The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-17
MANHATTAN MATTERS,
Honors to Kearney-New York Working
men Rejoicing Over the Adoption Of
CALIFORNIA; New Constitution.

men Rejoicing Over the Adoption Of
CALIFORNIA; New Constitution.
NEW YORK, May ia mass meeting Of
the sand hill Workingrnen was held on the
square last night, In honor OF Denis KPar
ney and the adoption of the new California
constitution. About 200 of the scum Of the
metropolis were present. Five hundred po-
licemen we're present, under the command of
Capt. Williams. The meeting was called TO
order and resolutions adopted coHgratulating
Kearney on Ills victory over capital, declaring
that the new constitution Of California would
force the capitalists to pay their proportion
OF the State taxation; declaring that the
mines and mining interests, the railroad and
telegraph lines, should inure to the common
benefit through the national government.
and that any political party in favor OF grant
ing subsidies OF lands or moneys is forever
the enemy OF industry. The resolutions
further charged the Republican party with
building and Substituting railroad lines and
steamship companies and giving away the
peoples money. They also charge Anson
Burlingame with treaehsry to ihe country
and indorab Kearney's declaration that the
Chinese must GO
Daniel Conroy, q blacksmith. just released
from the .penitentiary, made few remarks
His point was that Abraham Lineoln's body
was rotten In the grave, and that his soul had
gone to hell. The remainder OF his remarks
imprecations on the judge who sentenced him
and the jury who convicted him. Among the
few respectable persons present there was o
disposition manifest to deal sumrnarily with
Conroy but for the presence OF the police.
A LUNATIC ASYLUM ON FIRE.
A fire broke out last evening in the female
luHatic asylum t..1 GissakWeils Island, which,
for some time, caused considerable excite
ment among the inmates, who we're, hoWev-
or, removed to place Of safety while the
flames we're being extinguished. The dam
age to the building was very slight. The
origin of the fire is unknown
FLUCTUATIONS TN WESTERN UNION STOCK.
At the Stock Exchange this morning,
Western Union opened at ia on the strength
OF the 100000 surplus stock divided yester-
day. Afterwards, this price fell off to 11154
on account OF some realizing in.profit5.
JAY GOULD GONE WEST.
Jay Gould. with party OF New York and
Boston railroad magnates, left last night for
the West, to look up railroad matters. Gould
has special telegraph scheme on hand.
oUARRELsoME CAPT. WILLIAMS.
The police. cornmIssoners, at meeting
to-day, fined Capt Williams ten days pay
for his conduct toward Com plaint Clerk Hol-
lenbeck.
THE NGsHoREMEN's STRIKE.
There is no change in the condition Of the
longshoremen's strike to-day. The Anchor
Line has number Of Austrians unloading
their vessels and twenty men who arrived
from Albany to-day we're put to work at re-
ducsd rates. number OF strikers OF the
longshoremen were seen this morning. and
asked their opinion in regard to the importa
tion OF men to supply their places. They all
they termed them, would work more than q
week or two before they would get disgusted
and return home.
THE vANDERBILTs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt sailed for Europe yes
terday. His brother William, sails to-mor-
row. The latter says that the purpose of his
trip is merely for recreation.
THE DWIGHT LIFE INSURANCE CASE.
Representatives OF the life insurance rom
pany contesting the claims Of the heir Of Col.
Dwight resolved not to pay the S20O,0O0 in
dispute 1t is now stated on the authority
of the vice president OF one of the most pro-
minent life insurance companies OF this city,
that after an autopsy on COl. DwighbS re-
mains at Binghamton, the tongue was MISS
jng and the body consigned to the grave with
out it.
FREIGHT RATES BETWEEN CHICAGO AND NEW
YORK.
The Tribune says that the unexpected fail
ure Of the recent convention Of general
freight agents at Chicago to come to any de-
cisfon seems to have been due to the persist
ence Of the Pennsylvania road in it's refusal
to abide by or enter into any agreement on
East-bound freight rates. For the present
the rates are only fifteen cents on grain and
twenty cents on fourth class freights from Chi
cago to New York. There is no certainty that
these rats can be maintained.
Mr.. Roberts, the first vice president Of the
Pennsylvania road, who Is In charge la Col.
Scotts absence. is noted for caution and
economy, and it is not creditable that he has
separated from the pool without feeling sure
that his road can do better by open competi-
tion than under the pooling arrangement. It
u not asserted that his road has not been
fairly tre4ted, for the records Of last month,
as compared with the same month in 1873,
show that the Pennsylvania road has had an
advantage over ALL roads excepting the Erie.
II is probable that in view Of the approach Of
the navigation season and also of the nego-
tiatlon of the Chicago lines for through water
shipment as their only means Of competing
with the low rates offered by way of Wabash
70 IOiedo, the Pennsylvania road has CHOSEN
TO secure considerable business during the
summer at very low rates rather than permit
warfare between the Wabash and Chicago
roads to divert its East bound freight almost
wholly.
GARRIsON's CONDITION.
VIM. Lloyd Garrison is reported this even
ing IS rapidly recovering.
THE RUSH FOR FUNDING CERTIFICATES.
The second floor OF the postoffiee to-day
presented al appearance similar to that OF q
savings bank on which there was run. Pick
pockets have appeared on the scene and sew
eral detectives are now continually in the cor