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New-York tribune., 1877-06-23

Money continues superabunlaht Oh eau lDliis ~
the cheapest aud least prodnctiye rates Tor the
louder saw ll92 per cent on call, ana ths chlsi
ini;ny around for its employment is for United
states bonds and the best class of railroad mort
yagcs Hence the large business daily recorded III
= per cent and upwards. The United
states Treasurer at Washington received today
81 $50 900 National ban notesior redemption. Inc
,cyenne receipts SlOO,O0O The following is the
Clearing -honsr statement to-day Currency ex-
change. 800 30 800 currency Dalances, ,ooZ,-
49, gold exchanges, @6,olo'oZ3; so'd pa'"nocS'
S7OG,674. 49,, -. ,;
weak at "a further decline To 93Iol6; ana LIhten
Sta,ss bonds were IN consequence q snade on puo
6rIn Illinois Central declined TO ol, but otherwise
~ American stocks were unchanged The sum OF
SO 900 builion went into the bank oil England on On
IOJ.szIe. sight exchange being qncted at lO5s2i2.
IL Is semi-Otia,ly announced that the foreclosure
suits recently brought By some OF the hrst mortgage
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23
OFFICIAL REPORT or ANERTcAg pLyIY6 BOARl
SALES-JUNE %. 1877.
FIRST BoARD-1l O'CLOCK A. VI.
FRIDAY. June 22-P. NJ.

IKIDAN, Juno TT. VT
The accumulation of unfavorable news for a bull
movement in stocks-such as the disagreemcnts be
tween the lines running east and northeast from
ST. Louis and those running east from Chicago,
affecting not only cattle rates, as was indicated i'll
this column two weeks since but also general mer-
chandise. together with the unfavorable Chicago
reports concerning the crop prospects of the North
West-rendered il necessary that the action on the
Stock Exchange this morning should be not only
prompt but energetic. Hence the employment OF
brokers' heretofore closely identified with the Van
derbIlt interest, to make a large show of buying
Central and Hudson and Lake Shore. while
the cliques in the Western stocks rallied
to the support Of thoir special fayorites.
At the same time the coal stocks were
made uncomfortably strong for those who were
abort Of them, Delaware and Hudson taking the
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23

LIVERPOOL June 22.-Thc circular Of thu Law
erpoo Cotton Brokers Association rs ,kly royew OF
the cotton trade says "There active demand
last Friday resulting in considerable business, with some
advance in prices The market has since been quiq the
tendency being IN bIyers' favor. The quotations OF
Tnu.sds last are generally rosumed American vas In
,rong demand on Friday aud SATURDAY. and advanced
Ia bnt since then with less activity, current grades
nv decllueI Isi aud la.t weeks quotations arb par
,iv I,ur,a ,,i For Sea Island has been small
tm.uirv ard ,,r1ccs arc unchanged. The week opened
,T large 6usueRs I'm futures and hardening prices,
hnt aimee saturday ttanaactions have limited. The
market closes very quiet bat steady"
leading grain circular says: "The wheat trade
throughout tie country remains depressed and sagDanL
Growers' deliveries are approaching minimum, bpt tho
sunules arriving from abroad apparently sufficient
10 prevent the dimnuton 0I home stocks which Two
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23

In State bonds Louisiana consos fell back to -,
MIss0nris to lOs12. and District OF ConmDia 3o3s
to 10 Georgi. new - were hrm al lo0, ana ola
North Caronas were steady nj 20G2Oti ,-
I'm the city bank stacks American exchange lol
sold at lO4: Bank of Commerce l2ol at ! IL - ana
Mechanics Banking Association llo| at %.
I'm railroad bonds the 81. Paul were easier SINK
ing fund rs; gold as, 95li, aud "a Crosse frsts,
I13i. bnt C. and NJ irsts advanced To- lOoi2. Rock
Island 7s were higher at lbs, but Jersey Central
Gyfs drouprd TO 1921; and North Missouri trsts TO
Io3 Norii- West gold bonds were sieay at SoIs
Missouri Pacific rsts rising 20 lOl, ana Ersts Oh C
g and l. c. TO 2lls. There were sales oi bllrilns-
ron and Ouincy Is. consol.. M l1lh; Union faclnc
hrsts at IOS3s; Central Pacific Land Grants v3'A
and DeIay ..re and Hudson registered, lools, down
to91. tin rlo oo,,o.,;,, nr,ce
The gold market was more active. Inc opening Pflce
was IOj3i from which it advanced TO 100 g ieI 70
1o55a and recovered the opened price. me hu-
vanre was due to the further decline III cohs9is, anu
the fact that the cash gold Is KEEP: so scarce that W
bulls find profit of Lea the daily bonus eNicten
for it's use The outward bound steamers lo-inoin0W
have undcr engagement about TIoo,ooo Inc
Assistant Treasurer paid ont $4,000 III com interest
an tbc public debt and $1G2,000 III redemption OF
called bonds The days business OF the Gold Ciear-
ING Department Of the Bank of the state OF NeW1,
York coyercd Gold cleared. TlS,i3HoVO; Gnd
balances 81 38S 800: currency balances 3l'4oh-
252 The gold quotations were as iono"s' ,o.,
10 ..lNjs 1920 l0j u II: 10 -lo's '-..-..loOf
The foreign exchange market was sirona "ith
seIllng rates 81 s74$i s7lf and - S3i2~Ti o3' ph
fair business. The closing oinciai rates aie 10 lo
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23
THE RAILROADS OF THE UNITED STATES
IN 1876.

We are indebted to Messrs. II. '. q H. W.
Poor for advanced sheets OF the Railroad Manual Tor
1877" from which we extract the following:
Tno number OF miles Of railroad opened during the year
1876 was 500 agains 9l9 miles for 1875, and 1,911
miles for S7i The excess OF Nies built "a c0mpared
With t" two preceding years, dne almost entirety To
activity the Southern Pacific lines and IN
narrow -gaIso lines In Ohlo. TeXIs and Colorado. No
lines of any considerable magnitude have Deen I'M
dertaken. Tue tables which follow viii show In what
lions there Eas en- aly considerable Increase.
TIRE e.rnnsb Of al the roads those operations
hav- baou ported have equ .lPd 4972J7919. asanst
S5o3 05. for 1873 The general result of tho opera
tops OF railroads. for last SIX years Is shown Ia
tic following statement:
statement saoirirq Nils or Raroad capital account Earn
ipCs, Gr., JOr sir years.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23

months ago was confidently expected before this time
Ia all markets this week prices wre again lower on me
spot siucc Tuesday the few parcels pressed Tor raie
have been in bpyers' favor. Maze IA nrlDer. inls
market to-day rather steadier tbo'Igh from the
limited number Of buyers In attendance tbe extent OF
business was moderate Trade closes at TIE ul prices 0.
Tuesday for good and fneclass wheaS Flour WAS $40"
of sale and unchanged.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23
BALTIMORE STOCKS

In Baltimore to-day the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road stock ON vcry small transactions was advanced
to sales at 81, closing at 9S"i bd anu 100 askeu =
An uncomr,Only active business was Reported III
Government bonds to-day, and well distributed
over the enti,e list. which was all higher The rise
was partly in sympathy with gold, but mainly i Do,
cau,e of an investment inquiry on cbe;P ana
sluggish money market. Tho aggregate trauSac-
tons at the first board amounted to nearly 5000
GOO The gen, ,ral mar ct closed irn Dut hot az Ino
bost bidding prices of the day. Final quotations are
f..Il.s
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23


elusive, compare as follow
Js55. 1873. .olsf7.o
rscr oS77 less than 1896 and less thRc In75
sJJd,C1l
IL is TO DO assumed that the foregoing is issued by
a bear" because II "sOokhoioP would lot taye
done IT ; but what Of it The figures correct,
and that is what he public want to know.
Sufficient has already been said to indicate that
the buoyancy of the morning hours did not last till
the end of the day Central and Hudson, after sell
ing up to 80, declined t0 oJasUJs; Lake ShDe,
after tOuohing -, sold at A73s0l73s; Michigan
Central declined from f1a5 20 fUaia9 i0's; 81. Paul
from 1885 70 1874; profcrred from 508i To 1880
50ls; NOrtf-N esterl preferred from f6li 10 41liU
4JSs Rock Island from 9l7s TO 81 209l's: Dea-
ware, Lacka Hanna and Western from 1873 to 323i@
33;s; Delaware and HUDSON from 3ll2 10 2J'S0
3Ol2; Morus and Essex from J6 to 34Ii65j. and
Western Union nom 57i2 to 5G7s. The fca,uro of
the iuyestGcnt stocas sales of Pennsylvania
Coal 6sj 40 l25, Fort Wayne 40 s3G 81 l2, Cicye
land aud Pittsburgh at 75DT2lla7 Ii, aud Chi
cago BURLINGTON and Quincy at UhO39i2 Tho
market closes icYerish anI unsettled.
kANGL Os rnL MARKET AT TiIb ~rOcR EXCHANGE.
l.NI Ns
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23
Good Ordinary

sIrict GOOD ordinary lOe,s MGdnR ....... ..liit
For delivery there was on moderate business az
trihng a.vance. sacs yesterday after r. mJrne 100
IiG7; lO1 ll6S: 100, lL7l; 1870, ll7Oi August 200
l75 l. 100, 1880; 800. lsl go lls.; septem6er s0,
III October 500 ItJ 400, ll4i December. 100, ii 2b
200. ll29 800 il.5o; 800 ~ total 800 bales First
cal tOday-IuDe, loo. lb4 October 800 Ilfl NONenD.
2DO ll25; total, coo bales SECOND ea-Jnne 100 iIbd
JAY 300. Il II; August 100 lls.i Eoyemb iaO 5o
total enn ba-s. rnirl call June. 2JO, ilG5 TO- ll09,
D. 23G; August 100 IlsO october. TO-. ll4i Decen'
June, 100 IlC7. POO, llG6; July, lilo 90 100 1877;
2Oe il.65 700, no 40e M 100 ll72; 100 Liz;
II 50; 8oj ils3i August 900 ll.7g; 500 ll:7s 200.
1909 II "a 500 ll8l; 100, l1.s3. 200 lls2 100C.
ll.sl; 800, so 5OO ll79 septenger 100 III
100 ii7$ October 500 ii4i 100 lli0' 2G0 POO ilSs;
November 100 l1.2f; 800. ll2j Doccmb T. 100. 2y
100 1927; 200 l.25 February SO, 56 March, 90,
lL72 total 26 200 bales; gald total, 1920 baies TX
cange-ll paid exchange 500 July FOX August o. pad 70
exchange 500 July for August the market closed parcv
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23

lundod ----EARNINGs.--- Dividends
Nisa Debt Gross. Net. Pnld

Year. hpfTd.
iS767 IGs 50l o35 257oI9 1862 1852 6s oS9 G6s
ls5s77 A,4lj63l $50 5o5C65,3o5 Doc 4s a
IST4c.7 f2l 76 JJ4 J2oAG6Ol6 ls9 so 95S 610t2st2
lS7 6t2S7 378t5t3Os4 1854 i99 5ls3Slo562 - log
lS72f7 323 %" 2tO57 iG5 2il O5s G5 81
ls7Dl4 j5h 1921 GAS 403 2Us lil 74b i04
III %i.i De seen oy l.o aeoye tia "ino tio sa"ss 1 y ~
creased S9iG3Ii THIS Increase ans been due chiefly 10
tas great economies rraoticc In conducting ie opera
Iions of hs roads WrtheT these economies nave been
o OF the condition OF the roads the future
Eiust 1stcrui.ne.
,rc were IN operation the time of the issue OF the
frs. Manual. ,or lSC3-B9, being FOR the year ending
Dec. 81. 1867, go miles Of railroad 0f which 3J3S
mites were III Ncw-Tngland 9J55 IN the Middle states,
22G in tlo Western D. 125 in the southern. and f3l
IN the Parikc States Tie Union and CoDtfai Pacific
railroads had been completed. There VITA Bct nile
OF railroad Ia Utah. Dakota Colorado Washington Terri
tory The indian corntry, where . l36 miles
and IN al TERRITORY west of the Mississippi RIVER and
cast the Paciic SLOPE wneTe are 1876 miles,
Supplying me wEis ~ population Of 7l3OOOO there
re ihen knt g6S rifles O railroad. with population
of 4205. coo Arranged by groups, Increase 0i rail-
road mileage ami population is shown IN tho following
ablc: .
TaJe hogng Of Riroads and Population IN The
Tt Il ~ l-.- l.E
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9io o,oiouK-sArrs prpoan THE CALL.

GOVFRNNEST STOCK DEPAETMENT-2 O'CLOCK.
e c 500 Registered. 1865, Y L = IS, Coupon, 1881 ~
4OOUO O...........-..I0o'4 TO- U0............ lll'i
SECOND BOARD O'CLOCK z. NJ.
Soles Of STATE E0uGs- -Rd3r0aG BOndS-Iaa6 and Rail-
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23
DAILY LINE for STAMFORD and En-
\ FHlGU VALLEY RAILROAD.

4 EHlGU VALLEY RAILROAD.
i 1 ARIA mol EMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS Jan l.
g77Isevs depos foot COTtlanGt and Dcsbrossess sis at
s. so D. m Night Express day for EasOE Bethlehem Al
oD,ovn Mauch Chunk WIZ csNarIC p tLon SayTe ElmirA
Ithaca Auburn Rochester Buffalo NIAGARA Falls ana the
Xeet PpII seopn coaches attached
ROIS. II. SANRt- Supt aud kngr
General Eastern oce corneroi Chureh and Cortlanoss
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23
NEW-YORK AND PHILADELPHIA NEW

BOUND PROOK ROUTE.
FOR TREH ON AND PHILADELPHIA. go
Leave %. Trgito1 and ihAaIo'iila al o"o,
g. G:SO 1880 H., i:SJ $3.50. $50 IL p Inp aud at pm
for Trenton. , ,-..,--,. nj,
Leave lDilsdelp. iron station North Pennsyvana i'a
road Third and BE SITS at 13O. $50 ll5o M, iiSO
Leave Trenton To- l2O 635, s05. lo:l5 H.,
l2i5 210. so. tv1 p tn -. ooo -
Pullman Drawing Room Cars attached to the 930 m.
l0 $50 D. rains tIoni New York 10 the 1870 $50 n ~
lSO r. ains from hadaFhia, am Sleeping cars 70 ilc
~ O'Clock midnight trains from bOth NeWIork and PhaieL
phia. .,,,-.-,., a.. -.
SUNDAY rRAINs-I cave Aew-York and Philadelphia at
Tickets .or sao st loot oi Libor yst Nos 029 and 9f
BROADWAY the principal h1es al Offices OF the rte lsd
way 10 New-York AID BROOKLYN, and ~ No; Conri-s',
Cku' inIu residence 20 dess"atGD
u. T.. BALDWIN, Gen Pass Agent.
DAILY LINE fer STAMFORD and GREEN
NICH.-On aad after SATURDAY June 3 the isst ana
favorc stcanboat r. C. SCtfU LIZ viii "ave Pier r. f. X
near Peck shg 300 oclocS ExcuTsion uckes 90
and % cents.
NOR NEW-HAVEN, HARTFORD, SPRING
! FIELD. WHITE MOI NfAihS, NON TRktlf (. q ~
p0infs anrrs leave Pier e. r. dsly t'aa
days eIoep@l ~ ~ tIy ony thrtsi f. X az 81 0 p ~
and ii d. M connecting with special trl!rs - New ayrn oT
Hartford sprn Ase' &c Tickets sold and baseaSc checked
944 broadway NeS York, and Cou ST. Brooklyn tx
4 lrsiOn n Ne. ava 81 30
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23

Total L. s ....4l 133SJO 56,3JJ,OOO ss3So,S1O 23OO
lt will De seeu rs above tnat while ~ tlc last ten
years hc railroad mileage has nearly doubled, the l-
crease population has only % per cent, tho ra
roads having Increased than fOur times rapidly
as the pcIua.io Tho numier ~ Inhabitants 10 mile
OF railroad in 1867 925 while In 1876 1t was only
57y The exDcrience of the New England States de
monstrates that enable railroads 20 be operated at
profit "A pppuiaiiOn e0st $50 to mile OF railroad
is nccessary country the history Of the railroads
In tho Western States also proves II.
Tho grow Oad system, In all Its branches,
M The lass ten years, is shown IN the following coepar
two table OF railroads whose operations were reported,
complied from the first aid tRe present Issues of The
Manual:
Satesaet shoising MeGg Cost Operations etc. Of Railroads
IN TIE United states Je5 INC yetrs 1867 and 1875
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23

ft'HE NEW 1hON lDSANCi- LINE
TO BOSTON,
VIA Providence DIRECT.
A WHOLE NIGHTS REST.
ONLY AZ MILES OF RAIL.
TIME, 60 MINUTES.
THE NEW MAGNIFICENT STEAMER
MASSACHUSETTS,
("The Palace steamer ~ the WOrld),
AND THE WORLD-REN OWNED STEAMER
RHODE ISLAND
("The Queen OF the s0und'l . ~,
leave daily Except sundays from Per ~ H. ioo o
Warrenst AZ arriving at Providence al a. H. anu @
boston a. Z No intermediate landings between new
York and Providence
THE OLD RELIABLE
STONINGTON LINE, FOR BOSTON
AND ALL POINTS EAST.
NOT A TRIP MISSED in CONSECUTIVE YEARS
The elegant steamers - ..e,,,,rv,
STONINGTON AND NARRAGANSETI,
IT D. ~ dally Sundays excepted) from PER 90 ~ l co
~ I,y at SAterOOms and tickets FOR EITHER LINE 80
cured at 33 Broadway and At all Offices OF %esco Express
20 hleo tickets for sale st all hotel ticket o1ices
Freight via either line always taken Al low
eat ra.es ID :. BABCOCK, President
r. w Fu1Ixs, General Passenger Agent
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23

~ Trains ferta AmDoy, Red Bank Long Branch
Ocean Grove, SC. 7s5, Q, ll45 m, A. 44o AZ
$40 g. H., Express fOT Loue Brsach ocean Grove, DC
SNP1Ess TRAIN TINE between New \ ORR ana Long
BIaucl CNE HOUR AND TWENlI MIEUTfS
PULLMAN PARIOp CARS are attached to trains leaving
Nsw.YOTk Al ). 50 and y. ~. -. ......o,.
REDUCED RITES FOR THE SEASON:,,,,,,,
Stages connect Natan station to and from hEfPOhi
and al snnsi, 10 and nom POLNI PLEASANT.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23
L. +. BOOTH. General Agent, AS Broadway. !

ENENTRAI. RAILROAD OF NEW-JERSE1.
" FeFr; station Newl OK, foot of Libcttyst
Commclcing May 81 lS 7-1rains leave as follows: .
G:2 ?. m.--For Pennington Esston, Belvdere Mauch
Chunk 7aui.qua. Wilkesbarre Elmiia &c. -
s:45 nTor itssior, Harrisburg. Mauch Chunk rama-
qua. MiixeSbGrre. Niiliamspor, sc.
1918 auJ 40 y. ID.-Fo S0meryie and Remington
y. ID.-F0r Pennington, Easton Mauch Chunk, Wilkes
barre Tansqus ii9EleOn Etadng Posvile, HafIisDnrg
?. ,n.-FOr i.astOi, lVilere and Cat.sauqng.
5:3O j.. H. daykor Easton. Allentown, and Harr"DurS
S:35 d. - Castor.
For iians w local ponis time table at stations
SUNDAY TRAi Ss-Leave az $50 a m, IL p IN. Tor
Brook Intermediate points. and at o;SV D. H. ior
Pa ton. Resling and Harrisburg
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23

Wab. Il. +. G. Il.
3iHi....Dc. l1'
200 ...... l's
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23

r. N tDalyl-Paciac Express for tho West Sleeping
Coaches Through 10 0chs Buffalo, Niagara Falls Cncln
pa and Chicago without change also Hote Dining cars 70
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23

The grOss carnngs Of the company FOR 10 months
of thros years, 70 wit from Jan. to June Ii ill.,
elusive, compare AS follow
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23

Lae odrnng8 per HiIo ~ % OI frPOIIt UII IV
Brush RAILWAYS, that NO exact comparison can Dc
made OF th receipts for freight tranSpO ta0 Ie miles
ran by freight trans in tho United Stac. ia 1876 were
AZ least 200 OOc against lDi63J O5O On the Bri-
is ,ailwnys-r About ~ ties mileage per train
The same mileage OF ireit transportation therefore:
ON tbe r,tr,h railways wOuid require revenue or 81 90
ner to, Of freight moved to the same net revenue
ns uows against IL 80 ton on the railroads IN the
United states . .., .n,
cent exnoiu the reason the diminuttOn or our rail-
ysd tare OF transportation IN still further re-
duciion IN operating eypenses. - !,
while the cross earnings, "a already stated sno" &c
-e,sa of So S(y7 Jl6 as compared with the preceding
var the net ear'lings show increase or S9lOoli
he Sacreasc I'm freight earnings IL s cOui-
n1ro1 will 1875 while the falling on III passenger re-
ceipts is S2,9Si.6Ss. 90 ..,oro, with 1ez, IA
The decrease dividends, as compared WIN 1870 Is
81 j2ji.Jic. -. ,,.., ,
e sonirq The aedgs gross aud net edrntngs freight ard
rs,.ger eqTphg dtcttHcR Of me FHitFca1s 0J nc
l.-a-lALn. aLLllLL.1 Ll l.2.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23
Homw lpathic Chemists.
4S ThTeaduee,iir-s.., anc 40 ficoadlby,
London, England.

ga m.-Cucnnsu and Chicago Day Express Drawing
Room Coaches 70 BUfaic ana snspensloD lirdgc
1880 m.-EIpTeGs Mail foi Buffalo with sleeping COaohes
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23
CALlFORNIA TRAVELLERS.

" Pullman Paatial Hotel cars These celebrated hotel
running Regularly bstween Chicago and omaha,
the California Express Trans Of the CHICAGO AND
NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY. Westbound, tiey leave
Chcaeo da except sunday (snd ON every third sunday
from the Wells street Depot at 10; y and ar1ve at
OmShs East-bound they leave The Transfer
depot opposite Omaha, at 5l m, daily except saturday
(ad every third Saturday. and reach Chicago the next after
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23
I ONG BRANCH and PHILADELPHIA,

/ VNV NVII
l. VIA NFWJERsEY SOUTHERN KAILkOAD.
Commencing jane Il, 1871 Steamers leave Ne" YORK
Per g. Norb River foot Kcctorst connecting at SANDY
Long Br.i.ch 8 % $50 1910 o. ~; 345. g. tsl5 p.
Pbslelpiia River G2O. p Q o. NJ and $40 p M
Side Iqrk Bauogat ard Beach Haven, 6:2O a. m and
tiJ D. IN. 10
vnesud frfyeon Atlantic CITY, and Caps May SSO a. m
s1ndsys for Long Branch, $50 a 10. -, 49,.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23
STEAMBOATS, ano Railroads.

A LBANY AND TROY BY DAY BOATS
"A G. yIBBARD and DANIEL DREW leave vestry-st.
Pier. N r. at $3.50 and 24thst at m landing at Nvack
Ferry. West Point Newburgh, pougbkecpse Rhinebeck,
York Central Railroad for the West TO West Point and
Newburgh returning DAY, 81 Tickets coupons good
on hudson River Railroad received on board foi passage
CITlZENS' LINE STEAMERS FOR TROY
~ and sAaATogA. connecting with all railroad lines
OTHER R2TIE The entirely new and agnih eent palace
Saturdays e1cepe) at from Pier 40 n H. foot ot
Leroyst Through tickets sold and baggage checked TO all
points. JOSEPH CORNELL. superintendent
New-York tribune., 1877-06-23

Pitt. FtWayne and
Chic Gard
81. bc. 81 y
/ Chic, Is & O
tO....bc. % y
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-12

THE LATE JUDGE HowARD.-It appears that
Judge Howard was in his usual health and
spirits on his arrival at his brothers residence
in Brownfeld. After partsking of hearty
dinner he went into the woods near by to gath
er evergreens. He was gone about an hour
and half and returned with a large bundle of
ferns and other plants which be had gathered.
He appeared to be rather fatigued, but no fears
of serious consequences were felt. Noticing
that he had lost off one of his rubbers he start
ed to retrace his steps to find the article saying
that as he was going to Fiyeburg the next day
he should need it. AS he was gone some time
and it was becoming dark, his brother became
alarmed and started out to learn the cause of
his detention. He traced the path which he
knew the Judge had taken, and after going
some distance found the lifeless body of his
brother. He had found his rubber and had it
on, and had picked sprig of evergreen, which
he held in his hand when found. There was
no sign of sufferin about his face, and he
probably passed away very peacefully. He
died within a few rods of where be was born.
The body was brought to this city yesterday
and taken to the residence of Hoo. James 7.
McCobb The funeral will tax e place from St.
Luke's Cathedral tomorrow afternoon at two
O'Clock. The Cumberland Bar will hold meet
| ing this afternoon to make arrangeme nts for
attending The funerAl. The City Government
will doubtless attend the funeral 10 body.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-12
EASTERN RAILROAD.
Annual Report of the Directors.

The annual report of the directors of the
Eastern railroad states that the financial con-
dltion of the company is much stronger than
a year ago. The ability of tho road to earn
from its present business an amount over and
above operating expenses, necessary to meet the
rentals and interest on the debt has been clear
ly shown by the result of the past year, and a
marked improvement of its credit has resulted.
The amount of the debt still outstanding to
be funded is comparatively small, and there is
reason to think that. within the coming year,
the entire debt, excepting that part fully Sc
cured by special mortgages of good collateral,
will be converted INFO certificates of indebted
ness.
The gross earnings for the past year were
so 5O8, 107. 81 an increase of S37136 40 over the
previous year; the operating expenses were ST.
708,790.20. decrease of S78, 76, the passen-
ger earnings were 81, 4S1.4 70.47, decrease of
$16,837 SO; the passenger expenses were 81 OIL
46082, decrease of $11S,9 4627; the passenger
net earuings were $47000965, an increase of
SOL 1898 6S the freight earnings 1868, 852. 90 an
increase Of S60,920.19; the freigut expenses
were $697 329. So, an Increase of $50, 359 81; the
freie hit bet earnings $272, 52282, an Increase of
$20,560 68. the total passet gers carried 4978.-
255, an increase o 181 $50; the total passengers
carried one mile 68, 5O2, 002, decrease or 95l,-
80; h- passenger mileage to and from other
roads IL AS, 300, decrease of 81, 810 the num-
Ter of toGs Ut freight carried 704 $40, increase
o. 20, 1902; tons of freight carried one mile &c.
099.659, an increase of 1876 .276; the freight
mileage to al from other roaJs I5, 134, GAP, an
increase of 2, 357. 1923. The general business of
the road shows increase over last year The
continued falling off in the passenger earnings
is more than made good by the increase Of
freight earnings.
The road-bed and lrack are at present in bet
ter condition than they have been for some
years past. More ballast has been put upon
the road than usual, and the bitches have been
cleaned and deepened. Steel rails only have
been used in renewal of track. Within the
year 2204a tons, equal to "a miles, have been
lad making total length of steel crack 10Y
35-l00 miles. All renewals will be hereafter of
strel; AID IL is estimated that 1900 tous Will be
required for the ensuing year. sAbout 68 900 new
ties have been put INTO the tracl This was
fully up TO the requirement. but an equal num-
Der will probably be needed the coming year.
The expenditure for bridge repair and re-
newals 10 1876 was $47 1882; In 1857,
81 005 80; a decrease of $6,714 l3.
The expenditure for buildings, repairs and re-
pewals 10 1856 was 5S124 As; in 1876 II $4S,-
972.S7; increase of $13, 160.42.