The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-14
From the Metropolis.
The Bond FOrgers in Court =
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NEW YORK, August A.--Geo. r. Haswell,
EdwardJ. Hall, Geo. Marshall and VIM. Roe,
who were arrested on charge Of completely
in forging bonds Of the California and oregon
Railroad Company, were brought up before
ceedings MIR. Gait, secretary for MIR. Hunting
ton, Vice President Of the Central Pacific II
r., said that the above named road and the
California and Oregon railroad had been con-
solidated, and that the Central Pacific had as
sumed all the debts Of the latter. At this point
one Of the forged bonds was shown him, which
he said looked exactly like the genuine bond,
but he had no doubt 1t was forgery.
Mr. Brooke, counsel for Haswe.l - Marshall,
sworn he would ask for tho discharge Of his
clients on the ground that the witness could
not say whether OF not the bond was forgery.
On this remark Detective Elder asked the
Court to adjourn the case so as to allow him
time to secure the attendance of one of the AS
s.stant District Attorneys to conduct the pros
ecution. Judge Winchell said tho request was
reasonable, and adjourned the examination
until Monday next.
THE GRAPHIC SAYS:
The International TelegraphIc Convention,
which recently met in st. Petersburg to deter.
throughout Europe. and to settle various other
details Of telegraphic business, foreshadowed
the final solution Of the telegraph question.
The ownership or control Of telegraphs by Gov
ernments is simply preliminary though nee
essary step toward something better. The time
will come when the telegraph will be an inter-
national institution, and will be controlled ex-
clusively by International conventions.
We shall then have cheapness and rapidity
of transmission, the uniformity Of rates and,
perhaps, in time, the universal language for
John Hooper and G. 4, aollinger, President
and Secretary Of the Erie Protection ommit-
tee, issued circular to Erie stockholders crit
icising the present management of the COM
pany, and requesting stockholders and bond
holders to co-dperate with the Protection Com
mittee "a an effort to obtain good management
for the road.
The reported sale Of the Grand Opera house
for $5O9,b0) has not yet been consummated al
though negotiations for the transfer are pend
Ing.
county. Seventeen have been recaptured. The
boys had been committed to the protectory by
parents and others for reformation.
The steamer France, which arrived on We'd
nesday, brought from France five Norman stall
lions Of the purest breed, said to be the finest
stock ever imported to this country. The av-
erage weight was 1,00v pounds eachj valued at
IS, ,G0. They are for John Virgin, Of Illinois.
"A stock company was organized here yester-
day to hold a grand international pedestrian
tournament in this city, in October. Two
thousand dollars in prizes will be subscribed,
and the affair is to last six days. A purse OF
u i,t0) will be offered for the pedestrian cover
ing the greatest number Of miles inside six
days.
There will also be prizes for ten, fifty and
one hundred-mile walking contests, open to all
the world. 1t 10 expected that b. 7, Weston
and w. Z. Harding Of New York, John Nc
Cam OF Albany, John Haydock. Charles A..
Gushing and w. 2, Avery Of Boston, Dan
OLeary, James Oddly and James Adams Of
Philadelphia, will compete in the fifty and
one hundred mile contests, and also in the
six-days walk:
DEFALCATlON.
NEW YORK, August l4.-C A. Church, head
of the ribbon department Of X. S. Jeffray 4
Co., is q defaulter to the amount Of $4,000, and
has left the city.
TRUSTEE OF TURNER BROS.
The creditors of the banking firm OF Turner
Bros, recently failed, have elected John Cas-
tree, President OF the Irving Nationul Bank,
trustee, and appointed a committee to act in
concert. Claims amounting to s225, 900 were re-
presented at the meeting.