Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-17
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK. January l7.-CoRsidera-
ble speculation is INDUCED in by the
various ice companies in the city as to
the nrospeets Of the ice crop this season.
The almost unparalleled delay in the
coming of cold weather renders the
nrospects of there being sufficient ice
stored for householders' use next sum-
mer somewhat gloomy, and fears are
expressed among those interested of an
advance in the price of that article. So
mild a winter has not been known here
for many years. Until the middle OF
last week navigation was practicable
as far as one hundred miles up the
Hudson river, and four days ago not a
particle of ice was formed as far up as
Albany. Inquiry at the Offices OF the
principal ice companies elicits the intor-
nation that none of them have yet
commenced cutting or storing away at
present, and even with the present cold
weather will take about three weeks be-
fore they will be able to commence OPP
erations. Some of the companies are
preparing, in the event of the total fail
ure of the crop, to secure supply at
the small lakes in the mountains OF the
State, where, water being still, ice is
sure to form.
The steamer Tybee, belonging to the
Tamana Bay Company, which sails this
afternoon for San Domingo, takes out
Senior C. c. Passadaigle to Puerto Plato.
He arrived here recently for the purpose
of purchasing several steamers, and to
equip them with men aud arms to attack
the Baez government at San Domingo,
but returns without carrying out his mis-
sion, owing he says, to the flight of ex-
President Baez, and the prospect. of
bloodless revolution. Among other
passengers on the Tybee will be Lues
Pacheco, enc of the Virginius survivors,
a son of Ex-Governor Pacheco, Military
Commander of Puerto Plata, and Com
mander George W. Brown, of the Cuban
steamer jamie, who goes to San Domln-
20 on q special mission, connected, 1t IS
said, with the interest of Cuba. The
Tybee, il is reported, carries cut arms
and ammunition as part of her cargo.
Andrew Dormer, who delivered him
self up to the police on the second OF
January, stating that he was broker OF
Austin, Texas, and had absconded with
two thousand dollars worth Of United
States bonds which Radike, of Austin,
had entrusted him with, was yesterday
delivered to the sheriff, and will be given
to-day into the custody of j. d. Hough-
lon for transmission to Texas, under a
reuuisition for extradition.
The strike on the New Jersey South
ern railroad continues, although Gen.
Stockton, receiver, hopes to have the
strike ended and the road in operation
in aJfew days. He will meet the strikers
in Manchester, N. j., to-day. The latter
express willingness to resume work if
they receive reliable assurances that
their salaries will be promptly paid, and
the back salary due to be paid at some
specified time in the immediate future.
The stock market yesterday opened
buoyant, but before noon the process of
unloading was begun vigorously by
large holders, and prices declined.
There vas afterward slight recovery,
but toward the close of business there
was regular raid on the market. Fully
ten thousand shares Of Lake Shore we're
unloaded at the same time, the stock
being represented at every pool on the
foor of the Stock Exchange. There
we're also large sales of Western Union.
Various attempts were made to explain
the general decline, among other causes
we're the reports from Washington that
no measure of imitation could pass the
Senate. and that the Lake Shore diTi-
dend would not be paid. 1t is believed
BIZ bulls that the market will be strong
to-day.