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OBITUARY.
Death OF David McGee, the Oldest
chicagoan But One. ~
Mark Boanbisn at Last Gathered 10 Hi1
Fathera-t0her Deaths.

Dav,a MoKoc. ono more O. Of Tho o. carly plon.sra
Of Chicago, died Saturday oyou,n@ T iots stI M bIs
tho ripe u1c Of fuur.sooro yeass. During his
long life he hud cnjuyed Uninterrupted good
"ca..n. nnu oid nge wa tho cas,se OF bis death.
, NJ Mcmee y. was Woli Known to the carly set
efs 1 tnGF a I an wh she ,Stssy ossepuSn
oldest ivtnr act,lcr Of early uhtcaro. % Iia vas sa
horn In I.ouiou countv' v,,gtnia r;oo ' ,sno ns
scs md ater 1v,np 70 oo Wv ts noantry arom
sS psya sSa ss'qss &c, ts st osS ss
iraJe @ M nt @ @elacksn,tt,ng II Cincinnati. III 1871 he
tsnv t,s ,1sa moa VIZ then CON pnrn-
q o. na1ar'a 9ar snd alS,o.s aud The peop!Y WIRE
TURNED To- Clnesnnnti ard soon after ho got au
~, ~ ~ f ~ tho MnvGraent to 70 70
tres ncr S ~ s 1 treatx 1er sh inda
~ e,s nae " ~ 70 no w.ts q the unt4tored
s%yarG, .,, .o ~ ss menu hls toahawk,
Thur w. 1 e m III H. aos ZEN Sa
McheS &c cMttia 70 Cnsaxo. Fort Dearborn was
@ ane oS n Mn!se e,n nan rescnes @ Of nny lmDoIt-
q t re river ana ND there lived the four oriRtnal
eee ans s o,ee aee I'D R' rd.gsSyt 1Sgy
wnoso s. h@!ne Mskee conld net rotn9mbor IN late
nnese "efe sao only white men not
III Isl MrftaH .vos n,not,,s, s..n...,.
LIZ Ea., HsSn W, " eMrsT tae tnh!t once mUnth TO
ros! snm pacR. lnIians wGfp as thick ~
e ~ a1aI9 the !lne " MS ROUTE but
n0 lpurne!eo., on his old pack- hQr8o
1 from s p!aee t9 plaep; and was never indicated
a., tWyu: Wnu,, ,sd InoN ,. two weeks 70 60 TO
1sasln @ ~ h:!6 ?. m. an4 got thoto ut midnight.
~ ~ ,;t Inr retrcshments were at
st,t, av ~. ~. ~ T. o raSG!ess nu were generally IN
as ~ ~ pa ,r"sesr !s enSae W 70 taKs WIN him. -
hlnAtet =: .aiohee wns CpnstAblc ut the
a.n,e' Lille. ~ ahn ~ VIZ Sus!ce kinEtes rEht.hRnd
Mani u u ts.s " ogcaMe 9 pafent. and Ills son
,pl1.e sTGpnen W. tne ufst white chtld born to
nc,,..e, ~ Inchg' th uGe Of two orths may haye
,occuIEca ~ tno garrison, out ucne bud been
, 1881-04-13
MARK BEAuBIEy,

Mark bcaubicn, nnother OF ChscaTo's early
aettlerH, died yesterday morning at his home ia
Kunkakee, III. a few weeks agu TIE Tntprs1
gave sketch Ut tho life OF Sir. nsaubtea,
aud t 10 not now necessary to repeat II
In full He oame 10 this city ia 1s6,
and voted In tho Chicago Precinct IN the
COUNTY, Of Peoria lu 1870. Murk DoaubIan built
w!awaln lot. aud kept hotei. in this hotel, IN
1E3t, John Wentworth toUk his t1rBt meal ii
CntcAKo. Tho huteI waa CALLED utter an lndlns
lar rcsortlFor ulany years. He navor held ui
o!llcs. aid never wAa a candidate for ono. 4
the reception III tho Calumet Club lust year tt
the old settlers 1iark was ptOninont figure
and, With hIs dddte, suoceeded in awakening
memories ~ nuhy gray.tutred mems minds ol
t1e time wheu thsy danorl to bis music IN tht
old days. tie wal the father Of twouty.lhret
children, n,-sixtsan BY hls t1tst wtfe aud ssvsn b
hla sectnd. ae was man or gaaervu& In.
pulses, and was universally esteemed.
, 1881-04-13
THE HOOKING VALLEY.

CbLuMnus, O., April ls.-As Tho qnuuaa iutes-
Ing hf tho Stockholders Of tho Ho1kauy Valley
Nouu thla uftornoou report was presented By
rrosidont 0reen which shows tho roaa to DO In a
prosperous condition. The total earnings for
tho past year weru " le3 eal, epd tho .uot Osra-
tAus $lUo,7GD. Tho eprnlnys. exceeded thosO OF
that nuRlaess VIII soou nVccsaltatus tue building
Of u unlibIe truuk ~ LpXAn, and large inpteitao
Uuarl u Directors wiz reelected, oxoopS that
urialA RMlth was elected In place VI John {.
Gill. 4e.4G e&t ....:. !
, 1881-04-13

ptrrsuuau, ra.. April H.-Tho annual meet
Ing Of tho stockholders OF tue Altcvhcny Valley
Tatlroad was hpll to-day and reelected tho Old
Donrti, as follows: John Scntt, ,Ftttsburg;
0corge o. Roberts, Philadelphia: D. A. Stewart.
pittsburE; 4. ]. cassntl, I'hlladelnhia: H.. F.
1oncs rttsnrsf; Jsmes 9rHen: T. n TN,
phta. An are. members at the prcaont Buhrd.
President Scotia report showed tho cArnings for
1851 TO be II D0l ,b.5::J cxponsca. 6l0S7, ,:u:
58.G4 per cont vi tho earnings. Increase In earn
lngs over 1871. sl4,4il.p3, Of which SliU.l48o7
wNs from frojght and $A7, 4Qy 01 from pasBenBerA
, 1881-04-13

btfflat NHpV1fH 10 7Hs tF1ea19q 4y1e4Tsa :.
Ct. PAUL. Mum, April l:.--1udKo Cox, Of tho
Ninth judicial Circuit OF Nlgneaqta,, has .hled
au opinion In NicolIct Couaty in the case
Of Horace n. Randall va the Winona q Ut.
Peter ltalroad, holding Ia effect that tho 4sat0
eau 1cQuir0 40 rights vs. eKalnst ~ sQsual
settler upon unsurveyca laudtI that the law
reoovnjzes no such thing ~ odd saetlons for a
grant Ton allroaa to operate upon Until such
, 1881-04-13

Special U3paSth 70 Thf Ehttaoo 1F3btrf.
H1LwAuKEE, April 1s.-Tho annual report of.
tho Milwaukee, Luke Shore 6e,Western 1tpilToad
is now ready 10 10 hubn,ttted to the Doard' Of
Directors in New York. From n1vance sheets
1t is shown TINT the gross earnings Inst year
were 90 and tho net earnings $5s. 4s1.0s.
Tho miles ue tracg operNted is ssoa. The nvcrare
stock thore nre twenty -cRht locomotives. thlr-
teen passenger cars. nlnety.gnyen hand cure,
and al bDx aud HAT cars. The road has Ia.
creased In value $350,000 during 1890. =
, 1881-04-13

Special DIpalek % 7Ha cN7fdoo 1F16ane.
MILWAUKEE, April le.--Alcxander Mltchqll
states III an Interview fortnight, that tho r,lmors
which have boon circulated With 40 much pcr-
sistonoy regarding tho consolidation Of" "tho
Chicaro j. Northwestern and tho Chicago, bfi.
waukee s Bt. Taul itoads. are tho rucrcat non
aena1. n consolidation b0twcBn the two O0r-
p0ratton1 would DO w inIp0ssbiiity, mud, Boz
sldes, would be very uusa tAfActuFy 10 all parties
CoAcorucd. 80, ',
, 1881-04-13
s,xcicl, OF tho Remarkable iiso
In tho Value Of Tlits
>. Property. -, -
Annual Report Of the. Blu Ellington
- Cedar Rapids & Northern. /
rormatfon. n No,y' Trunk Line by tho
Consolidation Of Fis9 Roads: ~.
dlitteriug Prospectus Of the oheshpeake &
Ohio, Promising New Trunk '>:.
JlAob

- Z rorr1s Mf1,1.1ONs. ",*5@a.
c..,,o, ntssateh 10 M. .t,ateaco tribune .
-,,,s 't,rt nn1A. pn.. Anrl ln.~.Col. Tho,uas 4,
ILL.,; ~ iov f1nnia ,st evening MI Tia rioht
seott so'' ,s,aro., IN Tim rnxns pnel,1s.. Nrw
n... Wv. t,nciitn. nna the T,pxns Improvement,
Tn, sotuotbtnr IKE a{oU.ts AZ tuo
.t.a n'ootnr nf Tim Ilpayy, uf Drcc,orsto.
IN ro.iot,rG Tim olt]ce tf rrcsl,cyt. which ,
un hn bcl, since the organization of Tho Copany,
s,ay n a Fl, 1s7l. and Director. Jay 0uuid was
.nn,c ,n property with ~hcn ',col. scott has
parted % ,oy Gould a. for aSoat ,:1.e es e ts'
.ue burden to n! atho bad It. to g. S.l n,i,s met
70 NEE. tne ,,,a ~. ho ,vas ,5ttn,,t o,,n'
hstss .aiIon IN tho n,srket and tho bonds wcro with.
nut snlc. In this brlGf period. tho r0v!vnl of
BUSINESS % ana general prosperity, tho stock ans
rscp to Is on ho STOCK .aasset, anu mo no. bosaas
wien 1t was the 1exas pacltc. Gen.
sona s vos, win I'm csortor n hIs
Now 1o,k Wv, w ,,n,,ohl. ,onm."ro =, frn, ~ ti,o lie
S.a,e Sosxe'' The nA ,toehho'urs toe wos I'll Tcsus and
coulIl not naye ralscd money enough to build |,
snu1p milo Of tho ron., nntl he went into Wall
street u yet fnoucy. wan stseet panHcfs 20
nu. work Tor sov", and' before he could oni!st
NJnrshAl1 o. NobertH In the enterprise he Ind to
give u'' W. .tsts ,,.a s" ~.
Of stock No sooner haa th's oeen aone sn"n IN
effort vas n,auo ny Itobcrts 10 lrceze frc-
ie,r,,o nm ussrss,nDnt Of nor cont.
Ms. ~ es,,ed howev.r. thanks t., tho intervention
Of friends. who remembered the Services or tho
"Pa.nl,ndor"; but no work was done uudor
ae oa charter VIZ! W. q, uew Y; qGs tys s
S,Snd ihro,vh In tbIs Inst hours t,r tHn session.
aa SS sss S{. H. ,s.; ;i
ths aaE Gs,osG ~ ~ thnmh g,c fT he Enn
pFoi%pas iapa sss ws,.ns Z twenty sections ~ III,
milo % 'h1o9ssh Now Mosieo ind ArIsoNs. and Ton lon
Whon III he ,patio catnc ant, tho load bccnme n
heavy one. 11arsaali q. 1inbcrts and Hsmry q.
sSSss P;asnf 0ps a snd t St tS p to
y, MI s.nt fr Wni Frank 4 nonI the,, m o tho
Ciue,nnati. Wn,nitoi, s! indiutIapoile, md matle
Si:n vS Vice. President. rho Story Of ihoir inef-
consrsss ia out uf tbs tnicrrs ting chnntcrs in
n" histpry Of tho WnshInutun iptit,v. md
wnen In Inc, following war the SOUTH
wnru m ttn tty@, rornnar1r. 1ni,;ed yi,r.ca X
thnir assault On TIM Nmtionn{ Trnnanrr. ttn
ioSby S resped a aolden hnsyost; but tic rairoai
ltngs gathered nouo Of Tie fruit. it was not
tian to fha unss,mnleici ,cntsrnris" md the re-
tajt l Of lis Icxutsations was tho re rctirament of
Two VI thu Directors and tho e!cctor Of himself
cSmpafy VA son = foiuwcd bv a contrnot % i,e.
tween tbe two companics. under which d. uo0 Or
baYe as oa5 a. @GK @ ~ sde @ q wnHn @
don now Is that San Diego viii be rcachc,i Cy
day at Is. lis tirst ond scuund t1ortHnre honda
aro aboro par, and its iand-srant honds sell at
, 1881-04-13
SOUTHERN PHYSICIANS; va .

! MEMlIIla, lQNnE ApfIE lHE?4Na TTl3StAt87
|, Medical Society. cYlnppsed VI ,physicianS otr
tths Stutes 1T Mississippi. TeAAeassu, aud Ar-
kansas, met in regular seln.aasaual session
70 day, About 100 unclnbera' aefs present.
/ The morning sessIDi, was dapotel 10 general
| business uIld the admission Of new lneulbers.
The Society Knts 0u nN exoltsAloa up tho
d river this aftrrnuQn. ~
, 1881-04-13

Speelal b9spa{eh 70 Ths VAtt0eo Tfbune.
KgoKuK, Ia, April l..-Mss. D,Il Young died
In this city last nl0ht. sho was tho w,duw Of
hilt Young, VITO, it will be remembered, was ac.
ctsod Of tho murder nf the Spencer family in
ClHrk County, Missouri. few yeasa eiuoo, and
was tried tor that rrttae and acquitted, hut Htt-
erwArds takeu frolu bis hound by mob and
In answer to n telegram TO her father al 9ulli-
polls, o.. usktnx whit should pa dUua With the
body. tho following reply was g0pevsd:
Dury thare. biArk the 'grAye, and Wrlta
soon. -. H. DaAY,"
The body was intorred this afternoon.
, 1881-04-13

SpsetaG Dhp,teh to 7as Chicago Tribune,
cAnRoLLvox, H., April l2-Ars,. Emily Fry,
vito OF. tho late Gen. Jacob Fry, died at tbs
family residence yesterday evening. She was
10 ycaes I'D, aud had been rus,dsnt Of this
state for sixty yeara. she was the daughter Of
tbe late Cen. James Turusy, who Was VI ,eus
buried to.tnorE0w al Oak Ridge Cemelery,
Springfield, 1csido hor husband, whose dpath
prureded her oAly twu muuttss
, 1881-04-13

ssS!ops s,,;. sox s,s nen%ed Ard nee! by 40
nrnncnt. In this 'cusu = ftn,n,nst had
cf,.erc tho hIn,l md &nprnvc,l II. Hut aut,.
entry. with quItr q nupnt,cr ~ other entries Ut
Tho FaInG G.a:a The lands wer', cnr,tn,i 10 ti,o
md III Ilu sntid Ysar tic tl,,yornor esraulctl Il
deed pnssLnx thut1t IT, the WIunln 4 81. Peter
ltnilrIlad Company, The Company will now mp
pHNl fror,ft decision Ut Judge t.t,x To tho Hit-
-hrdlnn Cnt&rt. 1t will cnnstitntD q ,e4t eIit. by
which the validity OF MANY Dttor cialtns In Min-
nceuta will 10 ttctcrInncd.
, 1881-04-13
NfTCEIt0AN..
spsefal Qt,patsh to tbs gA4eapo tribune.

Special Qtspatsh to tbs Chteapo 1f5bun&, j., :
LANsIao, Mich, April l2.~-lpllls have passed
tho ilouso Rs follows, Itouea bill tn prevent
soliciting or issuing unauthorized iusurauco
polIcics; to amend tho law rolutive to commits
ting Insane puraons tn asylums; also. Senate
bil. 10 lncorporase oompanIaasin the State for
ouitlvattng cetFce In foreign :6nunsries; to up.
prupriate ss,ooo for tho stcd|gau exhibition at
'ne nson no9nooKe! shoxs % kr'.as Uppor
Tho llouEe votod dDwa tho spaato bill to pre-
vent pool'sclllng, ad passed btits 70 prevent tho
Two y9asa after being ;s,t!.yorcedt sen.,
hut In certain oI.ses tho accused lnuy tuattfy 70
hls own Iolialf; u mako Il y vrpe % solicit an.
other perspn to cut1lIHst nraon: Ind 70 amend
EeNreL 0t crimlnAla. :.la' 80.
sSSss ',s;s ;ss sss ii sSsS'sl
Tho uovurnOr bus issued proclamation dcs-
iguatluy rhussday, tho ssth of ,this month. as
'sArbor bay and Recommending the general
obscrvancs Of tho same W tlie plantnE Ut trees
for ornament, protection, and ahade.
, 1881-04-13
y, =, THE OEOls(,1A ROAD.

II u
AUGUSTA, April 1s-The Directors Of the
Georgia Nat!road havo leased tho Eunl to the
South Cagoi{na Railroad Company for ninety.
nine yours at an unnuai rental Ut $8oU,000, pay.
able saMt.annually, This Ii 10 per cent On tho
capital ktuok OF the 16prYia ftoaA and the bond
indebtedness, The lpaYu IL IN tho intcrOlt Ut
tho Louisville & Nashville and the Central hall
ruAt, + : ..f.A ~ : .
, 1881-04-13
auRLNGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS &
NORTlERN.

MD. c. 1lrooksmlt+ Auditor OF tho Hurllng-
ton Cedar Rapids e. Northern Railway, has sD,,t
TIN TRuuNY n conv NJ tha renort ~ b,a f,or,.
pany for NM nIohtaa,, .s.s .,.,,... ~ -, =,
fss1 ~ w e!SAteon NOUNS chalnK Dec. VI,
1s-" o' lug pualnesa OF the Company from July ],
ls'v, 10 Dec. !, 1886 shows n ,unrIgA md ant]a.
factory iDoreuse rha rona,v.v y hr ho.n .too,,t<-
jmpsovtl a,.,-s 49,. sees""y ."e oee'. s'e"u1
II ~, eethk uot potloa ana u now geheFnly
~ ~ soVa condition, butaomo anvOnty kntt0d should
pe pal!ast0a With sand or urayol to protect tho
steel rails from ,,nuccnssmrv ,y,nr TIN trastIo
bflIRtnp NJ, th. ,n",. I1.s "s . ..,.i.. ]s usatN
n,~sS NJ NJ tae 4na1a llno mas pccn oat,tcly re"
Deen a.Gcs.oe 1no equipment nf tho roal has also
IT, srsIS sGSd as5!ns t6e Pa.s fx months bas huea
xhss Il eso psSe uoh fns oss IL
~! Ths atosa earnings, operating o4pousos, and
H. H., ,essn!nfo tut lha elshtsen 4o1lhs ending
~: i'ES.a ~ wore ~ folluwsl :. -; ::
Sn.s Snoss ,e,arnsnQs..,. GOA6l
epc9a'Ag expensoa ,,.,,,. l,StH,07lM
~. -N--.-:-
p!Nset get earnings. N!03s,GrTW
haIssoaueht Ives, Iii hts report 10 tho 6t0cks
oGMaleFs, Ml Lays:
nne railway property Of the burlington, Ccdur
tt.apIas MbnncspIa HALLWAY Compury II tha
MY WIZ ConpAny flurIin1 Id. Cgdur Unpiua Il
~ ensfM actlu!rctl titis ticruto W1a 80 fr OUT
=, ~ oepar A. t. rcu,Ier il ut,saro ana ianHervCs
an1 VI th.s tiQ neither OF lts l1Cs Of
H. iihaaMay bud icon completed III 1cpordIl9u wit6
suns 1 sos!9lAal p1nn Ut cufatruclllj1l, It hpcRit
nFansSnt' nnPwusSnt' thetef6re, to thu man0gdrs 0{ the
Msr'vtpsFty sr'tl TINT without the rCtlUIslt re-'
pn,n.,,,i s; improvements, and equipment Of tue
, 1881-04-13

ot growth is from to 100 per cent, though only
mnrkc,i. Over .hc he!d 0cncrn,iy tl,ero has boon
fe@ e'H &c sas M s rc smpy sona
,: T., @ IT,; SH Il Fl b, . hS s': s:on ss,o v
;1s.t r.; entirely niltac1oat to The claims Of Tho
sumo care has Teen Rlxen to ascertain tho
stale nr family religion. Iho rcsui!sof thcso In.
9.fcs arc ~ yer Hnt yot Rstor, en- hrepnTt
congregations do observe family worship.
Is soNf,'OF THE CHURCHES
the Attendance on prayer'n,ectlngs II very
sDall, being Dtio In twanty. ono IN ten: ono In
n'9t'st bali Of thotn. nnn. thIF'l OF tho menusr-
ahn y reported q & IN attendance .upt,a TIE
u ,ke ncmbeis 1t ,hs ss @ 9nH1 c re-
ports twt,.thir1s 1T The mcmhera pFe1ont. and
noe church nas ninc.tenths ot its mombors In
N NJ ps sstkoJ rcvisais ot religion aavo been 70.
IF r. Xssr Prs fs ~ e
set,uny Gseu X rctreahed ND nd'o o,npoWcred tor
sull,,th. sch,n,l work, invnivtng private stfiy,
tcncbcrs' ricetings. ctass teachtnv. and labor,
t,as been carried forward Y during thg ycar With
Tho bcnevocnco OF tho churches during tho
incs. Therc I'LL beet, little waking 1T, to this
wnrk In certain directions that starts well. and
Indicates nnrt Tor shp future. Or tho othcr
hanh, tho s1lehncy Of -impurtant pupils tina In.
terfercd with this department Of church work
aii,t rcndrrud !. lcss snccosstili 1t Is worthy VI
PreaSsry T. 1f sra 81 @ @
ance frutn church debts, The church o. slydo
rGrk SECURED plcdgcs II Febrttary sufficient 10
s rss;e s r %aH 6 Gss Rsstot sns ehete M Euro @
wood and the "els' rrs.ny'ssl.', 'v.. sn,,r
~ AZ, ., ,,E.n ~. .r,t- FM.E ,,s..
rn n1r ,,.nai.esn! w.. nMf9cn. Iee fHtn nas ~.
II. and confidently hopes for the liberty Of .
Kooa conscience III thls matter NJ q very oaf4J
1,hn suhicct os ,e,nncr,pcp i. rocctr,ny t.orc-
fui attention, While tic trmperotlcs Work in
via s. ,hsr Is
a deep inucrctrrcnt Of earnest and prayerftil
nSha nss, II ,as gS' bss be spes oo Of change Per-
81 t 70 " ns rG
pSrtant atG cburees IL the prespyiery. portant %
by rnason Of thutr pEsltlon, nbility, aud oppnr-
pa.tos eGs uthers aave eso y eas
extended 70 their pnssurs. und stIIl these mtj-
ta,iuns II the imu,.,tabIe ,i'Tesbyterian Chnrol,
the outcome mny be- has been to interrupt tho
work Of tho rrcebytcry. lring abput II ct,ndit[on
q unrest nnd tllseourngemens among tho
culttes In working .of the Presbyterian system.
It does not uppenr from tho reports If tho
entered upon, Ur my nov churcncA 0r.fMnlzctL
exceptiuE tho CauJpbeil. Park Church. and tllia
Mns ~ qs0af 9t ,bs s e Of the entro
Tho report WIS adopted, with u few uulm.
portn1t amettdmrnfs.
within tho bounds VI the Vrcsbytcry, and tho
representatives Of each present gave little
r>tft
, 1881-04-13

yWfldI Wspa{rh 70 TIA c1IeQgo T1b0Ne =,
EluIN, IT,, April ls.-Thomas Hawthorne,
father Of Msssrs. George 3. aud Riahard J.
Hawthorne, hardware dculers, p!omlasut IN ltu-
publican politics und tho dalry snteroats Vt this
eecGull, died Saturday ntKnt On bis 7lth birth.
dny. Of straHKutatrl hertlIn, following q surgical
opslauon' Ao was born In star9fashIre, Eo-
, 1881-04-13
JAMES q. POTTER.

sxtias Dtspateh to 7As EAIsooo Tribune.
WAupAcA, WIS. April Is.-J4ules T., Potter;
Postmaster Of tho Town OF Lind, died yesterday
from tho effects pf bito fn',n 4 large Nsw.
founuIand deg Tho dog belonged 70 uelgh.
bot. al,d h11 takau possession VI po,tasa barn,
aud Whalt tho nun went out 70 feed biz GAttle M
tho !nurntux tfo lo9 attueku.s 1lp uNd lausFaked
MS tucu IN Y RhpokIug tusiiuer. Dir, pott4r un-
K6fG1 fur week. ", ,,,.,i, t,-,.
, 1881-04-13
GRAIN AND PROVISION RATES.

GRAIN AND PROVISION RATES.
Yesterday morning the railroads In this city
which are mombors Of tho Joint Executive Com-
nlittGe received d dispatch from Commissioner
Flnk that In tho reduction In the ratios that went
Into effect yesterday only grain and mlllfeod
was luulutled. During the afternoon. however,
another dispatch wits received shifting TINT tho
reduction applied to ull articles In Clasa gratn,
mafeed, hay, bones, bonoduat, etc.,. Tho rnt-
roads had already arranged thoIr tnriCSs, apcord-
Ing to tho Inst dlsphtch, On tho grounds that tho
reduction could not 10 applied partially, but
necessarily had 10 Include kll articles In eight
clnsg.
: Tho city was again full Of rumors yeatorday
thAt grain Wns l4lug contracted for at 70
ccMta: Dut Inquiries Mt tho various offices
taitUd to su6atAntlnt0 tho truth ut thea0
rum0rs. The railroads enphaticatly' deny that
my Krlit IL heluT tMkcn ut less ttan rs cents
pur luO pounds. They aay thero Ia ITO ucod OF
a further reduction. az they yet NIL tho bnaluess
they Gun carry nt tho nb0ve rate. Duald0st th0y
olAim TINT l0wor HEur9 than 70 oouta would
aubleot tue roads to n loss.
1t Is HeucrAlly conceded that n difference Of 10
cents aotw0en NraIn and pr0yllLon rates "a too
high and cannot Da IlnlntAnch. II Ii claIHlGd
that soun OF tho rOAtls aro now taking pr0vIs-
ions at u cents. The Joint EXECUTIVE Com.
mlttco was tM sesalpn IN New York yesterday,
and c0nRldereu lilo advtsablllty ut making d
Mve'cont reduction In eight cass rates teEKht
class includes proyta!unst I'm t9 last evening 1t
bud not beep learned what concluaion they ar
rived nt.
, 1881-04-13

wrist limo w'tha dtrnot Chicago connection a.
n! WIN tho Chlch9a hoc* ls'Hha IA
IL n,i'it,inn n ,,,oeo nxton.tnns and conocc.
t!ti,i., d iul,.l,rution ia. Mi.D ieen mnic with
lnwn Cty ny tt,luDf rs'a,l cxtcntinI froin IL
@ I,tfa, ~ tIie n,nan si w !0W ~ ~ M,snr
tnn' Z Wcs,rr,. ilvt.,nr, y. ,lttmnet, ~ twnntv.
thrra lui'cs.
win tho EhIcHyo. Milwaukee III. Paul hallway
tis :, si9 IL NJ e1Ss St s Sf' Sf nas e
Tnp slirps cari,tnss t " the road.tn cxeres 1T
orruntina. espahses Elitl pnyrt6nt on liked
cn,fxcs darnx tl;o periMl eoyered " thls . rs.
anA'et!! iptneat pf tho. Gddipyl,ys y raiway.
uf tho I'D Cnn,mny mil Inc 'foractostita ~ tho
srvernt nnrtg,aca' 'nxeonicl by u !ns beet!
sllss uf this character dismissed ltu,n tho ct,urt
iM,hAnkttlptty nr Henry Clews & Co., grnwtn9
1inHncni uRenls rnr tho did Coinrany, based
!tiinn coun!nIs pa!l hy Cews 4 Cn, or riietacisetl
fr,nh honda III thenl Ut tho time Of snic. ahd
aa ,n!!!i"., '"fiitYs Il i5ars. o''S '''' 4'O. "
TlIa c.,ntts!ent Gpliof Is entertained BY tho nt-
torncys u e.,nruc u these s,,ts y chalf nr tug
GSy t TIL %' ao ~ f. %
- y. .----.
NEW YOn1S. CHICAGO IL ar, Louis.
:. AtH.sv-W. v. Anrlt 1s--1,hr fl,,Ifaio. Glove.
land s ch!caro itaiis,ad Company, Now York !:
pcinsyivnnlu, and New York & Chicago Rail-
why coinpany Of ohia Ind'aaa; aud iIlno,s, arc
'al'''t % ute paposs Of s',neoldat'on With tho
socretary nf state' Thss VIII glve CONTINUOUS
ltno. frum nu1a!o vim Erie City tra.l TO Chlcaso
via clevelanr! ind Fort Wnyne.-sho wtotc dis
n'u ~ ~ M ,,v c"rnn,"tinn ~ ,1o Nh. ynr
!, " tlE IVY ,in i,i ,,n .Un ~" ,
, 1881-04-13

spset.. 0ispdtek'lo Tht Chicago 1ttttsAA
TOLEDO, O.. Aprst LA taQotlus was hold Ia
tue city to-day TO elect plsaotosa Vt tho Toledo,
Dolphos l. burlington .ltA&lrpad Company. Tho
result y not yot announnet. Rh thera arc 10 be
, 1881-04-13


Tho st. Louis l. snm Francisco IaaiIroad Com
pnnyt writes Ell Perkins, bud n charter, right OF
way. and n Al 000, ,00]-ucFo land-Erant frnrn tho
unlted States Government to build their rAil.
road on from vinEta In tho 1ndTan Nation
through albuquerque to SIM Frnnctaco. They
transferred tho charter to tho Atchtsuu, Tnpokn
& santn FG. a short tIme nfscr this partnership
between tho st, Louis e. 6nn Francisco md thu
Santa I'd Roads wns announced Jay Gould
rNinol possession Of tho Missouri, Kansas !,
Texas md cut oil tho Southern CONNECTIONS OF
the 81. Louis L snn Francisco. Texas freight
and passengers uetd to Gulne to Vlntta ovpr tho
Missouri. Kansas & Tuxns md thon divdc,-a
portion going to St. Lonis over tho St. Louis l.
Sim Fruucisco. Whom Atr. Gould got possession
OF tho Missouri. Knnaas g. Texas communication
Louis enterprise simply ran dawn to ,y!aitn II,
tho Nation and over to Wichita, kas., md
II was then that tho st. Lou!s & San Francisco
Te1ns. 1t Is now being BULL ns fnat as mon can
NrlldU tho track from Plymouth, in Southwestern
Missouri, down through Arkansas, through Fort
s%t TO- 4sss, nss was,s = stsses u es
pundcnt Of Mr., Could . MISSOURI, Kansas Tex,s.
Tho st. Louis Hoad is now comp!etud to Hallg-
man. Ark. t.,nmed M af1er M Judge ililton's sellg.
Eureka sprloKs whore io,oOo pcoplo have con-
centrated within q year and built tho newest
and crndcst city tn America.
tho track !owaris Dallas. Mr.. Could, having
tho Missouri Kansas & Texas and lrnn Muunt-
Mln. thought ho had atl the connections toward
Texas ind Mexlco' ny next October. ho will
st. tnuls to DailaB. Texas, and bis monopoly
over tho Southwest will ceMse.
.ltla tnou9httho sAntn 70 people aro behind
, 1881-04-13

NEAH-ApMljttAL LARDNER, F.,
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April ts.-Roar- Admiral,
James y. Laruuyr, U, Il. n, died tn!s mora1ug,
aNed ", - 'f..e- :
, 1881-04-13

WEaEEItN NUIETIf C@kNOElN
0mxEAsBoNot N, G.. April H,-The pll6nkors
and stookholdsrs Of tho .Woasorn North Carolina
lia!lnlud' Company elected Col. A., D.. AndroHx
RESOLUTIONS authorizing n,ost active ntasutvs to
complete Tho work. 49,. =
, 1881-04-13

WlLLIA3t KInRWOOn, a.
WoosTaW,' o., April ls,-Wtllfau Kirkwood,
brother ot Secretary k!rkwoo1 died VI The ssst-
dcncs VI h1s apu lust ntyht agad 70. -. p. :,