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Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-01-11

sstsell 30 ctd, p . t lahvi d dolary.
jest K k-d9stanl los We vsecD nsmeckych Iekar-
mach 1c 3, anebo po zaslanl penez = .".p'h
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-01-11
Vefeint dikdyzdani.

0c" OIIestfIs, La.
i 'Jelikoz III sslg xase Se,YJ YJHamburske kapky" ne
ien en nlp mne ale g jinJm dobfe poslouzily, ne.
mohn ncz vyjeviti vam uznani svoie OBJ
Jeqnayam J laEaAl pr tom novJch dyacet lahvi.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-01-11

Severontmecky Lloyd Bremen jest
nejr6t5l spoleGnost paroplavebni Ne
mecku, ieliko4 tita % velkych pomof
skych. krasn6 zfizenych parnikd, ktere
stavaii Sc yidy oJitJeaI5;mj, coz vysvita
Y toho, 2e mezi Evropou a Amerikou
do konce roku 1874 po nich J4OO77
osob pfeplavilo. ParolodG bremsk6 yede
ny jsou spolehtirgua1 kapitany, isou pod
rizeny tastt q dahladat prohttdce a drze
j Sc V neilepsim l,ofddku; ze to vse efdr
nc pdsobi a cestujicim be.petud pfeprava
tim Sc zjisfujc, tom sv6dci nejlip, ze "a
celych Il let co spoletnost bremsk6 sta
"a, mezi kterymz Gasem 1910 cest pres o
cean vykonaly, ueSta2a Sc nehoda takova
ktera by joiiny Eirot t6lyl5 "a obtt Wy
zadoyala. Cestuiicim ma loli dava Sc
5 dIstatek doJfe uprayene stravy, kazdy
obslouzen Jest stejn6 pftc5tic6, 0 poho-
dli posarano jest co ncjl;p.
Kdo by 81 pfal ntkomu re svych zma-
mych aneb pfibuznJch pfeplav vyplatiti,
necht Sc obrau ma ndktcrtho nasich p.
t. zastupcd Americe, zeimena ma p. IL
hrGGAo, Croton str. e Cieyaand6, "a
da opfePlacnf tisteh po po5tocnt paro5o
di brenske spolednoSti "a budo zajist6 $
pfeplavem spokoien.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-01-11

NJ ad 7 Will L e c k, kteryz Sc
parniku Deutschandu zachranil. pfibvl
stastnt do Clevelandu, kde cd rodit8 a
pfibuznych neyysloynou radosti byl uyi
tan. Leick nesd6luie rozkotani parniku
ovsem mic nov6ho. Vypravuie, ze ' pom
deli po ceIy den plni nad6je a radosti
pomoc cd kolem plujieich lodi otekayali,
ale marnt. Lode ty musely ie yidtti, ne
bot Z Deutschlandu bylo lie zfeteuG trup
ieiich rozeznati, ale anizby 81 tonouciho
Parniku byly ysimly, plouly dale az ziui.
zely obzoru. ' noci yalily Sc Why pres
palubu, lod klesala hloub hloub mno
hy, isa zilnou, hlady nevyspanim zmo-
rem klesl do dravych vim kde utonu.
Dtsn6 dlouha byla ia noe pond6le ma
utery. Vsichni zaplesali, kdyl Sc rano
na obzoru slunce vynorilo mofe a radost
jeiieh podobala Sc silenstyi, kdyz k 10.
iodine vletny parnieek Liverpool Har-
wiche pfiplul, ably ie zachranl. Vetsna
nesfastnych pocestnych zahynula ka l..
tach Ia lozich, kan Sc yoda vevalila
Zprava rozkotani parniku musela Sc ma
celem pobteA rychlosti blesku rozsifti
nebof sotva parnicek Liverpool cd rozbiti
ny Deutschlandu odrazil, pfiplulo k nj
nescislne pobfeznich lodic dmyslu lou
pezivem. Jak draw ptaci obklicovala
horda pobfeznich lupici nesfastnou lod
pokladaiic il "a yydatnou kofist. I
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-01-11

PovGtrnost Po n1kolikadenni
tep.e pov6trnosd dostali jsme nedtII
desf, ktery az do sedmi hodin proudech
hustych mracen Sc vyiival. Po osmG
iodine strhl Sc nahle prudky, at teply vi
chr, kteryz Sc po pdlnoci tax ochladil, ze
okna pfibytkd tluste zamrzla. Cely pom
dtlek pax vichr ten buracel, cine vychaz-
ku velmi nepriiemnou. V dfev6nych
stavenich nebylo mono Sc dotopiti -
Ma rohu ulic Garden Grant strhl vichr
nedGli noci nedostaven6 staveni.
, 1876-02-16

a horse-car from Ills owners s.ore. knowing
jus. where to stop. Ito also rides down IN tho
morning 10 tho Htose, all alono. Hartford t,as
ALSO horse. owned by ]. X. Wheeior. Of 4JJ
Main street, whioA il 30 smart that at night be
will nntle hts halter using hta teosh for tito ps-
pose. aud. going to Tho etablsaoor, will lift fr4t
ono and then tbs olher hook out Of tho staple
(tha hooks arc near tho to-, anu bottom OF tho
door. knd. pushing open the door aud Golug
iii by himself. liz vii kick up his haols ssl,.i
tsTo big run. aud then 30 rssuyto return TO
tho ssabto. Oncs, when no hal gone OF At = rat
Ting gaiiop down to tho drinking fountain In
trout Of tho stata-flou6o, aud hna good drink,
iH desertod Ut this tto ho HeIrcta for ha frolics)
Wt1oh htn owner Eau out III front Of him, aui,
lifting hia hand. shouteA "WlsoA!" The horss .,
ia uis hsato to atop, tumb1od oyes nd turnei d
eomhruAu1t
, 1876-02-16
nANGlrYs9 EFFAcOeAs

The Paris correspondent Of tho London Daity
Iele9raid. xxatos: "Dasely flttdeI Mouths siucu
ths fEescoea pa'utol by u. l3audry for tho n.w
Teia ss ssFe sxp2*a4 u a e,s .9Sa'ar '' = th
tiou to tho beauties OF these paintings l o1-
pEasSaa tho fe4r lest thcs eulAslsrritoSA should
be Euined BY the smoke OF the inuumstahlo ghs.
jets which light the Oposa.llousa. This fesr
las proved only too woll geoundod. = eiug!a year
having suifieed to dosassoI.to the trescaSa to ~
alarming dtesoc. TIE cuura have !oat tlclr
vivldaess sha dlrorant shades of red III pAg-
ttoular have greatly aufered, and look ~ ii sney
nothing to do With tho dark Asxo which seo
speada ovsr pAiniogs, IL Is the f.rst ph4so 1T
thAt progressive Annihiiation which, In tLa caso
of blsge-palntloE, &apluy becomsu complete.
, 1876-02-16

Tho latest alleged dofajcaton in tho Insurance
lino has tranapi1ea recently In tlfB city, tho hIu
tual Lffo-1nsutauco Company OF Now York
having bcen tta of1cera claim, y1etimized to tho
nmotths OF $4,000 by It's Agent, afr. 0ryttte
Cronkhite. Tho Chicago o'nc0 OF the Company
las always been Gus Of tho most Important, at,d
has carried on fnrgor 1usiness than any except
tho main ofice in New York. The amount OF
business cau be host cstlmated when 1t iB stated
that no less thnn ,000 policies aro now runnitg
Ia this city atono. hfr. Ctoukhito las boen tho
agent horo for fourteen ycara, aud has generally
conducted affairs satisfactorily to tho oticors Of
tho Company, Atter the denciancy in Ills Janu-
aty accounts, however, hn waa suspended by Mr.
a s{ve aora5s5 gsI'f in spssa 4s1,sg gont h. whS 9c Il
thread Of hls pto1ccosaor'B alleged m,slceds.
With hltn IN also hIr. IL o. Merreil, Of the firm
OF Merrell il Ferguson. General Agsnts for The
Northwest, whose Office ~ locatod Rt Dotrolt
explained the condition Of airaits as fAr ~ bo
was cogn!zant Of thon. In 1862 Cronkhito was
appointed agent ut Chicago. and WAS inducted
into tho insurance bnaihoss by Mr. Morroll. Hc
seemed 70 DO tho right Kind Of man for tho
place,-actiye, energetto, mud possessed Of good
bus!ueas qualiticH. His accounts zero kept IN
tirst-rate shape until 1860, when he complained
to tue Company Of embatrnsstnent IN Its per-
Bonal affsisB, and y portion of his commiasionB
were oommutod in order that ho might agatn
got ovon with the world. He PROMISED thon
Sovor to indn'ao in outside speoalat,oas again,
aud to keep tho 0ompany'a funds uer-
arnto. III 1878 he again Btated that
ho TaB hard up, and hn advance
pf $40, 600 was u!ade to him BY Morfoll Il Fes-
guson. His accounts wero Apparently sll ateaiRht
until tho 18th Of JAut1ary last. At that ttnD be
had large coltectiona TO make. and eouse1uont
largo rotnistsnce to Bchd to the aeueGzl Agency.
On tho day whom his tinat roturns wero to DO
mads ho scnt bis account, together With tlsree
notes Of 5000 eacb, made by his hon, alleged TO
DO secured on real oatato, which tea! astato has
stnce boon discovered, tho ohlcara gay, 10 be
lu0rtEagca for all It iB worth. MnrYon i TerGu-
BON at once ruflBod to tale the notes, and dis
patched their confidential olork, Mr. J. ".
hfealsnr, to Ghiaago. sud solograpl,Dd mrt Moryjn
Tabor. Special Agent for illinois, to moet him
NJ Chicago. They mot. md, proceeding to tho
oflico noizea tho books aud accounts. and. Oh
checking them up, found D deficiency Of nearly
s15, Shortly after Ms. Merre!l caruo
to tho city, ana ondoavorod to affect IN
anicsble Rettloment with Cronkhlto and lis
bondaman. Nothing dohnito in that direction
bas yet baon dono. Saturday Air. leEroli ro-
moved tho books from tho Office to another on3ce
across tho street, not without conBiderhble orpo.
stton on tho part OF hlr. Cronkhito. who aliosed
thak tho bookH wero hia private property. The
aid OF tho United States Marshal uns tnvokod To
accomplish tho removal. ME. hlorrell saya that
prosecution will be commenced immediately by
[ tha Company to recover tito amount due.
, 1876-02-16
Crime nuA punistan,c1.t In Now En-.
gland.

Fteoucnt illusions ,.ro made In tho New York
and Westarn papure 10 tho insecurity Of life and
property IN Now EnXiand. and tho prominent
murders, torgcries, aud other high crirnos which
l,aye for year or Two past excited tho commn-
n,ky Rfo suated to sustain shesr arguments.
Thoy fail to Btato the whoie truth. however.
Yhe fact IL that crinlo III moro certainly ami more
sutatnasily punished In New England than any"
where uise In Amercs. There have beon more
executons III massachusetts n'one within she
cr}nos 10 ll1c lAtsor State have exceeded the for
Iner leu to one. The convection aud rcutenco ct
Srcuce puttis, 3amea 4. Coe. ana 1taclus ".
FOND, MI Of whom arc serving substantial SEN
tenoes for their several ctlues; are .!ias:tsslons
Tsyorsply VII, tho tarcca known III tns K'nE
trails Of New YORK., OF sl,o Ridiculous buriesqua
m futt,co a shown III tho Atokes ense.
, 1876-02-16
a4cra.


Sep Yorl Correspondence 81. tous Rfp"bftedn;
Th0ro il every Indication that kuce.h1cochea
aud tucs. ur,s, silk stockings anl powdered wigs,
aro coming 10 with tho Centennial: Tho woman
Gte buuuti to look well in tho wllto hair and
patches. but my MUD is ranch exercised about
the mons !cgs aud tho sort OF figures tnose aesI
kuew what prizo he had in hs legs till IN
{oruigu lands ho went into oourt-suiss. The
democracy Of this country " chiefly objection
able 70 lin on account Of TIM 1etlEemeut IN
witch those legs must liye aud hia heart dances
viii, loud etuosion aa ho thinks the Contonnla!
ycnr will give thoso splendid legs h ehauco: On
ll9 account rejoioo; dut alsu, what will be-
como OF the knock -kueea. tho hoHlavs, tha BlI1a-
st.npks Of tho geeht majority. Thsts'll ee no
i,o}p but In pads, and 10 nlany aTs psyond tho
hg|pot phaA
, 1876-02-16


Srtefol Dtspnteh to The Chttudo Tribune.
MADISON, Wta., Fob. 15.-Chlol-Justtce Ryan
to-day rendered tho decision Of tho Sarromo
Court lonyinR tho application made some woeks
sluoo by MISC 6oodell 1T Janesyille, TO practice
10 tint Court, The opinion il elaborate. and
critically examines tho BtatuteB md fortifes and
illnstIAies the opipiona hdyancea. IL IL held
TINT, if tho Iogis1atuso has ponoe 10 prescribe
tho tcsmh of admission to practices In tho conrts.
--n,,n that is d legislative and not judicial
ro,ycy,-tlcro In no Wisconsin statute anthosz-
ipg the admission OF females to h Bar from
w!lirh tho COMMON law hnH AlwayB excluded
sl1crn, 1t IL hold tilat tho rulo Of construction
applying tl,c words masculine Ecnaor TO feuaAsos
il only permitted to MD In constructing statutes
according to tho legislative intent, nnd thnt
,.ctlcr In or out Of tho Btatute can any such
Legislative intent 10 admit women to the Bar b
found II this ru1o Of construction wcro applied
10 tho statutes, to which It is equally applicable,
Il would hreali dnwn all distinctions OF Bo1 in
State government. and admit women to nearly
n!l public Offices. executive, Legislative, and
futFcla1 also subject women TO prosecution for
maternity OF bastards and fot rape. Tho Court
ears It Il uot Hosry no statnte can 10 found nd
mittins women to Tho Bur ofIStato Courts, fol
it doca not think it proper place for tho Ok.
erclso Of hM peculiar qun,ltieRt Or for the
preservation d her purity.
, 1876-02-16
Mr.. pnsco-Yes, ar,
N.--WhRt 10 yDu li,fnh At tt2

Mr.. pnsco-Yes, ar,
K.-WhRt 10 fDu think At IL
Mr. r.-Wa haven't Httidfsi tho m1ttns.
h-Ynn know tho elly Ia har.l ii, jass nor
con1t and pAy tho 2 7or cent t4k, ID dotuHn3od
BY the secton nf the charlor?
Mt. P.-That depentla upon what the com"
pan!cH FAY.
n.-uni psasrnsng sbn tn1 10 paid, ,sl,a.
!hon-vll tho fAsos 10 increased ?
Mr.. f.--I think %. II tho a5ditienni tar IN
paid Tho rttoa would perhaps bo raised. II is
only anntl1er Tsy Of taxing tho people:
| Ia your opinion?
Mr. p.-r don't thinlf It would. bu. Il wouldn't
huts the companies, for thay asa llors to mako
nionny and meet their expenses, and they wlll
not b the losers in tho long run.
| N1s. ". II. cuKSfEu1A,r,
q 6icaBts. Cunningham 4 Co.. whose o6ica Is
ITS LaSaI1e strcet, Wns also Interviewed.
! =. hap.-Dld Son read tho resolutions pnoiishcl
] N THIS morninE's TnIEUSE otfcfo,l by AID Gull
tottan ~ t!o Council laus eyonipg'
| Mr. c.-Yoa. mir. But they fall fat. Tloy
Tant fnftoan thia nor cent tux oil nes recopta:
There IL q 3tetdslaw wl,icl. tupersedca II, and
tsonpan!cs an Obliged to pay Z par cont to tho
stata 'tE'on c.cir fross rorotpts each ycnr a'.l
| thu fas o,lIn-sy provides that tl.tH shall be In
| llcn of nll uthe1 tnxcs.
per csat
Mr.. ,c.-Yss sir. Wo par enonsh alroaas.
Wo.pa!d tho state nearly $1,000 las. year.
! n.-po you t,ay my other taAes
Mr: 0.-Ycs. We nso Obliged to pay State,
coutitr, city. town. oto. and II yon just consider
! Mr.. Cucrton'B roao'ution rno1nent, you will
zoo 1t finally cosnos oat OF tile peUpe after al1,
by raising tho rates. Tho Chtcago people arc
] just getting tho rates Of insurance Enrre .hey
want thom, When afr. Cullcrton Htaps III with
ltis lrobruud, probably ii order 10 set tho rnseu
] back.
Hovera, othor insurance. neil wero viatol, but
| all Expressed substantially tho eamo vsowa az
given aboyc.
, 1876-02-16

1t Cost 11J.R0n, ,NW tn Iknr. Tint
CoNnfrysn t4ovcrii:lrn& s.u+G Year
other AfEnirN.
!srtc1dt L7spateh Ia 71y ChlAua4 Trsb,.n-.
OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 15.--Tho pnblic sccenn.a
Of ttls Dominion haye teon presented hy t>io
Finance Minister TO tho Commons. They ahow
tt,e total liabilities for tho year ending 1una no.
1876, to be e1b1. GOO 900. ~ compared with <?a.-
O0O.d .d60 In 1861, The time of confederation. Tho
tott1 expenditure on the Tactic Iailwhv Was
t2Ssa, 353; tho expent,turen on the Welland
Canal amounted TO s3.500,Uoo tho Accoant
Of tho Houndary Survey of Tho United statcs
wae k5s742., Tho Government proposos to
nboIisl tho tt,la ty which mombete csu exclude
strangers from tbs galleries. Tho power wifi be
vestei In Tho Speaker. as ID the EnR'ista uonae
OF Commons II present. The rutnor that
HUNTINGTON wonld have to fdAsgn Appears un-
founded. Tho Mtniatry will etand by him. Dir.
Ilal.on having oppressed ha Willingness TO lei
tho lnnttos dror.
, 1876-02-16


afr. J. N, Abbott, General Ticket and rassen.
ger Agent Of tho Erie Railroad, wllo Is at pres.
out In thts city On a visit, stated to d Ta1nrSE
reno1ser yesterday that his road had Just ooua-
plotted = contract for the laying Of \ third rail
from Suspension Bridge aud buffalo to Wavery,
whese the Eric connects with tho Lah!gh Valley
Railroad, NTH which line - contract has been
made To run through cars from the weBt to
philndolphtn. This gives tho Erin uniform
gauge with tho Michigan Central and Greht s;eot-
ern Railroads. tho Lako Shore l. Michigan
Southern. and tho Le1a'gh yal'oy, giving II a
chauce to crIry passonKots from Chfcago to tho
Centennial, at lllllaae1phla. without change of
CATS. This road has also secured depot accom-
modations on tie Centennial grounds, which
giEos tho Michigan Conttal mud Lake Shut Itoa1s
Al equal opportunity with tho Pittsburg Il
Fort Wayne aud Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroads,
Tho psw through llao to Ih.iada}pn!A will DO
completed On The lst OF May.
, 1876-02-16


OMAu4, Mob. Fob. 16.-Ihs passenger train
duo from tho West yesterday arrived about IL
lAss night, aud brought no mails from we4t OF
Ugdou. Tic train due here so.fay will not b
In Until so1un time to-morIow mornlng. The
storm hss fully abatea stest, AMI tho weather II
clear, but very cold. The h1c~ tall il heavier
than kuowu e,nce tho road WaB built.
pna.rA, reb. 16.-nepatts foua tho Wost On
tho Uaion paeiAo Naitroad Hate thla the vest
, 1876-02-16

Ths report Of the Indiana Woman's neforna-
ber shcro wan an Aycra9e IN tho penal depart
mont OF tttstJ-1vo rrtdonesr. Ono death only
tas occurred during tho year. The total amount
expended On the huildinE TO date Is sil7, ,4sl.
disbursements last year. e36.G72.sl ehsimats
l,et capita per anntin IL Els2-
, 1876-02-16

bouud traft,s duo 1t Ogdon tho 13th and 18th
etrivod t1,ere thie Ayenlng. THO roa.l Is ctoar.
bnt tho snow Ia Iiabte to drift 1t ku3 ttrnc, 1t
bring 40 t,ish that ptova ata nstleas, aud hive
to rely on 4hovrltrH.
, 1876-02-16

DENVER Col, Feb 15.-14,e cons!stutional
Convention, after two days Of earnest a1scus-
s!on. adopted d chsptsr on tto eleotivc frsn-
clttse which requires tho llrss State Legislature
to provide by enactment for tho HtlbEnlsslon
OF tho woHa,l-BpffrAee ltaebt!on to a vote Of tho
people. This Is rrsurde1 as fAyo1able by tbs
nlyucatea Of tho measure, who claim 4 powerful
constituency In Uolordo, wbiEst thu experiment
In Wyoming OIL tho uorth ltaa Justified tho PRIV
iiegu. In kansaB wolnan-Hu1shgc exists Az 10
ali school Qi)leeH.
, 1876-02-16
DIRECTORS tLEcTEp.

kntcfd j{Apafth n 7'ht Chtca.a fTihunr.
pchuork Ia, Feb. 16.-hnnua1 election OF
oftlrera- -p,buque Il 5outbwostorn Raiiroad-~
Directors for oue year: y. Willis James. If. X
Jcssup, ]. Crer.r, o. 4. aoodnow. ]. r. Farley.
Duht,qus l. Sioux City nnilrond-Dttectors for
two yoars: IL, X. Jcssnp. D. Willis James. J. +.
H1ator, Theodore nooscyefdt. Mason Thompson.
, 1876-02-16

TROUBLES AT FRANKFORT STATION.
Mctsts- Joseph u. Steven atlt. Charles karch,
Of Frankfort Station, Will County, camo to tho
city yesterday for tho putpose Of soe1ug Mr.
Strong. tho General Superintendent Of tho
Michigan Central Railroad. They submitted to
that gentleman petition signed BY 1o5 wealthy
farmers OF tho vicinity protesting against har-
Ing their grain weighed At tho oalorasorof Carroll
d Murray oa account OF dishonest Weighing.
and on account OF detontion Ia the cold for from
two to ak hours wlA!t their grain wAs beimE
,.niosdsd. Tho petition also set forth tl,at
tho, al ippota who signed It were old
customers OF tho Michigan Central RaAroAa,
md preferred to contshue doing business with
It, but 1t tl1eso tinic,.!tos with tho elevator
wcre not abolished thoy rou!d be forced to ahip
their grain elsewhere Tho petition wAa Rlho
sigued by number at londlug huaiueas ueu ot
Ffaukfort, who stated that i!,e method Of TO-
receiving grain there, as st present condnctcd,
w,ls an Injury 10 tho businsBs Of the road aud Of
the toan.
htr. Strong received the gentlemen With eroat
conrtesy. geutiy scoided then, for not coming
before, and handed the papers ovcr to tho As-
aiataut Superintendent with directions 10 mako
examination Into tho grievances, aud correct i'm
msdihtuiy whatoyes wrongs he might discover.
, 1876-02-16
The noAHp or rRAoE COMMITTEE.

The eoARn ~ M. nR*pE H. o3SM1' 3,a.t y T,,n
It ts not very hKels sna' tno po"lt ~ i'~'e
Committee on determinations VIII hola any
moro sessions. The individual mcnbers Of tho
rom,u,.t.a ot.Ic, 10 bsvo ooa,pIctai tho work
"-s.,s" .t,, txarn s,,o,picd trhov h.vo
tof "n'ea Ivy "o.s ,,9as..ss ~pp .s,.aa3.. -.
Haadc tnoE reqott' aoa euehcateu to.nea'ca W
In now. t}og ehy, for the Board Of Tradc to carry
~,,, t, ,-ooa,one NJ .ha c,n,n,.ttea. md mr.
Wv ~, r,..,sn,~,.,ln, A.s..;,u
tlca1htiS 70 othan"o@ ~ a'sr..s sa', W. ..s''
ton "a ffeo'nfheaasa: ane o"'eoss VI sosn VI
Organization could then take tneasureH In fe-
eard 10 tho elevator determinations and otbor
s,,,,aes ,xt,,c,, ,.su no. va, been correc,ed, "a
1osese '' "n's1 Nm. 49, ~. ~ ~ ~. ..;,rn.da
Ecli as aetp tooi1 e}ss W ''o "ti.oM,o NO,
Il Is ovident that sho Boara OF 1raoe Iona-
mistce does not csro TO make IN !ssuo with the
c1,vator mon. and therhfore it desires to put
, 1876-02-16

rEkiH. LINCOLN 4 DECATUR.
8psaa{ Ditp1teh 10 The k'h'e1n" 117bans.
SrniNnEiKLp, ILL.,, Fob. 15.-1n tho fodsrhl
Circuit Court docseo Of foreclosure was c''"
tered agsiust the rehin, Lincoln Decasnr
Railroad, ono Of The Wabash nranchos: Tho
AMOUNT al hput!s In default Ia iirmAtde Of Fl Q0-
OOD Tho Irustce Tor tho bondholders desjroa 10
sell tho road.
, 1876-02-16
A NEW AaRRoW,oAuo= ROAD.


The Kooasuk, GAlesbusg i Chicago Narrow
Gauge Rasiroad has Just filed ita certificate Of
organization. The corporasozs nre Clark E.
Carr, ". \. Gale. O. T. Johuson, C. q. Ma
thews, Join q. Stewart, D. II. Frishie, George
". brown, A. Kitchell, D. T. Arnold, Il. G. Clay.
". ". Wssbburao, .. Lombard, jr., and s. II.
Farris Of GaleahurG. and J. W. Rocco, Of
Springfield A good feature IN tho organization
is An article Of tho charter whicl, provides that
aIt subscriptions made to thus corporation in
consideration OF transportation. aud for
wl,icl. ecst.flsates Of transportation arc
issued, shhil heoomo n first lien upon tl9B
road until liquidated. 1t "a Designed to
nsk tho people along the line Of TIM rosd for sub
soriphone md iu lieu Of issuing nsock In conaad-
eratinn thoreos, to issue certificates Of srans-
portation Tho certificates will be transferable.
30 that subscriber, II ho 10 desires, sell hs
claim, azi t.oy nzo redeeznhh!e IN either freight
or passenger transportation, at reguinr tariff
raten. 10 prevent these certificates coming in
and awamping tho road in its infancy, 1t is pro-
yidea that sae holfetA Of the certificates aze to
nay TO por cent Of the transportation charges OH
every shipment IN cash. the othor 50 per eent to
be charged up against tho cortlhcate until IL IL
liquidntol.
, 1876-02-16

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, 1876-02-16


tho third story Of tho building oa tie southeast
corner OF Washington street aud FIFTH avenuo
nas found, On tho door Of which was tho name
Of "W. n. Areod. Architect" Thore. was,
tefiala Of deslgus, but instcad was suiacoiiano-
o1s collection Of accouut-bookh Of all kinds aud
sizes. Three individuals also occupied the
Office, and 10 ono of tlom WHO WAS Eifoot1v
pointed ont % being tho person invested with
littfa briof authority, tho reporter nd-
dressed hlmeaff. His sncoose, howeyor, was not
fattcring, for tho individual In question WAS pos
soesed Of tho greatest amount Of Ignorance, 80
to 8penk, OF any man who cab bn found III twori-
ty.four hours. He did not know tho condition
Of tho Company or Its aHsets, nor whokhor It had
been doing bnsinoas at all lately: ho Haa igno-
rant Of the namo Of tho of1lcc1H or thc!r ress-
deuoe further than that tho President vas called
ffilsh and the 6ccretar3 Thio1cko. and if 10
part Of tho credit must bo given to tho eGr-
driver. Tie other two fndigid,tals being sppar-
unity wallis from Deaf md Dumb asylum.
wore naturally rather poor eUb3ecta for pump.
ing, and tho reporter loft In dfBEuRt.
ha!f-lozen calls, however. OIL a,me OF thu
leading life inBuEnuco agsntR' and Ell esan!fna-
ton Of the last insurance report. el'cf:od
8oME IaFoRNAT1oN,
from which It appears that the Tnutonin Lifo
Insurance Company was incorporated March 1t,
1863, ALL! commenced b1tsinesa IN the folnwlng
October, Tho authorized capital WA $500. 00p,
bue only 600. 900 waa cvor paid IN III each. It
reported 600 policies tsauei bud t0 fpsce ut tue
md ot 1869. but 1t tho closo OF 1874 there Hero
only 1855. Tho aascta at tho cnd OF 1874 woro
1853, 7247B, and tho liabilities s975, 730.0S. bs-
siaes the capital Rtock. Tho Company
negcr has douo hoavy BUSINESS,
I'D Nd seems 70 haso asea H., > natural a
a!logat!oaB whatevar ct nny fraud or dofalea.
lions hasing taken place. 1t il algo reported
lhat tho Company Inns boon rcinsuriug ltB risAs
i. tho National Life Insurance Company ct tho
kx,1t
suffer 1t ali, and ait loss, IL there bo any, will
tall Oh tha stockholders.