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A CLOSE MOUTH.
How Gould Kept His own Counsel
why lie Broke Down.

Nxw YORK. February lS.-The true rea-
son for the contemplated trip Of Jay Gould
around the world is that his doctors
ordered him 10 CO. Every effort has been
made TO conceal this fact and all sorts OF
reasons have been given 70 ward OIL curiosi-
~. Mr.. Gould has been undergoing such
serious physical changes during the past
year that the few persons who are admitted
to intimscy with him have for long time
known that he has been under almost con-
slant medical care and advice. The
first serious indications OF any breakup In
GouId's health were noticed early last sum
mer. He was then observed to be drop
ping his we'll known habit OF extreme re-
serve and becoming quite loquacioua Be-
fore this period Gould bad seldom anything
to say TO any one, no matter how closely
related to him in business, He spoke to
1t is more than probable that the only
person whom Gould fully
Coufded In n HIS wife.
and that lady is one Of the few women who
have lived and been positively q perfect
secret custodian. Mr.. Gould's marriage
was not only happy in every respect, u
made him. He is manager OF his frst rail-
road. a. bis father-in'law owned the con.
trolling interest In railroad by allowing
Jay to manage that interest gave him the
opportunity 10 maks himself speedily ths
owner OF il. Mrs. Gonld not only brought
10 her husband the beginning OF bis for.
tune and his opportunities, but she has
ever since been the only persoa 10 the
world in whom he has fuliy conhded, and
IL is said he has invariably done % with
profit. Mrs. Gould undoubtedly IL the
eossessor Of more great secrets Than any
woman living. 1t 10 said OF her that she
possesses her secrets, while other women
don't have secrets long enough 70 get
possetsion.
Gouid's seeresivesess the Casse sf His
III-Heaith.
The doctors say that 3ould's great secre-
| t;reness Is one cause of his present physi.
| cal break down. They say that IN ersst
| business enterprises the man VINO taik,
| over his affairs lightens his burden, sna
that be who teeps everything 70 himself
doubles the load OF his mind. These doc
tor plsme Gould for carrying too mncn
in bis bead" and say that he hasso habitu
| slIy burdened his memory with matter
thst might ssfely have been entrusted
o,bers that unless he goes entirely IRON
| business be must soon fall victim Y
mental paralysis. For long tins pas
Mr. Geuld bss been the victim Of insomnia
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ELECTION CONTEST.
Taking Tsssinsay - The Wallsss-Ae.
Ktnley Case.

Taking Tsssins.y ia ths Wsllsss-Ae.
Kinley Case.
ALLIANCE, O., February is-To-morrow
testimony will b taken here In the Wal.
lace Mckinley contest case, OF which the
press and public has had much to say.
Judge Wallace will be represented By
Mexsrs. Nichols 4 Biiiingsby, Of New Lis
bon, and Mckinley by Hon. Jacob Ambls.
& Son, Of Salem. This case 10 being watched
with great interest by both the Democrats
and Republicans Of this congressional
district, as both the above gentlemen claim
to be the legally elected representative to
Congress. 1t Is pretty generally admitted,
however, that the chances arc strongly In
favor Of Wallace, which Is based on the
fact that there were votes cast for Wallace
thrown out by the election judges which
should have been counted for him, and the
next House being Democratic there Is but
little doubt but what It will decide In favor
of Wallace
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CHICAGO.
a Satisfactory Outlook for the Iron
Trade.

Trade.
Chicago, February 1S.-The general busi-
ness OF the Northwestern metropolis re-
mains about the same as it was last week,
but in the iron trade there is a more salts
factory outlook. 1t is based upon the sli m
hope of the passage OF a tariff bill this win
ter. Very much depends upon the prompt
action of Congress in this matter. A large
amount OF work is contemplated, which
will not be begun unless projectors can
count on cost. Lastspring it was the labor
strikes which impeded the progress which
was then waiting for an op-
portunity. This year it is Congress.
We have 266 establishments engaged in
the manufacture of iron, OF which eight
are barbed wire works, fifteen wire works
and wire cloth works, twenty-eight ma
chinery man ufactories, six file works, three
cutlery works. two chain manufactures
and four car wheel works. Capital in
vested is 81, 400, 900; work men engaged,
1S,6OO; value of product, Si5 255, 900. Our
manufactures engaged in the furniture
line foot up 1853. Capital, Sl0,595, 900;
workmen; lG,S39; value of product, Sl2,-
100000.
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ToLEDo'S FLOOD.
The water Rapidly Reeedisg.

TOLEDO, February ls-The water is pass.
ing out rapidly. At six this evening 1t had
lowered 10 feet from the highest mark,
which was twenty.si1 inches above that OF
1881. The Western & Lake Erie trestle
work spprosch on the East Side was car
ried as ay aud that on the West End thrown
down. The several railways losing the use
of The bridge will temporarily employ
A ferry boat. The Lake Shore railroad
bridge is unipjured. Trains are now cross
ing. The middle grounds is completely J
covered with ice. cutting off approach 70
The depot. Several days must elapse be.
fore the ice is cleared away. All trains vii
becin running on time tomorrow morning
from suburban stations.
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OF those copyright books only whose repu-
tation has already been made, or OF tboSs
which serve professional uses, az reports of
courts and school books. Fifth, that
higher literature will be discouraged and
that the greatest vloume of current litera.
ture, which is in the form of reading for
the young, will be guided by foreign
authors instead of by men and women of
their own Nation.
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Remarkable Cssa sf Tssnsfasisn 81
Heed.

NEW York, February ia remarkable
case OF TRANSMISSION OF blood occurred here
yesterday. Last night Mr.. r. Dew. Oheburg,
a Swede, 80 years old. went to the Hotel
st. Andre, on Eleventh street, and whom he
retired blew out the gas. The hotel people
found him this morning nearly dead, but
pbyicians were summoned who took fron
the arm of healthy negro man enough
blood TO revive the almost asphy Iiated
Swede. The remarkable feature Of the case
70 that the patient has sfnce fsilcd 70 rec.
"enize his wife and child, and that he calls
tie negro his brother,
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FntIuPr Feared.

ure of John Y. Ayers Sons, Of Chicago, II
is feared, will seriously cripple tho largo
manufacturing establishment OF Brown,
Bonnell & Co., OF this city, rs Herbert @:
Aver Ia the President OF this company, and
holds the controlling interest.
In an interview with John ]. Williams.
mansger OF the works, he was very reticent
and stated he did not know whether the
works would start Monday or not. Their
liabilities are said to he ~ 0o0. .0oo; assets In
this city and vicinity one-half million.
They employ 1000 hands. The pay roll
amounted TO $4,000 every two weeks
There 10 O gloom OF sadness over The city.
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Trade Notes.

The nail trade is holding its own.
The iron trade is waiting on Congress.
Philadelphia is losing her petroleum
Stock of unsold pig iron on Dec. 81, was
Sc 3, ,G35stons.
The nail mills of Colorado are supplying
all home demands.
The country mills are cutting prices for
finished iron orders.
Pittsburgh contains fiity-two rolling
mills, with two more well under construc-
ton.
Clearing House returns exhibit very
sharp falling off in the volume OF business.
The pig iron products for 1881 was 4,lii,-
PSI gross tons, for lSS2, 4,623, 323 gross tons.
The bar iron manufacturers are busy on
small orders, and live in hopes OF lively
demand in March.
R.D. Wood & Sons foundry, at MillviIle,
n. J., which has recently resumed opera
tions after heightened idleness, Is employ
ing six hundred hands.
The car shops of the Philadelphia add
Reading railroad, az Reading, have cut
down IL cir working force one'A,th. The
remainder are working full time.
The anthracite tonnage Of Pennsylvania,
for 1852, was %, 120, ,0S6 tons gross. The
tonnage In 1881 was 2H,0OJ,VIo tOns, VI wv
OSO tons less than last year,
The tin plate importers are confident OF
an active demand for plate. Consumers
are not very largely stocked up, and the
use of both tin and terne plates are steadily
growing.
There is good enough demand for iron,
if prices are put low enough. The long
heads are seeing chances for speculation,
as the days eli the present Congress draw
to close.
The reported finding of tin ore in Cali
fornia is supplemented by . similar report
from Texas. In the latter case, the ore has
been submitted for test, and a favorable
analysis is expected.
Southern iron ma kers recognize that the
distance from market fully balances the ad.
vantages of cheaper ore and labor, aud
hence the well signed tari q petition recent
ly sent in from the Birmin CHAM region.
Steel rails are weakening in consequence
of the proposed duty of SIS per ton, bat
importers claim they can but rails into
Atlantic or Gulf ports regardless as to
whether duties are s2S or SIS.
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(OOl Cga0k.

READING. February ls.--Ricbard Richards,
OF this city, who has for some time besn
crosting considerable excitement by pray.
ing In the icy Schuylkill and On the rail.
road, was again discovered near shsmrock
kDeeliBg in Q praying attitude upon ths
railroad. The engineer Of the last express
discovered the man just In time 70 avoid
running over him. The train wss brought
TO stop and Richards rmoyed from the
trach
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THE OHIO.
Lou,syiIIe After the Flood.

LOUISVILLE, February ls.-The river con.
,inues to recede slowly, having reached y
feet 8 inches at the head Of the canal and
Is feet in the channel at the foot OF the
falls. The weather was cool all day, re-
lieying the fears oi a reaction OF the hood
through general rain. No special features
marked the day beyond the fact that large
collections for the relief fund were
made in all the churches which
added 10 the fund on hand and to be raised
will prevent any actual want, but . mum.
Der OF the poorer people on Point Slippery
and Portland will need the cities charits.
BILE care for weeks. Many were left abso-
lu,e'y with no belongings other than the
clothing theY have on.
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Frozen 10 Death.

CHICAGO, February Is "A Thunder Bay,
Manitoba, special says: Apsrty OF twenty.
FIVE men left Lsxson'' Camp, Fridsy, Tor
Burke's Camp. The party separated, four
striking out across the ice for postage at
Savers Bay. At that point they were
met by Indians, and fearing an attack re-
traced their steps. 1t was very cold and on
the way Max Malweck, Cola Gerser ana u
Gilloease lay exhausted. Isaac Louiiia
pushed on to Browns which he reached
overcome. Next morning he started 9ut
with assistance for his cnmi'srioos, but
found them frozen 70 6ea'h.
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Cincinnati Al Rsshl.

New YoRk, February ls.-Mr. Halstssd,
editor Of the Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette. telegraph Wn. II. Hurlburt. EDITOR
Of the World, - follows: Cincinnati
comes out OF the food in good form With
no element Of her vitality impaired, and
will enter upon prosperous spring busi.
psrs in spite Of anything that Copgres!
nsy do or leave undone. II would b hard
10 say more than that for any town.
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COLUMBUS.
StinEy Lcgislators-Tempe
The RlncRmniI Rnbble

CorrMBUS, o., February 1.-THE citizens
| Of Ohio rendered destitute and homeless
| by the great flood, will, probably be doomed
TO disappointment if they expect any aid
from this Legislature. The $4,000 appro-
priation bill has been referred to the FL
nance Committee, and they are nearly sore
to throttle it, Mr.. Russell is the only
member from Hamilton county who ap-
pears to have taken any interest in the
matter, and he is inclined to chime in with
the sentiment of the croakers, that the ap-
preparation would be opening the door for
demands from all portions of the State,
when any calamity happened. There is
| talk in the Assembly and among the State
| officials, from the Governor down, OF passing
around the hat but tits likely TO be MOTH
| ing but talk. The Adjutant General has
| not an overcoat, nor dollar to purchase an
| oyercOat for the soldiers OF the great State
| of Ohio ordered out 10 stay on guard night
| and day in the chief city of the State. Prov
| idence has been merci!ul, and the boys can
most likely get along without the over
coats. Colonel c. &. Hunt has been ad-
vised that, in the event OF the weather
! turning cold, TO buy the oyerCoats anyhow,
1
/ ed on. There is great deal of feeling here
] about the matter. Mr.. Yeatman's Relief
! bill has not been reported back by the SEN
i ate Finance Committee.
Temperance TangIe.
The House is tying itself up in knot on
| the Temperance question, aud by way of
| showing its friendly interest the Senate
! has given il an extra twist. The discussion
! has been postponed until "Wednesday
morning. Alter refusing to concur IN the
Senate amendment TO the Jones resolution,
! the House this MOI ming asked the Senate
| to appoint another conference committee.
| The Senate has already claimed its right to
make the request, and it now fatty retuses
| TO accede to that of the Hoase. There is a
complete dead lock. Following adjournment
! this evening there was sn informal caucus
| of the great constitutional authorities oil
both branches, but they were utterly una
J hla to unravel the meshes OF the net IN
which they have surrounded themselves
The BlacRmaiI Bubble
has burst. When pricked By the needle III
| investigation nothing but wind came out,
and Allen 0. Myers wind at thai. This at.
| terpoon the committee reported that from
the evidence submitted they were unable
| TO find any facts to sustain the rumprs OF
blackmail. The report recommended that
that further investigation asked for By Mr..
| Brunner's resolution be indefinitely post
| poned. 1t was signed unanimously, two
members out OF the six being Democrats.
The report was adopted unanimously
without debate. The accused, Mr Con-
| nelly, has right to consider himself vim
| dicated. and he was congratulated By his
| conferees and the members of the Assem-
| bly,, irrespective Of politics. He says he
will have Allen o. Myers arrested for Grim
I inal libel, and will sue the Enquirer for
| pervers,on in publishing the evidence
| taken before the committee.
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DIRE DElUGE.
Thousands of Families Made Destitute
by the Floods.

Dy hne ffOOus.
INDIANAPOLIS, February lS.-0n the bot
toms west of the city families are home.
less. They have lost houses. barns, grain,
forage, farm implements and everything,
and are suddenly placed in absolute pow
erty, with nothing left to put in their
crops. The city is caring for these as best
they can. All the factories except one
have stopped. 1t will require several
months to rebuild the factories and resume
operations. In the meantime the employees
will have to be cared for Reports from
the Wabash river at Terre Haute tonight,
say II reached the highest point this after
noon. 1t reached few inches higher than
the great flood of 1878. The l. l.. +. S.
track west of Terre Haute is covered, and
all their trains are run over the Eandalis
and Illinois Midland between Terre Haute
and Paris.
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DEATH Or . Prsnisesf Citisss

EpeeidI Dtspdtch 70 DN HngSt~.
sIEpBEsvrLLE, February 1s.-Jsssis B.
Foster, wholessls druggist, one OF The
moet prominent business men Of this city.
died this afternoon after o short Hines Of
two day. Cause, pneunonia. Deceased
was sged tS Year,.
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The Nssaoehsooa.

wnKyBAkxK, February Is.-Tbs 1us.
quehanns this evening 10 the highest 10 hss
been this year. The wilkesbare and
Kingston railroad is submerged. Commu.
pication on the vess 10 cut on The ics st
Port Blanchard 10 foating On the main
highway from here 10 Piston. Occupants
OF the lev lands are getting Tesdy 70 m0vG
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ADo,her Pitt,burgh Murder.

PITTSBURGH, February 1s.-Wm. Philips,
better known as "Pat the Avenger," from
the prominent part, it is alleged, he took
in the riot in 1877, is lying in the Central
Station house in dying condition, having
been badly beaten on the head with q
poker by q man named Young.
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RAILROADS.
lies OF Road In Operation and Fam
inga.

lies OF Road In Operation and Fam
ings-
WARRINGTON, February ls.-FrOm adj
-cs sheets Of the census relative to rail
.t,, it appears that there were at the
.meratiou in operation /, ,l46 companies
ing completed S7,S9l miles of road,
.,e l7u companies aad 1922 miles OF
a. by way Of extension were projected,
5l55 miles Of road were under con-
"c,ion. Ol wholly new roads there were
1; miles projected and 1861 miles under
1>,rUrtion. The grand aggregate, there
r. in the United States on June 80. 1880
IS li>2 companies with ST,S9l miles OF
|mplettd road, 41O29 projected, and
10 miles under construction.
? grand total cost of construction
Completed roads is placed at s4,ll2,367,-
or $E.&>7 per mile. To this is added
ulments, buildings, lands, telegraph
e, etc the entire permanent invest
'nt being S5lS24t5, ,SO7, or $59,7lS per
The cash assets are placed at $685.
The Gross Transportation
rnircS al 500, $50, ,594, or $3.50 per mile,
The tOisl income from all sources SG6I,-
'i9l, or 500 per mile. The transpor-
non expenses are put at SS52, so, 100. and
expenses at S527. .22G 2g3. leaving a net
come ~ dividends 20 companies having
deficits Of $l34, 059,O6S There are |, ,l65
mIsn'oS which report an aggregate capi-
|. stock smoUn,ipE TO SECS, 6O6, 264 paid
| OF which 80 have earned a net income
their sock. The balance Of $40 comps-
IS earned no profit whatever, and 373 Of
latter created deficits or had their in
ne balanced by expenditures, and l69
mIan,es rad not yet commenced opera
Is. The prO6tless stock is $5lO. .53S, ,OlS,
irar.y - per cent. Of the aggregate. The
,lLht tonnage is, in tons, 90, ,S9T ,395; cost
nile. per cent profit per mile, So
lN' I'sse0gpIs carried 269 5S5, $40; av-
l1e distance 3 miles; cost per passen-
te: %. 70, Sill; profit per passenger
me, 81 cents, employs, train men,
-'ae'r'. 1897; conductors, l2.4l9; all
r>' i'21i; shnpmen. machinists -.
carr "i;rrS, % 2O2; all others, 43 Ti6;
.'sa'~, ',s il>9j1; Pay-rolls yearly, Sl95,-
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FIRE RECoRD.
The United States Irss sad It's Plate
Hill Destroy Cd.

rrrrsBuRGH, February ls.-A McKscs.
port Pa, special says; The United States
station were totally destroyed by fire early
this morning. The fire started In the en-.
CINE room from sparks falling from the
stove, and spread 10 rapidly that In ten
minutes the entire mill with adjoining
buildings and portions Of the tre'tls of
the Pittsburgh, McKessport and Youshio-
gheny Railroads. were enyeloped In aame,.
The loss will approximate $l0O,OO0 with
an insurance OF $1,000. Three hundred
men are thrown out OF employment. The
mill was owned by J. 4 ii. Demnler. of
this city.
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Murder nj n Dance.

CHARLoTrE, N. c., February lS.-At q
negro festival near this place, while Jesse
Burton was dancing with a girl, his rival,
his skull Burton is dying and Parker has
fed.
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Att0e uISt ottACk ~ Paysio.11o Rteluv
told him what allied him. Gould laughed
ordered treatment and went on With hi1
business. But nov this insomnia has
Dseeos - ssabAsea
a 10 b almost beyond the influence Of
narcotic treatment. Mr. Gould hes been
bluntly told that there can bs but one ~.
cult and has been further notified that
uniess he absolutely abstains from mental
work and worry and gets away from the
cares Of his vast interests his physicians
will be compelled to absndon responsible:
ity In his case. he has at last consented
to be overruled for once In bis life. tor
it is to save his life, and having
consented 10 the new arrangement.
he 10 making his plans for the next few
years With all Of his usual vigor and 10
willing TO talk Of them With far more than
usual freedom. Indeed he speaks with al.
most boyish enthusiasm OF the play spell"
which be evidently anticipates with genu.
inc pleasure, and ss the companions OF his
long vacations are to include oil the mem.
bers of his family 10 whom be 10 attached
with an uncommon degree OF devotion,
there Is every reason to suppose that the
new prescription will bs successful both
- q pleasure excursion and . remedial
agent.
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has been agreed upon, although the COM
merCial bodies here have expressed them
selves with their usual force upon the best
methods of reviving American shipping.
Their representatives have beer at Wash.
ington, ard have made every effort they
can 10 secure the adoption OF views which
will allow the purchase Of foreign built
ships. The ship.building interests are
working in an opposite direction, but
owing to the fact that they are chiefly in
this quarter interested in sail ship building
less has been done to protect their interests.
Public opinion on the tariff question is
not by any means a unit. The leading
manufacturers are extremely anxious, as
they are elsewhere, that the whole matter
should be disposed OF, and they are conf
dent that If results were reached business
would improve and the future OF the trade
be surrounded with encouraging and
healthful conditions. Your trade report
will show that at the present time business
s reduced to a minimum limit, and prices
are weak.
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BOSTON,.
Varying Opinions OF Business Men On
the Situation.

BosToS, February lS.-There is vast
difference between the opinions OF busi-
ness men here in the questions Of tariff,
exports and railway traffic.
The cause of the differences are mani
fold. ProtectiOnists and free traders are
about equally divided. The great capital
lists who have their money invested in
railroads, mines, lumber tracts and other
valuable ways, are in favor of protective
system which will multiply the domestic
exchanges, for upon this depends the value
of their property and the amount
of their profits. The free traders
on the other hand, who expects to
gain by an increase Of imports and ex-
ports, overlook this vital domestic pro-
6lem and consider nothing right but what
leads TO an increase OF imports and in
crease Of exports. They consider foreign
trade more valuable than domestic. These
two sides are in continual warfare as to
theories and as to Legislative methods.
The shipping problem is, perhaps, the
most itAuprtant