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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-23
THE UNION TRUST COMPANY.

No Result in the Efforts to Capture CarAs
ton, tho Defaulting Cashicr-Ho Is Be-
hevod To he in Belgium.
There Is no doubt that efforts are being mado 10
find OUT the whereabouts Of and possible.
arrest William Carlton, the late Secretary OF the
Union Trust Company who, 1t will be remembered,
absconded at the time Of the panic with something
less than 100000 OF the company's bonds. The
officials in the company do believe that Carltoa
got away with any large amount OF the sum with
which he is credited, as 1t is believed and indeed,
proved that the main portion Of It was lost in Wan
street gambling. 1t IS felt by the officers to be de-
sirable, however, to arrest the defAulter, to Hnd
out, II possible, who were his accompiices IN tho
theft and to discover with whom he deposited tho
bonds and money stolen as Q basis OF
speculation. When Carlton failed TO return 70
his office no great EFFORTS were made to ind .ptme
and II was asserted by detectives and otherHNbAe
he quietly remained IN his house IN Br0Okiy t0e
several days after his frauds were discovered, ana
have been very easily done. This circumstances
was taken az proof oy many that Carlton We
merely sepresenntasive swindlss IN the massess
being to the interest OF some persons that he
should be out Of the way. Subsequent revelations
In regard to certain transactions in Lake shore
bonds lent color to the story and It ID certain
whether this was the not great negligence
was displayed in allowing Carlton to roam around
was discovered.
1t is now believed by the present on1cers of tho
company, who appear to wish this mystery cleareA
up, that Carlton is in Belgium and that with ener-
getic efforts he may be arrested and brought
that any portion Of the sum for which he Ii Q de-
fauiter will be recovered, and evidences are ~
prosperous financial condition. A HERALD ~.
porter called at the ONCE OF the company yester-
day, and, beyond these facts obtained frOm some
OF the officials. nothing viii probably be known
unless some actual arrest takes place. 1t II nod
Is in Belgium, aud the probabilities are that II h0
was not caught when wandering around New YORK
there Is but a small chance OF bringing htm bac9
from q country with which no extradit0n treaty
exists The new officers VIII not even assert that
strong efforts have been made to arrest Carlton,
though il "a known that q detective has been en-
pl0yed and ID now on his way TO Europe.
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FATAL sTABB1Na ArrRAY.

CINCINNATI, Jan. r. 1874
ABOUT hslfpsst one this afternoon fatal anray
occurred at the corner OF Third and Plum streets,
between Mr.. Merkel, a druggist, and Andrew Mil
Ter, agent OF tue Atlantic and Great western Rail-
road. 1t seems the men have not been on good
terms for some time past. Upon meeting this
afternoon the quarrel was renewed. Miller applied
an offensive epithet to Merkel, when the latter
drew . long knife and stabbed Miller In the apdo-
men. causing hls death IN law pQpenesL
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So '''''' '' ''''' "iis Day Lar Svy ro, Toni
In u ansit .....-.......... iN luz
FOR future delivery basis low %ddins, the sales have
been sn,s rs Oh evening after hrss ccSsk
4 fig APRIL % d sssse go st 2 iisc May
sasss, So s s. ~ :
- = 3 ai'i s.1s% i ! .s 90 x
i Sc 80 a sec 20 iise % q . e.
xuE q, ss sis i 10 & iee : sss = Sses
i 10 80 sss j. S
Z Hss: iSS ,Ssi a. ~ liiss 1e.sI 20
Ss:,s sass
SI Mobile aS1s ss Sayannsh s71s GharessS
YORK VS. boston a HSi III tai ssl
bales Rates ss g foreign pores pores qaosd
Srs b. Mnvre * AN % sreSs aa% Sy
steam. lIec.; BY SAIL 10 70 Liverpool lsd I'd BY
CosrEs- The market today has been quiet, but very
@ % ws Of Ss sG
Piles from TIE steamer mat arrived Day arc not e.
sS6s ss' W"
Ssrs9s; s'? I Ssm. i ao s. o s ssSs
%s sAsa S.s' &C.
&c. La&uayra> &c. &c Jamaica 24kc. &C. 81
Domingo FAC, axe: Porto Rico. 26,<c NMc; Costa
Rca 1Sc N1c- Mexican, &c. RE; AngostUra, &c
- ssyanlilS sss: axS oaIaeoa. sSs re:
Than Ric In first hands includes GUS bags and ,Ol5
mats OF Java.
FLegA AMP GRAIN. eipts-Elonr last bbs wheat,
20 go bushels; corn, ~ ooo do corn meal 0 bolA ana
S,2A do The -four market ruled dull and heavy. but
there decided change in prices The sales. tn
GLIDING all kinds foot up 10000 bbls prices within
the range Of ne suboinea s9ckwhest aeur
81 20 tor Peunsylvania per 100 los Corn meal quiet
200 bba sold within the Of 81 rs 81 70 for Brandy
wine, - g q - " for Western, - Is 81 ~ for Jer-
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DOMESTIC MARKETS

GALVESTON, Jan q, 1870.
Cotton Arm; demand general; midding l6Sac.; good
ordinary, lie. Net receipts, 25t4 bales Exports coast
wise, l5I sales, 6500 stock ll2l&
NEW ORLEANS, Jan q. 1874
Cotton quiet; middiing, l'se low middising hfc
gross 7,26l ExpoHs-To GREAT Britain b5s; 10 tho Con-
tinent 542; to France, us; coastwise 29 Saes 25O0
last evening NO. Stock, EA34o
MoptLr, Jan "a, 1874
Cotton quiet middling, 15c t6xc Net receipts 1079
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IMMIGRATION INTO NEW YORK
The Influx Of Strangers at This Pert
During the Last Quarter. According -
the Bureau Of stattsttes.

the Bureau OF ststisttcs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1874
Oficial returns made to the Bureau OF Statlsrca
show that during the quarter ended December 81,
1878. "A, 7s0 immigrants arrived at New York.
or this number, 1860 were males and 5000
females; under Is years Of age, 1l.223; Is and
under 40 q. $50; 40 and over, $3.50 Died on tho
81 The total arrivals, 1873 were from England
from Scotland, 1899; Wales, 49,; Ireland, SOFA;
Germany, 2l.4S7; Austria, $50; sweden 831 Nor
way, 29i; denmark, 672; France, L501; Switzer-
land 1888; Spain, "a; Portugal, q Italy 1885, Bel
GUM. 81 Holland, 500; Russia, 700; Poland. 3s5 |;
Hungary, l22; Finland, n; Turkey, u; Greece, y
China, 4; Japan, IL; Canada, %; Nova Scotia, 6:
Newfoundland, 2; Mexico, Do South America, !:
Brazil, 10; United States OF Colombia, ; venezue!A
Porto Rico, i; st. Croix, 49, Hayu, Il san
Domingo, =; Jamaica. 10; Bonacca, q; BahamaA
l; Bermuda, IL; Malta, l; Sicily, 30 Australia ~
Persia, 3; Armenia, 2; Africa, l: Egypt, 1; New
Zealand. 5. Born at sea, 20.
The immigrants represented 277 different occu-
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NEW YORK CITY NATIONAL BANKS.
Abstract Of Reports to tho Comptrolier
OF tho Currency-Resource and Liza
bilities.


WASHINGTON, Jan. a. 1874
The following Ia an abstract OF the reports made
to the Comptroller OF the Currency, showing the
condition OF the national banks In the city OF New
YORK at the close Of business Friday, the 10th u
December, 1873
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-23
Adj 22,N 800, 702 1,sl4
1851 l2.iU 96.7a3 1885
H,s12 S5,237 500. 665 2,7O9
~, 1856 II ,9A i67, ISL 1880
D.sT l7,sB z2s,4 72o
D,31 l6,8S l2s,0C7 4l9
z2,057 1884 2s0,063 1,42c

uary rs, 1871 2A6s6 z7is go LOIS
We quote ;-Cuba--Refnins, INFERIOR to common
scSd to prime sgFocsTy fair s sSSd' g. e
boxes Nos TO - &C. SIC. mossses hhds and boxes,
Sc. Thc:; meiado. &C: etsc. Cuba ciayed.Boxcs,
,sl4ei ae 70 70 rs s,1c o. Co. q tolls g,e sc
Rlco-Rehnng, common to prime, &c. 77<c. grocery,
fair TO choice &c SIC. Bral-Dutch standard, Nos.
10 IL 6hc. DC Java--Dutch standard, Nos 10 To II,
lIc..a Ssc Mania-superior and extra superior. &c.
srEAnrNx,-The market was Quiet, but Armer We
heard OF sales of so tierces at Slice
TALLow quiet and not teraiiy changed In value
The sales foot up about IS 900 lbs ~ 7c Ike accord
ing to onaihy.
WnrsKKY. Receipts sO4 bbls The market was quiet
We have only to note sales OF 30 bills At 99hc
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SOUTHERN SECURITIES
were quiet and unchanged, the quotations being as
reported yesterday.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the opening highest
and iowest prices Of the dav
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-23

were firm. Central PaciAcs sold at 90; Union
Pacific, first, at ssh a stx; land grants at s1X,
incomes at IS; Chesapeake and Ohio, COX 6ok;
Chicago and Northwest consolidated, 90; New
York Central Of 1887 at 90; Erie, third, at So do,
fourth. at 81. The following are the bids as
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-23
FINANCIAL.

A REASONABLE RATES-MoNEY ON LIFE AND
"A Endowment Insurance Policies Mortgages and
other Securities Insurance of all kinds effected with
best companies j. j. HABRICH 4 co, liz Broadway.
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CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS, CINCINNATI AND IN
~ danapols Railway Company ckhodcrs Of the
Great Western Railroad Company and 70 direction in
invited send their proxies the nnde rsigned LE-
LAND BROS. Cos ~ Nassau street, New York or j. 4
S FERGUSON IS Pine street. New York. Blanks
on application.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-23

$1,000 Tenn 6,s, old, exc
1000 NY Cen SIS, ~ ..bS
5000 Erie Sd IN.
l0W Erie 4th In. -. :
lou Cen Pac RRgd bs
5000 I'm Pas RR lat.
1000 Un Pac rs, | 9 b..
500 DO. ...........
5O00 I'm Pac los inc
1000 st l. h ] II LIST m.
5000 CkNW ccgb. bcb5
5000 Chi 4 N W con-.
20 shs Park Bank. b C
Is Del 4 II Can Co. b C
Is Spring Mount Coal.
100 do. be
100 Mar L 4 Min. be
100 American Elk. be
MJ U S Express. bic
100 Wells-Far Express.
I0g " pst TN Tel b chg
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Stock tascertained by actual
count, including specula'
tom January /, 1874. ......
Receipts since January l....,
Totals. ............... ...-..
Sales since January l.......
Stock this day. January "a
1873. .......... e.
Comparing with stock Jan
uary ~, 1873. ...............
Comparing with stock jan
uary 70, 1879. ..............
Comparing with stock Jan
uary rs. l6l................
We quote :--Cuba--Ref1ni
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-10-07

CAlIF"K>GA MINI>,;-Of all the crati-
fyin- circumstances that come daily under
the consideration OF the observer of the
growth of California. there i not one
more pleasant II contemplate than the
constant development of her mineral
wealth There IS of course great comfort
in the knowledge that agricultural and
pastoral pursuits are equally thriving. but
ii must never he forgotten that the mar
krt for the surplus of such products of
the earth are apt to tluctuatc. that Ill but
the most crowded nations of the old world
produce IL 4 rule food enough in ordina-
rv wears frr themselves. and that the profit
i consequently uncertain and often un>;tt
i-fIctorv. Bat the mineral resources of a
country furnish the power that enables i
To buy abroad whatever il may lack at
home: and. consequently. with all con
csivablr appreciation of the value of the
wran. fruit and wool. il i impossible not
| to congratulate ourselves on tlIr iron. coal
| and quicksilver that are being constantly
found in new and previously unsupported
positions
The lit OF recent mining discoveries
embraces Il rich fund of good stone coal i'll
| Placer county. which i said to he superior
in quality 10 the Lincoln coal. The scene
| OF the ma i Sjln 10 he L lltlI' 10 lllt
northeast of Auburn. and it i> Il hopeful
circumstance that there is iron very near
| il. There are lSo acres of coal to be
worked immediately in Amador county.
and on the whole the accounts of the sue
cts-ful searches for this mineral are salts
| factory. Glowing a~coun,> have been
received from lnyo county of thc WELD Of
the silver mines recently discovered there,
at which there are now two hundred min
erS At work. and the quicksilver yield in
Sonoma is constantly increasing. There
are glowing histories of the recent doin@~
of the Oakland, Missouri and Flagstaff
mines. and there has been a new di>cov-
cry of rich ore reported from Mark West
Creek. twelve miles from Santa Rosa.
A. the profitable working Of the precious
metals depends almost entirely upon the
yield of quicksilver, the Importance OF
the new discoveries and of the develop
ment of the old ones cannot be ovcrrated-
especially in the face of the decreased
production in Europe, the failing supply
from the New Almaden mines and Tho
increased demands upon the resources oi
the market.-Sdn FrdnciSco Chr0nic'e-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-10-07
Damaged Men.

You can see them any day in the streets
of any town. men who look damaged.
Men, too. of good original material. who
started ont in life with generous sentiments
AMI some generous aspirations. Once ii
Wn- sud they We're bright, promising lads /;
on e they looked happily into the faces of
mothers whose daily breath was u prayer
inr their purity ana peace. Ah Gol. what
il some of thrm have vowed their souls
away to cuntiIing wives. who silently
wonder what cln hc tho meaning of this
cIungc the cold. >loW-crrrpinr shadow
that J. coming over home and heart what
il some Of them shrink from the touch Of
their own babes. H. if Innocence had moth
ing for them but rcbukr.
Going t. the hli. The spell of evil
mp1nion>hip: the Willingness, t. hold
anl Use money not honestly gained; the
etralthN. seductive. plausible advance Of
the apprtit" fer ~;ronr drink: the trcach-
croI~ t3-cinatirn> OF the gaming table: the
gradual los Of interest in business and in
Things which help "A man up; the rapid
". ahrnjug OF all noble purposes; the decay
If maulinr~s: the rrcklce-nr~> and bias
p!lrny arti:.~t fate: the ~ullcn despair OF
-yc: Lr,ahinE the Chains Of evil habits
Mht; Victories of >h-,mr and contempl
what h1rNr-t> 81 he'll. Lave grown from
~l-iI seeds u thp-c'
~lrcr. if vnu Will. like Il fool ut til,
Suggestions of reform. morals. rrl zion
every nr.n knows in hi> better moods =
and every man hl~ better npal~-tLat nj
There j. Of true lit. i personal virtue an,
Y,-.itulr of chlr,rtrr
Going to the h1I, Bat There is hope
III b.,,,.le
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-10-07

ously produced, and before John was aware
he was in midnight darkness.
But You must be blinded, too Lucy"
cried Miss Malvina; . it always makes it
llvclicr to have two, You know.
SO Miss I.ucv's sight was temporarily OBJ
>cured in the same.manner that Johns had
been.
Then the word '',rcaly' was given, and
without Il word Of warning, Sophrony. Pa
tience. Priscilla. and Malvina noi,elesSlv
glidel from the room.
For awhile John and Lucy gropcd nno-
Gently about them, each failing to find the
object they sought. At last John spoke:
Il say, where are YOU all?" he said
helplcs sly.
10 answer came to his question from
those he was seeking.
..John." >aid Lucy, Il believe they are
all hiding.
Just ut that moment the two approached
each other with their hands extended, and
they We're Sudlenlv clasped in each other $
arms. This was II sensation 50 new to
John tllat it almost deprived him Of arIicu-
laton.
~Oh, is it You. John" sail Lucy, Il be
licvc they're tooling u.s.
She suddenly removed the banlage from
her eyes and the next moment John felt
her def little lin@crS untyin@ the knot i'll
the handkerchief that wa- bound about his
lead.
"I.ooh a here. John" said She in u half
! provoked sort of way: " just see what I
trick THEY'VE played on u>- might have
/ known what they Were upto Never mind,
we'll havr = real pleasant visit now
They ~:lt down Side by side on tn" high
backed ~oft and l.ucy talked 50 pleasant
! IL AMI rncoura@inglv to John that he soon
felt perfectly nj home. He WIS almost a>-
toni~hcd ut hi sclt-po~>c~~ion. The min
utc~ heightened into hours anl-Wcll he
never could fully explain how it WAS after
ward. but the fact Wa~. that Lacy promised
him that She would be Mrs. John Jansen
whenever he was ready to claim her rs his
own. AMI John went home that NIGHT Very
proud and happy, and on the follow IN
morning he informed hi~ a~toniSllrd father
that any time tlrtt farm WIS ready, he
would he ready to % to housekeeping.
Peter Jansen kept his word. and John
wa- subsequently heard to say that If II
hu,!n't been for that friendly game OF blinC
mans buff he would have hnrdly known
how t. have lnH.le Il choice.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-10-07

proceeded aS before, with occasional stop
pages for rest and docterin@. The next
night the journey was confined only until
9 o'clock, when halt was made until
morning. About the middle of the after
noon they rode into Fort Bridger, ani Bell
was taken to the hospital and put in cllar"c
of the post surgeon. An examination of
his injuries was made, when the surgeon
said to Bill, : He can neversget' we'll In
stantly came the first words Jesse h:ui
spoken: " Ion are Il liar if YOU think
won't" Truth was there. for Jesse i
alive and well today. still following hi~
fivorite pursuit of hunting and trapping.
Such is the true history of the famous .Je~~,
Bells bear encounter, with its fight of Un-
parallcled frrocity, its long Journey, Won
derful for the endurance of the sufferer
and the attendants, and its remarkable
elimination to the complete recovery OF
| the nIured.-Onoha IriJulle
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-10-07

of the doctrine of evolution There is the |
pitcher-plant Of Borneo, which has modi- |
fled its petiolc, or leaf foot-stalk, into the |
pitcher, large enough, in some species, to
hold more than quart of water What |
ever may be the precise use Of this curious
vegetable water-pot, we may ut least be |
quite sure that it is 4 development with
out which the existence of the plant would
cease
Then again, there must exist that with
ont which the mere latent hardness and
latent adaptabilitv would go for little
there must needs be, to make these things
Of real Importance, the inherent power of
transmitting to descendants newly acquired
developments; and in this respect. also.
there are variations and degrees. Winter
wheat soWn in the south of Europe in
spring would probably never ripen; and
we have seen Il field of Italian wheat
blooming very di>astrouslv several weeks
too soon in this climate; and probably it
would not have consolcd the farmer to
know that by pcrsevering Il year or two
his foreign SceJwheat would probably ac-
Vuire IN English habit. Archbishop
Whatclv grated an early thorn on a late
one, and rir, tcrSu, and the result WAS that
the crafts came into leaf in future with
their parents. 50 that there is something
more than vigor inherent in the graft
Some singular examples of modification
of form have been observed in >ea-wcci.
crown in the lake of Stcnne-. in the Ork-
ncvs, where the algr, growing at the end
of the lake into which the ~e;l flows. pres
cnt the usual appearance. but further III
they gradually became >tInted and narrow
in form losing their airbllddcr> and as
>uminr very novel aspect, till nj th"
/ frt.>h-water end of the lake. they disappear
entirely. Here it is evident that the re-
auircmentS of the weed rs :; sea-plant are
| different to what they are i'll fresh water,
and that the plant has become modified ac-
cor,lingly.-Irom Nc Ne>r Quuter'y he
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-10-07

in the bough house, the arrival of more
hawk will create the greatest CONSERVATION
The bird catcher. with his eyes to IN open
ing in the bough house. closely watches
their movements, and when they com
mcnce to 90 down graspS the rope with
both hands He waits until the most of
them are upon the bed, or until he fears
they will flush, and then giving the rope
u sharp hard pull dashes out from the coy
CT and rl,hrS upon the net. One, two and
even three hundred birds are sometimes
taken at one time with a net not larger
lhan the one of which we have spoken,
and any one can imagine what IN exciting
scene it would present. The struggling
birds are taken one by one from under the
snare and placed in the boxes, the net
again prepared, all the feathers carefully
picked from the bed, and the same scene
cnactcd The Aliens have already taken
from their two beds nearly one thousand
birds. After catching, they convey them
10 their homes, where in one corner of the
stable they have Il place prepared for them.
Here they receive the same food rs when
being laitcd upon the bed, They have
tl' b"Nl Oh iplctltto, anu after Il loi'i
confinement will be as fat aS it seems pos
~ible for Il bird to be.
Some attribute the success of the y Hens
to their large experience and superior
skill; bat they claim that it is owing
largely to their use of what they term
"pieron scent All pigeon catcherS use,
We believe. something which they pat
upon their grain for the purpose of attrac-
TING the birds, and rum, ani>e and other
articles are among the one, employed
hpi the Aliens have Il mixture Of then
own, which they claim is superior to nj
others. and which, when the birds hay,
once tasted, they will not willingly leave
Whether that bc Il whim or not, it Ger
taiulv i Il fact that they will catch bird.
by tn" score where no one else can fin,
any.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-10-07
The Death Agony.

Death is usually preceded by Il group of
phenomena that has received the name OF
ihc death agony. In mos; cases of disease
the beginning of this concluding period i,
marked bv Il sudden Improvement of the
functions, II i the last @leam >pringln-
from the diving flame; but soon the eyes
heconl, fixed and in>tnsiblc to the action
of livit. the nose grows pointed and cold
the mouth, wide open. seems to call for
the air that fails il; the cavity within Is
parchcd, and the lips, a. if withered, cling
f. the curves of the teeth. The last move
nlcnt- of respiration are spaSmodlc, and 4
wheeling and sometimes marked TurTlng
sound may he heard nj some distance,
caused bv obstruction of the bronchial
tubes with a quantity OF mucu~. he
breath i cold. the temperature OF the
kin lowered. If the heart j. examined.
VT. note the weakening of It's sounds and
puI,ation~. The hands. placed III Ii neigh
horhood feel no throh. Such l. the phys
iornomv of 4 person in the last moments
Of death in the greater number OF cases
that j.. when death follows upon an illness
Of some duration. The death struggle Is
seldom painfll. and almost always the pa
tcnt feels nothing OF II. lie Is plunged
into Il comatosc ,tupor. 80 that he Is no
! lonrrr con,ciou, of his situation or his >ut-
fcrinr>. and he passes inSenslbly from HE
to death. in a manner that rendtr, il some
times difficult to tiN the exact instant 1t
which Il DIVING person expires. This Is
true. at least. in chronic malHdlr> AMI cs-
ppriallv i'm those that consume the human
body slowly and silently. lrt when the
Your of death comes for ardent organlZa-
tiou,-for rreat artists for instancc-and
tb.v ns1,1Iy die vounw-thcre i 4 uuic I
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-10-07

RAILRoADs-Thcrc are now about CO.,
900 miles of railroad in this country. rep
resented by over three thousand millions
of dollars in securities, good, bad, and in
different, and actually representing an in
vestmcnt of twenty-five hundred millions
of dollars. Today, one-quarter part of the
whole railroad bonded Indebtedness Of the
country is discrcdtcd; the coupons Of
every fourth bond, when presented at ma
turity, are returned unpaid ~ for the
stock of the roads, not Il dividend is paid
by any road in Michigan. and by but one
in Indiana. Illinois boasts five dividend
paying companies. Wisconsin one, and
Iowa three, the Kansas, Nebraska and
Minnesota roads and those of almost all
the southern states pay none. The divi-
dend- paying stocks are almost all Of east
ern roads. The Nation, in view of facts
like these, says;