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pulmonary consumption ; but all forms of disease are generally light. 

 Apparently, consumption is complicated with disorders of the liver. 

 All kinds of domestic animals suffer from biliary derangement, but 

 scarcely to as great an extent as formerly. 



The Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad Companies 

 have issued a report, says the Buffalo Courier, of the business of the 

 Toad during the last six months. The Northern Indiana Road was 

 opened for use through its entire length, June, 1852, thus furnishing, in 

 connection with the Michigan Southern Railroad, a direct communica- 

 tion from Chicago to Lake Erie, at Monroe and Toledo. Since the 

 first of July, the entire line has been operated as one road. The gross 

 earnings for the six months ending December 31, were: 



From passengers, $332,223 56 



Freights and mails, 259,963 44 



$592,187 00 



The expenditures were : 



•Operating, repairs and equipment $293,046 75 



Interest, 92,653 41 



385,700 16 



Net earnings for six months, $206,486 84 



The income account, on the first day of January, 1853, stood as 

 follows : 



1852 — Balance of income acct., July, 1852, $ 49,614 70 



Gross earnings for six months, as per the prece- 

 ding statement, 592,187 00 



$641,801 70 

 Less expenses, interest, &c, 385,700 16 



1853 — Jan, 1. Balance to credit to this account, $256,101 54 



Semi-annual dividend of five per cent., 124,970 52 



Balance of income account, $131,131 02 



Against this balance there has been charged for 

 extraordinary expenses, incurred in forming 

 the boat connections upon Lake Erie and 

 Michigan during the past season, 34,357 86 



Leaving to credit of income account, $96,773 16 



