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BRO. MAURELIAN, President.
ession begins Tuesday, September /, 1874.
R7-xix-n
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/ nor RENT-ONE PAIR COTTON OFF,
! ces over No. Union st., in good repair.
4 One Pair Offices over No. Howard's Row.
4 One Front Office ever Hill, Fontaine Il Co.'s
liore.
A One Business House on Beal street. near
he Elevator. NJ. Il. MEAChAM.
, 1874-08-18

through tho bars anall whito rapcr containing
etfychnlno. From what can bo lohricd Of the utl.
Fortunate ahAir, 1t wonld aoen thht both huabnntl
and sTlfo haa determined upon this day aa tho
ond OF oil their worldly troubles, resolving on Q
mnst,al Termination Of life by means Of col!
poison. After lowing hcr husband III charge Of
is share OF tho fatat dose, nIrs. Taylor ropalrod
to tho house Of Mrs. Hatl, tho lady with whom,
hho Whs living, and during tho morning OF tho
same day awalowed the othor half OF tho
powder. sho wAB takon violently III In q fow
honss aftor, and at 8 o'clock was Iii dangerous
Tie nows Of Ills wifo'a serious illness reached
Iaylor ut about O'Clock, and wllilo the priaon-
orr wore eating supper at tho prison. rho plot
wns we'll arranged, and he Immediately 8cnt to
lils co., from which lo was Boon to tako Bmnl1
paper: tho contontn of which he oa1ptiod into his
cup Of coffeo, which WA stantllng untastod on
tho table: Ho was ti,en eoon to prop hir,aolf up
against tho Side Of hts prlso11-cojt aul drink or
The fatal drnught. Soon aftor l.o nank to tue
1loor ill., hrasms, and was carriel ont inHonsiblo.
a plysiulan was called ntd 10 was placed under
trentmdnt though from 9 O'Clock TIL midninllt
lo lay rigid and aa ono doad.
All Of I'ncsdny phyelcIapB wero IN attendance
n1ipon both tho husband ind wife, mud II IL
thought tint both will eventually recoyor The
wife, though conscious, Is still In ignorance OF
lor hllsbal,1's condition. Taylor'a trial tor ah-
dl1otion, which waa to have come up on Tucs-
waiting for hlH recovery. For his many crimes
M nc would liayo gonc. and probably will ,ot Co. to
tho PenitontiAry, aud it waa to ohoht tho priBon
TINT no resolved on death. Tho wifo Ind sworn
never to 'eaYo llor husband, and knowing that
he would soon bo taken from i1or foroyer thoy
below but In TINT realm above. Fate, however,
Iatl diapogcd It to bo otherwise, and 1t ia now
thought that tho medicine administered viii
obligo thom to live L. littlo longer.
, 1874-08-18

10 TIC Editor NJ The Chicago Tr;Dtuc:
s1n: Upon tho choice Of Dishun Wh,t,ho,so,.
sass sT ~ uopoAa1 ~. sn' "eat or "oe OF tho Do
ceao OF Illinois. Tho olootion mud confirmation
of mum who would proyolls CONTROVERSY or
hostility, or Of QUO wanting In anv NJ tbo ,,ro~
scribed qualifications Of q Dlshop,-aun,iiica.
s.ono Nv 'ppoea.o tnas they arc rarely united in
one naf9,-would .phralyze this Diocogo througl-
out hts EpiBcopato; .:whi,o ono. rosecssino a.
saintlincss scholarship. Ir,uw]eaccs ~ hurna :,
nature; tact, and oloalonco, wonld Yaroio,x ! !
'"tvns on po"es % sso"ta now nnrccoEnisod.'
tions has beor, TINT thoy ,wero liy,ded in;to Low
aud uiga Church parties, noitber hoinz II; .n ,,aI
ciont foloe to proynl over the otllor at tic RI.
SUI has oiton bcon compromise, in, some i'll
atauooa forsnnntc,v ,vbut in some almoHt suicidal.
0no familiar case oocnrs to ltiy inntl where n
Dlocebe lost dod-maac Bishop. So efficient,
te ee ~ Up poaeola aau HAPPY wns LIS reign. that
aucceAsor mover anggestsd ltaclf to l,lu 1,eonlo
but tue inevitable factions sluh.Uor1ug ili,ritt,
ils me- sprans up aE his acatll. Mother
comla outVote tho otllnr, mud, aftor protraetotl
33ai,losnkH' ~ sne uhiorsnn9to 'nomont when tho
ance. Two or tlreo clergymen iu whom all con-
naehce was placed urged upon tho Convention
dlVnn whom ulny haa met CASUALLY, aud WIN
haa impressed mp thom as boing "jlht tllo man
sna1 waa ~'ned. nna tie ConyanIlon. glad OF
wAsoh 1t wan placed,, dieotod tho ihhn whom ohly
thtce Of the members lad cyor seen, and
ol "1om not .one Of the. otliors ,llaI
over heard; ..nnd both clergy aid 1aity'
ncl1anG gG tose WIG influenced tho choico hayo
or their folly. Lot ns 10 careful t1,un, how va
accopl M any pntson'a Impressions, ir,ntead of our
Own Judgment founded upon Investigation.
, 1874-08-18
LEGAL INTELL1GENoM.
tsnnt II Cost n Rnitroaa Oomnnu. =.
put n RlAn Off n .a,rna :, k44 y

ssnat IL Cost a Railroad Uomnnuv
put n Man Off n Train.
'soeefdl Dspateh to 11ts Chicago Trfbuu.
OTTAWA, ILL.,. Aug. 17.-An Important ali H..
boon on trial In our Circuit Court horo for s H..
paet two wooks, mud was tortninatod to,ds. ~
was IA aatlon OF trospass, brought. bx srly.r,.n
Niloy against tho Chicago, Rock Ialand \ p,a,aa
RAILROAD Company for aa Injury recaIvd ~ no.na .u
Plaintiff by being forcibly expelled from lofond.
nn.a cGrs g on Their road at point little oaa. -,
Iao yenuo waa ohaugod from Bureau S Gnnnta ntto e.
tssIlle~ County: Messrs. Janus i 9TasS TasSt %
Of Of Pslnooton, and Judge G..s,' ijds,;,ea jdS,x,tes
eua Mazasp. 4. v. stinoa,1t1 sah u'1 ':al'rosa, t
j.. Iaylor, Of Princeton, for tue niaint,fr +:
universal IN such cases, to oytdonco ,saa co,. -
a.ctlilg btt aAowod In tllo.maln, thnt At ami
Hq"after o. milo east OF Mineral Statinn J.,
aaa,C nntaal' County on tho 9th Of April, lS19 tho
roIi.al rorSisi. anu otiser aervante Of the Qompanv
~" thIeeu1 aloetoa tio plalntK from tho cars on
Statutory faro, and not tic ostonary faro sne op
ne ~ C9mpany's ratos; but hat IN A"'n ~, "
plalntir was wiling to o. nav av"' t1,a ln taot'
toinaty fare. and lint tho coudnetor Gun, has
mlasnaoh no splalntif for ouo Of a orowd
WIZ lilHstea upon .pnyinH tho; Kthtutoty fAra
~. KY, aia maitay, against tho prptpatatioha II
Sne plalntlh. thrust him from tho caxn: that: IN
a RnsipG nth 1, on tho casn, tho p1ai11tfr wss in
sirotad over saor n;na anu 'anga, by which ho has
ahou!der and disoased To- Ills 1u.,an T5o ~ +,r m.s
fund for tlle 1autin, assessing tGo yusf
52'oD' gnly one Of tho jury waa ) farr,iGr> and ii
ho not Hrangor. A motion tor INV trsi tras ras
argued a''d ovorrulol. Tho case goes to liz Nm
prome Court. .., e''' W sa' gu
, 1874-08-18


The Maiic41 aid iSmwou1 Eeportar haa nnr-
oarthed singular bit Of medieval cutsIng aroht-
tccturs. Sayn titat journal: Who ID tho guardian
smut Of Tho apotheearioa wo Ito not know, but
somebody has disfntelTcd an anoent oath. which
formerly had to be taken by ovory French phxs-
macentias. 1t runs thus:
~ lake to witness, before atl God, Tho Crca-
tor OF tho Universe. III troo porBons, that during
th9 whole OF my i1fo wiIl observe that which
followa:
~ will live and die In the Christian faith. ]
viii honor my lMyouts. :, I will lonos tho physi-
c!nnH and rnastors ,1ntlor whom / hayo studied.
will never say anything tAat shall BIO Injurious
to Tho seEiora Of oslr order, Or 10 otlors. will
atlorn with my bcs. tho dlyuity OF tho art and I
will not reveal It's sccre.s. I will do nothing I'M
prudon.lv nor through I,opo Of gain.. In acute
slcknosu will not give pnrgotiycs without tho
order Of tho pllsniclGl. will Keep tho 6ecrtta Of
tho pnticnto. Twill adn.fnlsiernb poison, neither
will allow it to be Administered, eycn to nv
ouelnies, will not alter tho prescriptions Of phyai
claus. will noyer substitute ono -rdtntdy for
another without their knowledge, I will dis
courage tho fatal practice of o1nplrlos.: wllro-
fnao to no person my le6timnte assistance, +
will fot keep IN my phasaaacy stale Or badly-plo-
" In lanking and observing thoso rules NAV
God assist mo. Afas; soit-A!"
This il not such all antiquascd oath but TINT
'Se should like to $40 It revived aud respected.
, 1874-08-18

-, 1'FVH8 1fI1H il =,
The following. arc some of tho prices baid tor
American horses: Kontue!ty, $4,000; Norfolk
$$ad $l5,ooo; Lexington, sl5,oool; KiagHshor, SIS.
Dlaolswood, $40, 900; Jay Gould, $3O'oO0: Dox
tor: sa3, 900; Indy Ihorne, $4,000; jim Irving,
s3oo90; Goldsmith Mail. go. 1000; Static, sa0,-
quo progporo, $40, 900 Rosallnt1, $4,000; Luz
; l1; e9o, ,o09; Happy Medium, SCI, 690; Clara G.,
$4,000; Auburn Horse, slo, ,odo ! judge Fuller.
ton, sa0, QUO; hlanbrino l}ottie, S10U05; Bocra-
tcs, S2g,400; George Palmer SIT, 400; Mam-
brine Pilot, 3l2, 2,ooOi George i. Daniols. IS 900;
J. q, brown, 5l2, QUO; Flora Tcmplo sold, when
aged. tor 81. S.000. for brood ntnre; 100000 was
offered and lefused for Tom Bowling taat HUM
Mer; 800 900 was offered aud fofnsea for nasBott
~ h!s 3-yeat-old form; $a5, ,O0u will not to-
day buy haywood or Ahtoroid; 440,0O0 was otler-
az and rcfuHcd for Woouford Aaulhriuo, aud
220, ,QQ0 for IhorntlaEo.
, 1874-08-18
An Attempted Ip0Upio Suicide.
E.Tanl thu fa,f8d2 kEYV fJ5o.t T4o1fs


OH brotday last sodalla was the scono Of an
attempted doublo suicide, and aiuoo thou tho
place has boon oil exoiton,ont. 10th psrtios,
Doc Taylor and hiB wife, woro vol known lii
tho cl.y, tho latter also holding high position
in tho Aoctots Of tho place. Taylor limsolf, 1t
Hopms, Lad nlado hinlBelt notorious by many
,nisdeods, and was At the tlmo .oou1ncd In tl,o
sedh1ia jail. awaiting trial on charges Of
seduction, DEMONSTRATING, aud oountorfeitiug.
Mary Garrison (tho .wite) is. . stopdangltsr
Of Mr. George Ae!sinseF, prouiuent oitxon of
tho placo, aud was first abducted by Taylor OH
tho 0tll Of A1ny. She ia Hai1 to 10 very boauti-
faI, Of medium height, tlno form, alld about III
yours OF age. Afterwards slo retllruetl llone to
her parents, WHO threatened to shoot Taylor Oh
aighb. Several warransa wors awoln olt for Ills
arfe.s, but bp always managed to ei,le tho
ollloara by taking to tbs brush and secsotug
himself III the woods. FINALLY ,ho was dolootod
iu tho act Of demonstrating, and afterwards ar
rested ut the house Of saulro Lurto, in klitlsr
County. lie wsE placed ~ tho County J.,l o.,
ronlainel. Prior to tAia timo he had boon le4Ah
married to tho folmer victim Of hiA yin passto11s,
ant sAe, now Mrs. Taylor, frequently visited lsor
hllnbnld In his cell, though always accompanied
anl olaselY waaullud BY Tie tailor.
On Sunday, ~ slsaal she yisltol him, and nj the
koeper turned away for an Instant, sho alppou
, 1874-08-18
INSURANCE IN CHICAGO.
Letter from . Prominent Insurance.
Offlccr iii New York.

Letter from . ErOmtncnt Hnsurnpcc.
Officcr iii New York.
.--.--..- New Yoa., Aug, II. 1874.
10 The Editor Of Tho Chicago Tribune:
Srh: Since my return homo from your
city find general foclfng OF alarm existing in
to minds Of NIL oxperloncod underwriters with
rolorcnce to tho safety Of Chlcago.
Several OF our boss companloB hayo entirely
discontinued writing III your town. And I flntl
tue principal reason givon by the Presidents Of
these companies is tho want Of q good
and efficient Fire Department. Coupled
with thin reasou IL the fact that
that most important department OF
your City Government IL strictly political. and
that no American is eligible to place IN tho Fire
Department Of Chicago; that, in order to ro-
ceive favor from your Local Government. q man
must bo cithor m Iris1mau or q German. irro
spoctiyo Of Ills qualifications for tho position
The very pleasant intorvow I had with YOU, md
tho very lively Interest you hnve talton through
tho columns OF your valuable paper In rofcronco
to tho further protection against aud provision,
for cxtinglidhing ilres IS my apology for nd
dressing yo,t this brlot communication. And,
unless something IL done, andtha tight Boon, to
ton, YOU will Anl that insurance cap
ital will Withdraw from Chlcago, no.
wthstantling tho apparent indifference your
authorltios aud merchants have to tho
same. And submit that your city il too largely
dobtor CITY too deeply buried under bonds audi
mortgaKos, to justify your pooplo and your
Local Government iu treating 30 lightly tho ne
COSTLY Of protecting Observation-Disclosures This
not propose to Withdraw at present, Wo have
this day given our agents instructions to write
but With great caro-, aud in lmited amounts.
1bclioyo the viows aboyo expressed rorrosopt
the the f yews y; ct nnoary syo insurance company in
i have read tho letter to somo Of our best
, 1874-08-18

June 30. 1874-p7lncps1 Interest not IN.
TIoso notes ha3s rccsyci fot onds aa
are secured 'y mortgage with ado1uao mnrBiu. This
fund y reserved oy terms Of tho trust for the reop
lion OF land-Erant bonla. 1t ts sufficient for tho
purchase IT o ayersgo price Of tho last throo years.
Of Hbo1lt q, 600, ,ool Of these bonds.
grant bonds juno 20. 1874, Sl1.l50.5s.
Tho Land Department. Of Tho lllinola Central
Railroad reports for July aales OF 1,071 acres OF
constr'lction laads for 3s,411.45, aud cash col
lcctions of 's30, 0,452.90. =
n1G1tEn RATES.
A private meeting Of ra1lrodd nanh16rg, which
Nas an adjourned meeting from the conference
ct Of Saratoga, was hold in Now York Aug. IL.
The PennHylyania, Eric, Now York Contral,
boston d Albany, droat Western, and othor
compat1les, werc represented. The subject Of
raising the froght rates to tho West WIS uudor
consideration, and 1t III understood TINT now
tariT Will bo issued oit tho Goth, ana that tho
raiso Will DO on first c1ass from rs cents to 81,
and OH the other classea In proportion.
Another meeting to consider an advance III
passenger rites will shortly DO llold.
TILE MINNESOTA TAn1rF. ~
!, Ihero Is no truth ir tho Htatomont made by
tho Haifi'oaa Gazette that Tho Winona & ST.
Peter Railroad Ind docidod to adopt tho Conn
nssoners 7, tarliE Tor froights. Tho ptoslont Of
the Chicago d Northwestern Railroad stated TO
o InlnuSE reporter yesterday thai tAoy intended
TO make tho ratos 10 low that tho pcople of
a! ailurosota would have no ca,lse to complain,
Tile people OF TINT State hnd thus fnr slIown q
very frlolsdly Bp:it towards tho railroads. and
no dliiicuEtieH of any kind are expected.
-, r1tA1N ACCIDENTS.
Illinois railroads mot with tho following accl-
dcDts dnring The month Of July:
On tho "a. two cars loaded with whisky, in ou
ton d Western' nai1road. caught tlro when tIo
trim waH ndar ogdeu, ILL.,, and wero destroyed
before 1t doutl bo stopped.
On tbe night Of; tho a2tl, n north-bounl pas
, 1874-08-18
TIE PRAIRIE SINGER.
A NAN Htttcn by IN Illinois Rn,t,c-
kil1aECs

knnKCs
| From Ls, Tdrre Iiauts journal Auo IL
A very large and BplendId specimen q, thn
prairie rattosnats was, rocontly sent hr . NJ NJ
bernard. from tho southern part Of filinnl..' .'
known as "Egypt" to Mr. Ellinsworth Of the,
orI,ae nortnoth p9t OF .hs etty small black COP
IN long, narrow boz, one sido Of which was of
glass, IND the onds being horad with holoa' III:
AnaWorth had no uao for tho reptiles. and within
19x tho dayS sold ,te to John Smith, proioFor
Fifth and Lafayette stroots with the /. l. 81. L.
Hallroad. who kcpt them on exhibition in
M m's ;s SAIGON. q good many camo to 500
nc anakee, and they. wero yiaited yestorday
apoul ,,I: CLOCK by william Iyliok, d teamater.
road. Hew wanted 70, talto tho anakes. out and
play with thcm, aaying he was saako-charmcr
and had handled hundreds Of thom. Smith and
s nafaeGper rs !. apecte but before thoy ero
| panos o1 glass at ona enQ Of tho box, toschod
hia hand along to ,whero tho snakes yers. and
pulled ont tho comprehend, whtch'i about fcot
long. Lie handled 1t several minutes, allowed II
ten r. COZ n1o aToda a. hls wf,ls and put back
about foot long, or little noro. Mathematics
from the ttmbor-land and hills nre long, slim anal
ear!i. But this one like al prairie rnttlesnakcs.
s1nttaG =. t is asy gHry powerful snd is gbt gray
lta confinement, but Is still as largo as a mans
nrtn, in tho thickcst part, when drawn up ID q
vt II aeor,s t,,oro ,u,u. ,,,,.
aaIoon nt IN t;n,a "uto ~ ~ Ivy OF tnfeo III tho
snnn , ~ 'ae s IN le, ana Lydek pulled Tho big
ths otiora a,,. ~, ,aa anu csI1eG ID tothe door
nut ~ r,a ny. wet away from him; Smh got
tho, snaIo yran ana aaYsl he nad dropped
lin. la tiI ~ dro1, opu1a y h nos na7e caught
sinuous ana Efacefn-folds Of tile, rogtio ooled
t. w "i;da MIL t, ~ au nccis: atla tho man allowed
IL T,,;,,t, ~. @ ana pody. lie held
Inv. hftar th,a h''a IL ''em Ent ~ nnok into TUG
la,e :. ~ i,cfo Nv a nSarm ,1a H. eook II ont and
, 1874-08-18

atr. David Risley, Southern authority. writ
ilR to ths dcolKotown u, o. Times III regard
to tho tlnbor supply, BayH thaE wh1lo tho supply
O. O. yellow piao III Virginia ia snatl, and whi!a
soutl. carona pospssas 3,500, ,O00' of good
morchnntab!o yoltoy p!np. BQuaring 10 Itiuhca
and upwards, cIuarof sup, aud 7Vo, 600 a0les
covered with ouksI ash: oypreHs, and similar
woods. Georgia is oredltod with 8,500, ,000, ,000
foot, notwltlstantang tho great amounts OK
ported and Florida with J,60u 900 900, to which
Alabama aud AlisBssippl add a,500, U00,000. Al
though the supply near watercouraos laa boon
, 1874-08-18
THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY AUGUST 1s 1874

Everybody ID falling Of sr Is sic Sic a. % xosi.y wSi1S
aa people sAy2. What u tho rcai amount Of hor
fortnno Z Haa ahe any brothers or sistorsr sho
Y . Immensely sought aftor. and tho narncs Of
snteo gent'emon nro ourrcnt In aooloty to oach Of
these, the lion. Walter Hartford, Is b cavalry
officer, brother Of Lord kufIlold's, and one Of
re hendaomess men Of tho day. Another Is
Lord John Hay, and tho third is Lord Horny
Lehho1. pothhrB before tho season ouds, two
wocks hence. tho bello Americaft,e Will hayo mado
, 1874-08-18

THE WISCONSIN VALLEY RAILROAD.
JamesF JOY, Esq, President Of tlio Wisconsin
and SUPERINTENDENT Of the roa1 nro - ,,saao..
nj Wana,n W.. nv t,'a tsa~, r's~s ~ ~ ptesons
ovor 49, ara1 WIS.,, M .uo p.tposo ol looking
osus 4ae 6fo"na, ai'a inspecting tho nature,
charaetee' a''d o3tent OF the business Of Wauaau,
completing tho rarosd T. M tn,t no,n4
and a,ao 10 iodnco tr p' .,a l".s 'a
49, ':.ao w. sno businessmen thoro III
easo ~ enou1a De aotefmlueu to puHh the road TO
completion do osa within tho next throe monhso
order to ouablo tho n,ano1ora =, '0's ,',n, -
| a.. .a.a .x.s.,.., .,>. "6o.u :" n"1lu
49, 4o'1 "'eAA sn"t 1me' Ino road is
ped aa to s pIsn an ao & iss Of OIL ans
ea,l, mud 1t wns tho Intention Of Mr:,1ot .sbh,,
tin roort r,acbo1 t,,.t ,,,,.t - 'oS, "ueu
,ror,, ~ ,,a,, vo'u' 4'o1 20 aolay The
WIN iot uas' W.. ~ push " ~ onco to Waueau.
bue, owing to circumstances over which llo had
no control, ho was Obliged to suspend tho work.
He WIS noworlep,. ao far as. ,n,no, ~, ..a''
cornad - tns Isns,os,, =. .,,;s.u.t. "A' .on~
wv ,,a, .,,a w. ns ~, 'ap''a4'''s stom whom
refused to mako any further Investments in thai
tic unfrondly legislation aeainAt JtMt'y H." roif: iG
rcasis, Mr.: Joy bus lata bis propositions befolo
ca,'toI thn,' out ~ man sau, VINO AZ ouco ael
Agrced to b0 takcn. Assurances wcro given l,v
Dir. Joy thut tho work cpuld be rcsnmAi ot orno
and tho roe<1 nushoi tn oomn,otion rsti,o',t
delay. P"S~ S0A4F'''toa "!tnoas
,n,. aEN FEEDER FOR onIcAdo.
1no Cumberland d Ullo Railroad, now build
lug through tho contte Of Kcnt1lcky will. Whon
completed, bo new and imnortank fooinr r.
Chicago trle cra1o-w6r1f Il ii nm o1ra,st
stage and iron il IL thouuht ~ ,riit aii'@nSvo nn,,
noneo ir1 going uo"n como time this month,
Inns road ruins from q point OH tho
louisville d Cincinnati Sholt-Liue Railroad
through tho tobacco 1ogions OF kentucky nni
Tenuepson to Nashville. Il in a l.ar,ttna fro,,,
TIN i1J,,o H,ver 70 Nnai,vi,1o -, e., = iloia
ond at,ortn',o ~ ~ 1ta' ~ .uo Sntapor!anu,
Wa,, 'ea ~ Nv ae.naGo llg!n Aoniastlle to
1asusli!o ~ in!es! au1 ny n!nG up the gap
WHO'RE IHoy stt!ko tue ll0illaTllo Il Nashville |
stort-Lino llaEoan and Ohio Rivor (20 miles) |
at Madison, 1hd and connecting With Tho Mafi- |
son 4, nnpol;a Re;frond ard In,,;n,,,,.,:
pnru h Ghicnon i;niroa5 far,,,n ~" o,s.a
iina rt,a r'5Se..n - !Ell"S A1most MI alr-
'1ao tAoa' c1ehEo " HAsAslto, 1onn.
THE WISCONSIN Law.
London capitalist, who laH invested 1urgo1y /
in Western railroads, Rontls tho following ]etfnr
to tho Financial Chronicle, comElRinlng Of tho
nnfalrncsB Of tho Legislature Of Wisconsin, in |
passing railroad Inv, aud saying that it is 4 |
stigma aud indellblo Disgrace to tho Srato:
et pHs, Gaasri $: rs aSar,nsn, aSa 1ne,a! I'D dG,es
ss ss!, ss,SsS q wisSsns9 5 xsa srsas
parties e .hs nseai transaction 70 cortalu % este,
IN aoty ~ IT, an aEe bound
Ti,a ,osnt;,r nnwrrs IN th y S1S. nnu eteutofa.
Stats. enabling ta atnration nr rhnns1 ~ o VI taat
after 1t hus benz grantc were oulieas c{xcn f
, 1874-08-18

cess,ni snnnfa ost now forests have boon nsdo so.
from %ss ~ M M1aiifos md the proo has diminisLed
aaos IT 20 S2s T. commanded provionsly Mo boo e
esos t,ias thoro Ii enough to aunnlv tha Wor1is.
, 1874-08-18
during the mouth Of Jdly have boon ~ follows /

N Illinois, IN lotea, Total,
Sss,sss;;; - s 8; ;'s 'Ss ;:5:
osss' ' ass9ss as3sss sis2 sss' 9Ss5s5 5S5s5
TOT, Ts.s,1 my. Ms31oa57so s1i5,o550 s55i, 20
July ia73.:... s4aa7a.7a 1ae,4o7.5s cs4,a4o.aa
Ihia Is deorcaso Ut per cont IN tho Il1inoia
carnings; Of 10>G por cont ln tho Iowa earnings,
"lf %ba %, oafnaa oF es9t si in In ss as,to, os
1s7s el,2ix551 iS72 az sa Sio ;'xeg aegosso
1874 ovor 1878, s4o44O or SIX nor cont. , IN.
crease, 1874 from 1879, s14,5l6, Or por cont. M
For tho soyea months senag July 81, tic oar,i.
1s72 ioroase, is74 ovsr is7s
OG7, or 13S nor cont incrcago, 1874 nvor 1878
3ep9, 300, Of 10 por cont. 0' @''-'
lilo earnings aud oxptnHoB OF tho Rockford
nook 1elnnl t. st. Iauis Railrond for tho 1nontha
OF March and April wcro:
1;arnings.. sso.s15.s5 saa,aii.o7
EXPENSES. 6osl90.02 6l.437.09
Net earnings Sc, ,115.03 fi2, ,4gO,os
From tho ten months ending with April the
gsoss receipts we're 74s 479. 10 (s2, ,678 per ne)
tho expenses, rents, md taxeB, 1868, 101.8l, or
~ per cont not oarnings, s100,37l.95, or sC7a
per milo.
LAND BALES.
Tho Land Department Of tho Union Pncino
Railroad nlakes the following report:
Jnnc, 1a74i3o52 2atoo acres, for......s 075.33
Az Average prioo yer acre' .4.b8,
1uV acec8 fur... 4,0l8, ,80959
average price llcr acre.... ........".... 4.55
Lando belonging IL the Company ronlAtn-
y, Ing nnsola, 1l,ooo, go 84-loo acrcs.
1.esa cancelod BY Land DO "
1ies Ra'smsat eansoi:a i; Tta.i:as eS9SS esSSS
---- 9.23n0rQ.00
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earunaa. $l 4es $ts9 7ss.6i ~. III b.o5 s3 Il
q noto 70 tho statement sAys "Tho tcorcaBo
OF S5S, ,6al, ,8p iii net enrninEs IL OH account OF
thirty days."
The earnings OF tho Illinois Central Railroad
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,-E!ovoN thousand 1neu and boys aro Idle |,
sne wyoming aad LackaWanna ooas.roglous.
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ls7i' is7s ,na. as Il, ,s7,, IL M. sas e. lsaa e
as,9s ~: ~ " ~ fsa " 3f7 paelidaI