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New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
A BLOW AIMED AT THE SUNSET ROUTl


The affairs OF the Transcontincntal Assocla-
tlon arc in condition that threatens dssoutoh' anu
tbls would probably lead to disorganizaton or tous"
rotcs on California freight business Tint all hopo OF uc
commoiatlng the conflicting interests has not been aoa
doned however, indicated by the request forwarucu
from the Chicago meeting yesterday to ComiSSloh'.
Fink that the trunk lines continue the present state VI
mnttcr until January 81 19s5 in order to allow hegot
ton, TO be reopened This request will be considered a'
the meeting OF the trunk line executive committee
to-day. 80,
The Transcontncnnl Association is composed OF 'nc
roads west OF Chicago ard ST. Louis which handle INC
traffic between the Atlantic and the Pacific coasts IN
order TO reduce the competition Of the clipper hhes "
way Of Cape Horn the Pacific roads grant coh'"c' rave
70 SINNERS who bind themselves 10 send oil ther
nv the rail routes which IS much lower than the ra'e
horged IN shnpcrs who will not accept such an agree
mont The trunk lines have heretofore coopeIhI'u III
This contract system aud accepted spcclheu poor,
tlou OF the through contract rate since INC
Tho ,sunsct route composed of Morgans lncOt s,Vt
from hcre TO New Orleans and the southern aclHV I
system to san Francisco the trunk lines nave no
tsnc1 with their agreement with the Transcontne Hn
ISOLATION They charge that the sunset lotto u9' ~
ulcgitimatc methods obtained the bulk or tie Inco
brsIuess nj times securing twOthird5 OF IT, III or' W
do so that route has secured trailc h 'ttiu'
Trglond NcvYork and Pennsylvania places hy hl'o~
mo- 10 shippers the local rail rates from tnt
nont OF shipment this city This traic therWSr ~
have sed to renew their agreement ON Pdchc Dis
ness unless the Southern Pacnc agrees 10 uN'o n,o
.st.bouud l sincss and TO restrain inc SuhscV io"'o
| from invading interior territory.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
DEPUTY MARsHALs IN CINCINNATI

WAsHiNGTON, Dec. 1S-Commssioner Clark
of the Pension Bureau, was examined to-day by the
Uouse committee investigating tho conduct OF Marshal
Wright I'm the ohio October election lie was rcqup scd
10 preparc abuatcd statement showing the number Of
peuson employees absent from the city the time Of the
,lection and the number who residents Of Ohio.
A. W. Hicks gray-haired and gray-bcardcd man. AZ
nclcd with deafness, and eightytwo years OF age said
that he wa. challenged while voting In Cincinnati by
man well acquainted with HIN. The street was full OF
dnuty lnar.has coorcd ami white; OF these were
riding in buggies and were well drcsscd others were
rough looking and used bad language; he never saw
s,ch auelection I'm Cincinnati, and he had seen u good
many elections since lSjS.
! W. Donnelly clerk in the Interior Department
said that be was deputy marshal and arrested i've men
rou Chicago and kept them under arrest until after the
uoII. closed They sad that two men in Cincinnati
bod agreed To DAY their fare TO aud from Chicago and TO
nav them > each 10 vote
How were the five men to vote asked Mr Stewart
OF the committee. .,..,--.,t-,
u & Wright. an examiner IN the Pension Onicc, J. NJ
Wright clerk IN tho Treasury Department, and q. W.
MrTliresh "A detective OF this city. examined.
mo Latter ,9id that he went 10 Cincinnati to SPOT re-
neatrrs +" "A sram from SIR. Dudley to Mr. Mcpherson
Having crn received requesting that lie be sent, but ho
.av no repcatcrs 10 bpOt
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
THE ALLEGHENY VALLEY BONDS.
ny TELEGRAPH ro THE TRIBUNE. J

PGTrsDURG, Dec. 18.-The Pennsylvania hal'-
road COMPANY the N0rthorn Central Railroad company
and the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad company
filed petition In the United states circuit Court LUZ
leave intervene in the OF the Pennsylvania Ka
road Company and others against the Allegheny Naley
Railroad Company and others, without prejudice % "o
nation to remand the to tho NeStnoreaud county
Court OF Common Pleas The petitioners set orth IN an
sver o the petition OF r. g Hayes that there Is no Dou
Of the Alleghcny Valley Railroad Company known ~
guaranteed Income bond; that they cannot DC
whether the petitioner has any legal interest IN the SUP
iect matter Of the litigation other than as aYeFr' III hs
oo and they ask that he be held to due proof thereon
They aver that the Intervention Of T. " Ross as party
defendant was mpropcEand collusiye between io' iu
Uavcs and other. for the p1rpOso OI ere ilIlE
noyahc under the statute. They assert thtl 4c P
fIouer be the holder Of income bonds secured py 'nu
roce OF the Allegheny Valley Railroad company 70 to
Snfe Depost COMPANY Of Pittsburg ana Johh l,
da ed October 1, 1874 then, as such houer' MS th
Innst he administered under the mortgage seclWn1 '
snme through the trustees, and NOT pY ms iI' % 10
Prevention The respondents ask mat INC P.'i',I, I ,
denied similar petition was HE'D III answer W. !" w. i,d
tton for removal OF the cause, made by b r. JonrS
Jomrs Laughiin Tho counsel for the aDoNc ~, 80
l.o nleI motion 10 vacate the order nade IN 1 S" ~
by the We-tmoreand County Court permitting - W.
Ross to intervene.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
MIR crJIOM ON INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-At late hour tins
afternoon the Senate took up the Interstate Commerce
bill reported last session from the Committee on H"
roads by Senator Cuo who prepared the measure as
substitute for the various bills sent 20 the committee
In a halfhour's speech Senator Cullom explained lhe
general provisions OF the bill and gave hi' reasons FOR
believing more practicable than any OF the measures
submitted to Congress. lie called special attention 10
the system Of arbitration provided for in the
fifth section OF his bill, under which com
paints could he adulicatcd Ivy the commission
without recourse to the tedious processes of the courts
Tho source OF all the rouble between railroads ana the
neope was unjust discrimination and the oiJcct "i
remedial legislation should be- not 50 much To secui
lower rates or to prohibit pooling or the allowance OF
rebates az 10 prevent any Kind OF unjust discrimination
and to secure stable and uniform rates.
A few DAYS ago Mr.. George offered rs n SUBSTITUTE a
combinn ION OF several measures. containing the rruci
pal features o the Reagan bnc commission feature "i
ihc House Committees bill nnt some sections OF thc
Culom bill. Mr. slater today oneicd as substitute
thr Reagan bill as 1t now stands IN the House Mr.. VII
snn offered several amendments to The Cuilon bill vi.
slater will have the oOr when the subject comes UP To-
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
TIE o,UARA EPISODE AT AN END.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Thc House was in
parliamentary wrangc and tanso nearly all day and no
substantial progress made In the confederation OF
the REAGAN bill. Tho attempt to reconsider tho vote
10y which the Goa amendment was adopted yesterday
resulted In failure. 70 II, however. was attached an
amendment offered by Mr.. lrk'dalc of Mississippi.
which pro, idcs that II company shall furnish separate
cars with equal accommodations and comforts. at the
same price for colorcd and white passengers II shall not
be construed US discrimination in violation OF the pro
posed act
Mr. Horr OF Michigan offered Iroyso that
such separation Of passengers shall not be
based upon race or color. He said
tnat during the late political campaign the Democrats
had declared that the Democratic party the trcst
friend the negro had and that all his gs and privileges
would he safer IL hands than In those of the Republic
can party but he pained 10 hnd many Democratic
EcpTcscItatiycs showing deposition to Jump the
track" The provi,o was rejected by small majority
and subsequently, by party vote. the House decided
to limit debate the pending acction Thus ended The
episode which began on Tuesday when Mr. Oilara Of
rod hia
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
BIRTH or THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Professor Richard A. Proctor last night de

Professor Richard A. Proctor last night deliv'
cred the second lecture the given by the Cen
era Society of Mechanics and Tradcsnien at stein
way Hail By the magic wand Of photography the pro-
fSor took his hearers courageousy by the hand and
bearded majestic Jupiter in his castle, tore the sa zy ven
from the face OF saturn crossed swords WIN
the fiery Mars, bowed before tho shfine
of the usrous Venus and wrung IRON their rne'dh. Is
Inns he story OF the Birth Of the Solar Sys,eM he
oterghelwei the Imagination and awed the fancy WIN
general description OF the solar system, reprssh,ns
mmeasurlhle distances, untath0med space ana lheoh
mrhpnsiho weight and size and thcn III detail a'ea
Inc growth of planet from its birth through ~ ;, ~,
fancy manhood and old age, to its death ne sua ,s
,rt I'm the calm of the eternal depths oi space eyey
tar ia A sun OF mighty power The carth to other woi
vnud apprar as star The solar system -
The nerr.rtion OF regular motion. In the hsvWs!.
of the stars the lifetime OF planet IL no more a s ta
of a plant The first stage OF word - % u''sc s,
o,yc, by the formation of crust which IN une - D.. p
rared 10 support life. After millions OF years w ths
Old everything alive is destroyed, and 1t Is 'heh ~ '1'
last ,tagc--doath."
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
MATCHES AND wHIsKEY IN THE SENATE.
CONFIRMATION OF MR.fMCULLCCH.
ley TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUSE.l

ley TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRiBrSE.l
WASu.NcTON Dec. 1S.-ProfOund and solemn
is the secrecy in which the Senate struggles to en-
vepc In executive session, but occasionally
Senator SO far forgcts himself TO allow glimpse or
some of the secrets which guarded with such jealous
care II appears that while senator Rddlebcrscr was
giving his why he could not vote to confirm the
appointment OF Secretary McCulloch he said that he
would send to the secretary desk and have read Pres
dent AriEur's last message Senator Bayard objected
and said that the Senator himself should read the docu
mcgt.
APO understand that the Senator from Delaware OBJ
icctsl" Mr. Rddlcbergcr handly asked.
e Yea and the Senator from Kentucky aso, said Mr..
Beck rather gruiiy.
=" All, uln, matches and whskey," murmured Mr. RID
dlcbcreer rclcctivey, and then he looked about him
with an air of surprise for the grave Senators Were
crave no longer Even senator PondlctOn was
divcrtcl for Il moment from his lnedtatons on the
hcautirs of civil service Reform as cNemphec in Ohio
Democratic politics. and joined IN the mcllhent created
hy the palpable hit of the young virginia senator
Harris. OF Tennessee, was IN the chair ana he said:
Is the right Of the senator 10 have the opinion OF the
senate This question. majority may decide as to
whether the shall bc read by him or the clerk
"Oh. mover mind replied senator Rddlebergcr, " |
will read IT," " r.,.,.
Iclcum a convention has been signed when he
stopped and said 1t appears that we are at peace
with Belgium do not think 1t will be necessary for ne
to continue the reading
II i, snid that during his long singchandcd struggle
aeaius' the confirmation of Mr. McCuOChs appointment
Mr. Eillrhrrgcr receive much quiet sympathy and en-
couragcIucui Republican Senators, who. while thcy
could not their way clear, under all the ciTcun-
snucc. him In open opposition, felt that his pro
test was wholesome and Juslinable
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-1he Senate, in cx-
ccuiiyc session to-day confirmed the following noinna
ous Hugh McCulloch OF Maryland TO be Secretary Of
the Treasury G. H. Heap. oi Pennsylvania, TO be Con
sui General at Coustantuope Robert X. Wright jr., of
PENNSYLVANIA 10 be Consul at Colon ClspinwalD Gcorge
J.. Cailin Of New-Jerscy to he Consul at Zurich !;
John T. Bryant 10 De United States Marshal for the
Northern District OF Georgia. George W. Carpenter, Of
Rhode Island to be District Judge for the District Of
Rhode Island. To be postmastcrs among Others,
James A. Nixon at Cortlandl. NcwYork, and
Mrs Sarah l.. Christlg at Nyack. Ncw-York.
Gilbert r. Osman. Of Mchi -an, 10 be Consul at Aucl
land. First IAcucnants to be Captains; John J. Mount
john Q. Adams. Gustayus {. DOane John W. Martin
Washing ton sauborn, Charles A. Hatfield G1siayns
Na,oris, Edmund h. Russell 1homas j.. Motifs
John Drum Henry G.. Cayanaugh, Jesse C.
Chance Da,d K. Burnhan, Charles II. Noble
Thomas sharp Paul HarwOOd and Henry +. Leggeit
Jefferson Randolph kcan to De Assistant Surgeon
with rank of Colonel; Lieutenant Colonel John Camp
bell 10 be surgeon with RANK OF Lieutenant Colonel
Major Bchard H. Alexander 10 be surgeon with rank o
IAeutenanC olonel CAPTAIN Henry L. hci-ldcr{ to be
Surgeon with rank of Major; Fr,t Lieutenant John L
S,rrtrn Adiuiaut. TO De Captain Second Lieutenant
Edward H. fummer TO be First Lieutenant Captain
James Mercer Corps of Engineers 10 be Professor OF
civil and Military Engineering Andrew II. Young To be
Assistant Quarternaster with rank or captain rank
H. Nye to be COmmissary with rank OF Captain Walter
d. McCau to be Assistant surgeon with rank OF fIlst
Lieutenant Lieutenant COlonoi William y. Burns 20 be
Assistant Commissa yGenerl with rank Of Colonel (;
Major George Bel t. be Assistant COmmissary teneral
with rank OF Lieutenant Colonel; Captain j.
IL. Gilman to be COnIlnlssdry Of Subsistence
with rank OF maior Captain Henry Lppiucott to be
surgeon with rank OF major; Major H. H. Enley Ia be
lieaienant-coloAe and Captain William L. Kellogg to be
number of scrgcants In the Signal Service and civil
fans were made second ieutenants.
The President sent the following nominations to the
Senate to day: To be United states Attorneys Lewis
r. stanton tor the District OF Connecticut Charles g.
Waters for the Eastern District Of Arkansas aud KIT
redpc aslns fOr tie District OF Vermont To be United
s5ah1es sh Mnr,lIas Edward C. Wade Tor the Southern
~, 1tdeS ~ Goreo and James Monroe for the Western
District 81 Michigan. 10 he POsmasiers among others
Hugh ~ scranton, at Perry, y. " aud Ellis Hawkins at
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
NORTHERN PACIFIC PEOPLE sANGClNE'
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSBl

CHICAGO, Dec. 1s.-Vicc-President oakes Ol
tho Norfhern Pacific Railroad says that there Is niue
Likelihood OF trains suffering from storms TINS "ihter III
the Transcontlncnta Pool he sad' that ,ne s''n'
.,ioor, mat was made las; year would be satisiac
80, ., MA road The trouble with the Portland ship
rcrs about rate. has been amicaby adjusted Inc puS
ness of this road for the past few months mas no,
s arye ms he could WISH sin II was very good cohl'u
,s,tL ohcr roads He has fear Of any ho'tJ 80
lion on the land grants, this year inc oh.Io M hn',
t,o road was never moro cheering. The country aons
~ route was advancing in wealth ana lIlo, M
Tnrmers can get cents a bushel for wheat Whcn
cayr them a good margin. IL Is also lo ee"t' O''
more than the farmers OF kansas get
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsHINGfON. Thursday. Dec l9. 1894.
CoMMopoRr CnAsDLEh-Ihc Secretary of the Navy
detached Commodore Ralph Chandler from special
niy M The Navy Department ~ president of the Court
of inquiry gaing the alleged frauds In the Bureau
os J,dcine nnd Surgery, and ordered him 10 sine
command ON December 81 of tho Navy Yard New York
TREASURY ArPoINrnENr.-GcorgcN ". Rose. OF New
York was to-day appointed thof OF tho appointment
Division H. Treasury Department.
APPOINTMENT OF Mn. DADr- Secretary McCulloch TO-
dov apponed Michael X Dady 10 he superintendent OF
rcton OF the Court House aud Post Ollce buildng
In Brooklyn with additional compensation ut tho ratio oi
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
PLEURO- PNEUMONIA ABOUT NEW-Y0RK.

NASlINGTON, Dcc. i''-Ii N"''i''i'''
Of Agriculture to-day transmitted 10 the House report
on the suppression OF discIscs among domestic animals
The result OF inspection made shows hat ool c"''o
afflicted with pcuro pneumonia were found III ana
,iout Xev-York City and the District Of Columbia.
Many dairymen n all the large cities whore the disease
EXISTS have become expert in the management of Cattle
As soon AS the first symptoms OF the disease are seen ihc
animals are sent TO the slaughter mouse ne cNn ~
,,,I'r ~ nfeccd cattle cannot be determined. The
report states this disease was taken INTO limos an
Kinney I'm me pas summer from herd In ONO; II
had been carried into Ohio By cattle purchased IN INC
vicinity NJ baltimore.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
:,.,,or who had been explaining W "a

An inspector, who had peem oos ppcataaeas, .aia
snis o ase ss Soy Who happsned Do sanas S%s4
"Now could your father wale 'o.u Why not ~ pccause
sss dead a si was the altogether anlooseaf0r '''''
IAN tho Year Round. .h,s mora
Two gentlemen met og state,s't; at,'a:" ny lPSss %S
Ing 5a'a one " met with little accident assssl
fore last bar broke into my .s pss married
tsass sms around sSt nsst mornus ana made purchases
bsuy Journal
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
PROPERTY OF THE DRIVING CLUB
The Ncw-Yorl< Driving Club held It's tnIie

annual meeting last night at No 55 West Ihirtyn'as.
The president reported that the executive eo"u'sm
had renewed the lease Of Fleetwood PARK Tor wv Tm.
M = 600 "A year. The former rental MJs $500 rhs
tr,asIrer reported baavc0 ot SltsOo 10; ,,taS
last year were $5,s3o -, ihe looSss sso.
cheers were elected President j. D. hires AVA.
uuras.icnt n a Compton; treasurer, n. de Noy;ln'S
secretary c. {. Barnett; executing '1ll' '1llIi,n Sathau
Kilder, John :. smith, WIN. H. ""'
slrnnss nld Charles ". LlMrcncc.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19

tnry OF tho Navy was Illegal and directing the
not to enforce the orders issucd on the subject uhn
definite and final action by Congress on tho rcso'on
On MIR. Hales objection the resolution went over one
day Mr.. Yes. saying he would call 1t mp to-oriom
as tho expedition was under oriers to SAL lro"
VI ON Saturday Mr. sherman called MP ana 'ho @
d, % tbc b,Il appropratng SDoooO 70 erGu,
statue G!te A%ops wyc % Scncase Gnea 9TH the pen
ns 80 yiJows and dependent relatives oi Tr,d
soldiers and sailors and to grant pensions TO mrng tic
Jn,Lsnt soldiers who served three months turns No
r ~ tho Rehcllon The bills were rcicffeu " '
COMMITTEES on Military Aieirs 80 -, r.,,,,on,, In
t., thc House today MT ONcill or fenilsyl.hl ~
irod a hlli for tho relief of the suierors py 'ho os' "
IT. uu'Ivi TOi,od s'afes steamer Ashuelot Referred
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19

nels to Tho Cologne Gazette on the following dav
furnished to the press in general As for Ths In,'
don I'neSs sources of information for obtainin.
the very accurate accounts hitherto given we ars
left In doubt but it has Mt all events by lis e,tar
prise compeled at least partial communicated "a
the proceedings of the Conference to the public r.
general " -
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS ~ BRIEF.

WAsHINGTOH, Dec. lS.-ln the senate to-day
Mr. Uo,r ureseutcd a memorial from the WOman's
Suffrage Associ OF Pemnsyvana, protesting against
the admission OF Dakota the constitniion made by
men alone denying ;he suffrage rights OF women MT
Vest submticd joint resolution declaring that, without
the consent authority Of Congress, the proposed
Nicaragua Surveying Expedition ordered by the sccro
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
LADIES DAY AT XAVIER UNION.
oato,dov ,yas ladIes' day AT the cluh.

Of the Xavier Union, No. 20 West Twcntyseventhst.
The house was thrown open 10 the female friends Of the
members and In the evening musical cntoraninent
was given The entertainment committee was Louis V.
ODonahue, L. B Malone T. :. Tracy, j J.. Mei1ugh aud
Joseph Iary. Among those present were Eugene Kelly,
Henry l.. Hoqnet, Joseph ihoron Judge Joseph II.
Osly, William Lalor aud Henry Amy.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
CONDITION or BUSINESS.
MILLS WHICH ARE TO REOPEN.

NopwIcu. Conn, Dec 1S.-The Uncasville
Manufacturing Company, whose cotton mill has been
closed for more than year, will resume tu WORK on
January with reduced wages ana elShty-hNe "'"'l"'
Icons I'm Waterbury the Scoyil Manufacturing Com
,', l,rass goods, which reduced its wOrkpcople 10
rr3'narers time about two weeks ago. began running
mn tituc again Yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
CHARITABLE FESTIVITIES ArAN ARnoHi,
nromenade concert and hop were giYen 'a's

evening in The list Regiment Arnory ID p's "a
updcr the auspices OF the noncommissoacl ssaI
drum corps OF the regiment The at.enlahsee Of ths
The majority OF the male guests woTe UNI Jersey CITY.
The proceeds will bo given 10 the ian @ ~ rcsment.
Jeuks for several years drum MAJOR oi '"' w.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19

90 pcr day. or $40 in all. Mr.. Dady is required 70 no
another bond in tho sum Of $4,000.
MoRE MoyEY wASTED.-Tne Board OF Mah"gers Vi
tbo various National Homes for disabled yolnntec,r
day ask ed tho House Committee on Approprl-
atoms for nm Increase per cent tho current ap
proprlat!on for next fiscal year
prncu,sr OF suvER-Tho Treasury Department to-
day purchased 325 900 of silver for tho Pha
dcphla and Ncw-Orleans Mints.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
READING AND THE COAL POOL.
-. ,v,ro,,pu ro THE TRTDUNE.i

PuuLADErPHIA, Dec. 1S.-Thc managers OF
the Reading Railroad have posted notice to all coa
companies stating that they will join the coal eoApha
ton next year.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
CLOSING THE COKE OVENS.
rrsn,,vc Dee 1s-The Connellsvillc Coke

PITTsBURG, l'ec. L. hc Noi'"N'''i''' I'M
evndicate this decided to shut down 10 per
cont more OF the ovens. This restriction VIII leave OILY
an NOR cent Of the ovens controlled 10y the pool ~ oprr
,tnu The members the combination assert that Iof
tLc ,urpOse Of breaking NJ the pool ana fcu'g P'lVc
the pis iron men are supporting oulsidc plou"ooi''
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
TRiyslTLlyTIO TRAVELLERS.

The steamer Scythia piou5n' Riltle r.
,cprcr, Yesterday Captain j. H. Bailey l. A. n,'' wr.
H. Clarke. Miss Maria Clarke, George q patcn. Henry
pan.sl , - y - a. g. Hamilton \. C. llaianonn' r shc
born' = l. Peters, Mr. and Mrs l. trViNssr,, rWNs,e
man E r. scott H. j. Tudor ana IL " "N''N
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
IN FAVOR or FREE SILyER COINAGE

CroRGErowN, Col, Dec. 1S.-Thc Clear
Creek County silver Association has issued can l" all
silver producers aud all who favor its free and unlimited
coinage throughout the Uued states aud Iefrltolos,
for convention, to bo held ut Denver Oh January -
1850.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
TIE PRODUCTION OF LEATHER.

CIyClNNATI Dee. lS.--ln the TANNERS 'oh-
ference II was decided to reduce the producionof leather
thirty three and onohr per cent for thirty days De-
Ginning on December -. and that m Executive Com
,ift,r of five he appointed, empowered 10 OideF con
unnute Of tho reduction for another thlIly uHys II
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
TAXING CARE OF DIsiBLED VErLAAsI p;rhn
rho Noy-York Committee of the Veteran h,kns ,'s

Association met last night ut tho fn.n a, ch,Irman
% read reports OF numerous cases IN ,S ia
h bad caused the names OF disabled Veteran IN be psl
hareIy passed the Ciyil service eAaiiina''o-' "
al the head OF the list.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
CLOSING SOUTHERN COAL MINEs.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THh TRIBUNE

ID TI.Tt''TVFTII ~ TT' 'T7''E = =,
CHATTANOOGA, Dec. lS.-Thc MINES OF Soddy
have been vacated About 300 men are thrown out oi
employment.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
COLLISION OF 4 SCHOONER IND STEAMER

BALTIMORE, Dec. 1s.-lhe schooner =. d.
Church. which arrived this morning had collision win
,be urtsh steamer Paan nine miles northeast Of wind
mill Point Tuesday AT IL p. III. The steamer uhu % d%Wo
uiair. cracked aud was otherwise damaged Inc
srhuuncr Ma seriously cut and broken.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
UyAyY DAMAGES AGAINST A CITY

BosTON, Dec. 1s.-ln the suit OF george ue
r,re,t Lord against the city Of Boston, petoning for
,h os.cs.ment of damages for land taken for the West
Ho1bmry Park verdict Sl03 1923 Tor the plaintiff has
been rendered.