The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-01-26
GOTHAM'S GRIST.
Some strange Facts Regarding Immi-
grafton TO the u. -
A Mining Expedition TO Panamn-The
Outnt on shipboard.

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shows that the country is not to promise
as much by the great influx of foreign
ers here as had been hoped. Nearly
half of the immigrants landed during
the year have remained in New York.
Contrary to supposition, New Eng
land has been the destination of many
immigrants, getting far more in pro-
portion to her population than the
west.
OF the 372.7s0 passengers of all
kinds landing here during the year,
800, ,607 were immigrants, an increase
of 1861 over 10. OF the immigrants
g, 1868 went east, 112,1 west, New
York retaining 1877. .561.
The Herald says: Garfield is looking
with a great deal of interest at the
claims of the Pacific coast for represen-
tation in the cabinet.
Eugene Kelly, banker, is about
erecting massive business structure
on the ground now occupied by the
Nassau bank building, corner Nassau
& Beckman streets. The site of the
proposed .structure:is.. one hundred feet
square.
A Newport, l.. l., special says: The
schooner Joseph p. Lacheca, of Port
land, Maine, sails hence tonight with
a mining exposition for the Atrato
river, Panama. She is commanded by
Lieut.. s. G. Payne, U. s. navy.
This expedition is provided with val
liable charts, many of which belong to
the government. The capital of the
represented by the experts on
board, is $500,00O, every dollar Of
which has been taken up. The stock
is held by parties in New York, Maine,
Virginia, New Hampihire and Rhode
Island, while it is fact worthy of
mention that nearly every officer of the
navy who has ever been on the river,
holds certificates of stock.
The .company's counsel in South
America is Col. Eladeo Ferer, ex-gov-
ernor of Chaco.. Two of the directors
of the company, Mr.. William Sargent
and Mr.. William T. Curtis, both of
Portland, Maine, accompany the expe-
dition.
The machinery for working the bed
of the river was built at Bristol and has
been tested. The members of the ex-
pedition are young men, mostly grad
yates of leading colleges.
The Montreal papers are gratiied to
notice that the attention of American
capitalists is being directed to the Ca
madam mining enterprises, but cautions
them against the wild cat<nature of
some of the Canadian mines offered in
Wall street.
The score of the pedestrians at IL
O'Clock stood as follows: Hughes, 229;
Cox, 22O; Albert, 22O; Vint, 213;
Krohne, 206; Howard, 205; Freeney,
199; Mignault, 1913; Curran, 1885, Cam
pana, 1s0; Phillips, 176; Lacouse, ITO;
Burke, 155; Barber, $50.
The case of Rufus Hatch against the
Western Union, Atlantic & Pacific and
American Union telegraph companies
to prevent their consolidation, was
called in the supreme court chambers
to-day. The session was taken up in
reading the afIidavits of the officials of
the various companies denying that the
purpose of the consolidation was inim-
ical to the public. Jay Gould made
affidavit that he was director in the
defendant corporation, the American
Union; that prior to the consolidation
negotiations, Rufus Hatch came to him
and made representations about the ad-
that would come from union
of the companies; that Hatch said he
was getting up pool of 100, 1000 shares
in the Western Union in anticipation
of the harmonious working of the COM
panies, and asked him (Gould) to go in
with him. Gould's affidavit further
proceeded to say that the consolidation
was largely influenced and brought
about by the advice of Hatch himself.
An affidavit was read from Washing
ton, E. Connor, in which he said that
he had an interview with Rufus Hatch
on the 10th of January, in which the
latter stated that he was the owner Of
a quantity of the capital stock of the
A
American Union company; that he was
displeased at being left..out Of the deal,
as he called it, and that he ought to
have been taken into it. He suggested
that his shares in the American stock
should be taken by them at the price of
Western Union stock. He also said he
had no i'll feeling toward Gould, but had
toward Vanderbilt.
: New York, Jan. 25,-Speaking of
Mondays decision of the supreme
court on income taxes, the New York
Herald's Washington correspondent
says: For this decision the department
of justice has heen awaiting patiently
for months, and now 1t is understood
that the government officials will press
with renewed energy the suit pending
against Samuel J. Tilden, knowing that
further excuse for postponement has
been averted by the decision of the
supreme court to-day. 1t is said that
the government is fully prepared with
a mass Of evidence to sustain the alle-
cation that Tilden did not comply with
the law, and is still therefore liable to
the claim and penalty.
A Powerful Rival r,u.