New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE WORLDS FAIR PROJECT

THE WORLDS FAIR PROJECT.
AN EFFORT TO INFUsE NEW LIFE INTO rT-JUDGE
HILTON DECLINES TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THE MATTER.
Not long ago, L. NJ Bates of the firm Of Bates,
merchants and capitalists to write to ex-Judge
Henry Hilton and ask him to aid in reorganlzing
h tine reGnss faF Raa IN on with
Judge Hilton, assuring him that there would be
trouble in securing sufficient capital for the enter
the matter. Judge Hilton sent the following reply:
EEw-YoKK, Aug 81, 1881
MY DEAR SIR: I have your favor of the Gath inst re-
qnestng to know whether the petition of number
Worlds Fair Committee. In answer permit me to
sa that Sdsvs y be to
gar In this city 1t is not easy to interest In an
said that the late Was fro S the
mistake made IN Locating the site Of the Fair
me that organizing committee would be premature.
belief s vn
Fair in THIS CITY, to take place few years hence, would
late effort and its failure made a great change
in my opinion. Congress when appealed to re-
feet that Il such fair should be held It was not to be
was responsible for it, Articles forwarded
from abroad for the exhibition were not even exempted
from duty, and board of management was created
winch i'll numbers WAS more appropriate for a town
meeting than corporation needing prompt and ener-
1t was thus in opinion stamped with failure at its
not dicnlt foresee. The welmeant and earnest eff
forts of its ardent friends and supporters including
many OF our best citizens ana business men, having failed
by their cxpeTence entertain treat doubt Whether any
efforts now made would meet with other results A.
undertaking reorganization suggested Potitons
opinion Very Truly Yours, HENRY HILTON.
Mr. Bates said yesterday to q reporter of THE
TRIBUNE that the Worlds Fair project would be
held in allegiance until Congress reassembcs. Then
a d
ton and ask Congress to act more Literally toward
the project, in the remission of custom dues on
goods brought here from abroad for exhibition, and
possibly in other ways. w 18th reference anew SITE
Mr. Bates said that he had not given the question
careful consideration had it been definitely dis
There is" he said, "a strong feeling on the part
leading hotel proprieors, that the project for hold
ing Worlds Fair ought not to be allowed to fall
through"
A FREIGHT TRAIN ATTACKED BY TRAMPS.
A Pennsylvania Railroad freight train which left
the depot in jersey City at 1880 Monday night
was boarded on the Meadows by five tramps who
were probably bent on robbery. William Dohcrty
was the conductor Of the train, and his son James
East Newark the latter discovered the tramps be-
tween the cars and ordered them 20 get of. They
man vile names and threatening him with VIC
lence; The train stopped at East Newark,
ana then Young Doherty vent to the place where
again refused to 60 and one of them loudly threat
eued to shoot the brakeman If he iuterfered with
them. DOhcrty proceeded To drive them oil by force
when one OF the tramps, who was sitting top of
the car fired "A pistol, woundng Dohcrty in the
shoulder. The ball passed behind his shoulder
and lodged in his back, iniicting II probably fatal
wound.
The report of the pistol ard Doherys cries for as
siStanCe attracted the attention OF the other
train men, who FASTENED TO his assistance. car
rage was procured and he was removed to ST.
Mi"haefs Hospital, in Newark where hc is in pre-
carious condition. In the meantime, all the tramps
eXcept n boy named Charles Hendricks. who comes
from Cleveland. o., had fled, and messages were
sent to all the neghborng cities and towns TO inter
Cept them. Hendricks was detained until the arri-
val of Policeman Speer of Jersey City, who took
him back and arraigned him before Justice Pcoubat.
The prisoner, who declared that he had rnn away
done the shooting, hut thought he could identify
the tnan who aid It. He was remandcd tor further
examination. Later in the day another of the gang,
who his name as John Mcclure, and who said
he lived in Eightecnth-st. New-lork, was captured
III East Newark. by Special Policeman Jerulemau,
and taken 10 Jersey City, where he was locked up
at Police Headquarters.
CORNER" AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
Considerable excitement prevailed mt the Stock
Exchange yesterday owing 10 sudden corner" in
Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad common stock.
The market opened at 9Gl2 aud quickly ro,e To
1Ol =. Ii then advanced without sale until il
reached III l. when there were 100 shares sold at
that inquire. The next sale was of 300 shares M l23
followed by Il sudden jump to 1870, Mt which figure
there n sale Of 100 shares. The next transac-
ton was OF 100 shares at 10 followed by another
rise to l3l, at which figure 200 shares were sold,
The total transactions OF the day amounted TO only
1,S0O shares. The market closed ut 1851 80 r.
was reported that l35 was bid after Change.
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