New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-19

NTH coupous for each road. nut tncee e'rPe "o 's
nv ono Of the great trunk lines and not ny any 'u
,,rods beyond their termini. The tickets having oeen
Withdrawn the Association met and comln,'.
,ao WAS appointed to meet ana co"'''
With committee Of the railroads at the ST. Ncho"'
HOTEL But the railroad men stood hrn' anu Wo"u wv
listen TO the demands Of the ticket agents. AUG "s
still sell the tickets TO Boston. Montreal &C., anu 'so
tickets by steamers everywhere. PuDhc UaVe', they
claim ia greatly benefited by these ticket agencies, ana
they are convenience that the public VIII greatly reel
tho want Of For iustanceJ said one of the agents.
lady with two or three children ard quantity OF
baggage reaches this city on her way West She s an
stranger and knows hotnhg oi Tue ~ henurcbased
She has her large amount of baggage 10 70 anu
children to look after also Under the oia ~
she would ring bell and ask for the ticket agent 10
call at her room. There he could explain to her the az
vanages Of all the routes and she would De ape 10
calmly which way she would prefer TO CO. she woulu
give her checks to the agent and , order
him to purchase sleeping Der'Gs and aMouIa 10
large sum that it might be dangerous for lady TO ex
pose in public place for fear OF being robbed her
The bill sent to her room She settles &c there ana
furnished with her railroad tickets ana through 40
the depot and finds section in Pullman car awaiting
her arrival She t anu popers or
hackmen she pursues her journey ana enjoys u III I'm
fort and peace. Wnen she arrives al ner ~ hao
gage she finds has arrived safely and without having
These ticket agents say that they have held several
meetings, but have now nearly concluded tnep ssns
Of action which they T settle S IL sa as a it is to be
greatly to their advantage to give them AGAIN tne
agents still continue to furnish the tickets to those call
ing for them but they are Obliged .hs to sDd se6 do
not no 'n make eO"p"" cent for their trouble. The
ticket agent that all the trouble has been caused
by the agents of the railroad companies and that they
ought not to make the travelling public suffer because
there has been attempt 10 undercut ny some VI .1
men on both sides The railroad men say that they VIII
now be able TO receive far price for their tickets but
the agents that the slightly extra money anu
that the companies are receiving is really loss
when the extra travel considered fosered by the en-
terprse of the ticket agents The AssOciatSon aNo 10.
will cali final meeting as soon they have perfected
the plans for again laying their request before the rail-
road men.s
POsTMAsTER-GENERALJ JEWELS RECEPTION.
Extensive preparations were made in this
city yesterday for the suitable reception OF exMnster
Jewell, lately appointed Posmaster-General OF the
United States. He expected to arrive in the Both
nia which due at this port yesterday Early IN the
afternoon large party OF Customhouse officials and
personal friends of Mr. Jewell assembled at the Battery
embarked board OF the United States steam cut
ter Grant, Capt. Fingar commanding, which was to
steam the bay and await the arrival Of the ncom-
ing vessel. Among the party were Gems. L. A Dickn-
son, Hawley, F. j. whittemore, NJ. D.. and Nathan
Mayer, NJ. D.; Coils. j. d. Frary A. j. Beers, j. F. Pres
ton VIM II. Hayward, Charles A. Jewell, j. W. Knowl'
tOD and John TTeedy Lleut-C simeon D. roA MAYOR
b. F. Blakeslee ex-Secretary Henry f. Tsntor, p and
L. Jewell, d. p Nichols A. II. MARYLAND. and d. H. Ball
of Hartford Gen. Arthur. DeputyCollector Lydecker,
George W. Childs and Anthony Drexel of Philadelphia,
Pierrepont Morgan, and ]. c. Wyman. The Grant
weighed anchor at 4:30 D. m, and steamed down
the bay. Shortly after the vessel was boarded
by TRIBUNE reporter, who was informed that the
party would proceed down the bay and await the
arrival Of Mr. Jewell even If several days interviewed
hefo no nj NJ AS
sci sighted the cutter Will steam down to meet it, and
the exMnister will be transferred to the Grant, where
reception will be rendered him. The event will be an
nounced by the booming OF cannon from 0rti1caons
In the habor and from naval vessels in port. POsmas-
tef-General Jewell will probably be landed at Sandy
Hook where he will take the for Long Branch The
Jewell staff Association and the Reception Committee
at Hartford will give Mr. Jewell reception on Friday
at New-Haven.
Postmaster James and delegation from the New-fork
Post Office were readiness yesterday TO down to
meet the Postmaster General, but no telegram an
nonncing the arrival Of the Bothna received and
the execution OF the intent postponed till this morn