Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-18
Strike Ended.
NEW YORK
Commercial Interests.


New YORK. October IL. At a meeting of
shipping merchants the following agreement,
previously made by 90 different firms, was
confirmed
1--WE, the undersigned, ship and freight
brokers. lumber merchants and vessel own
ers, do hereby agree, each with the other
that on and after the first day of November,
we VI ill not charter any vessel to Brazil or the
river Plata, or to a port in Africa, and allow
in the charter one-ifth off for a round of
casks, barrels &C., but will in all cases ex-
act sure measurement of the same, as with
other cargo, and they further agree to allow
the charter no part of the commission upon
said charter either directly or indirectly"
Burglar Arrested.
Geo Linn was brought before Justice Pat
terson, charged with completely in the bur-
glary at Middleton, Conn. lie was remanded
to await a requsition from the governor Of
that State. lie manifested the greatest re-
luctance to going to Connecticut, and
struggled desperately to get away from the
detectives in the street.
Capitalists and the Elections.
Sunday News says: "A clique composed
of dozen or two very wealthy republican
capitalists of Wall street on Tuesday morn
ing received cipher dispatches from agents
at indianapolis, reporting that from an ex-
tremelv careful canvass of the State they had
figured up a republican majority of 5000.
They Immediately began to buy stocks, and
on Wednesday morning, on the announced
success of the republican party in both Ohio
and Indiana, the boom was fully inaugu-
rated
Important Railroad Schemes.
TIE same paper saws: "a .ry importa mt
railway scheme has been partly developed
1t is understood that the Erie railroad will
probably connect with the Atlantic & Great
Western railroad at Salamanca. connecting
with the c., c., c. 4 |. road at Dayton, o.,
with the indianapolis 4 st. Louis at Indian
apolis, and with the Louisville 4 Nashville at
St Louis for Southern connection, and
also with the st. Louis & Iron Mountain for
South and Western connection"
Another great scheme is noted: The New
York Central railroad ia said to have made
contract for a new East River bridge, to be
constructed next year from this city to a
point above Long Island City, for exclusive
use of freight transportation from Hunter 5
Point to Montauk Point, l.. I. Vanderbilt
has secured an absolute contract with the
Long Island railroad and proposes to erect
at the latter place great foreign grain and
provision shipping station, and through
| European freights will he sent direct without
break of bulk to MOntauk Point At this
point immense elevators and storehouses will
| be erected and il is claimed one days sail
will be saved between this city and Liverpool.
| Ii is stated Vanderbilt's business abroad has
been to arrange the details of this enterprise.
A line of steamers has been contracted for
with some large Clyde builders and four of
these vessels, built for the New York Central
railroad traffic, will be ready TO sail to this
country for cargoes of freight early next
spring.
Hotel Boy Shot.
ALBANY, October Is. \ hall boy at Gle
American Hotel. named Burt, was shot this
morning and is not expected to live He
saws he was shot by John Lyons of New
York. who complained OF the breakfast
brought to his room. Mrs. Lyons says the
boy was handling pistol belonging to her
| husband and shot himself. Lyons has run
away and the police are looking for him.