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instructed his agents to seit card speeial, ,. ex.
cllrsfon tfckcta to at1y stnt10n on this line
July .. o, and j, ut q alngte faro for the rounh
trip. n,aktnG tlckels good for return passage
OH or botorc July 8.
A st. Louis railway pnpcr l,as gone stark
mnti nntl Is frUtlltnE frnrfully ut the 1fluu!!l
begnt,su sfr. Jay Could. ~ Ills Interview With
n TRIBUNE representative, stntGi that lls es'
tnlttsb.at thu Mississippi River lfltu as 4 Will
trr rt,ute to provide the san,e cleap outlet ty
water during Tho winter ns the lakes atlortl
during the simmer. OF course this State;
meMt sloes not snit tho st. Lonislans. md
consequently they talk incuhcrenlty nbont
bogus Interviews anl charge tint Could
neycr sNld my such thing. Now Alr. 0n,tItt
tlld say lust what was rcportea fn TIE
TntnuSE, mud Ntr. sopcr, Of tho Iron. Mol!l,t-
Mr.' M' t;",jtl H c1nlplfmSi'teti IiiE @ Tn,nuSE OH
!e ay t9tsry!ew ,, was blisle. ior hsyi ni
Mr. 4. X. 'Tallnage, General Manager uf tho
Ssso aIy,s rss11s Sa ,at 1T Il 1yE Tis eSEt t IF
Gould was reported correctly. The vt. Louis
rnpers hal! better change their tngtics, oi;tl
nbilso Gould for making n statement tliat 10
m IiStustpfttl to them,
, 1881-06-20
TIE FREIGHT WAR.

FThn RnjfnntL f3Ixei{D fUlfV NKrCCS WITH
,r..," ,r,,'''',,.,, .,,,+ TIN rro.art 1nqtnr,
freight war Is duo to tile discovery ny Vall-
,lnrhllt ti,nt t},e east-bound pooltng arrange
WV. ,,,ant ;,a" 1aon ,isastrn"a Ia lila Interests.
md TINT he does nut mean to permit Ills
r,,,.io o,,v ,nuvar r., gat Tho hettar of him.
Tho Gdzcttc says: .....&,
Il tsunk-liue rnrond wnr ecems moro pFoba-
biz 1uw than beFnre slncu 1917, when TUG raslts
ChIcnlo TO Now Ytirk. Tho cAisu WIS described
It, our comments lust week ou tho reduction of
c,lst- -bpunu rates. There bus bcen ut curtnfn
points lu tito Weht, and In tho aggregate enst-
buntl throtlg gn truic. great diversion from tho
crailr. to fhe advantage Ut tho Eric aud
lii. lines. aud thero is no doubt that
this hus boon lnrKely duo to cutting rates,
r,ad making tho cuts Inns nut bonn ietlnltly
tr0ecd. Tho result, h0wGyGr, IL unnlataknbto:
thp Now Ynrk Cpntrat hnB,kcen oa!nR btisncss,
, 1881-06-20


CoI.uMnus, O., JunD lD.-FDr sonlo limo
past r,lln0rs l,ayo been afloat that lnUve-
lnent wns OIL fout looking toward the bMtld$
Ing 0t nu0thur rntlr0ad to tho coal-llc}us Ia
tho Hooking Valley region, which would
compete for tho coal tratle, which has grown
to enoruloas proportions within tho past fow
years. 4 syndicate was formed Iii Clevo-
la.ld which las bought up auaMo Ut tho tlnest
eUnl laliIa IN tl,u Slate, including 1000
nerea Mrar knw Strnttsytllu, one Ut tho heay-
lest shipping points un TIC Hooking Valloy
Railroad. a fow days slncp articles Of III.
corporation were flctl with the SECRETARY Of
S.ato by tho Cleveland capitalists Charles
llieisox, ilenry G. Payne, j. II. Wade, alul
others, fur lilo pWrp0se Ut constructing rail-.
r0ad from tue ctty to the c0al regi0ns, Tho
li.ie u run almost parallel with the Iluckln9
Vullsy Railroad. Tha capital stack OF the
nav line was placed ut sd,Oo,ooo, and
tho right Ut way VIA glFcady belEg SECURED.
Y y '[s|S5s Iss # m ,no S. EsSiax xaSy S sys'en
the Ohio Il West VlrglnIn Railways, UPON
n!xul tic fact, tllat naw, competing lillo
with aucl. valuable co1l lailtls could do l,9
thoir linz, ;;rho Cleveland syndicate
lnaao propositions to purchase thu coll.
trolllnG stuck Of tbs various llAes lll'
der the Hooking valley nlanagetneIit: Tho
die Hooking Vuiley, aid 3l.aa5 for tho COlul,-
sstilcd sui r. upo.t Tor the Ghfo & tysst VlrEiaia
stock. The lengtl! Ut the Hooking ,Yalley
il7 miles, md tils Ohio & West Virginia Is
miles. Tllo Two Inst nlentl0.,ed haya long
h4pn regarded ~ tho best paying aNA
most valuable railroad property IN lhp State.
| IT Is understood tliat tho HWY management
Will not change tliv present ot1ieiuls, mud Tint
A, N. uruell Will cnattnue py President for
llyv years, II IL believes! lsesu tiat thu 6tald.
| Ar1 OIL Company nro tho original tnoycFs.
myers to negotIate.~ This members Of tlle SYN.
1lcutt will leave Tomorrow NlorllMK Oil q
tour OF inspection ovrr tho various roads,
, 1881-06-20
: PORT OF CHICAGO.
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r.op IL S, ;iS ts 'ss!ts S sss .s er. and ~
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, 1881-06-20
AN ERROR CORRECTED.
Conkltng's Control OF Patronage
Fin xru rst ftfSkIH

There Is ono remark Of Conk1tng's retain. |
ers which deserves attention and correction. |
It Is alleged that lo has now, md Inns had
for four years, nll the power Of tic patro,l- |
nge Of tie Government agafbst him. and thnt
lie Is lighting single.handesl, n private clti'
zen, with NIL tho otIicchuldiMg interest. Tho
truth Is that during Gen. Grants Adnill-
istrntton Conk'lng's authority In nppotnt-
n,c.ts In this State wns supreme; aild
Mt the very end of that Administration,
knowing That Mr.. Hayes would not make q
cipafi sweep, ConklinE turned 0nt Important
oillccrs whose ter,us la.t not expired, sAcll US
tue United States Marshal of this district, III
order to filt their places with his avn agents.
wI.a would hold during Mr.. liaycs' tern.
THIS Is the manner I'll which Mr.. Payn WIS
appointed. Wlrm Mr.. Hayes came, In he
lnatle very few removals, and during his
.Sl'oIo administration tho great i'h,ltl-
iliel by CoilslfnE .nen. Even IN thy Custom,
House there wns n Dnrge f0rca uf them, and
while tho Cnl,kltng u'ticeliulders controlled
tho party organization. niMl wer1 constantly
busy III his interest nj cnllc'lses anu cnnyell-
t1nlls, thu Hayes Administration furbAde Its
avn ntlieclloitllng friends 10 take M active
pulltica1 part.
beside this, the State campaign OF 1sip Was
un.er l!is contro! through. thu Governor. l,ls
secure t'le vote Of New York At Chicago for
s @ @ dsRr 5s{ p11as sS ns ms bss ptesei stSy S9,
Mars!laled BY ConkiinE otllceholde!s J.. tlie
Stnte, slr: SitnS i; Dntcher, the S"perln-
Of ti!e eanal ratronago qulto Us n'ueh for i,!s
ability !ll M,Iitical management ns Tor hls
conceded general executive efficiency: How
tho present. contest fur Gambling Is con
, 1881-06-20
AilM0R.

"It's bad enough" saIsl the eldest MfS
Crabappla to her seven sisters, i" It's osa
enough for pa to tnlk about marrying aga'a ~
his timo OF life; hut when llc excuses hlsnseA
by saying TINT pert, Made-llp young 1i!aS
will helpus girls ont by attracting men 70 ul' |
house It's a little too outrageous to seanat ~ !
1t ts." And they passed resolution to ehIf' +
q nunncry In body.
The actress Mile. Ozy has received tho Tor :
lowing affect,onate teclaratlon: Aaat
elnoisclle, nil only n poor Wnrklaaf1' pus
love you like a millionaire. While Wah!ns
to become ono send You this bunch Of W. ''o,|
lets. II you wish to know INC and to tee'p
rocate my undytng affection, when you ao}
OIL tho stage Tonight lit your bea"s'la' ese' J.
to the cock-loft; my feet will hang over
"Isn't It funny9" ho exclaimed. % as}
leaned back in Ills seat In the theallo aua
wiped away the toars that tho lnughteI.p'vt 4
yoking comedian lad produced. ICES
should say so,'' responded hts fair cofapsdh psds
Ion, "It's one Of her sisters oA oiIes n"ih ~ hs
0yer,n Ills jaw dropped Into sa ns "a ady Ia
turned hs Kaze upon nln .star yoanE| E|'oI III Tbesu!
studying. ....-...ua.
"Ilosal!nd Afay," Now York corfcspen@,ss, ,en,s,
cnt for score ut 0ut-Ot-the'clty pmHHnmal
speak[nx Of tho pricu Of carriers, AZ sSyst ,bo rsf,
lnve BEEN shown n.e lNlrkeu sly ,aa ta1 Psni |ssn
aItl l was Informed that !,;!tEo toa ~" +" YeTy]
,s ,u4e % to order , ana rS,ed sSa fof tet Se tsa
laM Eastsr yoas c'so ato 10 ,!s Young iua. u yS3
saiary Is too weAk for slo0 FSIteFs;, eFs;,,yg,e Iii
better re.nall single, or marry ue sr aiamimb1
aud has no use fur Kartcrs. All" es'
continues to ba wealth. ,..,,t,s 4
..- ,., - 1fclun Ia MlXlNk1
, 1881-06-20

6psttdi Dtspateh to Ihs Chicago 1tttunt,
FonrWAYSE, Ind, ,June1s.-A warrant vii
issued to-day for the arrest Of Jeremiah
nlllegas, County Superintendent OF Public
Schools, charged with criminal libel on s
NJ. Hench, ex-Crtminal Prosecutor. Hench
charges ulllegas with tho authorship Of !
very offensive article which was publishedia 10
ne,w;!IlY-established :; I! Y organ called The HsaM
rest has been deferred until hIs return,
, 1881-06-20
PREPARING ro EXTEND.


Sr. PAUL, Minn., juno 1s-feneral Alana.
ger Merrill, Assistant Van llorn, md Get-
era! Solicitor john W. Cary, of tho Chicago,
Milwaukee Il st. Paul Road, who arrived In
this city this morning, left for Saltwater
during tho forenoon, where they will confer
with ientltng cittzrns Of That town relative TO
the building Of branch from Hastings, on
tl!e Hastings & Dakota Division, to saltwater,
d distance OF twonty.liyg miles, It llas been
tho Intention Of tho milwaukee, Company to
oxteild their limo to Saltwater for sonto tlulo
back, but owing to their extensive opurattons
lecteti. The Saltwater people hRyG long tle-
siruA an outlet to tho East through tho Mill
wnnkco ls0atl, alll have been euuuctttng with
tile officers with q tinal hope 0f success. Tho
to tlie Milwaukee, corporation, and by eXtel,-
sl1M beyond Saltwater would tap consldor-
able territory.
, 1881-06-20
CRIMINAL NEWS.
An Aged Tennessee Minister Sen,
to Prison for Five
Years.
A Criminal Warrant Issued for lila ar
rest Of tho Fort Wayne Super.
lntenlcnt Of Schools.
Investigation Shows that 10000 Bn,h.h
Of Grain Have Disappeared from
the Ksokuk Elevator,
ATTEMPTED ASSAsrNATIoy
Epettal Dtspdseh to Ths Chif1oo rrh...

DEnronp, Ina., juno I7.-1ra Cobb. a ro,,
dent Of Lynyitle, stnali town IN Mar,r
County, sixteen mEles west Of here. ~. -.
awakened from his s1ulnbers two or th,as "as
nights since ny two men chilling him WIN
were mounted OIL horses IN front OF tha
house. Cobb got up and wen. out 10 s ths
gnte, when the ,ncl botE, began firing at him lin
with revolvers. and before lle coul Kst hart ,.
tllrnuRl, Ills ,ilgllt.shtrt, fortunatcly. Iss I,ow
ever, without lnJurlng him. Certain partts. r.
are suspected aud will be arrested, II vas :
"close share" for Cobb. "ss
, 1881-06-20
THAT STOLEN GRAIN.

KEoEuK, H.. June 1s.-Tlle inyes.tsatloo
which las been going OIL for the past tvo
weeks Into the ntfntrs Ut the Keokuk EIa.
vator, contr oiled by jack Sturgcs, dlsco,es
the fact that 10000 bushels of grain haya
disappeared from tie elevator since Nav II
last. This Is the satno Rraln that Francis ],
receipts for. M traco q tbs graia can II
found, and both civil md criminal procee1,
lltHs nrg to bB commenced to tho end tbat H.
guilty parties may bo brought to justice, -"
, 1881-06-20
A WIFE-BEATEK,

opf<Eus OHPttE4S 70 1HS V"HVPV 1TIoHHA
LAKE GENEVA, Wis, June 18.-An old
man named Hiram Balcomb was arrested
hero yesterday charged with beating hh
wife. lie had been inbIbing freely Of corr
Juice, anu going homo beat Ills wife terribly.
The woman was cripple, and her injuries
arc vary severe, though not dangerous An
HxanntSn nn IL av w Sec9s b. s ea t9Sas a,et, aud
, 1881-06-20

Bpttla4 Hspa1fh ID Ih5 Ckaea95 IT1bQH5s
OMAHA, Mob, juno lB,-The Missouri Pa-
ciilo surveying PARTIES have begun work Oh
tho Nebraska extension, ard aro now lnylng
out thu l!na from Lo,lsy!lIe south to Atchl.
son aud north to olnahn, ths intention being
s0.ltll Ut Onulli,, altl run iMtn this clty. over
tl,v UnioM raGlhu truck. Clltut.Engtneer
lluuso las opened MI oilieo l!ere, anu t0-lny
sent out still anotler surveying l.Grty, which
10 10 pushed rauidly, mud It Is expeetotl tiat
It will ba RUNNING Into O,nnha by Jan. i.
, 1881-06-20
J, naatl, frou Tight LacinE'

Tue evils Of ttsSs tsS'SE Tess ,Eses shsrss st rsSsa
i'ttss pSn tss ~hsS Snay ofi u Mas Nv @Amsa a,, u s. !"
ssats thas upon making pos! pos!I'"h .,,1tsr ssa Goa
ston % t5ad tnas th' st, sfe'S1S San. ast;ss.
insetea f. Z q a ss as 1t Y the
WI W." . vtssuaily Two stoaasas, aa ,.l q!ndens
fstts Tas I 2a.s Sa sxs so1,.aas s1n ase p
jssolf was aattsnol oat. and W. w., tuets ~.
.ato tlo po!ys IT, pTuacei a'J y .i.s
untlbt but what this was nlso - .,t1e time Y
haia hsia an tnascst whera xas ,sI%rsa sn"xa .brss
liver bud boon very satlouaais. a., .1,,es w,uIah u
tlxhk luel,,s, and poshAPa tnnao ts..,s nuv alvpca
, 1881-06-20
Yesterday The Quietest Day This Sea-
son Among vessel.Men at
This Port.
Wholesome Respect Exhibited by the
Excursion. Dont Managers for
Uncle Sans Laws.
Three Thou sand and Efgllty-sev-
en- Vessels Now Sailing
tho Lakes.
Arrivals and Departures-The Lun1-
her Trnde-Notes Along T.
the Docks.


HUNT u ~ Ia I4utF~S%
QUIET BAY. ..
vcs,cr,,ay proyctl 10 In OTTO nf tho 1nictcst
dnys nj this nurt this sensnn. Tho arrivals nnu
departures were exceedingly mcaErc, helnR NJ
1unst solely crnft engaged In tho tumber ttiluc'
business with tue excursion lotts WIS eo1hpaE.
ntiyely good, although nuut OF tho Steam emu
leaving tho Lnke.Fr0nt+ ill what might bo
chilled rushing business. tho managers haVlnR
realized tho ract that tho INV governing the
cnrrytug Of passengers would t,o enforced by
the Government otl!ctnls. Consequently. thoao
tl,at sought pleasure on tho water fo!in tnoI-
crate comfort and enjoyment on boar'l the
uumhcrIess steam crnft shat make s'1t'tlay eS-
e,,rsions II business. Tho tuefncrt wero cnjhS.
lug holiday, their boAla pciser1.lly botng tIe'i
up to their respective wharfs' aud they a'n"seN
themselves by relating nnectotcs and hrnEgiMR
nbu,,t tho achievements OF thcir respective ht-
tie, bit powerful. b0hts.
srMpER or VESSELS ON THE LAKES.
Tho Treasury Dcpasit1,cnt Of n" nm,'ft, a.
tcrcd tonnaeo or 50 while ste aetaal cnsrys ;'o
valuo of ibis marine Is ovor 1910 and =
represents cu'nmcrca IN! exSeGas luz 1o'"'
foreign commerce OF tho United STATES
p0CK NOTES.
Not nn nccidont yesterday On tho river.
Tho lumber market was full Of vessels yes.
Tho tug van scha!cl,'s pot.house has been
rebuilt.
Tue usuni Sabbath services were held mt tho
lumber market yesterday.
The tug s. II. startn.. Cart. Cl Sinclair: vlll
nrrixo to-day With tho disabled schooner aos'1'
en- West.
The prupclers rayorltc and bismarck arrived
frotn Mcllo1nlnee yesterday With their us'iul tows
Of lumber HirRes.
Thu biz tug procltway returned from, l.ndlng;
ton yesterday. towing a hat-D0At Win tuu,uSu
feet Of lumber on board.
Atur telonelnx 10 tho union Tow,,1 Ling
, 1881-06-20

San FFunt1st0 {HrQRIeIs.
atiout fifteen niles long by halt mile la width,
whero lightning ssrlke4 ttccs naaE!y every tllno
Il no such damage. Tho liR6 eau plainly Ia
traced by dead timber. A. many ~ three fires
opQ SIuRss gtQFQ,
, 1881-06-20
OTHER LAKE PORTS
DETitDlT.

Special DtsnateA IA Tas Chicago Tribune,
DETnolT, M'ch., Juno ly.-putsed down-I'so-
pellcFs AFlzopa. Avon, Dean Nichlnunu; steAnt-
lurNes ln1au aud bargrs, 1tn chaile0 aud
bargea and scow J. II. 3tuKrtlAer, yayilower and
hurges, Lothair aud Garges, ". II. I5ar-
rln IT. d. cotinbersT and scnooners IL. Il.
, 1881-06-20

"D0ycotttnT docs not seem to be success
IT. free America. The Union browsss on q
gtgIku In Now YuEk resolved 10 "bDyc0tt" ull
whp bought or drank bear nude BY brewera who
rcBlatc1 their luulAndt. hut the Schono bus ru-
turned ~ cursu thu Inventors. 4 majority nf
she saloonkuepers have resolved not TO buy beer
from Unlop bFeMeEa,
, 1881-06-20
PROBABLY. ACCIDENTAL.

1~AVbAbAA4 L &AANAoGA% AN"
CINCINNATI, June 1o.-NeaC Mount Yer
non, KY, Inst night, James liasty SHOT
Andrew Baker dead. Hasty was drunk, and
the two were travelling homo. from town tar
gother. liasty snys they we21' shooting at I
tree, nnd tho killing was ne4id ental. Both
parties were about 70 yunrs old.
, 1881-06-20

Tho Rev. Dr.. Pick. aintl'lste.r, e.r,HttnnIgasurt! e.
relates als sxpsrscs 'sSi 't.ssS1io.ials. th1t ~
abts 10 nreael. ol, account of r!it!M''nni r.!, ~ j
iii in lis 81 Shoulder, bought bottis bot1s, 4 tiprs
cobs oil, which, after using ae'e'A'
Ieved ule wonderfully,
, 1881-06-20

10 ba putt through or near the city. A
grand broezo was ercatgd sotno weeks ago
over the proposed nav ttno from this city to
Fremont, mud thence northcastwar.l 10 tile
Missouri Rtver. 10 far rs yot,r corfcspontl-
cnt Is able to ltaru. the whole nlfa!r Inns
cn,lc,! In amokc !; tlle lcatlera ri tic enier-
prise failed to coi,rcct will. Eastern canltnl'
lists nnt the road will therefore not he built.
ut lcasl mt ut pr"scnt. About tel .lhys
ago jay tintltd put fn MI appcnfnllca tt, 1''n-
coI,,, alid wns entertained fn n handsome
,nniti,er by tho 14l,iroln f,Dnrl Of Trade.
1le was takei around tho city, anu
nil tlle g,,o.l points Of tha place
were pointed out to lin. As Tic Oinala Dcc
expresses II, "tha Lincoln people COVERED lin
n,l over with "tatry.'" Int Jay Gould sAd
not n word nbout old or new railroads.
lie lalkc,l vi It's weather, uonp1ttncntet the
growth Of trees III the city a!nl tho flno dlr
ncnrnt,co of certain nuw business blocks,
nskcA about tho health ut tho teOrc. atid
sn,lifcti tho air, anl wondered II the grnss'
lloppcrs wa,lld Gver aR,l'i visit Nehrnskn.
Aticr lle Ind gong; number 0t halsiilrss,
MEETING til 4l,e vrstlbllln Of Quiek's agcr.leer
pnrors, md resolved that .)Hy Gould Hns N!
enemy OF the city mud n friend Of O,',alla, ni,u
rs s,c!l was mt deserving Of l!ntest Gncoui..
tle people tii,k al,o,lt HIN; l!e has. !attl tlle
wires for MI extcilsion n9f tlle Missnnrl
stoou ttat thu. new limo wlll run
parallel will, tho Central Brunch Kaad to q
polnt aIo.tt n mile aud llslr west nt A..
i Denser linati al inbor(son Or Soyerallce,
tl!el,ea 70 Falls City. Neb;, a!Mi thence in 4
direct line to 0mntla: VI course this VIII
hit the Burlington IL Missouri lsontl mn It's
i,leltle, but Just whit action It VII! take only
thu Directors and managers Of the rnad nre
able to say. Thu Burlington u Missouri ltas
tiono Rrent deal for Lincoln, a'Ml Is able to
do q great deal inore, a1l.l any enterprise ot
that rnaa will meet with earnest support
hgre. 1t inny be probable that this Jay Gg!iltl
matter ls all talk, but Mt my rate tho B,1r-
llnRton & Missouri managers ars not 1ikety
enorgetic, fnrsyeelnK. rallroad men In tlle
country, md It IS his Intention not to let anIy
fiRhtfully beloug to tho Burlington & Mis-
souri,.
, 1881-06-20

A Mexican newspaper tries to reAssurc
certain skepttcnl persons who have expressed |
doubts as to tile ability of Mexico to pay tho
promised subyentions to tile many railroads
now building III that country, but Its state
1nents nre fur from reassilrinR. Stuco tho
month OF August, 1877, tile Mexican Goveril-
nlent hns Illndts grants to forty-tw0 conlpa-
nles, aggregating something like $40, 600. 700,
Of which nearly s7o,oooooo is Promised to
live companies, md Will bo called for.
Various statements fiaye been made ,s to the
amount OF tic subsidy pledged to the con-
s tFs pnon ana S Meh fs'Go' i e be- cSpass aaa sls
tho Customs .rcccipts-the rest coming
St sid. .54s,WG, Of wl,fci, $a3 l:sa, 600 gors
!? Sa{s s Sf't5n Tss espay ss VII vii g. s ii u ss s
years, or oil the completion Ut thn ronds.
Tl!ey. .are payable. IN. Customs certificates,
which will l,e provided by requiring l'9port-
IT. IL trse ID { {eer{cates. Tls 10 per ctnt Of tSo
v"teI to payinE oil ti'e obligation i,ut there
Is no minimum annual sum guaranteed, md
notlIng, tho rnilroa!ls would receive n, lay;;
lncnt until trade revived. At n most liberal
estimate tho nMnual receipts from this sourG9
cnnllot be rtlt nbnye SD, ,0O0, ,oo which would
interest, would Ii patl il. twenty years,
n dangerously. long period for cotnpany
the subsidy, particularly will, n uoyernnlont
| Ti,ese concessions l,nyc been lnnde by Co,-
grcss on 4 mast lihernl scale, solely on Tho
TIis expectation tlny De realized. The pr0ltl-
lao OF prosperity and stable t;overnnleit for
AIrxtc0 WIS never brighter tiat ut tho prts-
ent lno,nunt, hut the danAer Of revolution t.
| little abuut tho BLESSINGS of order and gond
government. The grants Mlay hucolle WORTH
less through Il violent change of authority nt
5orreti b. ti!e decay Of tradc. 'i'llo Moxiean
| Congress llns bucll far tUo liberal with Its
| grants. Tho country Is mt rich enough 10
warrant such Up1!l-haldcl nNntticcllcc:
Sumo OF tho Companies who have been v0tcu
subsidies will ba disappointed.
, 1881-06-20

LINCOLN, Neb., June lD.-The people OF
lincoln havs been surprised number OF
times this spring BY sudden announcements
that one or more new railroads were about
, 1881-06-20

LOUt8VILI4N - SA5IIFtLlAEs
LOUISVILLE, JMue 1Q.-Tl.a earnings Ut the
Louisville j. Nashville for tile second weuk
In Junu, 1881, aro 100, against Sl4G, 100 III
1SSo,-an il,crcasp OF nearly " pur CONT
with milengo incrrnso ns only ler cent.
Tic General Examlner denies TINT tho LOUIS
Vile Il Nashville iua ptlre'luse.i the lliutl.
ni0ntl IL DnMylle iaoll,l. Or TINT llis Company
IL opposed to tho construction 0f the Georgia
Western.
, 1881-06-20

8ptttaf D4paltk q 1AF Ghteooo 7flbant.
GllEEs l3Ar, WIS, Juuv lB.-J. j.. Nun.
roc, lats General Freight Agent OF the Green
bay s. Marquette Railroad, ias resigned mud
accepted the position OF Qenurnl Agent Ut the
Chicago, st. Paul, minneapolis T. Omaha
line, with headquarters ut Omaha,
, 1881-06-20

Mr.. james A.: Wilson, Agent of the
Eric s. North ,6lIors Dispatch at uallas.
Tex, IL visiting ILLS fslcn.s IN this city. Mr..
Wilson says tho TexAs roads are doing big
business ut present, especially in cotton.
Mr.. +. St. Johii, Genera! Ticket aud Pas
sepger Agent of thu Rock Islsud Road, has
, 1881-06-20

FRANKLIN, Tenn, June IA fire oc-
CURED Friday night, IN which largo grist
and a planning mill wero destroyed, entating
n loss Of about $1,000. It was evidently the
work Of incendtnries.
, 1881-06-20

CAPTURE OF A IIonsE-TIlfEF.
Special 0ispateh 10 Ih& Chieaeo Tribune.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia, June IA horse
thlef, name unknown, was captured wh'la
making away with horse ncar the city lass
night.
, 1881-06-20

NT PORTSMOUTH, o.
CINCINNATI. o., June 10.-CRrtcr, French
g. Co.'s steam sawnfll burned ut Portsmouth,
O, yesterday. Loss, $1,000; insurance, ST.