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New-York tribune., 1876-02-04

some showing that particular descriptions or WORK
enormous losses would be met WITH proving tnht the
bidders could not have understood the amounts oi work
and material required. No conclusion has yet peeh
reached AS To who Is entitled to the contract
The state Homeopathic Society before adournihg
adopted the following resolution: "Resoired' That tis
Society recommend to the Governor. os suitable cand-
dates for the position OF Trustees Of the state Hoeo-
ntbc A. inn i,r the Insane Mddctown, case vac
incIes snail occur the Boaid OF Trustees j. j. Mitchell,
~ D. OF NewbUeh Il. Il. Champion, esq, OF 0Osheh'
and Charles VI. Lawrence, NJ H.. OF Port Jcrvis'
Ex-Gov. Hoffman who has on several occasions an
swerod calls 10 make addresses and deliver lectures in
behalf of local Institutions here closed the lecture course
Young Mems Association here tonight ID lecture
which ulow large audience.
The new Capitol Commissioners have determined to
employ $50 sOnecutcrs with the requisite number of
helpers backslnhs etc. making ia all about 400 men.
For Legislotiee Irooeedtnqs sse Second Eag,I
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
CATTLE MARKETS.

BALnaosE. Feb 3.-CATng-Tbe market during the past
best at 81 s790S6 90; rst guilty at 81 15Ht9 10 me-
dunn good fair quality - 0dsL 30 ordinary Tim steers,
aud s3df3 50 most o the sales At 4a54e re-
celpts lJJI Beali sales. 0J6 H. AL.
HOES have been quiet and heavy the range s ~ 500
SiO So receipts. 1863 head.
SHEEP have been dull aid prices shade lower tho
rangeis 81 J00s6 % receipts, l,7jj bead.
BUFFALO Feb 3CArTIH- Receipts today, 420 head. max
Ing total suppy the thrs FAR olJi head or
Z37 u Inch through cOnsinmeBts ami the
sale here against 3I5 for the time lat
week. AMI SO for tho week last year Tho
market dull and ragging only 10 ~ere disposed OF
prices full nc of on best grades and &c oil on common
on last weeks quotations no Eastern dealers In the market
s6j LOS and $50 d. at u go ~ 62i and % Illinois do.
averaIing ! .O75 n. at 81 o5
SHEEP AND LAHDs-e'epts today 200 head making the
supply thus far 2Otc0 head against IO-O0
time last and 600 head lOT tbs
week last year. marker slow 200 head were
disposed o. 10 unsod prices firm at the opening
quotations of the cool gfaes l on on common
sales Of Michigan sheep ng SO b. at rs 90
l07 20; - u At 37la. 30 n at S3 % ohio do.
averaging 81 81 81 90 n S6 - N az - 10 I9 AZ
81 % NewNork Stste dO 50 u, at ~ 2j ind
ana do, ayers2ing 80 H. at - l2l2
HoCs-Recepts today 200 head making the total snnny
for TIE week rus lar IO,S head against 81 head or
the time ast week, aud l2O0 head for the same week
last Market fairly active. all sold; sal,s Of carr
Yorkr at - 75dr7 yO3 head heavy hogs al IT 50Gs7 So
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
LATEST SHIP NEVIS
Tor other shin NeOS SEE Second Page.l
light, >. W. cloudy.

rFoy other shin Xe'Os Sc, Second PsgsJ
WIND-SanseL light ) W couGy.
MEMORANDA.
The body Of Thomas Lsich Of pilot boat Ere Nye vas
found to-day in the Hose Shoe and identified the boy being
1--WE. De- Fen s.The schr.; Martha 5. Granger ard
S s before g DGS & Ss pail b . o. a3S caa e
DOMESTIC PORTS
BNusoRF Feb S-Auiycd. stesmship America pillups.
dsntqn. n q barks Teocle utal Babo Tor Beia.t and
kgiEa % H. i CahPd oc o.rsnet'"R scls @ 5gp ab eS09i.
KlodA Holm, ; ior do -.
rht;ie IRON Boston cear-d barSs Feecina 6hiosls ta
swell huffman Tor way
foSitsD De- lob arrived .chrs Opera, from Rc.,on.
for Calais, Mannetta stuart tIom eoson for Nae o.
taspor; CJ Willard Tor philadelphia; = L. Burns for
BosoS rs s-Arived steamship George Appold, Love.
land Baltimore scLr Commerce. Janven Fortune Bay y.
Kate Williams haie. western Islands: scar. Na,hsIoi
Inc ~ a6nr 6dTe reoTte aslor a, ganGis prove. 70 be-
Tho Vachu r. Gates Holmes, nom NeWl or. ior Portland.
MonlLS Feb Arrived, park wansteed tNOrl Rolt,en.
r london. ClareL bltk AGena &. Adams COllum Tor
Cork dmouth Cleared Feo g. ship Lizzie T. Troop lDr
TiBFE Ga, Feb 3--Arryed. bark Antoinetta Cspan.),
Sal chs. Havana sailed, Mm Kennedy. Foster BAIT morei
Oriental Ilae,t for Boston, ami Herman Livingston, Nal
.NLS$efoS, y; g. Feb 2Arnyed steamship centipecs.
Glasgow. sailed -'oamship Pioneer. waAey, New-York.
Dunn Liverpool; Raisl Pomsf (sp,n, veevet tor Bar
FoGrlASp Feb sceard. schrs T. s. slcLeilan. Tor New
YOik =. =. Barnes iOr Richmond. Va.
NES.BsDFJ4D. Feb. 3-Lark Addison, Dia1 for Flores
Azores.
FOREIGN PORTS
LytRPooL Feb 80 p m-saod. steamship nsyyania.
Hariis !pI luii idc.lh.a.
ABAGFS FeO. Arrived big Henry 2. Dewey. Lorins.
Nev-lOrk.
DISASTERS.
DrArFOgT y. O.. Feb 3--lhe sChr Melvin. Roberts fr
WilmiasjOu ior NowO.Tn ashore YESTERDAY IN Cape
&, size Is leasing badly and has lost sails.
Boston, Mass, fcb IA Newport spe,Is the ste
slip blacks one, Providence baltimore. Is IN h h
Island baTbOr with machinery disabled she fsli
with by steamship ~4rag nom SAVANNAH Prov.
euCe the south entrance % Dutch Island harbOr and
bOIt went t. her assistance ts forenoon.
will tow L.r to Providence q pairs
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04

have made during the last years, submit that
could not do Europeans u greater favor, nor give
them any better more convincing evidence OF our
superior genius than by showing that system IN
operation at Philadelphia next Summer. IL would
not coat much. small Office could be leased large
enough to accommodate three or four agents OF tue
Treasury Office and greenbsck printing press Let there
be two windows, something like a railroad ticket once
Then fast the Ieenbaoks printed pay them out
side of the Office while another agent AT the
other side buys them back at Il per discount IL
would be plain simple operation. that most people
could understand. Perhaps il world be well to have
imitation Congressman 10 answer any ques
tons that might be asked in regard to IT, such an oxh
hitiOr ! certain would insure tho success OF the
great Centennial" Why not try itt Ii. X. AMEs.
OgdeasGirgh, y. y Jan. %, 1876
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
A DEFECT N MR. MOKRIsON's BILL.

10 Tie EdttOr OF Ihf IrlDUhc.
SIR: ii seems strange To me that heWNpa-
pes IN commenting on Mr.. MOg,on's Iarih bill, should
not hayo called atcutiOn more generally to one I'M
poiia point which. If not changed wi" to great eh-
tent affect unfayoraby the intended result OF the bill
This important pont the date proposed for the change
In the tariff the date which. apparently 10y oversight.
has been made the same for goods on which duty has
been decreased and goods ON which duty has been
imposed II IL obvious that II the bill passes in iis pres
ent Spectators Ia such articles a. tea ana cohee
will have five month, IN which to load themselves "a
their utmost power with these staples. imported irce OF
amy Ia b beld and sold to tho public at the enhanced
prce The result will be that the pu lie VIII 10 paying
he duty into The pockets al few tad ana hol mo ue
n, cdy Treasury and II to say tfat Tor year h
eas thcro will he perceptblc effect on the revenue or
the CustOn-houso from the duy on Tea anu coHoe' -
e the date Of passage o the bill say 1" apply To Az
goods board that day thlr WOhd H'c"ic 10 tc
Nftr- York, Feb. /, 1876. D.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
ALBANY.

Tftg STATE PRISON COMMISSION.
,yvesTIGArION TO TAKE FREE RANGr-wARDEN
pussUEY, SINCLAIR ToUsEY, EX-GOV' piN' AND
cvS. NIyFN MENTIONED FOR THE COMMISSION.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNEL
.,p,xy Feb 3-SenatOr SchOOnmakeI's bill,
authorizing the appointment OF commission 10 H.
vastigats the State prisons, will probably be re-
norted to morrow with important amendments
Ihese will REQUIRE the Commission to 60 back SIX
vaars in its researches but will not limit 1t 10 tat
or any other particular period. IL will require inc
Commission, if possible to cease its Investigations ne
fore Jaly and 10 report by January l. lo|" at 'io
latest The name of Louis ID. Pilsbury, warden oi
The ALBANY Peniteutiary, is definitely Aed upon as
sne Of the Democratic members
The remaining place has been ole eu py 'eosi"P"
to Gen. Archibald c. Niven of Monticello SULLIVAN
County. A response was received from MN to-insh'
making inquiry as to the special duties oil the Plaoc
,nd couscntnr to accept if his services should rot
he rsouired before the 1s Of April Senator Sehooh
maker is confident that Gen. Niyen will finally ac-
oept. as the Commission could hardly get 10 WoiA
before tie first or mid lie Of March Gen. N'eh
Is well known LAWYER was a member OF Congress
In Mr.. Polk, time. aud has been State senator
He il ,crsonal friend Of Mr.. 81. john tho senator
from bja district. and is yOuched for az man oil
hl;tv apd marked fitness FOR the work OF uNesIlga-
ton.
The Republican members have not been so
definitely chosen. Sinclair Tousey IL strongly
n,ced and the name of Gen. L. a. Merritt OF 81
Lawrence County much discussed. EA-GoV' DIX
Ia also mentioned, though it is not generally sup
nosed tbaf he would accept In case the Republican
remhers are not agreed upon in time, or Cen Nlyen
.InnId doelrc. the bill VIII probably be introduced
leaving blank the space Cor the members names
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
TIE CONKLIEG CLUBS.

To thr EdttOr or The Trf6unt
SIR: You say "ODe of the most Jealous ad-
vocates Of the Conkling movement IN this State Is The
UhcG ObSerrer, Democratic paper. Why is this thus
There is much that is grim politics Wouldn be fun
for 'he multitude seeking amusement II The Obserrer
could get Senator Conkng the Presidential path.
The O6seTrer has often been guilty " the bTutaes Of
politics IN attacking the Senator The picture II drew
the noble advocate for the NeWGOk Central
Railroad Co pany, In II suit against the Uned states
has had ew parallels in cruelty The senator Is full oI
material and Ihe Obsrrcr, Democratic as II L. knows
how Ia Whtle out Repubcan President from lust such
material IN is year OF reform The upr0ar made Dy the
Conklng clubs Ouy disgst- the majority OF Republican
voters The clubs O the C0nking type OF men have well
nigh braten the life out Of the Republican party. Tue
Senator's methods not Republican. Let him bTandish
hs party club. aud the Republicans will calmly meet and
send an unprdgcd delegation from
tiica, Jan. 81 1876. CENTRAL NEw-IORk.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
THE VACANT JUDGESHIP.
Original. DISCOVERY BY THE ALBANY JoukNAi~
rUyoRFD BARGAIN FOR SIR sou INV oKlh

ORIGINAL. DISCOVERY BY THE ALBANY JoUkNAL-
A EUMoRRD BARGAIN FOR MR. soUIHWoRlhs 5
CuNFiRNATIOS
10y IBLRGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l
ALBANY. Feb. 3.-The 4lbony Journal tonight
suo,es singular statement that Judges DAVIS anu
Daniels had forgotten, when they wrote the letter
urciug Mr. Southworth's nomination Tor supreme
Conrt Judge. that the Governor could moi fill the
vacancy without the concurrence OF the Senate ahu
therefore recommended a Democrat, supp'slhs
HAT tina nominee would of course be a
Democra5; that since that time they have
expressed preference for Republican,
II may rs well be said here that these two Judges
have never Withdrawn the letter III reference 10 NJ
SouthwCr rth OF modified il in any way. Nj. South
worths chances Of confirmation do not improve,
though nat0r Rogers fav0rS IT. Ii caucus is held
On the matter he will DE defeated but Ii there Is no
caucus hsd Republican Senators say that hN CON
6rmaton can be secured. There are also runors oil
bargain between the friends OF Mr. Southworth
and the Republican friends of Smith NJ. Weed can
dIdato for Insurance Superintendent, among Whom
ore counted Senators WOodin and IObey.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04

ALSm sS Of m ETSSo @ & Sp d Gasiay H a tsO 20 / ;s s'H AdFA
Relatives friends invited siend her funeral on Fr
cay Ieb T. at 2olosk fIom The Residence o her sonla"
a. IEKs AT Pleasant ay, ~ " on "a nst SARAH wife -
tunsrsl saturday. 9TH ~ / O'Clock
BALDWIN-On "Wednesday morning, Feb 2, Augustus g.
Risye. and S fani. Of 1ss family are invited to attend
he funeral service, al The rcstheo OF hls OoihtrIniIw
o'clock D m
BAnNuMAt tho res,aence Of her mother. No s.5 Ffth
oi Geu. Henry parIlm and only dsugher Of t4e late
Fuue services The house Frdy IIiends
invited Ia attend without further notice
&c NCE-SudIeui,, Tuesday evening. Feb l. Caroline
Elizabeth Blne, second daughter Il the Late Dr. JAIME,
Reaves and trions OF the family ytei to attend the
funeral tie ,dence Of her brother in law. Dr.
Nj 9. Ha,ae III last Ienthst, on Saturday, Feb .. Al
Chicago papers please copy
@ saaray IeS M ~ eeorss Son OF George
Notice OF tGnerai hereafter.
McCABE-On Wednesday. Mrs. James acCabs
F4s m & & ~ s 81 yle ,"ny 1nS geaeg ~ Ionic
Lodge 4. AMI \. NJ. are luyiied 10 attend.
MORIIS-A Peterson. y j. on Wednesday. 2d inst. Peter
Rria snd trend, are nyea 10 attend his funOrsi with.
rr ST wi g and fat fwsny NT i 0Pp Paler
sou, T. o. sIiuraay the On issr at liSU ~ Trans
Carriage, SiI be waiting Il tho depot at Paterson.
ssIrll-n this city, THURSDAY. 81 INST, Jamos H. only
son OF James 4 smith aged 81 years -, ,o.., ,.,..
Relatives lnd Trends aio requested 10 ait"nN the funeral rom
the residence o ~ 'ler 26 irving psce. on sArlly 9TH
Auburn. Mass
saIIH-Iu Brooklyn Feb 3, Ella A. Smith. IN the 10th
year OF her age.
Relatives rud4. and members ot the ThiTty.onrth street
ture ld'e DI lhnmV invited ~
tend h,r funeral from residence Of sister Mrs Wa
Iagar lTO iiscomb between sixth seventh ayes.
Br.Okiyu. -uiiay, the 6ih AT o'clock /. M.
STIZBAC Suddenly. Wednesday, Mrs. Lena Sulz
bArarr tie beloved VIE Of Henry NillblcAcr.
m ui- II family fully invited
irm h1 her if la ' r,He ' S Say 5 Wsst r M ~ . Sf'Sf %
vON GUNDrII-In Brooklyn y y, on The morning OF 10
"a OF pneunona lesse infant and only daughter of Alfred
G aHd Mag ~. j. yOu GUudclL
SERVICE which friends invited will be held at l53 al.
isouttye. this (frlayI Afternoon at O'clock.
WARUFN-At hs nos camp Douglas. salt Lake city, Utah
Sunday. Jan -. Lieut. Koher H. Msrrrn. iih InldntTy
|. :. Amy, OF old spring, Putnam Co, y. Y.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD SNOW LocKADE

SALT LAKE Cry, Feb. 3.-A telegram from
Toano this evening says that tine track has at last been
cleared ~ great expense and 'acrhce of machinery
The Central Pacific Railroad Company furnished -uisisi
.1cr 10 The uagsturA detained there Ui thr past Two
days II viii probably Dc somo time before Tie freight
trains ran regularly.
OMAHA, Ncb., Feb. 3.-The Union Pacihc
train due here from tho Nc,t today IS l. hours late
Repor from The west slow TINT the road is almost clear
now although no freight trains have arrived at ogden
since the 81 u ut. Tho late st0IIn was unparalleled ~
severity and extent. The Central Pacific Road - till
blocked hlOyrDg and plOwiDg on the road had To BE-
abandoned yesterday account Of Tie storm
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
ErnnLl.m. \. \. Fch. 3. l-76.
TIE LOLISIANA BRIBERY CASE.
CONIIlCIING LAPIANATIONS OF EILD n ~
MI~I'S FRIENDS.

CONfLtCIING EAPLANATIONS on Erred n SfNhok
NEsI's FRIENDS.
To the FdttOr Of Thr Irtbunc.
SIR: Being familiar with Louisiana politics.
read with interest a Washington dispatch In regard To
the charges against senator West which appeared IN u
recent issue of TnE TEt NJ am prepared 10 say tha
r and hi, friends have already told about half dozen
stories i'm regard u this They at first attempted
10 deny Of any such document ~ the st Of
mrnlrls alleged to have been brlbnd. but th"y have
abandoned This ground and in eject admit the existence
of such document but ray that 1t Las been prepared by
an enemy who has been following him for several years
Another story which lie his friends told WAS that the
members Of the L. cgsatie ac.cd 10 have been bribed
were net paid his election bat for the purpose
~ insurng the passage OF the celebrated snughi"rh"usc
bill which was nerWard declared 10 he unconstitutiona
y the Supreme Court OF tho United States. Another
story stll based denial that all oi the men
mentioned ia tho list voted for him and the assertion
hat Of none ~ them we're dcd to secnrH Ills
election. The truth Sir that such l-t as TIE lkb
CNE published does exist II has been forwarded win
other evidence to the Louisiana Legislature and IN IN
ycstlgaOn has been ordered. II had been expected lha
Nh WITT would move in thi, matter IN NcwOrleans ana
that the documents would he placed in his hands bdt II
seems that some one else took the initiative.
Washington, u. e., Feb. .. 1876. LOUISIANA.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
WFArmrK sLNERI1IEs.

WArlErovN. y. Y, Feb 3.-Ihe thcrnom-
cicr hore at O'Clock was s' below z,r9 The weather
t. clear.
MEMPHIS Feb Sit has been showing since
carly thl. morning. The weather i noderating, aud
rain win douDes, in tonight Ihe snow-siorn e1-
tended be uud Grenada. Mss.
MILFORD, Penn, Feb. 3.-1he heaviest wind
known 20 years prevailed throughout this sec
ton yesterday. Murh damage doue ~ small way
BOsToS, Feb. 3.-DiSpatches from New
Hampshire Indicate unusually severe weather during the
last "a hOuls Railroad trains Obstrctcd bA fallen
trees oud ice aud In tnC mountains yt,er"y sle
mercury indicated from 10 10 20, below
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
THE CIRCUMLoCUTION OFFICE.
TO the Ed itor OF The Tribune.

SIR: 1t is gratifying tO learn from your
editorial Patrick Noonans clothing that the national
crcumlocution Office IL In healthy state that real i'm
provement is gong and that Patrick has fair chance
Of getting his lost clothing within few years. feel i'm
PEELED by the inspiring to tell you that my father
Asa spra que soldier in the Of 1912, and Mt the
capture OF Ogdensburg lost all his c0hng and personal
effects OF considerable value, being at the time danger
Ously sick with fever. He escaped by being drawn 10y
bis two sisters on hand sled tO ewyeltOn seven miles
The exposure HIM three years Of severe Illness from
which he fully recovered His claim for his lost
clothing was allowed about 1913 1919, ant took MS
SLOW tOrtuOus Course Ia charge of the office" until De
cember, 1874 when he finally received $50. Ills was
about ye months before hs death in june 1879. at the
age of 81 years. Respectfully yours
MRS. c. NJ. BURNHlM
MOiaes. IolcO. Ian. %. 1876
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
ALBANY NOTES.

ALBANY, Thursday, Feb. 3, 1876.
Tlo scDsie committee Privileges and Elections had
. long bearing tonight in the JaoOhs-Csyanagh con-
tested seat case. EIspeaker Henry Smith for Col Cav
snagh AMI sxJudge Morris for Senator Jacobs argued
st length the question whether Col Cavanag's specihca
lions were sufficiently detailed Senator Jacobs finally
Withdrew his protest, and the Committee adjourned,
agreeing to Brooklyn Friday Of next week 10
take testimony.
In tho examination Of tho Legislative printing bids to-
Gay 1t was found that In OF them the amount re-
sred for nne paper would amount about 100000 in
single sessioa- Q presented great inconsistencies
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
TRENOR ". PARK rs 4 PATRiOL
WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR TnE AMERICAN NAME II
ENGIAND.
u. In LII


ENGLAND.
Prom The L0HdoH HOUr.
Since Mr.. Parks return to America from MS
i-uut and profitable visit L. Europe lac has rc
ited niui-, II the Presidency ~ the Panama Railroad
addition To his former hOuOrS a. Irrnd NJ
of the B,ruing,ou National Bank an his Motive STATE OF
Vermont Nh Parks cOmpltriCf5 VIII scarcely be CRATE
f Tor ms position of their vast mineral reeOurcts In
Europe We know that the n'uc- 60! Tie idChc coast o.
Iuifei enormously Ifn IN the precious
metals. and We know that they are yielding steady
stream OF wealth. which l. building up an empire Ncst OF
The Rocky Mount ttinS viii grrtt, raph'r than history
gives ny II elsewhere, aud are che"rcd by
the prOSu,tf Of ita augmentation and continuance
soon find their way to London; bU: the toll
ing miner IN the p; ~ the Rocky Mountains and IN" Sicr
Is ami The hardy tosptcto ~ Ia spreads Ms blanket
under the skies may hc.Yc a sigh for tie day when
Ilrnor W Park came to London with the Emma Nine" q"
coached United states senator ANA ndOired nv me
American Emhis.dtiHT. for ;hat day diminished the
vaiue of the miner labor Hnd DESTROYED luc prospects
of thr .prosprrtOr" Nluy. year, VIII hey have
10 keep their lonely vigil In the nontJus. absent from
wife and children, before the history Oi me Emna
Mine" In forgotten ia In. lnd, and thoy cln sct is
value 'or their discoveries and Their cNplUiialions
As the English conn" lrIaes oi MI PARK who nave
not goueaway with thcr proportion Oi tie "eNig Inc
courts Will have an opportunity uf iEonOUAvlhS
Iud gmcnt upon their actioLs
IL will soon he announced from the Berch whether
England country IN which the sWinCrlS oi lho N0fld
can CougIcgatc and pdsut Their itltIinus piatl g
without fear Of punishment IL - dcplOrable tna these
d-agIcements should occur ia English and American
business affairs II l. great loss 10 us, anl SrthtcI
loss 10 oar Transatlantic relations. 1hr Oi NOtd ms
enriched itself greatly by the development OF the new
Cotton corn tobacco. meats oils, gold and silver have
come from The New World To Increase the volume Oi com
,rre in the Old and, hut for the ~ nh"s which hdNe
been rerperatei In the past lew years no american
nf WOiiid remain day ~ fr
market without beln2 taken M.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
MIDNIGHT WEA7HER 9EPORI.
Probnbtlftiss.

For the South atlantic and Middle States, fall
ing bgrOete risfg te0spertuFe ad eisfety 10 sOterfy
winds viu prevar, ph KAIS sOtM and snow north OF
Virginia. foOced by north 10 res g.ads rising barometer,
cold and clearing Uo0thsr.
For the Gulf states Tennessee Ohio Valley, and Lake
region. rising and high baI oneer. north wes winds,
colder and clearing or clear weather.
For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys.
falling barometer north westerly winds shifting "
south-easterly and cold. clear, followed by slightly
warmer, partly cloudy weather.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
DISASTERS ox TIE DELAWARE COAST.

The steamer NindcatOr, Capt. DOanc, winch
arrived al this poii ycstcdy from Philadelphia brings
-tore, OF scyera disasters during the recent gale On
Feb . at 1880 a NJ Capt L,thc and The pilot and crew
OF The bark Hanna. from PhadopA for Bremen loaded
win ol wore taken board. Capt. Lciihe reported.
that at am On the prcyons day, during heavy -Iual
from vcs-north-wcst. the bark dfed from the Brown
shoals parted the sarhcrd chain killing orc man srl
badly hurting another. An unsuccessful attempt was
made 10 slip he lort chain. The lower ma-s being oi
IRON could not DE away, hui bc crew tuccttuc ~
cutt;ug ava, the main and u/Ion topnasts. At $50
A. m. The yr,se duitcd ashore or Summers shoals
nOrthe:st OF the Fail III" Nindicator TOOK thc
captt and crow 20 Delaware BrcakWatcr 10 procui"
a,si. auce 10 get the ship on When capt Lithc lc the
sbip there were eight feet 81 water IN thr hpld Tie d
der was gone and All the sails were blown away. On
the same day the NindcaOr passed large t1icla tc1
scooucr ashore on Goose Island bar. abreast oi Sew
castle De Al 9:3O D. ON Feb ., ihr ft'"n-ilp h'h
lwurt iIoiG Philadelphia Tor Live pool N- seen ashore
on Miamsnl Shoa heavy -dIc Do" ing NJ me iihi'
no signal WAS made for a,-iuce. 1--we rchoOncrs were
also seen ashore on Cnpo Ueul0Icn
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
AuALL FOR THEODORE THOMAS.

To the EdttOr Of TIE Trt6ans.
SIR: Seeing that we allow Philadelphia to
monopolize Theodore Thomas for the coming SUMNER
would II not be well for to wake up to sense OF
the obligations under to this man, who has
though acTifco too great to make on our behalf IN
the cause OF We owe HIM debt Of gratitude
which ought to be paid during this Centennial year.
This debt In better be Cancelled than by car
ryug out your admirable sus SestOn or binding him
suitable hall; but, III the language Of Macbeth" II II
DONE when Is done, then were well II we're done
quickly AdAIEtE
B,OOkiyA Feb. l. 1870.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-04

road Sl4 9Oi 400 55 and estimates the osses from
accidents and mistaken and bad investments ut
Ss.2i593O The present capital stock of The road is
81 O97 600; the total earnings for 1879 S2,7S7,-
l43 2j the total operating expenses were S2,Oi3,-
O40 81; rents pad other companies Sl75e16 leaving
Il net income OF sJ6O,l 50 IL Interest paid y9oO,-
go Az leaving deficit for the year Of >39OOiJ 10
The report IL the bill before the Legislature 70
fund the outstanding debts Of the road in mortgage
bonds is passed, the road Will from its emDar
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