The National tribune., 1883-09-13
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A meeting Of the stockholders of the South
ern Telegraph Company was held in New York
"Wednesday September 6. Townsend Cox. Jr.,
aud H. W Allen retired from tue boSrd of di-
rectcrs. The membership Of the directory was
increased from nine 10 eleven. The following
were elected to Gil the vacancies thus created ::
A. W. Dimock, G. S. Mott, u. Putnam Smith,
and J. @. Case All Of these gentleman are d.
reciors Of the Bankers and Merchants Tele-
graph Company, which has recently acquired
control of the Southern Company. These
changes are the first steps in fhe amalgamation
OF the Bankers and Merchants, the southern
and the American Rapid Companies The
Southern has $50 miles Of pole line, and by
next week its lines viii be finished as far South
as Columbia, :. C.. and in q month TO Charles
ton and savannah.
Ii has developed that the railway survey
which is being made across Wyoming TO the
Yellowstone park, beginning at Fort Wdshakie,
is contracted for by John Il. Boutwell,, OF New
York 1t is not known who his hackers are,
though it is reported that London syndicate
is behind him. II is also said that he is acting
in the interes. Of the Union Pacific or Central
Pacific Railways 1t is known that the Both
well aarty have secured soda ls6cs, petroleum
springs and other large interests IN this section.
Col. Wallace. OF Pennsylvania is with Mr.. Both
well at Fort Washakie, and DIR Croft is on the
developed by this road is noted for its agricul-
tural and grazing land, as well as for timber,
soda, coal, iron, and petroleum.
The new silver coins ordered for the Ha-
waiian government are In denominations OF
one dollar, one-haif one-quarter and one-eighth
of a dollar. All but the last correspond in
weight and fineness to the United States coins
Of similar denominations The one-eighth coin
is equivalent in weight and tineness to one-halt
OF the United States Quarter-dOliar. The coins
contain on the diverse SIDE a representation OF
the head of King Kalakaua, with the inscrip-
tion, kalalzaGa l. King Of Hawaii" There
are to be struck OF Sl09.000 worth OF 81 pieces
S300.000 worth of halves. SIS, 600 worth OF
quarters, and S75,e00 worth of eighths.
The wheat crop in Kansas is thrashing out
much heavier than was expected. and the State
board of agriculture has revised its former es-
innate and now says that the crop will aggre-
gate 35,090000 bushels. The corn crop IN
Kansas, it is estimated viii reach fully 200.-
0a0,000 bushels. and VIII be the largest ever
produced in that State. Heavy immigration
has already commenced TO flow into the State
and il is believed that the immigration this fall
and next spring viii be very large.
The opening exercises Of the American Expo.
sitien of the Manufacturers and Mechanics
Institute at Boston, took place September 5th
Addresses were made by Gov. Butler, Secretary
Chandler and Gov Jarvis. of North Carolina
The exhibits are far from complete. North
Carolina makes larger exhibit than any State
except Massachusetts
The receipts Of the Girard estate Philadel,
phia, during the month OF August We're $50
Gl7.S3 and expenses 8, ,4Sl.74 The receipts fol
the eight months ended August 81 were $780,.
95s.Ie, against $264, ,347.2I for the same period
last year.
At Chicago. on Friday last, the Northwestern
Railroad Company was fined $3.50 on the eyi.
dence that FIVE Of its switching engines were
seen emitting dense clouds Of smoke.
Cincinnati exposition opened September 5th
with the arrival Of Rex and his reception b,
Cincinnstus.
The eleventh annual Interstate Industria
Exposition Of Chicago opened September 5.