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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-26
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The Indebtedness Of the towns situated on the Midland
Railroad as shown by the above, Is more than Is pen
cent Of the whole valuation Of real and personal estate
including only such Indebtedness as has been incurred In
aid of railroads Estimating the real value OF the prop-
., D DO LlIeo value, the debt IL
per cent Of that real value The annual interest, at
seven per cent on 1858 269-about a head
per year for each inhabitant OF the region through
which the road Masses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-26
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
CHOLERA AT VIENNA.

vienna, Friday, April rs. 1879
Twenty cases of sporadic cholera were
brought TO the hospital yesterday. Five Of them have
proved fatal An effort is made conceal the fact Of
the appe aranee OF the disease IN the city.
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PRICE FOUR CENTS.
of the failure or neglect Of sny bank banking associA-
ton, OF individual banker 20 make such reports
GENERAL PRESS DIsPArcH.l


ton, OF individual banker 20 make such reports
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATcH.I
The Governor has signed the bill 10 amend the General
Excise law The bill forbds Town Boards from granting
licenses within the limits Of any incorporated village IL
also declares that President OF the Board OF Iru
shall be the President OF the Board Of Excise and
there shall be associated with him two trustees who
shall be elected by the Board Of Trustees.
The Canal Commissioners have designated the 18Th o.
May as the time when navigation the canals will Do
resumed. The oswego CaLa, which has becn damaged
is excepted dispatch from Fulton announces that
feet Of the bernie bank Of the latter canal at New
Evansville went out last night making in all $50 feet
gone.
STATISTICS OF THE MIDLAND RAILROAD
SOME FIGURES OF TOWN INDEBTEDNESS INCURRED
FOR sUBsIDIZING THE ROAD.
iFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, April 25.-The New-York and Os'
wego Midland Railroad runs from osweGo 70 Middle
town. Orange County distance OF 2s miles Its capital
stock as authorized by its charter, Ia sioooooo OF
which 1907 had been subscribed. and sS1lS paid
at date Of its last report to the State Engineer,
Sept 90 1s7a Its funded debt then $i25Oo94 and
its floating debt sI42Sl Tho aggregate OF fnnded ana
floating debt Is sl2T5I9 The rate OF interest paid on
this debt Is por cent which amounts to SUN of 400
per annum The total earnings for the year ended Sept
80 1871 ss7si and the transportation expenses
ss2S772 leaving sl5 0l9 the net earnings sum winch
far from sufficient for the payment OF the interest
on its bonds. As the road operated through tho
year IN disconnected sections, 1t Is probable that
on its completion better showing can be made.
With of indebtedness, which in all proba-
bty be increased s20OOoOco before the road fully
opened and equipped for through business, the stock
must considered for many to yalueess as
divdend-paying security, and the road will be for
tunate II it can pay interest on It's bonds.
The line from Oswego to Middetown passes through,
or within at most mile two Of the following towns,
which are given their valuation and tho amount OF
debt which they have incurred for railroad purposes,
nnetenths of which probably represents stock OF tins
company. The figures given those collected by Mr.
Hiram Calkins for the OF the Constitutional Com
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IRREGULARITIES COMMITTED BY TIE u. COMMISSION
ERs-GENERAL sUsPRNs1oS OF THE APporNTEEs
OF '72-A PROVISIONAL COMMISSION FORMED
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ogBrisn. Perry, Scores6v Tieniann, J. wood-io.
NAYs.-Messrs. Adams, Alien, Baker Benedict. Bowen
Robertson, Wagner WeismanD, Winslow, ID. p. Wood,
Woodin-l7
The subjoined bin, introduced IN the Assembly by
Mr. Burritt of Monroe, and favorably reported to
that body from the Committee on Banks, has created
a considerable stir among some Of the stock specu-
lators IN Walst. and other firms doing business as
private bankers. Henry Clews has made active
efforts to kill the bin, having, among other opera
tons sent out great number Of circulars to the
private bankers of the interior requesting them TO
use their influence with their members TO induce
them to vote against the measure. The bill Is in
tended to give depositors some information to the
financial strength of the firms which receive their
deposits. 1t is number e32 on the Assembly files
An Acr prvai. bankers who receive money deposit
The People of the State Of Nee York. rePrestntee ~
&naie and Assembly do enact ds IotIoos:
sEcTlos ]: All fpersons. firms, or corporations now
ing money deposit hereby required. on before
the LIST day of July 1874 ana all persons firms, aud
private banking shall before Commencing such bust.
required TO report 70 the Superintendent OF the
Bank s eam ss ana OF sef
whenever firm doing such business shall change
s r name notify the superintendent OF The fact OF
SEC D. ArTer the ist day OF July 1875 all persons.
firms and corporations doing the business Of private
ssa he rsaursa 10 tspSrs Co the SUPER
intenden or the Bank Department and shall be subject
20 all the provisions Of Chspte. 40 Of tho Session Laws
ports Of Incorporated banks banking associations and
Individual bankers so far as the same may b. appcae
SEC. All such persons. TRINA corporations falling
10 make report 70 the Superptsndent Of she BaDk pe
shall fa 70 make such quarterly reports shs DC SUD
tcet - We sepa psnatp noU psosefaosa py ~ 0eso
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NEWS by MAIL.

The summary of delegates elected in Mas
sachusetts to the republican State Convention
gives Butler 1920, Washburn 4G.
1t is rumored that Northern capital will
support new Democratic daily at Washing.
ton.
The last reports are that twenty-seven sail
of Gloucester fishermen are ashore at the
Magdalen Islands, seventeen of which can be
launched by ways and steamers.
1t further appears that Rodman has swim
died the Long Island Club of $4,000. The
City Of Brooklyn is said to be amply secure
from any loss. Rodman has been lodged in
Jail in default of SO, 900 bail.
a boat was swept ever the Sehuylkill Falls
near Reading, Penn, Sunday and u man and
a woman drowned. 1t is stated that the
drowned man rowed over the falls purposely.
1t has been decided to open the Chicago
Exposition on the 18th of September.
Nineteen persons were convicted of murder
at the recent sitting Of the United District
Court at Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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Boston Produce Market.

-, Butter-Recepts to-day 1880 pkgs and - boxes
me demand for butter is active and 30a37c is real
Ked for lots and 33c in selections. That butter
which Is classed as good and ought to sell at Pa
CSC Is dull, and buyers are few in number. Medi
UNI grades of western butter are dun and prices
are irregular. We quote fine Vermont and \. Y. at
5093lc, with selections at 33c; good n. Y. State
dull at 276 29c; fine western quick at 2ig2Gc: com
mon 16GlSc, and bakers at 1jc per ID.
CheeSe-Recepts to-day 80 boxes casks. Nc
Improvement to notice and the market is duh at ~
5l3nc for fine l0dl2c for medium and farm
diaries and 597c per III for skim.
Eggs-Receipts to-day 800 boxes and s. bbls. The
market is very firm &c Tor fresh Eastern and 2G
&c per dozen for Northern.
Beans-Receipts to-day A bhls. There is mod
crate demand for consumption and the market is
1rin at s. I59S2 81 for prime mediums: 81 559s2 G.
for good do; 81 25dS3 60 for prime pea beans and
50 as % per bush for good do.
Potatoes-Market is overstocked and in
feror stock has been sold at i5c per bush and very
good potatoes at jjc.
Sweet Potatoes are dull at $3j0d*j co per Dbl
Onions 81 5OeS5 20 per Dbl
Fruit-Apples are very dull and prices range all
the way from 81 90 10 - 60 per Dbl for carload
sales. Bartlett pears sell at $saslO per Dbl and
81 to - for other varieties. Peaches firm at
81 509S4 so per crate.
Hay-The market is quiet and prices not particu
larry strong New hay is selling at 80 n27 per ton
for prime and ST. d20 for interior lots. Straw sells
at S25gs2G per ton.
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TELEGRAMS GENERAL.

New York, l. An inquest into the recent
disaster, by which eight persons were killed
by falling building, commenced to-day.
Some of the testimony showed that the walls
had been built thirty years, and bricks could
be taken ont without any trouble.
New York, !. The suit against Geo. Will
hanson, Ex-Minster to Costa Rica, for al
legged retention o! money has been Withdrawn.
Judge McDonough Of IIoboken, has been
arrested on charge of collecting illegal fees.
The woman found on the Long Island II.
r., was Mrs. Fannie Smith. She was cut i'll
twain lengthways, and the headless body OF
her infant was found beside her. She wa,
run over while sleeping on the track.
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STATE NEWS.

a despatch to the Portland Press says thai
two brakemen on the freight train were jam
med between the cars at Pennington on Sat
| urday. One of them, Charles w. StoddarC
| had his index finger on the right hand terribly
crushed while coupling cars at North Leeds
The other was injured in the arm at the sta
ton.
Messrs. S. w. Pope & Co. have just laid
| the keel for another vessel in their yard at
East Machias.
The Dirgo band of Readfeld on Friday
gave screnads to ex-Gov. Morrill,, at his
residence in that town. Mr.. Morrill, mani
tested his appreciation of the music by ap-
pearng at the window and in very pleas
ant manner thanked the band for the courtesy
| shown.
| The important patent suit of John E. COT
| fin against the Portland Star Match Com
| pany, has been decided in favor of Mr.. Coffin
| by the Commissioner of Patents at Washing
| ton. The question at issue was the inyen-
| ton of the card match.
They tell story on our street of man
who died one day not long since in this sec
| ton and friend being summoned to ar
range for the funeral, found party of four
| playing euchre in the next room! He "or-
dcred them up."-Gardiner Reporter.
| The "big brother" who entered Bowdoin
College recently, while his sister has COM
| menced the course at Colby, and who has
been joked considerably for not standing by
his ''little sister," as her natural protector,
reports that his sister is a head taller than
himself, and fully competent to take care of
herself.
A correspondent Of the Montreal Herald is
Al. g
(Quebec) and Kennebec Railroad of which
30 miles In Canada will be opened in a few
weeks. He speaks of the great resources of
the country it passes through At the boun-
barry line it will, he says, connect with the
Somerset Railroad, giving direct communica-
ton with Portland" The Company has
government subsidy of three per cent per an
mum for 20 years $1,000 per mile, or a
capitalized subsidy of about ST. 4o per mile
payable in cash on the completion of twenty
five miles of the road, and for every mile af-
forwards completed.
The annual reunion of the 18th Me. Regi-
mental Association occurs in Portland to day,
TUESDAY September I'd.
The Press suffers correspondent to tell
| this snakey story: "a party were fishing
Friday in East Pond in Watervllle, when a
sea serpent OF water snake was seen ap-
preaching the boat from the island, about six
rods distant. When about rod distant ii
opened its mouth and elected its forked
tongue in furious manner. The men in the
boat succeeded in killing it with their oars
1t was four feet long. Its back was of a
brown color, its belly spotted like an adder.
There were its belly twenty young serpents
between eight and ten inches long, which,
when cut out, would run about the beach and
| .. ..I.,
water. There were also about twenty-five
still smaller ones measuring about four inch
es aud showing some signs of life, and be-
hind these was nest of twenty eight eggs.
When the old serpent was opened the mes of
the largest young serpents was found nearest
the head, and the smaller ones next and the
eggs last.
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Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, September |

Flour quiet, unchanged. Wheat fair demand
heavy, lower; receipts depress market; 1923 cars
have arrived since Saturday morning, being the
largest receipts in one day ever known here; No
sp pr lsS NO IA; cash ! i2A; Sept "
mand, lower; 40k az for No mixed cash or Sept
42HaS Oct. rejected; 81 high mixed; No. canal
~; oct; rejected 20; white 2sk. Rye dull shade
lower; 10y for No 3. Barley active, higher; 20
or 10. = iali cash; l6 bid Oct. No. 8; 81 spring
Wmskey steady ! 3. Provisions quiet, unchanged
ana nothing bidding except the sale of 10000 lbs of
bellies packed at sh. Freights fair demand high.
Receipts 900 flour; 2se 600 wheat; 37s 900 corn
W goo oats 5000 rye; 5000 barley.
Shipments.-6oo0 -four; 1872, 600 wheat; POI 600
corn; $1,000 oats; 1900 rye; 1000 barley,
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The originator of this wonderful medicine, claims
to have discovered and combined In harmony more
OF Natures most sorereign medical properties than
was ever before combined in one medicine. The
evidence Of this fact is found the great variety of
most obstinate diseases which it has been found to
conquer. In the cure of bronchitis, Serere Coughs,
ana the early stages of Consumption, it has aston
shed the medical faculty and hundreds of the best
physicians pronounce 1t the greatest medical discOr
ery Of the age While it cures the severest Coughs,
Il strengthens tho system and purihes the blood.
By It's great and thorough blood purifying properties,
it cures al Hamors from the worst iScrofttta to
common Btotch, Ptmpte or Eruption. Mercurial
Disease, Mineral Posons, syphilitic and Venerial
Diseases, and their effects eradicated and rig
0r0as health and sound constitutions established
ETDSipeias, Salt Rleam, Scdid Head, Ferer Sores
Scoty Rough SKIN, in short, all the numerous dis
eases caused by bad blood, are conquered by this
powerful, purifying and invigorating medicine.
For "Lirer Complaint" Bilious Disorders and
HaJtudt Constipation, it has produced hundreds of
perfect and permanent cures where other medicines
had failed.
The proprietor offers 81 900 reward for medicine
that will equal it in the of all the diseases for
which it is recommended. Beware of coanferfeits
and arorttess limitations. Sec that my private Gov
eminent Stamp, which is postire guarantee Of
Commences, is upon the outside wrapper. This
medicine is Sold by all Druggists at 81 90 per bottle
Prepared by X. V. PIERCE, NJ. D., Sole Proprietor,
at his Chemical Laboratory, I33 Seneca street, Buff
tQo, y. I. mar22-X&teyely
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court. and discovering no testimony that
should have held him for a single moment.
upon the charge in the warrant, l did not
wish to see the consummation of such q cruel
and unnecessary act. The acquittal of Mr..
Donohoe, in a few minutes, by Kennebec
jury, as soon as they could write their verdict
after nearly five and half days from the
commencement Of the trial, and at an expense
of about five hundred dollars to the county,
proves the wisdom of my act. "Persons who
live in glass houses, should not throw stones"
JOSHUA NYE.
Sept. l., 1873.
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line of railway, but for about eight months in
the year the river is open to the city, admit
ting the approach of vessels drawing ten feet
of water The best of granite is close at
hand, to be used in the construction of fac
tories, and unlimited quantities of brick. for
the same purpose. We are in the midst of
productive community that cannot be excelled
in the State; there are no better mechanics
anywhere than on the kennebec, and first
class help may be found in abundance.
While the Androscoggin belongs to the class
of variable rivers, as regards the mass of its
water at different seasons of the year, the
kennebec belongs to the constant class, on
account of its extensive and almost inexhaust-
ible reservoirs. 1t has a greater fall than any
other large river in the State, concentrated
into proportionately short distance. The
estimated yearly discharge from the basin of
the Androscoggin amounts to 1856 900, 000,-
600 cubic feet; the estimated annual dis
charge of the Kennebec is, in cubic feet, 22G,-
600, 100000. So there is no lack Of water
power. Last week the immense establish
ments at Lewiston were compelled to shut
down a portion of the time for lack Of
water. Not drop trickled over the falls,
but person could pass over them dry shod.
But in the Kennebec millions of cubic feet
run unused to the sea. In the severest
drouths the ordinary feet flow at the kennc-
bee dam in this city will be found to be about
$4,000 cubic feet, per minute for the . hours,
or 10000 cubic feet per minute for IL
hours day Col. Dewitt computes The vol
ume Of water passing the dam in time of fresh
ct, when the water is five feet deep on tie
dam at 1881 ,90l cubic feet per minute; when
the water is seven feet deep onthe dam 49,
1872 cubic feet per minute. We trust the day
not far distant when this vast volume Of water
will be utilized. Such result would eyentu-
ate in placing Augusta among the first cities
of the state in population and wealth, and
would be the actual realization of hopes long
and fondly cherished. The operations of the
Messrs. Sprague enlarged and extended as
they certainly will be, will lead to the estal-
lishment of numerous small manufactures
that are sure to spring up in the train of.the
larger ones. In this case the large fishes DO
not swallow up the smaller ones, but become
their feeders and multipliers.
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have been shown by Frank T. Noble,
chief clerk at the Pension Agency in
ty, a specimen Of the new trade dol
be used in foreign trade, fresh and
from the mint. 1t is the first one that
EN- seen in these parts. It's par value
8 it is APO grains, 900 fine. and is not
s large as the old fashioned dollar.
Y side is the American eagle encirclcd
4 words United States Of America"
! the reverse the Goddess of Liberty,
rnted by the emblems of the various
kies, and holding in her hand the olive
of peace. The thirteen stars encircle
", with the motto, "In God we trust"
date of issuing, 1873.
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M. S. Marshall of Gardiner. has
b millinery store in Lewiston, ana an
milliner, Miss Litchfield, stands be-
counter and manages the business.
Fred L. Sturgess, formerly of this
levoting his entire time to the recu-
of his health. We trust he may be
|tored, and be enabled soon to engage
the work of the ministry.
Boardman, Agricultural editor of the
armer, and Secretary of the Maine
Agriculture, starts to-day for a few
at the White Mountains.
lends and neighbors of Hon. Z. C.
pm and wife assembled at their resi-
Fryeburg, Friday evening, to cele-
h them their crystal wedding.
4. w. True, Judge of the Municipal
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|. John Ii. Marrow of Winthrop, brought
Journal office yesterday, a peck of as
'ome russell apples of the yield of 1872,
Is raised tina. year The barrel in which
were put last autumn was opened July
yet they appear as well preserved and
as well, as when they were harvested,
fear Mr.. Marrow raised about 100 bar
# marketable apples; this year he thinks
III hardly have dozen barrels. The
! wind of the 18th ult. knocked one half
fop to the ground.
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FIRE RECORD.

Pottsville, Pa, l. Richardson's old slope
at CARIBOU, worked by the Oakdale Coal
and Mining Company, has been on FIRE since
yesterday. 1t is supposed that no miners
were in the slope, as none are missing. Water
has been pouring into the mine all night, but
will require a complete flooding before the
fire can be extinguished. The losses amounts
to several thousand dollars. Several explos-
ings of the fire damp have taken place.
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TIE CHOLERA.

Cincinnati, /. letter from prominent
physician of Williamsburg, Ky, says the
Cholera is fearful here. There were fifteen
deaths in the town this morning, and several
other persons will be dead presently. There
has been nearly thirty deaths here since
Thursday last The letter is dated Septem-
her Il
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FOREIGN.

Bayonne, 1. Carlist troops have entered
the town of Cantavza and are threatening
Caspe, in the province of Sarayasser, which
is garrisoned by small body of republican
troops.
The Carlists claim that desertions from the
republican ranks are very numerous and that
many take service for Don Carlos.
Madrid, l.. Rear Admiral Alden has gone
to Barcelona, on the flagship Wabash.
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WASHINGTON.

Washington. |. The Treasury received
to-day from the Assistant Treasurer of New
York, dangerous counterfeit $500 legal ten
der note, last issue, 1869, so well executed as
to deceive experts.
An official order for the consolidation OF
the Williamsburg and Greerport Post offices
with the Brooklyn Post office, was promulga-
ted to-day to take effect October first.
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ry Record.

nry Record.
followin g is list of deaths in this city
month of August, just passed
Charles p. Benner. aged, ! years, 9months,
10 days.
Fred Eugene Robinson, aged mos, II das.
fLaforest, son of Roscoe A. and Caroline
Williams, aged 1 months, days.
|Lideon Powers, aged 50 years, . months,
10 days.
". L. Britt, daughter Of VIM. Britt, aged 10
weeks.
hBer;e, son of Charles and Martha A.
Greenwood, aged year, II days.
|Claude Henry, son of Ii. S. and Clara NJ.
Turner, aged months.
LAnna May, daughter of George X. Cony,
aged months.
Charles Earnest, only child OF Charles A.
land Addie Wadsworth, aged year,
months, days.
Jacob Hanks, aged So years months.
Vol. John A. PestenSill, aged 10 years.
eleven. There were nine deaths in
1872.
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Tragedy.

st. Louis, l. A special to the Republican
from Sedalia. Mo-, says a horrible tragedy
occurred at Knightly's Station, on the Mis-
souri,, Kansas, and Texas Railroad, six miles
west of Sedalia, Saturday last. VIM. Knight
ly, who had been laboring under mental de-
rangement for some time, killed or caused
the death of his sister aged 40 years, and his
nephew, Louis Stubs, and then set fire to
the house and killed himself
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cssel 4 shore.

Fortress Munroe, /. The steamer Iron
sides, running between Baltimore and Viii
mington, went ashore on Hog Island shoals
on Friday night during storm and has gone
to pieces. The crew were saved. She was
1000 tons burden and belonged to the Balti-
more Steam Boat Company. Wreckers will
endeavor to save the machinery.
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tn. Tiltons Knox colt, the "Manc Slash
Showed some fine trotting at the recent
Is in Lewiston. In the first heat of the stall
contest, he came second to the stand.
n little more training and track expert
4 this horse is bound to make his mark.
II large, handsome animal, with great
RS of endurance; does not fret or chafe
!, in fast company, but pays strict atten-
Ito business"
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WEATHER..
WAR Department

WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.
Washington, Sept. l,-7;30 2. M.
The storm now prevailing over New Eng
land and the St. Lawrence valley, will move
eastward, followed on Tuesday by fresh
northwesterly winds. Clear weather over
these sections