The "cat Out Of The Bag."

To show the immense interest wluch tho peoplo are taking in theso Western railway developments, and also how thoroughly capitalists rely upon private savings to accomplish these immense enterprises, 1 nood only to teil you tlï at the o.ause of Mr. Colfax's proposed retiremeat from the office of the Vice-Presidency two years ago was an offer mado to him by Jay Cooke & Co., which he had resolved to accept, giving him $25,000 a rear to locture on the North Pacific road ;hrongh the Uaited Btatée, tendea all ho procoods of tickets for Kis lectures and compensation for bis newspaper writngs paidby publishers. In other worda 10 was to become the groat statesmanadvortiser of this hugo corporation and et tho salary of the President of tho United States, with popularity and gatotuoney thrown in. About the time ho ïad fúlly resolved to take up with this ffor, and had thercforo announced that mder no circunistances would he be a nndidate for re-election, a nervous prosratíon canio upon him, and ho received otification from his physicians that any uch long and fatiguing locturo trips as ie contemplated wojjld be at the risk of lis health and porhaps his life. Ho gave p the tempting offer of Jay Obofee, and ow announces that ho will tarry with s a littlo while longor and givo us tho ight of his smile at the hcad of the Sena te.