Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

AMERICAN TRACT SOClEF9.-rhe annual nieeuns
of this Society took place in New York last week, Chief
Justice Williams of Connecticut President Ia The chair-
An abract Of the annual report read from which are
selected the following statistical results OF the year pas
New Publications. l57; in ten languages Of which % are
volumes total publications. 1892 including 374 volumes;
total approved for circulation abroad 10 about 9 languages
and dialects 2eOl OF American Messenger 100000
copies are issued monthly; German Messenger % 600;
Chds Paper 25000 illustrated Christian Almanac,
'0t CTcua,ed during the year, s7s64O publications. ncu
ding 6Sl 766 volumes and embracing 2oo 9OS SO pages
Total since the formation Of the society l3 4So puoca
for the year. 5O36dsnc grants by the committee 63
pages besides 1884 s65 life directors and life members
vnlue S46 600.
Receipts in donations, including sl7957 q in leeacts
sl47 e74 Ga for Sales including periodicals. 2i
total $685. 2s6 g. Expendues for puo sn book" so and
RENTED foreign and pagan lands S2O00 total expended,
$3.50 o. Due for printing paper slooIO -; due on
the society's house, Si3. l92 VI.
CoLPoaTAGE-Whole number OF coPorteurs who have la.
bored the whole part oil the year. 642 of whom, III were
devoted chiefly the German and other foreign population
TOTAL families visited by the socetys coporeurs 3252OS9
FOREIGN AND PAeAS LAsDs.-The $4,000 RENTED in
cash has been distributed hirtyn missions and sta.
tons needed meet the wants OF the ensuing year,
81 300 10 continental Europe 800 for countries the
Mediterranean; 800 for Southern Inda 3d. for North.
India; a. 500 for Burah Assam Siam and Chna and
$4,000 for the Sandwich Islands, Acs, and our own Abort
gines
Louisville KY, K. s. KILN OF Baltimore Thomas Smith
of Charleston S. c. Mr. Kirk Of Boston, and others. The
attendance was Large
The New York Journal of Commerce says that the An
nversaries of the great religious and benevolent nsu,
,ions held in that city closed Friday. Il adds
Fifteen of our important religious and benevolent
institutions have held public meetings and have drawn TO.
geher large audiences of which from third 10 one hall
from the country The atienchnce on the "hoe mas
probably previous occasion OF
this character According 10 The reports presented there
nav been received and dsbused In the OF the
by those Institutions at least 81 5OOO9 10 almost every In
Il
corresponding enlargement of the scale OF operations Ac
counts of the usefulness of these various enterprises are
generally favorable.
SOMETHING FOR INVESTIGATIONS editor Of
Philadelphia Register publishes statement for the truth
of which he vouches and which calls for immediate nves-
,yaon The facs and alluded TO should be given
up once:
few facts will satisfy every reader that, rail
roads, eas, single reform would make the lives OF
more secure and probably prevent of these
ribe accidents We alude 10 the ntcmpeunce of men in
charge OF the road and trains or the characters of eng
neers and conductors as a Glass;
plain individuality but happen 10 know something OF
one road running out OF New York city, thick clue
may be had to some Of the accidents in that quarter
few months since had the privilege OF inspecting
diary kept by conductor, who had been for some time
poyed The road alluded 10. He was man who never
at one time, he riding engine with an engineer
who had charge of train of fifteen loaded freight
The engine drunk and time, while running
down grade than double the speed prescribed
for the freight tran and coming near snort curve ne spoke
engineer slacken the spee according 10 the posi-
tive orders when rounding The engineer did not
STIR and on examination he found him fast asleep ,cM
full head of on He shook him to awaken him,
and the reply The engineer 9" always pull her open
and let her run This freight train. but 1t
ning a this terrible speed cut of time, to make long
stop at station, where The engineer aud other railroad
operatives took time drink and be merry Had the en-
pine run off, when going such speed every cur in the train
must have been destroyed and probably every life of the
hands on board Besides this they were out Of time and
Nigh, have uplran, If the engineer had not man
10 awaken him.
The diary further shows giving all The and dates
that engineers The passenger trains were 10 The same ab
drinking and getting absolutely drunk that they had
staggered the engine which 10 draw the loads OF hu
man beings The guide Of such Facts in
gad he drinking every selon OF one engineer run
ming up fastening his eieh 10 the one just ahend
Just before leaving Station because too drunk and stupid
10 attend his business OF the meeting and drinking by
ductors spending in the Of Sunday thirty forty
dollars of somebody's money and keeping such life
whenever they II also dscloscs the fact that Of all
The conductors and n9neers the road, there
another one who did drink intoxicating drinks.
These we knew o be facts We know tie man who has
accumulated This alarming information, and he ever sees
dt to publish hope he WILL for the benefit OF the
travelling public it will with authority that will
be disputed. We regret that not al liberty TO
disclose his name at this tmf.
TIE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF ABDUCTION.