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~, which III. odofs to women in Canada
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,,., ,bA utrcrs to women In Canada
~ cts btftn 70 .''D' 49,. ,h,a.,.n. A storm.
tlond IN 'h' W. =. M f,ond.
=, ,,ftt. patient 'e'o''' -. ooo ooo .,,, W..
Aatfna la''. >" .,,, - rjch IL that could lose
.''v,a,nk ,hst woman ~ f'e" ~ ''' ''-
IT,. e'.1 ,taout fteltn2' IT. o,.,,
~. conkliug has quiz 1oonnB VIZ oH
,.. reform. lie sHu"e"'' 'o""1' %"'
=" th.tn wa, 1oaae"'
...us from Ill ACCOUNTS tn"t noh" a"e'
=. ....t,,t show on taftn' o"1 IL 'A'o1 ~ WA"
p.s,,ot Of the xcathef.
#. pr,tou is the nophcw OF h'a t'ncte'
- ~. .,.,er,y ju.t to cen'nfo him 1ot 'a'hnsS
fsa" ~. ~. mainly hereditary ones
'' ,.., Commodore Vanderbilt, We aro
iAD ,,y.ral ilnnes mistaken for cIefs5man'
E.'.. e'. mi told, thungh, ho" he fesehteaH
"es ~, s',r;ek:nR with fright from tha
lful" .,,,,,son, and It IL believed she IL hid.
7ass" 7asaan.vntre a in .'.e swamis of Now JesseY.
~ .,a,;,r ,,ns written q now play for
po ss,,.h.1, nFanchop," wo take It, will
tig9ie '.n. .n..,.c,rs and blue stockings.
R'e.' -, ofI.rs n handsome prize for tho
eso''p 80 hn,.pscking. 1fcro's rare chance
3f Inc 3WEGI 3IQkCE VI "4EH4.
fot sas "'1'"
t4u' ..., Ia n citv of very high musical
Defro's ~. r..4 p,,,, tsvs that Detroit hand.
tsl'uss ..oarr makes sB0oa year, and wcars stoso
to'ps'. ,..oa snd tbonohafn1 Mfr. Pal.
Tho ki0a'heni W" " .,.1a, .hort - IT, ,hn
lou didn't tell a's a.s,o ,n,.d ths Presidency ia ho
''up's r; r.1" .pro,.c '1sc tn tn him.
fPs' 1o..,,,, Tank il aai,1 tn bava
The he'' 'o'os ..,.Ior =, ,tn,h.
sr!lttu. At the ase :" =. r....st ,,,.o,.-,.,
cor." III. coos ~ no" ',. ee.T s.Ts. s.s.. !" '""
,h,l ~ sfe atssio ho s''' ~'"'
Tennessee man bot his w1fe anu dog
,e,in,t SO on hofse- VIC SUPPOSE nc WIS
!ndussd to g'1e suen o'g oaos oeeaase Nv &"'" 'l'
teaxn eoano ~ "1e "' "a' ~ '0 ..--
Capt. Crapo and his wife, VINO aailea hofoss
II. Auastfc last summer In little boat, expect 70
,aun,y up ,be Mediterranean md through tho
s.,,rsu,, next summer In tho sanlc craft
~ r;1don hn,1 better tell TINT story to the
a'' A ~. ,..on1 t1onott. W. thtnt In hottie,
Hlhhss ss,aa. worIi nroh,h,v c.Ii him a
DOL ins ia tI,r and mich him overboa.d.
k''0s' :,
, 1879-02-11

p,,. oPse4a' b'spi&eA 10 7As I,tSpa4
pb'aeIos, ILL.,. Feb. ln-Eueene L. Ste-
q, a, y, VI Normal. died Of consumption, aged
h,. h..' 1ae 9TH, on lbs way to New Mexico lor
lornsy ~ ~ Tas for some yeass Dla..ict4At.
G1sailile Ple P',,se Kosk Ark. and was native Ut
, 1879-02-11
ELECTION FRAUDS,

pl7rsnuno, Pa, Fob. 10.-A special to the
Eet'.iag Chronicle, from ktttaning, suya: Sheriff
Il. A. Williams, who was convicted Mt the De-
cemhcr term for perjury In bis oath Of Office all
using money for cIcction purposes, was scn-
tcnccl to-day by Judgo 1'oggs to twenty-five
months III tho pcnttcnttary, and to pay tlnc Ut
$500. Williams was elected by The Republican
f,arty, and lAs been In Office since Jnnunry,
l617.
In the case Of the Seventh Ward Election
Board Of this city, who were convicted OF ballot
box ssufllng nn, making illegal returns, the sen
tencc Mns to haye been announced MI last eatur-
tny, but a motion for q nev trial harinR been
t1,efi, the Court announced tint the sentence
would be withheld until after tho motion was
argued.
, 1879-02-11

CGHrnAL1A, ILL.,, Feb. 1o.-Malco, the slalo-
nicr double murderer, came homo TO h[s fathers
house latu saturtlay night, nearly sta, vcd, an,i
gavc himself up. 1lo Is now confined In the
County JUL at Van1ui!a, aud feels balIy. liz
says he did not intend to kill Sir. ltubIne, hut
l,o tried to take the revolver fro,n him, and 1t
wna accidentally discharged lilo says he In
tended 10 kill Annie and two other girls. The
preliminary trial will bc held this nornin9.
The feeling agaHst Malice Is sati 70 bu intense,
, 1879-02-11

Mine. Ja.Iauscllck nude her first appearance
tlts seasun as Iuoley's IN a play translated for
her eutitlcu "T!Ie Countess" which wus
rendered last evening IN the prcscncu III III tl.
tclligcut audience, who Welcomes! the utstfn-
su!sil..l tEngctiene with cytrv mark Of srs,,cct
nn Ut welcome. 1'hn n!cru vii! hd repeated To-
e,t week persullatu snnc 0f lics best knuwn
characters s-.L.ry Stuart, UstvraA, Elizabeth, ad
LaGH .Igtkfth,
, 1879-02-11

sp4cidI NdDaIcA TO 7At 7s7baNt
LAsALLE, ILL.,, Fct. l0.-Nilfan Reynolds,
charged With asssulaIng a servant uirl Oh Mon
day evening last, waived an examination this
morning, mid, fatuY to give bonds for Ills ap-
pcuratys 1t court, wa1 srtt to Ottawa to awgit
tAu Artlun ot tho uraa1 Jury.
, 1879-02-11
WORK1uCMEN

Bps,xeS e'1 o'spo4eA 10 zAs zstbuas.
so,ttan.1HIp' ILL.,, Feb. ia mcetlog Of
.adtv..r. "s' held thts evening, II which
e4c,,],,, a. ese made by 7. J. Mo.gsu, . Chicago
oteanIsstjnuna ua o;hers. and which resulted in tue
ata's As.,r,av,t. =. als Industrial a,11 Nork!ux-
''s'atlon Of Springfield.
, 1879-02-11

COLUMBUS, O., Feb, 1Q.-Qoy. Bishop to-day
declined to commute tue sentence VI Charles
Mc(t!l, found guilty Of tho murder In the frat
drgrec and sentenced to be hanged at CleYc-
land, Thuraday, tie 18th. l'hs special plea
made bcfofe tic Governor wAs that Aclital was
insauc
, 1879-02-11
MURDER TRIAI4.


FoHT WAYNE, Ind. Feb. l0.-Tha trial Of
William Crause for tic murder Of Jonas Cor
sou began today In the Criminal Court, ani
will probably ocenpy 4 week. The case excitcs
much interest, The Courtroom, being tlir0nEel
With kpEttRtQEf.
, 1879-02-11
Considerable Excitement at Iscl1c-
vilto Among Ills Bonds
1nEfls
The East st. Louis War and Mayor
Bowman Mixed Up in It.
Account Of tho McLcansboro Boys Who
Vent Out Killing and Got
Killed.
The Two Diasolute Sons Joalous Of tho
Two Thrifty 8ons.in-Law.
Il DEFAUi4TEts.
6pscfaI fljSbdfcA to T1k Tribune,

hote,ni H'snd'en 20 1Ae 77o"as'
80. hoo.e, rep. to.-For sesef1l aa}s past o
fua,of fcQasuIuT the County Treasurer Of 81.
Clair County, Illinois, ucorGe W. Slcbct, has
been quietly circulating atnunv chosru fov.
Cut.ttc ,.rt,,s win n7,omntoa n ,,.rt, ,n.
t,iar s,..p,,. .,.o m"e .si., 'sH'" a"
'"'.s aoou' '''e '"a..ef '.,c' WIN eoot teoal''
the story that Sicbcr ,yns dcfautter to a con-
silersbe .nount.-t,,ut n wn. n h,.c .1,,,tt,r
ctr. 70 cive color to tha r,,u,,r. trrc..,,rn.
ut.,,.I ~ s''s so'ot ~ u.e aa'noss, tseasu.cf
ut Ills homo failed to reveal his whcrc-
nl,outs. Friday tho County Cotuu,lsstoners-
Mcssra. Henry Dar.lel. Frun1, pot0ncc. nnt
r:ss., IT.. ,..,,"., ,"e' "k"es' TX. a'"'
~" i'o' o'"o~"eeloeu w 'ufss.''sato t'e lnhtteI,
not piaclnE n'uch 1aith IN the rumored defalca-
tian, and thinking TINT sicfcr could explain tho
matter satisfactorily. hut hr coull not he found
,n,1 ,,,,r a., T..,,,,,,',. .,nrs c,,,,a,,15 - I.s
inquiries a. inc oanks' where the county's
wa. ar.t begun at the De1leyl1lo National Bank:
aud a few ',ours suf1cea to show tl'a, treasurer
. e,sosr @ "as III oe.t 10 INC pahk IN INC sum Of
H,000 or moro IN ovcr1rawn orders. Further
Inquiry revealed the fnct that there
W I a " ,t o. .' s.'I,a @ uoaes
~ -. Nv A'."ou!, Wy 1"0S ~" .uci. eo"1u not
ne learned nt TIC tttnc' on Saturday evening
tho H'lssInR Treasurer returned home on tic H.
llu0ts Central at D, fIl,. either from St. Louis
or East AZ. Ioufs hit mi thc f.,,, tnforrnotf,,,
co,,1 =, f1,,,s h'. 49,, , ~. -,
eouio oe eatsch from nm, even NY his most H.
nato friends. llo DECLARED the whole story
fRlschood, but still would not explain The
shortage in III. ncrounts. aa might ho cx-
ncrtaa lin ofr.Ir ,rca,a. ~ 1i,ti. ar,t.o-
... u.Ma..,.,- 1t"n ~ H''4o eAe,'e@
ineht IN be'teVitle, aud thls morning
tho wlio1c town was astif at an carly
hour In order to learn The latcs. DEVELOPMENTS
In tI,c catr. 1rca.urcr sfehcr cama m hta oif,cc
>. ~. . n,.' as' ,'' I .'su.. e"u'e 'oMs u',eo
, 1879-02-11

from among that ottlcr who are tho least apt A.
nevertheless we hope and believe that Lord
Aylcsforsl IA ono Of the very last specimens of
his kinl TO be found eYen smpnG the less civil.
[zcd portion of the English arfstocracJ.
, 1879-02-11

ALLEGED MuRDE1sESS Uh TRIAL.
NEW YoKK, Feb 10.-AEa. jennie X. Saith,
the widow Of Policeman Smith, Of Jertsy city,
waa pl4rxd Oh trial to-day Oh tho charge OF kill
lug her husband. 4 jury was obtained 18th but
little delay.
, 1879-02-11
,s!OpPe0 BY THE slyNDAY law.

L A,,.I..,. eeo. l0.-All trains on the Ohio
Ill. .,s'pp' .,.n"p' Railroad were detalnc4 1t Flora,
e} ths snfor.aom . I. ID. to q n Iii. Yesterday,
-. &ssusu1 Of tas sunday !ax.
, 1879-02-11

TlIE SUUl CNHVa1INA E'E1AN.
CHARLESTON, 8. c., Fob. l0.--At bul1,trr to-
day sam Lee, eolorcd Republican isadeE, recent
" appointed Postmaster oi thu. place, was tried
and found guilty Of Official misconduct wl.lle
Judge Of Probate. Lee could not bs found, but
was represented BY couDsul.
, 1879-02-11
OBITUARY.

dp<ctol Di4puicA ia TIA nt5"--
MADISON, Nils, Feb. 10,-Mra. Luram!a Bird,
a.e1 II Jsa1s, died 1t her home IL this c!tJ yes
, 1879-02-11

The tArl losa troupe gayU n performance Of
Wagurr's "iIeuzi" I'll Englts,, at Her ,Iajesty's
Theatre, London, Oil ttte 17tfi u}t., with Ats.
Mus unt denny y'an zar1t In the leading parts.
The L0n.1on 7'mts dcynies two columns 10 tic
occastrt,, nnt, III clo.lug, SAWS:
We have little space left to rneuk Of the rerform-
NJ higher AIast Gun, peFllaps. De irstoWcd IN II
than Or say ytnc that une ca.ea It Impressed with itr
general cxlrI'rnrc rather than with tlneic 'sslkinc
where everything .!rpentl. 70 'nnch m m tclticnt
ensemble u It t!ncs In =. iticnzi." The work m.
@ teraot,e sa. ths enS1a. ply: a .s !. pu1
liant part II, thc hero, and II IL " niar.!saiins
choral ,na+.'s Tint Mr. Nosa.a aua'.tie. rs n cum
over. va. rs'''ccA thruushoHt. such ~ e..
irst irs q; ;o 's a,era" a'"0 !" .cas hrs9 On
nj n.aa. .'.s c. On IT,. na. Ss ts e prre a:
anee. c'psetay g 1e:ar3s r''afns nnA otshcs.ra,
satisfactory. Me notlcs la.t HOT least tile aolu
HsntrrA. ati,ap:ss whom Mr. Alaa,, tho tr,res:nta.
tiru of the nrs. cta'ms our asst Intention; llc s
~ Ticas.c,cck. one of tho n.ost powerful sngsts
Mnas' Conception 1T i1,r part wa thfoug'ont ear.
ncst and ErtInrd. aud from musical paint hf strw
many excellent qualities '!ght BE- 'rn!i9ned !lne
ssSiA'1 WS'sl D. asnot ieffsl, aspsnasa % tss
English lfi,relto chrcfM!'Y ash eklt!tt',s ,ptc.
t,ruaUontts Irtas and Madame Sanzints .4tfridna
wr also eau speak sasofshiy, re'er'1ng more d.
tailed cr!lfct.ns ftr = lassr nce4s1on. Thu W'nns
.up"i Ltaafs wcru ef,iclcnt al'rd BY Mc,sr..
i;earso o!nst, Walter I.o'son, and Henry fore
lhe charming wnv In which Ai.s t;eorGtna luras
sang tho braut,ful me!ody assigned 10 tho Mes.
Ecnerr Ut TcGcr. Her well'trhlttd and eynlpnthttc
VOICE. and slinpo hut effective dcclHnntiun Ut The
wurds wsrp exactly tho quat't1rH Eeq4!lr4 to give
dnu npaa.. IL ihe chasnllus stlu!n4 y! TUG mIstr.
thc applause following nttcr each act., was q dc.
ciGsi success. Mr. llo%a hnh the chief singers
werc repeatedly called hcfotc tho curtain. nnh the
nsiicnce throughout The performance shuwcd ii.
nIrreat which toles well for the !uIuEo SUCCESS Ut
EpGtlth opera.
, 1879-02-11
HOUSEKEEPING: dsOnU3.
Golden Opp0ltnDitty
ANNUAL CLE.iR[NG sale.
BOTH STORES
CARSON,
PIRIE & co.
West End Dry Goods House,
Madison and PcOria.sts.,
North Side Dry Goods House,
North Clark and Erie.sts.

-
MOUsI;E Ei;i;i'I.Nt; DOORS. IL
tui.nof fail to is IIVI'I;It tIsSIINfj 10
EVERY IIOUSItK I;Ic or IN
TENDING HOUSI;I{EI;I'I:if.
Tho following arc fow quotations
only among tho many bargains wo
arc now offering, and tho majority
Of thoso goods boing Of our own
Importation and aeloctod by our
own foreign buyers with special
reference to our large, woil-ostab-
lishod FAMILY TRADE, we feol
confidont that thero can bo no dis
appointment in tho standard OF
quality.
Good henvy ali-linon Diced Towels
LOG each; would DO cheap at l6o.
A handeomo largo,siso namaak or
DarnBloy uuck Towel, q groat
bargain for 2lo.
A 500 extra Danask Linen Towel
A Special Job in 6.s Damask Nap
ktus at $3.50; would be cheap at$3
Great bargains in half.bleRohod
Napkins.
A 500 half.bloachod Damask for 37Ao
A $50 Table Damask marked down
A 81 Table Linen now offered at $50.
Very fine Double Damask, formerly
Job G' Lot ss' q q Marseilles Quilts at sl.a5.
worth ga.
An oxtra rioh large Marsotllos Quilt
at #2.b0, worth -.
Genuine Turkey Rod Damask at
500, extra wide. usual price 76o.
6poclal bargains in Blankets to
, 1879-02-11


Dion Bouctcau1t nnti hts wife, under the
management of Dar,sinan Hebrew nosnlnhlly
rallied Ue,ltsrll. hung out tlIsir fhing1c at
l'oo.i,'s Itratrc, md attracted large nutscncc.
Tfms will play week. With fine support, IN hll
!lion'f picces. This evening It was tic "Cn'lccn
Dawn." 1TJuHlEL.
MISS CAnY,s "M1NSt>N."
The careful ctit'r Of The Hosson Adrerfistr
says Of AIss Cary's perspnattou Of -fa''on,
which she sang fur the frat time last Friday
evening at Boston:
ID. Tho iiostun Theatre was crowded last night: on
the ores.lon Of sits. carys hens6t With brilliant
pleasure. was repeatedly rallied before ths curtain.
and xas presented with escn inorc than The con.
'..MlEnon, and 81" Cary sook the part q ths her.
one for The rr*t time. She sctfc, I'd fair degree
Of .ucs.,.; an! notr .hsn 'hs Nc thing We canm9t %
fa! In nnJtntn., now TINT shc has become 70 nriatu
,, sna exrc.le,es' rct!'rmer, but fomo pafta arc
hearted. tntrnrc II unoa seei.s mt exactly IL ADAPT
e'shr5 to MlT. casss y .ptitual con.
tn" asv ''f"sA's Witch ''' viii safs%a sfSas,
lrt. di,apprar. at y second pcrtorn'snee,, hut
min 10 impair II, h"anty. viewing tic iinper-
tonat!nh a. whale. Il ~ to lie ta'd that M&- Cary
Wa m"-t sncset.fal In Il. pctc.sly serious partA.
h1l OF which. rhr paycd dryoicdIf md sut:1c If
saee was thr tcnuncsa.i"a in. tte second ta.'ican
deal Ut feclnp. hot the third net showed ort rns.
t.ineI power and deeper cn.ot'nn than nnr ulhcs
port!on of the ouera. and wa. indeed impressive
and beautiful. Miss tnTy tuHtt lY To the seculnl
nct was not much Ia our tartc; IL had i sn!s IT
rood na.uscd atolle,y, out T. #" 'bM.lnc"" %
peevis1s1ers and irritation were farc,cnlly c1nyycr
a'cd and nla,!e loo psomtnens. tho 'ntrt.s feeling
wt'cl, ttonld anderl.c them nas modify their
kLniI ir3
, 1879-02-11

she has never had fair show As set. R,tt until
e,,o can discriminate more successfully thhn sho
haA In sclcctfn9 this rlny, Rl'c can't
expect to win recognition as fret
rato star. Tie piece was we'll
set and fairly acted. Eut Il IA mt 20. A. a
funeral It will not soon bt forgotten.
At the F'ffth-!Ayennc Theatre. however. the
spcctacfc reen tonight was very different.
u 't'innforc F." vas produced By Mr. lIarkfns viii
Il wcll.setcctcd cast "nd an enlarged orrf'tstr!
under Max Afaretzck's guidance. The list Of
1coplc IN tho blil contained Henri Laurent,
Jarict reakcs, H.. Burnett, James tlnrtn.
blanche Corcl1i, and Ida For. To mi. that w.:
f,ccrss was fully equal to tflat attained by Mr.
Dul1's >party nj thr s'antlarat sot,c weeks
ago IL not etrstcht1Ig tlc truth
il, ihc least degree. THO piece was sot With 4
gsrnt dcnl Of taste, and everything went on
st11tnttfy. AL the principal sunRs were loudly
cntarctl, nrtl "I'inafore" started on It's two
wcrks' voyage under The most favorable aus
ptecs.
Diun Do1ctcau1t md hts wife, under the
management of Darwinian Hebrew rominnlly
rallied Dc,ltst'h. hung OUT their fhinglc at
l3uo.l.'t Itratrc, md attracted large hudscncr.
They will play week. with fine support, fn nll
llion't picces+ This evening 1t was tic "Cn'lccn
Bawr." ITItunlEL.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08

the gloomy winter. II is poor policy to wait
until thing is wanted before securing il.
The seeds of Cineraria and Calceolaria-both
very beautiful greenhouse plsnts-do best IL
sown in July and August The seeds are 80
very fine no covering whatever is needed. l
take pot or box and fill ii one-third full of
broken crooks, over that the rough slftings OF
the soil, and clean sand above that The seeds
are sown upon the sand, and covered with
pane of glass until terminated; then give air or
your seedlings will drop of. When about an
inch high, pot off singly into small-sized pots.
The green fly is great enemy to these plants,
but may be exterminated by tobacco smoke.
One of the prettiest little plants for winter
blooming il the Browallia The seeds, If sown
this and next month, will grow very freely and
give abundance of bloom. Mr. RENNIE.
HISsDALE. Dupage Co.. Ill.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08

fever at Memphis ON the Slst u}t Nine new
cases were reported.
The international and Great North.
ern railroad Of Texas was recently sold at
auction at Austin, Texas, for d, 100000. II
was bid in by George Bealey, of Galveston, rep
resenting Kennedy a Sloan, Of New York, trus-
tees for the bondholders.
There were four deaths from yellow
fever and seventeen new cases of the disease at
Memphis on the LIST inst At New Orleans there
was one death, but no new cases.
For the forty-eight hours ending on
the evening Of Aug. 3 there were 20 new cases
of fever and eight deaths at Memphis For
the week ending on that date there were 20
deaths from the disease, against "a deaths
from the same cause on the preceding week.
Most Of the fatal cases were in last years
haunts of the disease, and many cases are
known to have originated from infected bed
ding and clothing. One young lady had been
attacked eight miles in the country, in house
where the fever existed last year. She had not
been to the city for month, and had been in
no way exposed to the infection. One man in
the city had died from second attack OF the
disease rare occurrence.
In the lower house of the Georgia
Legislature articles of impeachment have been
preferred against Comptroller General Gold
smith, The charges are that he has been en-
gagged or abetting in q ring that has obtained
possession of hundreds of thousands Of acres
Of wild lands by the payment Of defaulted
taxes; that he has withheld the money from the
treasury longer than he was authorized to do
and that he tried to bride member to sign q
report by having him offered $3.50 and suit OF
clothes. The trial will proceed at once.
An attempt was made at New Or
leans, the other day, to assassinate Gen.
Badger, Collector of the port. The would.b
assassin was an employe in the Postofiice in
that city.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08

midable revolt against the Government Of
President Diaz is likely to manifest itself be-
fore the close Of the year"
The city of Hamilton, Canada, has
been visited by destructive confagration
The total loss is estimated at over 81 100000
Look out for counterfeit fves on the
Globe National Bank Of Boston, and the Ded-
ham National Bank Of Dedham, Mass.
The city of Volcano, w. Va, has
been almost literally swept out of existence
by fire.
According to Havana CUBA dis
patch the deaths in that city from yellow fever
during the week ending with Aug. numbered
1877, an increase OF twenty over the previous
week. Total number of deaths from yellow fever
during July, 537, against 504 last year the same
month Since the beginning of the year s57
deaths have occurred, against sl3 the same
time last year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08
THE RAILROAD INTEREST.
Railway Construction i'm 1S.S-Marked In
crease I'm the Gross Earnings.

KauWay COnstructiOn In lSsS-Markeu IN
crease I'm the Gross Earnings.
From the New York Herald.l
The condition of the railroads Of the
country, as exhibited in the pages of
"Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the
United States" just issued for the cur
rent year, is decidedly encouraging, and
furnishes good reason for the strong
tone of the stock market. "In our
present number" says the introduction,
I've are able for the first time for sew
eral years to report very decided re-
covery of the railway interest of the
country from its recent exceedingly de-
pressed condition. During the year
ending Dec. 81, 1878, 1854 miles of
new line were opened, the total mileage
in operation in the United States at
that date being 81, S41 miles The con-
struction of these routes has again been
entered upon with renewed activity and
spirit, and is likely to continue. AS not
one-half of our public domain is yet
occupied, it is fair to assume that not
one-half of our future railroad mileage
has been built It's construction will
proceed rapidly till we have a mileage
exceeding twice it's present extent.
There have been constructed
in the United States since the great
crash in 1878, and within a period of
five years, 1858 miles of railroad.
In the same time the increase of pOpu-
lation in the country has equaled
fully 100000. The greater part Of
this increase has been in the extreme
Western and in the mining States and
Territories. A corresponding demand
has been created for the products of
manufacturing and commercial in
dustries of the Eastern States. Labor
is in fact more productive in the new
States and Territories than in the older
States. With the general recovery wit
messed on every hand, and with an en-
ormous balance of trade with foreign
countries in our favor, there is every
reason to believe that the country, and
particularly its railroads, is entering
upon career of unwonted prosperity"
The gross earnings of all the roads
whose operations have been reported
are stated at $490, 103,36l, against
$472,a09,271 for 1877, an increase Of
S17,194,0S9, or 81 per cent. for the year.
This increase has been wholly in freight
earnings, the passenger earnings show
ing slight decrease as compared with
1877. Notwithstanding the decrease in
transportation charges the earnings
from freight increased $l7,761 1923. or
Al per cent, as compared with 1877.
The increase has been confined to the
Western States. The freight earnings
of the New England States show a de.
cline of S2,232, 349, or SO per cent. over
1877 of the Middle States an increase
of $2,S1S,42O, or "a per cent; in the
Southern States an increase of $1,717,-
0O2, or So per cent, while in the West
ern States there is an increase of $l2,-
019,318, or 81 per cent, an in the Pacific
States a gain of 1881, 145, or over 4.6
per cent. as compared with 1877. The
Pacific railroads show falling off Of
$7S9,647 in freight earnings.