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ROrerS RIM ROute

some years since, is said to still favor it,
urging the saving Of distance and the ab.
Scnce OF any restriction on speed aS argu'
mentS in favor OF going round by Elm
Grove, but the present Chief Engineer,
Mr. Randolph, and those who have been
recently engaged with him upon the work,
are understood to be decidedly in favor Of
the route through your city. There would
seem 10 be some reason, notwithstanding
the present evident intention of the com,
pany, for Il definite and early settlement OF
matters yet unsettled, rs the plan OF an
outlet via Chicago Junction is still being
advocated in lieu Ol the plan now under
consideration.
- tl1n
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On y Strske.

SspNSrox. PA. December 4-TdH NJ mas
ct ;ao iia.;Sids Goa! and Iron comptuy. r.
PlraSa.t Fa.lcr struck Fn- aa ajTaa.' o..
ipfcr c"u. Two h'.air"i men a-e Oa:.
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s,,,,rea Tra.,>,c in Organizing.

WNsuISGTox. ta.ccmhcc :.-The impress
SION prcraj,, aAat the organization "t tl'
Huu>. Wiz n considerably da.ayei by o.
,ec'i,u1 sn swearing IL ths t?Id2rs ., zee
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

... .a.M number OF laud owners IN
p .r s. u~,-l>, utwhom %b, IA are the
.,,..-,.r,o. lv>~ than one acre each, or
...n.-u. auUy acres aIl told. 1t tOl-
a, 'Hu, that. with this relatively in
,-'eu, exception, the nearly 2i,O0O,-
..t..-ut Irish soil are owned ny $%, GA
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05
Peter GRriM.iSht

IN his palmiest days never exhibited either
the muscle or the energy OF the Marshall
County Evangelist, and that tn" roughs
whom he had Knocked through the sides
OF the tabernacle for disturbing his meet
ing>. were aS much afraid "f him as one
armed agriculturiSts IS Of 4 threshing ma
chime Ian,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05
Raincy's Defeat

Tor the ClrrkShip will disgust the colored
brethren iuasmjIch ~ he had no difficulty
i'm securing the Republican nomination Tor
the same place at q time when there WIS
no chance Tor his election.
The halloting ior the Spcakcr>hip. ~ w,ll
be- shown 10y the record, demonstrated that
KuS,1u', strength was very much m'>rep'
res, r,fc,E or dwindlrd rapidly us the coIl
rr~r aprroached. His enemies Charge his
weak tIts. a. a candidate To the scandal At
fa,alm. to his domestic record. and hls
.riruds 10 the tact that hc will b. badly
needed on the ilDor during the comm, >c,-
sion Here sIzc the figures.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05
Al-hni,-.h thr Ennr.hlicans ~. likely I

Although thc EepubIcanS are NAt!N Q"
have = c"luplrte working majority III the
lower House this winter, they WILDE Uu-
usually dcEciynJ i'll the matter ot party lead
err and abe representatives in dcha:r,
Take out kassou and RoheSon, ~ an ott
time lobbyist remarked in the hotel CORR
Ln- IL, -ErniNE -.and who have thnN lN.,N
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05
Emory StOrrs

who, in addition topolitical "reminiscences,
expressed decided opinion that Guitcau
knew right from wrong, and the testimony
of Senator David Davis, who testified that
be was TOO high up on the fence u know
much of what was going on during tho late
Republican disagreement. Ian.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05
WASHINGTON.
The STALWART VICTORY IN THE
SPEAKERSHIP FIGHT

The BalIotng in 0etaiI-PriVate OaIzeII
Slaughtered in the House Of His Friends
The 6uiteau Trial Becoming a
Drag - The ConneIlsyiIle
Branch Road,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

JAMES y. ~TEEDNAN. odd
..uagua,' having purchased the
q, \aDd0g DcUp"r1' and come ont
'rr Nr. Tildyu ~ tine Democratic
.a.. m l>Ni, the suspicion arises
>...jmau naS a New York partner
I..,.rut. The General was for
r~.nug auyi-'Tiidru man, bat on
.n visit tu New York, which in-
.r. ,a,j al Grammrrry Park, hc
ofru'ly set in the other dire,-
Ills theory NOW Is that the Con
e 1850 made a mi~DIk" whirh
>~t should rrcritN.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

l.u.HESS can not turn 81 deaf ear 10
L. .aud for a careful inquiry into
L. alton Of thvPen~iou Arrears Act.
Ia. ..l.onS of dollars have been taken
Ero .a- Treasury frauduIently, is IN
"'T..... and the drain continues.
''a-.,,,a ,aau,d do something to stop it.
f''."mou. it is due to deserving PEN
'.'''r- '.a' Oh. thousands of imposters
'.....I .' Topped from the lists aud
." .s-.eUtrd in the future
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

.... breaking Up the sherman
Of. Treasury. Grant men will
. Tie places Of tho~s who are
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

.-,rvauia Railroad i hu~ily
... ..yln. down it, fourth track
'., tt.lphia to New York
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

,.rayrayic Legislature Of New
.n rgye S2,OO0,OOO OF patronage
Us among the faithful.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05
II NTI|VTi
Nm IL YnnderblIG

is the controlling mind, which statements
enough tn show there Is something III u.
a roI,nsnv ha, been chartered under the
norIr 81 The Noncngahc!s and East Shore
.s;,rced vii, -i!h! 10 run froa this city
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05
Crosby Opera House

our newspapers famed with the advertise
meats of the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

...r; lulL l. going To get himself
.-.. trouble pretty soon. HIS
uer,ng 50 much better he can
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

u.srN., rU" last season, o. - cstln,a-
%. .Ewu.uUU feet of lumber We're
...tu Wisconsin, Michigan and MIN
r.s.a The logging of the three States
,.,..r.i 20 reach, during the coming
.a,.1. yNOUOUOO feet.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05
Tke BsllIoiinEs.

> . = v I = ---- -
Ei+,.r 5a55, - =; u u u \; Jj ~ - ~ - 81
IIisrn.k ;4i = b S4 "A 81 S5SS 10 - - SiSt IL
K>Non I5 IqiS l9lS 1917 10 l. 10 10 l6 L, 10 IL
Ortu...... = 81 i =. SO. I" :
puuuclI ! 81 ; 3 g. ) l. ) . - = =
ErtsI . 1872 II i l>Hr ISIS IL ~ II t+t'' u
Rrr,nvIS luiI0 iu,IuIrlO ll.lGlU 10 IG HIit Il
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05
Pittsburgh and Rochester.

This charter provides or the consOlid ltton
of six roads, some OF which are now built,
into one company. These roads are the
Pittsburgh and Western. Pittsburgh and
New York. Rochester and PittSburg, Roch.
ester and Charlotte, Buffalo Rochester and
Pittsburgh, Bradford and State Line,
and the Great Valley and Brad
ford The first named, the
Pittsburgh and Western, is an important
road in itself. The greater part OF il is now
constructed. and rs soon as finished il will
bring the city into direct connection with
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

..... .lr Panama Cana l. still
.a paper, the poor employees
.-r. IsthmuS are dying Oft like
..l The fever.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

a.tr iron dealers say that con-
... indicate that there will 0e
.-,s railroad built IN 1882 than
....r. IL, 1881.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

,.,--ayic Legislature Of New
.' rsye S2,O00,OOO OF patronage
US among the aitht,il.
.-,ryauia Railroad i huSily
... avug down it, fourth track
o- atrlphta to New York.
.... u-eakiug up the sherman
.. Treasury Grant men will
Tie places Of tho>s who are
.y WlL Is going to get himself
m-. trouble pretty soon. His
rer.ug 50 much better he can
whit.
....... .rc Panama Cana. l. still
aa paper. the poor employees
...... IsthmuS are dying otf like
... -,n he fever
.... nrlr iron dealers >ay that con-
... indicate that there will be
--,. railroad built in 1882 than
....neya in 1881.
c,.l-IIuurtugt"m alliance in
...v,,, provides for the exclusive
'-. ... u,-.Eo Union telegraph
..aay. ten years.
,...s ,9-aao,y no man now living
... -..a,ur number OF people
af.u.," than President AR
r -r...ocI,j- : "fu~t too lovely
..r.. money circulation of this
.. arw amounts to S72}.N'N,O24r
..u- silver certificates. There
$685.. --.ooG national bank notes end
...-.-l legal tenders.
AIRY FoLGER has rejected the
Zach amt others, uf Chicago,
--mi-u judgments against them
a...,y n-tudS amounting to several
.a.aa-aud doIl9y>.
n,.. -..yr men were lyuchcd last
.. Inraverage per month during
o.. ..n. gul summer of the present
e., go, about twenty. The whole
.. .ac ycar vii! hardiy tall be-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

..rv. money circulation of ths
... anT amounts to ST2},N&N,O24r
.iu. silver certificates. There
-.rU& national bank notes end
..> legal tenders.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

n,.. -.,yr men were lyuchcd last
.. Inraverugc per month during
D.. ..a. gul summer of the present
g.. SO, about twenty. The whole
.sr ycar viii hardiy fall be-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05
Grcnt WRbasI, system.

and at once make it competing point.
The capital Of the new Pittsburgh and Eo-
chester Company is to be Slo,ooo,oQo. The
new line Mill lead to the lakes and the East,
and. in Il sense, be the last link in the great
Wabash system. Starting from this city,
the line runs via the Pittsburgh and West
ern and the Low Grade division Of the
Allegheny Valley. now under Could ) con
troll. to Brookyillr. Pa. From BropkTillc,
the Pittsburgh and New York carries the
road to Bradford; the bradford State ii nf
,akes il to the Pennsylvania Stat" line,
where the Great Valley and Bradford con
meets. and runs on to Salamanca. Al this
point connection is made with the New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio formerly
the Atlantic and Great WcStcrny giving an
uutIct East and West. Bv the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

al,i abused confidence Relations am
friends have from whor2a do not T.iSil "a
part undcy sucn circumstances. b3t ne
Sity Compcls. OH, wretch: Lottery HckSS'
have heIn thy ruin. There 'Ge, mott!-
tudcs Of people who .tiSIppcoIr OF nTIi-
nary lotteries yet have been sts''oAShiy
deceived by in;quity under a i.2oES aitTa'-
tive nnmcnrla,urc. The iottG:y which or
mos, highly respectable and Christian P''-
plc invest. IS some arr. association, Or
some bcucyolcn, git; enterprise, n
which ta2Y toul.y believe there car NJ ~
ha7:n II drawing such 4 wn"k OF arr n
"Brg>tadt'S Yosemite valley u Cop
scy', American Autumn ~ no tia:
have lottery tickets haen sown ~ bro9i' i'A,i
as today. Notwithstanding t!lH !aw FORBID
III, ed ,tyir loi.2g;"5 1?pt "a! so
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

al low price,. snd expect to realize IaEsft.y y,
when they arc brought into the market by
,he csnstrucdon Of this roai. An instance
is il: point b.rc. Something over year ear
AGO a certain capitalist purchased l7o5'
:,r,es OF the haSt mineral land in west Nlr-
ginia paying q % per acre, and within ten
months sold the same tUr SO per acse'
handsome profit :,
The Oth9r company when Shn' 'ie"
ticu is one IN which
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05
Pittsburgh

Merely to cnumeratc the roads projected
in different directions would take more
space than you could well afford to give
therefore shall confinc myself to several
Of the more important lines either under
construction at present or the building OF
which is probable in the near future.
Last Wednesday Il charter was issued al
Harrisburg to u railroad company 10 be
L,n,,p IN
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05
Special Correspondence Of The Register

a week In the vast majority OF the cases
where charters were granted there was no
intention of ever building the roads on the
part of those obtaining the charters. Their
aim, in most instances, was merely TO OBJ
tain control OF available routes, with view
of afterward selling them to parties who
really wished To build road. In this man
ner almost every available route over which
railroad might be constructed, in PennSyl-
yania, is covered by charter. In num-
Der of cases very handsome prices have been
realized by the fortunate owners OF these
privileges.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

in which probably some OF you have had
tickets. There was born the great Reed &
Go. Lottery, OF New York, with its repre-
scntcd S722 26S in cash prizes, tickets s.
each. or ten tickets for $40; the Topeka
Kansas, and Laramie City, Wyoming Ter
ritories, lotteries manipulated by Russell
& Co. the Louisville Lottery Association
with diamonds, watches and jewels by the
and West; the Louisiana State Lottery,
sanctioned by the influential names OF
Generals Bcaurcgaurd and Early, and the
Kentucky lotteries for the benefit OF the
State school in the town of FrankfOrd.
There were born all the lotteries which
hRvr swindlnd and are SMindling
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

Ir-s1 hv bad company he finds Il, way
into p place where honest men oug!a never
20. Ie sits down to his first game bnly Tor
rg.t;lEc. The playe-, deal out tie cards
They ruHcu:iscuUSlv play int" S&ta!- -handN'
who rakcs all the tricks and both ttIe play
rrs' souls iJr trumES-hc being JtArpcr al
anr came. 4 slight stake Is PUT up Just 10
add int trrc,t tu the play. Game Ater game
is v!ayed. LARGE stakes and still larger.
TE9v begin t. move nervOuES on their
,hai~,. Their hrnws lower anleycs flash
sntil now they who win a'ai they whs
lose. r:rcd alike with passion. sit with act
! ;n,y> and compressed lips and lienchcd fists
i lnl eyes Ike frchalls that. Seem starting
from their sockets, 20 see tho anal turn ne
fore it comes; II losing, pale
with envy and t"Mul"uH WIN
/ dnut,.rcd "aths cast back r"i-h?t
. upon the hca.et--Or. wlnI.nc, with geteric
! laurl,-"I{a- liza | havcit, have -, y
/ few vears. lave passed and he is oz!y the
! wreck OF ! Nan. SeatinG himself AT tht
| game. ere hu throws TIE first card. &c stakes
| the last lie Of Ii, yiic and the riarrlai,
! ring sAi,h sgaled ttse solemn vUNe hetwcrH
! them. u: game IS lost and oiagg"rtiis
| back in exhaustiou ac creams. The Mi%n
! hours oi the past rIvCE his agony, aih' II
his dreamS henh with eyes u itrt Ait
! tunguc, ui tiuIi.s. circle als1Ht a!m "ltl
/ ioiucd hands 70 daEcc and anS ihei: otE.c
J with hrillSh chorus chanting
'Haii. Brotscr"
Kissing his SIammy io.cLct.t Gntli tfa'
Irsihsomo :"cks, flowing with scrip ut
crawl in.u his hosonl and sink their Shar
Cnur> a.t suck his ltc's blood, an3 cn:lin
around hi, herr; piaoh Il with Gtliits All
.hrdd,. = unuttershle Take warning. No
/ aye 10 stronger thh, The th'uslnds VIII
! Layo ty hi, pr. ..cc L"er rFns iGFG%n.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-08

Over 1000 printing presses have been
shipped from Philadelphia to France since
the Centennial.
ILLINOIS claims to have made half the
farming machinery made in the United
States last year, $27, ,727, 600.
A COMPANY has been organized to in
troduce the electric light in the factories
and workshop of Cincinnati, COvington,
and Newport.
At o'clock New Years morning the
temperature in Washington was, IA
degrees below zero, and at z O'Clock lO
degrees below.
Edison says he is disgnsted because
other fellows steal his ideas and get all
the credit, and tells a reporter that he in
tends to get out of the electric light busi-
ness.
10. C. Matthews, an employe in the
gas works coke house, Cincinnati. inhaled
the fumes and fell on pile of hot coke.
Saturday afternoon and perished almost
instantly.
Hanlan and Ross, the oarsmen, have
issued challenge to any two men in
the world for double scull race for
e1 600 side, the race to take place in
the early part of the ensuing season.
They will allow fair portion of the
expenses in going to America to row.
THE Chinese minister at Washington
is credited with an excellent bon mot.
Some one asked him what his country
men would do-where they would 60 if
they were driven out of the United
States. 81 expect, sir" he replied, "that
they would go to Ireland, as that seems
to be the only country in which the
Irish do not rIlle"
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-08
CONDENSED NEWS.

New Years callers in New York had to
pay rOundly for the novelty of going i'm
sleighs. Prices were as high as S6 an
hour.
From the last census report, i'm order
to keep the present number of members
of the house, 10000 must be fixed as the
ratio of representation.
During 1880 there were landed i'm Castle
Garden 320,S0S immigrants. enough to
people Is counties with the average non
ulatiOn of the counties of Michigan.
Mrs. Harriet N. Cooper (colored) died
in suburb of St. Louis, NO., aged 115
and weighing 400 pounds. Her husband
still lives aged 101, and the youngest of
their 25 children is 62 years OIdl
Mrs. Sarah Johnson, aged 1O2 wears.
died Wednesday at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Francis Jarvis. i'm Piuua.
o. She was native of Ireland. and EN-
igrated to this country in early life.
Colorado's production of the precious
metals last year was $21, ,2S4, ,9S9: CaIifOr-
MAS $18,296,166 Nevada's S15.O31. .166.
California shows an increase i'm gold and
a falling off in silver. Nevada shows a
total falling off of S6,966,O93.
THE girls of Lake Erie Seminary. at
Painesville, Ohio, actually claim to
have nominated Garfield for President
as long ago as 1861, and to have agreed
then to go. and see him inaugurated
They propose tOmeet at New York March 1
and 60 forward as an honorary escort
for the President-elect. Most of the girls
OF twenty years ago are now wives and
mothers,
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-08
Washington Notes.

CONGRESS re-assembled, after the hOli-
day recess, Wednesday morning. When
the House was called to order only
seventy-five members were present, but
during the day a quorum was secured
and BUSINESS went on as usual.
The coinage executed at the United
States mints during the calendar year of
1880 amounted to $50, ,2S3, ,277 in gold and
S27 ,499, ,706 in silver.
REPRESENTATIvE CASEY YOUNG, of
Tennessee, thinks the Republicans will
elect the senator from that state and
that Judge Smith is the coming man.
EVEN the enormous pension appropria-
tion of $56.OOO,OOO for the current year
proves utterly inadequate for the demand
on the treasury, and an additional appro-
priatiOn of at least $20,00O,OO0 will be
needed to meet the deficiency for the
remaining six months.
THE official order appointing court
martial for the trial of Cadet Whitaker
was promulgated Tuesday. The court is
directed to meet in New York City (Army
Building), Jan. 20, instead of West Point,
18th, as first announced.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-08
A HaDDY New Year.

Certainly never before was New Years
day so generally observed in our village
as was it last Saturday. The gentle
men were out in force and the ladies
were cordial i'm their reception. A great.
er number kept open house than on any
previous observance of the day. The
spreads were bountiful and elegant, and
the ladies all i'm their happiest mood
and ere the day was over many a gal
liant gentleman had to surrender fol
lack of capacity to stow away even a
taste of the many good things the ladies
had prepared to entertain their friends
At number of places the rooms were
darkened and lamps lighted, which, with
the handsomely attired ladies in attend
ance and the elegant and sumptuOus
tables, made very pleasing picture. AT
all places the ladies Wed with each other
in pleasant attentions to their guests,
and if the day was not enjoyed it GER
tainly was not from any fault of the
ladies. We have only heard the heartiest
praise bestowed upon them all, and the
general desire is that they may all live
to see many happy new years.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-08
The Agricultural Society.

The annual meeting of the ChebOy-
gan county Agricultural society will be
held at the office of Shepherd & Fife
next Monday afternoon, at o'clock. We
trust that the citizens of the county will
bear it i'm mind and endeavOr to be pres
ent. There is no reason why this society
should not be success, and the means
of accomplishing much good. To secure
this much desired end requires that the
citizens of the county should take an in
terest i'm its affairs, and sustain it by
becoming members and working to Sc
cure the object for which it was organ.
lied. The officers of the society for the
ensuing year are to be elected and other
matters of Importance will come before
the meeting. 1t is to be hoped that our
citizens and especially the farmers of
our county will be out in good numbers
and show their interest in making this
society an important one in the deyel-
Opment of our county.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-08
senator Conger.

The Republican Senatorial caucus
was held in Lansing Wednesday evening
A special telegram to the Bay City Trib-
une says Representative Conger, of Port
Huron, Seventh Congressional district
was nominated for United States Senator
on the seventh ballot, the vote standing
fifty-nine for Conger and fifty-seven for
Bagley. Mr.. COnger has long been known
as one of the most influential members
of the House and enjoys national repu-
tatiOn. His promotion to Senator has
been well earned by valuable services,
as Congressman to both state and nation
and we have no doubt he will carry that
energy and indOmitable perseverance
that has made him such power in the
House,. with him into the Senate and that
Michigan will have no cause to regret
the choice of her Representatives.
The fact that Mr.. COnger carried off
the prize over such worthy competitors
as Senator Baldwin and Ex-Governor
Bagley must be regarded by all as a
great compliment to his ability. AS the
Legislature is overwhelmingly Repub-
lican in both branches the nomination
is equivalent to an election. There is no
danger of another Christiancy game be-
ing played.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-08
Marine Statistics.

The Detroit Evening News gives the
following condensed from a grist of in
teresting marine statistics for 1880 pre-
pared for publication by Capt. ]. W.
Hall, of that city: There were 975 dis
asters. involving loss of $1,S15,SOO. Of
these Lake Superior furnished 16; Lake
St. Clair. 8; Georgian Bay, II; Lake Erie
and Detroit river, 1913; Lake Huron,
straits, Sault river and st. Clair river,
191; Lake Michigan and Green Bay, 379
Lake Ontario and Welland canal, 155..
Of the total number of disasters, collis-
ion was the cause of 17S, fire of %, and
81 sunk or capsized. The loss and dam
age to hulls and cargOes aggregates ST.,
10000. Ice caused damages and ex-
penses amounting to 900, and $4,000
were the towing bills incurred by dis
abled craft. Vessels aggregating ton
mage of 23,733, and valued at $796,OOO,
were swept out of existence. Of new
tonnage there was 36,687, valued at $2,-
6O2,SO0, placed in commission, divided
among 81 craft, of which 80 were steam
vessels and two tugs. The death record
is the largest known since 1860, there
having been 455 deaths from accidents
and disasters and 4S from natural causes;
the latter among vessel men and own
erS