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A M A X O N B A N K M ^ f l ' K K .
H e w t h e B c o k a W e r e M a n a g e d — I n t e r -e e t l
n » F a c t s F r o u g h t C u t B e f o r e
t h e A u d i ' o r a t Y e s t e r d a y ' s I n v e s t i g a
t i o n .
A x . o t t e r b e a r i n g in t h e e s s e of tfca
Shack-amaxoxi B a n k w a s h e ' d i n t h e office o f Joh i f J
. C l a r k e y e s t e r d a y a f ternoon. Mr. F a u u c e , t h
e e x p e r t , w h o test if ied a t t h e la s t hear ing , w a s
r e c a l l e d a n d c r o s s - e x a m i n e d b y Mr. M a c Y e
a g h . Mr. F a u n c e w a s supposed to h a v e been as s i s t
ed b y Mr. M i l i i g a n a n d Mr. M i l l e r .
" T h e r e h a d been sev6n h u n d r e d b a n k books s e t t
l e d i n J u l y , " s a i d t h e w i t n e s s . " A b o u t s e
v e n t y - f i v e of t h e s e h a d b e e n se t t l ed by o
thers . "When I c a m e b a c k i n N o v e m b e r I s e t t l e d
a b o u t t w e l v e other b o o k s . I w e n t over t h e a c c
o u n t of S. P . M i l l i g a n & Co. a t t h e re-q u e s t
o f t h e as s ignees . A l l t h e books , w i t h t h e e x c e p
t i o n of a b o u t t w e n t y - f i v e , were set-t l e d . T h
e r e were a g r e a t m a n y errors. There w e r e grea t errors
i n B a m m ' s a c c o u n t . I d o n o t i n c l u d e Scho l l
enberger ' s n o r C o a k l i n ' s a c c o u n t . T h e r e are
a b o u t 150 en tr i e s t o a p a g e . I f t h e entr ies h a d
b e e n correct t h e s a m e e n t r i e s w o u l d h a v e a p p
e a r e d i n t h e b a n k b o c k s .
" T h e r e i s near ly $100,000 t o a c c o u n t for y e t . F
o u r h u n d r e d a n d t h i r t y t h o u s a n d dol -l ar s i
s a l l t h a t w e h a v e b e e n a b l e t o a c c o u n t for.
T h i s , w i t h a s m a l l n o t e o f $20,000, l e a v e s t h
e def ic iency of $80,000 I w e n t b a c k a s far a s 1876. H a d
c o m m e n c e d t h e e x a m i n a -t i o n f rom t h e e n d ,
s o t h e i n v e s t i g a t i o n of t h e l e d g e r b e g a n
i n 1885, b u t w h e n 1884 w a s t u r n e d t o a n error w a s
f o u n d o n t h e n e x t p a g e , d o n e b y a l e a d p e n c
i l a l t era t ion . T a e error d i d n o t alter t h e figures o
n t h e tr ia l bal-a n c e . L e a v i n g o u t t h e four a c c
o u n t s m e n t i o n e d . t h e r e w e r e n o errors w o r t
h ment ion ing . T h e first error i n a l t era t ion w a s o n e
o f 530,000 i n B u m m ' s account , u n d e r d a t e of O c t o
b e r * , 1884. T h e n e x t error w a s $100,000 o n J a n e 20.
Mr. CueD a f t e r w a r d s f o u n d s o m e s m a l l errors. I
a g a i n w e n t over t h e book a n d h a v e f o u n d n o
further errors . I n l o o k i n g over B u m m & S o n s ' a c
c o u n t i n 3876, errors w e r e d i s c o v e r e d i n J u l y
a n d October , i n l e a d penci l l o o t i n g s . F i v e n o t
e s of $137 e a c h were found. T h e s e a n d a n u m b e r of c
h e c k s c o n s t i t u t e d t h e i n d e b t e d n e s s of B
u m m & S o n s a t t h e t i m e of t h e f a i l u r e .
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" C o n k l i n ' s i n d e b t e d n e s s w a s i n t h e s h
a p e of m e m o r a n d a c h e c k s a n d d u e b i l l s . T n
e b a n k rece ived a n order f r o m B a m m & S o n s to; p a
y moDey to C o n k l i n . a n d n o e n t r y of these p a y m e n
t s w a s m a d e on t h e b o o k s . T n e c h e c k s w e r e o
n t h e S b a c k a m a x o n B a n k a n d were s i g n e d b y C
o n k l l n a n d p a i d b y t h e bank. T b e p a s s books s h o
w e d c o n t r a c t s for sewers , b r i d g e s a n d street c l
e a n i n g . T n i s w a s u s e d s o m e t h i n g after t h e f
a s h i o n of a bank book, a n d t w o or three w o u l d b e r u
n n i n g a t t h e s a m e t i m e . I n t h e l e d g e r of 1881
there w a s a n overdraf t n o t m e n t i o n e d i n 1885. M y
at-t e n t i o n w a s ca l l ed b y M r . C a e n t o a n altera-t
i o n i n t h e a c c o u n t of S c h o l l e n b e r g e r &
Sons , u n d e r d a t e of J u n e 2 6 , 1 8 8 3 .
" D i s c o v e r e d errors i n t h r e e of t h e t w e n t y
-five b o o k s . These w e r e i n t h e i n d i v i d u a l l e d
g e r , genera l l edger a n d d i s c o u n t b o o t . I n t h e
aenera l l edger t h e r e i s a n error i n t h e Girard B a n k a
c c o u n t o $200, w h i c h i s i n t e r l i n e d u n d e r d a
t e of October 16, 1884. a n d i s carried i n t h e final a d d i
t i o n .
" A l l of t h e t e t e n d t o c o v e r u p de f i c i ency
of errors i n book-keepers . B u m m ' s overdraft w a s c o v e r
e d b y a l t e r a t i o n s i n foot ings a n d s h o w e d t h a
t h e w a s d r a w i n g m o r e t h a n h e h a d i n t h e b a n
k . T h e a l t era t ion of $100,000 w a s d o n e in order to c o
v e r u p t h e overdrafts . T h e b a n k o n l y b a d o n e g e
n e r a l l edger i n i t s w h o l e career. There w e r e v e r y
f a w larger a c c o u n t s o u t s i d e of J . B . S t e t s o n
a n d t h e o t h e r a c c o u n t s t h a t h a v e a l r e a d y
been m e n -t i o n e d . "
T h e o ther port ions of t h e t e s t i m o n y w e r e t h e
s a m e a s t h a t b r o u g h t o u t a t o ther hear-i n g s . T
h e case w i l l b e r e s u m e d o n n e x t T h u r s d a y
afternoon.
J O T T I N G S .
Brief M e n t i o n of I emu ot Loca l a n d General In tere s t
.
T h e d w e l l i n g on t h e s o u t h w e s t c o r n * of W
a r n o c k s treet a n d M o n t g o m e r y a v e n u e t o o k
fire y e s t e r d a y a n d w a s d a m a g e d t o t h e e x t e
n t of a b o u t $200.
State R e p r e s e n t a t i v e W i l l i a m Carberry, of the
Third d is tr ic t , i s suffering from a re turn o f the c o n g e
s t i v e ch i l l t h a t a t t a c k e d h i m las t w in ter a t
K a r r i s b u r g .
Cross ings a n d i n l e t s Jbeieg n o w free f rom ice the H i
g h w a y Commiss ioner t h i n k s t h a t the street contractors
c a n b e g i n w o r k a s soon a s the s n o w d i sappears .
Dr. H . F . F o r m a d de l ivered t h e las t of h i s series
of M u t t e r l ec tures o n " S u r g i c a l P a t h o l o g v ,
" on T u e s d a y e v e n i n g , i n t h e ha i l of t h e Col
lege of P h y s i c i a n s .
T h e City Treasurer ' s receipts y e s t e r d a y i n -cluded
$10,782 08 from the R e c e i v e r of T * x e s , $64.50 trom t h
e Chief E n g i n e e r a n d Surveyor , and $553.43 f rom t h e Ci
ty So l ic i tor for c l a i m s .
R ichard P . M a r r y , r e s i d i n z i n t h e rear of N o .
2465 F r a n k f o r d a v e n u e , w a s h e l d i n $1000 bai l
y e s t e r d a y , o n t h e charge o f firing t w o s h o t s a t
W a n L e e , a C h i n a m a n , o f N o . 2562 F r a n k f o r d
a v e n u e .
O n l y $1C0 wor th of d a m a g e w a s d o n e b y the g a s e
x p l o s i o n a t T w e n t y - s e c o n d a n d Mar-k e t s
treets o n S u n d a y . I t w a s d u e t o a s u d d e n back
pressure , a n d w a s not a s ser ious a s t h e report led p e o
p l e t o bel ieve .
N o t l e s s t h a n $9000, near ly h a l f the a m o u n t
needed for t h e m o n u m e n t t o J o h n M c C u l -lough , t h
e t r a g e d i a n , has b e e n subscr ibed . Capta in C o n n o
r i s c h a i r m a n o f t h e c o m m i t -tee, a n d W . F . J o
h n s o n , E q , treasurer.
T h e l o w e r p r i v a t e b o x e s a t M c C a u l l ' s l
a s t n i g h t w e r e o c c u p i e d b y the f o l l o w i n g
ar t i s t s , w h o s e e m e d t o e n j o y the Black H'issar v
e r y m u c h : M i l e N o r d i c a a n d mother , M' i le Dott i
, M m e . Cava lazz i a n d Colone l M*ple -tOD.
Coroner P o w e r s ' i n v e s t i g a t i o n y e s t e r d a
y of t b e c a u s e s o f A n d r e w S p i e t e l ' s s u i c i
d e brought o u t t h e fact t h a t t h e deceased b a d b e e n b
l i n d for a year a n d suffered grea t ly from d e s p o n d e n
c y . T b e j u r y r e t u r n e d a ver-d i c t c f s u i c i d e
b y h a n g i n g .
T h e M e s s r s . R o a c h e x p e c t to h a v e t h e c o n
-tract for t h e Brazi lxan Mai l C o m p a n y ' s n e w steamer t
o t a k e the p lace o f t h e R e l i a n c e , l o s t off B a h
i a . The ir e m p l o y e e s o n g o v e r n m e n t w o r k n o
w n u m b e r 475, a n d Mr. R o a c h s a y s t h e y c a n t a k
e o ther work bes ides .
A m o n g t b e mer i tor ious p u p i l s w h o rece ived p r e
m i u m s a t Girard Col lege, P h i l i p Schuler , aged fourteen
, M a r t i n P a r k m a n a n d H o r a t i o Craig t o o k t h e
h i g h e s t three. F i v e h u n d r e d were d i s t r ibuted i
n al l , a n d H e n r y A . Cook w a s a w a r d e d a spec ia l
priza for deportment .
A m e e t i n g of t h e U n i o n R e p u b l i c a n A s -s o
c i a t i o n of t h e T w e n t y - n i n t h w a r d w a s ca l l
ed for l a s t n i g h t . T h e as soc ia t ion i s op-posed t o
Messrs . B a l d w i n a n d T a x i s , t h e present C o u n c i
l m e n o f t h e w a r d , a n d i t w a s t h o u g h t t h a t a
m o v e m e n t w a s o n h a n d to n o m i n a t e i n d e p e n
d e n t c a n d i d a t e s . U p t o n i n e o ' c lock there w e
r e not e n o u g h present t o ca l l a m e e t i n g .
A t t h e for ty t h i r d regular s t a t e d s e s s ion of P
l a t o S e n a t e , N o . 17, Order o f Sparta , the f o l l o w
i n g officers w e r e e lected for t e r m b e g i n n i n g S t .
P a u l ' s d a y n e x t : E . R .—Senator Robert J . T h o m p s
o n . G. K . — C l a r e n c e D . A n t r i m . C. o f G.—43eorge
W . L o w e r . R. S. — H a r r i s o n St i l e s . F . S-— J o h
n D . A d a i r . T r . — T h o m a s H a r e . E p h o r i — W m .
S w a r t z , H o w a r d C a d w a l l a d e r , H e r m a n
Gessler , Chas . F . .Mil ler , W i l l i a m Conn. M e d . E x . —
J . M. A n d e r s , M . D .
m C A M D E N N E W S .
N O R F O L K . A N D W E S T E R N .
o t In THE ANTIPODES.
H o s p i t a l s .
S t . M a r y ' s — S a m u e l M i n t a i n , fifty-eight y e
a r s o ld , of N o . 1908 N o r t h F o u r t h street , finger l
acera ted; W i l l i a m Horner , s i x t e e n y e a r s o ld , of
N o 1353 H o w a r d s treet , shoulder s p r a i n e d , a n d M a
r y C o n n e r y , t w e l v e y e a r s o l d , of N o . 1514 A n
n s treet , h a n d cut .
P e n n s y l v a n i a — J o h n M a g i e , t h i r t y y e a
r s o l d , of N o . 820 S o u t h T h i r t e e n t h street,
fire-m a n of E n g i n e C o m p a n y N o - 1 7 , a r m b r o k e
n b y f a l l i n g from a l a d d e r ; Rober t M c K e w u t h i
r t y - e i g h t y e a r s o l d , o f N o . 617 B a i n b r i d g
e s treet , e l b o w s p r a i n e d ; Chr i s topher S n y d e r
, t e n y e a r s o ld , o i N o . 1626 S a n s o m street , k n e
e c o n t u s e d b y a fal l o n t h e i c e ; J o h n W h e e l a
n , f i f t y - s i x y e a r s o ld . o i N o . 509 P o w e l l s
treet , s h o u l d e r spra ined b y t a l l on t h e ice; George
W a t s o n , four y e a r s o l d , w r i s t ' spra ined; C h a r
l e s Gal lagher , t h i r t y y e a r s o ld , of B e a v e r B r
c o k , a n k l e fractured b y fal l on the ice; F r e d . E v a n
s , th irty- f ive y e a r s o l d , of N o . 421 L o m -b a r d s
treet , l eg fractured o n t h e i ce ; F r a n k B u r t o n , e i
g h t e e n y e a r s o l d , of N o . 424 N o r t h E i g h t h
street, a n k l e s p r a i n e d o n t b e i c e ; J a m e s Mil
ler , t w e n t y - s i x y e a r s o ld , of N o -1214 T h u r l o
w street , t h u m b s p r a i n e d : F r a n k S m i t h , t w e
n t y - f o u r y e a r s o ld , of N o . 412 G a s k i l i street,
finger s p r a i n e d , a n d W i l l i a m S t r o u d , s e v e
n t y y e a r s o ld , o f N o . 3 B o y d ' s a v e n u e , h i p
spra ined .
E p i s c o p a l H o s p i t a l . — J a m e s P a p e r , a g
e d s e v e n t y , of F a i r h i l l a n d Cambria streets , s p
r a i n e d a n k l e ; J o h n M c M o u r , N o . 2435 N o r t h
Second s treet , l acera ted w o u n d of t h u m b ; A . W a l l a
c e , N o . 2817 Mascher street , c o n t u s i o n of a r m ; G e
o r g e D a n t , N o . 2130 O r i a n a street, l a c e r a t i o
n o f nose , a n d J o h n L o u g h l i n , N o . 2311 G o r d o n
street , c o n t u s i o n o f a r m . _
P r e s b y t e r i a n H o s p i t a l — A u g u s t M i l l e
r s -le t , a g e d fifty y e a r s , r ear o f N o . 646 NorSh S e
v e n t h street , l e g b r o k e n b y a fa l l o n t h e
ic©.
M e d i c o - C h i r u r g i c a l — K a t e Cadden , '* twe
lv9 y e a r s old, l i v i n g i n S o u t h F i f t e e n t h
street , e y e c o n t u s e d .
A N e w S c h o o l l o r O r p h a n s .
A n I n d u s t r i a l S c h o o l a n d H o m e for O r p h a
n B j y s i s to b e e s t a b l i s h e d a t E d d i n g -t o n ,
a b o u t e i g h t m i l e s t h i s s ide ot Br i s to l , b y t
h e t h r e e d a u g h t e r s of t h e la te F . A . Drexe l . T
h e property p u r c h a s e d i n c l u d e s 200 acres , a n d w
a s T o r w a n y T e a r r t h e o o u n t r y ^ e a f r e f t h e
l a t e B e n j a m i n G. M a n n . I t cost $40,000. A n u m b e
r of b u i l d i n g s w i l l b e erected for d w e l l i n g s a
n d s c h o o l s , a n d w o r k s h o p s w i l l a l s o b e b u
i l t . W h e n a c c o m m o d a t i o n s h a v e been secured
for o n e h u n d r e d b o y s , that n u m -ber w i l l be
transferred from St . J o h n ' s O r p h a n A s y l u m . T h e i
n s t i t u t i e n w i l l b s u n d e r the charge o f t h e C h
r i s t i a n Brothers , a R o m a n Cathol ic Order , a n d the w
h o l e ex-p e n s e s i l l b e d e f r a y e d b y t h e three l
a d i e s .
I t e m s o f I n t e r e s t f r o m t h e City A c r o s s t h
e E l v e r .
M a r y Lourder , l i v i n g i n a ce l lar a t N o . 912 S o u
t h T h i r d street, w a s f o u n d d e a d a t t h a t p lace y
e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g . Coroner D a v i s h e l d a v i e w
o n t h e body a n d f o u n d t h a t s h e d ied f r o m c h r o
n i c a l coho l i sm.
I n t h e C r i m i n a l Court y e s t e r d a y J o h n W a g
n e r a n d A l f r e d S h a w w e r e c o n v i c t e d of a troc
ious a s s a u l t a n d bat tery . J u d g e W e s -cott s e n t e
n c e d t h e m to e i g h t e e n m o n t h s i n the S t a t e pr
i son . T h o m a s Mi les a n d Charles , w h o w e r e c o n v i
c t e d of b r e a k i n g , e n t e r i n g a n d g r a n d l a r
c e n y , w e r e s e n t e n c e d to four y e a r s i n t h e S t
a t e pr i son . J o h n F o x w a s s e n t e n c e d t o th i r
ty d a y s i n t h e c o u n t y j a i l for a s s a u l t a n d
bat tery o n a n officer. J o h n M c G u r k w a s conv ic ted o f
a s s a u l t a n d b a t t e r y on N i g h t W a t c h m a n G i
t h e n s , o f the K a i g h n ' s P o i n t ferry , a n d J a m e
s W a y , a spec ia l officer.
Coroner D a v i s to-day w i l l h o l d a n i n q u e s t o n t
h e b o d y of Charles R. L o c k , w h o w a s k i l l e d o n t h
e W e s t J e r s e y Rai lroad , n e a r S e v e n t h a n d Y a n
h o o k streets , o n M o n d a y last .
A g a m e protec t ive s o c i e t y w a s o r g a n i z e d i n
H a d d o n f i e d o n T u e s d a y e v e n i n g . Char les S m
i t h w a s e lec ted pres ident .
M a y o r B r a d s h a w last e v e n i n g h e l d J a c o b S
t o w i n b a i l for a n a l l eged a s s a u l t a n d bat-t e r
y o n R u b e n H y a t t .
I n t h e S u p r e m e Court y e s t e r d a y J u d g e P a r
k e r h e a r d the t e s t i m o n y of Mrs . L e w i s i n t h e
s u i t p e n d i n g for t h e posses s ion of a t w o -and-a -ha
l f -year o l d ch i ld . T h e child1 i s n o w i n p o s s e s s
i o n of t h e father, W i l l i a m D . L e w i s , a n d t h e w
i f e i s m a k i n g a n effort % g e t t h e c h i l d o n a w r
i t of h a b e a s corpus . T h e c a s e w a s a d j o u r n e d u
n t i l F r i d a y .
H a l t a Mi l l i on or B o n d i D i s p o s e d Europe—&
Surplus for 1 S 8 5 .
P r e s i d e n t K i m b a l l , of t h e N o r f o l k a n d W
e s t e r n R a i l r o a d , h a s a r r i v e d h o m e f rom E u
r o p e after a n a b s e n c e o f n e a r l y three m o n t h s .
W h i l e i n L o n d o n h e c o n c l u d e d nego t ia t i ons w
i t h s o m e b a n k e r s for t h e sa le of $500,000 of t b e i
m p r o v e m e n t a n d e x t e n s i o n m o r t g a g e . T h e
bonds are so ld , i t i s re-ported , a t a b o u t 88, w h i c h i
s a b o u t t h e n i i r -k e t pr i ce i n N e w Y o r k T h e t
ransac t ion i s regarded a s a n e x c e l l e n t o n e for t h e
c o m p a n y , a n d h a s p l a c e d i t in an e a s y p o s i t
i o n finan-c i a l l y . T h e m o n e y h a d a l r e a d y b e e
n spent o n t h e i m p r o v e m e n t s a t N o r f o l k a n d L
a m -bert ' s P o i n t .
Of t h e tota l i s s u e o f $2,500,000 of b o n d s of t h i s
i s s u e o n l y $300,000 r e m a i n un i s sued . W o j k i s b
e i n g p u s h e d o n t w e n t y - t h r e e m i l e s o f t h e
C r i p p l e C r e e k d i v i s i o n , w h i c h w a s a l r e a
d y graded w h e n t h e c o m p a n y s u s p e n d e d work . T h
e r e m a i n i n g t w e n t y - f o u r m i l e s of t h e d i v
i s i o n i s graded , b u t t h e road w i l l pro-b a b l y n o t
b e b u i l t u n t i l i t i s def ini te ly as-s u r e d t h a t
i t c a n b e p a i d for.
I t i s e s t i m a t e d t h a t t h e c o m p a n y w i l l h
a v e a s m a l l s u r p l u s a t t h e e n d o f t h e y e a r .
F o r 1884 t h e s u r p l u s w a s a b o u t 1240,000. F o r e l
e v e n m o n t h s c f 1885 t h e n e t e a r n i n g s s h o w a
decrease of $66,000, b u t i t i s b e l i e v e d t h e d e c r e
a s e w i l l n o t be m a d e greater b y the D e -c e m b e r s t
a t e m e n t . T h e fixed charges for 1885 a r e a b o u t
$150,000 greater t h a n i n 1SS4. w h i c h w o u l d i n d i c a
t e a s m a l l s u r p l u s t h i s y e a r . _
GENERAL RAILROAD NEWS. M e e t i n g o f t h e R e a d i n g B o
a r d of M a n a g e r s
—'The R e o r g a n i z a t i o n T r u s t e e s . M r . F r a
n k l i n B . G o w e n e n t e r e d the office
o f t h e R e a d i n g R a i l r o a d y e s t e r d a y a s
presi -d e n t , for t h e first t i m e s i n c e h e w i t h d r
e w from a l l p a r t i n i t s m a n a g e m e n t , s evera l m
o n t h s a g o . H e p r o c e e d e d t o t h e s e c o n d s t o
r y a n d e n t e r e d t h e r o o m o f t h e l a t e Ch ie f E n
g i n e e r L o r e n z , n o t t e n fee t d i s t a n t f rom t h
e a p a r t m e n t of R e c e i v e r K e i m . T h e m a n a g e
r s o f t h e c o m p a n y h e l d a m e e t i n g , Messrs . W a
n e -m a k e r , A n t e l o a n d H o l l i s b e i n g present .
N o i n t i m a t i o n of w h a t occurred w a s a l l o w e d t o
e s c a p e from t h e r o o m , a n d w h e n t b e m a n -a g e r
s e m e r g e d t h e y w e n t o u t o u t of t h e b u i l d -i n
g . T h e r o o m w i l l r e m a i n u n o c c u p i e d u n t i l
t h e n e x t m e e t i n g of t h e board .
T h e R e a d i n g reorganizat ion ' trustees h e l d a m e e t
i n g y e s t e r d a y a n d c o n t i n u e d the w o r k o f " a
r r a n g i n g t h e d e t a i l s , " o n w h i c h t h e y h a v
e b e e n e n g a g e d for t h e l a s t s i x t y d a y s . T h e
i r t a s k i s n o t y e t finished.
A n e w fast fre ight t r a i n h a s been p u t on t h e N e w
Y o r k , P h i l a d e l p h i a a n d N o r f o l k R o a d , l e
a v i n g N e w Y o r k a t four P . M. , P h i l -a d e l p h i a
a t e i g h t P . M . , a n d a r r i v i n g a t N o r -fo lk a t
n i n e A . M. t h e n e x t d a y . The north-b o u n d t r a i n
l e a v e s N o r f o l k a t e l e v e n A . M. , a r r i v i n g
i n P h i l a d e l p h i a a t o n e A . M. a n d N e w Y o r k
five A . M . t h e n e x t d a y . A S o v e m e i t L o o k i n g
t o t h e A b o l i t i o n of
F r e i g h t .Passes . P I T T S B U R G , J a n . 2 0 . — I t
i s unders tood t h a t
t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f t h e P e n n s y l v a
n i a , the B a l t i m o r e a n d O h i o , t h e L a k e Shore ,
the L a k e Er i e , the N e w Y o r k . l P e n n s y l v a n i a
, a n d Ohio , a n d t h e T u s c a r a w a s V a l l e y Rai
lroads , w h o w e r e i n s e s s i o n h e r e o n M o n d a y a
n d T u e s d a y i n reference t o a n e q u i t a b l e d i v i s
i o n of t h e i ron ore a n d c o k e traffic, h a v e agreed here
-after to re fuse to i s s u e p a s s e s o n a c c o u n t of
freight , w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n t h a t cat t l e dea
lers w h o c o m e in w i t h t h e i r s t o c k s h a l l rece
ive re-t u r n p a s s e s t o t h e i r h o m e s . N o coke, coal
or i r o n o r e m a n u f a c t u r e r s , i n short , no fre
ight s h i p p e r s w i l l t h i s y e a r g e t pas se s .
A N e w E l e m e n t In t h e R a i l r o a d F i g h t . C H I
C A G O , J a n . 20 — A m o r n i n g paper s a y s :
" T h e I l l i n o i s Centra l R a i l w a y i s in t h e
field a s a compet i tor for E a s t e r n b u s i n e s s , de l
iver-i n g i t s f re igh t to t h e B i s F o u r a n d the
Chesa-p e a k e a n d Ohio . W i t h i n t h e l a s t t w o d a y
s a large a m o u n t of c o r n h a s been secured a n d s h i p p
e d f rom C h i c a g o b y t h i s n e w route, a n d there a r e
a p p r e h e n s i o n s t h a t t h e m o v e m e n t i n t h a t
d i rec t ion w i l l g r o w in to formidable proport ions . T h e
poo i l i n e s a r e cons iderably e x e r c i s e d a t t h i s d
e v e l o p m e n t , a s it o p e n s an o u t l e t t h a t c a n
n o t b e contro l l ed e i ther a t C h i c a g o or o n t h e s e
a b o a r d . "
E l e c t i o n o f Officers. N E W Y O E K , J a n . 2 0 . — T
h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g
of t h e N e w Y o r k , O n t a r i o a n d W e s t e r n R a i
l -w a y C o m p a n y t o o k p l a c e t o - d a y a n d officers
w e r e e l e c t e d a s f o l l o w s : T . P . F o w l e r ,
pres i -d e n t ; J . B . K e r r , first v i c e p r e s i d e n t
; J o s e p h P r i c e , of L o n d o n , E n g l a n d , s e c o
n d v i c e pre-s i d e n t . T h e a n n u a l report c o n t a i
n e d the e x -h i b i t h e r e g i v e n : E a r n i n g s a n d
i n c o m e s , $1,979,637; t o t a l e x p e n s e s , $1,949,702;
n e t i n -c o m e , $29,935-
A N e w L i n e . H E L E N A , J a n . 2 0 . — T h e w o r k o
f l b c a t a n g
t h e l i n e o f t h e H e l e n a a n d R e d M o u n t a i n
R a i l r o a d i s r e p o r t e d t o - d a y a s about h a l f
finished, t h o u g h p r o g r e s s i n g s l o w l y o n ac-c o
u n t of t h e e x t r e m e c o l d . A s soon a s t h e w o r k i
s c o m p l e t e d , t h e s a m e p a r t y , i t i s s ta ted ,
w i l l l o c a t e a l i n e f rom H e l e n a t o Great F a l l s
.
A T u n n e l R e p a i r e d . C H A T T A N O O G A , T e n n
. . J a n . 20 .—The t u n -
n e l o n t h e E a s t T e n n e s s e e , V i r g i n i a a n
d G e o r g i a R a i l r o a d , w h i c h c a v e d i n la s t w
e e k ,
A U S T R A L I A A S S K O B Y Y A N K K i E Y E S l t f c C E
N T L Y .
T h e W o n d r o u s G r o w t h o i C i t i e s W e a l t h —
H e r A m e r i c a n C o u e i n -
e b i p — A c t u a l C o n d i t i o n o t t h e Colon ies . .
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E A C H T O T A K S A C H A I 3 .
T h e Gynaeco log ica l Hosp i ta l .
D r . Theodore H . S e y f e r t , treasurer of the Gynaeco log
ica l H o s p i t a l a n d Inf i rmary for t h e D i s e a s e s
of C h i l d r e n , h a s pa id over to t h e Char i ty H o s p i
t a l $485.22 in c a s h , a n d $1400 i n F a i r m o u n t P a r
k l o a n cert i f icates , i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e d
e c r e e of t h e Court of C o m m o n P l e a s . T b e Gynaeco
log ica l Hos -p i t a l found i t i m p o s s i b l e to ra ise f
u n d s to, carry on i t s w o r k , a n d t h e corporat ioa w a s
d i s s o l v e d b y Court N o . 4 , a n d i t w a s ordered t h a
t i t s as se t s b e t u r n e d o v e r t o t h e C h a r i t y H
o s p i t a l , w h i c h h a s a s p e c i a l w a r d d e v o t e
d t o t h e t rea tment of gynaeco log ica l d i seases .
H o w t h e L a t e C o m m i t t e e o f O n e H u n d r e d
"Will b e R e m e m b e r e d .
A l t h o u g h the s i g n o f t h e departed Com-m i t t e e
of O n e H u n d r e d w a s n o t h a n g i n g from the p o r t a
l s of t h e C h e s t n u t street b u i l d i n g y e s t e r d a
y t h e la te i n d e f a t i g a b l e inspec tor A d d i s s t i
l l l ingered a b o u t t h e premises .
A l o n e w i t h a l l the recent c o m m i t t e e ' s
effects, h e w a s found m e d i t a t i n g o v e r t h e ac t ion
of t h e p r e v i o u s d a y . H i s a s s i s t a n t w a s d i
s m i s s e d w i t h regret a w e e k ago , a n d t t e t i m e
for t h e departure of the furn i fure s e e m s t o b e r a p i d
l y a p p r o a c h i n g .
I t i s v e r y l i k e l y t h a t m e m b e r s of t h e l a t
e c o m m i t t e e w i l l each t a k e a cha ir t o k e e p i n r
e m e m b r a n c e of t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n .
T h e m e m b e r s of the " R e s i d u a r y C o m m i t -t e
e , " t o w h o m w a s t r a n s m i t t e d t h e c a r e of the
records , are Messrs . P b i l i p C. Garrett , F r a n c i s B
Reeve* , J o e l J B a i l y , R o b e r t R Corson, J o s e p h
Parr i sh , Char les R i c h a r d s o n , J o s h u a L . B a i l
y , J o h n F i e l d a n d JJames A . W r i g h t .
A Lse lu l O r n a m e n t . T h e s u r v i v a l of the
fittest i s w e l l i l lus trated
l o a t h e g love -but toner of t h e d a y , w h i c h i s a s
m a l l g o l d ha irp in . T h e m a n w h o l a u g h s a r i t s
u s e w i l l never the l e s s g l a d l y accept one. f a s t e n
i t to t h e end of h i s w a t c h - c h a i n a i d find i t of m
u c h use . b u t h e wi l l n e v e r com-p r e h e n d t h e n u
m e r o u s poss ib i l i t i es of the or ig ina l . T o a w o m a
n i t i s a t o n c e g l o v e and shoe-but toner , paper-cutter ,
h a i r - c r i m p e r : s m c k e d , i t w i l l d a r k e n t h
e eyebrows; i t be-c o m e s a tool to force open a n obst inate
lock; b e n t , a fas tener by w h i c h a shade i s p u t b ^
! t w e e n t b e g a s l i g h t a n d the e y e s of a n i n v
a l i d : j i t a l s o d r a w s a cork, t h o u z h not very s u
c c e s s i f u l l y ; w i l l i n a n e m e r g e n c y m a k e s
t ra ight the I w i c k of a l a m p , and , i n d e e d , if a w o
m a n wer«-
g o i n g i n t o t h e b a c k w o o d s , a n d w a n t e d »
sort ' i ~ ^ H n m in*. By Annet te Luci l le S o b l e .
Presbyterian Board of Publication. * 1 . 2 5 . A s imple but
well-told story of a young girl's
temptations, trials and final victory. I t is good, wholesome
reading: and is as attractive as i t is sensible. Girls will
appreciate it.
The same bcuse has issued ' Little Talks to l i t t l e
Missionaries," a bundle of tbougbtrul tracts, by Mrs. Lucy Randolph
Fleming. A T o u r A r o u n d t b e World.. By George E. Raum.
N e w YorS: Will iam S. Gottsberger. (J. B. LippincottCo.) Mr
Raum spent two years in h i s tour and saw a
great part cf the world, b u t h e has compressed everything
into one small volume, which is filled with maaer-of-fact outline
sketches of the princi-pal objects of interest. A guide book would
b e ixore complete and quite as interesting.
P e r i o d i c a l s . The Atlantic Monthly fat February opens
wi th
a l ong instalment of Henry James' story, "The Princess
Casamassima." I t also contains a selec-tion of Miss Murfree's "In
the Clouds"—which is suggestive of a play in which the audience is
e x -pected t o admire the stage sett ing at least half an hour for
every five minutes of acting—and four chapters of Mrs. Oliphant's
"Country Gentle-man." The non-continued articles include "The
Homestead." a poem by John Greenleaf Whittier: "Ministerial
Responsibility and the Constitution," an essay by A . L. Lowell;
"An American Soldier in China," a defense of "Gen. Ward," by A A .
Hayes; "Salem Cupboards," a reminiscence by Eleanor Putnam;
"Prisoners," a poem by Paul Hermes , and "A Rhapsody of
Clouds"—very rhapsodical—by an anonymous writer. T h e edi-torial
departments are well filled and interesting.
1 he Young LatHe? Journal for February (In-ternational N e w s
Company, N e w York) contains s i x t y laree pages of illustrated
fashion notes, l i e h t reading, m u s i c e t c There are some
pretty patterns lor embroidery and other iancy work in i t .
A S S E T S , 5 J A N U A R Y 1, 1 S 8 6 , \
T H E ASSOCIATION e o s t m n e s t o parts o t the JTrntwd
States n i f i B C l : T U R E and M E R C H A N D I S E from l o c
:: 1 by F I R E .
D I R E C T O R S . Jesse I ignt foot , James M. Vance, El ihu
C. Irvin, Samuel H . Reed , Alfred Bamber, James Whitaker, James A.
McComas, Wi l l iam H . NerfS, "Robert Pcrter, Sparta Fri ts .
Theo. H . Conaenr
