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New-York tribune., 1873-05-17

sAe road that this paid dividends was due TO
The stockholders out of the net earnings OF tne rosu TOT
the profits OF the Company for that year could nov
eouaed that sum- that the olyidead was P PsI OS ,Ne
credit the Company in Europe TO aid in the negota
roh Q. ls oohos anu m ~ t SATISFY the clamors OF small
holders abroad who had been promised dVluenus upon
the coming into power Of the new regime. -
The testil1ony Of Mr.. Lewis Controller OF the Penn
sylyania Central Railroad Is Important as showing mat
RAILWAY Company upon which their dividends were do
cared Is identical with that adopted by All the roas
controlled by Che Peunsylvania Company, and allowing
that t is proper and in accordance with the view of
Mr. watson the President TO carry 20 oapita account OF
al additions 20 the railway not necessary To Keep tne
road and equipments in perfect order, then It
SS ea%sa from 4aea the and Ras rropePH
declared Toe Committee gave the subject such careful
limited time allowed them they were not able TO make
that personal and critical examination OF the books aud
accounts of the company which, no doubt would have
afforded conclusive evidence upon the pOint at issue
1t is, alter all, for the Legislature TO determine
bo clearly seen, II followed mp, viii greatly IN
crease the capital OF oil railroads, ana whlch mas
date Of the nominal capital OF the Now-York
Central and OF the Lake sIore roads, shall be per
Whatever course is finally determined upon aud ADOPTED
should. no doubt, be taken by means of genera. -" =
nothing perhaps in the recent action OF ihe Ere h'
way Company that warrants any sPeclai Ts'o e ot i
this matter have based upon the connlcths teSu
mOny Of several Witnesses
TESTIMONY OF ERIE OFFICIALS
Mr. j. d. White, Treasurer Of the Company until March
H. 1873 testified that at the time Of the oyerturn IN
March, 1874 the company was borrowing money from
time 20 time to meet currCn expenses and that on the
day OF the transfer management he produced state
nent showing the company to be SioO0OOO in arrears,
with no money the Treasury see exhibit No B. page
i44 showing amount OF hJatlng debt 40 that ume) On
tho lst March, 1s there money TO pay the in
terest which had matured amounting 10 about S0OO0O
and Mr.. White claimed that the money with which this
dividend was PAID, in February, came from
BschOfiSheim ana Gylds5nmidt beng the proceeds
OF bonds negotiated by Tne printed statement OF
the condition OF the profit aud loss account made Jny1
lS72 after providing FOR tue dividend the preferred
stock payable July IS 1872. showed surplus OF S7900
the cOHmun stock amounting 81 S65 900 could have
beeu psd profits the Lass months OF the
year 1872 Mr. MOrOsiu thc then auditor who made up
the Jul statement, that IL correct state
ment OF profit and loss account the books of the
6s It showed excluding the dividend on the preferred
stock
Ioial $6oz5Z
On tho contrary, the statement made up by S H. Du-
nan, tae present auditor OF tuo company, and upon
when The February dividend was declared showed Tor
the same identical six months:
l'tll e.'rilgs 'sBGlsoIS
So. ... . .
New-York tribune., 1873-05-17
Netesrnings
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Ou tho contrary, the statement made up by ;. H. Du
nan, tuo present auditor OF tue company, ana upon
Whcn the February dividend declared, showed Tor
the same identical six months:
l't1 e,5nlgs-.. 's55lstIS
low b43ltlU
New-York tribune., 1873-05-17

The subject OF reimbursement OF the amounts used 10
revolutioDze Eie board particularly specified
IN the resolutions under which the Committee acted Ii
in evidence that bill OF Gen. Sickes for expenses
employment of counsel by him and Others amounting
10 about t7OOoe was paid out OF the Eric treasury;
vouchers that eject produced Az the July cleo
ton OF directors MoHenry aud other foreign parties
representing stock Of the company. were present,
and claimed ihat1the whole amount OF t7500Oo ought
Io be "A charge upon the company ana after the
election at stOckhOIdeTs' meeting. vi which S)O1OOO
of stock was represented, II was voted unanimously
maj tins directors OF ths Enc Company should take
early method VI rrlmD rising all tile actual eApen ures
Incurred 10y those few STOCKHOLDERS (Sse BIrlOWs tes
timnny mage ggD In tbs testimony oi President Watson
f.ge g1 ne nsO says the meeting In Jnly
olulOn passod nstrucnt tue BIird OF Droctors 70
,Ul tle account Tor Expenditures. anu tnon pay it.
re aeeJnnt was frreI 10 tho Executive Committee,
uuoD wnch 1al action seems not - yeI ~ nave doom
Ia a statement Of account from Bischofhem 4 Co, TO
the Emo Runway CyADIuY made Ia January LAST may
, 1873-03-30

the bear pressure, which has been rather heavy
for two OF three days past. There WAS not much
demand except tor car lots, very few " fFes
being sufficient to meet the option inquiry,
which raa principally for summer delivery
Seller April, or regular No 500 et,1S$;Ha q z25@
6elier May sold at 2314@281lc, and seller june
vas quoted at 2911o bid, and 1910 asked Cash
ealea were reported Of 1,2GG b No. 2 fresh at
1910; 5000 bu do at 263:c; 25, ,oc9 bu regular at
Is 516c; $1,000 bu do at 251sc; 600 bu rejected
at 231dc; 600 bu by sample (mi1ed) at 2oc. To-
tai, $4,000 bn.
quotations under light offerings. No. regular
WIS quotab1o at 6a3155c. Cash sales were reported
of Gi]O bu No. strictly flesh at C6c; 400 bu By
sample at Csc, and 400 bu do at 6714c. Total,
Barley was dull, and 2@3c lower; being al
most unstable even at that decline: The SHIP
ping orders seem to have been all filed, and no"
tthoso who bought specu1atiyely on q rising mar
ket ind themselves loaded with grain for which
there is no present demand. Seller Aotll, or
regular No. ., opoped at 75c, and closed weak At
74]5c Strictly fresh receipts OF No.
wers tame at 77G@73c. No. Was dull at 63@6oc-
Cash sales were reported Of 400 bu No: fresh at
7ec i; 800 bu do at Tic; 5000 bu regular at 75c
bu do regular at CSC; 1900 bu rejected (CentraD
at t5c; 400 b1, BY sample, at $50; 400 bu do at
s216c; 400 bn do at 75c; 100 bu do at CSC; 40c
bu do ut Csc; 400 bu do ut SIC. al on track
Total, 49, 400 bu.
In tho afternoon wheat WAS moderately active
aud 4c lower. No. 2 spring sold at 31.1515@
l.1s5 seller April, and s1.22N@1 .2311@ seller
May, both options closing at the inside. Corn
Was in light request at so55zc seller April, md
34slc seller May. Meas pork WAS frmer,
sails being reported at 1855 seller May.
, 1873-03-30

5000 West Division Railway ut 100.
2,5U0 Dabcock E1tngulsher At sc.
5000 Fifth National Bark At lac.
LOCAL STOCK AND BOND MARKET.
Messrs. Luut, Preston g. Kean quote "a fol-
, 1873-03-30

The leading produce markets were again dull
to-day, except provisions but the general feel
though our receipts were on the increase, and
shipments wero light, while tho tone Of advlces
from other markets was not particularly encour-
aging to holders. Liverpool Was generally dull,
with large supplies Of cereas in prospect, while
the "enormous demand" for export III New
York, claimed BY some operators, has only re-
suited in the shipment Of 1000 bu wheat and
$1,000 btu corn from that port during the weok
ending With last evening.
In the dry goods market there was fair activi-
ty, both III staple and fancy fabrics, local and
interior dealers ordering freely. Prices wore
STEADY and firm for all staple and seasonnbe
goods. Groceries met with q large demand from
country merchants. at tho prices current on the
and most side goods being held with decided
frmness. An advance in coffees seems im1nl-
nent, and refined sugars now have something Of
an upward tendency, both OF these arti-
cles being relatively much lower here
than at the East. No change was
continuing in good demand at full prices, while
the poorer sorts were to certain extent neg
1ected and weak. Cheese remains fir1n at former
quotations, or at 17e@18c for New York factory,
aud at 15@17c for Western do. Tho coal trade
was reported quiet, and bituminous varieties
were generally enaier. Wilmington ia now SELL
ing at 5000. There wes more life in the canned
goods and pickle trade; the improvement being
due to the milder weather. Prices were
without quotable change, though in corn, toma-
is talked Of. Domestic dried fruits were again
quoted du1 and the quotations were more OF
less freely shaded all around. Foreign descrip-
tions we're quiet also, but were firmly he'll.
Fish met with fair inquiry at prices that have
been current for fortnight past. Nothing new
WAS developed IN the hay market. Hides woro
fairly active a,,d firm. There was liberal
amount Of trading in the leading oils, aud prices
wero, without exception, firm. Carbon has fur
the. advanced in Cleveland, and prices were 1c
higher here, in sympathy.
day. There WAS no q'1otable change in ward
prices; the better grades re1nain firm, while
common building material continues rather
weak, being in liberal supply Lath on track
are HIGHER, nov quoted a: $3.50. Shingles arc
, 1873-03-30
MONEY AND COMMERCE.
MONETARY.


SATURDAY EVENING, March 20.
There has been no particular change in the local
money market during tho past week, except the
turn of exchange in favor Of New York. which is
now causing 4 considerable movement Of cur
rency to that city from the Vest. There is .
1argo demand from the country for exchange,
and considerable demand, also, for currency.
The movement OF both currency and bank
credit to New York, and OF currency to the coun-
try, has como influence to make ton
dency toward q cloBe money market
but the supply Of loanatle funds is
ample yet. There is considerable money in
the open market to loan on good stocks and
similar conaterals at 10 per cent for six months,
or less. Good short-dato paper without col
laterals goes at 10 to IL per cent 6ccond-class
paper at Is per cent and over.
New York exchange was scarce at Soc per
81, 600 premium, and some OF the usual sellers
were asking 75c. The scarcity Of exchange
obliged numbor OF the bauks to ship currency
to New York both yesterday and to-day
Gold continues to advance, cokng to-day at
III, Tho highest price touched Bince August,
1870.
The clnarinps nf the Cl,caro bonla for +ha
, 1873-03-30

Withdrawn from storo on Friday foE city con-
sumption: 5,o5s bn wheat; 4,22s hn corn; o2o
br barley. Withdrawn for do anling the weok:
1888 bu wheat; 4,251 bu com; 2,051 bu oats !;
1,5o3 bu rye; 2,557 bu barley.
The following grain has been inspected into
store this morning mp to 10 O'Clock: 81 cars
wheat; 161 cars corn; 10 cars oats; cars ryo; II
cars barley. Total, 245 cars; or, 900 bu.
The following wcre the receipts and shipments
Of breadstnfrs and stock at this point during the
week ending with this morning, and for corre-
spoudiug weckz ending rs dated:
, 1873-03-30

qua1Tymen, and thus two profits are made where
ono would be sufficient for au practical pu1-
poees.
Contractors prefer the latter method OF maxi
Another form Of contract sometimes made
Is the commission system. This naturally has
it, defects, especially from the owners point OF
observation. That it vas practised e1ten-
by all who are familiar with building matters
and prices. When tho price OF brick was rang
ing anywhere between SIS and $40 a thousand,
and tha price OF labor was I'd uncertain as it
al seemed chaoe, without voice to command
tho existence Of order, contractors would not
11sk their few remaining dollars in the ordinary
way. Hence nearly Ill the earlier buildings
were erected on commission, the MASON asking
sometimes IL much aa Is per cent of the cost,
material excepted; the average, however, being
10 per cent.
In reckoning the risk Of building by a strict
contract during soTero winter, the masons
we're venturing on an unknown sea, with not
even clear Bky to guide them in their voy-
age. No one knew then how much could b
done in the way Of building during one OF our
rigid winters, and the SUCCESS OF the operations
OF the winter season Of 1917 Vas . source Of
as great surprise to the experts Of Chicago ~ to
the wondering world beyond
But to return to our friend OF the stump Of
wood and plumbago. Having like tbs compet~
itorB, mado bis figures [atra having secrssly rid
iculed and condemned Al those who were Blm-
ilarly employed), he submits them to the archi-
tect for inspection.
THE AWARDS.
In pub1ic matters the law invariably requires
tho officer in charge Of any public work to award
the contract 10 the lowest responsible bidder.
Of course tho architect is under no especial
command to follow out this principle too liter
alI1. In fact, he generally inquiries OF his client
whetfer he has any special fayorite among the
contractors, or whether he cares to give his con
most interested, the architect. is, generally
guided By bis preference, just as in the prepara-
zion Of designs. The contract, is signed
the owner; but the signature Of tia
, 1873-03-30
COMMERCIAL,

SATURDAY EyESHso, March %.
Tho following wero the receipts and shipments
OF the leading articles of produce in Chicago dur
ing the past twenty-four hours, and for the cor
responding date one year ago:
, 1873-03-30

CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
mevioyv for the Week Ending Sntur-
daY Evening. March 20.
SATURDAY EVENING, Aarch 20.
The rcccipts of liyo stock during the week
hor ro f,aor, fo1Ia,rs.
, 1873-03-30

SHEEF-d talF local And OUTSIDE demand 10f
sheep has existed during the week under re:iew,
and trifo higher range OF prices has been es
tablished, the appreciation in values being duo
to the lighter receipts and the better quality Of
the offerings. Considerably more than half the
supply foil into the hands OF Eastern buyers.
Prices close firm at s3.50@4.25 for poor mixed
to common lots at : a4.5o@4.75 for medium, aud
at @5.00@G0o for good to choice. Some extra
qualities sold at higher figures aG.25, ESQ,
and, IN enc instance, $3.50 being paid.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15
The Death Agony.

Death is usually preceded by q
group of phenomena that has received
the name of tho death agony. In most
cases of disease the beginning of this
concluding period is marked by sud
den improvement of the functions. IT
is tho last CLEAN springing from the
dying flame; but soon the eyes be-
come fixed and insensible to the action
Of light; tho nose grows pointed and
cold the mouth, wide open, seems to
call for tho air that fails IL; the cavity
within is parched, and the lips, as II
withered, cling to the curves of the
teeth. The last movements of res
piration are spasmodic, and q wheez-
ing, and sometimes marked gurgllng
sound may be heard at some distance,
caused by obstruction of the bronchial
tubes with a quantity of mucus. The
breath is cold, the temperature Of the
skin lowered, If the heart is exam
ined, wo note the weakening OF its
sounds and pulsations. The hands
placed in its neighborhood, feel no
ihrob. Such is the physiogomy of a
person in the last moments of death
in the greater number Of cases; that
is, when death follows upon period
of illness of some duration. The
death struggle is seldom painful, and
almost always the patient feels moth
ing of it. lie is plunged into coma
tosc stupor, SO that he is no longer
conscious of his situation or hissuffer-
ings, and he passes inscnsibly from
life TO death, in manner that renders
it sometimes difficult to fix the exact
instant at which a dying person ex-
pires. This is true, at least, in chron-
ic malades, and especially in those
which consume the human body slow
ly and silently.
Yet when the hour Of death comes
for ardent organizations-for great
artists, for instance-and they usually
die young-therc is quick and sub
limo new burst Of life in the creative
genius. There is no better example
tof this than the angelic end Of
Beethoven, who, before he breathed
out his soul, that tuneful monad, re-
gained his lost speech and hearing,
and spent them in repeating for the
last time some of those sweet harmo-
nies which no called his "Prayers to
God"
Some diseases, moreover, are most
peculiarly marked by the gentleness
of the dying agony. OF all tie ills
that cheat us while killing by pin
pricks, consumption is that which wears
longer for us the illusive look o.
health, and best conceals the misery
and horror of dying. Nothing car
be compared with the hallucination o
the senses and the livingness of hopC
which mark the last days of the con
sumptive. lie takes the burning o
his destroying fcvcr for a healthfu
symptom, he forms bis plans anC
smiles calmly and cheerfully on hi
friends, and suddenly, some morrow
of quiet night, he falls into sleel
and never wakes.-Popular Scienc
Monthly.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

Gen. Robert Patterson, still living
in fine health in Philadelphia in his
gid year, was captain in the regu'
lar army in the second war with Eng
land (lSl2), sixty one years ago.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

1t is surprising how quickly mon
who dislike red hair will fall in love
with q red heircss.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15
What TO do with Trouble.

Don't try to quench your sorrow in
rum and narcotics. II you begin
this, you must keep right on with il
until it leads you 10 ruin; or if you
must add physical pain and the con-
sciousness OF degradation TO the sor-
row you seek to escape OF all the
wretchcd men, his condition is most
pitiful who has sought to drown his
grief in drink, awakcns from his de-
bauch with shattered nerves, aching
head, and depressed mind, to face the
trouble again. That which at first
was painful to contemplate will, after
drink, seem unbearable.
Ten to one the fatal drink will be
again and again sought till its victim
sinks a hopeless, pitiiul and total
wreck.
Work is your true remedy. If mis-
fortune hits you hard, bit you some
thing else bard pitch into something
with II will There's nothing like
good, solid absorbing work to cure
trouble. If you have met with loss
you don't want to lie awake think.
ing of them. You want sleep, calm
sound sleep, and 10 eat your dinner
with appetite. But you can't unless
you work. If you say you don't feel
like work, and go loafng all day, to
tell Tom, Dick or Harry the story OF
your woes, you'll lie awake, and keep
your wife awake by tossing, spoil her
temper and your own breakfast next
morning, and begin tomorrow feeling
ten times worse than you did to-day.
There are some troubles that time
only heals and perhaps some that nev.
er can be healed at all, but all can be
helped by the the panacea work. Try
it, if you are thus afflicted.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

1t is a common fault never to bc dis
satisfied with our fortune, nor dissat-
isfcd with our understanding.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

IIe who reforms himself has done
more towards reforming tho public
than q crowd Of noisy, impotcnt pa
triots,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15


Too GooD.--A respectable woman
recently presented herself at station
house in Brooklyn and stated that she
desired 10 consult the sergeant about
her husband, who had been acting
very strangely. Shercsprescnted him
10 be naturally kind, good man, but
that lately he had fallen into dissipat
I'd courses. That morning he wen,
20 his wife with a knife in his hand
and said
"Well dear, think | will kill you
"What for 7" inquired the startled
wife.
"well, you have been SO good ant
kind TO mo that j want you with M
after / die"
Tho terrified woman managed u
persuade the the maniac TO postpon'
the execution of his intentions, bu
concluded something must be dom
about IL.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

The use and adaptabilty of banana
fibre in the manufacture Of paper is
about to be tested by competent par
ties in Savannah, Ga,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

A New York restaurater announces
ready made dinners for miscellaneous
appetites.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

The Caliiornians has a new domes.
tic fowl, tho chaparral cock or churra,
which is easily domosticatcd, and
when properly cooked, is said TO be
superior TO chicken for eating.
Mr.. Geo. B. Markell, liberal Pres
byterian of Hazleton, Pa, has green
100000 to endow a prolcssorship in
Lafayette College.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15
EARTH's ANGELS.

/ never saw an Angel,
Except the ones In books;
I don't believe mortal
Knows how an angel looks.
We guess at something misty,
With trailing wings Of white,
With amber tresses floating,
And garments strangely bright
but believe earth's angels
Walk here in mortal guiso,
Though we discern but family
Through heavy-liddod eyes,
Or see thom as they leave US,
Who walked beside us here,
Their angclhood quito hidden,
Because 1t lived SO near.
i can remember angels
Who seemed like common folks,
Who wore old-fhshioned bonnets,
And faded Winter cloaks;
Who came when dire disaster
Crowned lesser homo mishap,
Or younger claimants crowded
The dear maternal lap;
With curying arms wide open
To take the weary In,
With patient love to listen
To childish want or sin.
What better things could angels
For childish sinners do,
Than listen to their story,
And bid them promise newt
think Of hreside angels,
Upon whose faded hair
There shone no crown Of glory
And yet the crown was there;
When tender love, true hearted,
Forgaye the wrongs it know,
And patient voice gave answer
The days of trial through.
All me the childish angel
Who beckons as write
Perchance | should not know him
In mystic robe Of white.
lie wears a schoolboy's jacket.
And cap, and boots, to me,
And when we walked at twilight,
q. His head against my knee.
There are dear mother angels
We each perchance know one
Whose robes Of better glory
Are daily being spun.
With loving hands TO guido us,
With loving speech to cheer,
Said not we'll, earth's angels
Walk daily with us hereg
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

From many sections of Illinois come
reports OF distressing drouth. The
corn and grass are drying up, and un-
less rain soon comes to the relief OF
tho farmers they will have TO com
moncc feeding grain TO their stock.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

\ young Toxins man. who was kept
on jury duty for eight hours, complains
that he got seven letters from his wife
inquiring why he stayed away so long,
and that ho had very affecting in
terview with his mother.in law as
soon as ho was released.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

Owing TO the failure of Brown, Ian.
caster q Co., Of Baltimore, the Tiedc-
gar Iron Works Mt Ricbmand, Va,
on Thursday discharged 600 to 700
men employed in car building.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

The Italian citizens of Philadelphia
have formed asociety to secure q colos-
sal statue Of christopher Columbus"
TO be placed in Fairmount Park, July
4th, 1876.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-15

A poor lone widow, with seven
children and sore throat paycd the
necessary taxes,and took six dogs from
the Milwaukee pound.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-09-23
MONEY MArTRRs.

The morning dispatches indicate an
easier state Of affairs in the money
market, and there is room to hope that
the crisis is about over. The Govern
ment has declined to interfere directly,
but Secretary Richardson has decided
to buy all the Government bonds offered
at present aud thus put large amount
Of money in circulation. 1t is believed
that many Of the banks will pull through
and that the disturbed business relations
Of the country will be adjusted on safe
basis within few days. President Grant
declined to use the Government reserve
to restore confidence. but it is quite
likely the Secretary viii use this reserve
in buying the bonds, which amounts to
the same, after all. Meanwhile, our
banks and merchants are suffering great
inconvenience from the suspension of
business caused by the panic. Bankers
are very cautious, and in many cases
decline to have anything to do with cot
ton bills. Little cotton, therefore, has
changed hands for a few days. 1t is
hoped, however, business will resume as
usual by the end of the week.