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THE INSURANCE REVENUES. 4 Very Remarkable Increase in the Losses from Fire in Indiana. Tie Receipts and I.esses from the Lire and Ui'e Insurance Ilasiness Pone in Indiana During 1 Six Months. Tee number of fire insurance companies doing business in Indiana has diminished during thv last year from eighty-seven to eighty-two, jitM there has been rather a remarkable increase io :he amount of losses paid, while there has not Vwa a proportionate increase in the receipts frra premiums. Altogether it has been rather a tod year in Indiana for the fire insurance -contpanies. The semi-annual report to the State Insurance Commissioner show that man}' of the can panics Lave paid out largely more than they i:r\ received, and there are. in consequence, *nwu complaints. The president of a Fttteburg company, in a letter to ■the Insurance Commissioner complaining •beat the Indiana law requiring somireports of the receipts and losses—luitiana is tho only State which requires these rejwrts twice a year—declares that “no outside company can make any money in Indiana.” Tb opinion seems to ho based upon his statefit that his company during the Inst half year “rveeived from premiums $3,307.02, and paid lo***3 amounting to $9,408.” Although the promts generally are sonic smaller than in pre*riac. years, the reports show that, many of the ■companies have done a very satisfactory business i!as there been any unusual cause for the incase in tho per cent, of losses?" was asked "Insurance Commissioner Messick yesterday. ‘There have been more incendiary fires than in .previous years,” was tbe reply. “is what sections of tho State?” * i don't know that there have been more in any cue particular section than another. There •auvnw to have been a general increase of ir.cen dixnsm in the. State." The receipts from premiums and the losses in Indiana by the different companies doing twuiue.'S in the State, during the last six months, era given in the following statement, compiled iriKD the reports to the Insurance Commissioner: Company. Receipts. Losses Aftwa. Murtford $31,912.151 S2B 320 33 .Agrimilt'l, Watcvt'n, N. Y. 3,799.05 519.55 Aerwvean Newark- 3,034.68 BL>.Bl Ar.jcri.-Hn, New l'ork 422.02 American, Philadelphia... 13.222.75 9,2 <5.13 Attrr'n Ceiit), >St. Loins.- 2.553.27 3,588 02 Buffalo (iemmn 8.698.22 9.132.83 Ca 6,0f >9.96 6,603.41 C&isau.s’. New Vork 11.018.44 8,799.90 Otixens’. I’ittsburg 3,8,87.87 4,379.79 (CctixetW. Bt. Louis 841.00 Clinton. New York 703.24 982.29 CWuneree. Albany 038.56 59.40 Octarvccticut. Hartford.... 8,222.46 1,409.98 Continental, New York 105.531.25 70,310.12 l*airoit F. and NT... 4,030.20 3,540.30 Functors’. York. Pa 7.237.65 5,429.85 fin Association, Pltil'a 11,144.43 11,949.07 Ftreoiens’, Payton 7,205.89 0,739.30 Rramens', Newark 1,037.43 914.47 J'*srwmn.’ Fund, jSan. F.. 9,028.06 4,490.09 Franklin, Philadelphia 10,031.47 4,891.30 German Peoria 2,011.08 1,364.83 German, Pittsburg Gorman American. N. Y.. 21.100.73 11.290.40 Germania, New York 20,332.23 14,715.38 Grard F. and M., Pliila.. 0.450.95 2.290.39 CJtan-s Falls. N. Y 7,482.54 4.240.31 Hanover. N. Y 22.030.88 19.73(5.23 Hartford 45.692.96 22,331.11 Hibernia. New Orleans 1,807.45 463.84 Horae, Now York 118,561.89 60.043.(52 Homo Mutual 10,849.41 8,07(5.85 Kw Ins. Cos. of N. A 35,248.54 30,050.40 Ijoatsville Underwriters.. 3,073.98 9,451.81 Herrhants’, Newark 1,042.28 2.(595.74 Michigan F. and M 5.015.08 4,790.71 Milwaukee Me Mut’l 5,899.52 4,404.18 Hatioual, Hartford 7,974 70 0,447.91 Meaark 318.95 Nt'tr Hampshire 5.729.71 983.46 York Bowery 3,060.80 3.310.73 National... 14,336.07 15,587.42 Ohio Farmers’ 47.001.17 22,793.30 Ongon F. and M 1,198.47 Orient 5.404.34 2,887.96 TaeiSc 2,710.86 3.310.73 Pennsylvania 12.911.89 9,828.94 ITsanix, Brooklyn 90,130.79 63.491.00 Hmaix. Hartford 52,4(57.72 30,753.71 Rochester German 9,323.51 6,683.04 HfM-iagfield F. and M 18,250.80 11,107.86 Star, New York 1,229.33 3,045.98 • Hub, Nan Francisco 439.23 Teutonia F. and M 3,846.44 2,710,40 Tradar-- Chicago 7,340.62 9,572.52 Union. San Francisco 4,900.72 2.013.01 Uintad States, New York. 198.45 WasliingTou F. and M—. *1,393.81 375.00 Wagtehester 11,854.90 4,932.55 WOHauisburg City 0,580.43 0.024.01

3htal $877,674 79 $573,186.17 Foreign companies. Receipts. Losses. British America $4,497.96 $3,812.70 O&r of -London 1,602.18 3,368.28 Oojom’l Union Assurance. 11,713.52 25,734.89 Kre lnsurance. London... 5,636.58 973.59 Guardian Fire and Life. - - 6,157.48 12,299 80 Hamburg, Bremen 4.502.30 2,053.67 Imperial, London 5,473.29 774.95 Tiaae&shire 12,163.46 11,261.39 Liao Fire. London 1,018.80 3,531.57 Xflnwoool.London & Globe 27.597.75 28,987.93 Jjorxlon Assurance......... 5,876.13 3,970.09 ltm4*vn and Lancashire... 9,642.66 7.395.03 Horth British 20.146.03 2.83MC7 Hwihern. London 7.648.50 2.14(T08 Norwich Union 7.207.65 7,442.54 jpfcwnix. London 5.218.90 8.739.37 Gemi. Liverpool 12.750 73 14,033 13 RvraJ, Liverpool 40,689.54 51,479.34 Bewlish l'■ ion National 1,086.47 6,358,17 Transatlantic, Hamburg.. 1,289.85 4.420.28 Wosftoru, Toronto 8,139.11 17,375.52 Total $199,858.39 $219,769.79 The foregoing shows that tho aggregate recasts of the domestic and foreign fire companies wwc $1,077,533.08, while tho losses that they paid amounted to $792,955.96, leaving a surplus in the hands of the companies of $284,577.72, wpctj which the State collects a tax of 3 per real During tho first six months of last year ti e net receipts were $532,760.90—1itt1e less than double the amount for the same porio<l last year. TSt-e total receipts were $1,005,957.01, and the txrtal losses amounted to $050,345.90. During the last six months of 1884 the receipts were $1,123,2ii9.n7. and the losses $710,711.53, leaving a surplus in the hands of the companies amounting to $445,308.90. The reports show that the leases of several of the foreign companies largely ■euarfrded their roeeints. For instance, the Commercial Union Assurance Company received $11,713.52 through its agencies in Indiana, and pfiul out to policy holders in tho State losses amounting to $25,734 89; tho Guardian Fire and JLife company received $0,157.48 and paid out $12,299 .0; the Royal, of Liverpool, received $40,689. >1 and paid out $51,479 34. It is rather a remarkable fact that the revenue collected in Indiana by the fire insurance companies doing business in the State amounts to within $200,000 as annch as the* entire revenue of the State from taxation. The revenue from Indiana of the life insurance companies is only about one half as large as that et the fire companies. There are thirty one companies doing business in the State, besides the mutual assessment associations, the number of which is rap.dlv decreasing. A year ago there vrrre twenty five of these associations operating iu Indiana. There are now only twelve, and the business of gome of these has large'.}* diminished. T’be associations which have ceased operating are the Equitable Life, of Connersville; the Excelsior, of Anderson; Western Beneficial, of Indianapolis; R.,yal Aid. of Waynetown: Ger man Mutual Aid, of Boonvil’.e; Eureka Life, of Indianapolis: Mutual Benefit, of Indianapolis; Royal American, of Indianapolis; Provident Life, of Richmond; State Mutual Aid, of Indianapolis; Washington Mutual Aid. of Indianapolis, and the Ohio Valley, of Wheeling, W. Va. “The tutu ml usse.-. -intent companies, r Insurance ( • mini:- - toner M>-.-,sick stated, “are dying off rapidly Ihe people are learning somethin* raLout their character and their methods of businew. They ought to die.” Moot of tho assessment companies which have been in Indiana have been in the

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hands of unscrupulous and irresponsible persons, and the losses which have been sustained everywhere by members through the dishonesty of these men has had a damaging effect upon the reputable associations. The following statement gives tho receipts and losses in Indiana of the life insurance companies doing business in the State, during the first six months of the present year: Company. Receipts. Losses. Accident. Montreal $ 1.204.72 $2,202.84 .'Ftna, Hartford 25.360.27 12,850.00 Berkshire 4.(i->t.sl 1,000.00 Connecticut General 2.050.00 __ 0H).OO Connecticut Mutual Life. 40,707.29 45, 6i 1.00 Continental Life 0.314.98 ........ Covenant Mutual 814.33 1,500.00 Equitable Life 95,030.08 30,255 76 Fitleity.in i Casualty Cos. 2.40;>.92 2.012.89 Germania, New York---.- 8,844 40 3,009.05 Hartford L. and A 4,505.00 Home, Brooklyn 7,027.19 6,100.00 Manhattan, New York.... 2,680.95 588.00 Massachusetts Mutual.... 12,300.92 3,000.00 Metropolitan, New York. 1.774.73 729.07 Michigan Mutual 10,123.14 8,5(57.51 Mutual. New York 111.118.18 32,375.00 IMutual Benefit, Newark... 5.506.09 35,475.00 Mutual Reserve, N1 Y 2,181.84 New England Mutual 20,570.31 7,118.00 New York 55,216.06 44,436.60 Northwestern Mutual 83,352.63 36,355.00 Pennsylvania Mutual 15.154.04 13.123.00 Phcenix Mutual 9.613 01 9,338.00 Provident, L. and A 5.104.13 2,072.98 Southern Mutual 4,493.24 4.000.00 Travelers’, Hartford 29,144.78 20,121.31 Union Central 30,551.52 5,008.00 Union Mutual 9.638.47 Mutual States, New York. 3 372.73 1,000.00 Washington, New York... 0,350.06 Total $042,380.31 $361,063.01 It is shown by these figures that the excess of receipts over losses is $281,237.30. Duiing the same period in 1884 it was $329,071,35, the receipts being $031,493.60, and the losses $312,21594. However, in the previous six months the net receipts reached $457,625 97. From a business point of view the showing is not a favorable one, but it may bo some satisfaction to know that tho insurance companies have been doing tho State somo good by sharing the unusual losses which seem to have occurred during tho last half year.

TIIE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION. Call for a Meeting of the Survivors of the Coustitutional Convention. The following call for a meeting of the survivors of the Indiana constitutional convention, in 1850, to celebrate its thirty-fifth anniversary, has been issued: To tbe Surviving .Members of tho Indiana Constitutional Convention of 1830: Gentlemen —It is more than the third of a century since, the Constitution framed by the great body of which you were members was adopted by the people of Indiana. Under its wise provisions wonderful advancement has been made in all that goes to constitute a great and prosperous State. It is a melancholy fact that over three-fourths of the men who framed the Constitution have passed away, and that the rest, in the order of nature, must speedily follow. A reunion of the venerable survivors would seem eminently right and proper. It would be gratifying to thorn and the descendants and friends of the honored members of tho convention who are dead. It wouid tend to perpetuate their personal history and give them that place in the history of tho State to which they are justly entitled. It will be such an important historical event as ought to. and doubtless will, command the sympathy and co-operation of the whole people. We, therefore, earnestly invito every surviving member and officer of the convention to meet at the capital of the State on the first Monday of next. October, which is the thirty-fifth anniversary of tho convention. The reunion will commence promptly at 2 o’clock p. m. of that day at English’s operahouse. The surviving members of the first Legislature (1851-2) held under the Constitution, are respectfully invited to attend and are expected to form a reunion immediately after that of the convention. The surviving members of the last Legislature (1850) held under tho old Constitution, and the surviving members of all previous Legislatures in this .State, are in like manner invited to attend. The proceedings are expected to occupy Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the sth, Gth and 7th of October. George Whitfield Carr, President Wm. H. English, Principal Secretary. Tho undersigned members of the convention cordially join in the foregoing call: Thomas A. Hendricks, William S. Holman, William McKee Dunn, Alvin P. llovf.y, James B. Foley, Alex. B. Conduitt, Phinkas M. Kent, George Berry, Oliver P. Davis, Horace I‘. Biddle. THE LEGISLATURE CALL. To the surviving members and officers of tho first Legislature of Indiana, held under the present Constitution: Gentlemen —A meeting of the surviving members of the Indiana Constitutional convention of 1850 has been called for the first Monday in next October, the thirty-fifth anniversary of the meeting of that convention, and you are invited in the call to attend and form a reunion immediately thereafter. This would he in the order of the meeting of the two bodies in 1850 and 1851, and appropriate for the further reason that the work of each was somewhat of like character, tho important duty devolving upon that Legislature of making the entire code of laws conform to tho new Constitution, (the length of its session being left unrestricted for that purpose) and beside, many members of tho convention were also members of the Legislature. It seems to us that a reunion of the surviving members should take place as above indicated, and you are therefore requested to be at Indianapolis by noon of the sth of next October, to remain until the 7th. and the call heretofore made for a reunion on the last day of the State fair is withdrawn, except that there will be a meeting at 10 o'clock a. m. that day, at Hotel English, of such members of tbe convention and Legislature as may then be in Indianapolis, for the purpose of arranging for the grand reunion on the first .Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of October. Wm. H. English, Speaker House of Representatives. Wm. E. Niblaok, Mahlon D. Manson, Isaac 1). 0. Nelson, James A. Cravens, Samuel Davis, Robert I). Logan, Robert N. Hudson, Andrew J. Hay, Andrew Humphreys, Jacob Dice. Preparations are being made to mak*e tho meeting a memorable occasion. It is expected that there will boa full attendance of the survivors, a number of whom are uow among the most prominent men in tho State. Proceedings of the School Hoard. The School Board met last night in regular session, all the members being present. It was decided, on motion of Mr. Bingham, that Superintendent Jones shall make no report this year for publication, as the one prepared by his predecessor contains all the material desired for tho present. The committee on finance and auditing recommended that bills amounting to $603.91 bo paid. The finance committee asked also to be authorized by the board to advertise for proposals for loans, and to make temporary loans for such time and amounts of money as in their judgment will be required to cover any deficit that may occur during tho current school year, keeping within limits of tho law. The petition was concurred in. The committee on revision of rules was extended further time for investigation before making any report. Mr. Flemming, a representative of the new District Telegraph Uotnpany, showed tho board a patent alarm which ho proposed to place in each school building. and in connection with tho company’s lines, for 30 cents a month to each instrument. The matter was referred to a committee, and the meeting then adjourned. Arrested for Swindling Pension Claimants. L. W. Lyle, alias “Doc” Lyle, was brought to the county jail last night from the Detroit House of Gorrection. He is wanted hero to answer a charge of personating a special exam iner of pensions. Mrs. Margaret McAdams claims that Lyle got money from her upon the assurance that he would get her a pension.

AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS. Personal and Local. The ticket office at Speeds, on tho J., M. & I. road, was closed yesterday. Frank Buskirk has been appointed Western agent of the Pennsylvania, w ith headquarters at St. Louis. G. G. Cochran, general freight agent of the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio road, is to be in the city to-day. The official statement shows that the Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield road earned in the first fifteen days of August, 1835, $21,584.41, against $19,502.47 in the corresponding month of 1884. Increase this year $2,084.94. Superintendents Woodard, of tho L., N. A. & C., and Stark, of the C., H. & D., held a conference in this city yesterday. Their principal business was to talk over matters relating to their interchange of business at tins point. Through freights are too frequently delayed. In estimating their fall business the Eastern roads are making but little account of wheat shipments and expect a veTy light tonnage. But in forwarding Hour, cotton, tobacco, oats, corn and lumber they anticipate a heavy and continuous traffic through the fa.ll and winter months. The C., I. St L. & C. company will in a few days commence the erection of a freight depot at Greensburg, 110 feet long by 24 feet wide. Thirty-five feet by 24 feet will be two stories high. The building will be of brick, resting on a stone foundation, and will cost $5,000. Railroad officials say that the earnings of their roads the first fiftteen days of August did not come up to their expectations, but they predict that in the last two weeks of the month thero will be such an improvement as to make the gross earnings fully up to, if not ahead of, August, 1884. The excursion business is disappointing to passenger men this year. In but few cases have the number who availed themselves of the low rates reached the expectation of the roads getting them up. In most directions rates on regular trains have been so low that people have not cared to wait for excursions. Commissioner Richardson, of the Chicago and Ohio River pool, was in tho city yesterday, and returned to Chicago last night. Tho genei’al passenger agents of the Chicago roads members of the Ohio River pool will to day hold a meeting at Commissioner Richardson's office to discuss irregularities alleged against some of tho roads. M. R. Spellman, superintendent of the Shell Beach road, who is still in the city, thinks Northern roads are too penurious in the matter of encouraging, expositions, military encamp moots, etc. He states that the six roads running into New Orleans have given $85,000 tor the benefit of the exposition to bo held in that city next winter. The C., St. L. A: P. people will this morning run two trains, hauling fifteen coaches each, from Indianapolis to Richmond, to convey the employes, picnickers. The company furnishes the trains free; an Indianapolis firm gives them all the ice they need, and the only expense tho boys have to meet is tho music, which will boa trilling matter.

Within the last week 230 employes on the Indianapolis division of the Bee-line have been examined on defective vision. Os this number six were unable to distinguish colors. Two were firemen, one brakeman and three yard men. Thirteen others showed some deficiency in their vision, and will bo sent to Cleveland for another test of their eyesight. Tho new master mechanic of the 1., B. & W. road is experimenting with a smoke-stack of his own invention. The smoke-stack is an awkardlooking affair, resembling those in use ou English locomotives. As it has no spark rester it will hardly come into general use. What is now wanted is a perfect working, con-veniently-operated spark-arrester smoke -stack. A train consisting of twenty two car loads of tea and silks passed through Chicago Thursday, on route to New York. The cars were loaded at San Francisco, and were consigned to various New York dealers. The value of the load is placed at $1,000,000. Tho train was supplied with air-brakes and run on guaranteed time, and is expected to make the through trip in eight days. Until further notice tho Wabash will receive and transport shipments of mixed stock entirely at shipper's or owner’s risk, between all stations within the State of Missouri. The charge for a car load of mixed slock will be the car load rate for the highest class of stock loaded in the car. Shipments of mixed stock are no longer required by this company to be separated by a partition. Hancock & Cos. have shipped East from this point this month some 400 car-loads of grain. This fact has been used as indicating that they were getting low rates or they would not ship so heavily, but the fact is 400 cars for them tho first twenty days of August is an exceedingly light movement, as the firm for years past has averaged to shin from Western grain centers 30,000 car loads of grain per year. The Chicago Inter Ocean says Joint Agent T. C. Moore was in receipt of advices from Cincinnati. Peoria and Indianapolis on Thursday stating that east-bound freight rates were being well maintained at those points, there being no complaints whatever. St. Louis also sent word that it was behaving itself, all its contracts being out of the way. The Chicago lines all offered assurances that they were abiding by the tariff of July 13. Indiana roads are beginning to order rails, mostly for repairs, quite freely. It is a wellknown fact that lack of funds and a desire to keep operating expenses within tho narrowest limits has resulted in the severest economies in everything relating to construction and repair. But the roads are not yet in a position to undertake, to any great extent, these much needed expenditures, and will not be for many months to come, unless better rates are maintained. C. C. Waite, vice-president of the C., H. & D. lines, and several of his subordinate officials, made an inspection trip over tho Indianapolis division. Mr. Waite expresses the belief that the attempts to establish the Central Traffic Association will, in the end, be successful, and that it will he of decided benefit to the roads. He says it is quite an undertaking to harmonize so varied interests, and it will require men of ability to decide the ugly questions which will come up. The hitch in the restoration of through rates by the trunk lines was caused by the Grand Trunk. It is thought that everything will be settled this week, and rates advanced by all roads Monday next. Unquestionably one or two fast freight lines have been cutting rates out of Indianapolis this week, or at least giving the rates that have been in vogue during the more recent demoralization. Cars are now becoming so scarce that it seems to be folly to carry business below tariff rates.

Knights of Labor and Wabash officials are yet regarding one another from opposite sides of the chasm. The Knights of Labor have evidently been trying to pursue such a course as would, to their minds, put the railway managers in the wrong. They claim to have exhausted every expedient consistent with fairness and honor to preserve their existence as an organization, and that nothing but an absolute and unconditional abandonment of their association as fellowcraftsmen would satisfy their employers. The fight is now fairly on, but how it will wind up the future must determine. Economy in the car shops of the roads lias been carried to such an extreme the last two years that many of the roads find, now there is a demand for cars, that a large per cent, of their equipment is out of order; and car inspection is close, and connecting lines are refusing to receive many cars until they are repaired, and it is causing much trouble and delay. Os sixty cars delivered to one Indianapolis road yesterday, twenty three were returned as in bad order. Some inspectors are so particular that if a bolt is gone or a brako a little out of shape, rather than expend twenty-five cents on such a car, they will return it to the delivery road. After the great railroad strike of 1877 the laws of seyeral States began to recognize railroad employes as holding a c ort of official' relation to the public, ami provided, among other things, for the punishment of the hands of a train who should desert it in a strike and leave it standing at a way station. In taking charge of the train there is an implied obligation to the public to conduct it to its destination, and irs abandonment deserves punishment as an injury to the public. But the law has not yet progressed so far as to punish the arbitrary and wanton acts of railroad corporations toward their employes. The time

has been reached, however, when a railroad management commands but little sympathy when it is in arrearages two or three mouths to employes. The Mail and Express ventures the prediction that the man who will buy 1.000 shares each of of Kansas A Texas, Richmond & West Point Terminal, Minneapolis A St. Louis preferred and Alton & Terre Haute common will make a fortune on his holdings within five years. That there is a good come-out. to the St. Louis, Terre Haute 6c Alton no one who is acquainted with its condition will question. Asa part of tbe Beeline. it is doing a good through traffic, and as a local line, both passenger and freight, it always has been a good road. The Wabash people will put on another switching engine and endeavor to handle their business and that of the L., N. A. 6c C. Air line at this terminus more promptly, and expect to give the latter less cause for complaint over the diliatory handling of their freights. The business of both roads in tho last few weeks has increased remarkably. The L., N. A. & C. Airline alone is*now doing nearly as much business as both roads were in the winter and spring months. Last month 43 6-10 per cent, of the freight handled by the Wabash people at this point was that of the L., N. A. Sc C. Air line, so that it will be seen that the latter have reason to complain when their business is neglected. Miscellaneous Notes. It is expeeted the gauge of the Texas Pacific will be changed to the standard width. The Taylor committee has issued a circular giving tip the West Shore ghost, and so has William M. Lent, the chairman of the Windsor Hotel committee. Tho now Texas railroad pool goes into effect Sept. 1. The benefit to the roads interested is thought to bo worth about $5,000,000 per annum. No rates have yet been agreed upon. Minnesota and Dakota are now harvesting wheat, and report results varying at different localities, but on the whole favorable. The railroads in that section are preparing for a lively traffic. The Pittsburg Telegraph says: “If a cessation of the railroad war means better times all round it is a consummation devoutly to be wished. Perhaps prosperity will follow, but the connection between one pocket and the other is not entirely clear.” Tho Northern Pacific is going to attempt to market to the eastward the wheat of tho Walla Walla country, iu Washington Territory. This region is 1.700 miles from St. Paul and Duluth, which would give the road the longest haul for wheat enjoyed by any American railroad. Robert Garrett says: “No settlement of trunkline difficulties is possible without the concurrence and co-operation of the Baltimore 6c Ohio, which long since determined to agree to no settlement or restoration of rates without absolute protection is secured to Baltimore 6c Ohio interests.”

The Susquehanna Goal Company, one of the most important mining corporations of Pennsylvania, which is a part of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, is coming to the front as a powerful organization, and its operations at no distant period will cause a revolution in the anthracite world. Tt is stated the company have just completed the largest breaker ever erected in Pennsylvania. It will have a capacity of 3,500 ions per day. Thursday the contract for stretching the wires of the Baltimore 6c Ohio company along the railways in Arkansas to Little Rock and Hot Springs was entered into. For a corporation which the veracious Gould - declares is losing $50,000 a month, the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Company displays exceeding hardihood and temerity. Tt is extending its system as rapidly as possible, probably with the intention of increasing its losses. The executive committee of the Master Carbuilders’ Association will have a competitive test of automatic car-couplers at Buffalo, Sep. 15. They require the presence of box cars equipped with the coupler at each end, and they should reach Buffalo by Aug. 12. This test will be watched with great interest, because tho master car-builders can do more than the laws of any State, or half dozen States, towards securing uniformity, safety and economy in this important particular. In commenting upon the bowlings of the Philadelphia Record regarding the VanderbiltPennsylvania deal, the Pittsburg Telegram says: “There is not much prospect that the State officials will interfere with tho VanderbiltPennsylvauia railroad deal of their own motion. If they interfere at all, it will only be at the instance of those who have been injured by the crushing out of what promised to be a successful enterprise, and perhaps it will be difficult to get them to do so even in that interest.” So high an authority as Mr. Henry V. Poor confirms the opinion that the fulling off of railroad earnings is attributable to low rates rather than to a loss of business, and after reviewing the situation comes to the conclusion that the earnings of railroads for 1885 will not he much below those of 1884. He says, also: “There isjeverv reaaap to believe that in 1885 railway earnings mil reach their lowest ebb, and that in 1880 they will show a decided increase over those for the current year, or even those for 1884.” Advance in West-Bound Passenger Rates. New York, Aug.2l.—The passenger agents of the trunk lines, except the Pennsylvania, mellate this afternoon and agreed to advance passenger rates to Chicago and proportionately to all other Western points. Those present were Agent Richards, of the New York Central; Agent Monett, of the West Shore; Agent Abbott, of the Erie, and Ilohvell, of the Delegare. Lackawanna & Western road. The Erie, Lackawanna and West Shore roads will, in all cases, adopt the rate of second class fare as agreed upon, but will be allowed to make a differential of $1 on each first-class ticket soltL The following are the rates as named in th© schedule, which will go into effect to-morrow: To Chicago, first-class, sl4; second class, $11; Cleveland, $lO and $8.50; Detroit same as Cleveland; St. Louis, $1 7 .50 and $14.50: Toledo, $11.75 and $10.25; Columbus, sl2 and $9; Dayton, sl2 and $9.50; Cincinnati, sl3 and $10: Indianapolis, $13.50 and $10.50; Kansas City, $25 and $21.50; Crestline, sll and $9: Council Bluffs, $26.50 and $23.50. St. Paul, $26.50 and $22; Milwaukee, $16.75 and $13.30.

A New Lino to Chicago. Milwaukee, Aug. 21. —The Wisconsin Central railroad to-day contracted for the construction of 11G miles of road, which will take the lino to Chicago. The work is to be completed by Dec. 1, and will form another through line between Chicago and St. Paul, as well as between Chicago and Lake Superior. The Sullivan Nuisance Case. The jury in the trial of J. E. Sullivan, before the mayor, on the charge of maintaining a nuisance at his poultry-house, corner of Mississippi and Louisiana streets, went out for consultation at noon yesterday. They did not reach a verdict until 5 o’clock last evening, and that was sealed, so the resulf will not be known until court opens this morning. It is probable that Mr. Sullivan will take an appeal if tho suit, is against him, as he has very vigorously contested the case from the beginning. During the trial Sullivan was surrounded by several local Democratic politicians, whose presence, it is said, was for the purpose of overawing jurors and witnesses. One of the sanitary officers was threatened with dismissal on account of his activity in the prosecution of Sullivan. It was rather queer to see Dr. Brennan, a member of the Board of Health, testifying in the defendant’s favor, since liis board was the complainan; in the case. Arrested on a Grave Charge. For several days Dr. Charles F. Heil, whose office is at No. 17 South Alabama street, has been referred to as one under suspicion of having committed a criminal act in which Emma Moyer is interested. Tho Meyer girl got employment at the residence of 'Squire Pease, Monday last. Shortly afterward she became sick, and requested that Dr. Ileil be sent for. The circumstances were suspicious, and 'Squire Pease had another physician called, whose opin iou led to an investigation, resulting in the ar-

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FINANCIAL. _ 23 Waul St., New York, Aug. 11, 1885. Having received the assent of more than a majority of tho $50.000,000 First Mortgage Bonds of tha New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railway Cos. to the plan of reorganization and lease contained in our cir* cular of July 25, 18-<5, wo hereby give notice that we shall terminate, at the close of business on Tueeday, August 25, the privilege of accepting the offer therein made. Foreign holders can deposit bonds up to that date with Messrs. J. S. Morgan & Cos., in Lon* don. Temporary receipts will be exchanged for engraved receipts in amounts of SI,OOO and SIO,OOO each, upon presentation at our office on and after August 20. DREXEL, MORGAN & CO. 23 Wall Street, l New York, July 25, 1835. ) To the First Mortgage Bondholders of the NEW YORK, WEST ME AND BUFFALO RAILWAY COMPANY: Being convinced that the interests of the New York Central and Hudson Riser Railroad Company and of tho Bondholders of the New York, Vest Shore and Buffalo Railway Company would bo best promoted by the former Company securing a lease of the Railroad of the latter Company, and working such Railroad in harmony with its own system, we opened negotiation* to secure this result. These negotiations have reached a point at which we are prepared to lay the following proposal before the Bondholders of the West Shore Company, in order that each one of them who may now so elect shall have equal opportunity to share with us the benefit of our contract hereinafter mentioned, and with the view also of promoting unanimity and a speedy termination of pending difficulties. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company has executed a contract with us agreeiug, ujwei a reorganization of the New \ork, West Shore and Buffalo Railway Company, to take possession of the property of the reorganized Company, under a lease, and tp guaranty the principal and interest of the bonds hereinafter mentioned, which are to bo secured by mortgage upon that property. The conditions of the contract are as follows: First—That the securities to be issued by tho reor* gani zed Company shall be limited to SSO (>OO,OOO four per cent. Mortgage Bonds, and.... $10,000,000 Capital Stock, the bonds to be dated January 1, 1880, and to mature at the expiration of the lease, say in four hundred and seventy-five years, or upon default in payment of interest for two consecutive years. Second—That of the Mortgage Bonds. .$25,000,000 shall he offered in exchange for the $.>0.000,0(H) First Mortgage Bonds of the present Company, with past due coupons attached—that is to say, SI,OOO of the new guarantied bonds for $2,000 of the old. Third—That the remaining $25,000,000, except such amount as may bo necessary for reorganization, shall not be issued except at the request of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, to provide for prior lions, necessary terminals and such other property and for such other purposes aa tho Directors of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company may from time to time think necessary for tho security, development and operation ot the property leased. Fourth —That the Capital Stock of the reorganized Company shall bo surrendered to the New 5 ork Central and Hudson River-Railroad Company as a consideration for its lease and guaranty. Fifth—That the leased property shall be delivered prior to January 1. 1880. We therefore offer to the First Mortgage Bondholders of tho West Shore Company the opportunity to avail themselves of our agreement with the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, upon the following conditions:

First—That their bonds shall be deposited with us, with the agreement hoieto attached duly executed by the depositors. Second—That at least a majority of tho whole issue shall be deposited. Pending the deposit of such majority, temporary receipts will be given for the bonds. After a majority shall have been secured, temporary receipts will be exchanged for engraved receipts, negotiable in form, countersigned by the Union Trust Company, in whosfc custody the bonds will remain until required by us for purposes of reorganization. In case a majority shall not be secured, and a reorganization perfected within the time required under the contract with the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company the bonds will be returned free of expense, upon surrender of the receipts duly assigned. It is right that we should add that a very large proportion of the bonds required have already assented to the proposed plan. Upon receiving the assent of a majority in amount of the present West Shore bonds, immediate steps will be taken which, we are advised, will secure prompt reorganization, and prevent further depreciation and waste of the property. The right is reserved to terminate at any time tho privilege of accepting the offer hereby made. DREXEL, MORGAN & CO. vwp *n mmmi tr r ri we.wnaaaßesaa— BUSINESS DIRECTORY. INDIANAPOLIS. —— TRACTS QF TITLE3 “ ELLIOTT & BUTLER, NO. 3 JETNA BUILDING. ii PATENT SOLICITORS. TELEPHONE 825. n b mniYTmn American ana foreign. PATENTS n. p. hood. Room 15 Journal Building, corner Market and Circle streets, Indianapolis, Ind. MISCELLANEOUS. J. It. 3t Y A V & CO., Commission Merchants and Dealers in FLOUR, GRA N, HAY AND FEED, 62 and 61 East Maryland Street. INDIANAPOLIS &IL TANK LINE CO, DEALERS IN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, Corner Pine and Lord Streets. Ww. b. barry; SAW MANUFACTURER, Nos. 132 and 131 South Pennsylvania Street. X>rL. aAIB.’S ASTHMA CURE SOLID FACTS SUBSTANTIATING THK STANDARD VALUE Os DR, HAIR’S ASTHMA CURB AS PERMANENTLY CUKATIVE IN ITS EFFECTS. Read tho following testimonial from Mr. S. Htaata, 69 Spann avenue, Indianapolis. Ind.: “I want to inform you what your Asthma Cure has done for ma. When I received the first bottle. I had been unable to lie down in bed for two years. My horrible suffering cannot be described. Wheezing and gasping for breath, often a smothering feeling, which alarmed me greatly. When suffering and struggling for breath I often indulged in the dreadful apprehension that the gates ot death were opening, and that I might not live to se daylight. I had tried almost every remedy recon* mended, without permanent benefit. 1 had. with ASTHMA, bronchitis. It is now two and a half years since I have been relieved, and truly believe that 1 ana perfectly cured. I used three bottles each of th* Asthma Cure and Bronchial remedy.” A valuable 04-page treatise containing similarproof from every State in the United States, Canada an! Great Britain will bo mailed on application. Any druggist not having it in stock will procure it toorder. Ask for I)R. HAIR’S ASTHMA. CURB. Dr. B. W. HAIR & SON, Prop’s, Cincinnati, O. 39DAYS’ TRIAL! a. \ . Will cure Nervousness, r LumlMuro.Kheumati.-tiu.Par-I V-alvNis, Neuralgia. Sciatica, /■f® v Kidney, Spine and LiverdisBE r. pgVrs.V. aty case.-,, Gout, Asttpnft, Heart tl.-cttKe. Dyspi psiu, Constlpotion. F. r v-o polar, ’at arrh, \ J piles. Epilepsy, lm potency, \ f Dumb Ague, Prolapsus Uteri, etc. Only sclent I'flo Electric Belt in America that sends the Fdectrlcity unit mmrm ti-m through the bi, ay. As* t W anted Send -ounp lor Painpblub Dr W. J. IiOILNL, iaveutor, IIU W nbaah Ave. IIUtAUIh Mention this paper.

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