New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-03
BIry,NG OLD TELEGRAPH LINES.

THE AMERICAN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY GAINS
CONTROL OF EIGHTEEN HUNDRED MILES OF
WIRE.
The American Union Telegraph Company has
made ARRANGEMENTS with the receiver and prlnclpaI
creditors of the Great Western Telegraph Company,
which became bankrupt in 1871 to obtain pos
session of its lines in Illinois, Missouri Iowa, WIS
cousin, Nebraska and Kansas. This latter company
was organized in 1865, and has about
] 300 miles of wire and nearly 800 miles
additional of poles put M without wire.
While in the receivers hands the lines were first
controlled by the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company. bat in 1874 the Western Union Company
obtained possession of them under an arrangement
10 keep the wires repair for their use, and stu
uSes them. Application was made IN the courts III
Chicago for transfer oi These INES TO- ' pstaS te
can Union Company, and Yesterday MI Bates, tne
president OF the company. received dispatch stat
ing that an order was made by the Court on Mon
day To give possession To the new owners anu Inat
an applicatiOn for an appeal by tho Western Union
Company would he argued to-day.
The American Union Company, rs soon as possess
sion OF the Western lines Is gained, will put large
force of men at work and get them III iirSt-rlaSs
order speedily. The poles now are placed sixteen
TO mile and they will he doubled and nttcd Tor
supporting all the wires needed. DIR. Noryin Green,
president of the Western Union Company, was
asked Yesterday afternoon if he knew of this ar
Tanqement of the American Union Tor extending its
lines He SAID that he knew nothing about IT,
In Railway, \. j., the American Cnion ielesraph
Company has withdrawn its foot patrol along the
line although the horse patrol Is partly Kept up.
No poles have been cut down within fortnight
BURIAL OF THE REV. DIR. BURLINGTON.
The funeral of the Rev. DIR. Burlington took place
Yesterday at the Clinton Avenue Congregational
Church. in Brooklyn. brief service was first held
nj the residence No. 422 Clermont-ave where the
Rev. Dr. 4. ;. Hunt made a prayer. A procession
was then formed. the pal-bearers walking on each
side of the bearse TO the church. The procession
entered the church led by the Rev. Drs StorIs and
Hunt Next came the pall-bearers, as follows !:
James w. Elwell. William II. Harris, A. s. Barnes,
A. y Roberts Henry Treadwell, George Z. Sheldon,
:. w. johnson, Henry Elliott. Z. L. DIXON, Dr, j.
j. Hutchisoa William G.. Dunton ii. IA. Van Dyke,
Abel Wood :. L. Warner. il. Is: Spelman, Z. Z.
Woolworth, I. ;. Thorpe, George W. Carson, Henry
Taney Julius Davenport, Edwin Holmes, Augustus
7. Libby aud Carlos BaIdwell. The coin-plate
bore this ptlon " William Ives BudIngton
Died November %, 1879. Aged 60 years" Few
flowers were displayed. request having been pub
lished that none be sent.
The attendance was very large. Among those
present were Mr. Beecber. Mayor Howell, ex-Nlayor
Hunter David NJ. stone, Professor ID IT, Eaton, eX-
Judge Van Coti, the Rev. DIS. 4 F. Putnam, Way
land Hoyt Charles Hall. H. NJ. SiOriS, +. a. FARLEY,
G. L. Wells. Hugh Smith Carpenter, kenben JEFF
fiev Joseph Wild. j. d. Fulton, a: X. Thompson,
c. n. SIMS. G.. +. Keitcl J. NJ. Buckley, ); NJ Lud-
low, j. ID. Wells, l.. T. Ingersoll and G. w: Wood
ruff and many other cergymcn; General Ii. w.
siocum. Anthony Comstock, A. b. Baylis, Senator
Pierce, A NJ. Whiting, Alderman French aud Uene-
Dr.. Hun, offered prayer. and addresses were made
by DIR. Cuyier, DIR. William Vi. Taylor ana Dr H. -.
SfOrrs. Prayer was then offered bv DIR. Ray Palmer.
The burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
FRENCH AND AMERICAN POSTAL SYSTEMS.
Paul Magiic, EngneerInspector of Posts and
Teepraphs, and Henri Pelletier, Engineer
of Tclcgraphs, both of the French Pos
tai Service, are in this city inspecting the
working of the New-York Post Office. They are
sent by the Postal Department of France to examine
the postal system of this country, and especially
The New-YOrk office. They spent Yesterday IN the
registry department. In conversation with IRIB-
uNE reporter NJ. Polletier was enthusiastic III his
praise Of the American system. The French plan OF
registering letters most cumbersome as com
pared with that IN use III this country. In France
they not only registered but insured letters. The
sender of a letter could, by paying per cent. have
IL insured for any amOut. Upon letter being IN
sured II was weighed aud the weight marked on the
envelope When il reached its destination II was
again weighed and if the weight was found TO cor
respond With the marks on the envelope, the gem
erl appearance of the letter being correct. II was
nsslned to be in the same condition as when mai ed
The French do insure the contents OF the letter.
but only the safe delivery Of the letter in the same
condition as when received Messrs. Magne and
Pelletier will remain in the city several days