The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-02
~ Louis Straws.

the Missouri Pacific to its agents to ston
honoring tickets or baggage checks of the
Gulf Colorado L. Santa Fe road in Texas
went into effect to-day. The probabilities
are, the rupture between these roads will
extend TO freight as well as passenger
business.
rhe offices Of the United States and
Pacific Express companies of this city were
merged into one TO-DAY, and will hereafter
be in charge OF Joseph Temple ofthe Pacific
company; ID, Tharker, who has represented
the United States company for twenty
years, retiring TO look after private inter.
ests in the west.
IL. B. Mcclellan, who has lust been an.
pointed general eastern pa ,senger agent of
the Missouri Pacific and Wabash, left last
night for his headquarters In New York.
Charles u. Eddy general eastern agent
oil the Missouri Pacific with headquarters In
New York, has had his duties enlarged so
as to embrace the Wabash system.
The dinner given to Jay Gould last night
was rendered by several prominent mem.
bers of the Cotton exchange, who embraced
the occasion TO explain to Mr.. Gould that
cotton rates from 81. Louis to New York
were much too high, compared with those
from Memphis, New Orleans and Galveston,
aud invoked his aid to effect a reduction
Mr.. Gould said he recognized the force and
justice OF the arguments presented and pro.
missed to give the matter careful consid.
Grafton.
The apparently very highly sensational
reports regarding the condition of the poor
iarm in Pettis county, this state,
which were recently put in circulation
through the Sedalia Democrat, seem TO bo
confirmed, and this city demands an in.
vestlgation and prosecutions of whoever Is
responsible Tor the disgraceiul state of af
hirs. A general overhauling of similar in
stltuti0ns throughout the state Is also call.
ed for, The poorh0use In question, So far
as the building is concerned, is represented
10 be an old tumble-down rookery, scarcely
III housing for animals, and the treatment
OF us inmates. consisting of over twenty
insane, idiotic and diseased persons, many
of them entirely helpless is said TO be not
only disgracelul and Accountable in the
highest degree, but utterly heartless aud
cruel,
Tho Santa fe People and Chandler's Cir
cuiar
GALVESTON, May i.--tSpecial The var.
ious heads OF the Gull, Colorado h Santa
Fe were interviewed to-day relative to the
circular issued by Chandler, general passen.
ger agent of Gould's southwestern lines, in.
structing subordinates to refuse to honor
coupon tickets issued or baggage checked
through by the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe over any lines represented in the Gould
southwestern system. The Santa Fe peo-
pie refuse to make any statement, but as
stated that In few days they would have
something for the public. In conversation
with a gentleman, who holds confidential
relations with the president Of the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe railroad tonight,
he stated that the Santa Fe were having
the matter legally investigated by eminent
counsel and would make strong night for
their rights as carriers In the courts, II the
Gould system attempted TO carry into effect
Chambers arbitrary order. The matter
has excited earnest discussion here.
Female Doctors-itailway Improvement
BALTIMORE, May 1.-The first annual com.
mencement Of the Womans Medical college
of Baltimore, took place to-day. The ma.
triculates number ten from Maryland one
each from Illinois, Nebraska, West Vir.
einia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Canada and
Germany.
The directors Of the Pennsylvania rail.
road company have acted upon the ques
lion OF providing means necessary to pay
iOr tDc construction ana equipment
and expenditures generally upon
lines east Of Pittsburg and
Erie for the present year, and for coustruc.
ton Of additional branch and auxiliary
lines, agRregating $40, 10000. A portion of
this expense Is provided for by resolutions,
ordering q I per cent. stock dividend. and in
order 10 obtain the remaining fund, the di.
rectors have negotiated a loan OF 5000, 900,
TO be In the shape OF 1.2 per cent. collat.
eral trust bonds Of the company, due in
thirty years. The entire amount was taken
by Drexel & Co.
Underground wires-Pork Product Prohi-
billion.
NKw YoRK, May 1.-The board Of alder.
men have voted the Western Union Tele.
graph company permission to use the streets
OF the city 10 lay their wires undergrou
at the cost oi l cent per lineal foot for each
street opened, and giving two wires for the
city's use.
]. b, Latham, who absconded with sl2..
600 belonging 10 the Central railroad. Of
New Jersey while clerk, and captured In
Tennessee, to-day and Was pleaded Ruilty
sentenced 10 the state prison for four yes,S
The committee Of importers Of pork