Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 30, 1880, Page 3

Tssv—TEN PAGES. THE RAILROADS. Tho Interosting Problem of Con- suming Locomotive Smoke. F -Report. on the Subject by a Committee of Master= Mechanics. Reported Demoraliza tion of Pas- senger Rates to the East. Tho Sonthwestern Pool to Keep Out of tho TranseMlssour! Fight. A New Road Organized in Michigan— Bioux City & Dakota Election. SMOKE CONSUMPTION. At tha Inst mecting of the Amertean Ratl- qway Master Mechantes’ Association, com: . mittee of three, consisting of K, ‘I, Jeffery, HA. Towne, ‘nnd Sanford Keeler, was ap- pointed to make a report on the beat means of preventing smoke from locomotives, with duy economy In fuel The Committee hus been at work since Jan, 1, 1880, to get ns thorough a report as possible, ant has pro- cured, before jnaking ts ~reeammendations, the opinions of the most prominent muster iechanles regarding the best means of pre youting smoke from locomotives, The Cum- mittee has now completed its task and made the following report, which at this juncture, when the question of stopplng the smoko nuisance [3 agitating the minds of the people of thls clty, and the Council is about to ennet anordinauco regulating the matter, will bo read with mory than ordinary Interests Your Lommitteo, appuinted to report on Tho Rest Means of Preventing Smoke from Locomo- tives with Due Economy im Fuel,” would bey to tubmit the following: 2 A circular was issued for the purpose of ellciting Informution front diferent muster mechanics in tho United: States and Cannda, Few answers were received, and these, with four: orfve exceptions, were brief, presenting sim- ply the conclusions arrived at, but not tho frets and statistics on which they wero bnsed. Tho dreular of your Comumilttce was ns follows: “CHICAdO, Jan. 1, 188,—The officers of tho American Rallway Master Mechanics’ Associn- tou, at their annual meeting bell in Cincinnath, May, 1879, appointed the undersigned a commit: tee on the subject, 'Tho Heat Menus of Prevent- t ing Single from Locomotives with Duo Eeouo- my In Fuol! 4 4h order that tho Committeo may mako as it full and comprehensive n report ‘ns possible upon this aubject, they desire to got_ the experl- euce and resuits of experiments made by tho diferent inaster mechnuica of the country who are using bituminuua coal for fuel. “ First--Da you use & firg-box In your locomo- tives different from that Sraliacily, ‘used, for tho purpove of preventing sinoke? If go, pleuso de- ter! ‘ “ Second—Have you used tho fire-brick areh, a or any pecultur tilde of admitting alr to the W sre, f so, pleuse deseribo it, and state with what sue “ Thint—To what extent can air bo admitted to the flre-box above tho grates before It bee xine detrimental to the steaming qualitica of the engine’ * Fuirth—Do you think it porsible, with bi- tuminous con), tu prevent tho omlssion of smoke from a Jocomotlye runulng with a fulltrain over an undulating road? If It cnn be prevented, de- sribe the uppiianges producing such result. Please give guy other Information you muy posseas bearing upon this subject. ~ SAnearly reply will gruutly obiigo Juvreny, “HE A. TOWNE, Committes.'* “SANFORD KEELER, % In past years, reports have been tald before yuu giving tho comparative results obtained with ual: bear engines having plain tre- bores, and fire-boxes arranged with water a, tables or flro-brick arches. We do not deem It Ie, paeceary to recapitulate herein tho facta aub- Ueture presenting our recommeniations, we fnvite your attention to tho following lettora from Messrs. NE. Chapinin, dames M. Boon, Jacob Johunn, and WH, Purdy, belioving that the obser vaion nud exporience of these gentle mien haye ennobled thom to embody in thelr conmnunications views und suggestions which should coutmand tie attention of the railway master mechanics of the country: “PENNBYLVANIA COMPANY, OPERATING THE CievELAND & Prrravund Watsnoap, OsrI0e Master ov Macmuxeny, CLEVELAND, O., Murch 6 1WI—k, T. Jegery, AD Sin; In une srer to your clrculnr of dan. 1: “We use tho plain fire-box, without brick itch, Wo ure now using upon our locomotives, In the pnssenger service, what 18 known asthe *Sintth Stoel,” the sine va hes been in use upon tho Poutisyivauta Itatlrond for some yerrs, In addition to it we are uelng an urringement for admitting ly to the fire-box, nbove tho tire, byt Inserting four two-inch tubes, both in front tod buck of flre-box, with a amnll Jot Of steam admitted just ut tho outer ond of tho tube, Itisunold Enlist device, known ys tho ‘Clark'a’ patent. The prtent bus, howover, expired, Tam told. The introduction of steam to the tube is fo erente a current of afr. TLhive not yet dotormines just what amount of air is ecessury to lve tho best combustioa. 2 nur irylng some experiments, by closing or reducing tho size of tho tubes, to ascerta{a nbout tho requisit amount of ulr, Prof. P. H. Dudley claimy that tho resulty of his experiments show that too much alr bas. generally been admitted Above tho grate or from below. “We are getting excellent resulta from the use of tha stratyht.-or Smith's ‘stack, in connection with Clurk'’s | smoke-consumor, Our Genorat Manager, in a ride over our line recently | botiud | oan engine Frcaulppeds oxpreased himself nftor this fush- fon at tho ond of the trip: *Chapmin, It was the cleanest ride 1 ever had, elthor behind a wood ur cont burning engine,” “(ind thut judicious firing {3 absolutely neo- essary to cleanliness, “Thanawerto your fourth question, I do not Hove it possiblo to usa: bitumninots conl as a fuel for hauling heavy freight tralns ut 1 mod- erate speed without the entission of smoke, and consideruble of it. The thine isso short, or tha combustion so rapid, that it Ia, I bellove, impos- tle practicniiy to. consume ‘the locos Motive tre-box the guises teh. forme ; the smoke. The thine must be oxtended &nd the combustion slower to do ft, Grent ros list from the mufsance crn bo hud by the fro- man using good Judyment in, putting in conl, Thero great difforenco {nm tho coals found in various sections of the country, hardly uny {wo of which require tho guna, treutment, Yours truly, 1, CHAPMAN, “Maater uf Muchinery.” 10h T. Jefery, Erg, Chairman Committee, cle? Would say in andwer to your elreular: iret—Wo use the ordinary firo-box, noi Scond—Have used tho fire-briek fireh with low stay bolts. ‘The first row of these balts walteven inches above top of grates, tho next Tow four inches ‘above the holes. The bo ero three-olghths of an {inch in diameter, ero wero sixtyetwo holes in alt, With this Srrangomont we found that wo could got soven billta more ton ton of coal than could be made *lth tho aume engine without the arch, and with tho hollow stuys piugged up. ‘The combustion ae nimost pertects if proporly fired, there Toul be no smake from tho stauk, About the {ite we were using the Drive arch wo were have # consideruble trouble with fro-box abeuts paren’ and we thought thy arch mlgbt be in the ert the causo of the trouble, and nbandonost It, ety {eh st tat timo, and ain now, very favoratil Pressed with tho brick arch, and believe, with ale the Hrestiox steel now being munufacturod, het atch can be used fo ndvantage, 8 Mo the Clark stwatm jot. 8 fa an Ene een aloused the Clark hie ig un Ei ir, ie davontion, and wine ued thory about 188t, ists of holes in tho flre-box, wbout the ue Hao of thy top of tho tire, about twelve or tif. : fo Inches frum centre to cuntre,—deponds on vot ehyth of fire-box,—also holes in buck end of the it Fe-box, ‘hese boles to ba front one aud a hut i r*) irs Prkceune B llanahor, couch ope aa havo ye ting In from outside 1 ginal tubs, ray i) 8 of an inch in diwmeter {nsife; the iy Goree-elyiths of an inch in diameter tnaigot th ‘ued thing of this tube ut tho ond to be closed pl mpeveut Dabsthitrtyr secant oF wn foeay tea, : 2 connveted with steani-pipes from ity. tho boller, rogulited by a cuck within reach of Lat De, cogibeer and fireman. ‘Tho iden was to it tha” Stet through those smull tubes inte nal am Dr box, careyinu Os alr with it, ars > og uto “the = gus, = sup- Wing tho necessary ulr to produce ot wUbustlon of the yusoy. Ny oponing or clostug (br reg yleum-ouek the wdimisston uf ule could be ye ulated, Increased when fresh coal wis placed SOF ditutntabed a8 uses were buroed. Tnore uch saving of coul by thig urrangement be aoe much suv by thi ua Toregh ehelue the boiler of which bus to bo ited to keep upateam. With heavy train at seat heey heed tho ques will ail be consuined; with Te CCHS ec et 2 i epee witl wht train ail wi Wr Pecontuined, Wvith largo bolters of atnplo eae cy Paslty vary resuits nro ubtuiiod, dd teg {a4 —Tho uxtont to which alr can bo admit. box befora It bucumes detrimental tts fale a tre-box before It. bo dutrinentat Ie aug 29 Stouming quillities of 8 bollur baa wot, na T cr oplaon ee sie Matialtly, auttlo Rie ve Hie ve wi ers fed with Umino M san tore shoutd bo provision mudy for a free juto Quant, lon uf alr, so arranged’ that the at wtnlty of oir “aduutted could be reg- a ne re or entircly shut of, if necessury, a frogtitth—1 bollove that tho enitsston of smoke, ale sya bltuminous coal burned tn the Hre-box o w he ore wmutive, can be prevented with uny klid. th Dent fall OF road. “Lo proventit, tho first es rave Appliat Bosyt ts good Oring, Nu mutter what tho [3a Brin etee-are, or bow good they may be, bad F fet why cutee the eintesion of ene from tho nas 5 un expert flraman, results the : HY obtainod with uw pluin dro-bax, Nest to ols tion, that nine ’ bo constructed of the Rood firing, Inrga botlera and fire-boxes aro They should bo eo large that the full ho engine would be developed without arelng thy tre. AM general thing, our locos ve Deilers tre tea smell, Thre the has tebe fron the sturtte keep up stent, Pvelieve we: will et the proper ro- 1 in ducomotive furmtens ngchates cures eed i (with seine ideas of VW insine tden with them ton Ine it ‘vot burning tho fire rig! tmtegs the black smoke Is rolling from tho stuck, and, instend of trying to prevent amoke, thoy: fre actaully treing to mate It, “It will bo found, T think, without exaggera- ‘elve engined nnd firemen ont Of 10) will go express themsclyos, aud they ovl+ dently believe it. das, M. Boon. e tira: In reply fe xony elreular on this subject, Twili aubinit the following answers to your auestions tn thelr order: “ Fiat—1 have nothing special or now, and am only using thy ordinary equure Mrasbox. 'Sceond—I huve ttscd the flre-brick arch and bolts to admit airabove tha cntirely abaudoned tholr use reason “1, White the brick arch wie hot it materinily reduced (he volume of blauk smoke aud the ex- netsinn of cinders, thoreby electing more per= eot gombustion, but this advantage wir more than counterbalnnced by the ine creased cost of additional repairs, necesal- tated by tho use of the brick fireh, both in keap- Ing tho arch aud the flre-box in repair. “2, In the uso of hollow stay-bolts I found no partleatar advantage, and for tho particulars of my reasons for abandoning tholr use [ refer you to my report and tabulated statement in the twelfth aunuat report of the Master Mo- chanics’ Asgoclution, on pages 80 und £2 respect - ively, “Third—With the average bituminans cont tired on this road, 1 shot eas that: cuble fect of air ig reqitired to off Oro gh conbustlon of ong pone of conls and whether adimlited ene trely through the grates, or partly through the grates and purtly through hollow stay botts nbove the grate, nny total qunntiey adinitted per pound of coal in oxcess of this umount will prove dotrl- Inental to the stenming fuittluses of, tho onging, which will bo muutfested In tivo ways: “1, It reduces the temperature of tho gusos {n contact with the heating surfaces, aud it the excess {a very rent It ts ty to cool the gases bes low the polnt of ignition, In which ense they would pass out of the chimney and be wiated, ~ “2. Tt increases the volume of tho gazes bo- you what is nevessury, which increased volume, Inerder to exeape, rats pis through the Hues with greator velocity, thereby diminishing not only tho temperature of” tho also diminishing their time of contact with tho heating = surfaces, thus prevonting: than from imparting tothe water the maxtmim Hautlts of heat. If tho quantity of alr admitted fs too little to effect pertect combustion, valuablo fuel fs lost by tho esenpo of uniguited muses, In my practivo, ns previously stated, I have found, by netunl experiment, that with a lirgo fire-box, with properly constructed grate-bura, and a firo not over six inches deep, 2 sufiiont quantity of alr can bu udmitted through tho grate and fire bed to cause complete combus- tion; and that tho use of hollow atny-bolts, under such circumstiuees, proves exceedingly detrimental to the engine's steaming qualities, “ Fourth—T am not wware of the existence of uny method or devico that will entirely overcome tho cinission of smoke from tho combustion of bituminons coals, that cun be ured with any degree of weonomy, A cnrefal and observant engineer and flreinan, by proper munipulation, can, however, mitigate — this oe ton ureat extent, Very truly yours, “ JACOB JOHANN, Buster Seckunic.” kulls From barat mut Ba men on properly 1 Indra MW burner ¢ mises, but “ Cricago, 8t. Louis & New Onveans Rate ROAD COMPANY—OFFICH OF THY BUPENINTEND ENT OF MACITNERY, MCCOMs City, Miss, Mareh 1G, TES efery, Hey, Chairman cte.—-DEAn By reply to your clrevlar of Jun, 1 hag ‘been ‘delayed. by tho pressuro of othor duties. There is not mach that Tecan say, but I respectfully eubmit the follow- inug unswerd to your questions: “Ert—We tse the plaln Ore-box in such of our locomotives us burn bituminous con), “Second—No, sir. Ido not know that wny do- ing fur proveuting smoke bas ever been used on this road. “Third—1 think alr may bo admitted above tho grates with beneticial results, bo far as the consuinption of smoke ls concerned, and without detriment to the steumhny qualities of the ene glue; but £ do not think this ean bu accom- plished by any fixed ov ntitomntic arrange. Inent placed beyond the control of thy engineer. A fresh tlre requires more air to be mixed with tho gases liberated from the con), and the quan- tity of alr ndimitted should vary with the nature of tho work being performed by the ongine. “ly get the best results from tho adinission of air, tho device shOuld be under tho control of the onginecr or freman, and would require very frequent attention: pertaps more attention than could utall thes be given by the person Int charge. ""Rourth—T_ do nob think tt Is practieable, and Taeareoly think It possible, to entirely prevent tho emlssion of dmoke, under ull clreumstances. from an engine buralng bituminous coal, 1 hase saver. seen a device that would effect this rest Alr openings, brick arches, etc., will nasist 1 trout it a inare porfect combustion af bitumine ous coal, but think the objections to them nee. sulliciont to offset any ndvantiges that might be derived from tholr use, So far as L have been able to observe, tho best preventive of sinoke is enre and intetilgence In firing. generally oxerclsed 1 think we should consuine nt least one-half of tho con) that now escapes from tho stack In the form of smoke; our en- wines wont how better results from tho fuel used, and tho people who ride tn on our tratns, or Hive along our ines, would have but little cnuge to complrin of the nulsunce arishiys from the use of bituminous coal-burnors, Res fully yours, W. Pow . “Superintendent of Machinery.” Mr. Jamea Sedgvloy, of the Luke Stora & Michigan ‘Southern Rnoilrond, stateg that the plain fire- box fy used on bis line: guat with ree peated testa he flids no benetlt Tre using tire- rick arch, and that the best results are ob- talued by ugg one row of hollow stay bolts, fer-ineh holes, ail around tho Nre-tox. , Xo mittee ure of the opinion that tt {9 impractienbte to lay down a fixed rule sing the proportions of locumotive bollers design to burn bituminons cont. ‘The heating qualities of different coals vary greatly, and tho grite area, number of square feotot heating surface, aizo of tre-box, and, in fuct, tho Fenanil dlinensions of boilers, should bo yurlod to correspond with the evaport- tive cupnelties of tho different — coals, Where the — ovaporitive owor af vol de small, large bollers and furnaces ure anabsulute necessity for tho econoilenl con- eumption of fucl and the lessoning of the smuke nulsinees beenuse coal which has Umited lent: ing enpaclty contalns a lurge proportion ot for- lyn substances, whick occupy n portion of the grite surface and fresbox, which would bo available for the purposes of combustion with i fuel having greater henting cupuulty, aud, cone sequently, fewer Impuritios, itimay'be said thut the foregoimpy is moro in tho fnterest of econumical vonsurmpuion of coal than the prevention of sainoke, {'o this wo say that the two mustinovitubly go toyethor, Whon teonomical consinnption of fel ]s obtained, the emission of emoke {4 reduced toa minimum, Eeononfeal consumption of coal menus the burony of al! the combustlile substances cone tained in the coal, either in solld or guscons form, If this could bo attained, thore would be: no omission of minoke in the propar menning ot tho word, but of i alightly-volored gas resulting from combustion, . The legs tho heating capacity of conl the renter should bo the trea of tho henting ure faces in the boiler. Whore there ts insifictent heating surface in the voller a forced uombua- Hon Is nocossary, or where the hoattng apuaity of the conl is amnll, the builer must be foroutt beyond ita legitimate capacity, unless the grate arva und heuting surface ure propartianent to sult the poor quulity of coul which is being cou- sinmed. It is a strong, though safe assertion, that thera has not been bullt a locomotive boiler of sulle iene coyamulty: to insure proper combustion of uel, Bizo, Wwolght and form are arbitrarily timited and bounded by the aubstructure und track on which the motlye power moves, * With wt oniinurily = proportioned locomotive engine, taxed to, her greatest capnelty, only throee- fourths uh much water can be evaporated por pound of cont ns with a wellepropartioned ste donnry boller, huylug ao gol natural draft and propor urea Of gruty, for tho quality of fucl used, : Irrozular and careless firing sorves to ox freyate tho avila attendant on tho furcod ution lvecssiry in looymotives, und 4 not only inn waste of fuel, but alsa in tho uimis alon of volumes of blick amoke, Your Committeo pry that locomotivo boilers arcest possible capacity consistent with o proper wud aafe wolght upoil the raila. This ta tho tlrst and most tmportant alvmont in the prevention of aimoko with duc ovonoiy In the consuinption of fuet, z Next In finportance ts careful theing, Toco- mottye onglnvurs and firemen must bo ocducatedt to a higher standard In this requrd, As the amount of stow used varies with tho loads 3 huulod, the grade olimbed or desconded, and they apeod attilned, go aldo must the amount of coul coneuined very) and locomotive engineers and firomenshoutd be required to feed Tuel to the pollor in proportion to tho work belug pore formod. [t ivu comtnon prautlee for firemen to throw # large atiount of vouliuto the furnice iring, | 'Phut which is on tap coked by the heat une dernuath, and esi gonerated exuupa unconsumed, Anequal amount of cont placed In the furnace in throu or four friur, at utorvuls of from, three to tive or six mluutes, would, in. muny instances, evaporate twice as much water as when used li the vurcioss man ner deslgnuted, wad the smoke enittud would ‘be prusticully unobjeutionuble to the truvetiiy publig or the citizens of the yurious towne an Villages through which our railways rin, ‘Thy adulasivy of vir wbove the try is of ma- terial advantage In Well-proportioned boilers, ta {tutturds better combustion of the gases gens erated hirthe furnace, art lewsuns tho amount of smgke. Anurbitrury culy Uxtug the mmount of aly witch should bo thua udimittod cannot bo followed. be ‘The admission of cold alr above the firoim- palms tho stcamtog power of bollors, the eapuclty of whict Ja small iu proportion to the alzo of tho oyliuders. Where boilers bave lurge capacity and combustion {s vot forced, tho aduilasion of ule through ttibes or hollow stay bolts, or by any uther pructleabie tncang, I¢ bonoticial. ‘Tho ‘umount so aduultted ehould yury with tho Tf those were |. quality of the fucl used, Conl which permits the mipld generation of gases ahould have a Mirger quantity of air than that from which wes ure not eo rendily thrawa tail, Hisevigent Mat when a sell 'p: butler bs taxed to ft 1all cape! quired nbove the tre than whi one-fourth or one-talf te eapnelty, Tt i there- foro xeon that when surmingements aro made to admit. air, means should be provided for regu lating the asmount, fn proportion to the work dono and coal coostimed. Careiess Oring will defeat all offorta which are mado towards economlenl consumption of coal and provention of amoke, Large boilers, admission of air, and the use of good coal with not rench the object suught if cureless firing be permitted. ‘Tho money axpended by railway companies in experiments with — water-tables, tlre-briek arches, pucuitar aun ed furnaces, brick walls, and mid-fenthers, bus doubtless proved what ought not to be done. ‘our Committes venture the opinion that tho Ramo Amount of Money. would have been exe anded to better advantage bad it been wsed in ouching mon how ta fire lneumotive-engines, Lurae boilers and flre-boxes and enroful iring: are the “heat means of preventing smoke from locoinntives, with dio economy in fuel.” Ree Bpeetlully eubmitted, yea RP FEIY, i NE SANFoItnD KGEennt Genoral-Superintenent Jeffery, of the L- nols Central Railroad, hus issued a elreniar in which he calls the attention of his en- gincers and firemen to the foregolug report, and Instructs them to exercise mory enre in the future than tug been shown in the. past. in tiring locomotives on this Ine, as the sinoke niisance enn be Tessened extent by judicious aud careful firing. THY LOUISVILLE & NASIIVILLE. ‘The erlticisms of Tis Trmuxe about the backwardnegs of the managers of the Louis ville & Nashville Rallroud fi making a fair publig statement of the finnuelal condition of the roads under thelr charge have had their effect, 'Lhey now make the following very roseate stutement through the columns of tho Louisville Courter-Journal, thelr oflicial organ: Tho announcement has alrendy been mado that a consulidated mortgage amounting to 20,000,000 {3 to be plaved upon tho Loulsvitle & Nushvitte Railroad. A teansnction of this tmag- nitude naturally attracts public attention wid elicits inquiries, Tho followiny statement aims to exhibit ‘nectirately the financial condition of tho jrreut corporation with which the prosperity of Lauisville ta g0 closaly connected. ‘The vori= solidations which were executed with such bold- nesa and colerity duzed the lookers-on, and no y Were. Hitt worked to Accurate representation of the condition of the Company bas been given to the people ince the publication of the lust annual report. Tho enc- milesof the road und the rivals of the clty have been quivk to distrust every action and to mis- represent overy- movement, ‘The greatly In- creased carnitiga of the road, reported ‘from week to week, nave clearly {nidleated the pros- perlty of the Company, and buve vindicated its policy. It has seemed incredible to -our rivals that sehemes of tho maxnitude of those ane nounced during the past twelve months could bo consummated in Loulsville and the South, They bave refused to believe in the progress and’ prosperity. of this section, but inspite of this skopticiem the roud and the city prosper. Thore is nu necessary mystery about ruttroud aecounts. The value of such property [4 nseer- talned Jn exactly tho same manner ag one would agcectain the value of any property whutso- evor, ‘Two things it 18 necessity to know — Arst, whut are Its oblieations? second, whut doeg {teurnor prodave? ‘fhe value of a picco of real estate is determined by deducting from the rentnl the tuxes, Insuranee, and wear and tear, ‘Pho value of rallrond property Ig determined by learning syhat are tho not carpings of the com- pany, and from that amount subtracting the iuterest of the bonded debt, tho obligations in the shupo of guaranteed Interest and of gunre anteed dividends. An tus been stated, the earnings of tho Louls- ville & Nashville Roud buve been constantly In- crenaing for some time, and the increase has heen espeolally large during thn pust few months, ‘This fag been duo to several causes, the Nrst of which is the consulldation of a sys- tum renebing to every point, of the ‘South and turning Into ono xrent channel tho smalier streams of commerce; the second {9 a return of prosperity to the Bouth, thereby increasing Its prductive nnd consumptive demands. ‘hte ix uit the begliniug. With the upbiitding of that secdon, with weulth greater than it knew under the old system of slavery, the Southern trade willbe far mioro valuable, und ruitroads and eitles dependinet ‘on it will continue to prosper, ‘The followiys ure the net earnings of the road for 1878-07 und 1870-"6), tho fiscal your cudlug dune gv: 1878-'79. 1879-20, soe B HEue0 | Sala STi ae party Paid SZ TTL $5,130,408 Wow shtles. « } dnelning Evanaville, Honderson & Nash- I ville, In alt 1,107 niles, cinuluding Mobile & Montgomery, in ait 1,287 infles, d including Southorn Division Cumberland & Obio, in wil 1,318 iniles, ¢ Inctuding St. Louls & Southeastern Division and Owensboro & Mobile, iy nll 1,60) niles. Including New Orleans & Mobllo Division, in alt 1,{02 miles. Only for one month have the returns from tho entire system been given, so uotther the full effects, direct or indircet, huyo yot been rent Wed. Taking this table ng tho busls, it is safo to say the net carnings for this year will not fall short of $1,000,000, und thoy ure likely greatly to. excced that ainannt. Having learned now what tho rasources of the Compuny are, tha noxt utep ts to know what aro ite obligitions.or what they will be when tho present negotiations are curried to a successful eonclusion. { : The proceeds of tha mortguge for $20,000,000 will be used up paying tho floating debt; in pay. ing for the receut acquisitions of the Company, and in redeeming bonds which ary falling die duriug the next twenty years. ‘Tho new mort- que Deurs 8 per cont interest; the bonds which. thoy aro ta replaco bear seven per cont Intar- est. When this mortgage is placed and the othor bonds eunceled, tha debt of the Company Wil bo us follows: Total in- Character of Indebtedness, amount, | terest, '$20,000,000] $2,200,000 850,000) 61,000 Now MOrt BAKO... ssersees Clty of Lo'lsy‘le (uu tor) Meinphls & Oblo (mort). Mem! pas Clksv'lo (mort) Cecitlan Branch (uort).. N‘shv'lo & Docat’r (mort) Nighv'le State ind mt N'aliv'to at’ok (div, yuu) 8.8 N. Alubania (mort). Ba N, Alu. (State inde’) N.Orlonns & Mobile DIV, Seescatcac] | Muay fey) PotD sss eves vovesvee [oof BATOTRAO| FH, 665 ‘This atatoment ahows the entire Indebtedness of tho Curnpany, by comparing tho lst anaial report with the papers tied with tho WmortuaHte, und It may be reculved a8 entiraly tworthy. Jt embraces 1,703 miles of road, which during tho your will, by the completion of Ines under con- traut, bo inereuged to 1,810 miles of road. From A compurlvon of these tio tables it fd seen tnt after paying Interent und fixed churges there Will romiiin & surplus of $1,400,000, MUST KEKP OUT OF TIE TIGHT. ‘The Executlva Committco of the South- western Rallway Association held a meetlig yesterday at tho office of Comuissloner Midgley for the purpose of taking action on wrequest of the Kansns City, Lawrence & Southern Raflrond. to have the Mlssourl River roads prorate with It on the cattle tates from polnts west of the Missouri River, and also’ to take action repardluy tho diversion of frolght fromone road tu another, In ordor to prevent the cutting of rates by connecting Hues. ‘Tho cause for the request ofthe Kunans City, Lawrence & Southorn {8 a war between that road aud the Atchison,: ‘Topuka & Santa Fé on the cutlle business” from the Far West, which has resulted in a very largo reduction in rates, After discussing the matter fully at yesterday's meaty, it was decided that It would be bad policy to prorate with the Kansas City, wwwronce & Southern or the Atchison, ‘Topeka & Sanaty Fd while the war between thomis kept up, and the ronds ji the South. Western, Absoctetion could not affard to tke any Issue in the fight. ‘Thoy will therefore continue to charge regular rates on all busi- joss from thoge roads, ‘This action will can. fine the fight to the twa rouds, and thoy will have to Dear nny reduetion dn rates tnem- selves, Ayteaar Is tho dfversion of business from one line to another, it wis decided to eontiine the old plan, by which tha Com- uiissloner of Axssoclution ean order freight from op road to another whenever hg expects he rates have been ent, This ‘will prevent any road in the Association from clandestinely ehtgyring Inte an arrangement with elther of the warring rouds west of the AMiagours to ald thom In their contest. A NEW MICHIGAN ROAD. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Gnanv Ravips, Mich, July 20.—The or~ ganization of a new railroad company, to be Hnpw asthe Grand Rapids, Greenyillo & to on great Bay Clty Railway Company, to build and op- erate a line of rallroad from Rockford, on the Hine of the Grand Rapids & Indiana iall- recul, some nie or ten miles nevth af here, to Greenville, and henee, via Midland, probe ably to Bay City, was completed {1 this elty to-day, The Directors of the Company are W. 0. Hughart, H.f. Hollister, and J. of Barnett, of this elty; C, J. Church, Le Roy Moore, C, C, Elsworth, Nathaniel Slught, William Backus, Eugene Rutam, John M Hidale, James Towls, Stephen Kh. Stevena, and Georgs F. Midleton, of Greenville, Mont- eatin: County, ‘The officers wre: W. O. Hughart, I'resident; C. J. Church, Vice- Presidents J. HH. P. Murhart, of this elty, Secretary; and Le toy Moore,T rensurer, ‘The President, Vice-Preshlent, ‘Treasurer, and Direetors’ Hollister und Barnett, wero a pointed the Executive Connnittee to begin the active: work of building the road from this end atonce. The Nue is now graded to Greenville, and will probably be pushed sol dstance beyond there this yeur, The people of Bay City propose be- ginning work at tha censt end = this season, and ‘are to hold a meeting to-morrow for the preliminary steps. ‘The rond wil undoubtedly use the line of the Grand Rapids & Indkvna, of which Mr. W. QU. Uughurt ia President, from Roekford to this city, and tho Inthuacy of interests of the two lines and tho basis of success for the new Hne are quite naturally suggested. cy DISTURBED PASSENGER RATHS.S It ts claimed that passenger rates to the Enst from this clly are again considerably des moralized, The rates are not cut openly, but the senlpers, It Is reported, are belng fur- nished by the various roads with untinited amounts of Uckets, whieh are belng sold at a reduetion of 82 to $8 from the regular rates, ‘The strangest thing about {t is that the rail- roads use the sealpers to do this Lustness for them, About o year ago they were wiglng a relentless war against the senlpers, nnd vowed that they would not rest until every sealper Iu the elty wag driven from the hits!- nes, But, just when thoy had nearly succeeded in driving the sealpers to the wat: some of the ronds thought there wasn ood opportunity to zet ahead of thelr rivals, and arranged with them to wali sell thelr tlekets for them, Since then the railroads have vied with each other to make love to the sealpers and get them to favor thelr particular lnes, It Is stated that every Eastern road from this ay fs using one or more scalpers to sell tickets at n reduced rate, with the exceptlon of the Michigan Central, ‘The officers of this road say they will on. no condition stoop so towns to use sealpers to do thelr cutting ufter haying made a relentless war upon these men. But they aay if this sort of thing is being kept up they will reduce the regular rates und give the beneflt of the reduction dirvet to the public, SWITCIIING TROUBLES. Some Il-feeling hos been caused among certain shippers on account of an order issued by the Chicago & Northwestern Rail- road’ that until further orders it will not tale business to the elevators on the Chicago & Alton Rallroad. This hus been construed by the shippers who were prevented from get- thig their goods to those elevaters as mean- lug war between the Alton and the North- western, A. ‘Tune reporter called npon the inmnagers of the Northwestern to ascer- tin the real facts in this matter, They said that the most friendly terms existed between the Nuithwestern and Alton, ‘The cause of the order was that the Alton had been dotn: Qyery heavy business lately and its tracks 0} Bridgeport, where those elevators are situ. ated, had become blocked up. Consequently the Division Superintendent of the Alton had. issued an order: that, owlng to the Diockade, it allow no switehing — by other roads to the above-named elovators during duytine for a few days, exce pt to transfer incats. ‘Transfers of grain and other business could be made, however, after Yo'cluck p.m. INDIANAPOLIS NOTES. Bpeetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Ixptasaroris, Ind, July 20.—Lhoe re- wnoval of Mr. Morse from the Superintend- eney of the Indianapolis, Decatur & Spring- fleld Rond shows, to a small extent, the fe Sngsof the olftcers. ‘Lhe movementof frelght still continues to be, very heavy, Some of the Ines are compelled; to lease locomotive power from other rouds;'while quite a num- ber of them are using passenger engines to anove their frefuht, Charles Layng, General Manager of tho Pittsburg, Nort Wayne & Chicago; Charles Paine, eral Superintendent of the Lake Shore Allehtenn Southern: ‘{homas, General Manuger of the Clev Coltnbus, Cincinnath & dndiaimpolts N en over the [ndianapolls & St{Louls Road to-day to determine whether the property Is Iv sucht acondition as to warrant their ronds In offer- ing the full 30 percent guaranteed the Louis, Alton & ‘Terre Haute Road wider its lease with the Indianapolis & Sp. Louis, and thus take the ox i) Foi revony: out of tho courts, It Is belleyed thoy will report favorably, REPORTS AND EARNINGS. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Spuroviey, IL, July 29,--The annual report of the St. Louts, Alton & ‘Terre Haute Tailrondt Company was fited with the Rall- ron and Warchotise Commission to-day, It shows the paid-up capltal stock to he £4,708,- 400; funded debt, $6,700,000. ‘The roud Is operated by the Indlanapolls & St, Louis. ‘The earnings of the Wabash, St, Louls & Pa- elfic for the third week In July, ag reported here by telegraph to-day, were $202,000, agulnst $161,000 on the same lines for the cor- responding week last year, ‘The total earn: ings for the month are’ over $1,000,000, and from Jan, 1 to last Saturday were, in round Mutnbers, $6,000,000, un fucrease of $2,000,000 over last year on the sume lines, new constl- tuting the Wabash system. * TO TIE BLACK MILLS. ‘Tho most important work done at present by the Chicago & Northwestern Iullrond ts the construction of tts Black ills extension, ‘This ne Is now completed from ‘Tracy, Minn, to within elghty miles of Fort Plorre, on the Missouri Riv: er, and will be ready to the Intter point by Nov. 1. ‘The distance trom ‘Tracy to Fort Pierre ts 255 iniles, ‘Track 1 now belng luid at the rate of one and aw halt tniiles nay. ‘The now Nue has -b structed in tho most substantial anu 1s Inkd throughout with steel rulls, «\ complofion of this extension the Chicago & ‘arth western will haye a continuots air ine from Chlengo to the Upper Alixsourl River of Tiles tn length, which will place this Company {1a position to lead any othor read In the tridle between this elty and the Hills country, ‘To reach the Black Hilts the Com- pany will have to, construct only 100° miles more roud from Fort Plerre, ICHICAGO, HANNIBAL & AT. JOE, The now extension of the Nunntbal & St, Jov from Quincy to Chicago Is taking more deflult shape every day, and the managers of tho rond. expect to bo ready for active operations within ashort-thue, A corps of surveyors Ia now In the fleld locating the line, and thoy ara expected ta bo ready In thine to begin grading before winter sets tu. ‘The roud will run through the following counties: Covk, Adans, Brown, McDonough, Han cock, Schuyler, Stark, Bureau, Fulton, Du Pape, Kondalh, Henderson, Grundy, La Salle, Will, Putnam, Marshall, Knox, and Warren, - * ' Gan, Bingleton, John B. Lyon, Goorge C. ‘alker, and John B, Carson, Dirvctors, ‘of of the new road, left this clty for Nuw York {psterday to attend the first mevting of tho Board, when the organization will be com- loted and all arrangements for constructing Mus be made, 2 COLORADO ROADS, Spectat Dispatch to Ti Chicago Tribune, Denyen, Colo., July 2—The folnt track of the Denyer & South Park and Denver & Itlo Grandoe Rallronds ts finishod to Leadville, ‘Trains will soon bo running luto the clty, ‘The Manitou branch of the Denver & Rio Grande Road Is now complete, and traluy are runuing to Munitow | : SIOUX CITY & DAKOTA. Hpsctat Dispatch to The Chicagg Tribunte Broux Oiry, Ia, July 20—Ata mecting of the stockholders of the Sloux City & Dakoty Road, held ut Yankton this morning, Messra, C.Q, Wicker, E. C, Lured, of Culcago, N, HL. Brags, of Buttle Creuk, Mich., and John I, Blair and D.C. Blur, of Riatratawn de Directors of the road, resigued, 8,8. Mer- rill, J, W. Carey, 2, Mf. Meyers, and W, 0. B4 y Van Horne, we first He q elected In their stead. The en were elected re- sie President, | nitd Srernry. 5% Merehant ant WM. Droviburs. of the okt were reunined, nari, The new Bourd are Milwaukes & St Paul stralglit. WILL FIGHT IT OUT. Bpectal Diepateh to The Chicago Tribune. Sr. Paut, Minn,, dttly 20,—A spectal from Huron, in Southern Vakota, to the Ploncer- Preas says: “There Is war tothe hilt he tween the Chicago & Northwestern and Mil waukee & St. Paul Railroad Compantes for the possession of the fertile section of Dakota, The contract lias heen let by the first-named Company for the bullding of a line from Huron up the James River towards Jamestown, and several hun- dred. inen nnd tenins abe now at work on ft, ‘The. track will be fald he- fore snow. fies to the crossings of the Hastings & Dakota branch of the Alllwaukee &St. Paw) due west from Ortonville 100 miles, and ninety miles north of Turon, From this point the latter, rond= intercepted them by putting a foree of praters on their line northward toward Jamestown.” PATIS & DANVILLE, Bpéctal Dispatch to The Chicugo Tritune, Srrxarin.y, UL, duly 20—Poyment will be mado here to-morrow for the Paris & Dan- villo Road, which was purchased o few months since by a syndiente headed by Charles Ridgely, of this elty, $2,000,000 af bonds aml coupons of the road belng sur- rendered fn payment. SETTLED, f Menrrns, Teun, July 20.—The contest be- tween the Louisville & Nashvitle Rallroad and Chicago, St. Lonis & New Orienns Rond wus compromised tony. and tixed rates for passengers were mutually agreed upon, the agents nevting here.to urrange matters, ITEMS. The Wabash people announced yesterday that they would be unable to open their Hnes for freight trafic Monday, owing to the non- completion of the temporary sheds to bo used for freight purposes, itis understood they will begin with passenger and freight buasl- ness Aug. 8 General jlataver Hickson, of the Grand Trunk Rullway, is expected in thiselty short- ly to make an tuspeetion of the Chicago d& Grand Trunk Road. Mr. Hickson woud have been here several days ago but he was taken iH at Port Huron and was unable to leave that place, It iy understood that he has sufticlently recovered to leave there for this city to«lny. John D, Brown, General Passenger Agent of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, nnd. Georke H, Daniels, General Sicket Agent of the Wabagh, were In consultation: yesterday In regard to the Knight ‘Templar business from Missourl, Kansas and ‘Texas. points to Chi- cago, the outeome whereof is understood to be that the Wabash will have to rim special tralns to accommodate the business. : The Just rail of the first twenty-inile-sec- tion of the Detroit, Mackinaw & Marquette Railway was laid Saturday. Ballasting will allbe completed this week, in expectation of a visit from and acceptance horities, ‘The road is well built, and its accep tance by the State will entitle the com: pany to a patent for about 300,000 acres of State swamp Innds. The second section of twenty miles is partly graded, and forty niles in. all will be completed atthe Mar- auctte énd the present year, and thirty-five niles at the Mackinaw ond. It{s reported that some of the stockhold- ers in the frentiay ivan Central Raflroad are about to tle a bill in equity aginst the Di. rectors to determine why all the earn lives of the rond shall not go into the General Fund for division with the regular dividends, ‘These parties claim that uow the Directors levise the use of the road to various trans- portation companies known as the Pennsyl- yanla ‘Transportation Company, the Star Line, Merchants’ Dispateh, ete, only putting Into the General Find the amount pald for the lense, while they belicve the Directors are faterested In the earnings of these enr- riers, and revelye profits that should go to the stuckholders, MICHIGAN LIQUOR-DEALERS. A Conventton at Lansing Yestorday— Reform In Licenke-Laws Demunded— Other Protection Called Kor, Speclat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune. Lansing, Mich, duly. 20.-—The Michigan Liuuor-Denlers’ Association, which was or- xanized in 1869, convened at Buel’s Opera. Mouse in this elty tetllay at noun. There were ubout 600 delegates present’ from the county and township organizations. ‘The Convention was called to order ME. Chamberlain, Chulrman of the entive Committee, In the absence of the President, George A, Doolittle. A letter wns read from that genticman stunting his tnability ta be present, satusel ing harmontous action, and expressing the wisi that ench dealer present identity hhnse! with thea — Asso- elution. by filutne it, A tem- Dory otganizatlon wes effected, and in ndditfon to the usual committees thers were three extra committees nppolnted to attend the various polltical conventions soon to be held, and ascertain whieh party. would hold out the best fndu in consideration of the support of the mation, At the aft- ernoon session the Committes on Permanent Orgunizutlun reported the name of Thomas G. Hawley for President, and Gen, Wii A. ‘Troop Permunent Secretary, both of De- trolt, ‘Lhe “nominations were confirmed with - enthusiasm, Mr. Mawley, In tuking the chalr, made quite an ex. tended speech, In whieh he presented the old argument agalust. interference with personal rlahts, ‘The Convention wis urged to support enndidates who wero favorable ton fair. Heense, and, in the event of tholr faiinre todo so, the passnge of a Prohibitory jaw by the nex! siatura was predicted. “The results of the Pronlbitory Jaw of 1874 in Massachusetts, and the License Iu of 1877 In that State, were Instanced as proving the superiority of tho leense system, Lengthy resolutions were then adopted, the gist of which ois as follows Denounelng — tanaties! and — oppressive legislation “against the liquor {uterests; that the clause $n tho so-called Polles lw re- quiring oppressive and, excessive bonds, and requiring bondsinen to reside within the xnine corporate tiits as the principal, should be repenled; that. the Inw making the Hquor- geller responsible for the evils, of drunken- ess should be abolished, also the present. statute fixing such heavy fie and smprison- mont; Giatan unequal mount of internal Teventte tux, being 65 per cent of the whole, or $63,000,000, Is wal by, tite dealers; that’ the Iquor “trade should reevive’ the protection of the State on Account of thy revenue derived therefrom, the money Repti elreulation, the Inbor em- ployed, and the agricultural products con- sunedl, and that the proposed amonduent to the State Constitution confiscating Manors and property f4 shameful attempt to tegel- Ize fathers under the forms of law; that “We will sunport only such candidates for Governor aud) Lientenant-Governar and for members of the Legislature as ure dn favor of remoting the obnoxious features of the pres- ong Liquor Jaw."" ‘Tho’ resolutlons were adopted with three cheers aud atiger ‘The Comnnittes on Mnanee reported $27,000 on hand, and atter several speeches in support of the platform the Convention adjourned, ———— Dr. Tanner Outdono by a Hog, Corre, UL, duly 2—Kditor SL Leute Reptib- Means Wo bi Al been wa ou with vurlous degrees of interest tho faat of Dr, Tanner, but there hus lately come te ight in onr vicinity a cage thut disvounts thelDoctor twoto onc, Beven months nye a straw shed belowziig to Jobn Pate tenion fell down on some hogs, turkeys, und ehickons, which of course all would suppose would bo killed. or div of starvation or want of alr, A ahort thuo elnce dir, Pattoraon was rue moving some of tho straw, when, to bis ovlon- Ishmont, on of tho hows wus found to be atitl allve, but, wa muy bo supposed, very thin jn fosh, ‘The hog would weigh ut the time of Ite inuarcerution ubout 2) pounds, but en cain out of tho straw ft was notblog but slcin wt boned, In fact, i¢ did not resemble a hog very much, but looked like some bideous monster, ‘Tho above ty true. A Dog Story ore ‘oll angse * Datrott Frese Pre 1.8. Lapham hus owned a canary-blrd and at mall our dog about threo yeurs. ‘Tho two pets have, in fact, known each orhor Inti ML thelr'ilves, and they have bees ott Hicommonly cordial terms, considering te nidical ciiferenco In thoir respective natures. On Wednesday last 2 bird cxcuped trom Its cao, and Very Koon Aftorwurd thy doy diuappeurud. When Mr, Lup. bam opencd bis front door peetaritay minraing, shore wood the dog, with the traanut canary in ite niouth, Homurkable us tt ly, the bird wag allye, and {t now occuplos its old quartons, not purtios ularly *ebipper, 4 4a true, but atilt iu pasaably good health, ot nfs Ciwanse, whiten, and beautify the akin with Cuticura dydiciuul Tyllot Boa, by the State” Haqnor | A TOTAL WRECK. The Lycoming Fire Insurance Company at Last Strikes. a Snag, Owing to the Incompetency of the Men Who Man- aged It. The Mutual. Policyholders Un- able to Meet the Heavy Burdens. The Hopeless Insolyency of the Compa- ny Vurposely Suppressed by Its OMcers. It Is Finally Brought to Light by the In- vestigations of a Committee, Speclat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Pmvavenrura; July 20.—A more complete wreek than that of the Lycoming Fire-Insur- ance Company .it would be hard to find even in New York, and its utter ruin Is due solely to the Incompetency of ofllcials whose stand- ard of financial Integrity, while high enough to prevent them from adding to thelr very moderate Income from the Company, was still low enough to allow of thelr presenting to the Insurance Commissioner of this State f statement so utterly at variance with actual facts as to form an excellent foundation for erlininal prosecution; and yet the wreck Is only the inevitable result of trying todos cash bustness with heavy expenses upon paper enpltal. . ‘The Lycoming Fire-Insurance Company Is focated in Muncy, a Httle interfor town Inthe northern part of the State, on the Philadel- phia & Erie Railroad, It was Incorporated In March, 1810, and began business In tho following month, For twenty years {t had a prosperots existence as a mutual company, until, on the Ist of May, 1861, a supplement to the churter was passed authorizing it to do business on the cash plan os well. The premiuinsarising from cash iusurance were to be puld Into a common treasury, FROM WHICH ALL LQSKES AND EXPENSES were necessarily to be met. But, the Inst pulictes not belng liablo to assessments, ull deficiencies In income wust be supplied by assessment upon the notes of riutual policy- holders. ‘The Company branched out into4 an extensive agency business all over tho country, and all went well for awhile until the Chicage fire entailed a loss of $500,000, From thdt thue the Company pwas regarded with suspicion by conservative State Insur- ance Departments, and was soon prohibited from doing business in Massachusetts. Thoy still continued doing business, elsewhere In the United Stutes, aud at the beginning of the present year had w large amount at risk In. the State of New York and all over the West, but the business had been done at a heavy loss, all of which, by the terms of the supplement to the churter, fell upon the mutual insured. A special committee of the policyholders, who inde an investigation on the Mth, 16th, and 16th of the current month, made a cal- culation of the results from the ist of Jan- uury, 1875, to ist-of January, 1880, which showed that the gross premiums received during these five yoars for cash risks Aniwunted to $2,450,385, at a total cost of $1,147,571, leaving $1,321,705 as. . TUE NET INCOME. from cash polleles, but the loss on such poll- cles during the five years was $1,553,270, muking the actual net loss to tho Company on the business $231,505, or about $45,000 0 year, all of which had to be met by assess- nents on the mutual policyholders. ‘ The close of the yenr 1879 found the Company completely and hopelesly in- solvent, but the ofticers doctored thelr state- Inent so as to show o surplus of $i4460, though even upon that showing the net umountof unpaid losses, to say nothing of the unearned premiums, wis greater than the cash assets. The first- question of the Exnnining Committees of the pol- leyhotders | of Centre County was of the statement - sworn aut as vorrect on the Bist of December lust, Ine cluding outstanding acceptances, and they were told that It Included none of them, and the officers frankly admitted that the out- standing acceptances, to an amount threo thinnes'as great asthe nominal surplus, had Leen suppressed for the very good reason that if they were Included in the statement the Company would have been shut out of every State In the Union. “ Therefore,” say the Committee, “ the anuual revort is wholly incorrect and unreliable so far as it purports tu show the HMabilities of the Company on that day.” THE COMMITTER FOUND on the other hand, that allowing the Com- pany eredit for all gets In hind availabla for the payment of debts and tosses it was fe arrenr om the ist of January St06,3ss, to which the net defelt must be ndded, the incurred since: amounting to $251,603, with sundry Items, making a total deficit on the ‘Ath ol auly of SOL. In this total no allowancy hus been made for future losses or expenses on the cost of canceling polleles, Upon such showing as this it Is not at all ro- murkablo that) the Committea —recoine mended the closing up of the Com- pony’s affairs us quickly nnd as eco- nonileally as possible; but the followlius oxtract hus the tlivor of novelty, “We teel itdue to thenrto say that we found nothing whieh fnidicuted anything lmproper or erroncous tn the accounts of the ollcers; and yet, while we belleye them to be men of ine legrity, wo cannot but condemn thelr action in concealing the true condition of the Com- pany fairs tn thelr annual report to tho ysurnnece Departiverit.? ‘Tho highest salary pald to the ‘afiicers of this remarkable Company. was $5,000 to the Assistant Secretary, the Secretary bola pald 50 cents on each pal ley, . WHILE THE THEASUREN WAR PAID $3,000, the Assistant Seeretary $3,600, ‘and olght clerks an average of less, thin SO, ‘The President received the muniticent sun of $400, from which it $s presumed that he was not required to Know much about the Company. ‘Tho Company had tn forces at tho begining of the year risks to the amount of $51,057,550, of which $2,872,5% were cash risks. ‘Co support these, on Feb, 25, the Company had tuasots pungutitlng to SU16,29, ‘Chon cane the Milton fre, in whic! he Company fost, $00,000, and a stutement was presented to the ard of Directors showing assets of $100,880, of which — $36,16) wer naseasments colfectable, the cash ossets being Jess than $20,000, Agitinst this woro $108,770 of losses dug and unpald, and $130,- 253 outstanding aeeeptinces, in addition to “$1,100 niseollaneous bills unpald, A meating of mutusl polley-holders has been entled’ for the bth of August nt the Court-Honse hi Bellefonte, Contry County, at which there ds kely to bo some very plafn talle about Urls method of ole business, Puapenvina, July 20—The Lycoming Insurances Company will probably go into Mquidation, ee ‘ A Stray Crocodile. Iumdon Telegraph, * Soma dix woeks axon lively young crocodile coutrived one night to offced tts excupe front dosopha Cholkowa's thaveling meuagerio, then exhibiting at Kuschwands, and, all the otforts ery tu disoouvor ite hiding-plave la the nuigh> ring Looks und ponds proving frultless, ite proprittevsd, after tiree days’ sunreb, guye it up da Itretriovubly lost, and departed on her further professional rounds, A month biter tho smith of Sutra a village not far from Kuschwarda, wie strolling home toward eventig through tho rain when he suddenly eapled, lytog inv huge puddle on the highrouwl, what he nt fist took to bon drunken man, prodtrate and helploss, Upon wading inte the mid, with the churititle mton- Hon of extricatiug tho recumbent one frou so tmilry wn bed, he piioelved to bis astonishuent that the object of his solloitude was tho miaalog: erovallle. Nothing daunted, he fustened a rope around tho gauriuu's scaly body behind Its shoulders, and Jed ft glows until be met a cart, into which, with the assiatanoy of thy driver, bo manuyed to Uft it, Tho crocodile mado no re~ pistance, but followed its captor us weekly as theugh ft wud boon a tame dog ted tow strlog.- On subseuucnt cxamination it was found tu, ‘ havo Increased in size and welght du spell of flberty, and to be, Tor neon ae cellent health and epirits. What (thad fed upon, while ronming about the Gountry and how tt had kept outthe cold during the ehlfly bights of May and June, are stilt inysteries to [tx owner, who has Josfully recovered poxseasion of her truant. SS HOW HE GOT AWAY, A_Moy Carricd Of by Gypsica Two Years Ago Succcedn in Eecaping from tho Hand—A Stather Romantic Tale, Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, - Wasuinatox, D. C., July 20.—A strange ease of kidnapping was brought to light this morning, A white youth, who gave his name as Samuel Wright, applied at a police station Inst night for lodgings. This morne Ing, upon being questloned before the Mayor ns to his former Ufe, he stated that he was the son of o former residing In Chesterfield, County, Virginia, not far fron Manchester; that he at one time resided In that villages that about two years since, while he waa {n the neighborhood of Iichmond College, on the outskirts of the City of Richmond, he was seized by several Gypsies, who were en= cumped near by, and placed inn wagon and his limbs tied, after which ho was carried off with theband. He further stutes that for the past two years ho has traveled in varlous localities with Gypsies, and has been compelled to work for members of the band, but that during that time no opportunity of eseapu presented Itself until a few days since, when he avalled hiinself of the opportunity. Ale says that the band Is encamped on n place culled Pacosin Island, about fifty miles from tis chy. ‘The manner of his escape from his enptors, as n by him, is in substunes that he was ordered by members of the bane to proceed from the Island to the main land ina small boat on an errand, when he deter- lntned ty make an effort to escape. He abane doned the boat and made hls any, ton pinca- of which he knew nothing, where he obtained, passage to Portstouth on the schooner’ Pryor, Upon being questioned, he’ gave the haunes of several people who reside fn Mane chester, ‘The Mayor has telegraphed to the. Richmond authorities to nscertain if tho. voy’s statement is correct; If su, an expedie. tion will start immediately for the scene of? the Gypsy cittnp, which is supposed to be on one Of the strenins emptying Into the Chesa- peaky Bay on the western site, The boy says that ho Is now years of ange. He Is very tall, and is niuch ‘sunburned. Lis ap- pearance denotes hard usage, LAKE BLUEF, Chaplain’ MeCabe to Take Charge of. tho Camp-Mecting Exerciacs, From the present cheerful aspect of things the managers of the camp-meeting ore not backward Jn predicting the most successful serles of revival mectings in the history of the Lake Bluff Association. Lust year thera was an evident inck of speakers eompetent to arouse the active enthusiasm which often crops out ut these annual love-feasts. The result was thot very few conversions were mude, and although thers were large crowds of people present. during the meeting the pastors und elders were i a measure dis Inted by thelr luck of success bringing oo stiners to God. In cast- ing about for+a person to lead this year’s exercises; x happy choice was made,— at least that ly the Spinto of many of the leading Methodist divines. The serylces of Chaplain MeCabe were secured, and: it is eontidently hoped that during the next ten days the carnest effuris of this well-known evangellst will vesult In an old-fashioned, revival. Mr. MeCube possesses ina marked degres the reyuisits of the true evangellst. He jg not only an ble and eloquent ex- pounder of the Scriptures, but is alsu pos- sessed of a inelodious vole In revival meetings the power of musie cannot by‘ too highly valued, aud Mr, MeCabe sings with a tervor seldom equaled by men in his pro- fession, Grand resuity are expected under his leadership. YESTERDAY'S EXERCI6ES began at 9 o'clock, at which hour the Rey, John Williauson led a Bible reading. ‘The hour was passed In commenting upon chosen, passages of the Book, the attendances being fair. President Peek, of Wedding College, had been announced to yee eh at 10:0 0. in., but was utuvoldubly ei away, At the hour named, after an earnest proyer by the Rev, W.G. Witting, the Rev. Rufus i sucker, uf Upper, lowa Conference, preached whut could hardly be termed a seruion, vi, wore proper! + speaking, an exhortatlon, The speaker based hls remarks upon part of the selghtweth verse of. 1. Jolin, chap, iv, “Pere tect love custethe out fear’ ‘The spenke er osald the = proper time tu Ine euteate Christian doctrine was when children were growing up to yeurs of ma- turity.. They should be approached while the tender memories of parents wore fresh aud green in thelr hearts, and although Christian Instruction was absolutely de mmanted, tho speaker could not Inderse-ove work, Physical health ought to be fostered, and the growing generation should not be sullowed to waste the power and energies which God had given dt. In the conversion of 4 sinner personal expertence of Christ was inunifested, and to convert. those who lind not yet found the blessed Influence of tha Redeemer should be the constant endeavor of ull botlovers, CHAPLAIN CANE then in unmistakable language told the aud!- ence what hy should expect them toda, Ie suid personal solicitation was necessary. Le. wanted in ary of 100 Christian workers who would go ‘among the crowd and plead with sinners to come to Jesus. With such uno unny a glorious victory could be won, and sul he: " £ shall net nsk you-to perform aay servico that L will not mygolf cheerfully perform. ‘The wudience, under tho leadership of Sirs, Clark Wilson, then sung several snered selec tlons from “Joy to the World,” after whieh the meating dispersed. in at 3 o’clock ‘The after in the Clark-Street ‘Tabermely with a suctal nieeting, Chaplain MeCabe leading. After congregational singing, and av solo. by Mrs, Wilson, dir, McCabe sald, “Let us think of the eflexey of prayer and the certainty that God auswers our supplications,” Ie then seve to various persons tn the audience the task of finding eertuln passages of Scripture bearlng upon the subject, ¥ Mow the reading of the Bible refer ences, the Rev. TC, Clendenning referred to the depth of Christ's love, nud called upon avoryone present to exercie wl thelr Ine dlueniee over frlends upon the ground and elsewhere, to the und’ that those who lad already found God might be strongthoned = aud unbelievers brought to seg the error of tholr way rs. Jennle ¥, Witlog thon ledin prayer, and was fol- Tow ne Elder Willmy, the Rev. klns, andl othars. xeueral throughout the audience, yet there were none of the wonderful demonstrations of religious fervor which nre go often wit- neased upon such acensions, Before the close of the meeting, Mr, McCabe requested all who had friends or relatives for whom thoy desired prayers, to make known the fact. There were several responses, and, wfter a service of song, the congregation dis- * persed, in the eventing the Rey, S, Mf. Davis, pastor of Jackson Street Chureh, St. Paul, Min, preached ton large audience in te ‘Tabers Tats inoralne at 9 o'clock Dr, Williamson, WH asada tead'a Bible reading. At 10230 the Rev. TC, Clondenning will preach. in the afternoon Chaplain MeCabe will conduct a “soclal nectliys,” aud the evening suryices Aillcoualat of 4 surmon by. tho Rey, . Junin, » Bishop Fallows, of the Reformed Eptsco- Lint Church, will preach fn the ‘aburnucle Sunday imoruluig. ——___. 2 8 Irish Porter. ‘The porter trade, the largest buginess in Tre- land, thriving. ‘Tho quantity exported to Ene ylaud iy 10 per Cont iuora thun in 18i¥, More than balf wumes from Guinness, —————— Papillon cures salt rheum and scrofula, eee TL ee MAVERLY’S THEATRE, JIL HAVEMLY, Manayer aud Proprietor PrwiLL OPEN, THOROUGHLY RENOVATED, MONDAY NIUIT, AUG, % WITH A.M, PALMER'S UNION SQUARE COMPANY, In thotr Grewt New York Vramatio Success, FRENCH FLATS. Tox Bneot fow open to socure seats at rogular prices, a und B : ‘watingw Prices Ti, wud 33 ota. H BLUE. + INDIGO BLUE,| BECAME ey, y