Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 15, 1881, Page 3

NEW YORK. Dun, Wiman & Co.’s Com- mercial Report for the Year 1880, ratifying Comparison with the Busiuess Wreekngo of Pro- yious Yoars, Tho Failures of 1880 Numbered 4,736, with Liabilities of $65,752,000. [n 1878 There Were 10,478 Fail- ures, with Liabilities of $234,383,000 A Warning, However, in the Start- ling Failures of November and December. An Exhaustive Statement Re- garding Cotton Made by Bradstreet. The Acreage Much Larger, but the Yield Smaller than in - 1879, Jegal Formalities Attending the Congoll- dation of Enormous Telegraphic Tuterests. A Steady Tone Kooping Stocks at Their Present High PricesThe i Figures. : FAILURES. * STATISTICAL COMPANISONA. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonk, Jan. 14.—The number and na- ture of the failures of the past year show, more than almost anything else, the great prosperity which has come upon the business- mien of this country. Dun, Wiman & Co,, in tholr annual report, give o comparative table by which t¢ appears that siuco 1875 the tu- bilitles of merchants falling have constantly decrensed, excapt In 1878, and that since the trisls in 1878 the decrease in Nuabliities hay been such as to warrant the prediction that the country has ontered upon a course of prosperity such as it has # NEVER ENJOYED BEFORE THIS, The tables presented fn the report are in- teresting. In 1875 there were 7,740 failures, representing a gross linbility of $201,080,000, In 1876 the number of fallures had tn- creased «to 69,032, but tho Iidilities were onty §191,117,009, In 1877 the fallures numbored 4,873, with liabilities of $190,600,000, Inn 1878 the fatlures amounted to 10,478, with Ilabilities to tho extent of $231,- 88,000, In 1879 good times begun, and the record shows only 0,058 failures, the total ‘Qabilities .baing only $03,140,000; while in Othe falfures wore reduced to 4,735 and @ abilities to $65,752,000, ‘This shows that, du the country at largo THE BETTER SYSTEM OF ECONOMY which is beginning to prevail augurs a fur ther docline in the numbor of failures for the ensuing year. The decline sfico 1870 § 1,923 failures, while the — fall- jog off in abilities Is about 97,000,000. - Wile the comparison of lust Year with the preceding one ts extremely favorable, showing au finprovement equal to @ per ceut in the number of failures, aud a fing in-losses by bad debts In the same Proportion, the compurison of 1880 with 1878 Ss atlll more remurkable, In 1878 thofallures Runbered 10,478, whity {un 1880 they num- ered only 4,735, equivalent to nearly GO por cent, But in tho amount of Nabilltles THE CHANGY FOR TI BETTE is oven greater, ror In 1878 the indobtedness of those who falled was $24,000,000, aguinst 865,700,000 in 1880, Jn the United States 640,823 persons are In business, and of this number 4,735 have fulled duting the Inst year, representing Nabillties Mnounting to $05,752,000, or an average of 813.88 per oman, In the Enstern Bites one firm out of 118 has failed. the Middle States one out of every 101; in tho Southerh States, one out of every 181; in tho Westurn States, one out of €very 235; and fn the Pacilic Stutes, onv out of overy 7. In the Dominion of Canada 57,100 firms are represented, and 907 failed in 1880,—the percentaga Ing one in overy sixty-three, In the ‘Untted States in 1876 evory sixty-ninth man SUccumbed; in 1877, gvery seventy-third man; 4n 1878, overy sixty-fourth man; in 187), every 108th man; while in 1880t was only tat Than in evary 158 men whe laid down his THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION $f the fallures Is set down as follows: In the lem States in 1880 there wero ¥2 faltures, ‘Nabliities, $0,160,117; Mlddle Stales, 1473 failures, Nabilities, $33,958,202, Southern States, 835 fallures, Itnbilltics, $8,- 8134195 Western States, 1,171 follures, Habil- Mes, GU,610,410; Pacific States and ‘Terrl- lorles, ss fullures, Iabilities, $5,005,720, ‘The Teport for the Western States In detail is ag {olla was a. {25 No. of fail- Lia Malness, vee bilities, iss -§ Lead 8 S143 Fe Ertg oL 480,63 it ‘G00, Fg 4a ud BSU,019 The Total Woatern States.1,171 $11,010,410 wh Ir is A vacr th Ich inay be pregnant with warning that ¢ fallures In the last sixty days of the your, have hot only been numerous, but une Uiuatly ‘igalt Important and significant. dificult to reconcile somv of Vtoa Tecent disasters = with the toerous condition which ta supposed shies thongh some of theso fallures Insy male ounted for by o departure trom legitl- Pr business principles and by undertaking prodenet the control of the market for large When, Sulli"“disastors ure nunterous “uch-seomn almost uuaccountable in the Seuut Prosperous condition of things. In ies tatnectlon the recent events which have ted Call for gr, THE SOUTHERN sTATES tettor iattention. ‘The casnaltles in the In- humer wns inthat section have been very othe and very startling, and jobbers ers who have large Interests there thant nln to feel an apprehension which Haw of Jn consduanee with the extstlig Tent lngs elvawhere, “The causes of the Dt failures in this direction are are sup- bad wenn P? Overstocking in autuinn, the Geo, saber whieh has pervaded o large ate the stow delivery and reallzation of “a. crop in consequence. In tho Surthwest, and in the Middle States 49 occu Ure uot xo numerous, but when they Y ure very slguificant in charac- Rk OT 8 - and logs to cotton In tho fields, 4 ter, and very much caloutated to disturb the } from the rivers tributary ta those ports by happy frame of mind which tho year under f reason of higher stage of water and conse | price shares, reviow has created. TIE CONSOLIDATION, PUTTING IT IN LEGAL AUAPH, Speetul Dispatch to The Chteage Tribunes Naw Yount, Jan. 14.—The telegraph boom on the Stock Exchange subsided mnterinily to-day, and the great buoyaucy of yesterday gave piace to depresston and: lower prices, ‘There ts nothing poditively known in regard to the consolidation scheme, although » number of rumors were afloat this morning. It is announced that the memorandum agreed to by the Committees of the Western Union and the American Union fs now In the hands of ablo lawyers who are putting it Into legal shnpo preparatory to action In the matter by the respective Boards of Directors before attbmiltting it to the stockholders, ‘There aro undoubtedly among the details to bo ar ranged . SOM, IMPORTANT QUESTIONS, such as the valuation of assets, the outstand- ing contracts of one of the companies, and other things, which will require more or less considoration and discussing before their final adjustment. ‘Told maxim that Hise tory repeats itycif’? will be agaln exemplilied in the shape of liitehes In this consolidation business, or at least street rumors of such trifting impediments, Tho fact of the matter is, that the magnitude of this scheme affords such a wide field for intermediate fluctua- tions and the process so-called of “SNLKING TIE STREET,” rendored by itso feasible, it is hardly to bo expected that tho matter will bo arriwnged with that haste which tho public, now on tho bull side of the telegraph speculation, natu- rally desire, On the upward speculation enormous losses were Inflicted upon those operating on the short side, and to-day the same thing was repeated, but on asmuller scale, on those operating for the bull ac- count on the basis of the high prices of yes- sorday, Already the street has been treat- ed to RUMONS OF A ITCH, and hence the decline to-day, Although there is no doubt that the consolidation will be carried into effect, It Is provable that about two months will clapse before the three companies can be concentrated under one management, At least 2 month will be occupled in settling the dvtallsof the con- tract and In submitting the same In legal form to a vote of the stockholders, The con- tract bas been signed. Another month will be required to reorganize the working force of the consolldnted curporntions, . COTTON, THE CHOP A SUORT ONE. Speetat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuns, New Yont, Jan.14.—Bradstreet’s linus made a widely-extended investigation of the extent. of tho pregent cotton crop and its movement, which ts a matter of great Interest on both sides of the Atlantic, ind thesubject of inuch weneral conjecture. Opinions have differed widely os to the final result of the- crop, tho general estimate varying as muchas a half- iuiltion bates, The area under cultivation has been lnrgely In. excess of that of any previous crop, which has added grent- ly to tho difileuity of procuring exact information, but the paper In ques- tion sent out carefully-worded inquiries to reliable corresponilents in every purt of tho cotton belt, and their reports embracing the larger portion of cach of tha cottun-grow- ing States, supplomented by telegraphic ad- vices are carefully summarized and -to bo made public to-morrow. ‘Tho widely-oxtend- ed investigutions ot Bradstreet’s led to tho following conclusion: First, the acreage has BEEN MATEMALLY INCREASED since last season in nearly every part of the cotton section, It has been generally under- estimated. Was undoubtedly 1,500,000 acres Inst season, and tho Increase this season has been probably 10 per cent, making the nere- age of tho present crop about 16,500,000 acres, which fs 8,000,000 neres more than the esthinate of the United States Agricultural Bureau, Second, the weachor and crop con- ditlons were genurally favorable throughout the cotton belt up toabout Nov. 1, tho indl- cations at that thno polnting toa very large yleld, Since Noy. 1 tho WEATHER HAS BEEN EXTREMELY UNFAVOR- ABLE, In the Atlantic States, howover, the crop wns early, and picking had made such progress that tha loss.by bad wenther was not material, Killlug frosts appeared carly in November, putting a stop to all growth and’ cuttlng short the late, or top crop,” which, when frost {s deferred until late, udus materially to the crop, It 1s believed the top crop of lust season, resulting from the un- usually mild fall and late frost, Increased the Yleld at least $00,000 bales, In ‘Texas, Ala-_ bama, Misalssippl, Loulsiaua, Arkansas, and ‘Tennessee, incessant rains, together with snow, sleet, and very cold weather have serl- ouslyrotarded pleking and caused much injury On the low grounds somo cotton has been submerged and cutirely lost, Throughout all this sec- tlon considerable of thu crop ig still un- picked. ‘The larger portion will yet bo saved, Dut much of ft will bo . INFENION IN. QUALITY owlng to the damage by the weather and the carelesness with which it will be handled in the hurry to prepare Jt for market caused by the near approach of the time for commenc- Sng work for the new crop. Third, as a rule, labor has been adequate in tho Atlantic States and insulticient (espec- Jally at picking time) In Texas and the Mls- slusippl Valloy, it has been moderately ef- helent aud is thought to be improving in that respect, Fourth, tho Indications point toacrop of about 5,000,000 bales, distributed as follows; North Carolina and Virgina. Bouth Carolla oe POunosacd.eye,, TOtal CrOPsssserssrrerssccessses vereeee Sy887,000 Add the portion of last season’s crop which wag not sent from the plantations till after the beghuning or the present crop-year (usthnated at from 50,000 to 75,000 bales) say 50,000, Estimated total rocelpts for the sea- son, 5,037,000, - ’ In explanation of the large yield assigned to Virginia ant North Carulina, athorough Investigation of reports trom sixty-five cot- ton-growing countics of North Carollua sat isfies Bradstroet’s that the cotton AOKEAGH OF THAT STATE for this season bys beon underestimated at Jenst 250,000 acres,“ ‘Ihe season theru has bean # remarkably favorable one, and the exceas‘in acrengo: will readily account for our large esthuate of production, Estimates made In several ways tend” te convince the above paper of- the aubstantlal accuracy of tho revulty seached by Its correspondents, Recelpta ut the ports tu Dee, 81, 3,447,000 bales; port recelpts for balance of the say son, taklug the uvurage of te past three seasons, 1,834,000; receipts, Jan, 1 to Aug. 81, 1880, 1,830,000; Jan. 1 to Aug, 31, 1870, 1,800,- 000; Jan. 1 to Aug, 81, 1878, 1,843,000; average of the three seasons, 1,824,000; vyerland movement and Southern consumption for the season, estimated samo as last year, 784,000; uiakiug u crop uf 6,005,000, ‘This allows for a loss in recelpts for the balance of the sea- gon of 64,000 bales, ‘The crop uf 1877-73 was 4,774,000, andl that of 187370 was 6,074,000 bales, ‘Tho lowest estimate of the present crop lg 5,600,000 bales,. ‘here should.be as much <of, the presun{ crop yet oun- marketed us thore . was - at tho corresponding timo of the year of crops which were certalnty 426,000 and 726,000 bales snalier, Tho excess of recolpts over last scason ut New Orleaus and Mobile quenteartier navigation (estlinated up to Jan, tat between $5,000 and ‘100,000 bales) is probably fully offset by tho Inrger quantity pf cotton kept back this season on account of the +: ‘ nAD G of the country rons Inelemeney of the weather. ‘There tga small diminution (about 28,000 hates) tn fife stock hold. at in- terlor towns on Suc, Bt, aud In the extent of receipts of those towns lo that, dae, bales) compared Witt last yenr. It fy not. probable that the vo! une of -receipts heres after will be affected Dy the earlier mpve- nent thts season of thé cotton from tha Red, Ounehita, Arkansas, and other rivers, On Dee, 31, 2,745,517 ‘bales of tho present crop lind reached thy, detivery ports or been shipped overland to Northern mitls, ete. As compared with tho (rst funr months of Inst season, there was an Inerense In recelpis at Gult ports of 4 bales;. an inersase nt South Atlante ports of 341,695 batess 1 de- crease at North Aulantle purts of 78,035 bales; an tncrense at all ports of $12,017 baleas a de- crense in tho gverland shipments of 53,105 bales; @ net Increase of cottun in sight of 255,013 bates, ‘Lhe crop of 1870-'s0 was 5,701,- 252 bales, and, stionld none of the above in- crease of 255,112 bales be lost, the present crop would bo 9,017,164 bales,—an excess of 80,000 bales over our estimate, Notwith- atunding the imfhense receipts at the ports tls season,—312,000 bales in excess of )nst year's (which were the largest recorded up to thut time),—they ninst have been GREATLY DIMINISIIED by tho bad condition of the roads, From the Ist to tho 14th of Jantary, Inelusive, the port reclpts had fallen off about $4,000 bates, cm. pared with the same tine last yer, Taking Into necount the guod state of the country ronds then and thelr wretched condition now, and the recent severe weather, It sitr- prises us that the talllng-olf tu recelpta: ling Hot been much greater, With so much cotton still tn the flelds, the. final out-tunn of, the crop must tlepend yery much spon the wenthor hereafter, It 1s not In the natureot things that It should always be bad, Fifth—Last year Eastern splaners bought very larxely early tn the season, taki from the ports and overland by railroads, from Supt. Lto Jan, 1, 015,101 bales, Up to this time this season they have taken 839,017 bates, ‘There is every reason to belleve that tlils deficit of 74,087 bates In thelr takings will be more than made up tater in the -sva- son, for thelr consumption will probably be at least 100,000 bales inn exeess of Just year. Sixth—In thelrestimutes no account istaken of cotton grown in the Indian Territory and in some of the aguthern countfesof Missourl. Not much of this finds its way to imarket. About 15,000 bales are grown In enchof these sections, MRS. BENGMAN. SHE AGAIN DESERTS NER NOME AND Tre LOCATES AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS IN NEW York, Speciat Inspatch to The Chicago Tribune. + New York, Jan, 14.—Early yesterday morn- Ing a earrlage drove up to the Pollee Head- auarters, Many trunks were on the outside, cand Mrs, Eliza Berginan, the eccentric Phila- delphia bride, wag within. She seemed in excellent lutmor as she quit. the carriage and. ran up-stalrs to Matron Webb's rooms, On last Saturday evening Mrs, Bergnian loft headquarters with the avewed intention never to return. Sho kad made up her mind to settle down quictly in her own homestead In Philadelphia. with her mother, Shoe seamed penitent, also, and apparently re rotted tho course she had adopted; aud alt her friends congratulated her, on having re- covered from her strange malady. ‘heir congratulations, however, were mada too soon, fur once more the lite Indy is at Polles Headquarters, Her aparjment had not boen changed since her duparture, Everything had been left Just ay it ad been on hist urday, and as if she had been ont fob a walle, | ‘Tho Matron understands te” youirg tadyts! iiind better than most others, for sie had hinted that Mrs, Bergman would not sojourn Jong In Pllludelphia, HER RETURN was occasioned by her relutives’ desire for a reconellintion with her husband, At first Mrs, Bergman, on her arrival at hermothor's home, remained very quiet; but after a while she began to pine for freedom. She was closely watched, Her every movement was noticed by some follower, and this trritated her to such an oxtent that she expostulnted with her mother. Angry words followed, The daughter refused to comply with the mother’s requests, and expressad her deter- mination to rebel against her.authority, and Jeavo her. Mrs, Swaln then endeavored to persuade her wayward child to return to her husband. She volnted out tho ‘folly of her actions, and what would bo the result of her footish cnprices, ‘fo these words of ndvico the young woman, however, turned a deat ear, and, fleeing from the room, ordered her trunks packed for departure, There was no other meoting between motherand daughter, The former retired to her room iu tears, while tho Iatter proceeded to get ready for the Journoy, What futuro-coursa this strange charactor will now pursue isa mystery, She ts but-17 years of age, with a handsome Income, that next year will: bo increased to $25,000 annu- ally. She is now solo mistress of heractions, as both mother ‘and husband refuse to act any further In tho matter, Tho latter fg greatly grieved at her surprising condtct, for before marringe she was of x retiring nature, and seems to havechanged suddenly, STOCKS, - THE MARKET BUOYANT, + Apectal Disvatch to The Chicayo Tribune, New Your, Jan. 14.—Great * activity throughout, considerable strength and buuy- ancy in the general Hat, and weakness In the tolegraph stucks were the chiuractoristics of the early market, ‘There was evidently deep-seated distrust In the minds of operpt- ors os to tho real intentionsof the great magnates as to tho consolidation scheme, ‘There was great buoyancy this morning hl the Paeltic shares, trunk lines, Grangot stocks, and Southwestern shares, and pricks | Advanced t to 534, with great activity in tha leading stocks, ‘Thia condition of the rall- way speculation. formed a striking ‘contrast to the denlings in’ the telegraph shares, Unlop and Central Paeifle took an upward turn, which'impetus was received from large purchases, uttributed in part for THY ACCOUNT OV MIt, VANDENDILT, 2 Tlie Northorn Pacltla shares were méro active, ant advanced, both here and In Plillae delphin,—the connnon rising to 834 and "thd preforred to 0534. ‘The large land salesof the Company are steadily reducing the volume of preferred stock, and a movement is! on: foot to place tho slinres on tho London Stock Exohange, Among the trunk hues Coiada Southern was the great feature, ‘making an advance of 13 points todlay, the rise being predicated npon reports to tho effect’ thit the Property {s to bu lvased on advantagious ternts to the New York” Central, "Pho buy- ing of Union Pacific ts equally confident and strong. Wabash shows, strong"iund steady buying, and St, Paul aypeurs to'Jiave thor oughly ga aa ee FRIGUTENED THE ‘SHOUT INTEREST.” + Hannibal & St, Joseph la'belng bought fora. considerublo rise, ant Vile ‘continues to bo woll’ supported, = Lak¢" short, New York Central, and Sichlgun Centra! also rose, The Grangers were conspictous in the upward movement, -Anong theSouthwestorn shares Tron Mountain, Kansas & ‘Texas, and Alton & Terre Haute were cousplouous. ‘The coal stocks were buoyant. .4t the second call there was a renction of 3f to 3 under s-les to reallze profits, but the decline was, recovered, Speculation In telegraph: shares was firiner this afternoon, but the dealings were com- paratively ‘small, and the jntorest, centered chictly iy tho trunk lines, Central and Union ite | nite Jong, Paelfe, the Grangers and some of the low + RAYLROAD NONDS WENE ACTIVE ant! generally buoyant, ‘The feature was the activity and wide fluctuations in the Iron Mountain issites, in which an enormous busl- ness was ‘tone, ‘The firats and seconds of those bonds were merely tirm at M8t¢ and 110, but the first preferred incomes rose from $Y ta 08, reacted to 9557, and recovered to Ur: white second do sold up from 793% to 8734, reacted to 8544, and rallied to 87, witha late sate nt 66%. A, curlosity In thé dealings inorallroad bonds to-day was the opening of Ohio & Mississipp! seconds 3¢ per cent Nigher, at 12334, with the next sale at 124, and the next Inunediately afterwards at 123, Minneapolis & ‘St. Louls firsts closed at 116 yesterday, opened to-diy at 118, and the next sale was nguin at 11%, Eris new seconds rose from 1005 tu 1019%, aud reacted to 10124, Kansas & ‘Texas seconds rose from 77 to 83%, nud Rome & Watertown consols from $394 Lo 85. At tha New York Mining Board during the first two calls the business was Nght and the CHANGES UNIMPORTANT. Little Pittsburg advaneed, to 255, Dunder- berg to 110, and Ilberntla te 125. At tho American Board the principal business was in Boston Consolidated and Hibernia, in nelther of which was there any Smportant finetuntions in prices. It ts sold that thera {s considerable belict {n another. upward inovement in Erie com- mon this week, aud i le CLAIMED THAT Mit, GOULD 18, IN IT, The talk 1s 55, and It is reported that the Wa- bash Paclfic Railway Company has Just con- eluded an tinportant freight contract with the Erle Road for aterm of years, ‘The Erle Company {gs to have the benolit of all tho Wabash traMc over the Great Western Rail- way of Canada, ONE OF TIE BURPHISES on tho street to-day was the very unexpected upward tarn which characterized the deal- Ings In Canada Southern stock. It made a Jump of upwards of:13 polnts ina very brief period to the amazement of many operators who werenta lossto understand the why and wherefore of the operation. ‘The reason subseatently leaked out, and it was that the New York Central Company had LEASED THE CANADA EOUTHERN: and guaranteed & per cent on: Its sceurities, It was stated that this was the correct situa- tlon, but no one was able to get a verification of the rumor, Mr. Vanderbilt about 7 o'clock this ‘evening was found at lis home, and he stated that the story was absolutely with- out foundation and was devised purely for stock-jobbing purposes, The operators witl no doubt reap harvests from both ends of tho movement, a ITEMS. A FOOLHAUDY FEAT, New Your, Jan. 14.—Arrangements were coneluded yesterday at the office of a sport- ing paper Jn this elty by which Donaldson, ‘the subinaring diver, who jumped from High Brijige into the Harlem River last sum- mer, backs himself te jump from Suspenston Bridge at Niagara Falls Into the water be neath on tho 2ith of May next. The des- pernte fent fs to be attempted on a wager of $950 by Donaldson against $500 by J, Tilley, of Niagara, é A BUTCHER'S RUICIDE, Willlain Wirsing, 0, butcher, cominitted suleldy this morning at 1001 First avenue, He shot himself throtiah tho head while laboring under a brief-fit of insanity, His death was fnstantancous, ,,,, A LONG TUNNEL, The work on tho 4,000-foot tunnel of the New York, Ontarlo & Western Nallroad through the palisades near Union Hill, N. J, 's to bo begun, it Is, sald, within two or three weeks. ‘Lhe termjuus is to be nerr the Weehawken Ferry, The gppronch to the western entrance will bopyor a trestle halt a ithe route hag been Jald out and ‘the plans..drawn, and it js expected that: the contracts for the work wij) be given out ina few days, The purchases of the necessary land havo been nearly completed. TUE ONELISIC . It has beon decitted to set up the obelisk in Central Park on Saturday.of next week, tho ‘weather permitting, 1 THE REV. EDWARD COWLEY, The Rev, Edward Cowley, Manager of the Shepherd's Fold, convicted of cruelty to his wards, has been released from the Peniten- tiary, the term of Ils imprisonment having expired, The fine of $250 was paid by per- sons who thought a year’s imprisonment suficient punishment... THE REPORTED BURNING on Sunday last of the temporary factory of the Ansonia Clock Company was Incorrect. The establishment destroyed was a manu- factory of clocks, but the Company abovo named did not occupy any.part of the burned building, : Pour. Tho following is the result of tho games played at the pool tournament to-day: Jo- sep King defeated Alonzo Mortis, scare 11 Yo 7; Otls Fleld defented C. Schnefer, 11 to 7; Alonzo Morris deafentedt J, Schaefer, 11 to 3; G.I. Wallstrum defeated Alvert Lambert, 1Lto 6; Wallace defeated J. Schacfer, 11 to 9. —— M’LEAN'S “* PEACEMAKERS.” Deacription of a Weapon Designed to Revolutionize Modern Wortare—Pee cullar Mechanical Devices for Firing Thoysands of Shots por Minuto, Dr. J. UM, MeLean, of St. Louls, has ine vented some novel military weapons. Slow- going England sent Maj, armon, a nllitary expert of high degree, and the Chief Super- intendentof the Royal Woolwich Arsenal, all the way to America to sco the McLean guns, and this gentleman has been sole pressed with the peculiar morite of these weapons that he will stay to witness thelr offictal test, which takes nines at Washington on the 3d day of February next. ‘There is an intense, and as yet entirely unsatisfied, curl- osity among military authorities in regurd to the machines that Dr, McLean has cliris- tened “Gen. Sherman,’ “Gen. Grant,” “ Annihilator,” © Vixen,” “Pulverlzer,” and “Lady MeLean.” ‘The Army and Navy Journal, in its Inst Issue, devotes elght pares of letter-press and illustration to the subject of thesy Instruments of war, . ‘Tho, MeLoan patent is slmply a -patont ‘wheel, and, ns far os tested, seems to be as ‘far ahead ofa Gatling gun as n Gattlog gun ‘Isuhead of d “revolver, Everybody knows what tho Gatling guns. It has several bar- rolyof the same eniibre placed ina bunch like the barrels.of the old Allen rovolver, aud. “is mounted either ons trigod ore carriage, ‘Thero ls a reseryolr of cartridges at the ‘breech end, and you turn a crank to fire, As ‘many asa thousand shots a mipute can bo Hired from on of these guns. * ' ‘The MeLean weapon ditfera fromthe Gat- Mngin having its barrels arranged Ina hore {zontal plane. ‘The "Gen, Sherman’ has but one barrel, and Is fedby hand atthe rate of 26 shots per white; the “Gen. Grant” has four mivgazines, and will fire 48 shots per minute; the Annthilutor” has twelve miaguzines, with a cnpnelty of 145 cart- ridges, and tha “Lady MoLean” has 80 barrels, fed by 73 magazines, with & total capacity of 1,159 cartridges, All these weapuns ara so mounted as to admit of firing to any point of the compass at will without moving the earrings, and ara pro- vided with rubber bull, 80 a8 to take uy iy chist part of the recoll. ‘The breech Wechanism isthe essentitl feoturo of the ay. Abts strong, udinits of perfect con sumption of the powder charge, is slnple in dlustan durable, and adapted to the most ult Gi . ‘he arn and Navy Journal gives the {Mowing Uexeription of the brecet action of e™ en, Grant which wilt answer for ail walizine guns of its pecillar typo: ot Whe four magazines are located in’ pairs Woy cach sido of the barrel, and by the io! piucut, of a lever the lower magazine chb De brought into a discharging position both at the same time. by this means the gunner may at will fire either shell or sharp nel from his gun with great rapidity, the upper inagazines being londed with one kind and the lower with another, "The office of the leyer noticed, in a ver- tleal position upon the top of the breech, fa fo actuate the slide, or breech chamber, of the gun to the right or left, each lateral m tion causing the passage of a charge from une sot of annie: Into the corresponding chainbers, while at the saing Jnstant the elargs taken from thu other set of magne alnes Ia fired. ‘The magazines are recharged without removing from the gun as easily a5 cartridges can be slipped Into n breech-lond- Ing rifle. ‘The power of thy magazine spring Is aufilclent not only to drive the charge into the breech block but by a cofneldent Tine pulse te expel the previously exploded shell, Aseach niugazine contains twelve charges, itis, anally seen that thls fan is enpable of the rapid and conthnuous delivery of forty-eight rounds, wid of sudden clanging from shell to shrapnel and viec vers. Tf an unfortine ate shot from the enemy happens to disable the niugazines they can be instantly throwin off the gun Sigh, cartridges Introduced by hand? Of the “Lady Mclean,” the same journal saya: “The pay MeLean ty 9 pun designed for volley firing, It having thirty-six barrels, ench sepirated from its neighbor by an inters val of about one inch, the whole rank thus extending seventy Inches, ‘Thore are two ranks of magazines, each of sixteen car- tridge capacity. ‘Thu magazines are inde tachable seetiuns of eighteen, and when dis- charaad enn ensily and quickly be replaced by Hiled substitutes. Onerank of magazines is pluced over the rank of barrels and the other beneath it ‘The clinmbering of the breech Is upon the slide system, as in the pre- ceding guns; but instead of an Individual slide foreach pair of tuagazines there isa continuous prism of fine steel extending the entire length of the gun, which fs actuated vertieally rather than Interally, the motive agent. being lever at either end of the clongated breech In which — the prism fs inclosed. This lever operates an eccentric cam by which tho siide is raised or lowered to re eelve or expel iis cartridge. By an excecd- ingly clever continuous actlon of the cam the firing-pins are Hkewlye cocked. Each firlng- pin, when cocked, is kept in position by its owh particular {inger-spring. ‘The net of firing {y performed by the upward and down- ward movement of a lever, located at the rear of the gun, and midway of the rank of barrels, which. it should fave been stated, ig really two ranks of elgliteen barrel each, separated by 9 sinall iuterval, ‘The move- ment of the lever operates a central trigger, whieh disengages the proxtinate tiring-pin on eldier side, aud so on to the ends the dis- slarga being thus not. absolutely shuultane- ous, but proceeding elther way like a wave of most rapid movement until the thirty. six barrels ore discharged. How rapid the fire of this gun can be inade under the best conditions hag yet to be determined. ‘The two ranks of imagaziney carry 1,152 cart- Hdges, aud it bas been demonstrated to be easfly possible to empty the magazines In less than ten seconds, “Dr. MeLean’s plans do not stop with the perfection of the * Lady McLean!’ He hasa scheine for protecting Satay and extem- i] ln ‘urts by menus of bullet-proof sheot- ron forms, so constructed ns to be capable of being hinged together in battery forin, Ho hasa desfgn for jron-plating forts like the frouclad forts at Splthend In the English Channel, only with platcs set on edge instead of bolted toxetheron the flat. ‘This prinelple he applies both to stationary shore forts and to flouting channel forts, the guns being fired through: port-holes In the side of the fort and frou pecullarly constructed turrets, ‘The turret js doubte—that fs to suy, there Is an inner and outer protection for the armament. Dr, MeLean proposes to make the outer ture yet 100 feet in diameter, of three to six feet fron, and plerced by elght ports, ‘These ports, when not in use, are Ingentously elosed by heavy steel jaws Working automatically, While the oltter turret {4 statlonary, the inner turret, of any feet dianieter, and of relatively tess thickness of - pinting, Is muda to revolve, Within this turret are two cnormous gins, _ constructed upon Dr, MeLean’s system. With the revo- Jutlon of this turret the port {n the outer wall Js thrown open by Its nutomatic inschinery whenever a gun fs tn dine to deliver a shot, it being usderstvod that the. mechautsin, which opens or closes the ports, is under the command of the gutner, who can throw any DnAllok the Jaws into or out of gear ut his will, “tho guns aro mounted within the wall of the outer turret. The advantages claimed for.this disposition of the guus are that while the gunners are perfectly safe from the enc- my's shot, the fnpact of which upon the ex- terior armor should hardly be pereelved by them, they are free from the effect of powder- gas, Whieh ls excluded from thetr apartment and swept uway through one or the other of the slehenuter ports. Insteail of tho anto- mate stecl jaws, Dr, MeLean: has ulso em- bodied In his design the ball and socket fermeture of the ports, which was tested so successfully In lust sunner's trialot large gins ut Esson, by Mr, Krupp. 4 “Not content with leaviug the Gatling gut- in the shade and utterly surpassing the Spin head forts, Dr, McLean has devised a new style of heavy ordnance in three parts,— breveh piece, sliding chamber, and barrel,— with remarkable facliity of transportation jot possessed by ang 100 tons In present use. And, Inst y, he has dovised n torpedo that is ciated tu be far superior to the Whitehead fish torpedo on whieh the British Govern- ment haa spent so much money, This list has a rear chamber of rocket powder for its motive power, and is provided with powerful Magnets to ennble it to grasp the sides of fronelads and hold it 1n position till the clock- work regulating the thne of discharge shall havo reached the exploding polut.” A TERRIBLE STORY. Torsed on tho Wild Atlantic—Food Gone, and Burning Spars to Meop Themsolves trom Frocziug. New York Heratd, The crew of tho ship Hannah Mforrls, 126 days from Liverpool, arriviug Sunday, have a terrible story of hardship, privation, and danger to tell, Tho voyage was the longest but one across the Atlantic Ocean In twenty years, Salling from Liverpool in the early days of September, sho attempted the north: ern passage. Her destination was Philadel- phin, and her cargo ruilrond tron and soda, She might reasonably have been expected in port within thirty days. When eight days out she encountered a terrific gale, In which hor cargo shifted, ‘Then she tried to come by tho southern passage, When elghty days out she was off Hatteras, short of proylsions, buffeted by tho wintry gales, and in danger every hour, as the crew with good reason believed, of going to the bottom, The greut welght of fron In her hoid went first to one side and then to the other as she rolled iu the tempest- ‘vous seas, threatening every moment to burst oven her sides. Starvation threatened the crew, and four ties they were supplied by pussing vessels, Finally, when the pilot cue on board, they were absolutely without food of any kind, the last weevil-eaton pleco of hard brend having been divided on the evening of the day before. When the shlp entered tha colder Intitutes the crew found themselves short of wood, and they were foreed: to eut up and burn tho extra spars of the ship and some of the ‘furniture, ‘Lo add to the horror of the condition of those on board were the Captain's wife with a babo at the breast, and’ two ehildren—ono of 3 and the other 4 years of naxe—and a stewardess, The suiferlng of the two wonwn aml children wasterrible. ‘Vhe crow several thines cameatt to beg of the Captain to abandon the slip in boats and risk thelr fate in the open sen. fle poluted out to them that to pursue such a course Was to cist away every.chance of safety, ‘To add to tho danger tho ship's bot- tom becanie so covered with barnacies that ashe would not answer her hela, and once in the hight ofa gale, when Ue safely of the vesoul demanded that the crew should at once wenr shilpjmore than three hours were required for that’ evolution, All this hap pene tow ship rating AL ut day's, well Ingyned. pnd tound ly jevery particilar, Indi- callny how terrible tho stress of weather she hos undergone, ‘Tho ship was being towed into the Erle Basin, Brooklyn, lust evening, when a reporter of the Lerald boarded her. The crew were making preparations to duck the ship, and a viory gaunt and hugeard lot of men at work wero herhaps never seen Ina land of plenty. * ‘Thank God,” sald the mate, as he Jed the way Into the cablu, “we stund 0 ehance for sleep and food to-night. ‘This is Capt. Dunbar, sir. Atatablein o dinily-lighted cabin sata nan with long, uatrinined beard, whose pule face and sunken checks Wobed strangely out of place where one would: naturally expect to sev the color of heulth and strength, Near him sat his wife, and clinging to her dress wero two pale, flaxen-hulred children, “The ineal we hud on thls table day before yesterday,” suld Capt, Diusbar, * was the al- vided shires of four ship bisculta, and when they were broken the crumbs went scurrying: sround aud over the board, You can gut Pa WWE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES. 3 some Idea of tho wormy condition of our Inst morsel of food. Thy men In. the fore- enstle, a8 well ns the hple in the cabin, shared alike. It was very hard on the elill- dren, and hard enough onthe men, for the matter of that. However, we have had fresh meatand vegetables from the pilot bont, and. we nre getting tuch better now, “Finally, on the Inst of November, we found ourselves off Hatteras in a gale of wind and nearly out of provisions, All the tua and coffee were out; there was ne more meat or sugar, ne flour or canned Prpristonss in short, nothing buta small halt-barrel of laid brend, and it was bad, We were elghty- six days out when we spoke the Norweghin bark Viking, We had putup oursignal of distress, and, although it was blowing a close reef topsall gale, she hove to and gave u: some beef—n small cask, Fourteen davs Jater, onr ship linving in the meantine made no headway at all, we were without ain of food, w we spoke a barkentine, jn her we got sone beef, a little bread, seine augur and coffee—all she ould spare. ‘The gale never abated, and the tron in the ship kept arinding agninst the side so that every hour d expected It would break out. and that the ship would zo to the bottom, The crew went xbout their work with pale faces, and, what with want of foot and the anxiety, It seemed as if we would luse oir reason. Wa kept the bonts In readi- ness, and had things packed up ready to lenve the vessel ata moment's notice, If necessary, ‘The men wanted to go several tlmes. On Christinas-day our provisions were again exhausted, ‘e didn’t have anything but some little plees of hard bread full of imag ots, About noon wo- sighted a steamer, und south, She sawour signal of distress, and acknowledged {t by dipping her colors, and continuing on her way. 1 think we lived along, just keeping off the line of starva- tion, till Dec. 31, when we spoke the steam: ship Santiago de Cuba, It was blowlng 0 terrible gale, but she stopped. I didn’t dare order a bont out in such x gale, so 1 called for volunteers, and every man stepped for- ward, ‘They gave us provistous that lasted until we got a pilot, off Barnegat, on the sth inst. Before that we had got a slant of wind from the soutl’ord, and had given wp all hopes of making Philadelphia. The pilot boat ave Us some fresh ment mid vegetables. We left tho ship to take care of self while we appeased a hunger that was by this the ravenous.” aly News. The real, old-fashioned Yunkee is atilla fxt- ture among us, though some writers would imuke us believe that be has been dead for years. There was i wenuine specimen In the Erle depot yeaterduy, and be was explaining to several in- terested partion: “ Father-in-taw Ives here In Jersey City, and Tm una visit like. ‘Thought a bring along a few tropd und things and get up a dicker or two. out of yo like to invest In thatz"” ie put out the modal of u rut-trap, and sald: ‘This trap not only catches the varmuints, but itchokes’cem to death, throws tho budy out of that back window, and then rosotu itself. Inthe top isan alarm, to go off nt any hour you want. and wake up tho family. Here's an apparatus on this side for gratin’ spices, Any of you Ike to buy county rigata7? No one did, and he then plnced before them a veaeel, nbout which be explained: “This is tow a waterepall. By placing this fron cover on the bottom it becomes 9 kettle, By inverting the cover yott have a spider, ‘The pail is a hulf-bushel mnensure to a grain. Ouce vround It Is exuctly a yard, [te weight 18 exuct- Yi two puinas, an Teel! tho county’ rights for 50 euch, The next was n boot-Jack, which could be transformed [nto fire-tonye, prees-hourd, stove- handle, mul-hninmer, and several other things. He bad an uturer which bored four holes ut once, a glinlet which bored a square hole; a washings machine which ovuld also be made to serve us f teu-table, and one or two other things, and as ho reuched tho Inst be sid: “Gentlemen, Fam full of speculations, I'll invent unything you want. CH sell anything lve ute Pit wko pay in anything you bave, and Fil give every one you 4 chance to make @ mitiion doltara.” The Boy Who smoked. Lytredt Free Press A boy about 14 yenra of aye was smoking a cigar on the south portico of the City-Iail the ot Bor ioral when u citizen hulted before him and sufd: “Hoy, do yout realize what you are doing?" at Sigokin’ a powerful woud fve-center, Won on. a bet.” wus the reply. “ But don’t you Know that you are Alling your aysiu with poison?” ae “Well, you are. That cigar contains cnough a ine tu kill a ent.” im no cat,” “Tkuow, It does not kill you suddenly, but poisons the blood and sows tho seed ut fell dias case, You niny drop dead ou your way home.” “1 ain’t gol’ buime." = $ “it Ulta nie with horror, to sea alnd of your age destroying Loth soul and body. Boy, f on- treat you to throw away that vile cigar,” “I dusn't, Suincone elso would pick it up and be pizened.* ae “Throw jt away any I'll buy you three ap- ples.’ Don't Ike ‘om. “Oru quart of peanuts.’ “Say,” aiid the boy ns bo fondly regarded the inch of ashes at the cud of his clear, “Theta boy tho ciyuns this morning that be couldn't: tech bis tongue to a lamp-post and then sing ‘Sally Waltors.” Ho teched, and there's a crowd up thore wow tryin’ td: thaw bim louse, Tain't vory seart about buln’ plzeued, and 1 don't keer much for fatherly advice, but if you've got any spare time you might woup there and toll thut ‘ere buy that a chuuk ‘of natura philosophy is worth a bull burnful uf experiments,” x CENTRAL MUSIC-HALL, THD CARPENTER MiEWIORIAL, TO-NIGHT. SECURE wm uw, SEATS For the Grand Eotortalnment to bo given by the ma siekute af the ety w-neruily, why, desiring to teste Weir rexpret to the ory of one who. ims done Inuel for Artin Chicago, have arranged for a. Grand Wlemorial AT THE CENTRAL MUBIC-HALL =a ee by TO-NIiGHT. oreeda of which will bo lex Dted to: tho placing, : The of a MEMORIAL WINDOW Io the Hall, ~ For thls occasion the great French Actreas, MLLE.. untoered her xortices, nnd wlil " LIST TIME IN AMERICA ast r. Wr, ces Lave also beon volunteered of the APOLLO CLUB, WM. 1. VOMEINS, Director: BEETHOVEN SOCIETY, CALL WOLFSON, Director; Chicago Chickering Quartet, Chicago Church Choir Quartet, St. Cecilia Quartet. Il, CLARENCE EUDY, Orvantst; Who will be aseletedt by 0 GRAND ORCIIESTRA ‘Yo be conducted by WANS BALATICA, A. LIESEGANG, A, ROSENRECKER, ond 8. G. PRATT. Roserved seats, being xold at $1.00, 1.00. and F200 according to location, tor ento at tho’ Box-Uliee, GRAND OPERA: HOUSE, Clatk-st., opposite New Court-House. COMMENCING MONDAY, JAN. 17, 1881, Return Engagement of the MEADE AND MAGINLEY COMBINATION, Progueing the Populnr Success, JON WABBERTON'S SPYLUC DRAM, DEAG CRANE! AN DLN MAGALET OS AUUE “¥omo playa nre a positive Intfuence forzood. No mut ur wornan ever witnessed * Deacon Crmnkett! without coming aw Wilh a Kweoter tecling of char. Hy und kindness, ond with w respect for the good and thuc—The ATi Fn aH Wednesday and Saturday Matinees, And every evening at 8 o'clock. CENTRAL MUSIU-HALL. GRAND MATINEE TO-DAY at 2:0 o'clock, sud Inst porfornimnce of the roupe of Palestine Arabs, Rerorved Sunes 2h und é, wecording to tue ation, HAVERLY’S THEATRE, 3.1L HAVEULY.... Munager und Propriotor: LAST SATURDAY M b GRAY NIGH D'OYLEY CARTE'S LONDON OPERA COMPANY, Original Pitth-ny. (Now York) Mbontro Cast. W.8. GILBENT.....und..,., ARTHUL SULLIVAN'S PIRATES OF PENZANCE, Grand Chorus 10 Volees, ¥nlarzed Orchestra, Sunday—Last night Pirates of Ponzance, Monduy—Llaverly's Now Mastodon Minstrels, AND LAST SAT+ ae Tho Discovery of Countor-Irritation. But few penplo now fivime are acquainted with the theoretical iden of counter-(rritation, which has beet 40 much adi¢ired in the practice of medicine, It had Its origin in the following monners shoemaker ving in Barnsloy, 12 Yorkshli nglund, culled in Dr. Folluws for ad- ' vice, Ho gaye u biatory of bis ense, summing tt all up in theso worde: “In short, doctor, fean't Bland gittiig,”” 9 The replied the doctor, who ‘was somewhat famous us a wit, “you foul, why don’t you elt stunding?® ‘This so enraged the cobbler that be loft thu physician and sent faa DIM for a pair of boots. Tho doctor pald tho bill, gavoa fresh order for another pair, sud soon gnined the confidence of ble patient, Learning that tho cobbler bad villiled him, he determined to make him suffer, He prepared nm maching which by mvang of n tlyewheet throw forward backward « beard Ike a weaver's shuttic, Buneath this bourd were placed tire eras When tno cobbler npplied again for reatinont for the nervous prostraion with which ho wag ae ho wus strapped by tho doctor to this board and the machine put in mo. ton. Tho pour cobbler gronned in ayony and sulfered us if upon the rack, but the doctor put on all the power until tho cobbler yelled for help, Tho next day tho patient hud ‘so mich improved that bo upplied for another trial of tho machine. It effected a eomplote cure, and the doctor becaine fanivus throughout Yorksbire as acurer of nervous debility by tie" countor-irri- tation machine,” which was invented aaa joke. ELECTRIC APPLIANCES. NERVOUS DEBILITY CURED. 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Tho xrout reprosentatlyo af the Now Hnulund tarmor, supported by 48 powerful company of selected nrtlata, Monday, Jun, (5—Wico's Iijou Opens Company, WVICKER'S THEATRE, Mile. SARAH BERNHARDT. MATINIG TO-DAY AT 2 O'CLUCK, FIROU-FROU. well Appears Noxt Weal anes Monday", —Firet tune in Lent LOO. ineiny “HERA NL Sucunday at apne Of Silo. “Bornbardi— USITION BUILDING. “Entsunco opposite Monroc-at, THE MONSTER WHALE. Do not suse the eppartipity to seo thls Grentest of All Natural Curlositles, 2 Me LON Ag INDAYS INC! DED, oN EXITTRIMON DALY) QUAD Fie {henun EW, » Hcenty, PRAGUE'S OLY Thlolman’s Dramatic and S} 0 the Spectacular May, pectalty Combination PANTOM ICING. Kyory oyun mtd, SMatiness Wednesday, Satur Wye fanesT—Onu wook only, Hyde and Dubs M S ancing. for D DR, SAUVEUR'S SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, FIRENCH, LATIN, GREEK bb. Tucmtuys und ‘Thursdays, Pecos ddrond by lyttor Syteuluruaektroda by 19a SEBAUV RUM, iLL, leds Coutral StustenIfalt SALAM DERNUARDT ART EXHIBITION Will be open te the public for u tow duya at OBrdy's i A Wal Ve, fous DB. (nd. GO 6 Py Ole hg dour, Go to JOHN JONES, 119 Dearbornsit., 1 thuroug! i Aud Lavo zour Cloths # urguchly loaned and peaye mn Crankott” - OLYMPIC THELTRES * HOURNIQUES