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RAILROADS..
REPORT OF THE MICHIGAN CEN
TRIAL.

REPoRT OF THE MICHIGAN CEN
TRIAL.
The annual report Of the Michigan Gen.
tral Railroad for tho year ending Dec. 81,
1870, submitted TO tho annual meeting OF
stockholders held at Detroit yesterday, Is n
document of which tho efficient manager OF
this road, Mr.. II. .. Ledynrd, may well bo
proud, 80 fine showing does 1t tnnke. TIC
following is n synopsis of tho report:
The capital stock re,nnfns unchanged from
the preceding year. II now Is SIS. .739, ,204.
Tho following changes IN tho funding debt
have occurred during the year: Tho Trus-
$4,000 in first sinking fund aud 1000 IN scc..
ottl sinking fluid bonds, milking total Of
Sa0.OOl, upon which interest payments havo
as the snknE nna Was e ha hanGs Gr
they .aro therefore, As are others held
tired. Tho; Mortgage TRUSTEES Of the North
ern Extensqn bo1.ds 1t the Jaekso ~ Ln1InsaIng g
md paid 500, 90 Of tho bonds, thus reducing
the liability Of this Company BY that amount,
and its annual Interest payments S7,tHQ. rhe
SECOND moFtgage bonds OF the Grand Hlyer lyg
Valley KAilrOud Company, amounting TO S50o,-
600 ttlio payment of which WAS guaranteed by
this Company IN It's lease Of t1At road), bear
lnE Interest nt = per Gent per ann4ml, became
due Sept. !, lS1o. snd were r. PAID: They @ were,
ih;s C",1,;nnnv ab bcarinr inicrcst nj /, nur cent
nar amin, snc,,ra,i Evn mnrfruse m tho
pr1 rannr,w ~ ofS1M thn Grona niv"r Vaijev Com.
,,,,,w. tha " rrt1i,ctinn NJ intercst frnm to q
1,sr cant on these bnntis secures to this Com.
nanv M atittItinmnI tircrease nj il annual In
iarast nmas ~. moWmn,1t nf Sin, fn0. -
trhn np"grrrnte resntt II thesa chonuns nre
na fo1iSws: npcrnasa If Tia Connany's
iiohtf;tv III, o0t5. dnnrnose nf annual intnrest
IA ap,,..nts I'D 5so. nj, Sni,lvnlent nj over one-
pS lpsstS q per percent cent Or On tlie capital stock: WV
only fully maintained, Gut i, many respects
tinM T. Il, avarv nar',icmjor fratTjnss' fts
r"nd,vnv ani tr:cI ara in nxceiienf cnndltton:
m"nv ~ its hrttjgee ara iron str,tcfnras az lid
must ~ substnntini ehnracter: its station.
0rn,,rds md hnifd,nvs t,rtt cn,nt,infe and ex-
fn1sive. iis terminal facilities aro i1nproyfnV
anil incrensinr: ifs iocninotiye md car-shops
ara ara cnn,nindi9,,s .nd fiiiiV enuiupcd With tfe
tmnat ;,nnyt,rpIl machinrrv mid nnulinnces.
ami nrn snfilcirnt 10 mlet MI possihie dc.
man,is fnr nnnstr,,ctIon and rnnairs: and liz
tS rniin1 stnnIt Is in hetirr condition tim nj
nnv nrnvfotis limo. Much OF this Improve.
mant has heen nccomnlIshed within tle past
tWu VENTS. during which DeriUd. BY closu
c"nnamv n mnnasp,nnnf' tlIe stork las fIso
vieitied fn,r r.tiirn tn ia Molflcrs. and II is
hriisvei that hv n conffnuancn of lie nresent
nniicv evn,, in1nroyed results cnn be pro.
duced.'
Tho construction account now stands ut
sas4l7,WW. having been Increased SlO,o0d
nnrchnso so nS fnnrtne, md one.baif ares of
"nI ~ est nav Tiiv t>1''' ~
'"stsf iFha ~ sucnrtirs fai Nv the Trustees have
! y. -. sl,,. an ,,n,x
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noble work was felt IN this city, and had NJ
Tho lley. Arthur Mitchell offered prayer.
Mi. Augustine W. Wright. Suprrintens!-
ont Of Track CONSTRUCTION Of the North CHI.
caeo Railway, read m intcfestlng pnper m S1i-
caro Railways" at ito conclusion ,of which
lie lntroitucod Mr.. John Ebbert, who ran the
first engine ont OF Chicago.
Speeches were also made BY G: D. ,Roys,
attorney OF the Lnkc-3h0re Railroad, hnt
Bishop Charles f. Cheney.
a frnt1,re at tho entertainment was Il fine
recitation by Miss Jennie E. Hunter entitled
".AslGcp on the Switch" and the singing OF
the Chicago Quartet, conlpnsed OF Messrs.
Thomas, Bird, Danfcls, and Noble.
At tho close of the exercises those present
went to the lower hall. where they enjoyela
plcnsuut sOCiable.
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Special Dnpateh to The Chicago Tribune.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May Ga report of
tho Columbus, Chicago Il lndiana Central
Railroad for February, flied to-tlay III the
United States Court, shows the earnings
wera $3.50, 1854; operating expense, $780,
1905; net earnings, S1S,G12.50. Tho net
earnings for January, ,SlG@, l49.14, have beon
deposited in tho National Dank Of Com
merce, New York.
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IIiIs NTCIlIG1KN CI4N IItfAI.
DETHolT, Mich, May 8.-The election of
officers OF the Michigan Central Railroad
Company, held Mt Detroit to-day, resulted ny
follows: President, Wiliinm II. Vanderbilt;
Vlce-Prestdent md Treasurer, Cornelius
Vanderbilt; Secretary. ,Edwin D. Worcester
ALI OF New York. The Directors include
William X. Vanderbilt, aud Samuel Dnrger,
Of New York; Ashley Pond, .Of Detroit;
Anson Stager,. Of Chicago: and William l..
scott, OF Erie. Pm,
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(aUNaVL1 TUE ONLY RELIABLE ORACLE
u Mn, f!A NIKE, sdl Wsst Mad!son, % love. family
afalSs, health aud buslns4s. fsse snd true GnsnH.
AlWaIB Ut home. Foe. W cent4 Ana H.
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gratifying Increase, the local tonnnge, having
tonnage So, il per cent. The local passenger
traffic has Increased but slightly, but the
through passenger traffic. Including emil"
grants, shows Nh Increase OF "a. n her cent.
road have increased. tho increase Of tho
former being ri, ,l7S tons, or ~ per cent, the
percentage OF operating expenses tincludlng
taxes) to earnings shows an increase VI ~
per cent, although the rate. received per mile
was much lower than during tho preceding
year, nlld lower tha,l ever before experienced
BY this Company. I!aa tlle snnle M r!.se PCT
maintained during 1870. tho net earnings
would have been Increased over 8 900, 600.
sin view Of the large ingreasu from year TO
moved IN 1910 being about s, per cent and
the through tonnage d3 per cent greater than
tAat moved In 1877, or q total Increase OF ~
per cent, the early, completion Of tho second
six miles, and between Porter Mld Kenslng-
ton, thirty-oMe miles, Is. earnestly recoM-
MeIded; cspec!ally has this BECOME necessa-
ry between jackson and. Ypsilantl, as tho
concentration east Of Jackson OF the traffic
from tho branches, in addition to that OF the
=, man .na lne tf[ssHsty o'ertases the capacity
President Vanderbilt In concluding his re-
port pays the following handsome cU,npll-
inent to General. l.Atanagor Ledyard and his
"For tho able management Of the unprece-
flentetlly large business Of the year, alMl tho
marked Improvement Of tho Cnmpary's prop
officers IN charge OK the Con,pany's affairs
At tile annual meeting yesterday the old
officers and Directors were oil reelected,
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Special Dbpateh to The Chieaeo Tribune.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 0.-Tho oft-rc-
peated rumor that the indianapolis, Decatur
& Springfield Railroad had been taken into
the cnpactous nav of the Wabash combine
tion was agaln IN circulation to-day. The
DecRtnr & Springfield, anil, what is more to
the point, will not.
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REAL ESTATE WANTED.
TI7ANTED-A GOOD HOUSE AND LOT On WAR-
Elm rsni:a{; M1shiuEtov-1t @r park1ay, S1" TO
HTANTED-tiOOD KEsIDENCEs, LOTS, AND
W acres In md near the City. hare cneh customs
cEs for baFgHtns WM. +. LOBEKE, Isl Washing
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ITEMS.

ITEMS.
The increase In tho earnings Of tho Chicago
s. Alton still continues 10 be very heavy,
The statement for April, 1850, shows all In
crease OF s2ol ,0s2 over the corresponding
month IN 1873. The Increase from Jan. to
May l, 1880, amounts to $50, ,6S5.
From adyices received here yesterday. II
road is pushing lts Leadyile extension with
RRas R"nsa gssSfy s %e eha IS sfasSd aSo x HS HIS
west Of Calon City. There remains nnly
about forty miles more to bo completed to
give Leadville tie coveted railroad connec-
lion. There are no more serious obstacles ln
the way Of the completion of tho additional
forty miles. and It Is expected to have the
work completed IN about six weeks.
The. Chicago, Milwaukee 1 st. Paul Rail:
road Company took possession yesterday Of
the Southern Minnesota, 1t hns bccIt known
for sons time past that the Milwaukee g. st.
a @ teE Il Wod s 9t
Of It SO soon. THIS new acquisition ntds SCI
miles Of road to the Milwaukee g. st. Paul
system. The Southern Minnesota runs from
LaCrosse, Wis, 10 Fland dreau. A1tnn., and It
direction TO connection with tie Northern
Pactt1c Mt Bismarck.
The managers oot the Peoria, Decatur &
Fink and tho trunk line artitraters for re,
consideration Of the award Of .cast-bonnd
percentages from 1eDsia' made tew mouths
lowed their road Is not what It Is entitled to-.
In accordance With this request Commits.
sloner Fink has submitted the arguments Of
tile various roads from Peoria 10 tho nrbltra-
They viii take up tho matter 1t once and SEQ
whether the application Of the Peoria, Deca-
tnr d Evansville Is based upon good
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Robinson CrucOe's Island.

From highly interesting private let
ter, we gather some particulars in re-
gard to the Island of Juan Fernandez,
the scene of De Foes famous romance.
The letter in question Was written by
the captains wife on board an Ameri-
can whaler which called at the Island
for supply Of wood and fresh provis-
ions. The writer says:
"Finding to onr delight very clear
and beautiful morning, we were ready
for the boat to take us on shore by eight
o'clock. We found nice landing place,
with few houses close by the shore.
The gentleman who leases the island
from the Chilian Government, Mr. Alf
de Rode (an enterprising Swiss) met us
on the mole and very cordially invited
US to his house, and gave us some fresh
milk and bread, as the morning air had
sharpened our appetite. He then said
he would go with US to see the cave
where Alexander Selkirk (the origina
Robinson Crusoe) lived so long. When
we arrived there beautiful Inch was
set before us, composed of various vi
ands, wines, fruits, etc., while there was
nice cool water near by, making it alto
gether lovely. After an hour or so spent
in examining the far-famed locality, we
took our leave well pleased with our Wis.,
it.
"Mr. De Rode has released the entire
island for period of eight years, and is
stocking it with cattle, ETC., with which
to supply the passing vessels or to ship
to the mainland. Fine feed abounds,
and there is an ample supply of fresh
water. Wild goats are abundant, and
many are consumed by the natives for
food, the skins being handed over to the
proprietor. There are also great num-
ber of fine fish in the surrounding wa
tiers. The highest part of the island is
about 5000 feet. The climate is tropi-
cal, and life in such place, although of
necessity very isolated, must still pos
sess all the romantic charm which for
ever interests the far-off summer isles
of the Pacific Ocean.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-16

The five new works started in 1880
were at Columbus, Kent, Bellaire, Mar
tins Ferry and La Grange. Ten fur
naces out of twelve in operation in 1879
averaged forty-fve weeks, producing
property to the amount of $1,302, ,47S /;
wages paid, $515,224.
On account of the discharge of glass
makers at GAINESVILLE, and the employ
ment of Belgians there and at Kent, who
work under contract, and Oh account of
the Court having granted injunctions
against discharged workmen and the Of
ficers of their association, from any
way seeking to influence the Belgians,
the Glass Blowers Association sent a
delegation to Belgium to prevent a fur
ther influx. On their arrival IN Belgi-
um they issued letter through the
press, explaining the object of their WIS.,
it. The letter appears in full in Mr..
Walls report.
The presumption is that these men
were successful in checking the system
of American agents making contracts
Belgians before their arrival in this
country.
The U. S. Consul in Belgium reports
the monthly wages of glass blowers in
that country in 1872, '73 and IA at from
800 to $3.50, and the monthly wages in
1878 at from $50 to $65.
There are in the United States fifty
eight firms making window glass. Penn
sylvania has 3O2 pots, New Jersey 1872
New York 90, and Ohio 66, being fourth
on the list. Ohio has no plate-glass
works. There are but six in the United
States.
There are eighty-nine flint glass works
in the United States, Pennsylvania lead
ing with seventy-one pots and Ohio
third with nineteen pots.
There are fifty-two green glass works
in the United States. Ohio being fifth in
the list, with twenty-seven pots.
The total number of pots in glass fac
tories in the United States is 2S43, of
which Ohio has 292, being fourth on the
list.-Columbus Dispatch.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-16

THE carob bean is grown all over the
Mediterranean seboard and islands, and
5000 tons were imported from Cyprus
by England alone in 1879. 1t forms an
important ingredient in cattle foods, is
now employed in France for making
brandy since the continued failure of the
vines, and is eaten by the peasants in
Russia and the East. Last year was
wonderful year for caroba. The carob
II 2 is handsome evergreen with dark
glossy foliage, which forms a grateful
rest for the eye along the hot slopes of
the Limasoi, Paphas, and Kerynia hills
In the spring the long, broad pods of the
beans can scarcely be distinguished
amid the leaves; but in the early au-
tumn they turn to dark chocolate col
or, and in an abundant year bow the
branches to the ground, presenting
striking contrast to the rest of the tree
The carob tree is hardy, fourishes we'll
with but little rain, and attains large
size, much resembling the walnut in it's
spread and habit. 1t grows sparsely in
Cyprus, often not more than twenty or
thirty to the acre, for there is no regular
planting.
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"Npw Tangled Notions

May not work injury TO people when
they relate to matters of little eOnse-
ouence, but when entertained as to what
we shall take when afflicted with serious
disease Of the blood manifested by erup-
tions. blotches, scrofalous and other
swellings and grave symptoms, but take
that we'll tested and efficaciOuS remedy,
DIR. Pierse's Mdical Discoyery-the great
est blood-purifier of the age. IL the
bowels are very eostive use alse DR..
Pierce's Pellets little sugar coated pills..
CURES FEVER AND AGUE.
Pleasant Valley, 10 Dayiess CO.. Ill.,
March 31st, 1879.
DIR. PIERCE. Buffalo, n. Y:
Dear Sir-I write this to inform you
that nv child, one year old. has been
permanently cured of the fever and ague
in weeks time, and the use OF but halr
bottle of your Golden Medical DiscoY-
ery. NV wife, long sufferer from llV-
er complaint and biliousness, by the use
of the Discovery and Pellets has been
entirely relieved. The Discovery has
rever disappointed us for coughs and
colds. Yours truly,
JAMES STRICHFLL.
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After Twenty Years Of Separation
Romance Ofa Buckeye Girl.

MADISON, IND, December S.-Away
back i'm ante-bellum days there lived in
the lap of Presidents, the State Of Ohio,
Mary Palmer, handsome Buckeye
maiden, She was woOed and won by
man named Hatton. They lived to-
gether with sunbeams of happiness
sparkling into and Frightening their
home until the breaking out of the late
rebellion, when the husband enlisted
and went South to tight for a united
country, leaving behind his wife and
little daughter. The rebellion ended,
and wears of time were swept back into
the past, but on their bosom came no
tidings to the little family circle of the
husband and father that they loved. At
last the young wife went South in search
of some information in regard to her
missing husband. She could hear moth
ing of him, and after fruitleSs search
she was preparing to return North dis
appointed, and believing her husban
dead, she married man named Thomas
Harris, whose acquaintance she had
made. They came North and settled in
this gem of the valley, where they lived
for many wears until few mOntl ago,
when the wife died, leaving her property
to her daughter Effie, who has grown
up to be "a beautiful young lady, and
making her second husband, Harris,
guardian for the girl. By some of those
mysteries of Providence which human
ity cannot fathom it has come to the
ears of the husband and father that his
daughter was living in this city. and he
has communicated with her. 1t appears
that after the war, not hearing from his
family, he supposed them to be dead.
and not wishing to return to the scene
of his former happiness, he went West,
where he has accumulated vast amount
of wealth. He will come here and take
his daughter, who is now servant in a
family of this city, with him to his lux
uriOus Western home.
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The Worlds Consumption of Wool.

The Worlds Consumption of Wool.
Notwithstanding the enormous in
increase in the production of cotton
within past half century in the United
States the advance in the wool product
of the world is scarcely less marked. In
this country, unhappily for the full de-
velopment of this industry the cultiYa-
tien of the dog crop in the thickly pop
ulsted states drives every year thou
sands of farmers out of sheep raising
who would otherwise make wool
prominent and profitable industry. In
Ohio, as indeed in every other State in
the Union. the number of sheep killed
by dogs is really most alarming total.
A gentleman from Indiana remarked to
the writer week since. that the FARM
ers of his county and of those adjoining
in Indiana were being slowly compelled
to abandon altogether the attempt to
raise sheep, since the depredations of
dogs were more than any profit possible
to be made from the fiocks that escaped
their rayages.
The result of this is that the most con-
siderable sheep raising of the United
States is carried on in the sparsely pop
ulated parts Of Texas, Colorado and Cali
fornia, where the depredations of dogs,
owing to their lesser numbers, may be
more readily guarded against. The capa-
cities of this country for sheep-raising
is so vast that legislation ought to find
some way to protect our sheep farmers
from the multitudes of worthless euls
that swarm the land, doing absolutely no
good except to deyour the fat thereof.
Australia, with Il population less than
one-twentieth that of the United States,
contributed in 1878 to the worlds sup
ply of of wool 35OOOO0OO pounds, while
the United States makes a showing of
100000 for that year. This fact
alone is whole volume of commentary
OH our infamous system of dog fancying
to the ruin of what might he great Ma
tional industry.
The worlds consumption of wool now
and fifty years ago is Il striking indica-
ton of the growth of manufactures
within that time, since it goes, of course,
hand i'll hand with an equal or even
greater growth and consumption of cot
ton. In 1880 the cotton product of the
world was estimated to equal 100000
900 pounds.
In 1878, the latest year we have at
hand the complete figures for, the the
yield was 1,60O,OO0,OOO pounds of crude,
or S5O,OO0.OO0 pounds of secured and
cleaned. wool. Prior to 1880 two-thirds
of all the wool grown throughout the
civilized world in Europe. Since then
the development of this great staple
production elsewhere has been constant.
The following table will give more
complete apercu of the distribution Of
this product now and in 1880:
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A Remarkable Boy.

George Albert Page is the name of a
remarkable boy, says the OswegO Palla-
dunn, who lives with his mother in a
small frame house short distance south
of Lakeport, little hamlet near Onei-
da lake. He will be IA years old on the
18th day of January next, and is per-
fectly formed, with the exception of his
head, which is of enormous size. 1t
measures % inches in circumference; l 1
inches from the front to the back; o
inches across; 1S1s inches from ear to
ear, over.
The forehead is Az inches high and
the face 1O1s iuches long. The head,
which is twice as large as that of the
average person, is covered with black
hair. Another singularity is the eyes.
These are inverted and can only look up.
He cannot see anything below the level
of his eyes. The lid that closes over the
eye, instead of being the upper one as is
generally the case, is the lower one. The
boy is feet inch in hight, and weighs
about so pounds. He is in a perfectly
healthy condition, and eats regularly
and in large quantities.
After each meal he smokes, and would
practice the habit continually were he
allowed to do. He was three years old
before he could stand on his feet. From
his infancy until nearly six years old he
was almost skeleton in form, but now
he is nearly as well developed as an or
dinary boy of his age. In consequence
of the strange position of his eyes, he
has never been able to acquire any
learning, and does not know the letters
of the alphabet. He is, however, quite
apt, and is quick to catch the meaning
of anything spoken within his hearing
but he cannot express himself, and in
variably asks his mother what to say.
His head, which is very heavy, increas-
es in dimensions as he advance in age,
and when he reaches maturity will
probably be one-half larger than at
present.
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Two Mornings.
SARAH o. JEWETT.

In armor strong the fearless knight
At daybreak rode away,
And from her window in the tower
The lady watched all day.
There stood that morning by the gate
A little page, to see,
And wished to be, in years to come,
AS grand knight as he.
All day the idle echoes brought,
Like noises in dream,
The roar of fighting from afar,
The dashing of stream;
And when the stars came, one by one,
The lady could not sleep;
She feared the shadows in the room,
She heard the waters leap.
The daylight fingered ere it came,
And hardly with surprise
She heard the tale the servants brought,
With terror in their eyes;
How at the close-barred castle gate
At daybreak they had found
The knights horse, which came dropping
in,
Weak with mortal wound.
oh, all fOrlorn and riderless,
Stained with his masters blood,
With human sorrow in his look,
He hurt and trembling stood.
The lady did not speak. She came
Beside the horse to stand;
She kissed the bride where the knight
Had held it in his hand;
Aid all that day she longed and feared
To hear the soldiers troad,
When they came marching up the glen
To bring the knight home dead.
She wished the women would not wall !;
She hoped that she might die;
She longed to be the little page,
Who hid himself to cry.
-Harper's Magazine for December.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-16
TINTED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Masonic Directory.

DELMONT LODGE, No. 16, F. & A. NJ
ID Meets every Wednesday night, on or be-
fore full moon.
GEORGE BUMGARNER, w. NJ.
N. T. COPELAND, SecY.
CT. CLATRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. II,
- Royal Arch Masons. Stated convoca
tions, first Friday of each month.
G. w. CARROLL, Fl. P.
EssE B. MEYER, Sec'y.
DELMONT COUNCIL, No. "a, R. & s. NJ.
ID Meets second Tuesday of each month.
H. R. BUMGARNER, G. M.
GEO. MITCHELL, Sec'y.
HOPE COMMANDERY, No. 26, K. T.
Ii Stated conclaves, first Tuesday of each
month. F. D. BAILEY, E. C.
l. l.. SEDwIoK, Rec.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-16

Full returns from glass works as 10
capital. products, wages, and employees
for 1879 have not been received. Re
turns were received from eighteen out
of twenty furnaces. Three were not
in operation, and two others were pre-
pairing to go into blast and had not a full
complement of employees. The four
teen in operation report 1,737 employees
in 1880, and give the average weekly
wages of 1873 (Which will be fair av-
erage for the total number employeD as
follows: