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, 1881-06-05
THE RAILROADS..

The e1st-bounu freight shipments by rail
have greatly fallen off during the past week.
The shipments for the week ending June !
were 81 ,1SG tons, against IS, rs tons the week
preyi01S-a decrease of 1862 tons. The
shipments ;lt this season Of the year should
be about twice as much rs they are, and this
would not work the roads to more than half
their capacity. Almost any one of the larger
lines leading East from this city has the ca
pacity of carrying about as mich as was car
ried during the past week BY the six Eastern
pool lines combined. As is usual when
business is very light the air Is full OF rtl-
mors regarding cuts in rates By some Of the
roads that are behind In their percentages.
The roads deny these rlllnnrs, bit yet
it is generally believed that they are
eent s:s rate % have ali been carred , and there ere
are but few dealers who will ship at the 30
cent rate when they can tlo 1t for much less
BY lake and canal. The roads cannot afford
to lie idle during the summer, and for this
reason they will be compelled to make con
tracts ut cut rates us long as the Eastern
trunk managers refuse to concedc to ge1l-
eral reduction in e;sst-bound rates. as fa:
as can be learned, rates are being freely cut
by the lines leading East from Peoria, St:
Louis, and Indianapolis, and it is stated that
evidence Of such cutting has been sent to
Commissioner Fink. Under the agreement
OF March II, Commissioner Fink S tIuty is to
ortler Il general reduction of rates to the
figures at which the cut was made. The
Chicago roads would no doubt have made
rates during the past week that would have
given them more business had it
not been for their impression that
Mr.. Fink would have ordered a general re-
dl,ction before now. II no such order Is
issued within few days, the ro:.tls leading
east from this city will bc compelled rs Il
matter Of self-defcnse to make a reduction
OH their own hook.
Even at 4 25-cpnt rate it is not believed that
the railroads will be able to do more t!la1 4
very moderate business. There is very little
business to be shipped. Nearly all the grain
going forward is wheat and there is only 4
moderate supply Of this in the country. The
cor.l-crop of last year has been seriously i'll
jltrea during the winter By the SHOW which
tlriftet into the cribs. Very little arrives
here that is not heated and unfit to be shipped
any further. The Peoria roads have hat
some experience in this respect during the
late strike of the switchnlen III this city. 4
great deal Of corn that was intend
ed to 20 by this city was given
TO tile Peoria roads to 80 East from that
point. But they were unable to handle it
fast enough, and it spoiled on their hands.
It is stated that the bulk OF this corn had to
be sold at 5 cents per buslel.
The following statement shows the amount
Of flour grain, and provisions shipped during
the past week by the six lines leading East
from this city:
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There Will Be One Hundred lndict-
ments-The Trials Will Last
All Winter. -
Col. Conkling's Charges Create
a Sensation in the Ma
tional Capital.
Many Changes Forthcoming in
the Treasury Department.
Virginia Politics.
. STAR ROUTES.


6petfdt Dispatch t. The CHICAGO 1Fio'tne-
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 4.-There con-
tnues to be a great many rumorS about STAR
route matters, but the Government officers
are Withholding all their information for the
Grand Jury. Among the latest rumors as
to Forthcoming developments arc same OF a
rather startling character. 1t Is said that a
person who has hitherto been connected
with the star-route business has
placed the Government in possession
of a great deal OF inside inforMa-
tion. This person Is reported to have
acknowledged that the star-route ring eS-
listed, but that the contractors were the least
guilty parties, and that contracts were in
many cases not obtained Until the contract
ors had agreed to give from 20 to SO per cent
of tho profits to other persons, who were sald
to be influential TO protect them from Cou-
gressiopal or Executive Interference Among
the persons with whom this division WAS
made, it is said, may be found Government
officials and congressman.
ONE HUNDRED.
Persons connected with the management OF
the star-route cases say tonight that there
probably will be 100 indictments, including
members Of both political parties, aud that
the trials will occupy the time of the Crin-
inal Court during most OF the fall and winter.
The conspiracy statute, under which the i'll
dictlnents will be passed, is Of the most
sweeping character, and holds all persons
responsible who lave particpatetlin in the pro-
ceeds uf frauds against the Government.
INVESTIGATION.
To the 1Efstern Assoefuttd PTtss
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 4.-Col. Cook,
special counsel to prosecute the ''star-route''
ring, to-day went to the First Controllers
Office and examined ex-AudltOr McGrcw's
accounts. Acknowledgement Macy Feagh
spent an hour Or so, at tile post-Oilice
Department to-day, going over the papers
and documents brought out by experts In
their examination of Bratty's administration
Of the office OF Third Assistant Postmaster
General.
sLANDERoCs RCMoEs DENIED.
Representatives of Acknowledgement Mac
Vcagh aud of lostnaster-Gcneral James,
nuw and heretofore i'll charge Of the star
contrnct investigation, enplntica1ly discrcdit
the published runors that Secretary Elaine
has been Implicated in the matters referred
to- and that in the interest Of hi!l1seIf or lnl-
plieatcd friends he has elldeavored to stop or
impede the investigation. The Committee OF
Investigation and the superior officers unite
in ticnounciilg all such reports Us utterly
grolndItss, ami say that, OIL the contrary,
Secretary Blaine has from tile ycry. first en-
couraged the Investigation most heartily,
and has constantly taken the ground that it
should be prosecuted to the utmost.
, 1881-06-05

Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, d. e., June 4.-An0ther
scandal comes in q report from New ork
that Col Frederick \. Conkling, at the
Chamber Of Commerce, stated that one New
York refining firm had paid S10o, GOO to a
member Of the last Congress to prevent leg
islatton OIL the sugar question; that the check
WAS cased by Il National bank in New York,
at the corner Of Wall street and Broadway, and
was made payable TO the brother of one OF
the members Of the Committee on Ways and
Means. This statement is made with such
$particu1arity that all but one, at least. Of the
members Of the Ways and Means Committee
who have no brothers who have received
S10O,0O checks. if any member has, will be
very likely, at all early period i'll December,
to call Col. Frederick \. IConkling before the
Committee OF the House
TO EXPLAIN.
The statement made i'll this very general
way Is, OF course, Il great outrage to all the
members Of this Committee, and it is very:
wait until next December to bring the author
of this statement to book, or make him prove
his charge. 1t was a matter Of good deal
Of comment .,llero last winter that some Of
the leading New York reliners should spend
SO much time i'll Washington, ami be- so Law
ish III their outward display of money. The
circle Of the guests was limited. but it is
known that
ONE rEFISEI:
had sumptuous apartments at an expensive
hotel, gave dinners daily, and had many
Congressman among his guests, and, since
Congress adjourned, there has been gossip
that this retiner had gaines Of poker after his
dinners. at which he, curiously enough,
generally lost to some Congressman. The
Democrats have been talking rather loudly;
OF the Investigations which would he forced
IN the next Congress into the practices OF
Republican officials. They probably will not
talk sO.lolttly about this matter, for, II the
charge Of Col. Conkling is TRUE, and can be
proved, it wifi
NOT CONCERN AMI REPUBLICAN
member of the Committee. rs there is no Re-
anything to 10 with lobby matters. It re-
mains to be seen whether Col. Conklng can
prove, before an Investigating Committee,
that any Democratic member has such a
brother. The following Is
4 LIST
of the members Of the Committee all but one
of whom. il Conklng's Charge is true, have
4 serious interest In learning the truth as
soon as possible; Fernando Wood, of New
York, Chairman; john Randolph Tucker,
Ut Virginia; Randolph l.. Gibson. of Louisi-
ana; +Ja1nes Phelps, Of Connecticut; Will
lam r. Morrison, Of Illinois; /. q. Mills, Ut
Texas; John E. Carlisle, Of Kentucky; ".
II. FELTON,, Of Georgia; James 4. Garfield,
of Ohio; William I. Kelley, Of Pennsyl-
yania; O. u. Coiser, Of Michigan: :
William i. Frye, OF Maino; md Mark Il,
Dunnell, Of Minnesota.
, 1881-06-05

The following were the changes: Fenner,
maine to Cornell; Shechy, from Cornell to
Tremaine; Young, FROM Lapham to IRE
maine.
No choice.
ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY,
The Convention, after taking the above bal
lots, adjourned till Monday.
THE ADMINISTRATION MEN
are confident some sort Of compact has been
the Democrats BY which the election of two
Republican Senators is to be postponed if it
cannot be defeated. :. 1t is certain an attempt
is to he made to reconyene the Democrats III
caucus, and the mnin object is to bind the
Democrats to vote on the first opportunity
for motion to adjourn Sine die.
, 1881-06-05
TEE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON. D. G., June Inquiry con-
ccrntng the r.lnlored appointment of q Sue
cessor for First Assistant Postn,aster-Gen-
cral Tyner results in ascertaning from high
est official sources that no change has been
ordered. It is true. however, that ten. Ty-
ner's resignation has heen ut the disposal of
the President for so1le time. nt tllat, ll f,sct,
1t was rendered by Gen. Tyner II. .accortiance
with usual custom almost Immediately after
the present Administration came into power.
The resignation has hot yet buc1. accepted.
1t is rulnorct, however, tint it wilt be ac-
cepted at an early day, and that ex-senator
Spencer, Of Alnbanlu, will probably be at>-
pointed to till'tllc vacancy.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRENCH.
A number Of heavy4 importers and busi-
ness-men Of New York, and lawyers who
have business in relation to customs. COL
, 1881-06-05
STILL COMING.


Arrival of over 4,5OO Immigrants u
Baltimore the Past Week.
Special Dt1pateh to Tbs Cntta8o Tribune.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 4.-The third steam"
er for the week arrived at Locust Point to-
day, and tonight the Baltimore & Ohio
trains are whirl,ng upwards OF thousand
sturdy Germans toward Chicago. 1 week
ago the Crown Prince came In With nearly
sixteen hundred. Day before yesterday the
brunswick landed upwards Of fifteen hun
dred, and to-day the Baltimore with as many
more. making the arrivals for the week in
excess of forty-tiye hundred. Last season
this would have been deemed big for
months receipts. Nine-tcnths OF all who have
come this year 60 to the Northwest with as lit.
tie delay as possible, the great desire being TO
leave immediately after touching our shores.
III this the Baltimore s. Ohio readily &c
commodities theln, as 1t is but few steps
from the steamship to the train, the wharf at
Locust Point being bDtt. the landing place.
and the railroad depot. Five or six hours
sllt1iccs to settle all the prelinlinares for the
departure. and as the immigrant trains from
here are all run Special they leave as soon rs ;
ready. The Baltimore & 0tio this season, TO
this tline,. have taken u....ards Of thirty
thousand iilllni grants to Chicag.r, IN addition,
to those fur the Southwest, via Cincinnati
and ST. Louis: As previously stated, how.
ever, tile great bulk 50 tO the Northwest, and,
being almost exclusively Germans, muas
eventually n-oyc tho -text Of citixeus-
, 1881-06-05

SPENCER, OF ALABAMA.
Special Ditpatth to The Ch.c1ao Tribune
WASHINGTON, d. C., June Am intimate
friend of the President said Tonight that
probably it had never occurred to Gen. Car
field 10 appoint ex-United States Senator
Spencer, Of Alabama, First Assistant Post
master General. The story probably orisina~
ted in the fact that Mr.. Spencer and tn.
Postmaster General are old friends, and
that Mr.. James recently casually remarked
that he thought that Spencer would make a
good First Assistant. Spencer Ii engaged
in mining enterprises in Deadwood, and tits
not understood that he desires !. Federal
office.
DCRL1NCAME.
All Congressman will remember Franklin
Burlingame, who kept the newsstand ut the
House end Of the Capitol. Yesterday his
wife brought suit for divorce from linn,
charging him, amongst other things, with
being a free-Ioyer, and living openly with
Spiritualistic medium. To-day, III Il public
card. Burlinga,ne acknowledges that ne Is Il
free-lover allu Elories in it. lie says tllat llt,
is Il Suililuaiisr and llltteI. anu that l1e
owns lis own body, mind, md soul. He DOES
mt, however, state that he abandoned his
wife while she was on her sick bed, alld
made no provision fur her children. This
the local papers state to be fact.
, 1881-06-05

Arthur has been trying for long time +, t.,
shake Conlins s-colitldence IN corners
fidelity, but without nny great success:
a Candidate las giytn lin the chance whie},,
he has wanted a;,d &llopcd for to pay:oit oin
scores. It is r.1ihorcd tonight. that thirty OF
the VicC-Prcsidellt's friends in the l1eslsia-
turt have pledged themselves not to vote Tor
Cornell for Senator ulltlerany clrctlnstallces:
Tile revenge is liot only sweet, but vindlctl'e
and effective.
WITH THIRTY MEN
pledged against Cornell, his chances OF elcc-
ii0n are scarcely better than those III Conk"
ling or I'latt, and the contest becomes more
n "sa 1sf;eo a Ssnpfnsd pna pSer ark fs and Rf0spsa: a
distant than at, any time, since The
felit began The administration men
are now heginnin: to comprehend the ncces- @
sit} of union and harmony i'll their RANKS.
One week has bren wasted without accot,-
plisiling anything beyond making clear to the
public that Conk!ing and 1'iatt woro beaten.
Although Robertson anu some others nave
favored great caution and careful move
nents, there have been =
OTHER EQUALLY slIREWD LEADERS
who have urged the naming Of candidates
and the commencement Of all aggressive
campaign. This evenings .Jotrnat, the re-
organized Administrator organ at the Zap
ital. voices this feeling Tonight Ill all edlto-
rial in which it says: "rhe canvass has
reached the point when concentration IS, ~ n.
imperative duty. f was well enough t.
east about for i time to get at the drift
Of individual preference anu opinion, but to
keep OH scattering is simply to afford ald ana
comfort to the enemy and excite dlstfust III
the minds ot the people. There are seventy
to thu return OF the slcserters, and dozen
others are ready to break away from their
trammels wien it shall be demonstrated that
their votes will tell.
, 1881-06-05

lections and duties. are making an attempt
to-pr1:care: tie relAitrllAE Second Assistant
Secretary -ot tho Treasury French, on the
ground uf Il lack Uf knowledge Of customs
laws. rules, and regulations, and of tile gen.
efat duties Of lis office pertaining to customs
matters. Nobody is proposed III Frencl's
place, but those moving against him say they
want 4 more competent man.
y DI!.AroEY BUREAU.
The officers of thu Treasury Department
who distribute Government s1alnps. notes,
ETC., have made complaint against the man.
a@clnent Of the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing. They have complained TINT the
bureau Is s,dilatory ~ supplying stolips and
badly executed. The Tobacco stamps ara
said 70 be specially bail, and nearly WORTH
less. The to.acco manufacturers Of the
West protested asajast the poor stamps sup
Piled them. No cl!arsrs have been n1ade
against tie bureau or its management, ,'ttf but
these complaints are openly naie by tia
Treasury officials.
TIE STARR
states, on what il claims to be the authority
Ut alt intimate friend Of Secretary Wfndom
that number Of changes among prominent
officers. of the Treasury Department has been
decided upon.. These changes, he said, in
c1utled both Assistant Secretaries. the An
pointmert Clerk, and the removal OF Cus.
Iotlian Pitney, aud Cohat;rh, Captain Of the
Treasury Watch. Thr Treasury investigation
would he says, have to do with all predicted
changes, except that Of Assista.1t-Secretary
French. His removal he said would be on
account of opposition to lliE1 by New York
business mel. and others, who llaye business
in relation to customs duties with the De-
partnent
THE CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
reports that of iG7 banks which held S4-
6s5,S50 III q per cent bu,lds, all have been e.
tended at 31l Der cent, with the exception of
two banks, holding 500, SEQ One thousand
three hundred and forty-eiglt banks he'd
St69 l0;;, $50 Of per cents, all of which, ii is
estimated, have made applications for ex-
tension, with the exception Of banks hold
ingfronl 81, j,000, 600 to s.. .000.0 600.
, 1881-06-05

ST. PAUL II SIOUX CITY.
Sr. PAUL, Minn., June AT the annual
meeting Of the stockholders of the St. Paul
Il Sioux City Railroad this morning Direct
ors were elected as follows: II. H. Porter,
E. F. Drake, II. Merriam. Augustus Kauntze,
{. a. Bigelow, 4. II. Wilder, j. Q. Adams,
George |: Seney, L, ?. Flower, t. Ii. Bishop,
J. M. Fisk, s. Il. Gable. P. Sawyer, Ben
rcclors met and elected the following: Prcsi-
dent, II. II. Porter; Vice-presldent, E. f.
Drake; Treasurer f. p. Flower; Assist.
ant Treasurer, T. Edgerton; Secretary, f. I.
ter, e. +. Drake, Il. +. Flower, II. Il. Bisll-
op, Benjamin Brewster, David Dows, and
PhiletuS Sawyer
, 1881-06-05

Special Dl1pafeh to The Chicago 7rIbNne.'
DUBUQUE, Ia., June 4.-Freight train No.
6, coming south on the Chicago, Milwaukee
j. St. Paul Railroad, encountered a huge
rock, which fell from hill on the track, BE-
tween Waukon junction and AIcGregor this
morning. The engine and six freight cars
were smashed to pieces, and thirty head OF
cattle killed. Conductor Frank Jackson had
three ribs broken and was severely injured.
The engineer and fireman jumped FROM tbs
engine in time TO save themselves.
, 1881-06-05
ITEMS.

The Lake Shore s. Michigan Sothern Rail-
road brought III yesterday five carloads of
emigrants, containing about 800 persons,
Abont 200 German Baptists left for Ash
land. O., yesterday by the Baltimore l. Ohio
Railroad to attend thb annual meeting of the
Dunkards' Society If that place.
Hereafter Il night traln ;as well as day
train will leave Chicago for Dubuque by the
Chicago, Milwaukee j. st Paul. :: The train
leaves Chicago at9 D. m, and arrives here
from Dubuque at 7:10 a. m. The new ar
rangenlent goes into effect tonight, and the
train leaves daily EXCEPT Saturday.
, 1881-06-05
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.


ATLANTA, Ia, June 4.-]Vhiie some OF the
troops at Mcpherson Barracks were out for
target practice last evening Private William
F. Barwick, recently enlisted iu the Fifth
Artillery, was shot through the abdomen by
Sergeant Tagg, Of the Eighteenth Infantry,
who, thinking that there was no one behind
the target, fired bis piece. Barwick died this
afternoon.
, 1881-06-05
AT ST. PAUL.

SECRETARY WINDOWS VIEWS.
Special Dtspateh to The Chicago Tribune
. ST. PAUL, Minn., June 4.-Secretary Win
dom arrived in ST. Paul this aftarnnon In
, 1881-06-05

The percentages arc: Michigan Central,
2l.5j; Lake Shore, 81. 10; Fort Wayne, O.. .G1
Pan Handle, 9.3l; Baltimore s. Ohio, Gil;
Grand Trunk. 1872
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-07
Mothers, Motbers,, Mothers,,,

are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with the excruoiating pain of cutting
teeth lfso, 60 at once and get bottle Of
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 1t will
relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately
depend upon it; there is no mistake
about it. There is not mother on earth
who has ever used it, who will not tell you
at once that it will regulate the bowels,
and give rest to the mother, and relief and
health to the child, operating like magic.
1t is perfectly safe to use in all cases, and
pleasant to the taste, and is the prescrip-
ton of one of the oldest and best female
physicians and nurses in the United States.
Sold everywhere. 25 cents a bottle.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-07
A Baptist Minister'S Experience.

am Baptist minister, and before
even thought of being a clergyman, l
graduated IN medicine, but left lucrative
practice for my present profession, 40 years
ago. WAS for many years sufferer from
quinsy; Thomas Electric Oil cured me. "
was also troubled with hoarseness, and
Thomas Eclectric Oil always relieved me.
My wife and child had diptheria, and
Thomas Electric Oil cured them" and if
taken in time it will cure seven times out OF
ten. | am confident it is cure for the
most obstinate cold or cough, and if any
one will take asmall teaspoon and half fill
it with the Oil, and then place the end OF
the spoon in one nostril and draw the Oil
out of the spoon into the head by shifting
as hard as they can until the Oil falls over
into the throat, and practice that twice a
week, don't care how offensive their head
may be, it will clean it out and cure their
catarrh. For deafness and earache it has
done wonders to my certain knowledge. II
is the only medicine dubbed patent medi
cine that have ever felt like recommend
ing, and am very anxious to see it in every
place, for tell you that would not be
without it in my house for any considera
ton. am now suffering with pain like
rheumatism in my right limb, and nothing
relieves me like Thomas Eclectnc Oil.
DR.. L. F. CRANE, Cory, Pa.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-07
Poison Of Tobacco.

A rather unusual case Of poisoning
by nicotine has occurred lately in a Paris
suburb. The victim n man in the
prime of life. bad been cleaning his
pipe with clasp knife; with this he ac-
cidentally cut one Of his fingers subse-
sequently, but as the wound was Of a triv-
ial nature he paid no heed to it, Five
or six hours later, however, the cut
finger grew painful and became much
swollen; the inflammation rapidly
spread to the arm and shoulder, the
patient suffering such intense pain that
he was obliged TO betake himself to
bed. Medical assistance was called,
and ordinary remedies proved ineficct-
ual. The sick man, questioned as to
the manner in which he cut bimself,ex-
planned the use to which the pocket
knife had been applied, adding that be
had omitted to wipe it after cleaning
the pipe. The case was now under
stood, and the patients state becoming
alarming, he was conveyed to the hos
piial. There the doctors decided am
putation of the arm to be the only hone
of saving the patients life, and this
was Immediately done. His life was
barely saved. No wonder smokers So
often have sore and poisoned mouths
cancer OF the lips, and like troubles.