The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-30
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
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THE MUTUAL UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
NEw YORK, May 29.-The stock. holders
of the Mutual Union telegraph company to-
day elected the following directors: John
&. Moore, George ] Baker, George W. NJ
Patton, Harris G.. Fahnestock, Chas. s.
Beck, G. H. Holt, G. c. Haven, Jay Gould
G. ]. Gould, q. Scott and Russell Sage.
| THE METROPOLITAN ELEVATED RAILWAY
COMPANY.
A motion was made not long since in the
supreme court ON behalf of the Metropoli-
tan Elevated railway company for leave to
discontinue on the payment Of COSTS the
| proceedings which were begun
about two years ago to acquire
title to a portion OF the Jumel
estate for the purpose OF extending The road
To-day Il decision was given, granting the
| motion.
DION BoUCICAULT's DIVORCED WIFE.
In the suit which has been before the
court for some time, brought by Agnes
Roberts, or Boucicault, against Dion Bouci
cault, Judge Barrett, in the supreme court,
to-day rendered a decision upon the mo-
ton. AS to plaintiffs alimony, he saws
there was nothing in his judgment TO jus.
THY the entire withholding of temporary
alimony, but he thought it ought
to be reduced, leaving the ques-
ton of permanent alimony to be
determined Oh trial. Under the circum-
stances he thought that alimony pendente
lite, at the rate of 81 800 per annum, would
be reasonable and would meet the views of
the general term.
TAE SENATE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
The special committee appointed by the
serate to investigate the allegations that
IN hug .l.,l l.
parties to influence legislation upon the
bonted spirits question adjourned from
Friday to 10 o'clock this morning, but,
owing to some misunderstanding as to the
was not secured until the afternoon.
Colonel Crawford, counsel for the Kentucky
distillers, Major W. ii. Thomas,-of Louis
vile, and Mr.. Stagg, of st. Louis, we're in
! attendance at the committee room promptly
Mt 10 o'clock and waiting somewhat impa-
| tlently for an opportunity to testify Major
| Thomas remarked to the chairman that he
! was anxious to have the investigation pro-
coed. The interest was an important one
and was suffering for each days delay while
these charges were pending. Mr.. CockreIl
| replied that in his opinion neither
charges nor the the pending inyesti-
| CATION would affect the action of
| the senate on the bonded spirits bill. Ma
| lor Thomas was sworn and, in response to
1 questions by the chairman, detailed at
some length the processes in use in Ken
| tucky in the manufacture of whisky. and
also the methods employed in the making
of high vines and explained the difference
| in the production OF the two modes ofmanu-
! facturc. Witness has visited Washington
! several times to further the interest of dis
| tillerles; he had never applied to any one
but the senators and representatives from
his own state; he had never importuned
them, but had pointed out the Justice of the
Legislation asked by the liquor interests, and
had made the same character of statements
he had made before the committee he had
never been approached by any outsider
with representations that he could secure
influence with senators or members, and
had never seen the time when, in his iudg-
ment, there was any occasion for eypendi-
turc to influence legislation, or secure innu-
| ence with senators or members had seen
the charges, through the newspapers, that
money had been used with the press, but had
never been approached by any newspaper
reporters or journalists, except with n re-
quest for news. lie was never asked for n
dollar; never offered one for newspaper in
iuence, and never heard any one in The
| liquor trade say that he knew of any such
thing being,done; the National Liulor Deal.
ers and Distillors association never raised
Il fund for lobbying purposes, and never
made assessments on its mem bers: the only
funds were the annual dues OF $40 from each
member