Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-17
Political N0foa

! Cen Ayeril has Withdrawn from the Ssns
| toIial contest in MuneEota, which relieve
| Senator Ramsey Of a formidable opponent.
The Albany Argus gives the complete off cisi
| vote of the state Of New York for governor A.
follows; Tilden, 4l6. 2i3; Dix, sol ,sa5; Clarke.
| 10,214 9ilden over DIX, 81 ,gST.
a Joint resolution has oeen introduced into
/ the Vermont legislature requesting Congress 70
/ pass an amendment to the constitution, prov ID
| Ing that DO President shall serve iOr more than
/ two terms.
TIE following are The Congressman elected in
Iowa with Their majOTities: Geo. w. McCrarF,
l,sCSi John G. Tufts. 6lS; l.. Il. AtnsSOTta. %:
Henry y. Pratt, 3.163; james Wilson. 5,24s.
r. ;: sampson, 2 i4S; John A. CasSOn, 500; +
w: McDl, 2.6S3; Addi-0n Oliver, ISIS. 4.
this number sll but AinswOrth, In the sd die
tTlct, are republicans.
UDde wood, a republican commissioner O.
reglstTadon, and Cohen, clerk OF st. Jane
parish, Louisiana, have been arrested in New
orlssns, charged with preparing fraudulent re-
tuILs' II Is supposed, 10 take tue places of re
tuFhs not yet received 6y the Returning b0art.
Il large number of tickets and other material
were found in their lodgings.
The Alabama legislature met at Montgomery
Yesterday. Mr.. Anderson, Of Mobile, waz
elected speaker, ard Mr.. PheIsu clerk of the
house The North Carolina legislature met at
Raleigh and elect ID Col. x. Mausheld. OF Ire
dell, president of the senate, (who thus virtually
becomes lieutenant governorD and John l.
Robinson, of Macon, speaker of the house
both legislatures are largely democratic.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILRoAD-Arnual
heport-hiectlon Of Directors, Gc.-rhe forty
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was held in
Baltimore yesterday. The occasion WAS meme
ra6le on account of the presence IN the chair OF
the venerable John B. Morris, the only living
member of the original board OF dirsct3rs who
nearly half century ago founded the enterprise
now grown to such gigantic and am bilious pro-
portions. The forty eighth annual repOrt must
be very gratifying document to the sUOckhold-
els. The total revenues for the year ending
September 50th we're Sl4 ,947 090. 1t is shown
thAt the earnings, in comparison with the ti=csl
year 1873, have decreased S5JS. SIS 23 and the
working expenses S632, 1872 53, making a com
paratlVe increase In the net profits of $50 254 30
Compared with the fiscal year 1872 the Increase
OF earnings being 81 039 4S3 g. and the WORKING
expenses 1858 1888. the increase of net proft.
amounts to S4o5,gSS60. The apparent decrease
IN the last fiscal year was solely due 10 the faIl-
ing Oft in the coal trade which followed upor
the panic, but it is claimed that the good man
AEemeht OF the company and the strength ofits
Cther resources brought II through that trying
period with sn ultimate profit aud advantage
thst no other of the trunk lines OF the cDuntTy
nearly approaches. The surplus fund of the
company S0th Septe mbsr, 1874, was s32 ll4.
lSO 10 The entire mortgage indebtedness in
cluding the loan made in January last of two
mllncn pounds, in currency and sterling, Is
SZ9,Otl 5tf 20.
THE WASHINGTON BRANCH
Ihe hEaICial Condition of the Washington
d ch IL shown. The earnings were S3-B.S2S
81, showing a decrease Of S67 Az 3, compared
Win the previous year, am "A decrease OF
SlUl 81 49, compared with 1872. The expendi-
lures Charged amount 20 SlZ6,O3I S. heinz for
improvements ana Tor repairs Cf railway, de
pots, water stations and bridges, and tor Dulnn-
ing water. During the year Go tons OF 81 tel
were substituted tCI iron rails, and 28 l55 eross-
ties were used.
DIRECTORS ELECTED.
Ihe following directors were elected for the
ensuing year: hessTs. Galloway Cheston Ssml
W; smith, Francis Burns, john Spear Nicholas
JOln Gregg, Francis I. King, G.. Oliver O'D1n-
neH, james Harvey, Wm. W. Taylor, Samuel
hlFDy, John King, jr., and q. A. Won Liugen.
TIE EX-PRIEsT GERDRMANN UNDER Rail
Ihe preliminary Trial Of Gerdemann, che run
away Catholic priest from PniladeIphia wa.
naa oeiore an alderman IN that city YESTERDAY
DlstTlct Attorney NJ ann said the commonwealth,
proposed 10 prove that the defendant had r.
ceiTed money as trustee for the express purDoss
OF erecting church. In this manner H. nae
accepted about $50 eco, with q portion OF yy-irL
he had purchased drafts in Eur1pe 10 the extent
OF 100000, and which he proposed to enjoy az,
the Other side of the water. In repIy TO oII[s-
uons by James Ii. Heyerin, counsel for m,
prisoner, MIR. Mann stated that the money M.
been received by authority from BishOp Wood
PIT. HeveTin argued that, as the church was mo-.
chartered by the state, the gctiOn against Ger
uemaDn as trustee would not hold good: L.
which Mr.. Mann replied that a man had ul
more right TO 70 a Catholic church than tha.
OF any other denomination. After the exam.
hatOn OF witnesses proving the receipt OF "a.
money as trustee, the prisoner was held IN tn
UOusano collars bail to await trial for emb.g-
element The bail was promptly supplied an
ne was liberated. Several prominent member
ol the young Mems Christian Association wer.
present to furnish bail.