The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-19

to lnstruct them in some way Of gettins 6
living. Whatever money is due ia
the tramp for his work shall be paid TO
him on HE dismissal, deducting eE'
penses for his board.
The Cotton Crop.
A Nashville letter to a well-anoWr
cotton broker here estimates that the
cotton cfop will amount to four million
seven hundred and fiity thousand bales.
Railroad Freight Rates.
The troubles between the Grand Trunk
and the other Trunk lines are growing
more serious daily. A private Dispatch
from Boston states that the Boston 4
Albany Railroad is taking fceigh tfor the
West at whatever dgures can be OBJ
tanned without any regard TO schedule
rates. Shipments Of frst-olass freight
have been made to St. Louis and Chi
cago as low as 20 cents per 100 pounds
below tariff rates, and fourth-class
freight has been taken at a reduction OF
10 cents per 100 pounds. The shipments
by the Grand TIunk from this city by
way OF Portland have greatly Increased
recently. A considerable portion OF the
freight from this city is going West by
way OF steamer to Charleston, S. c., and
thence by the Green Line TO st. Louis
and elsewhere in the West.
The Lime by this route Is only twelve
10 titeen days, and the rates are mate
riaily less than by the trunk lines. The
present war with the Grand Trunk, it is
coaceded, must operate to the great dis
advantage OF New York merchants. AL
ready Western merchants have begun
to arrive for the purpose oil laying in
their early stock OF spring goods.
In shipments from the West the ton
denoy is for lower rates. The railroads
are unable to obtain over 80 cents per
hundred pounds for any considerable
waukae, the scheIuie rate being 40 cents.
L, xed meats continue to come from
Cincinnati anu IAdianapolis at 70 cents.
Equalizins Telegraph Rates.
Some changes were announced in tele.
graphic rates yesterday by the Western
Union Telegraph Company. The follow
ing are the principal points to which
rates for messages OF ten words have
been changed: New York to Chicago,
advanced from 30 to 81 cents; ta Cincln-
Louis, from 50 10 Is cents; to Omaha,
from 75 cents to 81; to Plttsburg and
Buffalo, from 35 10 40 cents. Hitherto
the rate to certain points west OF Omaha
and Kansas City had been 81 This has
been reduced 10 81 50 out 10 The Rocky
Mountains. The rate 10 all towns In
Iowa and Missouri, outside of St. Louis,
is left unchanged al 81.
Mr.. Orion, President of the Company,
says these changes are the result OF oil
effort to equalize the rates that have
been operating since the two compa-
MES came TO an Understanding, The re.
ductIons ocoasi0ned by the rivalry pre-
yiously existing was too low at more
than five thousand stati0ns, so that even
with tue msVanc9s gradually made since
the cutting process ceased Lhe rates are
to-day irum fifteen To twenty per cent
lower than they we're year ago.
Ru.lncss EMbarrassnrnts.
a The large boot and shoe iobbing irm Of
Powers. CASTOR 500, has been tou 4
insolveut by committee Of creditors
who yesterday made an examination OF
the accounts. An assignment will be
made TO day. The embarrassment ie
caused by depreciation of tho assets
The total liability is estimated a, $3.50,
0G0; the actual assets would realize over
$I5j, 1000 Many creditors are willing "
accept 60 cents on lbe dollar.
The failure OF Geo. Warehouse Il Co..
patent jObbers, is announced, wilh liza
biiitiee Of nearly 100000, assets un-
known. Tne failure is uue tU slrinkage
in values aud bad debts.
New Democratic OrgaMizatiOn.
A meeting preliminary to ihe torna'
ton uf a Democratic political 0rganiz /.
ton opposed to Tammany Hall was held
last evening In The reading.rUOm at
tached to the Gale OF the Brunswick Hv-
tel. 1t was Informal i'll character. and
no definite action was taken. There
we're only about fifteen gentleinen pres
eut. among Wnom were EX-Sherif Jas.
OBrieu, EX-U John Il. HIS
kin, Ex-Julge Alfred r. Ackert, Police
Justice Murray, L. Is. McKollar, ana EX-
Street Commissioner George W. Nc
Lean.
II is the intention OF those who were
az the meeting last night, and OF many
other gentlemen in s. mpGthy with them,
to start an organization that shall be
better able to cope with Tammany Hall
next autumn than any other real Demo-
cratic body has ever been. There Is q
great deal OF dissatisfaction expressed
by Democrats, especially laborlng men,
over The policy pursued by John Kelly
and other ramhany Hall leaders.
james Gordon Bennett
was not a passenger on the steamer,
CITY of Richmond, which arrived last
night from Liverpool. 1t had been re-
ported that he was among the pAssen-
gers on that vessel.
MaMtcn Marble Denies.
The World to-day publishes a letter
from Manton Marble, in which he goes
into a lengthy review OF the Presidential
count i'll Florida, and declares that he
never as charged made McLin any prom.
ises of payment or promotion whatever
in behalf OF Tilden or the Democratic
party.
He says II McLiu has stated that he
Marb O. told him tue Democratic party
WOULD make him ricl or place him in any
Office, lie has uttered stupid lie. Lie
denies having callod upon McLin at the
iattei's house the night before the count,