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New-York tribune., 1878-03-21

In state bonds Tennessee Gs old ssue, were strong
at 3Sl4 403Sl2. Louisiana Consolidated per cents
fen 10 ~ IL, There were sales of Missouri 6s Of
1887 at 1861, and of North Carolina Gs new, at S
In the City bank stocks, American Exchange M 400
sold at 100 Central National 1Ol at 30 Merchants
(1Ol at 1892 and Metropolitan (40j at 100.
Business railroad mortgages was dull. The
largest trading in New-Jersey Central ConsolI-
dated at 64l2, and South Pacific tirsts at !G490
Firsts of Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
were frIner at " % and NewYork Central ana iiud
Iean Central ~ at 1Os; Kansas Pacific Incomes, No.
16 at 143i; st. Paul Is gold at 1Oiss and |. and NJ
division at 80 81 Delaware and Hudson 1S9ls at
0534; Buffalo, New-York and Erie at 10Sls; Cen
trail Pacific, San joaquin Branch at S9l2; frsts
of c., &. and l. G. at 320315a and Nashville. Chat
tanoOga and st. Louis rsts at 06l2. The total sales
aggregated $20l 900. Missouri Pacific frsts fell to
1O13 at the close.
The speculation in gold was again very tame and
unintercstIng sales having been made at 101ls
There were no features In the market. The cash
gold continues to be heavy to CARRY and daily loans
were ut 4l294 per cent. Tho Assistant Treasurer
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21
,FFICLAL REPORT ~ Y MINING STOCK EX
CHANGE SALES. MARCH 90. 1878.
EcoSD BoARD-I O'CLOCK p. NJ.
THIRD BoARD-2:30 p. y.
WEDNESDAY. March 2O-p. N

WEDNESDAY,
While the volume Of business in shares at the
Stock Exchange to-day was considerably below that
Of the past few days, the tendency of the specula
ton was decidedly upward. With scarcely an ex-
ception prices advanced from the opening and after
frequent small fluctuations closed at about the best
of the day.
Lake Shore led in point of activity, recording
transactions Of 275 shares, and from 64l2 to
65s4, and then, afters reaction to G5is closed at
o5ss. Michigan Central was traded In to an unusual
extent at prices rapging from 62a4Q64Ss0637s
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21

FLOUR AND MEAL-FIOUn-Narte without deciSed
change fair port moderate home trade dem ma export
bnsGess mainly In grades below 20 per Dbl sales ZloOo
mis- Including 600 bbs City NH Extra for West indies
$Gdse 20; 90OJ bbls Extra Minnesota soess g2 Whole %
range including 1900 bbls Common "A 90df1 l,oO bDls
Clear As l5dS5 65 100 bbs Straight ~ 76as 10 300
bbls Patent S6 75dss 25 3700 bbs Winter Wheat Extra
Tow Grade Extra s. 9oas5 10 e7S bbls sursrane 81 sSG
Sias3 76 OF the sales 800 bbls were for export
Snotsi,ons for NO 2, $2 $685. superfne state snd
Wertern a. 50 dsi50 Common 10 Far Extra State. - 10
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21

| paid ont $21 900 in coin interest on the public
debt, and $11S,O0O In redemption of called bonds.
The days business of the gold clearing department
of the Bank of the State of New-YO covered !:
Gold cleared, $13.216.0 900 gold balances. 1885,
III: currency balances, 81 ,465,755. The gold
quotations were rs follows:
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21
Icrs OF PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.


Government bonds more actively traded
in than yesterday, and no important changes were
recorded in prices, the entire Inst beng strong, and
coupon dig per cents higher. The total sales
amounted 10 $4,000. We annex latest street
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21

The leading drawers of sterling bills to-day made
further advance in close up to the gold ship
ping point. Continental bills Were also frmer. The
reasons for the further advance have already been
given. and there nothing new to add concerning
tO-days market. We annex latest amended quota
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21

strictly prime stock sold at lie wy
2do iSs D. sc dO iii o. at 7c DIDO. isi %, at &c..
HaenDect Davis sold Calves lls n at &C.; do- l44
G. Collins sold at Washington Market yssierday, Al Mt
Holly Calves. 100 10 $50 D at 56Si2c.
Peters Son sold 3s Jersey Calves, l70e2o0 h at SO
r. b. Poucher sold yesterday and to-day, 30 Mt Holly
W. Haynes & CO. sold i5 Jersey Calves at 7,aasc.
SHEEP AND LANBS-AIrivals yesterday and to-day, 10
60sL, aud cars at Jersey CITY making 800 head
week The market at very slow at about Mon
days prices Light sheep seemed 10 sell more readily ana 70
better advantage than heavy AZ 6Ohs trade was bris.
I-c Bc: Lambs brought from 60 to 7c; load Of
Mixed Sheep and Lambs were sold at 10 Trade was very
quiet among Washington Market butchers 7dsac for Far
HallenbecE sold at Goth ST. 7s Indiana sheep los
f. Il 81 i'i os msSn S ~ 81 b. b. at st sc - IS
SS los at sS 10 Y21 DO, Yss B. st el:s; iSs Sc part
n, 51c 66 do SO N, at s5 co. l7G do 81 d. at SAC;
S2s do ITO b at So 43' IS state Lambs SO d. at 6iac 10
Hume Elliott q Co. sold 100 Illinois shesp IO2 ID. at
g 60 ia Ohio 80 d. at So 2O 59 state Sheep and Lambs
James Kirby Co. sold 4o7 Illinois sheep 80 w at she;
20G Michigan 81 b at IS 80 1875 Coarse Wool Ohio l3l ID,
rb at sc 81 Ohio 02 d. at 5isc So do Ito i at 5Isc
Kase Pidcock sold 100 Illinois Sheep 80 b. at 5ac; 15s
do, III b. at Ja1c.
Newton Holmes sold 81 Ohio Lambs 90 n at CSC; yes
teriay 1870 Ohio l2i , 6isc: l47 do 115 b. at 6iac
hOGs-Recepts including yesterdays arrivals 81 cars at
at Jersey CITY, making 5S5S head Total since saturday
1878 against 237 time last wees; No Live Hogs
dition of City Dressed they win bear quoting from 4d4c
City Dressed continue to advance owing TO the light supply
W. Reid Sold ST. yesterday, 162 Ohio Hogs,
lSl D, atis
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21
Total sales for the day .....

@Exdiyi1end Ia per cent Ex-diyidend Z per cont.
The Philadelphia stock market makes response
TO tho buOyancy OF our own, unless il be that fail
ure 10 decline is response The quotations are 80
steady that they might be stereOiyped.
CLOSING PRICES OF PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21
Gapinss Banks.

CECOND DIyIDEND.-DepOsitors In Freed
- mans savings Bank may send books to S. L. HARRIS
Banker 055 broadway corner Ropdst
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21

Renewals OF money were generally made at per
cent with railway collateral. the range OF rates on
call being 496. To the great bond houses, the rate
remains at 4. Discount and rates OF domestic
exchange remain as last quoted; The United state states
Treasurer at Washington, to-day, received S33O,-
600 National bank notes for redeinption lne
customs receipts were $4S0,OOO and the internal
the clearinghouse statement to-day, Cur
rency exchanges, Gl ,S61, ,502: currency balances,
81, 741, ,76S; gold exchanges $7,7OO,3O2, and gold
The sum of { IL, 900 bullion to-day went into the
Bank of England on balance" reducing the total
Withdrawn in five days to ElSO,OO0. ON tne
London Stock Exchange there was an advance IN
COnsos to a55l6 United States securities were also
rner 1865 rising to 1851 l6; new !]2 per cents TO
1039l6: new 5s lO5ll6 and l0-40s TO 1O6. In
American railway securities Erie common yielded
10os. and preferred TO 2il2. New jersey Central
advanced to 15l2; Reading was steady at 13i2 ana
Illinois Central strong at 76i2. There was no
French lpntes opened at 1l0.12l2 and advanced TO
I1O.15 as against 1o9,s5 last night. Sight
exchange OH London stitened to 25.l5l2
The Union Pacific Railroad Company has declared
a quarterly dividend of 2 per cent payable TO ITS
stockholders April /. Transfers will close March
% and reopen April 2.
Controller Burrell, of Brooklyn. to-day opened
bids for ~ 100000 , and q per cent bonds. The
following were the principal bids:
Vermilye x Co-i0O. 600 Gper cent bridge bonds,
due 1912, 106035. 25o,000 per cent tax certih-
Gates due 1851, 10l .53i $4,000 per cent as
sessment fund. due 1850, 1O0.036. ID. A. Moran.-
400 900 per cent bridge bonds. due 1912. 1OJo76;
100000 per cent tax certificates. due 1881, 1Ol.-
COS: $4,000 per cent assessment fund due 1850,
100000. 6. X. Slstare, lr.-lOO0 GOO rcent bridge
bonds, due 1912, 1C7.O7S; $4,000 6 per cent tax
certificates. due 1881, 10l.575; $4,000 per
cent assessment fund, due 1850 10O.065 W.
I. Beers. jr-lO0.OO0 q per ceut bridge bonds,
due 1912. 10J.jl; 100000 do. do, due
1912. 1876; 100000 do. do. due 1912, 1o6.Ol
IO06O do do, due 1912 l06.l3. Mu,graye "
Co.-4OO, 900 per cent bridge bonds, due 1917,
1881. Wood IL Davis-4O,000 tax certificates,
due SS1 lOl 30.
The following securities to-day were Sold at the
EXCHANGE Snlesrnnm
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21
COTTON MARK ETS


BOSTON, March .H-CottOn dull Midtling. Hes Low
Mlddllng. lOLac. GOOD Orduafy, 92c. net receipts
BALTIMORE. March 2OCotton dull Mddling. 1896; Low
Midinng Osc: Good Ordinary. 9c. net receipts ncne
gross 677 bales exports eoastwise 50 bales saies 10
bales stock 1926 bales .
CRARLRsTos. March 20-cotton easier Middlng. l0Sc
Low MidnIg IO.dlOasc.: Good Ordinsry 32c.; net
receips 5O2 bales sales bales stock 1884 bales
GALvEsToN March 20-Cottor quiet Mdding lO4c; Low
niddIing gl-., Ordinary. Sasr. receipts o6i
bales exports coastwse, l2l4 bales sales loo bales
stock, 53.025 bales ~
MoBLE. March 2o-cotton quiet Middling 0sc. Low
Niddnng 9gc: Good Ordinary. She. net 1861
baes expors coaswiso, siS bales; sales 1900 baies
stock, 40,6o3 bales.
AEMPHIs March 2O-Cotton dull. easy Middhng l0sc.
receipts 922 bales shipments. 1908 bales sales, lsOO
b,esi stock. % 29S bales. -
Ngw.ORLEANs. March 2ocoirnn irregular. easier Mid
dhnsS l0asc: Low Mdding 9asc.: Good Ordinary
s2e net RECEIPTS l6l tales gross ist bales %
bales last evening 1000 bales stock. 2S',5 haIes
PHILADELPHIA. March 20.-Coit0n dun: Mlddnh2, llec.
low Mdling 10 nc: Good Ordinary, 9c; net receipts
26s bales: exports 10 Great Britain sVo Daes saes 40
bales spnncrs, 6 TS bales; stock, l6, az bales -,
SAVANNAH, March 2O.-Cotton steady; Mddne lO+c Low
Mildiing, 9asc: Ordinary S'sc net reeeips l3Oo
baes gross. 365 bales exports to the Continent oo2
bales sales bales last evening 800 bales stock. 3D.
6gi bales.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21
LIVE STOCK MARKETs-RY TELEGRAPH.

BUFFALO March 2O.-CATTGERe today l,9s9 head
total for the week thus far 97 head for the same Time
last week. OO7 head consigned through 3US increase
In receipts for the week. 30 market active and higher
sales OF Good to Choice Steers at - SJdf5 25 Good Ship
pers ~ 5Oat4 0 Medium. - 40; Light Butchers - l2e
dSl 30 stocker 80 2ds3 81 there was good attend
ance Of the best grades were disposed Of sales OF
2.
LAMBS Receipts to-day. 1900 head total
for the week thus far 57OO head for the time last
week 1900 head consigned through cars market firm
with upward tendency offerings mainly Of fair to medium
quality, only light proportion or choice stock quOtabe
Fair 10 Good Western Sheep at 81 Goa 70 ID Choice 80 go
shippers the principal buyers ali offerings disposed Of
Hoes Receipts to-day 800 head total for the week thus
far l06SO head for the time last week, 2,22j head
consigned through 50 market active and higher which
only owing to light supply the demand only half
supplied sales O Workers IL 35d II i0 Medium, "a 80
the yards are bare Of stock
EAST LIBERTY. Penn, March 0.-CATTIE-Recepts. $50
head through and 200 head for local Bt 50 2j0sj 10
Medium. - 2jGxi 10.
HoGS-Recepts. 1000 head. Market active; Workers,
81 4OO ~ 80 P!lladclp!las. 81 0Si %.
SHEEP-Recepts, l,2CO head selling at u 2jds6.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21
WOOL MARKEr-BY TELEGRAPH

boston, March 2U.-wooL-The market remains in the
same expressed condition previously reported Ohio and
Pennsylvania eeces quoted az 42d l3c and Wisconsin,
Michigan and New Hampshire AZ 3sdiOc, FOR MEDIUM and
Low selling NJ 81 d3Gc; COmbing and Deaine
feeces quiet at 40di5c. for Coarse
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21
f,namr,al.

A LII persons whose lives are insured in the
A CHARTER OAK LIFE INSURANCE. COMPANY cf
fs % s city q s @
ae with % IN pS5 s s S
charter Of said company passed by General Assembly Of
as,
@ and 90 sS. & the
~ u...sa.o r oD s .'' ,, ,hHfsEy STEVENS Secretary
CTTY of LYNN, MASS-PROPOSALS for
T Be yecsysd N. Or s &c c9@Iies
bonds tnunclpa oanl becoming due the year s9s On.
s " Il a sn
$780, ssOoS S S qs s e a the yssa s 90 3 the
and January Of each year. at the Of pei centum
Proposals will be received for the whole part Of the
the committee reserving the right to reject
loans do not city deb but are renewal
fSas pSpe THSs ' city
Valuation ae5$$S sS
water rate rates in 1871 s64,o25j '.Oo
Municipal loan. nett s39g0s 07
ERIE Y.-FORECLOSURE SALE
Loan and Trust plaintiff sn.s The Ere Railway
5 n ana
sSsSs a on s ne Of s a ay cS
1871 George Icknor Curtis Referee agponted therein 9
property both fsa personal IN the
eens tie sane or 80 70 s
plaintiff, Company, by o mort
40 hereby give notice that on the twenty day March,
In the 1873 at IL o'clock the Merchants Ex
SalesroOm no Ill Broadway, In the OF New.
O BY BE BeSa S0s s%y 70 1 1 r 1 20 @
the following described property All and singular the rail
the said from and including Permoni tho
Hudson River and nSla3s the ana ,eIlnnn, q the saa
burg Branch Newburg the main line and also all
that OF the railway designated the nao Branch f
OF New York; and also all other railways belonging
the the States OF York. and
lines rals brdges buildings PIERS wharves structures
erecilons fences walls fixtures franchises privileges ana
rights OF the said company and also all the locomotives en-
tenders toOis machinery,
materials coal wood supplies II
kind belonging appermning TO the said company
and all tolls income issues and profits arising out OF said
right title and interest and remainder ~
franchises privileges rights OF action Of whaiso
nature IN in equity conveyed or assigned
the NeyYOrk and Erie Railroad Company or unto The
Railway Company by the Union Railroad COMPANY by
Buffalo, New.YOrk and Erie Railroad Company, by
Buffalo, and Pttsburg Railroad Company,
Long Dock Company also. all and singular the oses IN
oco stocks bonds book accounts bulls receivable and other
other property in the said Judgment mentioned.
Given under hand at the city OF New-York, tbs
twenty first day Of January, A. ID; 1875. ,..,,, ,..
TURNER LEE & McCLUgF
Plaintiffs Attorneys,
Nassan-st, New.YOrk.
The sale OF the above described property heretofore advcr
take place twenty O Janaary 1873
o'clock the Merchants Exchange ralesroom
adjourned the twenty day Of March, 1875 at
''' '''"' "''' NN GEORGE TICKNoR CURTIS.
Referee
ELIZABETH CITY PER CENT BONDS.
~ West Wisconsin Railway bonds certificates
ham chi H.D.I
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21

OFFICE OF THE CANADA SOUTHERN RuLWAN LINZ,
l3 WTLLANsI., New-l OFk, Feb . 1878
rEyUE success of the scheme for funding the
securities o this Company having been assured ny mo
deposit than threeOuhs Of the outstanding b0lds
holders converted their bonds into dcbcn"s
certificates counterslgned by the mon Trst Company ars
notified that s Necessary make such conversion without
luther delay the delivery To them ~ mo
guaranteed bonds the month Of March Information
and exchange effected the office 0 this Company
J TIILINGHASf, PresIGcnL
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21
Dipioeno Notices.
Brelness Ghances.

A Gentleman of large business experience IN
~ this city desires invest limited capital In nrs, ciase
grocery business where his services wonld be 'uaDe '
". 4, l67 East 7Oh.st.
DRY GOODS merchant, with small capital,
~ can opposite the Depot IN Passac Nj Can On
ALFRED SPEER, 81 Warren at, n y.
A FIRST-CLASS family grocer can do a fine
~ business By starting In spee's new bu,lng OPPOSITE the
deuot Passlie ~ j. For particulars ALFRED rPEEl
az "a Warrpn.st ~ " al Passac, mornings before 930
asclD
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21
BOARD-1 O'CLOCK p. NJ.
125-..-.--

= ff-.-
y y y III & Hart
10 be lJs 2
Pitts. + W Il G Cd
50. ..bcxd. 90
Bur e. II & y
100. be. 2ila
No Kan & Texas
200. be. "a
Morris a. Essex
100. be. ~
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21
CHAPEHOLDERS, NOTICE.

NHAEEIIUIIDEKN' NUIIOE.
~ TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE COMPTROLLER or IHE CIRRFNci(
WASHINGTON. Feb. 81, 1875.
The Comptroller OF The Currency hereby gives notice 10 me
shareholders of The UNION StlUARE NATIONAL BANK
that meeting Of such Shareholders will be- held
Fifth Hotel the CITY Of NewIolk, on the
~ ENTY SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH mex. at 10 a: M,
foi purpose OF oecng Agent TO whom the assets 0t e
w and delivered N accordance VIA the
provisions of section 81 of the Act Of June 20 1916
JOHN JAY KNOX
COMPTROLLER Of the Currency.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21
MAHOGANY SAW-MILL FOR SALE.

The undersigned OFF for sale their saw and machinery,
with the lease Of eleven QD LOTS or GROUND situate
Of 3oth St and thaye Lsass hsS ssy,a
one years Mil is 75N96 feet three stories and base
ineut; contains two upright aud two veuee saws ano
three cutting machines all perfect order MIL II now
runnlng facilities for doing business uequalle
This presents very favorable opportunity for entefpsng
party engage In MAHOGANY AND FANCY WOOD
BUSINESS
For further particulars inquire of
GRAHAM, DoksErT co. On rluidaic1.
2ufh.af and u ave
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21

ELIZABETH CITY Z PER CENT BONDS.
A. West Wisconsin Railway bonds or certificates
bought aud sold
+. Il. TROWBRTDGE,
Banker and Broker No Br02d-st l.
Gas ST0CK.
All New-York and BROOKLYN Gas Stocks and also all kinds
OF Brooklyn investment securities dealt Ia by -
GEO. II. PRESTISS,
80 Broadsi., y.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-21


CHICAGO AND ALTON RAILROAD COMPANY, !
SRCRErARY's OFFICE CHICAGO, March l3, 1873
NOTICE to STOCKHOLDERS and BOND
~ HOLDERS-The stockholders and voting bondhoiers
Chicago and Alton Railroad Company hereby not
meeting of said TOR the election
directors three and the transaction OF
Hul presented viii be
ConpaDys Offices. in Chicago. i'll, on MONDAY, the
lst of April next, at 10 o'clock a. m.
TIC transfer books will De closed at the close OF business
hours the 20h ns and reopened foI transfers on the I'd
day ~ April next. w. NJ. LARRABbE secretary
OFFICE or FLINT STEEL RIVER CoPPER coMPASYl
Syw.YoRK March 3. 1873 !
NOTICE is hereby given that an ASSESS
~ MENT o. 80 CENTS per SHARE on the capital stock
The Flint River Copper been levied. payable at
before the Oih dag OF April next. W. FER
GCSON, secretary.
GALE of the NEW-Y0Rk, WEST SHORE
~ and CHICAGO RAILROAD co. UNDER FORECbDS-
UREProoi Of ownership OF bonds must be made before tho
United Circuit COur IN this city, p0T 10
advised present the bonds at
once VIII be shut The franchise Is very valuable
including the right from Albany 10 Buffalo along The
canal bank donated by the state The large amount OF bonds
Continental Railway Trust Co.. OF Connec lieut.
will be contested for OF Illegal aud Fraudulent issuance
L Sc
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-08

tending the public schools are in considerable
excess over the white children.
This is not to be attributed to the fact that
the poorer classes of whites do not care to
send their children to the public schools. but
rather to the fact that the negroes are gener-
ally densely packed along our main rivers
and bayous. and are therefore nearer the
school-houses, while the white population
Is scattered over the entire State.
To say that the pledges made to the col
ored people during the last campaign in
reference to public schools have been kept, is
scarcely to tell the whole truth. The fact is,
that there are more colored children enjoying
the advantages of the public schools in South
Carolina and rural Louisiana to-day than
white children. although the white people al
most wholly support the public schools.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-08
TO SUMMER TOURISTS.

The great Jackson Route offers the greatest
inducements to Eastern and European tray
elers this season. 1t should be known to all
that this line has been immensely improved
during the past year. It has, in fact, been al
most entirely rebuilt. It now has fine steel
rail track, laid upon new ties and an excellent
road-bed. This enables It to make rs fast
time as any line to New York with entire
safety and without the appearance Of rapid
running. its connections from Cincinnati and
Chicago being among the finest roads In the
world. Attention is especially called to the fact
that the Jackson Route runs two daily trains
to New York and all the principal Eastern and
Northern cities, The train leaving at 6 .. m,
one honr later than any other line, makes ex-
actIy the same time TO New York as its
quickest rival; and the B. m. train makes
one and a half hour quicker time to New
York than any other train from New Orleans
There ure no through cars TO New York bv n,,y
linz. The Jackson Route has but one change
of cars, which is made In Union depot, Gin
cnnati at s u. M.
Passengers direct to New York by theJack
son Route pass through the splendid scenery
and cool air of the Allegheny Mountains. Those
going by Chicago pass by daylight In full
view of Niagara Falls, and also have but one
change of cars from New Orleans to Now
York
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-08

Superintendent Barrett. Of the Chicago fire
alarm telegraph, is now engaged in some ex-
periments with electric lights that promise
to revolutonize the lighting arrangements OF
that city. A special to the Cincinnati Conn
pnerciat thus diseourses of his invention:
The machinery is quite simple, and consists
OF two magnets like those in the fire alarm
offices midway between which Is a revolving
wheel. On the last are placed coils OF wire,
arranged on bObbns and equal distances
apart. The wheel is connected with the shaft
and set in operation by steam. Its rovolu-
tions, In connection with the magnets, gene
rates the electricity, which is then commu-
nicated to the carbon points. and the illumi-
nation is complete.
The power OF the electric light can be easily
estimated when it is stated that it can be seen
plainly at distance Of thirty miles or more
A light at the proper altitude that would ill-
inmate st. joe or Benton Harbor could hc
thrown from this shore across Lake Michi-
gan.
One evening this week Mr.. Barrett turned
the reflector of his light in tho direction OF
Lawndale and held IL in that position during
three quarters of an hour. The darkness of
the night vanished like magic. and light
almost equal to that Of day followed, although
the town is seven miles from the water
works 1t is estimated that one electric
light viii illuminate an area Of four
miles square, and that twcnty lights
will thoroughly light the whole city
one candle will produce light equal
to 400 or COO gas jets. This would cost the city
$4,000 per year, against $4,000, which was
about the amount paid the gas companies
last wear,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-08

to be Bass, Spotswood, Jackson, Barnes,
johnson, Underwood, Pipes and Herndon
Bass is really the chief and leader in the en-
terprse, the others being mere employees OF
his Having amassed quite large sum OF
money by his former robberies Bass seems
to have conceived the idea Of going into the
train robbery business on the wholesale. He
accordingly engaged the other mon for
this business paying them regular salaries,
and paying as we'll all the other expenses of
tho enterprise, he taking in return all the
chances and the swag, In fine, he went into
these robberies In q most business like way,
suppl wing all the necessary capital and en-
pIoying quite a number of men in It,
Major Jones thinks that Bass is an old hand
at the business. and attributes to him the rob
bery of the Fort Worth stage last year. The
rangers have pretty well probed the mystery
Of these train robberies. and have already ar
rested four Of the principals and five Of the
accessories engaged in them They hope
to secure the whole gang in very short
while