New-York tribune., 1879-05-29
PACIFIC NAL ELECTION.

HENRY HART's VICTORY OVER CAPTAIN BABcoCK.
The animal election of directors of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company resulted yesterday III the
triumph Of the ticket headed by Henry Hart. Inc
defeated ticket was headed by David ). Babcoch
now president of the company. The canvass had
been sharp and both parties were confident OF sue
cess The first to vote was Henry Hart. who voted
on 800 shares for himself and over 3O.OOO shares
on Droxies. J. b. Houston voted for the Hart ticket
on 26. 500 shares, and William and John O'Brien on
abcst % coo shares. Whitehouse Il Co. and NJ
Morgan x Sons supported the Babcock tGKet win
over $4,000 shares The polls were olehcu q, noVl %
and IL required nearly two houis to, o,r9gisttI % %.ie
Hart votes. Captain Babcock STOOD bGnlhd t9e
presidents desk part of the time ana ITenor W.
Park president of the Panama KaliWay company
watched the progress OF the election.
The total vote was Isl, 400, the largest KOte ever
poled at an election of the company. Inc mart
ticket was elected by about 25,OOO majority, the
sucressI sIul candidates beng Henry Hart, william
Remsen, John Riley, III. I. harrington, hOtace
Saipen. James o. sheldon, Charles +. - LYetul@oiet @
Russell Sage and j. B. Houston. Hussel sage au1
j. H. Houston the two new members or the Doat1
take the place of the retiring PRESIDENT ~.
s. Babcock and of George H. F2Is. me of nGw tbs
members are said 10 represent the interest OF ihe
Panama Railway Company. Mr. Houston was Ioi,
merly yce-president of Pacific Mall, ana ID lo1
had the chief part IN It's management, Inc ne" az
rectOrs Will meet to-day TO elect officers. ~ s eaid @
that Captain John Riley VIII be made president anu
j. b. Houston vice-presldent. Tue amendeu con o
tract with the Panama Company, winch was az
proved April Is by the former Board, but Whlch
President Blbcock has refused to sign, will be exc
'cuted Immediately by the new Board
EXTRAORDINARY CALLS ON THE MAYOR.
Matthew J. ORourke. accompanied by Cornelius
O'Reilly and a committee of the Taxpayers Asso-
citation. appeared before the Mayor yesterday,
TO prefer charges against Deputy Controller
Richard A. Storrs. Mr.. ORourke asked
for permission to examine the books OF
the Controllers Office. The Mayor SAID
he had no confidence in Nh. ORouIke, and unless
he would submit what evidence no claimed to have
he must refuse permission. Mr.. ORourke wonld not
furnish any evidence bat bis word and the Mayor
declined 10 take that. Mr.. OROurke then made an
ai.uVlt naming four warrants Two drawn ID ISOJ
and tyn in 1870, on which, lie claimed, Mr. SiorrS
fraudulrntly received $50. 900. 1he Mayor did not
seem 10 think such evidence satisfactory, but SaI
he would consider the matter. The members OF
Mr. O'Rourlie's committee said he had moi sustained
his charges as maize 10 them, ana therefore they
Wouiu NOT he held rcspOnslDle. -,
Soon after this committee bad gone out another
committee claiming to represent the WofklhslDen
of the city called on the Mayor. They DENOUNCED
O'Rurkc's committee as composed OF " frandS," OF
sO-caled Greenbackers, who did not represent
work p,rnen and couid not be relied on. The
spokesman OF the committee proceeded 10 say :
we are workingmeD. We were raised III t1ls cIIy. Ky
We are out Of wOrk-can find nothing To do. We
are entitled 10 a living and We call on yon % the
Mayor of the city to furnish II 10 us. lheTe is
$3ZO000O0 appropriated ioT city PnTpos1S
want q part of that money" The Mayer explained
how IL would be impossible for MN 10 comply WIN
such request
THE CASE OF MRS. SMITH AND BENNETT
Mrs. Jennie r. Smith and Covert ID. Bennett con-
tinue to DO greatly depressed. Bennett slept well
Tuesday night. Mrs. Smith is suffering greatly and
spends most of her time in bed Yesterday, her Sis
ter, Mrs George Watson, spent nearly two hours in
her cell. James Flemming. one of the lawyers en-
ployed in the defence of Mrs. Smith and Bennett,
stated last evening that the counsel had not yet
met for formal consultation. bat that they bad de-
cided to ask Judge Knapp. who had pre-
show cause why pew trial should not
be granted. The motion will probably be certi-
but will not be made until the two prisoners are