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'. TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST

TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST.
on ana after Thursday, september Is, ISL
TRAINS LEAVE Il. 8 p. DEPOT AS FOLLOWS
T;lO n. m-NEW ORLEANS FAST MAIL, daily;
Direct connection for South aud southwest. Daily
except sunday, To points on q. Il y. II, H. ,
PULLMAN SLEEPING Jars ON 7;l0 u. m; lraln
from Washingltn To CIV Orleans wltllOnt cnhllgr:
l015 D. m.-SuUrHERN EXPIRES, daily Tor Az
points South via Danvillc. and West VIA O. q u
X. H. -
PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS ON lO:l5 p. m. train
from Washington to Augusta, Ca, without
MARRS SLEEPING COUCH CARS from Washing.
ton to DHnvtllr.
train daily, except Sunday. For Warrenton, Hlo
n M. train daily. 49,,
For tickets and Information call ut Virginia Mid
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u.I,,more S,oc,, ao,ra.

suB-TREAsURY BALANCES.
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VNTASHINGToN TRAINING SCHOOL FOR
The Irregular Of Lectures viii be delivered MON
DAY and FRIDAY EVENINGS, ut 7;ll o'clock, Mt
beginning FRIDAY, November I. For further iniur-
nation apply TO Mrs JANE Hl'rI 3l5 New JerscJ
avenue southeast; airs. \. A. NJ. CANFIELD, Ru-
of Education, corner Eighth and q streets, or to
ID. W, PRENTISS, NJ. d., Dean
nO9-MWF,3w l.,t Nlnth street northwest.
TIME boys ENGLISH AND CLASSICAL HIGH
j. SCHOOL begins iia ourteenth year on the l2th Of
September IN Dr. SundeTlunds Church, north session
room. Soc circulars at bookstores for the opinions OF
some of our well-knOwn citizens with regard TO It's
merits. For interview with the principal or other
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JOHN McDERMOTT & BROS,

CARRIAGE MANUFACFUREItS
(Steam used, $40 Pennsylvania avenue, meas Tlrl
street west, Washington, ID. O. Carriage ant Hur.
ness received on storage aud sold on commission,
Carriages repaired. iel'u
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-11
BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILROAD.

IIE MODEL FAST LINE, ANDTHE ONLY LINE
BETWEEN THE EAST AND THE
WEST VIA WASHINGTON.
, 1881-04-22
FLUIDS.
Fearful Ride of. Of -Four s.;rus Me"
~. nn a Falling Bridge
at Davenport.
l liability that tho Railroad
'''' Bridge Has Gone Ere
This.
e., Tales Of Wastes Of sullon
''' Waters Many Miles In ..
Extent.
natavorable Reports from All
the Rivers in the Far
Northwest.
,,v,,ods and Bottoms Completely Gov
cred by the Unparalleled
Overflow.
,rouscs Chained Down to Prevent
' rhoir Sailing Away on
tho Sen.
"a Abatement Of the Destroyer at FL
gin, ILL.,, but no Further
Damage.
ssa River Rising at Kcokuk, In, and
tho Prospect Extremely DIS.
couraging.
Lumber. Yards and Other Things at 0maha
=. Abatement Of the Destroyer at e.
gin, Ill, but no Further
Damage.
ssa R,,er Rising at Kcokuk, In, and
tho Prospect Extremely Dis
couraging.
hr.Yerds and Other Things at Omaha
Floating Around in Rather
Promigouous Manner.
DAVENPORT, Ia.


ss,tlat f,t,patfh to Ths C'htedqo IttbIne.
n,yr,po1T, Ia, April 2l.-Tho Rock Rtvor
teot r,,,ae during tho whole Of 1'upsdny night,
md brought no change on Wednesday. Last
nsht 1ys feet Of water poured over tho dnm at
Milan. Thu town, OF about Z, ,0oO persons, 10 ln-
rstd tx miles north Of tho confluence Of tho
noek md Mississippi lt!vers, and thrcc miles
touth Of Rock Island, directly opposit this city.
uueicjpa, efforts werc nscd yesterday and last
utrtt. al or tho day before, 10 protect property,
o,nculsrly tho bridges, two Of which nre In tho
highway, and tho railroad bridge row rods boz
lov. Against all possible precautions ths south
bridge was swept away at o'clock. Standing
upon Il at tho timo wore four men, who w0r0
buried With tho wreck a9ep: Into the watprs
nd thot through tho rnilrOnd bridge below.
pter1 they wGse rescued as they appeared upon
tht tutthte, c!nglng 70 ttn,berB. How they cs.
eiped i mlrncu!oNs.. To.tluy Ho men have been
iesp the water out Of thu town. thu lowor parts
OF which are inundated. They have not been
suecesstu! IN doing so, an the wnter floods most
ot the toHn, rarytng i1 derth fentH few tucs1os
4 Up to Eighteen tnchos. The inst train orossGd
Ge ntlsosd bridge Gt4 O'Clock this afternoon.
nd lhorty after the centre pior began giving
tHiy. andltts moro than pso0nhie that kh8 entire
tridge will 70 hGfarD morning. The low grounds
Of the Rock tfver Valley nre Inundated the
entire lenRth Of the stream, and tho Greon Ia1ver
1ater. Tho Chicago, Rock Island & pao!Go
Ra4soad has ono waAhout three- fonFths OF a
nile 10 IonRth, aud in Royernl plnccs THO wntor
y sFo tect deep OF tho track. No trains cnu
p4M either way on tho ilock ialard or tho Bur-
laaton lsoaas ncrosa Rock River, and comniu-
1iy The run was fnads via Peoria, but thu wr0ek
et Tho Milan bridge tonight outs TINT on.
, 1881-04-22

spttal Mspdteh to Th1 Chicago Tribune.
oYA1i. Neb., April :1.-A riso Of two inches
nore will bring tho Missouri River UP 10 twouty-
to feet abdvo tow-wator mark, which was tho
nFhsat point Of tho first Hood. Affairs ar0 now
taeut In the same condition ns they wcro then.
Eastern t.Alnn hayo to run through water two
istt deep ACROSS tho Council Diutra bottom-land
efeaeh tho union Depot at Luke station, on tho
tst ride Of the river, md all passengers have to
Sak overa bridge made OF ilat-curs loailcd down
VIII railroad Iron and p'ankod. Tho bridge is a
saarsr OF milo long, and connects with Union
tleac trains. Baggage. mil, nnd exproas Ia
Nastatrod on trucks to hat cars, md arc uu.
0saed on trucks In OmAhn. Tho Eaatern con-
Seeaons aro still opon. but the Westorn connco-
aoa xas unexpectedly severed this afternoon by
hh.nhout X. S, OF tho approach to tho hrtdgo ovcr
sss,s4 Ge s!knotn Mvcr, twenty miles west. the
,t.. H.sAM e oelnx worry high. It I'd oxpeutetl
n.sttao 1amaHe can TO repaired Tomorrow.
sSsmslablo ~ e., escaped owing to booma breaktng.
Ts,N ue1t TWO nights as 1t is stlll coming up at
%,sa o IllY. telegram this evening says It rosu
Sae7 ~ M sset ht 6lou1 City since yesterday mprn-
Iac. tt taGs mr. 40 very aorous daIuaRe has been
XII XII acso or at Council Bluffs, but citfzona of
~ ssa psees afo now beginning to feel unoAsy,
IVY ioot 1or much moro dsustrous results thpu
hrtsstov hH4stva icon tho prcyloua Hood. No Union
o'Stec stnlns arrived at or departed from Omaha
~ " account Of rise I'M tho Elkhorn River.
risa OF the Missouri for the past fWou-
'''o1 nolfs was sixteen inches.
, 1881-04-22
ON THE 1sOOAI.
Enss{af f1{an,tsth f0 0EG fIkitdnH Tf{hSiNt.

9fSb*~* A<~k~s*f
MA,.sl1A1t4roWK,I Ia,, Apri! sl.-Wl,h tito open.
ist9 OF warm weather rallroad n,astora in this
socttan aru oti tnn oootn. Word WAS wirod from
Now York To n. u. ]. llasElmQn, OF this city, at
toruoy fur tho Central Iowa Hallway, that tho
d!neronccs botwoon tho Csntral sud tho Du-
buquo 4 Dakota bud booa adjusted; aud thAt all
obstacles preventing tho Contral from proceeds
Ing to contlcMn tho grada latoly jumped ny that
road between Hampton aud Fort Dodge would
10 removed. aud tho injunction now existing
dissolved. Work will 10 commenced iM,n0dt.
atoly to comploto the line to belmont, aud feoM
tharG 1t 10 expected to continue on northwest to
Spirit Lake, thus occupying tho torcttory now
covered by, tho harrington, Uodar itupids 4
Northern. 4 c0rtls of epRtneoEs IL also at work
on tue Sioux clty extension from this ulsy, and
Ciiy north xcst 10 tho State llno. VhlIo work IL
Mnw bpinx rapidly pushed on tho dxts'lston from
~ Mexrtll. MenaxeF; Cen: "; I Q; = yqn % ilorn9C, ~,
ylson Superintendent, ot tho Milwaukee,, have
passed ever tho Ce1ttal from re, north ~ ex-
whirh pAscss through sh's seet1on thtrtoon nIlea
suulh Ut hsre, Men and tchtsls Ato being hired,
nnl work 10 to bv colntuOnced At a1,oc.
, 1881-04-22
ELG1N. Ill.,

o, skfsa! bupateh to Tia Chicago Tribune,
~. s.aoN. ILL.,, April 2l.-Tho flood does not "a ret
s~. ,.s,.. NO turther damage has boon done since
s'aas, o1copt tho flooding Of a few more
N. 's@eaa ~ ana damaging Of stocks Of merchants
~ s, So!eago street aud Fountain sauare. Tho
j,,ss js. oae3a up through tho soiyors and pcrco.
n,s. ;,0!oaea The ground. 1t IL raining, and tho
ln !. a.,,. MHi rising slowly. Some considerable
n,,na. m Ha lodged above tho city, una tho damage
Nns.5 Mi WI 5es byeatttciy done. 10th tho Chicago,
In 'aItes n.s & st. paul aud Chicago 4 Northwest
Il wv amsseAfoada hayo construoiou forcos
I'D Ssh Ssidhre, eIRrsalsinaK their .s!inKnn traok
huIIneas W Jerry across Fox Nlvor, In tho
Nlssaiusn.,.s 1n ateanl engines. Tho Chicago,
ID eli. q u. Pnul flAilroad oanpok Ret md
ot ia rh,aa rr1h,ta either wny. Tho Freeport Urunca
aets Inn om1m@aRo & Northwestern cannot rcarh
kyer nsunotn me east, and runs in on tho FOX
teamed ~ tsng t9seng washed out. DnFtco milk u
4, Paul mE iIss Ga, e,ty, md Chicago, Mtlwaukeo &
passourer, fsofsasscstcrn s ttatns Tho Milwaukee
eNlh 81 II. now aw take trains ut the briok. yurtl
W Wstet ~ sty Tho city tiro ougine il num.
tastoty. hat 1M ~ tho lanchthe-shop Of tho watch
'a' INC fActoEy will not stop oteratione,
, 1881-04-22
CROP NEWS.
GRAIN IN FIRST HANDS.

Cp<ea1l |kSPAkcH TO ANe CAtEA9o AfAuNHE%
ST. Louis, April .1.-ittthouBh tho attention
Of grAa-leaters aud spocuiators has becn prl,,-
clpnlly layotod to tho prcscnt condition and
future pruspcots Of the growing wintor whoat
crup, thcro has ntso been considerable fOo!iug
Oypr what e0act tho sovprg winter an1 hUavy
snuwa had npOu ooru Ut Western country points
arl In tho ilold. 1t WIS generally presumed TINT
largo nlnount OF corn had not been marketed
beforu wl1tor set H., and with tho opcnln1 ot
spring saea'!sas wera r!fy as 10 what shape tho
grain would como out. Many aud contradictory
reports wero reculvct1t tho earliest udyeC8 gill;
orully Sitting that great dAlnago hhl
bcon INFLICTED during tho past w!nter
and tho supply very 1nnoh cut Into
by fceding, as well ns by the grain boing wet and
rendered unAt tor market by en0w And slpet
covering 1t In tho nod, and uvon ia cribs. und
this wus readily hellovod owing 70 tho pour con.
duon In which Il 1ruat doal Of the urn arrived
heyp aud ut pthor points. Va pt,nr III quality
that very considerable portion would not
Krl,lo No. y. Later On thoap reports hueMlnS
itsvlf took on q butter shtpe, u order g
arrive ut q thorough kttuwlotiXa OF tho
ssa9a % y. & ae hs sF g. s Stv % g. eS
observation anu knowledge of psrsios upon ITO
taa pS' TssS o'ass rsSss @ 81 iata@s.. @ ' oe-
SsS1 sto s.s ws Of FL b. fta s; paspas Sa acrt st
g ovSry point !A thu Ytatua u llllaoia, Missouri
KausHs, and Netcsska, requesting tue p4ri!ps
otai"oa shs c1eas Ths H.
l.ollta urn, sccklnx thts information hayo htcn
pas a Snso e va.s @ u
vall.a!,l9 ktowlolKo upon thia Important sub.
tsst, Tho o'Fca'af soni out by tho t'Fu' ~as ~
Wa nre gathering Information relative to the
amount of ,cat osi9oea @ ln !as sesyry trinG,
anaiyer 0f tho fnIIoWiuH ItlteFrpHutptiG y6u
, 1881-04-22
SIIEDOYQAN, WIS.

Epsctdt Correspondence " Tbs Chicago Tribune.
=, snnHoYoAN, Wis, April &.-Tho iloola began
work In this city and Vicinity On Monday night,
and continue to bo inoorrigtbte. THO leo in she-
boygnn River In going out Injured ail tho
bridges In It's conrsc, and carried three schoon-
ors-tho Maggie Thompson. Clara, and one other
out ct tho harbor, bcathiuE tho former. Tho
Lnko Shorc Hallway bridAo north Of tho city has
boon nude unfit for passaHe oven for fout'nen.
and all passengers, freight md, uall-mattor for
this city or for tho south must 10 trnnfurrcd at
that point for several days.. Tho floods havc
done considerable danlnge nlonH tho river. aud
Hro still risiuR. Several families hare bebu
thrown out OF doors by tho uaurping .elcmcnt.
No regular rnalls-Northcrn, southorn, or
WcHtorn-hayo been received horo to-uay.
, 1881-04-22
THE rA1, Nonr11wEs'r.

Or p.t,, M;nr Ar,,, y, ,.'t,os,,... sns+, .so
,r o.. .nut' AZ, s..nt:, nps'. ~Ho.n !run' tno
uppor lied and Minnesota 1tlyors Indicate that
the streams Rra steadily and raptiiy rising, and
threaten to sprcot over rront nross of lnvct and
fcrtIin ,,ottnr., M.nv mia. nr cnuntrv aro,,u1
Hreek!nrldgo anu otyndon arc covered win
whter. llspntuh frnm Ortonvllo. near tho
divide botweon tho I,ed Issvor mud tho M,nneso-
"a. eay" 'ne w :" ,no "notstonu user = uso"k
!na up anu MI the M!nneaot1 bottoms a6o
Whotatonr bottoms nr0 iioodod With water and
floating leo. Tho Wholesome ntvor IL running
nnrti1 into 1,,p stono fukc. nnd Inn iutn il huhor
.,. ~. s S 5000 M e"e ,t".n ,'..s,.
tnRn lor years pclnro. Iho l!ats potwccn
IllE Stone City and OrtonviLa lro three to Rcven
fcot Mnlor wnter, and bonita nro ,lsod to 70 to
nnn frn. I,ast ,ntanfuht ttrce tncn stnrta,l rvor
uu.' ~. ~. tu'oo "e' H.s ,. D.o.
, 1881-04-22
NEW BRIDGE AT NIAGARA.


I3urrAt, N, T., April et.-Eonnetntng tho r,i-
n,ors Of of tho now bridge to ba built aorpss the
Ningnra River, Mt. James TIlltnghass. assistant
TO william, II. VandaEbllt, says tho urand Trunk
hallway confirms tho International f,rldxe and
demands larrer tolls than tho Cauada south-
crn can nEori to pay. Besides, It Ia
singlo-track bridge, with limited room
for the Interchange OF traffic On tho Atnsrloan n
side. In order 10 meet the natural inoTcnsH OF
traIlo II will to necessary to hnyo moro nccom.
modations than now exists Mt tho International
Bridge. For those rcasons It - only a question
Of tImo when an0lhor bridge viii be
over Tho International 1}rEfge. 4 cbattcr
for tho now bridge hns buen obtained IL this
BtAte md Canada, ana nnly requires that Con.
Canadian Uovetnmcnt to oruss tho International
line Tho tridgc will unqucstlnn9bly 20 built
within tho next iva yenrt, Hni its location will
to sotpowhefc ncnr T0nawanda, ut such cou.
vouieht point as may bo seeotad.
, 1881-04-22
KANSAS CITY, MO.

GVstEo& OF9patFH 70 1H& EHtednu 7F7b1HFs
K-ansAs CRY, No., April :L--Tho Missouri
River at this point has risen nearly ono foot
during the pAst twonty-fonr hours, mud Rt 9
o'clock stood ut .l.2,-~twclyo inches lower than
tho highest point roachod last wook. Prcpara-
tiona arc bc,ng 1nado to protect tho i1n-
mcnso tco-h0uso of FowIor Dr0s. in
West Kansas City II tho wator goes higher than
Inst wook. and considerable apprehension "a felt
BY residents IN tho lower portion Of tho city.
worth report tho river rising ut ull poluts, and
tho Government oHXinGcrd hero 6Hy krgat danger
is Rpprehondod. Tho wAtor Ia IloW rlsinx ut tho
ratc ot about ono Inch an hour.
, 1881-04-22
SUMMER FREIGHT TARIFF.
Spftfdt Dtfndteh to Ths Chttdot Tribune,

nurrAto, N. X. April al.-A meeting Of
representatives Of the Fnllway and lake lines
vns held IN this city thts afternoon to fix the
summer tariff on wcst.bouud frusrht. Thcro
wesc present ". 1Jnllard aud Il. II. 1lcbbaed, OF
tho Union steamboat Cornpany; ]. ALEU-, Jr.,
and T. vosturg, Of the Western TRANSPORTATION
Com pauy; +. T. Evans, Of tho Lake Superior
Tsanait Company; q. II. vlallant and G. II. Shat
tue, OF the Lake Shore 4; MichlRun Southern
Hallway; 8: .: McCren, Of THO Grand Trunk
Ksiiway; and i. q. M,isphy: of lie G.eat Wost.
ern Railway. They ntlnj,ted the following rAtes
per hundred from JiutlRlo To Chicago.
First Second Third Fourth F4ful
c4,4x. efsxs. class. c1ass. el.ss.
AZ rail- ......t5 g. Il 1St,: 1S 11SS
These rites arc to tako effect May !.
, 1881-04-22

8tft{11 NsDatek 10 Tia Ch1edlo JFtbQNE.
btlLwAuKEn, April el.-Tho floods hnvo slb<
kIdod to somo oxtont to-day, and tho gcnoFul
opinion Is that the worst has boon passed, Tho
Ice gorgos In tho rivor aboYe tho city broke UP
this morning and toro AWAY small portion Of
tho big dun. Tho leo came crashing craft
down, and lil very ltttlo damage TO tho rtvor
and bridges, Tho washouts on all Of tho
railroads aro vGry aprlous, and Nso bnthg rs-
p0rtod almost hourly. Tho break IN the uan!
wns repaired to-dny, an4 1t p thought tue Old
structure Gun bo snvod aft0r oil, At thu Ranor1.l
viiioea OF tho ut. Paul Roal no additional par
tIoulass Of tho frtghtfuI aoctdent a. Albany eau
bo learned,
, 1881-04-22
AN IMPROBABLE RUMOR.
kuset0I Uiypstlk 10 Ih$ EA(sseo 7FtbunS,

CIRvxLANu, o., April sl.-.A sunaos Kalued cir
culalon yesterday to tho etfeot thas Ghas, lAinc,
Uonutul Superintendent at tho Lake 1horo lnad,
had been tonduros1 0ovornqunt appointment
by prss!dont uartlelu. Tho rulnor was widely
circulated, " u letter camo to superintendent
I&.iups uiIlco lrun 1lutlaI0 Asktng II tho report
was true. Faino IL our OF tho city iuspns tnK tho
Franklin ulylsiuu Ut tho Lukv Shore ltuas&, but
, 1881-04-22

l!ttlc prospect for ths wafer. sub
siding for Wpeks to como. with tho
wGtcr already at Hood, warm spoil and heavy
tatts would I'r1ve dtsa4trotts Night hcfora last
tho lco. hn',so on Fox fsiat.d, q row m!!cs below
Vt. t,nuss, ani whsGt, was fll!rh by stentn pawnr
lnst wfntar. wns undermined by, thu r,ahtnG
tumbicd Into tho river, ind tho enormous
a!no,lnt Of leo was carrleI away. The loss is
, 1881-04-22

+ O'Clock by Dir. Newton tfartvcl, his
,G. n, I.ox.,r,.a,a ~, aa..,.S.o ,nnrnt,o Ai,ont
~ WV, u., -. s9t,.. -, 10, 49,,
lo'lr or hvo months ago ht' metafa'' wa tascn
his l,c,l Mt h,s rosdorco, No. aIa9 Calumet
owcn,o Ift. o..n hors nm n,,Ito hnnotr.s, and
"'..,,.. ~" sasS 49,. ....s'..,at ,.,n ~,
nhn!ly m opetauon was ... pss ~ nton a.Ia:
tho nursing Of BIZ devoted vito hc slowly recov-
rra,l. ana tsnnily hccnuo atje 10 bo abotit again.
n,., - ,,". .,.,.;.,,ea ~ t.n.n- H., III .v..
!tut tno aiteaso Gnntou ~ nn9ts H. ~ ~ ,sHc
.ctn; ana Mis % .ts fftaaf t ~ r,
Trip u. F!oflaa. wnoan tnoy ncnseu ~ "Gsa w.,
snon IeHaan ~ sorer ,.. @sa sss,n, ,,;,, =
Esnnsyvhnia oaWpsny Tn o,,I tiunn @ ~
!cnSo n aasene9 tar tnas p.sse a,o prssccT ~ ~
nls 'lisposat . taG Mreetnfs r., Gaf fto 1e 1e
Ghteae9 Fon. IT,, ~ ~ ans1, ,,ssn'1 aennpMHna or y.
WIG asa nes . Dr. Mt .. a. ",a
T Lna seih ~ fa.tnr ar ~ f,n,rt ho VIZ taHs au
seK Wltn ~. ~. qms: TcH ~ ~ ,r nt
sr1o,s wofo ~ ~ rcs 'I o VA
e.sss 1as, 5.,,,. ~ cnrnr ~ 1acH."na
.;sii, IL to ,,ae H. ,mtt Shc linn ~
si!e, sns.s r "o NV, .sinhrIna vain o,Ssfn unt ri
IT, IT, nttant,on H. H. r"raiTnti frnm nrnr HIND, had
r th atynnt - ~ ,esn hr;1s,,r y Kin nrr1,ss tt,o
thsontns..t .1at,1"r srd E" sto.9iv ,1,cnvnrn1
FIT 1ast intter fru,I him WAS tlsten ApriI i; and
10 tast srctu dnrFIiv w mi hnnf,,iiy nf lii
q" os.,v "'u toncvssr ov,acfIo~ ~ in hnnE
Sas1 Sa,s1. =. hts Jtr,,st siMwnf Mov T. All thc
errs tto., NM stncc Tint ttn, sns ~
, 1881-04-22

WASHINGTON, b. G., April 2l.-For tho Ohio
Valley and Tonnessoo, partly cloudy or cloudy
weather, with rain, north to eRat wlnls, stu
tiopary OF lower barometer, and stationary tom
poraturo.
For the Lower Lake reglont fair wea!hBr, W.
rIublo winds, lnwcr burometer. md stationary Or
highor temperature.
For tho Upper Lako region, fair weather. ,varia-
bio wiads, lower barometer, and Higher tompor-
attire.
For tho Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri
Yal,oys, partly cloudy weather. occasional rain
IN tho southern portions, lower bnroinotur.
tnr md eastcry winds In tho former district.
Tho Indications nro that fair wenthcr Will pro-
vail In tho Ltko regions to-day mud to-tnorrnw,
and cloudy and threatening wUathor III tho Ohio
Valley mud TcHnessuo.
LucAL OBSERVATIONS.
1HICA M a mil 9l-1hita n. nj.
, 1881-04-22

nss alleauy pe9n sA'ea ~ .na H.. 4'a"u". az, .".
that commissioner f'qk ahy OF t"o a9o HoNt
d dispatch to tho TrcefIeote aud 0dnerNl Mnn-
ayers Of The various rpa4s which aro nesnnors
to bu prcsunt ut y meeting 10 10 lotd IN New
York April n. Tho dispatch did not state tho
,yns ,,crnra,1,, s,,nn,a I'm, T. was for the mir
poso OF roconsiaoriax tho Into notion of tho
tiyo w cents without rlviug a sIlgIo DAYS. uoticu,
IL hnvinu ,,con .,a,nonstratoI That tic apttou
waa mistake, una oa,ou.,Sa , 10 10 9rca1 a III n.
10 tho ,pr,oua roads loading East from
Western rn,tts; n IT appears; g.. ho"over, so,,n.
Just sent by Commissioner Fink to tho various
railroads TINT aro ncu,ucrs uf tho Joint Ex-
os.'.s,, s.or,,rtt+on th"t III. ohinct I. n,,,to n
] iitcropt t ono. and that nothing wliatnyor il to
ho tlono ut TINT uaouting to rtutlfy tho wrong
TINT has taatt t}oao Not only do tho Eastern
tnL ,I,,ns ,,,u,, n utft, IN tho,r t,oaftJnr Int
thoy iasend " to bolster W up anl T strengthen tho
oast. 1ound aareemont and n.nko It still moro
unuroua ~ shIppers thln II hns beot h9retotote.
objeas a'sa"sa 81 so ratins ains On o' ths III q ts ou
psopnsisIons:
FIrst--itettsi0n OF classification.
Thlrd-I&1r1rt OF tho CnMMttco on compotl-
tlon to tho blissiksIlpt ltlver rout9,
Vhos0 Hro tho unfy objects ~ whloh tho Jo!ut
Tho following a,luteuts Will 10 considered and
sssrssscd roprusvnsSd o1s IN tho following Com
Iilo Chicago Committee will take Into con-
B1tlgrutiuu tho settlement ut tho EutlOuS Guus-
ttons that hayu hoeu ralsc1 ruyar3t1l1 tho
, 1881-04-22
CHICAGO.

an ii was tho day heforc, II not little higher;
but tho indications aro that Tho hood viii .oon
begin to suealde, ana That ~ TOW anys tl,o n.
haaItnnts Of what Is NOW TIC sno.notgcd district
.o,,rco % nf tio timd ID tha Dosnin;ncs, md ,hat
'as ~, o,,n,,, tc trn,ns vn.,os,a, .a s't
xur n "~ ~. ,,o ,sn,or ~ rna,s M
running on, and TINT uttcss heavy rnin comcs
il will not 10 iorg before thoro ia ,iccl,tcl
anslt'eneo IN ;no stroos''. IN ,.as'i'ncn as tho
rivor id from c'Rht TO i'no fcot hlgncr than tho
canal at tho point whore the larpo BRONX H. near
sum IT u.st sa.cs eof,saofnoo or a tst setnsc
nv s.,o o"nst ona d,,.n IN r,,or '''t >"eN '"'~
'1T Tso Se eoaSIon an se" of "0 ass ,S at tho brcak
was worry much tho sumo as on Tho proy.
io,,a INV. Tho ehasm wna II lIttlo ,aruer.
tho wntar gradually wearing tlwHy tho banks,
and It II Impossible. in &lo present atato OF nt-
iatrs, with s''eh m miniature ~ M. S,axara Of rush,
,os u 'no oas on1 w. ~ " ~ @ tu ~ slup ,a tao
ilnw. ~ they can az Is to Will tGtM tao i5es.
worx {, men,i ttoIr fencss AZ snd rsra!r wnatoyor
"ras q ~ ,a,sh ss Wit sS a,a q eart A' y ''
nyomo ear Sesteray @ ~ ana a rSo , oat 10 ano tnr
minus s o. ne Inc 20 eea s nnw tao water st Ma
trick noar tao s9t1thort Gna & o. 5h9 e. rot was
en; s ernets NJ ar Xxi ~ wnscr a .aG nniy
nn. o s.G sn ,nsrs t. II ,ho w"tnry .tnto ~
49,.
nLnlrs War9 tho uEca'ns OF tao ,. nstr1es, .,, "no
fn,aa ,nnt ne4sh1 Ill., !" IVY! WanI "poHs ;'sr, y,
a9o ta iaataHuaies. l1S nr,,t man cfnafEo
" teautAnu Asc@nuv @ patuao Ss'u Ina In1s ,t1 ~
wneef ann s I've ssof .rse ta ss s % ,cfnna nna
r s9o su aa ~ rc,,I"rc oiig snnasib,n vc.t"rv
as tho anth'ntts nna eesn o.Fr!e9 FL aWny UNI & y
Was sWHnB tmu s.MSalGm M rMltS r. y. i te M 4, @ -.
gw ~ u.nu SEs n1 , T. T., as ill., ,r,1 ~ i.
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asna "sl.,h tnv @ lsua !H Hs ~, sov ; " ~ % - vuno
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nu' inoy uLu | H.; ~ tue 80 ,.n te FIN
~ ano s@lo;,s'ty @ yt,, nnnM1 Ivy f,kvao r. ,n,n =
Mas a ~ I'M am nv's'rh .ha.tvriov ~ ~ nconn
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y thg np.I @ n,, ,asv auu ~ sGt,.o.o, mS
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sa.uIt ~ -! tt Gha,n e. ,+ ~ rts' s,
nehI.y reaoneo i0 " .s = 1ne .t m.an
T. tao @ MUs H. ~, y ten.G stsri
~ annH .eo o !isss I'm Wy fa,., th tE nt VI ws WIZ
novlug tnH E1ies uMca troMi ta9 ~ usk. H. WIZ M
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vltnIe. p!e ny MN IH u nss vG,. oi, W ~ - t y
gsnh ne W. LIE. 1ho ~ rc ,, LIZ ~ IL ~ ao ~
" npoHt I; S in.ieh Mm Moue' aasFs'ns Will ~ a'l
soEta M VI aonEla ~ rI,Mss. ,Ii4 r,,,, h,,,,,,
me rcsaonts " nMEvpus' sn we.e 1"viat '.
MaIu tt1.S H., yosturas s M3,nH ~ nstr " try ~
| Wet' ine loWor noo.a u assaosI ILL., ~ VI
inn nnMses Ware moE9 OF !sss a., cnve.xu .,'a s-
VIII Watet. nCocsst.alnR sGLaosaa ~ FL ~.
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ayonae tnc IT, m1 ma tds stH,o
y. nuu1" ,n; ~ MA @ nmn @ - ta' th n"
, 1881-04-22

ltallroAA, cnmmarelal, md sncial circles will be
Krtovod to learn TINT aE. Il. L. Moldrum, tho Of
ticiput and popular uenural Wcstern Freight
Agent Of tho rltlsburx. Fort Wayne GhIcaEn
Railroad, IL no longer among tho living. a
dispatch received hcEe last evening Ut