The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-06
CITY INTHLLxGHNcE.
CATAWISSA RAILROAD.


1 Esn read the report OF the Directors OF the COM
pany for the past year showing the followlng:-
general expenses 1894 1891 Ss, leaving balance of
Comparison with business of previous years
PASSENGERS CARRIED ONE MILE.
1861 67................2 353,bI4, yielding ga 75T %
1868 .2,l62,ssi, S7,b644s
Decrease e.......................... ,io276
FREIGHT cToNsl MOVED ONE MILE.
Merchandise. isslS,s22 ie,SSl,els 2eS per cent.
Coal ......... 8,0235u 3,69O,s9S 1873 4" |
Total: slsaoo,Ooo ssloOa,6l6 a5s Z" ="
Merchandise SieS sossi9so4 s5oSsss
Total. =, sss1, 1851 $l2sii734 Inc. s46,o5s77
The directors, after referring to the loss growing
out OF the riots that occurred In the Mahanoy and
Lehigh cua regions, say
1t is wsth pleasure we can announce that busi-
ness has been steadily Increasing and the Indications
so far look to its continuance. Our relations with
and accommodation. The completion OF the Mosque
honng Road, now under contract will give us
another connection eastward, and, we hope, add
much TO our trade. When completed 1t will const-
tute the shortest possible route between Williams
port and the East The extraordinary repairs
The business Of the road during the year shows
large increase OF tonnage over previous ycars4 $40
rates of freight show only $40 per cent increase.
The average rate per mile on tonnage OF 1867 was
rate of freight upon the tonnage of 1868 as received
in 1867 would have given an additional net profit of
So, ,59OO4
The Superntendents report was read, showing the
road to be in good condition Both reports were
adopted, and the meeting adjourned
REAL ESTATE AT AUcrIoN.-Messrs. Thomas &
Sons sold the following properties at the Stock Ex
char ge to-day, at the prices annexed
$2OSS u an S6 So Max and per ct
ssa SStUns fsp R5ro,d s
10 snares National BANK of the Republic ..... $i0O
81 shares second andsThird Streets p. r. W. Co.. $3.50
] share Academy Of Fine Art; $lS
share FlIa TtI and oonsrn hia1 NJ RL SS
pweIne Jhs ~ n ouee. 'oou'n'' No sas5ooo
BROAD street (south), No 726-Brick Building o,..o
otA0H oo9y stes sFsst NS5 co. llos cash
GR0N RINrS . aacS sib year a5S 1v snS "a SsS1o
LLOYD Street, No. 72O-Three-story Brick
- Dwelling .;.................. $4,000
COLORADO Claims and Premises .......... $4,000
MnSfi q as T & Sa1 hs aud aSsaSS
SIXTH and MASTER Streets Store and Dwell. ~
= ing -, -; $5l0O0o
street-Br1ck DWELLING. $S5S00
SPRINs! q Iei nsr No st Nv ,:; @0'o"
dence o'fee', NO 100000
FIFTEENTH Street north of Venaneo Slot 8450O0
VINE Street. No 1723-Handsome Residence .$14 10000
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THOSE In THE BusiMEss.-At tne catue yards, yes
terday the Cattle 6lll and It's probable passage was
Gle SUBJECT OF ucn remark ana petitions urging lts
defeat, were In clrcuiaton, al OF wncn were numer-
ously signed Ihe 6nl whlch calls ior tne erection
OF yaTd 10 pe unuer tne c0ntrol ol Tue otte Is re-
garded by the butchers and droyers as scheme for
giving sin 70 nungry o1iceseekers, G wist @ ~
on the owners OF the present existing yards. Its oil
rect tendency, they declare Is 10 create monopoly
Whch, under the most laVoraDle circumstances,
must affect private enterprise whilst leading to di-
rect tax on the business IS OF growers Wnicn VIII 9e
ultimately PAID out OF the pockets OF consumers NO
necessity whatever exists for weigh-masters or IN
spectors OF GatIie sheep OF g hogs, anu ele scnee
Will neVtaDy drVe 1ucn OF tlls tIaue 10 rival Clues,
ing wards have been declared a nuisance but from a
visit TO Henry Glass Union Hog Drove Yard or the
Park Drove Yard in West Philadelphia it will be
seen at glance that no Improvement Is either called
for or probable from the bin becoming a law The
pens are kept as clean as possible and no labor or
eXnense looking towards alieyating the suerngs of
u Iie analS cs ior S1 @ az th eiter " % ee S'
ls loi " noinen' es"i'ou ~ % ol.llol VI 'ii'
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iEtlNus Al Ilils SEnihAh y ne ne M ~
my cases were neaIu pSiorc AIuelhan heli' "V 'ic
central & roGc @ Std'10g T Ts 1vii HI horod
lsdac oHt uuu SVtll i W NtsJ mGtS ;.
The latter testified that he crowd this morn
ing following the defendants, who had out of
hardware store on Ridge road, above Twelfth. He
captured OF prisoners, citizens arrested