii6 meipe YHidten
ausfiibren mill, in 8emdbbeit nit ben
&e9sln ber-partei bieies GountpS
tilr DIE Nppaitln9 pon Sele91tenipa1s
len unb porbereitenben Wabls9ers
iammIunssn, na6 meinsm bsitsn g9iis
fen unb 6dbiSteiten. Der Gio Uoer bic
8eitdtisuns Dirb Suerit benz Ri6ter a6.
senpmmen bon einem Der Snipettpren,
pprauf bann Der 10 bef6biste 8i9ter
ben Snipeftpren unb @lertS bic Gibe
abnebmen fol- mO irsenS einem Grs
pdbIer einen Gio abnebmen fam in
Sesus auf feline 8efdbieuns, an elmer
iOlden MabI su itimmen.
IbI6u. 2. gDenn irsenb Elm
8i6ter. Snipsitor, Glerf pber anbers,
Neamter elmer 0eIesatennabI, fuie pUr.
beia8t, in FOLDER @iseni6aft bonbeIr
iuIIte, bepor sr ben bur6 bieie 9lfte Der.
Ianstsn Gio Obsr 8eitdtisuns nimmt
uub unteri6reibt, fol- auf 8erurtbeilunf
ni6t iiber sipeibunOert Dollars beitraft
iperbsn; unb ipenn irseno Elm 9li6ter
Snipettor, eIert Ober anberer 8eamte,
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1881-09-01
Die menOeIssobn ])iano Gumpaenie
ndane 60 Sag mr fltn oHete UOn
9ianoS uao Sraeln Gin $3.50 Square Sano fir nnr S245

AIgelH CIH So0U SQHHre YlHHO Nhr Sz4O.
3 prdbdscr @OinOyaahen
paHs
ibweef jrt @ouOg Ginf9 Sor
aon 0cBar9m pdmen Der Sbat eNe Sbhe0 wb SOltmmba
Sntumeles betrngn tlnn
S21oOO
Rpbe o
8H bdiuln 81 Ynno ntb
ou b9e6h Sch rern nebf Sfres Der 6ndtOhen bin
3ufumm miro nu 3 Sabre 8arantrt
Olou "a Omit
~,uHuc Uetui bHbm
geIen enhimm Die
Un unie Fnn ea ole beoeenote Ssrn9 Nera @i MAIDEN
nueh Gnnos
empbln fe ueber
Sren 9be nubt -6nt SuieOentel
4of. S@s @pnO fir OOOe Sabre 0aranirL
luire
NSHulluuM-SOtyStN SAFE Oienl" tni
pd6e mnftaden gSdt 9etoen
8bm Satm ndmlb gOea eeel Snpaon Subn G
nimUh Woon GeIf Belder
@aGOnper UOle
S6be Boil
in @aanub bibn
prigm Gnhpuf eat georeb 9Gs Mot
9enrt Die neneten Serben8en oBe Sput SR Bril-
Dmp0tb 9rIt SOoGHefe peee
ne Sanrpre
9ntrooun Srsel
5abuua peagt bis Snfrumn 9no probt
t fdeoentelt gnoe SD $3 $50 S5 S65 SO
$4,000 uriau mo bal e Sgd 9faaen Gauog
Subrit mO w &uarsnluger: 81 ctr &c mo TO- aUsuue.
0hdspree Gaog 5000 nusedeueH
WtMVlvCIlC vohmur 9ibe mfabt ole pirfe @uft
ausunbI mubr Competition Der betsn Auen @tan norre
nScsobn 1anp 60. y. g Bog 2O5S, Mem 9orf Stir.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1881-09-01
Seramtpm Nsarft.8eriebt. .

@enebmiat, 20. sSuni 1881.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1881-09-01
6efet in Se;ue auf SeIeeateus
tpdbleu.

Cine 2fis, rtsuIirne has abbaItrn spn Stlsaa.
tsu.g8abIru, unb ,ur gnbinenuns spn BE.
trus eabri, fir bic Ssribitesnsn rplitiibtu
Tartsisn in psnnlylpanien.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1881-09-01
Scutieber
9albei- i-6prup,
ein usucs nnfcbIbar luirtenSss DlittsI 8ssen
Sipbtberiu, SaIsfraHfbsiteH,
WtnaofGule, ETC.,

wirtt iowubI uorbeusenO wie aud beiIeno bel
allen arnnfheiten oes Salies.
Sns Wittel lit felt 5abren bel bief9sn oent.
i6sn 5amiIisn nit bsitem GrfoIge i'll @ebranb.
Nur aIsin Su bejieben onrh 6ran &. Oil
ter. Centre StraBe, SCRANTON. pa. "a
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1881-09-01

gtpnarb Stanton, Benton
s. .. Sibbstt, sIbinstUn
". Simpicu. Gr6taIp
!. SiIfman, SCRANTON
". Y. {bompicn, Mention
JIG. ID Sbpmpipn, 9nrbpnbdlr
SbsUeCre Ban Stprb, Serantcn
Norman g4iIliamS, glrptpn
). Z. Wprtb, Gjresnfislb
u. u. gSaltpu, Serantcu
5ulius 2Icunss, Benton
pstit 9urprs-6iinftr.
Y. u. 9Itbrrtpn, @lsnburn
j. g. Suroif, Septt
9. ). Brennan, 9nrbcnedls
@ep. Sladpta. 2addpnuna
9ames Surfe, Scranton
yinus Srrflrp, 6arbcntdle
Stnrs Coroner Gjntnfrlp
gnbrrp Garter Sermpn
Mi6ael @pnHcr, 9drbpneaIe
Spirpb Suustcn. Maeiipu
~. .. Gedn, abinstUu
Rrrir Z. evans, Scranton
9cbn Gppns, RaeiiUn
Wartrn 5inn, Scrantpn
Sdnfcre 0rdnt, Srantcn
OueIty @prbcn, 9arbpneals
Yatrid @rlern II. Srantpn
Nlbert 0rapes, Scott
8. j Gaadgbsr, 9arbpnbals
patrif Sugbes, Snautpu
0'sp. y. oanr. SrantUn
lbcmas Scbnicn, Nanicni
Sdmes Asunrep, TuumCrs
3. .. Srnpp, Scrantpn
pdirid Sunp, 9artpneale
v SrnsrsdL Scranton
U. 8. Wattbrps, Srnntpn
Y. ). Weyially. Serdntpn
Sames NcGjrniI, 2rbtaIe
y. 6 Wprdu, Gnrtrnpnls
Sitpbsn Oiillsr Oh 1crsr
Sbcmns Runltp GArbpnrals
patrit Mc@arry, 9arbpntaIe
Y 9. @cSlprfp, MsptCn
glnerrp Nicrl, Serantrn
" !. HrrmarJ Srrnutcn
: 8. gbiIlips, Srautcn
@rrrse psd. Slafsly
SutIUn pbiIIips, Benton
.. ! prirs Scrantpn
5rant RYan, scranton
". 3pitnfrNnS, 9lewtpn
9S. 9. 3iihmrnc, Srnutcn
8. : 8sel Suantrn
) Stcus, SSaSsrly
8 I. Spif, Ssrmgu
! Y. gSillidms, Scranton
). j. @iItur SIafsls
, 1881-01-27


Sptttug Dtypdtch IN The Chicago TFibunf
NEw YoNt. .fnn. eU.--'rhc IJcrnitls wash
tnctotl correspondent te1cgruphs tn-nIght as
follows: Since tho exposure In these
dispatches Of tho attempt Of the Illinois
Central hallway Company t0 get perpetual
possession OF valuable Government property
ut Chicago by making catsnaw OF the city
authorities, thu attention of your correspond
ent has becl, cal'clt tn n feature Of tho
bill rentling In Congress til behalf
of tho Company not mentioned In tho pre-
yions dispatches. This fenture Is tic device
Of referring to wllnt the bill calls tho road
way Of tic ralroad" us making one Of the
boundaries Of tho proposed cnnccsStn',
TlIs roadway Is none other tl'a1l
tho Government pier nlong tho
I.ake-Front OF Chicago, upon which tho
Compn,y st,uattval many years ago, n'ld
wllicl, 1t las turncl to profit not only FOR Its
OWL, traffic, but By renting out the privilege
ut using It 10 other railroads and receiving
large Suns therefor. The Importance OF
getting Congress,
EVEN INCIDENTALLY, ,.
to recneNixe this roadway rs being that oi
the Ilallroatl Company will be rentlfly apprc
cjaicd. Not even tho members of tho Com
mlttees tu which tho bills wero referred or
thulr introduction seem to have hn'
xuy Idea af tho advantage thu
was being tnken of tho United State:
iii these dispatches called public attention
| TO tho character of tho job. Tho question Il
now uskcd: II S75o,0c Is to be lai'l. ougli
| not tha unltcd States to base solle claIM ~
| this amount, even though 1t Is not One-seY
| antl, Of It's assessed value
, 1881-01-27
IMMIGRANT RATES.
l,I1OSpt;C1IYE QII1tOMOS.
Sptetol pt,pateh 10 1As Chtea1a Tribute.

Special Qtspafeh 10 1he Chtd1a iftoHHt*
NEW IonK, Jan. ':yj.-t.TlD pnssengcr-rato
war which Is waglng' between the three
trunk-lIne railroads running out of this city
for tho control Ut tho Immigrant tr.!l'c Ii
rapidly approaching n point ut which IL
ttlirsl-class will bo free, with ellrotno
thrown III. As stuffed In lily tltspatcl! lust
night, tho trouble Is charged originally
upon tho Pennsylvania lIoad IN their
establishing tho Rcd Star md American Llllo
of steamers to New York and Philadelphia
II, connection with their road. rlfs pvcclpl-
tntetl tho war, the Eric 0td Eaw York CcH-
trai Companies starting In with 10 per cent
commission to agents In thls country on
cash business, including Cnstle Garden. THIN
the Pennsylvanla Company gave cash IlnislE-
grants Iu tho Garden 20 per cent OIL current
rates. The rlval Companies
''sAw" TIttH cUT,
md went 1t better to the extent of making 1t
applicable otuatl Immigrants, whether holding
c,sh tickets or orders, botli inside md out
sIdo tho Garden. The reduction WIS slbsc-
alently made 80 per cent, alMl then 10 per
cent, tic relative conditions Imposed by the
warning companies continuing rs atore
statcd. To-day tho Pennsylvania Company
announced a reduction III 10 per ccl1t nj cash
business obtaillcl In tic Garden to competing
points etlst OF Kansas City, and proportion
ata reduction 10 nll competing sneciaE.rato
points throughout tho country. They re-
fuse, however, tn sell tickets outside tfe Gar.
den at less tllan tho regular tarItf, thoug',
there Is nothing to prevent my person going
lnsl.le, and, by representing himself rs all
| Immigrant, obtain tho benefit Of
| TIE lGI:f,,CrIOS.
| Tho Eric antl. New York Central people werc
| Informed Of tho cut, ard were In consulta.
tion In rugard to 1t, but took llo detlnt actloll
As matters stand, they arc selling third
class tickets at aIl thotr offices mid
agencies ut 40 per cent reduction from
tho tariff rntns About eight years ago the
New York Central Company Withdrew It's
agents from Castlo Garden IN Il 1nlfr. and re-
tI,lcetl ratcs to tho bass Ut s. to Chicago
The Eric s. Pennsylvania Company followed
suit In tho Carbon, aud for threo months In
migrants wcra ennl!ei to SECURE
ExCEEpISG1.r CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.
Tho following is the now tariff to tho lnor'
important points by tic tl,lro roatls:
, 1881-01-27
T,EVI p. MORTON.

THE ",tAcIt1SE" STILL ruAIitS1 HIM FOR
T1fE TREASURY AECI!ErANfsltil'
speeta! Dtipateh to Iht Chicago Tribune.
New YoHK, ian. 2G.-It Is well known tint
afr. Morton Inns been seconded III Ills MS.
ptratiuns to secure tho Sccrctaryshlp OF
the Treasury by tho actiyo members Of tiao
New York s'macitnc." IN the recent fight :.
for tho United Stntcs Senatorshtp both fnc-
tio1s Of tho "macl,nu" we1o united III their
desire to secure the appointment Ut Air.
Morton to tho Cabinet position which
llo coveted, and 1t Is believed by those who
nre In position to ho aware Of tho fncts tilat
tho friends Of Mr.. Platt, as we'll rs tho pnrtl-
sans of Mr.. Crowley, succeeded III ln,prcss1tlg
Mfr. Morton with tho Idea that III tito oyont
of tho success OF either Nlf. 11ortoti's appoint
,nept was nearly certain to follow the unltott
demand OF Senator .ConKling's friends, TIM
preventing Mr.. Morton from taliing u very
active pnrt III
TIE sESATO1s1AI. srnC6ff.E.
and simplifying nlatters for thu two prlncl-
pol contestants. In accordance with this
Understanding the Now York, "machtne F" Ii
still pressing to tho best Of Its ability and
the grcnt annoyance OF Con. Garfield, Mr.
Morton's alleged Claims to The position. Tic
arguments used by tho persons active
| In tho matter may be understood from tho
abatement of prominent Now York Kepub-
licnn aud supporter ct afr, Morton. THIS
gentleman summed up tho caso I'll tollowH.
which bears out tho statement tc!egrapl,etl
T,,E TRIBUNE on Inst Saturday night: That
tho New York Republicans aro
DETERMINED TO 1Ss1sT UPON THE TREASURY
| pOHTF0Ll0.
ThIs gontlomnn said to me Tonight:
~ mn In position to know TINT
| Annn{nr rnnktfnr Gby EnrI,cl1 and. In ftrt,
, 1881-01-27
OBITUARY..
ARCHIBALD GIBSON

ARCHIBALD GIBSON.
TT. 1.oUtR, NO., Jim. :s1.-Atcf1lbnld t'ihson'
e.onti. Lieutenant at the scsct''h Lnlteu s'atcs
Cavalry, a,, so,t oF ChnrtG. tiIE*hn hi' Ola a'la
t'sn,,lEnrnt lAwyer nf th1s cty, ditd at sno ses-
tlenrc Of his tnthcr this lntriItt'y.
Lieut.. Gibson, ,!iu1 Ut Inflammation of tno
}1uIu, tcllevud to bu tho result Of clr"'n-
etnncc which occurred Willis he was ut "est
Point. Dno slny whlle on pHrat'e spt'er Ro-
into ono NJ his ears. which hal nlrca''y hce'i m,
lrreti II. scarlet lever. lIy tho rules he "ns'i
nlowc.i 10 rnl.c bis hn.,l. and stool III tho rafl*s
fnr more thau IN hnl,r whalr tho tl'ltser "nrke'
lts way III hi. cur. When dismissed. his ear wns
mn ot btDo.l. md tie It,seGt ro,lld not h' re-.
moved fur fwu days. This cn,lse.l c'rros'on ol
bo,le next IL tho brain, AMI Ynve him Eoo't
t,cn1 of trouble. tie went tn hfs Tc1iH'ent IN
SorthHrI, DukDi,. hDweytr. atil. 1tttF f'cfinIM.
In. ptf,sieE,ttstt ertvtcc. AEit! suHcr!hk from
ftysre attack Ut siekncss. he citfaI hnfhc, ~
peutinY to rusIRrt but, ns It rnse'i' Only too otc
, 1881-01-27

,,ronrit before Justice Smith charged With
uttcrI,,x n check for s:s2, prrporting to t'o
signed by Col. .Jahn Il. Fcloes. Tic COM
plaimant was John AEoneref. salonnkecper:
it turns nut that Dawsnn, wllo Is 4 co'orett
mail, was formerly State Seuntor of AfKan-
aax, Iio wns he!d tn default Of s'1o
ball, In Ills tosscsslur wprc fnttnti recoNa-
1nc1nIations frnn william II. EnFiEst1' eS"
Senator i}nrnum mil Ge't. sn1al'ey. l'e
claims he wns unaware Of passing tao RI
legged fraudulent token.
ItAIfH'S RC1T.
tr1,e nrrunent IN the casn uf 3intcil vs.. Tho
Trtryrnp1, Companies was begun tn-ttayt alnl
WIS not concluded wien tho court a.l-
iolItNed,
, 1881-01-27
ITEMS,

THE TRAFFIC ul.WKAHE.
Nrw yonK. Jan, N.-'l'ho blockade OF |
traffic III tho streets In tho lower part OF tho |
city continued yesterday until : o'clock in
tie evening. This morning many slIpm'rs
scut ont tlleIr trucks With goods ut MI carly |
hour but gaineA llttle advantage. rs tile |
blockade began again at q, md Mt noon was
as Ind ~ II WIS Mt tho same ll0nr yesterday.
Thcre IL every Indication TINT this afternoon
antl to-,,Iglt tho streets will he moro colta-
p!etely blocked tlan they wcru yesterday.
This blockade extcndtAl along Canal street
frou Broadway tu West street. md wns
caused by n iarga number Of trucks shipping
goods on Tho New York Central 1ioat. An
unhroken linz Ut cnrs extended up
md down the strect, md also a'ong
West broadway. Along West street.
md thu streets III tie nelg',b0rhood OF WASH
[ngton Market, tic Janh was as bail ot 1onn
to-4iny us 1t WIS ut the same hour yessertiny,
and on Broadway 1t WAS even worse. a po-
ilconlan OIL broadway sald, - llaye seen
many batl bloekaaes Oh Broadway lnslEng
duy or two, but never saw ono equal to this.
for 1t has continued now for t~0 weeks,
md seems to grow worse Instead Ut better"
1t Is estimated TINT the &lnfly loss to tho cou.-
uercIal a1ttl shipping interests Of tic city BY
the detention Of trucks and trams In tl!c
Stroet-Dlocka.les In tho vicinity of thu North
mid East Rivers Is over $1,000 Tito trouble
Is caused BY tho accumulation Of leo all
| SHOW IN tho streets ntld Wharves, and tlle
bluckadcs frequently last for eight or hlne
/ hours.
TIE REcEST STORM.
| Tho Executive Committee nf the Metropol-
| Itau Telephone Company lI'ss held meeting
aud received d rough estimate Of the dan1hKo
| tone by tho recent storm III tha destruction
/ }x,s II luna fltf1n
, 1881-01-27
j. Y y.
ENVY.
As r.iIsrnArEn 1y THE NEW Y0rK CiTi
lsfiEIA,

.aa n.ft'RTfEATf:1 N THE NEW SO1tK EIi1
I'1E:sH
sp,etn, t,t,ra,th 10 III. Chicago 1rsbunt.
NEW YoltK, .Jatl. g;.--'1llc 1fcrnld has this
To shy ,alltnrulIy: "'rhe grcat town nn the
slnrrs Of Lake Msel,igaM {C!'lcago> Is
not, VIC arG sorry Ia sec, satisfied
with the position assigned to 1t In
tic CENSUS tables of Zen. Walker. With Its
acant llalf-lmi,llon Ut inhabitants. 1t runs ita
cse III tic cala!nIt, ut tho head Of wlliet!
New York stalnts as tho 'Qncelt Of
American CIi!es.' and through, ',1lc
of lis leading newspaper says: New York
IL lively place u,Hl II big town, but wllcre
will sl,u l,e alongside Of Ehlcaga III t'no?'
Thu question Is a gnotI illustration of
ritz ExCEEbtSn M0nfsrY
which citarnctertzcs the press 1f tho nn,bE-
ttolss tow, ol, tho rrairics M comparison,
can bc male hutwccn Sew York MD Chi
capo without great mid serious dlsad-
| vantage to the Illinois metropolis.
and VIC take so deep ri, Interest
IN its growth and progrEss TINT WI
to nut wish to sec II plnccd III II rlt'Icu'n1's
position. brooklyn, with Its Go.oD mose
| population, Is tho real rival OF Chicago. AS
for New iork.
If Is 0Il1;ATEn ~ MErEE SIsn1:1ts,
to say nothing atont wealth, than tho great
cities Of tue Wtat-St. Louis, Cincinnati, anil
Chicago-colnb,ted. Five Ut nur twenty
wards contain iuure Inhabitants tlian Chi.
cugo, two Of them o.1tnulllber Cincinnati, md
tI.ree outstrip 1T. Louis. During the past
ten or fifteen years our wo,tld.be Western,
competitor has natle. wc rejulcc 10 SIZE, rapid
strides III tito development nf her
resourccs md managed to tnks Il re-
Specialize rank aInoilg the CITIES ri
tho continent. New York capital md cncre,
have contributed 80 mich toward this rcsul
tint iSc have cnnle to look upon her growfl
as nn incident Of our own advancement. lie
decline would mcan
GitlEvoEs LOSS TO rs,
rs her prosperity mems otr prosperity. Clii
cago has undoubtedly n gseat future betof
her. aud IL Is not impossible that In III
next fifty years she will tnko prcced
cncc Of brooklyn antl Philadelphia. u
tint date we shall probably be larger tha
: I.nn,so,,. In many ways Chicago now Still
, passes any city n,l tic continent, liz
J gra!n elevators nrc the biggest thing
Of tho kiul in the worll. anil liz
newspapers according to tho estimate ot OIL
of ller editors, Afr. Mctlill, arc in their wa
lis bEg as the elevators. The Chicago jou
u nals arc .... ...
q THE hest pArEEs To 1sE Fot'Sr
4 In any country. They nra fur superior
It those Of Manchester or Liverpool In Fl
Il i4onton datlics. WE congratulate It
;. Capttul Of tue Northwest npon Il
II marvellous progress s!e has n,ade III tt
) Inst decade. If brooklyn means
i hold her place rs III polui Of population Il
Il tlr,l city IN tho Union In 1900. sfle mt
's bcnd alt her energies tn the task. Her mn
Gi,, If TO- GD IN 81 slender that It Is more thu
, 1881-01-27

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STOCK MA1lNET.
irwAnff HTi1i. THE ctY.
Special n''poteh to Tn Chicago 1ston"s+
NEW io'sfi, jan. sH.-l!'n stock maFKet
opened 1rnt to-.lAy, but there WIS pretty
general falling of IN prices ~ thc eaf'y nea''
ings, but towards. 1i"s'l' there was ga'n ''l
Hnotatlnns Whsct' e$'eh'!e" 10 ~ "e'tse
securities. Ihe Westcfil io".pfce.! la''c''s
wcsa eaiRc!"aS Mo!nM' 4He etuAee's,
cohIerF' af'a snhae!n'lts "ule "as" H'."tRn1
ahtl h'gher' H te"uhaE Ms''a ue:'a'c
tint tlIe Vanderbilt stocks nfo hnt eo'ng
down hEain very sonl' hor ut.
tho southwestern stocKs' "nt
Is strnngly l1ifitca that McssfS.
Fahdcf!1ils mn "oni'| are s,hl"'H'e Ws"lns;
"'Ief tncSe pfonera,cs ann ""sera II. p..sc"s t,'
prices VIII ptopah's 'Hahe u R'eat nsn'' "
money. ie!eEF"pii s'ockS Wt''H .'tA"sle"
ns'' """. 1Me "ashe, WY s's" ~, a,''. u'asa%'
III t'lo !ntc afternoon aeallhks' a'"! pt'Ses W'
yanccd y TO VI pcr cent 1fot' tlo !h"rs''
paint, thc rrcatcst improvement .Mi'g III
ccntrni ine'hc' %;,sth s''M a M ~ ,Sa ~ ~. WI
act'c pusteSs uhaoh !asG m..s '.s 10" .'.a'
pro1,llnent' lllGF' Mas y oi'sH ~ ms .,' '"u.u
hle!1l ~ o'' l"u ~ o.,l'''I't io ""' .,.usi
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shoo'' ai'a Nv "npas s,n.; @ "'so ,.o "v.' ,.na .s
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TINT tlo feuiaary a.s!"ei'; n'us'e, a"u t.t w.,
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l,'gtonM Mts'at 'suu, ~ IT,, M re,n.,'hrs s.h.
n'"s''1!"u y 1M'a.'" ,s' f.ont-,i and Nav yorL
saso " Anu's's' ~ o,i~ ;,'a,nn ~ II, >tn,,,,c
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o''.o AcM nlu. ,s - ,,soi. -, asso',tod
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IN nnrmE.ot, es' MI, s"p,aa I's,. ~ .'s ~ III"
hfsts, c'esapeaho ~ ni..u n.e"t rros,nr,,
scco'us he" cons"',"a'eu, ,, ".e's Wrest.r,,
seeoMs' 1suas' 1',.a"a 1,""ntmE {. s,rinrt,c,,
secohas: n"9H"a' ,,;.,.s.n., srsts n,"i f,hto
n1sts, ~" iulN ...,a. ~ T., ,ro~na e. po,lnr
Se" ~, ssa.". . t1"S' ~ ~ ~ ~ II =, ;,oc, 1s,a,
l''conso 20, H.. r.sa;1a Il " ,,rst coneo,u
cnupun m's.s' .ra,a n'", an,i sfa,,,o',,cs {. 81
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To plnces wlere there Ia no competition
tue tariff rites remain unchanged, as for In
stance to P!ttsburg, IN, OH tho Pennsylvania
1,a!road, the rate Is 37.T0: to Buffalo, OH the
Now York Cuntrai, It IL So: aiaa To- Dunk!sk,
OH the Erte, 1t is $3.50,
, 1881-01-27

tne nans of Mr., John II. Starin. tho New
York Congressman, urged IN influential
quarters for Cabinet position md sl'at IL II
ntnposttton that merits consideration.