The Portland daily press., 1874-12-14
Daring Burglary.
NEW YORK.
Vanderbilt Wins.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-The suit of James II.
Banker against Commodore Vanderbilt to re-
cover his notes for $500.0 600 and property which
secured them during the panic in September,
1873, upon Vanderbit's acceptancei OF the
Presidency of the Lake Shore Railroad, has
been withdrawn and the real estate mortgagsd
as security for the notes, valued at $46O, 900,
transferred to Vanderbilt The result WAS
arrived at by an amicable agreement.
Erie Railroad Report.
President Jewett of tine Erie Railroad has
made report to the Directors showing that the
net earnings for the year ending Sept. ~, last
had decreased S1366, 1903 from the previous
YEAR veal This reduction he attributes as much to
the reduced rates of compensation on freights,
as to the reduction of quantities, and sees
nothing discouraging in it, the load needing
only time, integrity and permanency in man,
ntarested 70 u The entire interest and rentals
payable by the Company for the year ending
Sept. 80 1874, exclusive of that payable on
account of the fifteen millions of second con-
solidated mortgage bonds, the final disposition
of which was made by Mr.. Gray while in Lon
don. amounting to $4,005,900 per annum in
currency, equal to $3.50, 1926 per month: For the
ensuing year there will have to be added to the
above amount the interest on these fifteen mil,
lions of bonds When he took charge he found
the business depressed and the whole service OF
the road demoraized, while great efforts were
being made to depress the stock on Wall street
The floating debt was 81, 344, 29S. which he has
reduced since the first of July to 81, 42l ,015.
Au lmpo Denounced,
The American Tract Society denounced as a
soci-ty from Des Moines, iowa, for aid for the
Nebraska sufferers. The Tract Society say
that they have no such agent, but recommend
charitable disposed people to forward contrbu-
tions to the regular relief agents
American Tract Society.
New YORK, Dec. 13.-The semi centennial
anniversary of the American Tract Society was
held this evening The annual report showed
the annual issues these fifty years to haue been
more than 100000 600 publications. more than
half a million of these being volumes. The
work during the past year was $4,000 Grants
have been made during the year to the number
of 68, 100000 pages and to the value of more
than $4,000, which have been distributed
through mission schools prisons and hOspita Is.
The gifts for foreign distribution in the form of
printed matter amounted to $4,000 and in cash
and plates to be used in printing to the amount
of 81 900. More than 1000 publications have
been issued abroad and 10 143 languages Since
the formation of the society it has expended
more than $600.0OO in cooperating with the
prominent American missions. Addresses
were delivered by Revs DIR. Tying. Williams,
Pratt, Hallock and others.
Various Matters.
The Jury in the case of Coroner Croker.
recently on trial for the alleged murder of john
McKenna, on election day, came into court to-
day and reported that they were unable to
agree and were discharged. The jury were
equally divided
The President of the National Association of
Amateur Base Ball Players has appointed Wed.
nesday, Dec 16th at p. m, at the Aslor
House in this city, for the annual convention.
"Prof." Judd was compelled last night to
give up the task of walking 500 miles in six and
a half days. The cords and tendons of his legs
were terribly swollen. He had completed but
1858 miles.
Three hundred gold and silver Swiss watches,
in the possession of VIM. Wetzel of Prairie du
Chen, were seized yesterday by customs
officers on the steamer Cimbra. They are
valued at 21,984 francs.
As an indication of the exact state of the
iron trade it is stated that there are now $500
men at work in this city, while $3.50 are idle.
The trades represented by these figures include
mouders, housesmths, blacksmths, pillar
makers, bot.omers, blacksmiths laborers,
machinsts and tinmen.
The Sergeaut-at-Arms of the House arrested
Irwin the late agent of the Pacific Mail Co,
Saturday, and he agreed to appear before the
Ways and Means Committee, Monday.
The imports the past week were:-Dry goods
1891 1853, merchandise $46OOO00, specie So. 350,-
900 ir gold and $4,000 in silver, and $3.50, 400
in bars, also $74, 500 gold bars.