New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-31
WAR IN PACIFIC RATES.
CONTEST BEGUN BETWEEN THE PACIFIC MAI

A CONTEST BEGUN BETWEEN THE PACIFIC MAIL
COMPANY AND THE OVERLAND LINEs.
The contract which had existed between the over
land railroads and the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pauy was dissolved last Spring upon notice given
by the railroad companies. Since that time strenn-
GUS efforts have been made by the officers OF
Pacific Mail TO secure a new contract. The company
received under the old contract a valuable subsidy
which has been almost entirely taken away. 1t
still receives a small amount monthly upon the
Messenger traffic The railroad companies have re-
fused TO renew the contract, although it is
claimed By officers of the steamship company
thar promises of an increased subsidy nave eeen
Panama Railroad Company who was instrumental
in forming the previous contract, has attempted IN
successfully to reconcile tue companies, Inc Enidn
Pacliic Railroad was unwilling to pay subsidy
even one-half as large as the former one, while the
steamship company insisted upon one very much
larger.
nation OF war by Pacific Mail. 1T has sent to ship
pers circular letter announcing large Ieduch0h ID
rates for California freight, and has lowered us
passenger tariff from $3.50 to $40 for nrst,ciass
passengers. IN testimony of It's good falth tho
company has offered to make contracts WIN snip
pers for twelve months at the new rates -
Officers of the Union Pacific Railroad Company
say that contract with Pacific Mail Will be
made that the lower rates cannot seriously Affect
their business because the steamship company can
NOT carry much freight than 1t has carried
before and that il will be difficult for il to secure
more vessels The ships must be of American build
and adapted to the trade and vessels OF THIS char,
acter are said to be very scarce. Ii IS understood
that the overland railroads viii make large re
duction in through frelghtS, although nothing has
been done yet.
PISTOLS IN A BOARDING HOUSE.
NETWORK COMMISSION MERCHANT ARMS HIM
SELF WITH TWO REv0LvERs AND SURPRISES
HIS LANDLADY.
Three plstol-shots, fired under singular circum-
stances in the large clearinghouse kept by Mrs.
Barbara A. Dawson, at No. ID Wiow-st.. Brook
lvp. caused some excitement Thursday evening, but
the facts were not reported to the Police Central
Office until yesterday morning. James T. Walker.
age twenty-eight, commission merchant in this
CITY, who has boarded with Mrs. Dawson for year
and a half, Thursday evening found Mrs. Dawson
In conversation with former boarder named Har-
yey Ferris. who had called for the purpose of set
Ting his BILL Mrs. Dawson soon left the room. and
Walker followed her into another room, where he
caught her by the arm and exclaimed, what does
this mean ~ He then dreaT revolver and fired
over head holding the pistol within two feet OF
her. Mrs. Dawson ran out OF the room, and walker
fired two more shots Walker was arrested by
Roundsman Mccarthy, and locked up in the York
Street Station on charge of assaultwith intent to
kill Two pistols and 1858 in money were found on
him. Mrs. Dawson was at first reluctant to prefer
When he was arraigned before Justice Walsh yes
terdav the charge preferred against Walker was
abandoned and a formal charge of making threats
was preferred. Mrs Walker narrated the facts
given and said that she supposed Walker was jeal-
pus. She refused to make any further explanation.
The Justice held the prisoner III $500 bail to keep
the peace. and also to appear before the Court Of
SESSIONS
DEEPENING THE ENTRANCE TO THE BAY.
Early in the present session of Congress bill was
introduced to permit contract to be made with
Henry f. Knapp, civil engineer, for the improve
ment of the entrance TO New-York Harbor at Sandy
Hook. This bill is still pending. Mr. Knapp has
cent copies of his plan to downtown merchants
through the several Exchanges.
ii is stated that the action Of the sea waves on
the bottom always tends entirely TO close up It's
bar, while the opposing action of the outfowing
eurrent tends 10 cut out the bar, Mr. Knapp pro-
noses TO increase the difference between these two
cppOsing forces by leaving the force OF the outflow
inc current at 40, what u now Is, and reduce the
force of wave action to 20 by building false, or
stone bar six miles outside the natural Sandy Hook
bar which is seven miles long and from two TO four
miles broad He intends to have from thirty to