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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-12


ADJUSTMENTS.
MAccABE. sTEINwAY HALL.
WEDNESDAY NEXT. OCTOBER Il,
first appearance in America of England's renowned
Mimic and yeniriloouist
FREDERIC MAccABE.
FREDERIC MAcCABE
FREDERIC MAoCABg.
in his original Character Entertainments
BECOME. DULL CARE.
BECOME, DULL CARE.
Vocal. ventriloauia Musical and sartorai Meianss.
The most original and pleasing entertainment ever
presented to the public, depending solely the
tility of single artist
The following witty narrative appeared in the Lon
don Daily Telegraph Of October Is 1866
Have you ever seen Maccabe the mimi table ncom.
parable Little Wonder" whom all the London fash
lonable world patronlzing NJ has sanctum i'll
James Hall, pccadilyf We have no douot many. with
ourselves after aumring the very elegant psrapher-
mana. the velvet drapery the platform. &c, n
ncpated seeing tall commandng hgure steal from
Dehind the arras 10 minister their rtanmentt
one too gifted with AM endowed with
manly bearing Conceive the asonisnmen when slim
gentemanly figure. presto Ike appeared before who
out tor the hurs applause with which he greeted,
we must vow should have taken for any other
man than the enactor Of the numerous characters
ranged in the programme in hands From his pTefA-
tory remarks, given in a thin. silvcry voice, we
taniy credited him with The OF the phys
ical capacity interpret Nature but il all iu
SION a. The sequel viii Drove his appearance modest
hold the audience before his assumption OF that
most successful public
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NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY OCTOBER r. 187-TRPLE SHEET

E SHEET.
/ SECURE YOUR SEATS
MARX rS y ~ DRAMA
JOHN =. fR"aarxoND's
coLSSsSea!L shsEis;tisiEss sRLH e
seats secured ten day. lgs n p advance and BY
Admission 81. orone ahnhgfs D. Dress Circle ST BAL
THE GREAT Success Or THE DAY.
ook nnHh r sskEEas.
E HlERFD s hsh
SATURDAY MATiiskE MaPM:
Order Carriages At 10 30. Begins at 8.
- rHo GfERioR xirrRxGT Essss' and Manager
Kralfy's European Artsss n The grand Drama Of
ENTIRELY s HAEA Aa5 a kSSS
Mile. t bhff aYgp ssaEIs 81
Premiere Danseuse, from Vienna aud Berlin
s ss Esssx 4 F faa SIRaF7 ssrE Eks
and s ~ ia s skASbs oos fASAT
YES H;s'st III F FE SE4 AIA'x
s4 HHs 5Ax S saEESFn,
0yH j. ByRo Fik kFq .E sRsitis FOR LIFE
which KS 'olI'T.ns x s5s!i's JUL ap'sarw
s''Sss a5Ls sSEE. Mr. " RASsS sGSsn1r
N.Y. sss sSEESSSS sEys LEWIS MI NINE me- tS2i ASo
Mss DORA doLDTsgAtWAAtE MI; F1rE BARTLETT
Mr. Lester wallacks and Nr fierrspen Edwards ad.p-
''n Is% SssS s5sss MAN
ana ''mps'snsiSs NJ an f. V" J. HSsfHsun
IT, liz same ADD. 'I prs '' Ne" York pub
vii. make her arst appearance IN wauacks Theatre,
Mr. Ea S6 SIN VII apL iis 'H''ads MrJB POLK
" Miss TONE iosE sJnKE sns 'i PoS shfA0S'
n0'0 "l Re- Siosn is of
NEW IRISH II rs DRAMA
which is now in active preparation.
M H. :. Me sSEaIxl ENGAGEMENT
wAILAcKsss THEATRE
extends to four weeks, and terminates
brei and
WI. much op!lge by addressing him, at wallack's
COLOSSEUM, BROADWAY AND 18th STREET
TWO E NibNHy sf DkL 9v Al 1 pek
First time OF the original ,.p,pv,s Wv wouvs
MISS ANGIE scuorr "A' "o''A''
OVER Is FIRST CLASS ARTISTS.
POPULAR PRICES OF Admission.
Every excepting Saturdays. 5Dc children &c
Every evening and Saturday matinee &c., children 40c
nNhEATRE CoMIQUE.
"'' '''A SoTHIN1 fxRisixN HERE. ''op''''''
Entire change OF bill
First week Siss g i III ESaIh Vocalist
ma ro = ~ orrr ~ DIAMOND ana RYAN
E S14s SskTIY in conjunction with MI the sA WEST
p''''1' S'''' HARRIcAN d HART
IN 'nsn new a SaE DAY WE WENT WEST.
NJ ssa Ht $s
in nexaets &C., concluding Win :
MATINEE WEb 5Stsns fa ana SATURDAY.
A cADEMY; ,c,, poNApIo AND DE BAssINL
s aShRA4 E sussGsir HSgSs ssH Il
IL f sIHs1e si E0i 81 sH s2sEe
as d bas1S Amssa
s,snSr Fi5FiSI Don bssiiIs
ss asb Nasp
SnsE
Costumes &c. Maestro Fippo Marchettis celebrated
characters Dy Slgn0ra POteut1, Miss A. L. Cary Sig.
nori Carpi, Del Puente, Fiorini Hall, Lott. Grand
Chorus and Orchestra.
The opera produced under the immediate supervision
and direction OF Sgnor H. Muzio
~ THURSDAY. October ID Brooklyn Academy, La
Traviata"-Mle. Hebron.
FRIDAY, October It, second performance OF "RUY
BIAS"
SATURDAY, October 4, third Grand Matinee, AIDA"
- SUNDAY EVENING. october Is, Grand Sunday
Concert at Booths Theatre.
Seats secured at Academy, Schirmers 70t Broadway,
and ia Broadway.
DRYANTS OPERA HOUSE-wEST 23D STREET.
bswes1 6,h ana "a ayenIes nsar Bo9ihs Theatre
BkYANTS MINSTRtLS. THE DeLUGE;
BRYANTS MINSTRELS. or, PAIR o. DICE LOST
BRYANTS MINSTRELS. PARTNERS FOR LIFE.
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TOMMY GRINDLE,n

dspenss6ls ths s We hsvs the snaeors famed
I. n Ts e Ky ho .a
somewhat disappointed at its nonrepeat But the singer
@s IN saass 81
reasonable As the 5epresentstiye Of any previous
sna sc sousa W ss M a.
s ss IL an Vein the psadisncs
with his exposition Of the suns motion and other bits Of
The loud and genuine laughter q the audience,
coupled with their pauds mlngle with our thoughn
10 formed ms g' that THESE '''''' '' - ~ 80 -
THE SONGS ARE AIL,r,Mass MAccABE's coxPo.
and revert to the pleasure ne affords they win agree
b, s an 40 N az twin Sm % ss
future and heartily express the hope he possesses
oas liz We trust he may snoy ease
and indie AFTER 50 iaborous lie devoted to the
slowed upon Mr.: Maccabe was most enthusastic ana
w w 81 as 1a Ss ys
able to mimic Maccabe.n
AAcCABE, sTEINwAy HALL,
WEDNESDAY mex. and following eveningssta
ILLUMINATED MATINEE EVERY SATURDAY Ara
ADMISSION, 50 CENTS; Reserved Seats 50 cents e..
ira Reserved Seats can be obtained stcinway Hall;
schirmers 7ol Broadway; ia Broadway; schuhefh's
% Union square and all the principal hotels
open At 30, to commences at
Business Manager and sscresarv. doliN e SUTTON.
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NEW IRISH DRAMA
which Is now in active preparation.

RRYASTs 81 2Pa Err 2s1 sTTREnT
nE kyE %iSsSStIs s1Tt S PA bsfGSS
ss$zs$ sssEsEEs r.a4sfss fSs LIE
ssEsS5s $ss!$H$ DAaE H. i WELL
Rs Sy Dan
Fsmy every and
DICKINSON HALL. sIxTEENTH STREET,
fof K k3fRA iGS sSG1f' -
MYSTERIES or 4 II 81 MYTHOLOGY.
f'Gfa sa Rfsas
CTLANEuM. and displayed in such warm ana pas
s'eaa', tint, sn'5aass Re dSs -,
Ma4SSHs TUESDAY ann and oh. aSao
STElS4NTAkys b aAL EvEy1so, OCTOBER IS 1874
Miss ROSA McGEACHY
has ' ak hGnSr d e s4aHsr''
valuable cooperation OF the following distinguished
- Mile. SOPHIE FLORA Hebron,
Nue. Eng rEResa Sa aGHss f coasao
and, BY the kind peEmIssop Of Max srakosch Esq.,,
wh MILE sbor sgnCs L4 Mr. E
'sS''SD sssaSiss s kISl y wAa TIE &
Signor r. AGRAMONTE.
n fac Ss' s s Sm e. s S IL s
by Gounod which win be performed for the FIRST
TINE In America.
j tndn sEArR
7Ol Broadway and steinway Hall
THE GREAT NEW YORK CIRCUS,
Eighth e oSR WEEK fnd s HoSdsk street
EVERY MATHEMATICIAN ISSs $ $. EyES NJ g.,
LINANDE the Brazilian Horseman.
ALL THE foSiE DC sSif
THURSDAY, OCTOBER q
ACADEMY or MUSIC
Mr. BAYARD TAYLoR's nrst lecture in New York
SINCE MS return ''0" Ns'p' anu BAY sx9ARD TAYLOR
M No. lis West Fourteenth street new York.
e r o;SsT
Cesnoa collection Of Cypriose Antiquities,
Mondays free Catalogues can be had at the Museum
rrvoLI THEATRE, EIGHTH STREET, BETWEEN
/ second and Third avenuea-New engage ments this
ne AND her ys Dr. Mss Ana
Miss Ansesa poabIs ,n ,rspese livery evening Double
Ave other stars Twenty different acts
IyHoICE SEATS FOR THE OPERA AND ALL
~ theatres be secured SIX days In advance at ticket
Offices Grand Central st. Nicholas and Metropolitan
Hotels.
CARRIERS SOTREE DANSANTE,
~ every Tuesday evening"
Beethoven Hall, 80 Fifth street
ACADEMY OF MUsiC.-oNE OF THE MOST DEsIR-
n able private back boxes fronting the house. to let
for evening every week, during the season. Ad-
dress W.. box 4Ni Post Office
MUMMY PEOPLE WE MEET-coNrINuE sue.
4 cess Of Dr.. j. jaw vllers Az Or; Por,ers church,
Brooklyn Monday evening, October ~; New London
18th: Norwich, l4h; Putnam, l5th American Literary
Bureau
LIVERY DESCRIPTION. OF THEATRICAL PRINT.
NJ mo
TICKETS PROGRAMMES, POSTERS,
PORTRAITS
MErRoPoLirAy PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT.
No. 2ls Broadway Herald Building,
PRoMPTNEss, NEATNESs AND GREATNESS
Parties about going on the road and managers of con.
certs dramatic entertainments viii IND their al
DIR kS ESTIMATE BEFORE HAVING THEIR WORK
DONE kLsEW HfR&
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COAL AND WOOD.

nEsT FAMILY CoAL.--srOvB, EGG AND FURNACE,
- ~ per ton; Large Nut SO % screened and do
iivercd best Virginia Pine Wood. 81 70 per load.
yH0S STOKES. corner Thlrtv-secnnn ST. and Tenth av
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MUSICAL.

>~..->~e~---.
A PARAvALL1, TENOR SINGER FROM ITALIAN
IA. opera, teaches Plano and singing at III west
Twenty street. near sixth avenues or at pups
residence Is open to an engagement 10 sing IN concert
terms moderate
THE PROFESSOR OF MUSICAL INSTITUTE
will instruct in singing, At terms 10 suit the means
and payments at the convenience OF pupils Address
MAESTRO box lU3 Herald Uptown Branch Office
VOCAL CuLrURE--By A WELL QUALIFIED
Italian gentleman thorough instruction IN singing,
according to the best modern schools theoretical aud
practical, ut pupils residences Address PKOFEssOk
OF MUSIC, No. 4West twenty seventh street
Il0 PER QUARTER FOR LESSONS ON THE
,DlU Piano by gentleman teacher; each lesson
pfven separately Inquire AZ % Ggeeuvich avenue, be-
tween 10 a. aud r. NJ
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ion Daily Telegraph Of October Is 1866
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-12

40 WEST WASHINGTON PLACE.-A PRIVATE
IL family will let elegant Rooms TO gentlemen good
Board near; neighborhooo good house quiet, orderly
neat
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40 JANE STREET. NEAR EIGHTH AVENUE
IL Pleasant Rooms to let with Board would let to
one party or separae III private family; terms mod
crate reference
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WINTER RESORTS.

LHLORIDA-GREEN COVE SPRING.-A FURNISHED
il House to let suitable for family party visiting
Florida the winter Apply at l2S East Twenty
street.
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~ WEST ELEVENTH STREET, BETWEEN BROAD
way and University piace.-Handsome Rooms to
rent angly SUITE with good Board, to families
single gentlemen.
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AMUSEmENTH,


" MODEL VAUDEVILLE OF tS 81 p'ioND =
- ENTIRE CHANCE Approximations Or faoaaAMMe,
arrival Of The s so 81 the
senorita Isabella Monteo, Senora Theresa Mora Sen
orta kosta Aguerra senorita ida de Castro senoriia
Inez hontavo senorta Carmen velasauez senorta
who will sppssr ioT the ars. tune in America in the
shsaiifEy Isaeasiiul E picture ennted
or, THE BAH or TUE INyoCENTs.
me a'sSG% s,p Afhsh a RaS SsIsss artist
IN the spa1rrk yg BurIesaue Extravasanza OF
or, The dRASD Dsoi b6cf Ii
GRAND BALLET
FEATHEkY KINGDOM
hickey AND BARNEY
IN 'he'f or's Aaa Hl1q4Sr0as SKETCH
The incompatible Mumorlst and Dutch Vocalist
II HIS n FA nfM Character kesch KARL IN SEARCH or
q As Hsaat popular
DtLE EEASfr ad new sss,sh y
PUNCH AND JUDY by Bit. ''' e'os'
and wednesday and saturday Matinee o'clock 80
STH AVENUE THEATRE
TO-DAY Ara O'CLOCK.
Farewell 70 America
voKlss' FAMILY "a
GRAND FESTIVAL MATINEE
BELLIES or THE rhh KITCHEN
Vi aoe s 1y s family tor nearly 5000 times and
Miss MIS- E KI,s 1SEI Ao y3kEs TSky
NJ Me- FxaP y9K6Sj WIrnSs
, ,,A Also the
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90 SEVENTH AVENUE CORNER THIRTEENTH
s)C street.yery desirable and ndsomely furnished
Rooms single double first second and third floors
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Al EAST NINETEENTH STREET, NEAR BROAD.
II way,-We furnished Rooms to rent with Board,
, suite sinpty. =
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-01-03

the cruelty ?-to insist. quite believe
Milly to have been capable of that
amount of self sacritice-enough to have
made her try to love, honor and obey
a man at whom she shuddercd ! But /
was not lost enough for that We met
seldom and constraincdly after the death
of her mother. | think that we both
wept, after those meetings, to think that
what had been could never be again.
People wondered whether the marriage,
of which they had once heard as so
nearly accomplished, and to which many
of them had been invited, was never to
take placo-and if not, why not |
think that many of them called us
"fools y and applied even worse names.
There came n relief to all this one
day-a relief, l think, to both of us, for
it must have been that we were slowly
breaking our hearts over those dead
bodies. Another relative of Milly's
made his appearance at Holdane, we'll
to-do, they said. She went away with
him to some great distance-where or
in what direction | do not know. We
did not bid each other farewell coldly-
only broken-heartedly and we have
never seen each other since
And that is why, this Christmas night,
/, w.o was uncharitable, am Il lonely
man among you revelers.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-01-03

A correspondent Of the st. Louis Re
ladhcan writes: "The last time |
saw Washington it consisted of numer-
Gus rivers of yellow mud, which q few
misguided people called streets. Here
and there along the edge of these rivers
you would see the top of a brick set on
end protrudiug from the ochre colored
ooze, and these casual and desultory
bricks We're what the Washingtoniars
called sidewalks. In various localities
there We're unoccupied tracts of land
which resembled neglected sheep pas
lures or baseball grounds late in the
fall and these eye-sores were what
passed for public parks in this beauti-
full capital of the proudest Republic on
the face of the earth. Well, things have
changed since then, and so changed that
Il man no longer needs pair of India
rubber boots to go calling in, and it 10
longer requires an accomplished aero
bat to navigate the sidewalks. Many of
the little parks are fenced in, sodded,
and provided with shade trees, arbors
and seats. Altogether, Washington is
no longer an ugly, unsightly, and dis
agreeable town, but has improved so
that one can stay here and fancy him
self not altogether removed from the
confines of civilization
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-01-03
Report of the Department of Agricul.

The report of the Department of Ag-
riculture for November and December
shows that the average of the tobacco
crop, in comparison with last year, is "a.
The returns make the yield above that
of 1872 In West Virginia, 129; Kan
sas, ia; Arkansas, 1903; Virginia, 102
Illinois, 1Ol /; New Hampshire, New
York, Texas and Oregon, 100. The
other States ranged between 70 in Penn
sylYania and 9S in South Carolina and
Florida In condition, Connecticut re-
ported an average of 1873; Massachu-
setts, 1870; New Hampshire 1ls; Yer
mont, 10; Maryland, Louisiana and
Georgia and Alabama, l01. Other
States range between 100 in Illinois and
81 III Missouri. In all the Gulf States
there are counties reporting the cultiva-
ton of sugar cane to some extent but
outside of Louisiana it is evident that
this production is small. The returns
make the average product of potatoes
throughout the country Is pen cent less
than last year. As the crop was then
estimated at 113, SIC, 600 bushels, a fall
ing off of about 100000 bushels is
indicated. The sweet potato crop is u
fair one, both in yield and quality. The
quantity OF hay produced this year is
800, 600 tons less than last year, when it
was not far from 81, 900, 900 tons. The
report says, under the head of For
eign Demand for Wheat in Great Brit
aim that many have supposed that
Russiais the heaviest contributor to these
supplies; but the official figures show,
when subjected to analysis, that the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-01-03
Grassland on Cox,

One of the amusing features of the
debate in Congress on the bill to repeal
the Increase of Salary Law was a lively
passage-at- arms between Grassland, of
Kentucky, and Cox, of New York.
Grassland, who had been nettlcd by
some of Cox's remarks on his fellow
members, went for him in lively man
ner. AS he proceeded to excarite Cox
the members did not give much atten-
ton to him, but tinully they gathered
around him, and greeted with shouts
of laughter his home thrusts on the vul-
nerabie member from New York, He
reviewd Mr.. Cox's conduct in putting
the money back on the day of Mr.
Brooks dsath, and indulged in Il good
deal of sarcastic remark. Mr.. Cox at
tempted to reply, but got badly worsted.
Afterward Mr.. Grassland read from The
Giobe the act passed on motion of Mr..
Cox changing the name of the ship In
dustry to the VIM NJ. Tweed, at which
the House was convulsed with laughter.
He expressed desire to know whether
this was the vessel that was to have
taken the dewdrop, as Cox is now called,
to Europe last spring. Cox could not
reply to this, Mr.. Grassland also ex-
hibited a picture of a ram named after
Judge Lawrence, of Ohio, and inserted
in the agricultural reports. This set the
House to laughing at that unfortunate
member again.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-01-03
Organize Il Congress.

A writer to the Voc PopuH suggests
Congress to fix a price on farm pro
ducts He says:
"The growers of all States west OF
the Alleghanies should organize a Con
gress to .fr q price on their oao'e 1oroctuc-
Hons. All other trades have their
prices, but set prices for us, making us
their slaves. This should net be the
case with those who produce that which
keeps soul and body from speedy disso-
luton. Such II Congress has been recon-
mended, and L would be glad to witness
It's accomplishment, us it is one OF the
means of obtaining our just rights. Do
not be i'll too great hurry in disposing
Of your crops. Make terms with your
creditors as best you can. Go for re-
munerative prices for your produce.
Organize this Congress in the oranges
and Clubs, and como to full under
standing before engaging i'll the produc-
ton of another crop, is'the advice Of an
Illinois farmer"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-01-03
THE following, from the Boston Trav,
clkCr. is reasonable


Queer things happen in newspaper
offices. Recently Il brother journalist
i'll suburban town, with flourishing
weekly on his hands, was obliged to
send young and inexperienced report
er to a gathering where there was some
wine, many pretty women, and a song
or two. The reporter had somehow or
two in which to write up his account,
and he asked our editorial friend what
he would say about the music. "Oh, +"
was the reply, "say Miss i sang with
tenderness, Miss G played with bril-
liancy, Mr.. X sang with fire, and some
thing of that sort, and make few com
parsons, you know" That reporter
was discharged the very next morning.
A portion OF his notice read us follows :
"Miss b sang very tenderly, as tender
'syoumg spring lamb with mint sauce
etc. "Miss G played as brilliant as Il
bunch of fire crackers on dark night,
or as brilliant as Il meteoric shower"
etc. Mr. X sang with so much fire
that it burned up three sheets of music,
and set the parlor curtains all ablaze. -
AW0nY EUCnilly JO,rn0i.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-01-03
Humorous.

TRUE to the core-A good apple.
The hardships of the ocean-iron-
clads.
How to raise bcets Take hold of the
top and pull.
WHEN is a lawyer most like mule ?
When he draws up conveyance.
AN 1rishman, being asked in court
for his certificate of marriage, showed
big scar on his head about the size of
a small shovel.
TIE French Assembly follows Scrip
ture to some extent, in one thing, when
the Right doesn't let the "Left
know what it does.
Ir is said that the Chaplain who Of
ficiated in the ease of Capt. Jack read
this passage from the Scriptures, ''Lo,
[ am with you alway, even unto the ends
of the earth. :"
AN old negro woman was heard to eX-
claim "Thomas Jefferson, you and
James Madison come into the house and
bring Abe Lincoln along with you, or
I'll reach fer you, shuah -
bh,LAl'h, uloollcl, Sdlt u pIctuy
little girl, in pretty little way, 'tis
too bad You always send me to bed
when am not sleepy; and you always
make me get up when L am sleepy"
"MIss c." said gentleman, one
evening, "why are ladies so fond of
officers ?" Glow stupid I" replied Miss
c.; is it not natural and proper
that a lady should like good offer,
sir ?"
THE following, from the Boston Trav-
clicr, is reasonable
50 How hasn't the busy little moth
Improved our winter furs
From eating mutts and scalskin hats
No camphor it deters.'
''SrEP in, step in," said a Chatham
street dealer to II countryman the
cheapest goods in the market. "Haye
you any fine shirts? % " A splendid as
sortment, sir. Are they clean % "Of
course, sir; clean, to be sure" "Then,"
said the countryman gravely, "you had
better put one on, for you need it -
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-01-03
The Erie Canal

The Erie canal traffic has been I'M
usually large during the past season,
which, however, was the shortest
known, lasting only 1SS days. The
grain shipments were nevertheless
greater than during any other season
except 1862. The aggregate of all kinds
of grain was SO 1876, 676 bushels in 1873,
against 50, 25S, ,973 in 1862. The wheat
traffic was more than twice rs great this
year as last, but the corn trade nearly
one-third less, IA, 600, 900 bushels more
wheat and 100000 less corn. Flour,
which ten years ago formed IL large
part of the freight on the canal, has now
almost disappeared, the shipments
amounting to but 1866 barrels this
year against 4G9, ,792 iii 1868 The rail
roads have for several years taken near
ly all this traffic, and they are not
likely to lose it, unless the price of
flour becomes very much lower than it
now is. Wheat goes largely by rail, es-
pec;ally when its price is high. Corn
goes chiefly by water, especially
when its price is low. There
was not very great change in the pro-
portion of cereals carried by the canal
and the railroads this year, though the
marked decrease in lake rates has
greatly stimulated lake shipments, from
which alone the canal shipments of
grain are derived. CHicogO TriJunG.