The Coal Trade. ... ...... .... ..... Top Mt.... .......... 9,770 728,495 The New Fuel. 38,041 easily fused. If applied to a steam boiler on a 704,621 215,744 locomotive or on ship board, it is only necessary 68,064 to place retorts, made of fire clay, on grate bars, 283,779 thus pretecting the boiler plates from injury. 69,374 247,833 107,366 67,945 43,279 198,572 303,810 81,961 OFFICE OF THE ONTARIO SILVER MINING CO., No. 18 WALL ST., NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 1881. DIVIDEND NO. 64. 31,847 THE } the accident which happened by the exercise of along the Feather river, through American valley, from Portsmouth to Ironton, Ohio, was opened ordinary care and diligence? Answer-Yes. 4. Mohawk valley, Sierra valley and Beck with Pass for business on the 7th inst. What are the damages ? Answer-£300. The to the State line, there to connect with a railroad A new liquid fuel for generating steam an exhiquestion is whether I was warranted in leaving now being constructed from Reno, and following these questions to the jury by the evidence in the a route in the direction of Beckwith Pass, Long bition of which was recently given in Jersey City, case, or whether I ought to have decided myself valiey, Honey lake valley, to the State of Oregon, has attracted a great deal of attention. It is that there were no facts in the case from which This declaration includes the privilege of con- claimed for it that it will so reduce the expense of This Istructing a branch line of railroad from the Mid-generating steam as to make it possible to run a they could properly infer negligence. thick is the effect of Bridges v. The North Lon- dle Fork of Feather river, Dear Eagle creek, by locomotive from New York to Philadephia for $1 don Railway Company, L. Rep., 7 H. L. 213; 30 Jamison creek to the Sierra iron mines, and theuce instead of $25, as now, with coal. It is described T. Bep. (N. 8.) 844. Many cases were referred to Downieville, Sierra county, distance 25 miles; as follows: To produce combustion nothing more in the course of the argument before me. also, privilege of constructing a branch railroad is necessary than by means of an atomizer to Near's all that bear upon the subject are cited in from Oroville to the Sacramento river, via Chico, unite dry steam acd crude petroleum, only a comThe Dab'in, Wicklow and Wexford Railway Com- distance 28 miles. mon inch pipe being used for this purpose, one picy r. Slattery, 3 App. Cas. 1155; 39 L. T. Rep. for steam and the other for oil, with cocks to regN. 8) 365. I do not think it necessary to say The leading coal carrying companies make the alate the flow. Junction is made within six more on 'be subject than that the cases of Stub- following reports of their tonnage for the week inches of the perforated brick retrrt, which a nozy v. Lonton and Northwestern Railway Com-ending January 29, and for the year to the same zle closes instantly. On a match being applied, date, compared with their respective amounts carny, L. Rep., 1 Ex. 13; 13 L. T. Rep. (N. 8.) ried to the same time last year: the whole interior furnace, an ordinary reverb76; Walker v. Midland Railway Company, 14 L Week. 1881. 1880. erating smelting furnace, becomes intensely heatRep. (N. 8.) 793; Cliff v. Midland Railway Reading Railroad 88,966 976,495 1,187,806 od, so much so that all exposed surfaces may be Company, L. Rep., 5 Q. B. 258; 22 L. T. Rep. (N. Schuylkill Canal.... 59,721 A) 882, and Ellis v. Great Western Railway Com-Lehigh Valley Del., Lack. & Western. 61,114 pany, L. Res., 9 C. P. 551; 30 L. T. Rep. (N. S.) Shamokin Valley.... 17,402 874, seem to me to establish that mere absence of Central New Jersey. 80,649 aring at a level crossing, whether in the shapo United R. R. of New Jersey. 26,057 of the presence of a watcbuan or in the shape of Pennsylvania Coal.. 17,598 bistling, are not in themselves either negligence Delaware and Hudson 48,151 reisence of cegligence, unless there are cir-Huotingdon & Broad 35,888 cumstances of special danger, as in the case of 183,661 Bebee v. London and Brighton Railway Company, Penn. and New York. 18.264 Clearfield, Pa....... 32,879 130,745 18 C. B. (N. 8) 584; 13 L. T. Rep. (N. 8.) 146, The total tonnage of anthracite coal rom all inst. in the case of The Dublin, Wicklow and Wex- the regions for the week ending Jan. 29, as reford Railway Company v. Slattery (sop.). If, ported by the several carrying companies, amountherefore, the absence of whistling and the ab-ed to 301 270 tons, against 364,223 tons in the ence of the watchman were the only points in corresponding week last year, a decrease of 62,The total amount of anthracite mined T dividend of the Illinois Central Railroad Comthe case, I think the plaintiff ought to be non-for the year is 1,524,704 tors, against 1,569,395 tons pany, on its entire share capital, being THREE AND salted. I am of the same opinion as to the ab- for the same period last year, a decrease of A HALF (31) PER CENT thereon, will be paid by sence of lights from the bridge. I see no evi- 44,691 tons. The quantity of bituminous coal the undersigned March 1, 1881, to shareholders as dence that either that fact or the dirty condition sent to market for the week amounted to 65,627 registered at 2 p. m. on the 11th inst., after which of the bridge in any way contributed to the acci-tops, against 93,829 tons in corresponding week and until the 4th March, the transfer books will be last year, a decrease of 30,702 tons. The total closed. L. V. F. RANDOLPH, Treasurer. dent, nor do I see that any means were suggested account of bituminous mined for the year is 281,by which the railway might, by the exercise of 122 tons, against 364,125 tons for the corresponddiary care, bave avoided the accident. The ing period last year, a decrease of 88,003 tons. The total tonnage of all kinds of coal for the week anly paint on which I think the verdict can be is 363,897 tons, against 457,552 tons in correpported is the evidence that the man at the spending week last year, a decrease of 93,655 box frightened the boys away from the bridge. tons, and the total tonnage for the coal year is This would amount to a distinct breach of daty,1,805,826 tors, against 1.933,520 tous to same date The quanlast year, a decrease of 127,694 tons. that is to say, to negligence and something more; tity of coal and coke carried over the Pennsyl and though it is true that I did rot put, and was vania Railroad for the third week of January asked to pat, to the jury any specific ques was 165,665 tons, of which 117 225 tons were coal os on the subject, I think that as it was un- and 48,448 tons coke. The total tonnage for the year thus far has been 495,083 tons, of which radicted, the jory might reasonably infer 347,270 tons were coal and 147,813 tons coke. from it that the man had misconducted himself, These figures embrace all the coal and coke carand did contribute to the accident by frightenir g ried over the read, east and west. The shipments Von Laer's Perfect Binder. the litle boy (who was only eleven years old) of bituminous coal from the mines of the CamFor Periodicals, Pamphlets, Music, Manuscript, berland coal region for the week ended January SCRAP BOOKS, ETC, ETC. Irto crossing the railway at a dangerous place. 29 were 20,116 tons, and for the year 99,287 There will, therefore, be judgment for the plaintiff tons-a decrease of 44,198 tons as compared with Judgment for the plaintiff.-[Albany Law Jour-was carried as follows: Baltimore and Ohio Rail HE REGULAR MONTHLY DIVIDEND OF Fifty Cents per share has been declared for Jan186.665 uary, payable at the office of the Transfer Agents, 198,548 Wells, Fargo & Co., No. 65 Broadway, on the 15th Transfer-books close on the 10th inst. The coal road-week 16,743 tons, year, 85,151 tons; de- Railroad-week. 8373 tons; year, 14,186 tons; Specially Adapted for the increase over 1880, 3.0C9 tons. The annual of- AMERICAN RAILROAD JOURNAL. The Sierra Iron Company baving a capital of $1,200,000, of which $250,000 has been subscribed, and more than $30,000 paid in, filed in the office Binder for one Vol. (26 numbers) with title in gold of the county clerk at San Francisco on the 25th 1880 was 2,136,160 tons, an increase of 405,499 leaf, also name of subscriber, $1.42, sit, a declaration of its intention to proceed im. tons over the previous year, and the heaviest out mediately to urvey a railroad route, and to build put since 1875.-[Phila. Ledger, Feb. 7. and equip a two-foot gauge railroad from Oroville The extension of the Scioto Valley Railroad Leek-box 500, Address, E. L. LAMBIE, The surveys between the Indianapolis city line. and Springfield, Ohio, for the eastern extension of the Indiana, Bloomington and Western Railway have been completed. It is proposed to have the road in operation between Indianapolis and Columbus, Obio, by the 1st of December. The grading will be commerced as soon as the line is decided upon. 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