Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-14
From Baltimore.
,vsponprNcE OF THE WHEELING 1NrELL1oENcER.

OF THE WHEELING INTELLlGENcER
H,,,;wor. and Ohio Railroad Directors and Stock
holders Meetings-the Union Line-SOutheTT
line of Steamers Health Of the city-Ihe
N. Y. Associated Press Monopoly Of the Haitian
telegram, and Speculative use Of Foreign
NetOS, &c.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 1876 P. NJ, 1858.
The Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road held their regular monthly meeting to-day,
and reported upon the business and proceedings
ofsaid Company for the past month, Sept. 1t
appears that the entire receipts Iamount 10 S27l,
O29 A, showing total increase over August
of 80, S2O %. The increase in the transportation
of -four has been over 1900 barrels, and of coal
$3.50 tons. The increase in the receipts of the
road over September of last year is S7S,4OS o.
including the Washington Branch.
The regular annual meeting of the Stockholders
takes place on Monday next, when the annualre-
port of the President and Directors will be made
public. The result of this meeting is looked to
with great interest. 1t is understood, however,
that the Company on that occasion will declare
no dividend, the surplus having been necessali-
ly expended in repairing and stocking the road and
other necessary expenses. The Presidents re-
port, notwithstanding, will show good condition
of affairs.
We have report to-day from Wheeling, that
the Union Line of steamers are to be Withdrawn
from their present route in connection with the
railroad, and placed on the line from Pittsburgh
10 St. Louis. This, however, may be premature:
If not, its effect will be to depreciate very seri-
ously the interests of our road. The stock sold
this morning at Goa to 81, being decline of 1887
per share since yesterday.
Since last wrote you the committee having 1t
in charge have reported favorably in regard to pur-
chasing the steamer Granite State, 10 be placed on
the line between Baltimore and Savannah. They
contradict the erroneous statement of the AmeEl-
can that she draws too much water to Cross the
Sav5 nnah Bar. All that is wanting 10 consum-
mate fully, the purchase, mole funds.
learn that there have been several cases, re-
Gently, of quite malignant fever, in that part o.
our city, known as Fells Point. The genera
health of the city howeyer,is extraordinarily good
There is much complaint among our merchant!
here, as is the case elsewhere, that the European
news received frJm Halifax by what is termed the
New York Associated Press and its agents, under
sort of embargosd monopoly, is held back from the
public by these parties and used for speculative
purposes. The great mercantile community, who
look to the daily press for information is thus gross
ly outraged. The monopoly of telegraph wires
by this combined monopoly, has been source o
serious complaint. No honest telegraph company
should, under any circumstances, allow to be sen
over, or transmitted through their wires any uis
patch or communication, the destiny of which re
quires it to be forwarded over or uansmitte
through telegraph line which sells the exclusive
use of its wires TO any one party over another. l
all honest telegraph companies were to adopt thi
mode they would soon force such associations int
fair dealing and equitable terms. The sooner it il
done, therefore, the sooner will this abominatior
be removed and speculations prevented TO the ad
vantage of their less favored neighbors. 1 chargt
and am prepared to prove that the agents of thi
monopoly, hold back their monopolized news from
the public whilst they secretly sell it to indivdua
parties for speculative operations. In such cas-
the telegraph seems monstrous evil, worse thai
the incendiary who slabs in the dark. 1t should b
the great highway of thought, open alike to all
upon equitable terms.
Business steady. Provisions unchanged. Deal
ers waiting for the news from Europe. J.W.