New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
AFFECTING COMMERCE..

iIErTrR From PRESIDENT Jfwtlr-ChAH"Es oN
CHAM .nro.D-s r. EVGGIFS Al TIE INTER
NATIONAL CODE CONGRESS.
In the Chamber % Commerce Yesterday, the TX
.cutivc Committee reported having received a let
Ter from NJ. de LeSseps. saying that he would soon
Tsit this country to look after the paren Cana'
interests; a committee of the Chamber Will meet
him. The Produce Exchange sent a letter offering
;hc Chamber rooms in the proposed new building
Aletter was received from President Jewett' OF
.ric in which he SAYS:
the intervention OF Congress he sought 10
rcnla.c interstate freight traffic Your suggestion
hat a conference be had between the representa-
ives Of the various roads and the c"mner''h
,odics in the several seaboard cities. is very Wise
md proper one. II viii give me great pleasure l"
AXE part IN such conference. Ii Is certainly uo-
irahle that the railroads should be IN harmony WIN
ne pcople and with tie various commercial orgam-
tat ons OF the country. Their success depends en-
irciy upon that of the business interests which theN
erve Ibelieve that II would be found upoh
areiul and impartial inquiry that much of the us
elimination in favor of through traffic now charge"
against the railroads proceeds from the great
inxicty on the par, of such companies To pio'e''
.hc commercial interests with which they are NOR"
immediately idcutihcd. | hope whatever may be
lone may prove satisfactory 10 the pnhlc - wen ~
protective of the interests of tue roads. ,.
Elliott r. shepard sud that during Tvs icS. ~
gist To Europe lac had learned something "i i 'nSS
.I.rpes for handling and storing gram IN Luglano
md France and rates for the same services were Wy
much less in this nort than in those countries. lny
storage and andng OF gram IN l.NtlPVni i"i'''v
mononoiV in the control of the McrscN Docks ana
Harbcr Board, whCh has expended stNtr'u ~. mn
ions Sterling IN prcparaton for the business lllSs
yum hangs as a cloud of debt over the cry the IN
serest thereon being a city LIABILITY, athonth Tue
oct income of the Board II applied toward us pay
nrnt. Nh. SHEPARD was shown a statement OF Ih"
,ost Of receiving elevatng, storing ior seven uNS
,andiug weigh NJ. examining ami delivering gram
tt Liverpool. ana the aggr, gate was Is lu- "l T.
Der ton of $40 pounds: Ihechaee III 'hls poi, ny
he railroad compaules for equivalent services Wa
lie remarkably low figure OF Ia. pcr bushel OF SXtV
pounds or 9l4c per ton of 2.24O pounds. WIN zen
iay,' storage and the cost OF tine ecNdoIs was Hot
city debt. and the interest thereon was hot Guy,
liability. In Havre, the pluclp"l eI"iih p"i' "a
france the grain was d" bagged. tied. holSted.
transported ON donkey' or III carts dumped, n'oivu
,e-donkeVed or rr-cartcd. slowly, whmSicailN ana
,xpensiyclv until there Is no telling What Is the
sotal of charges, except IN general Way 'u"'
ihey surpa>> the original cost oil the h'iSl 49,, L.
: H. Ruggles. WHO recently returned RON 1he IN
lernational COde Congress, az Lonuon, hdue "I''l
report OF his observations. He SAID there was Glet
,ontuslOn IN the methods OF measuring sI'Iu ~
Europe, aud a general incnnttl"h 10 COO , "
,his country in reform; adding tiiu the A>So''i-
non unanimously recommended the adoption oi
he GENITAL of 100 pounds as measure OF N.'-i.'
and not of capacity. with the very Important ''n-
iition thar Ills pounds should lc made tq4lpo,u '
ant VITA the hdf kilogram Of the inctfcal sNNl'ni
thereby Increasing the weight of the exist ns 'ulu
avoirdupos one-icuth. but ahordug IN ina' s'hHie
decimal "A very easy mode ofcumpuiailCh. \ Nvl'
ST thanks was rendered 20 Nh. Ruegl,s ana me
.uhi.ct was referred TO a committee which Will
confer with other commercial bodies.
Charles Il Marshall spoke of thc order of the Sec
retarV Of the Navy 10 M out the r'>ilp l,pN -
Nm, rchrf 10 fhe Nautical Scholarship -. Many
Resolutions opposing any change were adoPieu'
A WIFE MURDERER STILL AT LARGE.
Peter Balbo the Italian who murdered his VIE
At No. Il Ro>c-st. Tuesday night, Ssti al large
CAPTAIN Petty. Of The Fourth Precinct, stated yes
lerdav that officer. and detectives were engaged M
t..I ON . l4a IfrI liam g. Eel
tins city. Brooklyn and ucighhorins towns George
Palette. an Italian. who lived with Ms, l'a'bo'S
mother. and WHO knew BIinn. accnmniMl Il ',,r'-
~. .,,,,, mo Italian. at GRO hv. Mulberry Box
ter Thomp, ~ AMI other streets. ~ search oi the
murderer but without success. Ii was stated that
Bahu had been seen g. enter house h I'.o>t| 81
Ct. at about noon "n NJ r"ne''.H; O'l'',l .ii.s
said that the cl.i 81 fliculty of The case Wa lhai
most of the Italians did not understand EnGlish'
aud tins made necessary the use OF interpreters,
who are hard To obtain. ihe p'.'y a.. I'LL, IN
that Bilho is hidden in The CITY. ANA THAT tlN VIII
be- able TO arrest hip, ihoueh peialS Io r I
prnl DAYS. Coroner Elnnger assisted ny l'pu'N-
Coroner DR. l.. $50 .dschnidt, mao post uo''ih 'N-
animation ~ TIE bo-y Of ihc murdered "e,n"m -
to-day. Her neck and throat were cut lh H,lN
places. and there was deep cash ON one OF her
lauds.
ALDERMAN MISUNDERSTANDING APPEAL.
The meeting of ti.e Dock Commits oucrs was cil-
hvcned Yesterday 10y the appearance OF Alderman
Cayauagh. who remarked; II have come Ho"h
here 10 see # You could one of the voters IL
r =
and am a candidate. is necessary for me 10 g't
Mn The assistance cam and you ought 10 help me
out
Nh Dmock said that there were 30 vacancic'.
Alderman 4 aVauarl-'C Can't Won squt"I" hlin M
sonrew heres, have been 10 other places. hat have
.ourlt Ye,y little patronage here, and nttd nay
friend. tn rclp fnc. 10 i- now near election.
Nh Uifuock-"W We are not lu position tu go any
thing now, bat If We can find place Tor hiin, We
VIA hc glad 10 accommodate Nou.
Alderman { t,auarh-'1 That, al can ask, hut
do what you cau ioT me. Inecd all the help can
sct. GOOD cay.
A COUNTRY HOUSE ROBBED.
Superintendent Warg yesterday received lntel-
freucc of large robbery no the house Of >. J. LII
lcnthal. the tobacconi-t of NJ. 22l Westinghouse
Mn. Lilicnihal lives in lonber-, and Was surprised
10 lind Yesterday morning that his house had been
broken open and article, valg L ut several thou
..ud dollars stolen. The lubb,T> are believed To
hc the masked thieves Who recently have made
Themselves feared in N,W-RocheIc. Among the az
uclcs sfol "a were tine following: One par 81 d,n-
moud earrings .,ohta'gcl, gold ball cases for the
same: one SOLITAIRE diamond Ilu-; one cameo sel
with SIX diamond, three diamonds ont one f1d /
sham necklace with lochct; enc gold lace pi j. %
o. .. .I I Com. . bee - O. d.