, 1881-05-15
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TEE HANNIBAL ST. JOSEPH RAILROAD.
| Special Dtspateh to 1ns Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK, May 14.-President Dowd. Of
| the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad, says
his road is in precisely the same condition as
| regards the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Road as 1t has been since last August, no<
withstanding all rumors to the contrary.
All but twenty miles Of the main line is laid
| with steel rails, and material for the rest has
been delivered. He spoke of buying 600 tons
! of steel rails. delivered in Hannibal, at $Gt
per ton as a bargain which he could mob
| duplicate.
THE RUSH FOR EUROPE.
To the tPestes7t Associated Frkxt-
New YORK, May A.-Seven European
steamships sail to-day, with 700 saioon pas
sengers. On no previous day this season
hare so many passengers sailed out OF the
Port Of New York
THE WESTERN UNION.
Leading officials in the Western Union say
thst tue lease OF the Northwestern Telegraph
Company has been approved Of to-day, and
another favorable contract has been mada
with the Baltimore T. Ohio, which was ont
of the very important links that waS
intended to be brought into the consolidation
ing so was deemed more pTndenton account
of the litigations In New York State. The
earnings Of the Western Union for the last
three weeks show all average increase at the
rate Of 81, ,700, 900 per annnsn-
PERSONAL. =
Among the prominent arrivals for the past
twenty-four hours were: Warren Leland
Chicago; Congressman Pound, Wisconsin,
Edmund Richardson, President of the Vicksr
burg, Shreveport IL Pacific Railroad.
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
In the trial Of the Police Commissioners
l. $t+- Frx
ton was closed to-day and an adjournment
taken for two weeks.
DEATHS FROM sUNsTRoKE.
There were four deaths from sunstroke to-
day
FOUND IN THE RIVER.
The body OF John l. Stranack, correspond
ent Of the American News Company, OF :his
city, was found in the river ut Brooklyn, and,
before identification, was deposited Ill The
Potters' field ut Flatbush. The body was so
decomposed and eaten by fishes that: the
features were not recognizable 1t was
identified BY papers in his possession. lie
was 10 years old. and had been missing since
the 25th of March.
THE PEDESTRIAN F1ZZLE.
Geldert, the pedestrian, ended the struggle
a few minutes before : O'Clock tonight Tho
receipts of the week were about S300, OF
which Geltert gets 60 per cent. and out OF
that he has TO pay his trainer and attendants
His total walking time was LIS hours lie
was off the track twcntyf0ur hours. Gel
dert's total score was 5ol miles
FATALLY BURNED. -
Edward Bronghton was fatally and Pat
rick Elliot seriously burned tonight by
paint-vat catching fire from, lantern falling
into it while they were painting steel wire
at Norris wire factory
THE RECENT MUSICAL FESTIVAL j..
was swindled by messenger-boys. specu--
1ators, and others to the extent of several
thousand dollars.
swISpLED 1s1M1GRASTs.
Five Immigrants from Italy arrived here
with tickets when they paid for at Turin to
take them to Bradford, Ill, but which proved
to be fraudulent on presentation to the Erie
Railroad. The Emigration Commission H.
Investigating the fraud =.
THERE Is PROBABILITY OF TROUBLE
at the sunday-school parade in Brooklyn
this year, as the Unitarian, Swedenoorgian,
Un1yersaiist, and some other denominations
have not been invited to participate. Beech
er's Sunday-school and the Mission schools :
connected with it have invited these schools
to march with them, and it the Sunday.
School Union does not permit them to march
in regular line with others they will make =
parade on the same day on route OF their
own. .-,.
Ayr1-NoSoPoLT MEETING. J.:
A largely attended meeting OF the Anti
Monopoly League was held at Cooper 1nstt- :
tute this evening to protest against the con.
fifnation of Stanley MattheWs as Justice OF
the Supreme Court. E. l. Chlttenden occu-
declaring Stanley Matthews to be the Pacific
Railroad candidate, and denouncfng his cun-
frtuation as proof Of purpose TO pack tho
Supreme Court with Judges who will re-
The resolutions also viewed the .noml-'
nations of Elliot Shepard, son-in-law :
Of Vanderbilt, and the. Hon. William r.:
Robertson as alarming proofs Of the purpose