The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-11-12
NEW YORK.
Compromise Between Pacific Mail and
the Pacific Railroad.

Cempromise Between Pacific Mail and
the Pacific Railroad.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Negotiations have
been ia progress several days between some of
the principal directors of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company and Vice President Hunt.
ington of the Central Pacific Railroad, lin re-
ference to the harmonious working of their in
terests As a result Vice President Hunting
ton Yesterday sent to Russell Sage, President
of the Pacific Mail, formal proposition en-
bodyirg the outline of the proposed arrange
ment. A special meeting Of the directors of
the Pacific Mail Co., is expected to consider it
to-day. The proposition involves the abandon
ment of the Isthmus route for China and Japan
business, and substantially returns to the stat
us existing between the two companies before
the present competition began. If the Pacific
Mail directors to-day accept the proposed agree
ment it is understood that the new China line,
for which arrangements have been lately in
progress on the other side, will be abandoned.
A Denial.
Special Postoffice Agent H. o. Sperry of
Hartford, now in this city, states that the as
sertion of Mr.. Reay, printed in tO-day's New
YorkHerald, that Postmaster Gen. Jewell is per-
sonally interested in the Plympton Envelope
Co., is not true. and also that there is no truth
IN Reay's statement tnat Jewell is the owner
Plte building in Hartford occupied by the
IN Company
| A mutiny nIutiny.
Neptune Oct. evrred at sea on board the ship
colored and the wldlpe half of the crew were
Stephen A. Smith (cHilors revolted because
swain. The white saiIdl. was made boat
fearful manner on the night offas Sm.sn ID
entire crew were arrested to-day. 1o'n Inc
Various matters.
Oliver Charlick is lying dangerously i'll at hi,
| residence on Long Island, and his physician he
ileves his recovery impossible. ~ Z
| Cheating.
Charges of conspiracy to defraud the Gus
| fonc yVprn mazda TO-DAY hofo fha Init al
States commissioner against N. j. Pollock of
the importing firm of w. j. Pollock & Co..
Rosan Van Vaulkenburg and his son, custom
| house coastmen. The specific charge is that
Van Vaulkenburg at the instance of Pollock
substituted for four cases of rich silks while on
| the way from the wharf to the store for ap-
praisal, four other cases bearing similar marks
but containing inferior goods on which there
is lower rate of duty. Pollock's bail was
| fixed at $4,000 and the Van Vaulkenburgs
| 10000 EACH
The Pacific Lines-No Agreement.
A correspondence will be published to-mor-
row between c. p. Huntington, Vice President
of the Central Pacific railroad, and President
| Sage of the Pacific Mail Company. The form
er proposes equal passenger rates by rail and
steamship to San Francisco, said rates to be
low, the raising of rates Of freight by both
routes to q remuuerative basis; the railway
company guaranteeing to the steamship COM
pany SIS, 900 freight per steamer every II days
frsm this pert and the renewal of the old con-
tract between the companies in regard to the
China and Japan business. The railway COM
yanp is to make and control all rates between
New York and San. Francisco, and the contract
to be for ten years.
Mr. Sage, in reply, enclosed the resolutions
adopted by the directors of the Pacific Mail
Company to-day, declaring that while ready
to make fair and equitable arrangement for
all business with the overland railroad com
panles, they consider Mr.. Huntington's pro-
positions unsatisfactory and respectfully de-
cline them.
Portland and Osdensburg.
1t is said that prominent London capitalists
now in New York, are examining into the af-
fairs OF the Post!and & Ogdensburg road. with
view to advancing funds to complete the line
to Montreal and other objective noints.