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"sua cfrswaflfthsyo f$r forty y«ars.*^ THS question asr to^whether BftgWm Young is really dead or abducted is be­ ing agitated. His numerous relatives am not greatly exercised over the ques- -*• lion, for they are in lull possession of the property, bat it is not beyond belief , ' that the old man took to the mountains to escape Ann Elisa. U . . ' I , . THH oonduotors on the Denver and Bio Qrande railroad were all discharged the other day for " knocking down" fares, and after investigating the matter they oame to the conclusion that a Mr. ' Duckworth, a detective who had been employed by the railroad company as a sort of irregular baggage master, had informed upon him. So they quietly took Mr. Duckworth into the woods and hung him. He waa out down, however, before he was dead, and sought a health-, ier A WBITBB in the St. Louis Globe, dia- enssing the exorbitant Central and , Union Pacific railroad rates charged the people, suggests three methods of re­ lief : One for Oongress to make and en­ force reasonable rates for freights and , passengers; another for the Govern­ ment to build a competing road and op­ erate it at the lowest possible rates and pay expenses, and the third, for the Government to cut a canal across the isthmus and make it free for the com­ merce of the nation. The writer strong- •Ay prefers the latter of tile proposed methods of relief. 1 •' WHM Joe Sogers, of Buena Vista, Ga., was making sirup he filled a barrel ef the skimmings near the mill. A day , *f two after a drove of/ iiiiriy-nve fine hogs went for the skimmingg and the ' whole crowd got drunk. They out up all manner of didoes, and finally the entire gang lay down and went to sleep. This alarmed Joe a little, and for a while he was in doubt whether to ad­ minister sweet milk or strong coffee or ^send for a doctor. They got over their j«pree after a while and went around for a day or two with red eyes and the headache. --T K- •> . . IT isn't safe to fool with the name of Hazel rigg, particularly if her lips are red and hereyes are bright. An old widower by the name of Newman, at Peru, Ind., triad it not long ago. He bagged her one night and "sipped the nectar from her ripe red lips "--then 'he quit and went home. The Hazelrigg girl asked him why he didn't come and , do it some more, and, as he couldn't give a satisfactory answer, she gave him his ehoicejbetween i wedding am b*each-of- promise suit. He concluded he'd as $oon give the money to the girl as to the lawyers, and will probably coippypniMe, THB recent suicide of one Frank Arm­ strong in San Francisco brought to a sad end a career which was not nnlike that of Bob Brierly in " The Ticket-of- Leave Man." Armstrong is said to have been a man of many good qualities, but one misstep taken when under the influence of liquor wrecked his lief. About four years ago, when intoxicated, he walked into a Portland, (Ore.,) hotel, picked up an overeoat, and started out of the door with it. He was arrested r > tried, and sentenced to one year's im­ prisonment. After his- release, he ob­ tained work in Various place* in San Francisco and endeavored to keep his past history from his .employers. Every ex-convict tyho knew that he was receiv­ ing a regular salary sought him out and demanded money of him on the threat of exposure, and Armstrong, rather than have his disgrace made public, foolishly paid of his small earnings the larger part to the scalawags who blackmailed him mercilessly. This thing went on until he lost heart and took to drink, and, after a protracted, spree, be swal­ lowed enough laudanum to forever quiej him.. Beside the empty vial was found a piece of paper on which the man had written the words : " Will you forgive and forget now ? " oovaib$rrK& at the Kentucky Legis­ lature is now making a tour of the vari aus convict camps for the purpose of in­ vestigating the charges that prisoners are treated in a barbarous manner by their keepers. From the testimony thus jfar takhn it js evidentthft the acoosa- jtfiftns {rill b| ittstaulBd atfft thai the re­ port will recommend the abolition of the hiring-ont system. The tales of inhu­ manity related, by citizens of Eastern Kenajcft, wtoee tmly motive is to break up a fntomce %hifeh would put a Bashi- Bazouk to shame, are horrible beyond measure. In one camp where there were upiginaUy fifty <x>Bvict8» only twelve or J^Ttee^ styrlivdfa ttib criaeltifs of their keepers. The miserable wretches were compelled to live like brutes, were poor­ ly fed and half clothed, and when sick or disabledweregiven the alternative of work or death. In not a few inst&dkes the pris­ oners, weary of the unending round of torment, deliberately chose the latter, and had the life beaten out of them with pickaxes, shovels or crowbars in the hands of their keepers. When death had mercifully relieved them of their suffer­ ing, their bodies were dumped into the first convenient hole and covered with a cartful of earth. In one case, where the oonvicts were working in a tunnel, the supports became loosened, and, the dan- gar of a cave-in being imminent, the at­ tention of the superintendent was called to the matter. His only reply was a leveled revolver, with which he threat­ ened any man who refused to enter the very jaws of death. In the course of a few hours the tunnel caved in, and eight or ten of the laborers were killed or in- juMd. Wherever the committee has beett it has found only sickening evi­ dences of cruelty and death. The lash, the thumb-screw, and the thousand and one methods of inflicting pain devised by monsters in all ages have in nearly every ease been but the forerunners of Violence which at last has ended the life of the victim. Any actiou by the Legis­ lature which does not include the pun­ ishment of the creatures responsible for these villainies will be wofuily inade­ quate and a disgrace to the people in whose midst they have been perpeu-at ed. CvHrPimi have been the subject of adjudication in the Hammersmith Police Court, and a London paper de­ tails the controversy with proper solem­ nity. The defendant was summoned for failure to send his daughter, 8 years old, to the appointed school. Th$ fath­ er declared that his child " was refused 'education** on Tuesday, though on Mon­ day the fee was paid, because she had three pieces of curl-paper in her hair. A representative of the School Board made a statement, from which it ap­ pears that the schoolmistress objected ' •Iso suggestive to the business men who to tbe presetDoe ol the chad -.U, thi. ' a boy " takes "to a business life ; as in anv other science, he should be instruc 'ed, and his instructor should be his employer, eaght to exclude a child, twisted paper in the hair should net be reekqpe<| an obstacle to educa­ tion. Tile iivwtigatkxi wae closed by imposing a fine of 5 shillings, with the alternative of imprisonment for three days--twenty-four hours for each ecorl- P»iT i A Hfii £s*fas*&g Makes %«ieo«- jtndiag. The first play of Vumse ever pre­ sented at the Theatre Francair waa called "Ghriatine," which had ior its euimmating point o! interest the murder of MonakUaoni by Queen Christina. At the first reading of the piece, Dumas waa ,aaked to read two scenes twice. Thefc at the end, Firmin, the successor of Talma, said to Dumaa that the com­ mittee was greatly embarrassed "Why so?" asked the author. "Because the committee cannot deoide whether the piece is clasaieon romantic, air." " $hat matters not, so long as it la a good play." "Well, air, the truth of the matter is, that the committee cpnnot tdl that, either." It was then agreed tl^t Dumaq should Jo with Firmin to visit a certain M. 'icard, an old critic whose judgment was supposed to be infallible. ' Picard took a pinch of snuff and the manu­ script, and told his visitors to call again in a week. At the time appointed the actor and the author presented them­ selves before the critic. "Ah," said the judge, "I expected yen." ' "Well," said Firmin. "Well," repeated Dumaa. (j "Have you any,means of jiviag >aj»art *irmn literature?" asked the mighty critic, as he took a pinch of snuff. "I have, sir, a position under the Due d'Orleans which brings me in l,500f. a year," was the reply. "Then go back to your poet,"" said Picard, handing him the manusoript, "you will never do for literary work." This to a man who, although he lived lor sixty-eight years, never began writ­ ing until between twenty and thirty, and who, in the course of his life, pro­ duced rather more than - throe hundred romances and eighty dramas, besides ephemeral articles. I know perfectly well that it has been charged, time and time again, that no man could have writ­ ten every word which appeared with Dumas' name attached to it; and, in answer, I will simply quote from Thack­ eray's "Roundabout Papers: "They say that all the works bearing Dumas' name are not written by him. Well, does not the chief cook have aides under him? rid not Rubens' pupils Eiint on his canvasses? Had not awrence assistance for* his back­ ground?" Teach Them Integrity. Business men say that it is hard to, find boys who can be trusted with the' handling of money. They can not with­ stand the temptations, and, nowadays, owing to the various causes, temptations are stronger than formerly. Nine-tenths of the office and errand boys of to-day are holding positions of trust made so by necessities of business, and they are the children, for the most part, of men whose stations in life have not shown them the principles of business integrity. The boys themselves, unused to the luxury of sending money, charmed by itd fascinations, induced by older com­ panions sometimes, are led to petty thieving. The desire to spend is natural enough, but few boys are philosophical enough, either by nature or training, to withstand the temptation of availing themselves of the opportunities to stew tin all sums. Their home training has not made them strong and honest. Thh existence of this evil is suggestive to parents who expect their children to enter the lowest place of mercantile life; it in suggestive to parents who are lavish «f their money with their boys, and it is also suggestive to the business men who FACTS rat TK cnim THB finger rings worn in tjhe United States are valued at §58.000,000 by an expert. - . „ »• , 4i, ± Is China a lady's distorted foot, which naked looks something like a hoof, is called a " golden lily." THB ancient Chinese used hydropathy as a cure for certain diseases, Qjthefa chronic rheumatism, . -THB quantity bf heat eiftitted by tits sun is enough to melt a shell of ice ten inches thick over the whole surface of the sun every second of time; this is equivalent to the oonaamption of a layer of the best anthlaoite ooal near four inches thick eve# single seoond. BXKLTN has a bookseller who can neither read nor write. He is well re­ spected, and sells good books, many of them scientific, and the best literature of the day. He has an dxceDent memory and a large trade. Some ol the charac­ ters whicn he ha® devise4 for memoran­ da are said to be curious enough! It is the shape and size qt bockrf thatvre his chief guides, and he has seldom lost known to make a serious mistake. ONB of the hardest woods in ex* istence is that <*Tthe irdKWObd tree, which grow* in <thi» <bf vtasjwSu along the line of the Southern Pacifio rtilway. Its spec fie gravity is nearly the same as that of lignum vit®, and it has a black heart so hard, when well seasoned, that it will turn the edge of an ax, and can scarcely be cut by a Well- tempered saw. In burning it give* out an intense heat, and charcoal made from it is of unequaied quality. HEKB are some curious facts about the Bible. The book may be divided aa fol­ lows : Book*t».. jL«i. I » as Til V . 66 Chapters M* •*' S3,214 7,969 81,178 S2"i,*39 1X1.35* 773,632 2,7J8,100 !«8,38« a,MW,4H0 The middle chapter and least in the Bi­ ble is Psalm cxvii. The middle verse is the 8th of Psalm cxviii. The middle line is in IL Chronicles iv. 16. The word "and" occurs in the Old Testa­ ment 35,543 times, and in the New 10,- 684. The word "Jehovah" occurs in the Old Testament 6,855 times. Hie middle chapter of thke Old Testament is Job xxix. The middle bo >k of the Old Testament is Pioverbs. The least verse is L Chronicles i. 25. The 21st verse of the 7th chapter of Ezra has all the let­ ters of the alphabet in it. The 19th chapter of IL Kings and the 27th of Isaiah are alike. The middle book of the New Testament is IL Thessfdonians. The middle chapter is between 13th and •14th of Romans. The least verse is in the llth chapter of St. John, 35th verse. The word " paradise " occurs three in the New Testament, THB Rev. F. O. Morris tells of a re- mar liable friendship that existed on a farm near Leipsic between a cat and a chicken. The four-footed companion of the bird waa almost constantly with her favorite, and guarded it from every dan* ger. When the chicken grew up the cat still remained on friendly terms with it; and when the poultry vferb summoned for-feeding, puss always attended and would not permit any of the fowls to ap­ proach till her favorite hen had first satisfied her appetite, after which they were allowed to feed unmolested. Bish­ op Stanley mentions a case of a poor little kitten whose mother had been killed, taking up its abode with some fowls and their young, and becoming so friendly with them that sometimes it might be seen playfully catching at their feet, as if about to l)ite them, while they playfully pecked at their singular companion in return. Sometimes the kitten would hide behind a bush or shrub, and then, unexpectedly springing into the midst of them, without their displaying any fear, would purr and rub against their sides. One particular hen, however, was the kitten's especial favor­ ite, and every day she would accompany it to its nest, and lie down outside to wait for its leappearance. burden, as he looked at iVf xolaiming: "BJ jabers, he told me it was his leg 1" What Does English fiojiltj Cost! Prior to the .present sovereign the English kinga Mid queens since the rev­ olution of 1688 received the whole reve­ nues, and it became their duty to bear all the expenses ot government. The sum thus allotted to G orge L amounted to$5;000,000. This sum was, However, gfadftally^decreaied, and the various disbursements undertaken by Parlia­ ment. There were, however, a number of sources of revenae, not founded on taxation, but arising chiefly from the Crown lands, which had oome to be re­ garded as the hereditary property of the occupant of the throne. At the commencement of the present reign Queen Victoria surrendered to Par­ liament theNrhole of these funds, receiv­ ing in lien thereof a fixed annual allow- anee of (1,92&,000 "for the support of Bet «Uje>ty^s household and of the honor and dignity of the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland." This list ia apportioned as follows: To tb«royal privy pm 9806,000 S&iariwiof the hooMhold.......... 666.800 Expenses of the palaces............. BBS,500 Royalty uounty • • • • 66.000 Unappropriated 40,200 presenoe adorning in her hair, lest the other chil­ dren should be impelled to come to school " dressed in finery." The man­ agers debated the question, and decided that curl-papers ought not to be worn by children thirsting for knowledge. A number of letters were written on the eubject. . In the course of the examina­ tion it was aifeued that, while measles or should be qualified to instruct. The elements of business, and not the least among them is integrity, should be taught him, and taught him thorougly, at home.--N. Y. Preu. EIOHTY-NIXB Jews belong to the Lon­ don Stock Exchange. Practical Husband Hunting. It is related of a Connecticut woman," whose husband died a short time ago, that instead of lounging and languish­ ing about until some one asked her to marry again, she plainly announced that she wanted* a new husband, and sh<j named the price that she was ready to pay for a satisfactory article. Of course there were plenty of applicants, and at least one of them met the widow's views, for there was a wedding that very day. There is nothing romantic about this sort of match-making, but, ou the other hand, there is no nonsense about it. In­ stead of listening to a story so tender and ardent that she could not have the heart to question the suitor's fitness for the place to which he aspired, the widow adopted a method that enabled her to talk sense before marriage, aud learn what promise there would be of a senti­ ment afterward. She did not consumf a number of the !>est years of her life in wishing that one or another man would propose, but she ascertained, like a sen­ sible woman, who was really in the mar­ ket, and made 4 her choice from those that were available. Sentimentalists may sneeringly Bay that the ntan mjifricd for money, but will they mention any other man who failed to do likewise when ho had a chance ? The widow.and her new husband begun life with a dis­ tinct understanding and without having had any lovers'quarrels : let seitimeiital eouples show a better beginning if l|hey can.--New York Herald. it A Hint on Household Management. Have you ever noticed what a dis­ like servants have to anything cl|»ap? They hate saving their master's mckey. I tried this experiment with great- suc­ cess the other day. Finding we con­ sumed a vast deal of soap, I sat down in my thinking chair, and took the soap question into consideration, and I found reason to suspect we were using a very expensive article, where a much cheaper one would serve the purpose better. I ordered half a dozen pounds of both sorts, but took the precaution to change the papers, on which the prices were marked, before" giving them into the hands of Betty. " Well, Betty, which soap do vou find washes the best ? . " Oh, dease, sir, the dearest, Jh the blue paper; it makes the lather a# well again as the other." h " Well, Betty, you shall ha^> it, then;" and thus the unsuspecting Betty saved me some pounds a yeatv and washed the clothes better.--Rev. Sidney Smith. •> I i • I j 1 ' Misinformed. Two Irishmen, fighting side by side, agreed that the one who was first wounded should be at once carried off by his comrade. Soon one poor fellow cried out that he was shot in the leg, when the other im­ mediately took him upon his back, and was carrying him across an open plain, when a chain shot passed swiftly along and took off the head of the wounded man without the bearer knowing any­ thing about it. An officer riding by called out, " Why, where are you go­ ing with that headless body 09 your bmdk V Upon this, Pat laid down his „ I £ • tl.KQ.000 ft U tft Bte observed that of this •mount only the first item eomes into the Queen's own hands; the rest the Lords of the Treasury apply in paying salaries of the household and the ex­ penses of the various palaces; also the salaries of the rangers of the royal parks and other items. There are upwards of one thousand persons maintained out of the civil list. Many of the offices are complete sinecures, their raisoti d'etre having long since expired, and are only kept up as a warm place for some one. In addition to the sums stated the Queen receives the revenues of the Duchy of Lancaster, amounting to about £220,000. , We may take it thai the amount which the sovereign really has to spend amounts to about half a million of dollars. It has always been the usage ol the English Parliament to provide for the children of the reigning sovereign. Un­ der the present reign this demand upon the national purse has been unusually heavy. The Prinoe of Wales, by 26 Viet., eh. I, has an annuity of #200,000. Besides this he receives the revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall, amounting to about £300,000 ; so that his income may be taken at about $500,000. The Princess of Wales reoe;ves an annuity of $50,000, to be increased to $80,000 in the event of her being left a widow. The other children and near relations of the Queen are provided fpr as follows : The Duke of Edinburg. $125,000; the Duke of Connaught, $125,000 ; the Prince Leo­ pold, $40,000 ; Princess Frederic Wil- helm, of Prussia, $40,000; Princess Christian, §3U,0iK); Princess Louise, $5)0,000; Grand Duchess of Mecklen­ burg, $15,000; Prinoess Teck, $25,000; Duke of Cambridge, $60,000; making in ail a total which the consolidated fund has to bear of $780,000. Adding to this the sums already detailed we have a sum of $3,225,000 aa the oost of royalty in .England, THB ENGLISH MHOSTBY. Having disposed of the Queen and the royal family, we next come to the Min­ isters of State. Their salaries are as follows: Firxt Lord of the Treasury (Mr. Glad­ stone) '. •.... 925.000 Chancellor of the Exchequer.*........ 36,000 Mr. .QlsdstOMe fills botiuiit . . offloeo at present thin salary lWt drawn). Lord President of the GouuoiL...... 10,000 Lord Privy 8»*1 10,000 Secretary of the Home Department (Sir William Haroourt) 35,000 Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Lonl Grpuv'iile) 25,000 Secretary of the Colouiss (Earl Kim- '"••riy) 25.000 Secretary of War (Hugh Childerx)... 25,000 Stx>rt<tary of India (Marquia of Hart- iogtou) 25,000 Firxt Lord of the Admiralty (Lord North brook).. 25 500 Chief Seen tary for Ireland (Mr. Forster) 22,000 Pontmastcr-fteueritl (Mr. FaWcntt)... 12,500 President, of th« Board of Trade (Mr. Chamberlain) 10,000 President of the Poor Law Board (Sir John Dodaon) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lincas- ter (Mr. Ikight) 10,000 Vice President Committee of Educa­ tion VT.. 10,000 9292,000 It will be observed that in the forego­ ing list we have omitted one very im­ portant officer, the Lord Chancellor ; but inasmuch as he represents the head of the Court of Chancery, and that his du­ ties are judicial, his salary ia omitted from the calculation. THE HOI SE OF IiOBMl The Lord Cbanoellor 11 Speaker re­ wire* $20,000 Chairman of Committee* * 1&600 tti* Coniiael 7,500 Aud other Malaria*.'. 176,720 •216,720 This total includes lighting, heating, warming, and other expenses. THK HOUSE OF O&UfOXS. Th« Speaker (Mr. Brand) $25,000 Hi* coiinxel 8,000 Sir I. EtHkiite May (the great author­ ity on Parliamentary law). 10,000 Ser«eant-*r-Arma (who armted Mr. Bra/llaugli) 0,000 And other »»Urica.and ax peases,.... 226,555 - #276,555 In addition to these srms there are in the building account aiiounts charged to the account of the Westminster Pal­ ace ; but as these are uotannoal amounts we have omitted them. A summary of the foregoing figures gives ns: Cost of the royal family. •3,32.1,000 Com. of the Miuintry t"........ 292,000 Cost of the House of Lorda.,216,720 Cost of the Hons* of ComuMis 27t,55S •4,010,"275 So that, taking the population of Eng­ land at 32,000,000. thef pay about 12: cents per annum (sixpence 1 or tiling in English currency) for tie royal family, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Perfectly Frank in aPrlendlj Way. [Boston Pott.] A West End husband and wife agreed to sit down and have a «uiet chat. Each agreed that people were blind to their own faults, so they made an agreement that each would be perfectly frank and in a friendly way tell toe other his or her faults, so that they eould help eich other to correct those faults, and ap­ proach perfection.- It *as their duty to help each other to attaii thai state. So thev began, and in less than ten minutes the" neighbors began to take aa interest in the transaction, and itood around and cheered to see the husbind ©ome flying down the front steps, aatless, with his eoat torn, his hair dishevelled, and he making desperate effort* to keep out of the way of a pairof toujs in his wife's hands. It always worki just that way. -r : THIKTY Bostonians hare mitten essays which are sealed up il a box for 100 years. This would be^a good acfasaae for spring poets. •&:***£•* OBSTRCCElOfl IH C099RE88. a« TM» «| Trick* Agate. < The course of public legislation in the American Congress, under the present conditions, says the Chicago Ti'ibzme, may be obstructed as effectively as In the British Parliament, where the ab­ sence of the cloture has occasioned so much embarrassment. There is no "previous question" in the United States Senate; any motion of the same effect which is made in that body is re­ sisted aa a dangerous encroachment upon the rights as well as the oourtesy of the Senate. • There is no means to close debate in the Senate except by unanimous consent or agreement, and a vote on any subject in hand cannot be foroed aa long as the resisting faction has the ability to talk about it It is popularly supposed that an obstructive spirit oan be controlled in the House by the operation of the 's previous ques­ tion;," bat experience hasshpwn that the latitude of dilatory motions is large enough to serve a minority in its ex­ tremity, and the character of existing ruler, practically shuts out from con­ sideration all public measures to which there is any material opposition, with the single exception ot the appropriate tion or supply bills. These rules were adopted by the Democrats when they were in power, and were devised by ex- .Speaker Randall. Randall's purpose seems to have been to prevent the Dem­ ocratic majority from passing laws which would damage party interests before the people; evidently he had no oon- fidenoe in the wisdom of his party's representatives. The peculiar feature of the House rules, as they were framed under Ran­ dall's direction, is the calendar system. Three calendars are provided, to whioh all measures reported by committees are referred. One is the calendar of " the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union," to which appropri­ ation bills are referred as they are re? Sorted by the committees. This calen-ar lias the right of way, so to speak; and there is no objection to that. But the two other calendars are simply burr- ing-gronuds for public legislation. One is known as the House calendar, to whioh bills of a public character, not raising revenue, are referred; the other is the calendar of " the Committee of the Whole House," to which other bills favorably reported by committees are assigned, It is readily understood that the various aommittees first agree upon manor matters about which there is no great difference of opinion, and upon bills of a private or local nature, upon which favorable reports are secured by trading or "log-rolling." These, then, are the bills whioh urA reported first, and, when placed on the various calen­ dars, they take precedence of the meas­ ures of greater importance which are not reported and placed on the calendars till later in the session. Once upon the Kills am fftlrftft . in fhn pnfa. tion reported, and in order to reach any measure of vital importance which may be near the bottom of the list it is neces­ sary under the rules to dispose of all which precede it, or obtain a majority vote to jump over and take up a certain bill M a speoial order. The calendars of the House are .crowded this session not only with new projects of legislation, but with a mass of untinishe i business left over from the last Congress, which accomplished prac­ tically nothing in the way of imtioial lawmaking. The Republican majority of the Com­ mittee on Rules has devised a remedy to* this state of things which should commend itself to the public-spirited men of both parties ; but the Democrats in Congress have determined to resist its adoption by oil the resources of fili­ bustering. The Republicans propose that there shall be a morning hour for the transaction of public business, and that this hour cannot be dispensed with except by a two-t.iirds vote. It is de­ signed that each committee, in its regu­ lar order, shall have the right during this hour to bring before the House any measure it may see lit to take up, with­ out regarcl to its position on the calen­ dar, and whether it has been previously reported or not. The hour is to extend at least sixty minutes every day, and may be prolonged when there is no ob­ jection. The effect of this rule would be to afford a hearing to public meas­ ures which are now shut off by the rule of precedence in time alone. Thus in their turn the Ways and Means Com' people of Kentucky were American citi­ zens, and were not to be paid for as chattels by the Government. But these Kentucky Unionists now see that they have been biting off their noses to spite their faces, and that it is the height of folly and stupidity to continue any longer turning the Bourbon grindstone. One of them in a letter from Louisville states their grievances. In regard to the prospects of the revolt succeeding, the writer says: " The Union Democratic strength in the State is conceded to be about 40,000 votes, and Gov. Jacob is certain to take this number from the ranks of the Bour­ bons. The Republicans of Kentucky are almost a unit in favoring an indorse­ ment of the new departure, as, the office not being a political one, no sacrifice of principle as involved, and a golden op­ portunity is aftordod to rid the State of the Bour!>on incubus. President Arthur has intimated that the coalition will re­ ceive the cordial support of the admin­ istration, and if it is effected victory is oertain. The total vote polled at the Presidential election in 1880 wan 264,047, of which 147,999 were Democratic, 104,550 Republican and 11,498 Green­ back. The majority of the latter will support the new party, and the vote may safely be estimated as follows: Heniy, ('onfederate Demoorat, 110,000; Jacob, Reform, 150,000." ULiyOlS RAILROADS. ElavMtk Annnal Report of the RKU- wad Mid W arehoiuc ConraUMlesi The eleventh annual report of the Illinois Railroad and Warehouse Com­ mission for the year ending June 30, 1881, has been printed at Springfield, and is now being circulated. The re­ port starts off by saying that reports nave been received from all companies operating railroads in the State at any time between June 30, 1880, and June 30, 1881. These reports are fifty-four in number, being eight mote than last year. Giving a list of the roads, the state­ ment is made that six roads have, during the time covered by this report, been merged into the Wabash system, and, are now bung operated by that corpor­ ation. The aggregate length of the main line and branches amounts, in even num­ bers, to 24,387 miles, and in Illinois 8,241 miles, being an increase for the year for the whole line of 5,156 miles, and in Illinois the increase is 324 miles. During the year 125,807 men were em­ ployed, and drew salaries amounting to 866,546,056.58. Of these men 48,673 are employed in Illinois, and are citizens of the State, and during the vear were paid by the railroad companies an ag­ gregate annual salary of $24,731,658.16. ACCIDENTS. The reports for the year show that within the State of Illinois 337 persons were killed and 688 were injured by ac­ cidents on the several roads. When it is considered what a large number of pas­ sengers are annually carried the number of accidents reported is remarkably Bmsll. For instance, the total number of passengers carried within the State by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy during the year was 1,648,709. Of this vast number four were killed and ten in­ jured. The Chicago and Northwestern carried 2,793.487 persons, of which num­ ber one was killed and six injured. The Illinois Central carried 3,267,729 per­ sons, of which number one was killed and two injured. The Chicago and Al­ ton carried on its whole line 1,348,345 passengers, of which number two were killed and five injured. 5 CAPITAL STOCK. Sixty railroad corporations within the State, including leased lines, report cap­ ital stock amounting in the aggregate to $504,989,009.89. The total funded debt of all the roads reporting is §515,735,- 206, and -the aggregate of stocks, bonds and floating debt $1,014,725,064, against $759,320,465 in 1880, but the report thia year includes sixty roads, while tliqt of 1880 only included forty-three. The construction accouut shows the average cost per mile of the roads reporting to he ZABxntes Fifty-two organizations, two more than last year, report a total of gross earnings from all sources for 1881 of $176,07B,250.13. Of this amount $43,- 010,829.14 -was from passengers, $125,- 351,099.87 from freights, and $7,711,- 330.02 from other sources. The totnl income in 1880 was $140,949,675.63. In comparing the figures oi earnings for the two years, it is proper to state that many lesser companies have reported this year for the first time, and other mittee could bring up the Tariff Com- ; compiiniefl have induded large interests mission bill, the Judiciary Committee' ~ * *" ~ its bill regulating special legislation, the Foreign Affairs Committee the Ge­ neva Award bill, and so ou ; and the House might become an efficient engine of legislation instead of a cabal of in­ trigue. ' The Democrats, in deciding to oppose the new rule, pretend that their oppo­ sition is due to the danger it threatens to the rights of the minority. This is a mere sham. The minority has all the rights it had before, exoept that it may not prevent the consideration of public legislation. The same freedom is allowed as now in the discussion of any meas­ ure that may be taken up under the pro­ posed rule, and those who are in the op­ position may then as now employ all the • tilatory motions recognized by the rules for the purpose of postponing or defeat­ ing by obstruction the final passage of any bill thus brought before the House. The real fact seems to be that the Demo­ crats had not sufficient confidence in themselves when they were in power to framt new legislation ol a public charac­ ter, and are not now willing that the Re­ publicans should take that responsibil­ ity. They fear that Republican meas­ ures will prov/e to be {>opular just as they feared that Democratic measures would have proved to be unpopular, and they prefer to go before the people next fall and denounce the present Congress as a " Do-nothing Congress," just as the previous Congress, controlled by them­ selves, was condemned. This is a dog- in-tlie-manger policy which will not be to the advantage of the Democratic partylif% shall be persisted in by the Democratic Representatives in Con­ gress. The Democratic Revelt in Kentucky. The revolt of the Kentucky Uniou Democrats against the rebel Bourbons is taking on healthy proportions. The Bourbons are trying to belittle the move­ ment, and their organ, the Louisville Cburier-JourntU, to cough it down. "Go to thunder with your old ark; it won't be much of a shower anyway," say they all in chorus. But it is a revolt of 40,- 000 Unionists, who left the Union party never before reported to this commis­ sion. For instance, the Louisville and Nashville reports its entire system this year for the first time ; also, the North­ western system reports over 1,100 miles more this year than last. These lines were previously owned and operated by that company as proprietary lines. They are now made a part of the Northwestern system and reported as such. There are other similar oases, but of less im­ portance. The increased earnings, as shown by the reports for each year, over the fig­ ures of the previous year, are due in some degree to the improvement in uni­ formity and completeness which annu­ ally marks these reports/ Following are the comparative figures for four years: Oross earnings for 1878. $105,601,706 OroM earnings for 1879 109,8?7,ttAl Gross earnings for 1880 140,949,675 Qroas earnings for 1881 176,073,830 XABMXGS IN ILLINOIS. The gross earnings from Illinois busi­ ness for the last three years are shown as follows: Earning' for 1879 Karnlncrt) for 1880 4s,«61,rJl Earnings for 1881 4l,492.M> From the figures given above for 1881, the Northwestern system, the Micnigan Central, the Ohio and Mississippi, the Wabash system, and the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago are omitted, and hence the income table for Illinois is unsatisfactory, owing to the fact that several roads tail to divide the earnings so as to show the income from Illinois business. FREIGHT TRAFFIC. The total number of tons of freight carried on the roads for 1881, whole line, was 67,548,573; in Illinois, 30,452,579. In 1880 the total freight tonnage was, for the whole line, 53,837,586 tons, and in Illinois, 23,298,544 tons, being an in crease for 1S81 of 25 per cent, on the whole line and 30 per cent, on the busi ness done in Illinois over the figures lor 1880. OPERATING KXPKXSK8 AND TAXV8. 1880. ltjML Opanting ex- pernios Taxea. A v e r a g e o p - rratlt-K ex­ pense* per mile *62,939.0*2 8,292,400 3.81' 177,003,788 2.509 $10e,T7«\190 3.W.7 joined the Confederates in a fit of anger at the Northern Republicans because of their refusal to pay for the emancipated slaves of Kentucky. , The Republicans ; rates the report says held to the position that there was no > Some discussion arose aa to the proper property in men, and that the ooloMd basis npon which to fix a rate for the 1 REVISION OF THK SCHBDULES. ] This matter is discussed and presented ! at length. On the subject of passenger transportation of passengers, the rate itaalf should b* Vtf>wl m- peatug the arguments or the vario-- plans discussed, it was finally deter­ mined to adopt the lowest rate bfHTfrS fore prescribed for the first-oiass roads 3 cents per mile--and to make it o^k form over all the roads in the State. It is believed that no good reason exists * why a passenger should pav more <pp mile for traveling on one branoh of road than he should for traveling on an> other branch or the main line of the same road, all being under the HUM control and operated by the same cqc-, poration. Another new feature is presented, hi* the adoption of the five-mile tnrit of dis tance, instead of the ohe-mtle unit, as in the old schedules. The new foals simplifies the work, and avoids small fractions of cents in making the compu­ tations. It possesses the s^iKtinnal ad­ vantage of costing much leas few print­ ing and publication. • SHORT HAULS, .1"*'•• Under this head this statement ̂ found: ' ^ For short distances, usually from fiv# to forty miles, the new rates on son* articles are a slight advance over £ old schedules, but a decided rednctioa* from the charging rates of the roads:/ It is a well-established law governing transportation by railroads that the actual cost of the service to the road Is much greater proportionally for shatt hauls than for long hauls. While thft* Commissioners did not ree<ignize tfcft rule governing short hauls and lone, hauls to the extent claimed and strongly urged by many railroad managers, neither did they think it wholly disregard it . STECJLAl. BAIS& f t In regard thereto the Commissioner say: It is said that, if thfe' roads adopt revised schedules they will be oorapellbft to withdraw all speoial rates heretofcr# granted to large shippers and other |f»» vorites on the lines of the respectit® roads. If the adoption of the schedules should have the effect to abolish specMI rates and prevent unjust discrimination- between shippers and the patrons of the roads, certainly the work-of the commis­ sion will not be without good results. Of all the evils charged to railroad intfb- agement the practice of giving special rates to a favored few, and of diacrimiSM ating in favor of one shipper and another, is the most pernicious. TbyuA practice is prohibited by law, and the commission is charged with the enforce­ ment of the law. '* If special rates and discriminating are abandoned, and All men are charged the same rate for the same service, rates will become steady, uniform and fair 0 every one. Railroads must depend for their prosperity upon the men who cre­ ate business, and this creation of busi­ ness can beet be encon raged by rates which shall be uniformly steady for long periods of time, and whioh shall o« changed only upon fair and proper notice. If this policy be adopted, no doubt is felt that the tend will I t* *bJ# to earn a fair revenue in a legitimate way, and the great railroad interests .q| the olaU: will be lutiiured miu proswMffc rather than crippled or embarrassed. _ mm RiMi Sawlw ef «He - i^walrtwswrS'*- ' (MTcrasfi* PmBaiaHts • - •»» - The following is the'proclamation ef Gov, Cullom, convening the Illinois Legislature in extra session : I, Shelby M. Cullom, Goveraor ef the Stats of illinoU, do hereby convene the Qepenl M- nembly at Springfield, ou Thursday, the 34 day of Marco, 1882, at 12 u., lor the foliuwibC purposes : 1. To apportion the State into Senatoi'ial $s- tricts. * 2. To apportion tbe State iuto Cou(:re*f.ioqsl districts* and provide tor the eleotion of Repri- acntativex therein. 9. To provide for BubtniUjn<t to a vote of iba people at tiie next geueral'electiou of the propo­ sition for the tranHfcr of the Illinois and Mitk- igan canal to tbe Uuitad State*. * 4. To provide for the appointment of a oaa»- mittee to report to the next General AfUtemafr a revision cf tho law in relation to «ommeroisl jnrisi rudeuee. 5. To appropriate onc-JUsif of the interest of the college and seminary fund for the ordiuaijr exnenae* of the State Normal University. | 6. To make an appropriation for tbe #x- t penses of the special Hussion of the Oeucmt Assembly. * * In testimony wfeetaof, etc. S, M. CCVU»M . By the Governor. - • HH.NBY D. DMMKMT,Secretary of StataL ' ' 4 t -J. 'i • ' V. The Great Prises In Wait'**. [B. H. Ttmntoa.y ' I have sometimes said that the world is waiting for the appearance of these great inventors, yet unknown, for wh<ym it has in storo honors tuid emoluments far exceeding all ever yet accorded lo any one of their predecessors. The first is the man who is to show how, by tits consumption of ooal, we may directly produce electricity, and thus evade the now inevitable and enormous loss tiist comes of the utilization of energy in sll heat engines driven by substances <if variable volume. Our electrical en­ gineers have tiiis great step still to taJjB, end are apparently not likely soon 40 gain the prize that wiU reward some genius yet to be born. The second bf a- these greatest of inventors is he who will teach us the source of the beautiful, soit- beaming light of the fire-fly and the , glow-worm, and will show us how .to v, produce this singular illuminant, and to ^ ,J apply it with success practically and * - commercially. This wonderful light free from heat and consequent loss lot energy, is nature's substitute fos the ! crude* and extravagantly wasteful lights of which we have, through so many . | Tears, been foolishly boasting. This -*> dynamo-electrical engineer has neatly -Is solved that problem. The third geiittis "r^| is the man Krho is to futtNtDarwiu'a pi*-, ^ , phecy, closing the stanza: . e ;v3. • ^ "Soon shall thy arm, «ncon<|itai«4 at^pm,afaf^ V Drag the slow barjpe, or drive the rapid car, J Or, on wide-waving wing expanded bear The flying chariot throogh the fields of air:" - This quotation may excite a smile ten- day, but when first published, ju&t lpO years ago, the last liue must hav« seemed hardly more extravagant thau the first. And it is to-day true that we are getti^ on, that even in the science of aerouan- tics progress, although slojr, is still to be observed year by year, and there Is DO department of engineering in which . the art of the mechanic has opportunity lor greater achievement. '* \ . ... . k . ' A MADISON clergyman proposes to J•» certain "Where are the reapers." He has sent to each member of his church a card on which is printed the request; " Please specify what particular depart* ment of Chris tain WOTK yon are willing to engage in." Under this is a blanjlt which the church members are to fill ^ Kentucky Statesmen Hot iRsffcetfe. " £ Oil his w^y from the Governor's ban­ quet one of the members fn>m the moimr- tains was asked how he liked the wenn. He replied thut he didu t see auy of il on the table, and shouldn't have eaten it if lie had.--Frankfort heilt f itt ImuLs iUt Cnnrirr-Jou ttiuK V v "OH. MAMMA !" exclaimed a hrigt* '?*' little K»v, •* there goes au editor.** " Hush, my child," said the kind-hearted K lady, "hush. iM may rom. K . »JV