The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-28
NEW YORK.
Railroad COilisiOn-SeveraI Persons Rad
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Railroad CoIIision-severaI Persons BAD
-.-rss-r.,e ly Hurt. trtssl
New YORK, May 2.-The gravel train from
New York on the New Jersey Central railroad
was run into by the ITO a. m. train from Phil
adelphia on the Pennsylvania Central railroad
at Elizabeth, n. j., this morning The Central
railroad train was standing at the station, the
rear car extending on the Pennsylvania road
This car was struck by the locomotive of the
other train, turned over and almost demolished.
Six persons were injured, some very severely
The engineer of the Pennsylvania train says his
patent air breaks would not work, and he could
not stop his train, rs ..s.--...s ..--
The Eight Hour Movement.
A mass meeting of the workingmen was held
in City Hall Park this afternoon in favor of the
eight hour law movement About 1900 persons
were present. Addresses were delivered BY j.
Connolly, F. Pearsoll, McDermott Hawkins,
and John Ermins and appropriate re solutions
were adopted Workmen have been sent to
Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, &c, to induce
cooperation. Mr.. Kuhn has returned from a
tour through the Western States and reports
that the trade in that section are fully resolved
upon forcing the eight hour law. The piano
makers struck to-day for eight hours work at
the same pay they have had for ten hours
Fatal Explosion.
The tug boat Epslan exploded her boiler this
afternoon in East River, opposite Pier TO- The
following were killed on the tug: Hollenbeck,
cuSluCCI, IIOlltuDtCh, d ucCh nd0u Oh Tile same
name, Patrick Mccormick, fireman and two
other deck hands. Another engineer, Bernard
Currier, was injured. AT the time of the ex-
ploson of the boiler, the tug was perhaps IT'S
feet beyond the pier line, from which point the
parts were thrown distance of from 400 to 500
feet, landing on the pavement of South street,
where six persons were injured, some very
severely. The boat was Literally blown to splint-
erS
Reported Acceptance Of all the Modiaca-
~ tions by England.
Washington special states that telegram
has been received from London, stating that
the verbal changes made by the Senate in the
supplemental article of the treaty of Washing
ton, will not affect its ratification, and that
every proposition is accepted.
The Tammany Thieves. BE-.
ALBANY, n. Y, May q.
1t is expected that the arguments in the cases
of Tweed, Connolly and Fields will be heard on
Monday next by Judge Hogeboon, as Judge
Potter now holding court here will at that time
holding court in his own circuit. The arguments
will be on the demurrer set up in each case.
namely, that as only the people of New York
were wronged, if any, the State should not as
sumo the prosecution, and that the cases should
be dismissed. 49,. BIB.
Annual Meeting of the Boston, Concord
& Montreal r.. II. Co.
LAKE VILLAGE, N. H., May 27-The 18th
duuudl HctGlIiS VI Tile SUOCklOlueTS OF the lSOS-
ton, Concord & Montreal railroad held at Ply
mouth this p. m, elected the following Direc-
tors for the ensuing year: John Z. Lyon A
H. Tilton, Jos. 2. Pitman, Peter Butler, John
A. Parks, ]. w. Lang and John L. Rix.
The committee selected last year to devise
some plan for consolidating the different class
es of stock into one reported that it is desirable
to make the consolidation and submitted the
following plan: 4atae5 sHI
The whole capital of the corporation to be
Tod hxyo e., ,of, mn
stock be appropriated to stockholders in place
of the stock which they hold on this basis
Three shares for every two shares of the pre-
ferred stock, one share for every two shares of
the new stock, and one share for every five
shares of the old stock, and certificates to be is
sued accordingly on the surrender of the cor
responding number of shares of the present
classes of stock respectively.
, If this plan be adopted the whole amount of
the stock thus apportioned to the stockholders
will be 1, 562, 900, and the committee are conf
| dent that the income of the road will be Suffi-
Gent to insore regular dividends at the rate of
four dollars per share per annum on that
amount and the prospects of the road are IA
vorable for an increase in future. aUE
1t was voted to accept the report and that
| the Directors be empowered to take such meas
ures to carry it into effect as they may deem
proper
1t was voted to unite the Boston, Concord &
| Montreal railroad with the White Mountain
railroad, and to increase the capital stock S.
| 10000; also to authorize the drectrs to issue
bonds not exceeding $4,000 to be secured by
mortgage for the extension of the road to Cole
brook. At tltfh
The question of the lease of the Meredith and
Conway railroad was referred to the directors
with full powers
| AbOrti0nist Arrested-&ad Accidental
strike-Peace Society.
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