The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-12

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trunk lines. 1t was stated that Mr.. Hickson
? of the Grand Tr INK, had refused to sign tn.
; compact, and that bis line would take freigh
at prices lower thar the other roads. The re
although the prices OF Trunk stock broke Sc
riously in the last hou.rs of business. Messrs
HcksOn and Tyler left for Canada last even
Ing at O'Clock. Before their departure Mr.
Hickson snid that he had conceded all that he
considered it expedient 10 do, but that the
New York Central demand cxhorbttant
:! terms, and he WAS not willing to grant them
Il He considered that the New York Central
I was really toblame for the failure to come to
q working arrangement, and that that road
and not his line, had refused to sign what lse
/ considered q reasonable contract.
At the Windsor Hotel last evening very
large number Of stock speculators met to dis
present, and stated that tlfe Disagreement was
eonfined to cattle rate. 1t was generally con-
i ceded that something was out OF joint with
the railroads, but.the exact nature OF the diff.
Guilty is variously stated
Board Of 1rade Mecting-The Savings
Bank Question.
| New YORK, Oct 1f-At the meeting of the
| Board of Trade ard TRANSPORTATION COM
| ruunication from the board of Cairo, ILL.,, was
read disapproving the action of the, P5stoflice
Department in excluding flour sam pies from
mails.
A resolution was passed asking that this
| order be reconsideredr
Another resolution WAS adopted to memo
rialize Congress to appoint q committee to in
vestigate the present systems of institutions
for savings, both in this country and i'm
Europe, and report to Congress as soon as
possible what changes are necessary to
encourage provident habits among the poorer
classes of citizens.
The offering Of these resolations excited
considerable debate as to the Jurisdiction of
Congress on this subject, as some OF the
savings banks were benevolent institutions
over which the State and local authorities
have no control.
Mr.. Hadley, of Carter Il Hadley, offeredea
resolution asking for q revision of the dig
elimination OF rates made inethe transporta~
tion OF tea, the effect of which was to favor
San Francisco as @ distributing centre of this
article. The subject was referred to conn
mittee.
Another Centena rial Gone.
New YORK, Oct. 11.-Martha Morris deds
yesterday at st. Joseph Home 100 years old.
New York kinks 1t was Communism.
New YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Democratic vic
tory in Ohio grows bigger and bigger; Mr..
Bishops majority greatly exceeds p 900, and
cratic majority in the Legislature is over
whelming, outnumbering their opponents, as
they do almost two to one. It is worthy OF
note by those people who insist that this re- !
suit is- because of the Presidents Southern
policy, that in Iowa, where that policy is sup |
posed to be exceedingly unpopular, and where |
the State convention refused to indorse him, |
the Republican majority is 10000 greater |
than that OF last year.
Communism has carried Ohio, that's one |
thing certain, whatever else may be conjec-
tured. No doubt disapproval OF the Pres- |
dents course towards the South cost the Re-
who voted the Democratic ticket approve
that course, as do the majority Of the Repub- |
licans.
The Cooper Institute Meeting.
The Times says that the meeting at Cooper
Institute was highly respectable gathering |
OF some of the best elements of New York |
Republicanism, who came prepared to listen to |
O thorough Endorsement of the policy of the |
Administration, and 1t was not disappointed. |
Tweed.
New YORK, Oct. 11.-W. M. Tweed is to be |
examined again to-day before special meet.
ing OF the board OF aldermen He has not
yet answered the question whether any MEN,
bers Of the present Tammany Hall general
committee were associated with him in ring
ing the city government when he was In
power.
Gilman Case Before the Grand Jury.
1t was reported to-day, on good authority,
that the case of VIM. G. Gilman. the insurance
scrip forger, had been laid before the grand
jury. There is no doubt among the best in
formed persons that Gilman Is still in the
city. The report that he sailed for Europe
in one of yesterdays steamers was positively
to-day by a personal friend Of
Gilman, who undoubtedly knows his where
aboutS.
speakership speculations.
The Posts special from Washington says
that a number of Southern representatives
arrived to-day and the Speakership contest
is becoming interesting. Mr.. Saylers friends
say that ne is gaining rapidly, and that un-
less Randall is nominated on the first ballot
many OF his supporters will vote for Sayler.
Cigarmak rs' strike.
Eighty employees of L.. Cohn Il Co., cigar
struck to-day in consequence
of the firm reducing the price of labor from
81 to SO 30 per thousand.
Getting Ready for the Paris Exposition.
A meeting of merchants and others inter-
ested in the Paris exhibition was held in this
city this afternoon. The meeting was. called
by large number of bankers, manufactur-
ing an org anization which shall represent
the entire country, and through which the
interests of the American exhibitors desirous
OF appearing at Paris can be promoted. The
meeting was very largely attended by prom,
inent merchants, bankers, manufacture rs and
representative men from New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania Ohio, Massachusetts
and nearly every State In the Union
Frederick r. Coudert, in his address, refer
red to the necessityo of America being repre-
sented at Paris and to the fact that such a
was due to France; that the
way is now simple, and all that is necessary
is for exhibitors to organize and provide ways
and means. He expressed the hope that
would be done on this side to ex-
hibit the industries of the great West i'll
Paris in 1878. Acommitose of five on resolu-
tions, organization and nomination was ap-
pointed.
The following names, were presented and |
considered fon permanent officers: Gen. JOS
B. Hawley,- president; August Belmont
retary; Maxwell Woodruff recording sec
retary at Washington. national executive
committee of representative merchants
throughout the country, headed by Jackson
of one hundred dollars by each member was
started, for the purpose of defraying the ex-
penses of the committee. The official regu-
latior ls announced by the French government |
reeei we'd lengthy discvssion.
The committee on organization, ETC., re-
por tad that the organization be known as the