Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-11

II pafatlvely low frelght tar1H. NO acClOn was or course taken by the freight men regarding the passenger tariff, but the trunk line 5 managers of New York have agreed that when the passenger rates are fixed they shall l be arranged on lower schedule rate than that which has heretofore been accepted. I There are thus far no indications of any meeting of general passenger agents. The same feeling has been shown by the repre- I sentatives of the other lines over the tone of | the Vanderbilt interview already telegraphed and this feeling was represented by Mir. Ab-
 bolt, passenger agent of the line, who denied pointedly that the original cutting was done | by their road, but charged it directly against 1 the Boston and Albany and other roads under
 Vanderbilt's control. Alluding to Vanderbilt's statement that despite the cutting of rates the Central's earnings for July were $5, ,O00 more than4ast year, he said he did not doubt i the fact, and believed the Erie could show an increase of earnings more than 25 per cent, but he added: If we make $1OO by carrying 100 passengers, make $125 by carry ing 200 passengers, 1t does not follow that
 because the earnings are larger the profits
 are larger. The expense of carrying addi-
 tIonL passengers may more than offset all
 our profits. In any event, if -Vanderbilt's
 earnings increased $75,O00 with reduced
 rates, they must have increased $500, 1000 by
 adhering to the original schedule. The
 whole trouble arose simply from the failure
 of the roads to keep their agreements. So
 long as the roads in the pool fail to turn over
 the surplus to the roads that fail to get their
 share under the agreement, there will be a cutting of rates. These compacts could be arranged by a congress so that cutting would be dangerously unproftable."
 Frank Hart's Challenge to Rovvell.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 1O.-A number of the friends of Charles Rowell, the English pe- destrlan, sporting men and press representa- tives went down the bay to-day on the steam CT William Fletcher to meet the steamer Wyoming, on which, as announced by cable, Powell had left Liverpool as passenger This announcement was erroneous, and those who went down in the Fletcher returned greatly disappointed. Frank Hart, the col | ored pedestrian of Boston, was one of the number. The latter gentleman has ad- l dressed the following communication to Powell:
 Last February Charles Rowen challenged me by immediately and sent my money to London by cable, but instead of making genuine match l nerea exhihition with Albert, Vaughan and OLeary. He put me of by assuring me that he York But after his fzzle with Albert he went home without giving me satisfaction and did not keep London and went into training, but disabled by rheumatism and forced to come home without a
 hink have the first claim him. ready to make six days with him for any amount fro m $500 to 1000 and will put my money and sign articles at any time. FRANK H. HART.
 Pleuro-PneumonIa i'm Cattle.
 SARATOGA, Aug. 1O.-The commission ap- pointed by the last Congress to investigate ! alleged cases of pleuro- pneumonia, consisting | of Prof. James Law of Ithica, Dr. E. F. | Thayer of West Newton, Mass, and J. H. I Sanders editor of the National LiUe Stock \ Journal of Chicago, accompanied by assis- | tant Secretary of the Treasury French on | the part of the government, met here to-day | and held morning session for general con- l ference No public business was transacted. | The commission will spend several days here | arranging plans for the prosecution of their | work
 The Treasury cattle commission met this | evening and organized by electing Prof. \ James Law chairman and Saunders of the 4 AnIe7TcGn Li0e StacE Journal secretary. The Il commission adjourned until tomorrow when rules will be adopted for the govern ment of the commission in it's work.
 The Circuit Races al Rochester.
 ROCHESTER, Aug. 10.-The races at the driving park were continued to-day. The | weather was pleasant, but there was strong westerly wind blowing. The first race was the 2:23 class, postponed from yesterday and was won by Edwin Thorne, who took the last three heats J. B. Thomas took the first and Kate Sprague the second and third. Best time, 2:1s. The 2:27 race, for a purse of S1, 800 divided, was won by Troubadour in three straight heats, Anna W. second, Argo- naut third time 2:23, 2:213, 2:214. The free-for-all pacing race, purse of $2,Ooo di- vided, was won by Little Brown Jug in three straight heats, Mattie Hunter second in the second and third heats and Bay Billy second in the first heat; time 2:15- The trottingI with running mate to beat 2:14, which had only one trotting Great Eastern, did not come of.