The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-25
NEW YORK.
Postal Telegraph Company.

Postal Telegraph Company.
NEW YORK. July 23.-The Postal Telegraph
Company recently incorporated under the New
York laws with capital of $21 ,0O0, 900 COM
pleted its organization yesterday at the office of
James Il. Keene. The promoters of the enter
prise are very reticent in regard to the plans of
the company but it is understood that many of
the leading capitalists and telegraph men are
interested, and that within a short time the
scheme will be launched under favorable
auspices The company claims to embrace all
modern improvements in telegraphy and wire,
and by the new automatic system to be able to
compete successfully with the present system.
they propose with improved methods and IA
cilities to perform all work now done by the
present companies in more satisfactory man
ner, for which the public will pay them less
than It now actually costs existing companies
to perform the service and to be able even at
this reduced rate to earn dividends.
Intimation that Conkling may Run for
Congress.
The Sun says Mr.. Conkling would say moth
ing last evening concerning the result of the
contest, and declined to speak of his future in
tentions. A friend of his said Mr.. Conkling
might run for Representative in Congress in
Warren Miller's district. "If he should be
elected" the gentleman continued, she might
be made Speaker of the next House of Repre-
sentatives." This story was not credited by
many of Mr.. Conkling's friends.
The Anthracite Coal Trade.
The production of anthracite coal for the
week ending July 16, 1881, was 6S5, 532 tons,
against 393, $40 tons for the same week in 1880,
and for the year from January /, 1881, Il, $685.
1875 tons against ii, lO7 ,2l5 tons for the same
time last year.
A Break in the Erie Canal
ROCHESTER,, July 23.-A break thirty feet
wide and ten deep occurred in the Erie canal
between locks 62 and GA, four miles east of
Rochester this morning
Adjournment Of the New York Legisla-
ture.
ALBANY, July 23.-The usual votes of thanks
to Speaker Sharpe were passed, and he, in re-
ply, thanked all the members for their cour-
tesy and declared the Assembly adjourned sine
die.
The Senate adjourned sine die with the uusal
complimentary resolutions to Lieut.. Gov. Hos
kins and Senator Robertson.
The Democrats of the Legislature have is
sued an address to the State recounting recent
events and urging Democrats to stand firm to
their principles
The Western Union Litigation.
PoUGHKEEPsrE, July 23-In the case of Van
Setback against the Western Union Telegraph
Company and others, a motion was made to-
day to set aside the order granted July 10th,
vacatiDg the injunction order previously grant
ed, prohibiting the distribution of watered
stock. The motion was denied and the iniunc-
ton also denied
The New Comet.
PHELPS, July 23.-The discovery was made
by me this morning of tail to the new tele-
scopic comet in the constellation Auriga. 1t is
about fifteen minutes of an arc in length and
forked. The comet is growing brighter and
may yet develop into an object of great magni-
tudo and brilliancy
(Signed) PROF. WILLIAM g. BROOKS,
Red House Observatory.
Good News for Travellers.
New YORK, July A.-It is stated here among
the railroad men that the Grand Trunk is 90
ing to sell tickets from Boston to Chicago on
Monday for So. and that there would be q
thorough Generalization of the business.
Death Of the Hero of the seawanhaka
Disaster.
Capt. G. P. Smith. the veteran steamboat
captain and hero of the Seawanhaka disaster,
died at Roslyn, L. l., to-day.