The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-22

The total tonnage Of anthracite coal from nll
me regions ior ne week amounted to 1888. s2i
tons. against 2Si 322 tons in the CORES pom ling
week last year nm in'rease OF 20 SOP tons The
totnI amount OF anthracite mined for the year is
. 6OS.6lS tons. against 3,279 i25 tons for tho
same period last year. an increase Of . 32s 1893
tons. nearly one-hali OF which WIS gained In
coal on hand ut tihewater shippinr p9,nts ~, M,
March 81, 1879. WAS 6JO.6it tons IL WIS nj tho
sarie period last year 1854 tons. showing that
with the increased production.
new company hns heen formed for the pur-
nose ot operating the Cncnnati Southern Rail
way. II offers 10 take license 10 use the road
from now until six months after its completion,
furnishing the necessary rolling std *. and con-
Quoting all the business, hut neither receiving
the earnings to its own use nor 10 ling the ey-
prnses. It's compensation is 10 be S u
Hen,. per annnm on rs capital. which IS not TO
sent Of the trustees ot the railway. The COM
pany now in possession mas submitted n propo-
sition for lease at q cent on their capital.
Mr. ,yanderbilts project Of tunnolllng the De-
trot River seems 10 hive met with serious
cause the tunnel viii Gave priroii " "ul " the
selves to prevehtGoth State and naflonS In aes
mtion IN Mr.. Nand"rbid's favor; whiirihe G. "
ernnent OF canada refuse 10 approve Of his
Golfer dams which Will impede the NAVIGATION
Of the river Besides this. the Detroit people
erS unh'rthklnG aggressive action IN tho shape
o. sun 70 compel The removal, rs ohsrunt GUS
nf the bridges by which the Canada southern
hAlroAd crosses rom Canada tO Crosse Isle
the point from which the proposed tunnel was
10 commence.
Tho central branch OF tho Union Pacific Rail-
ROAD mas let the contract for building three
branches. ono from Cawker up the north fork
o. the solomon 10 Kerwin. Phelps County. n
distance Of iiity-sN miles onr from Cuwkrr 10
Bulls City Osborne County. u distance Of about
ioriy miles, mud nm extension Of the Scandih
branch from ScnndiA 10 White Rock. TIL. COM
pletlon ~ the kerwin line will extend tie Con
tral bran III 10 uu.ut 1858 miles west of Atnhi-
son through one OF the richest regions ~ Kun
sas. This IS the road that received from the
Governmcnt n subsidy Of $4,000 per milo for
the FIRST 100 miles west OF AtchisOn hrsid-s II
lnd grant and IA now trying 10 secure from
Congress reense from the debt on tho ground
that II ought 10 have hHd more.
The Comptroller Of tho City OF New York viii
j. NJ, for 5000 OO0 consolidated city stock rrr-
lsterc! henrlnE per cent. interest rrdr"mablo
at r Nov. !, 1900. aud payable May l. 1926
The House Committee on Coinage Weights
and MEASURES, yesterday authoriz ii REPRESENT
nilve Warner of Ohio 10 report To tho Housn
Tor printing and recommitial tho bill which WIS
embraced IN the petition recently filed hy him
providing that subsidiary or fractional CONS
shall contain their PRO rita Of silver, on tie
hiss OF tunt contained In the legal tender doll
lar namely 4l2a grains, Troy. The mrnsurn
further provides for the conversion Of fractional
coin into coin certificates of $40 and upward
and also for the issuance OF fractional pnnnr
currency M low MS rs cents.
The Union pacnc Railroad Companv has
given notice to the Pacific Mail Steamship Com.
pqny that II will rescind the pooling cnntrnct
which was entered into BY the two companies
early in the year.