The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-22

singular street Car Robbery-Pre.
ceed'"ss OF the Cotton Exchange
Convention.
Special to the Herald.
st. Lcuis, July 2l.-- A singular
robbery occurred in East st. Louis.
Just across the river, last night. A
street car with only the driver aboard, was
proceeding slowly along q lone part of it,
road, when two men aprsng aboard from on.
posite SIDES Of the road. The driver, fearful
Of an attack, jumped off the car and ran !.
The men broke open the cash box. but oplv
got fifteen cents. They then cut the mules
loose and galloped away on them and nei.
ther men nor mules have since been seen.
The National Cotton Exchange closed its
session to-day. Reports Of officers were re-,
ceived and the new officers for the ensuing
two years were elected: President, Louis
Rush, of New Orleans; vice, PRESIDENT
Henry e. Hentz, of New York. The execu,
tive council, In which the National Plan, ers
sssoci ,tion was not given representation. was
organized of Messra. Q G Elliott, of Norfolk
W Il Gardner, OF Mobile SIX McIihennv'
Of Houst, w II Senter. ~
ST. Louis; j + Wheaton, of Savannah: - =:
George Seaman, of Cincinnati; J ID Stiner.
Of Galveston; L A Campbell, of Vlcksbur0
and John II Clisby, Of Montcom.
cry. The executive council reporied
at the meeting held this morning
Henry g. Hester, Of New Orleans, was res
elected secretary, and MIR. Thomas L. Airv.
OF thessme city, treasurer.
Tha OOunCil Aaiiunu tnd rUv
years, that the exchange would have to
expsnd SO $50. and r. rcommended that each
delegate b. asstssed $40.
M.ssrs. Wheaton, Miller and Huger, the
committee, recommended that each of The
constituent exchanges sond one expert and
the New York exchange two addition al ones,
10 meet In New York August Is, 1881, for
the purpose OF receiving and preparing
national standards similar 10 The original
standards.
On motion, the chairman, Mr.. Louis
Bush, appointed Messrs. Gardner, Own
aud Warner, committee 10 melnorslize
congress- for appropriations for the increase
OF the efficiency of the signal service bureau.
An invitation was extended 10 the dele
gates to visit the national cotton planters
association and cotton exposition, Ut Atlon,s.
Ga, on the let Of November. The presidf nj
ofthe cotton planters .sasociAtion was EN-.
powered TO name delegs,es from various
local exchanges TO tie associations.
M.ssrs' Lsalte, Bushand Dracker made 4
voluminous report TO the effect that no diE
ference existed between the shipping laws Of
this country and European countries
M regards obligations of common
carriefs, aud that the evil complained Of bv
the. Mobile exchange, particularly, of mahinr
improper bills Of ladiDg, ,ariaes from the
absurd custom prevailing at Liverpool snd
other Europesn ports, Of designating n
country damsgs" all damage 70 cotton
other than that from sea water.
General Hooker, Of Mississippj. made an
enthusiastic speech about the south and he
Atlanta expolition.
In the evening tho visitors were given 4
carriage ride and banquet.
The Missouri Pacific and Wabash Pacific
railroads have leased the great bridge scroas
the Mississippi river ct this point from ~
bridge company. The lease dates from
August LIT and runs for ninety nine vesrs
80 far as the general public 10 concerned. the
bridge will be operated % usual; but N Ina
railroad world this step 10 Of the utmost
Significance, MS u gives jay Gould complsts
control Of the entrance 10 the CITY from ina
cast. This bridge has hitherto bsan
q great bar TO his continuons
line from ocean to ocean, as Il has b, en- CON.
erolled by smother corporation. Having
secured !his, his two great systems from here
eastward and hence westward, arc now one,
400 Jay Gould Ia bigger man In the railway
lnivese tbanev-r. II hMs been the one thinr
,e long b-s sought, and bic many efforts are
" length crowned with victory.