The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-14
NEW YORK CITY.
western Union Earnings,

National Associated Press to the Star
New YORK, March 14.-At a meeting of
the Directors of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company yesterday dividends of one
and a half per cent, from net earnings Of
the three months ending March 31st, were
declared payable on the 10Th day of April
next.
The quarterly report shows the following:
Net profits for the current quarter ending
March 31st will be about S712, ,475 03; add
surplus January 1st, $SS, 100 So; total, $780,
674 81, from which, appropriating one quar-
ter's interest on bonded debt, Sill, 900 90;
interest on balance due on purchase of At
lantic & Pacific stock, $6, 400 90; on quar-
ter's proportion of ofsinking funds, 500, 900 90;
total, $138 600 90, leaves balance of S662,-
GA Sc; dividend of one and half per
cent on capital stock outstanding requires
1925, ,931 80, deducting which leaves $780,
743 06.
ssThe Exiles.,,
In the case Of "1he Exiles," Judge Dona-
hue, in the Supreme Court, yesterday after
noon, denied the motion for an injunction
on the ground that it was not maintained,
and Ex-Judge Dittenhnfer for plaintiff
waived all claims in the drama, but claimed
the title which was denied, The play has
been given at the Broadway Theater under
suspended injunction. Ex-Mayor Hall
and f. A. Brooks appeared for defendants.
MOrrissey Believed to be Dying.
J. Henry Ford, of the County Clerks Of
flee, an intimate personal friend of Hon.
John MorriSsey, received a telegram from
Mrs. Morrissey stating that Mr. MorriSSey
was believed to be at the point Of death, and
asking Mr.. Ford to hasten on to Jackson
vile, Florida Mr. Ford left last night
Hon. Bayard Taylor,
Minister to Germany, will be rendered a
farewell banquet by number of represent
ative citizens in art letters and commerce.
previous to his departure to Berlin. The
banquet will take place early in April
William Cullen Bryant will preside. The
Lotus Club will also give banquet to Mr..
Taylor on the 9Th of April.
Counting the Cash.
A party of accountants, consisting of
twenty-five men and six women from the
Treasury Department, Washington, are in
ing the money there. 1t will take about
three weeks to complete the count, as there
are about 800, 100000 in coin deposited
here. So far everything is all right, and, in
fact, it is not anticipated that anything
wrong will be fc nd. The count is done in
compliance with =. United States law, and
takes place every two or three years.
Navigation Of tfsc Hudson.
The Peoples Line steamboat, Dean Rich
mond, started for Albany on the first trip of
the season last evening. She was full OF
freight and had many passengers.
The st. John was waiting to take her
place at the wharf, and to be ready this even
ing.
The opening of navigation two weeks ear
lier than last year bids fair to give the
steamboatsa prosperous season. The steam
boat City of Troy left about the same time
as the Dean Richmond.
Cincinnati Leads, of Course.
The demand for Government Bonds from
leading cities is steadily increasing. Since
Monday orders have been received from
Cincinnati amounting to $3.50, 600, and large
sales have been made to financial institu-
tons in Cleveland, Chicago and st. Louis
Orders from the West were generally deliv.
cred in small amounts.