The Portland daily press., 1881-01-24
NEW YORK.
Meeting Of the Irish Land League Coun-

Meeting Of the Irish Land League Coun-
Gil.
NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-The Central Council
of the Irish National Land and Industrial
League met here last night, when commit
tee made a report of the proceedings of the re-
cent National Convention held at Buffalo
They expressed dissatisfaction at the treat
ment the New York delegation had received
at the convention, which was made up, they
said, principally OF delegates from the New
England States. and there seemed to be a
general prejudice against New York, and its
rights were completely ignored DIR. Wallace
Of the New York delegation said the convep-
ton had resolved to strike out the words land
industrial from the league name, but, said
he, we won't do it." He was in favor of
ton that would be second to none, and offered
resolution, which was adopted pledgng
hearty work toward that end.
Rufus Hatchs Action Against the Tele-
graph Companies.
Rufus Hatch denies the rumor that the in
junction suit brought by him to prevent the
consolidation of the telegraph companies was
to prevent others from taking similar proceed
ings and would be withdrawn just before the
stockholders met to ratify the agreement. He
states that the matter was now in control of
the court and would take its regular course.
Meeting Of the Yale Alumni.
The Yale Alumni met last night and elected
the following officers: President, Charles
Tracy; Vice President, Edmund c. Stedman;
Secretary, Samuel T.. Belts; and Treasurer,
Jos. G. Jackson. Resolutions were passed,
directing the Secretary of the college in Feb.
of each year to mail to each an election notice
of the vacancy in the corporation in the fol-
lowing June, and that nominations would be
received until May LIST; also that any person re-
ceiving 70 votes be placed on the list of can
didates which in June will be- sent to each
elector with blank ballot for voting. Prof
Cyrus Northrop of Yale read paper entitled
"Our Nation"
The Obelisk in Position.
The Alexandria obelisk was placed over the
pedestal in Central Park to-day, between 5000
and 10000 people witnessing the operation
Among those present were Secretary of the
Navy Golf, Secretary Evarts, members of the
Park Commission, Collector Merritt, and re-
representatives. of the Masonic fraternity. A
guard of sailors and marines from the Navy
Yard, headed by the Marine baud formed a
Gordon around the monolith.
The Telegraph Monopoly.
The argument in the Supreme Court yester-
day 10 show cause why the temporary injunc-
ton obtained by Mr.. Rufus Hatch to prevent
the consolidation of the telegraph companies
should be made permanent has been set down
for Monday. President Green of the Western
Union, Eckert of the American Union and
| Chandler of the Atlantic and Pacific, will
resist the efforts Of Mr.. Hatch to prevent the
proposed amalgamation from being carried
| into effect.
The defence will be represented in court by
Chauncey NJ. Depew, who has been directed
by William FL. Vanderbilt to prepare his
points in the case. Mr.. Hatch was yesterday
in consultation with Messrs Sewell and Pierce
the lawyers who drew the petition upon which
the temporary injunction was granted. Mr.
Hatch said that he was fully prepared to show
that the consolidation, if carried into effect
would prove very great detriment to the in
terests of the stockholders of the American
Union Company, inasmuch as that compan,
can easily earn as much on $4,000, 900 capita
the capital named.