Ford's Theater

-The trovernment having reu-tcd ForJ's theater at 1,500 a mouth, will, doubtli-ss, mafte inmediata arrangement foï the selection of oompany whose genius w'Jl aptly represent the tiignity of tho nation etnploying it.. Whether the arraogement enterea iuto bv Secretary S'auton is regarded as a nkional tribute to the theatrical profus-sion, or ons desigued iu some slight degr 'e to relieve ou-i' fiuancial embarras?ments, h iisl bo credited with uriginality in its happy camception. Tbe prolits, of eourse, will bu paid over to öJTftary MoGulicch. Werathcr thiuk it it) tho couuueueumunt of & project to bi-mg all tho theatres in tlie country und'or governnient ïnanagemeat;. We do not remetabor lo Iruvu soen un estímate of tho aggre-gntö profits of these j tuti ons for tho pust. year, but probablj i J-u.lgo Advoe:ite ílolt lias it BMigly stowed uwiiy in hi " biMeau oí military justioo," and cao teil fco-a fraction how inuch icveiiuü may be derivad ÍVom ltt) sou ;ce. - Chicago Ttives. T'iu Uni'ffi Stutes Miliiarj Railro id ' Tftv'.-n of the 5lssííppi liivo ia ujöI . ovüf 200 lO'lOHKtVfS. i