Smyrna times., 1874-01-14

DELAWARE RAILRoAD.-The 22d Annual
Meeting of the stock holders of the Delaware
Railroad Company was held at their Office in
Dover, on Thursday last, Jan. 8th. The re-
ports of the President and Directors and the
report of the Treasurer we're read and approx
ed. The old board of Directors, with the sx-
ception of Edward Bringhurst, Jr., (who was
elected to fill the vacancy occssioned by the
death of jesse Sharp were continued. The
following are the names of the Directors and
officers: Samuel NJ FELTON,, President; Isaac
Hinckley, Andrew g. Gray, Joseph Bring
hurst, Charles Warner, Edward Bringhurst,
Jr., Isaac Jump, Manlove Hayes, Secretary
and Treasurer II. B. Fiddeman, Alexander |
johnson. VIM. II. Ross, Albert Curry, and j.
Turpin Moore.
The Commercial says: The report of the
prosperous condition financially, its income for
the past year being, with single exception,
the largest yet returned. After paying the
lessees Of the road, the 2. w. & B. Co., the
amount due them as interest on the bonded
debt; the interest on the stock and the per
cent. agreed upon for operating expenses, there
is then left balance rising $4,000. The fol-
lowing are the statistics for the year 1878:
Earnings from passengers $l57,844l6
g freights 8,298,76
mails & mise. 8,528.00
9O0ti Z tO'JA
Deduct operating expenses,
as per agreement with
lessees, u per cent. Of
gross receipts 1884, 963.0T
Deduct dividends and in
tersst on bonds, paid by
lessees $l25,093.41
-$5lO, 056 48
Nett balance 24,6l4.44
These figures compare with those of the year
1872, as follows:
Passengers, 1872 $l38,0l4.l6
| Increase in 1873 l9,S30.O0
Freights, 1872 302,83l.60
Increase in 1873 65,467.l6
Last year the deficiency reported by the less
ees was $7,607.9l, while this year there is the
nett balance stated above.
There is, also, due and uncolected from the
| branch roads connected with the Delaware X.
X. $40, ,42072.
The Sinking Fund is now STAT, ,96O so, show
ing an increase from last year of $l4,6ll.50.
The break in the Canal, and consequent dam
age to the railroad bridge, with the other in
juries done the road by the great freshet oi
August last, diminished the revenues many
thousands OF dollars, and to that degree affected
unfavorably the showing this year, which ro
mains, however, very satisfactory.
WERE THEY THE SAME-'rhe EUery Even
ing asserts that the Wilmington bank robbers
now in New Castle Jail, werO the same parties
who robbed the Farmers and Mechanics Banl
of Milford, eight or ten years ago. 1t says
The men now in jail loft this city in doubl
carriage with their tools and implements fo
Milford, expecting to arrive there in time Il
help their comrades in their work, but OWN,
to an accident to their carriage they did no
get there at the appointed time, so the advanc
! guard, having good night for it, accomplished
the job and made way with the funds of tn
institution. Lawlor and his crowd did no
. reach Milford until the morning following th
robbery, aud when they drove into town foun
the community in a state of indescribabls e1
citement. They suspecting the cause of tn
commotlon, assumed an innocent look" The
3 told the Milford folks they were going int
! Sussex to quarry stone, but this was too big
4 lie, there being no stone in Sussex to quarry
u so, finding they had excited rather than allaye
i suspicion, they left hurriedly This, we believe
! is what the prisoners say themselves, aud tn
- Eregy Eveping says it Is the only true aud al
thentic account of the robbery OF the bank
v Milford ever given, and will serve to reno,
IS the ugly suspicious that have attached to Sc
! eral very excellent gentlemen, Directors of th
l. institution ut the time Of its robbery. III
u bank was regarded as wild cat schen
l. by many, from the fact that the stock W;
3, held in a great measure by men in New Yor
S or some other place out of this State.