The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-15
BALTIMORE.
FIutter Of Excitement Among the
Stockholders Of B. & 0. Road.
Ssml-Annual Dividend Reduced
A Decline In Stock Follows.
Committee to Investigate COndi.
tiOn Of N. & C. Road.
Druid Hill Park the Favorite Re.
sort of Suicides.
Mysterious Death of a Young
Clerk In a RagRi0.
President Garrett and the d. &
D. Road.

President Garrett and the b. &
D. Road.
BALTIMORE, October l3.-The recent
meeting Of the Board Of Directors OF the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company,
which reduced the semi.annual dividend
from five to three per cent on the stock
OF the main stem, has occasioned conSid.
cradle comment here, With the smaller
stockholders the action meets with evi.
dent disiaVor. Some surprise is occa.
stoned that Mr.. Garrett Bhonld have as
sented to the action, In view Of the annu.
al meeting on the 2lst proximo, which
elects President for the succeeding year,
but the more knowing ones regard that
matter as cut and dried. At the time Of
the severe depreciation In Baltimore &
Ohio stock, few months since, the prin.
cipal portion Of the stockholders, with
the characteristic nervousness OF the cap.
italist, became very much frightened, and
it was at this period that the alleged feel.
ing or antsgonism 10 the Baltimore &
Ohio President was developed. Mr.. Gar.
retL's subsequent course, OF discrimIna.
tion in favor Of the stockholder, as
against the employees and laboring clSsses,
has reassured them, and his reelection
next month is beyond reasonable doubt.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad stock
declined three per cent Friday, probably
owing to the reduced dividend OF Thurs.
day. There was no dividend de-
clared upon the earnings OF tho main
stem, owing TO the continued claim Of the
State against the company for twenty
per cent tax on the gross passenger re-
ceipts on the branch since 1870.
THE MARIETTA AND CINCINNATI BOND.
HOLDERS
Are evidently awakening to a Just reali-
zatiOn OF their interests. AT meeting
held recently committee OF three gen.
tlemen Of we'll known integrity and ex.
experience was appointed 10 make an ex.
animation OF the road.
They will start upon their mission in
a few days, and their report is looked
forward TO with exceeding interest. One
of the largest stockholders representing
about $4,000 worth Of second mortgage
bonds, recently said TO your correspond
ent, II cannot uderstand the depreciation
Of the Marietta ant, Cincinnati: stock. I
made thorough inspection OF the road.
and consider it one Of the most eligible in
the country" The came gentleman stated
that when the second mortgage bonds
were quoted at rs, he solicited advice Of
OF the Vice Presidents Of the Balti-
more 4 Ohio Company as to the advisa. |
bility Of selling. The reply was, at isa |
bad egg; but do not sell" The stock sub.
sequenIIy dropped to 55, but he cannot
perceive the pungency Of such advice.
SUICIDES HAVEN"
Baltimore, probably in the absence Of |
an appropriate opportunity, ia rapidly
degenerating as "mOb town. and bids
fair to receive instead the title OF "Sui. |
cide's Haven" The daily "item" Of self |
destruction occurs with almost clock.
like regularity. The iavorite mode ap.
pears 10 be the pistol. but an occasional |
use Of a draught OF laudanum or clothes
lines by females, serve to relieve the mo.
notony in this respect. During last sum.
mer, shady grotto in Druid Hill Park !
was chosen by several uufortunates, but
these were embarrassed merchants in up.
per life, which probably accounts for the
locality selected. OF the large number
continually "shuf1ling the coil, )" the great.
er proportion are foreigners, while at
brief intervals an attenuated tramp,
weary Of touring" selects this as his last
resting place. OF the apparent causes
prompting suicide, it has recently devel.
oped that large families In conjunction
with the absence Of proper means OF
support predominate. In view Of the
prospect for an era Of better tunes, il is to
be hoped that this cause will at least be
removed.
A SENSATIONAL TAKING OFF"
Apropos Of this the recent 80 called
suicide Of young clerk, newly welded,
in house Of ill.fame, bids tair to result
in an investigation which will prove, it is
said, that his unfortunate death was not
. voluntary act. Intimate relations with
an inmate Of the house previous to his
marriage, threats some weeks before the
alleged suicide, by this person, and her
visit to the young wife Immediately pre-.
CeulHS mail lhSeI ~ IN thluI Chu ue Clearly
proven. This coupled with the fact that
she and fellow inmate Of the bagnio
we're the sole witnesses before the Coro.
ners jury, gives color to the charge that
self.murder was not committed.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
The evils resulting from the use OF
tandem teams in propelling freight cars
through the streets Of our city was to-day
rather unfortunately demonstrated. 4
young brakeman, by a slipping brake,
was precipituted from the roof Of car,
and, falling upon the slackened trace
chains Of the rear horse, became entan.
gled, and was decApitated by one Of the
forward wheels Of the car. Frequently
in traversing heavy grades, the brakes
cannot be controlled, and numerous acci.
dents have resulted from this cause.
Bishops Minority Will Not Ex.
aRRfn tpH man, nK,A H..I