, 1879-04-29
EMOTIONAL INSANITY,

Agents here have bevn III M UNUSUAL stnte OF
excitement during tho Inst foW dara. Their
Bsual 7Eor and sclf-rcllance seemed to ,avG de-
serted Them, mud they walked the streets rs
cautiously as II they feared sonc dread acct-
dent. Tu all inquiries rs to the entlso Of lllctr
queer behavior thry gnvc d sigh nMl remained
Is Silent "a the Sphinx. some gentlemen
though. TINT It was tllu grict over tho withdraw
al OF Mt. a. Y. Carpenter from the Chicago
Railway Association TINT caused their worry,
whl!a others wcrc equally crrtaln TINT Tic grief
ard excitement was caused by tic prospect
they Ecre all mistaken. The real causo
saaio to light yesterday. It casne TO tho
eats OF thu funeral Ticket md l'assenger Agents
a few days ago tiat tho nts!dc ageuts, who lIatl
Aru considerably wroualltup by Ito latG agree
aeat not to allow them insllu the dupots, latl
hs|d secret meeting Mt which II was resolved
ihat the author Or authors of That agreement
must be assass!natcu. Tie nlnn who Wns 10 10
Thu Job, Y II sald. wns drawn by lot. nsid alt
pledged themselves to swcar tl!at II was tlonu
IN moment OF emotional Insanity, which would
1es,lra tho acqulttal OF tho nssassn without
DOUBT, Tint such ncws throw tho Qenerul
Ticket and Passenger Agents Into u fever Of
excitement IL not to 10 wondered ut. But what
we're they to DO TO avert the Threatened calafni-
W alter days Of suffering htld auspeiso thoy
goaI AssnrIainn su " r,i W NJ, III tho n,t IT, mn,,
suspected ol belonging to tic conspiracy, mud
loFee them to sqcal mud give away tho guilty
IT, Tte~aes s, VINO plotted aEninst ihets masters.
a1s ...ies.E sahg OIL gestesnay a'terhoM H. win
aui aas pa.an5 iprg't5. lieso Wefc te uencsn l1ekct
AMI before them stood trembling and ah!vGElng
tile suspeetetl cnnspirators. Thu Chairman tl,cn
qaesioncd them regar.llng thp ailo!.esl cot,~
tpIagy. They DID not know ut lsrat w:,at waa
i., Mean., nat y. iast' Wien thcy e9mpreaelSl
;snsr.s suGUis I11 hhu ptnycu hoou Joke on ll1e
IT,. sea., eayo WY to hiar!ty, and lley gooh
,oarsaee4 ,onral ny ueneral Ticket antl Fas-
"nst1 Agents tllAt they uccl not fear
ssas'lnaloill ,sssa tor none Of thy outeltlo Incn
TIse. Thso ~ troubled WIN cmotlonai insanity.
a ETC., na m 9eeaisnE a s np S w.
fssa, faG.as' 3louse bar-room, wl,cso tho ucnoral
tsae4 ata passenger Agents soon became re-
iassesea' iasIs aud rcSai'ed their spirits and healthY
,"ass. ",ass, An oat!l Wns oxactct from every une
1"..y ~. tasy WI! wo!lder this morning how Tue
iasausa got hold OF It.
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VANDERBILT vs.. GOULD.
u III n now quito positively a,.vrtea tint Mr..
t,,, a, .a'nssn'lt va. as sheeeeacd III getting con
w., w., " t"e Ga'eAeo u Northwestern hailroau,
hau that ut tho election ucxt Junv he will elect
ionr Directors Iu plnco OF thu fnnr t}nn,l men
now lu the Dtrectnrv. 1hc o,hcr D,rcctor. mr.
VII "a,i DO =, allowed to remain, A still
""us s.u's saFtllE runner ID that 10 a!ao stands
Aim m ins,,oI ~ IeIi,!'e eontro! OF thS Cnicaeo =
Il really lps M If ,hnv ,ynr" W nrnvsa ~, S
lEk TnlnuNH wna corrert when II stnted I'M
9Ilier 1 day that tho purchase ol tho Wabash b,
~ Mo''Hu " lnatcatetl U war between Mr.. Gould mn
bY i,onti nIsroln. ,. Iae parehaso o. tha N1basl
yaluablu feeirr ~ I'm "A t'nEn a Htnro Z Sfin,o
southcrn llallroad md lcft lin, wItnut q Ro,,tt,
Western outlet, Int the ct,,,rcm Natal crtcnato,
q tho Wabash 10 Detroit, to connect viii iii,
eteat Western and Grant Trnnk Ratlwnya. wni
10 ,la,naee Ills Northwestern business iii iii
moro seriously. Uy gcttins control Of til I'll,
Su!thwesscrn aud Chicago & Alto,
ltaIlroa1s, Vaut]crl,iIt chnrXnntos Nr. f;n,i.
nll secures connect ions tint wiIi Snahia him l.
rive Gould ali tl1n ficht ho womt. hnth m ..I th
Sopthwertern nm, Nhrti,wnstar', f st,,asx rbi"a
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