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Tic attention Of General Grant having been
called. 90 the statements of New York paper
20 thv effect that his object in negotiating the
Mexican ;.mcrc;al treaty WAS to so reduce
ale revenues OF the Mexican government rs TO
make Il impos~ihl, for that government 20 pay
the euhsiaigS pledged to the railroads now be
Inc constructed IN that country, and thereby
place them on an equality with the Gould I'M
subsidized projected lie, the General says the
statements are entirely incorrect; that he never
spONn 10 Mr.. Gould HYon the subject. and that
his belief is that should the treaty be carried
into uncration tn" effect would he rather TO in
crease than 10 diminish the Mexican revenues
by the increased t.aoe il would develop. The
gould road i one of the subsidized lines, and
would he rs much affected by the reduction OF
the NIuNic revenues rs any OthOc Of the sub
sid.zci lines. General Grant says he has acted
IL this matter in the interest and As The repre-
sentative of the American people, and he cX
lcats that the results of the treaty Will be
highly advantageous To the commercial inter
CstS of both countries. There Is no probability
that il will interfere with the reproducing
interests of the United States, as Mexico does
not produce enough sugar for her own con-
sumption and viii not for years to come be
able to raise a surplus for expectation. He is
fully satisfied that. if ratified, the treaty will
give orr country a decided advantage over
Germany France, and England, in the cOmpe
tition for the Mexican trade.
A number of prominent merchants of New
Orleans viii organize a company, if the NUM-
cipal authorities Will make the proper grants,
for the purpose of building an elevated railroad
along The river front from the lower 10 the
upper limits Of the city. The trestle WORK Of
the elevated road Will be made of strong iron.
and the height of the track from the ground
will be twenty-five feet. The trcstle work VIII
be constructed in way that will allow two or
four tracks If necessary to he laid upon the top.
Aside from this the work will have a roof slop-
ing downward on either side and viii form
broad shed for the protection Of all freight
placed along the lCYCC. At each end of the
treSllc-worR there VIII DE a gradual incline III
order to allow trains. with perfect safety. TO
reach the tracks of the elevated road. The
grade viii not be az higher per mile than that
which is seen on very near all railroads through
out the country. At different points there will
be arranged 2 system OF sidc-tracks, which Will
enable cars TO be placed in the yards at the
different roads now entering the city. PaSsen-
ger elevators viii also be placed at convenient
points The ohjec5 of the scheme, it is stated,
: 10 clear the levee Of all trains and tracks and
20 devote the room now occupied by the roads
exclusively 10 the commerce Of the port. An
ordinance giving the road the right TO build
along the levee front will be presented to tho
city council.
an extended belief that reciprocity treaty
with Mexico means annexation. We ourselves
cannot see any other result. Once break down
the barriers of custom-hOuse and tariffs; once
permit Our people TO accustOm themselves 10
free and unrestricted intercourse with Mexico
in regard To tobacco, machinery and sugar, and
no power on earth can arrest further and more
intimate political connections. II has been
argued by an able and active exponent of this
idea that necessarily the interests Of the newly
acquired Mexican territory, which will be
carved into half dozen American States after
annexation, viii be identical with Texas,
Louisiana, Arkansas, and California"
The official report of anthracite coal tonnage
for the past year shows that the total tonnage
Of all the carrying companies for the year was
%, l20 096 tons, of which the Philadelphia and
Reading Company transported 7,000113; Lee
high Valley, 5,933740; Central Railroad of
New Jersey, 4,2lI ,052; Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western, 4,63-, III; Delaware and Hudson,
3,203,l6S; Pennsylvania Railroad, 2,332, 974;
Pennsylvania Coal Company, 1,469,S2I; New
York Lake Erie and Western 330,5lI OF the
total production of the year the Wyoming re-
gion contributed 13,97l,37l tons, or 47.9o per
cent; the Lehigh region, 5,GS9,437 tons, or
1884 per cent, and Schuylllil region, 9,459,2o6
tons, or 32.iS per cent.
To the many different nationalities that are
represented among Texan immigrants 1t is now
likely that Turks and Armenans are to be
added. Agents sent out to explore the Texan
territory on behalf Of a large number of these
children Of the Orient have been making in
vestigations in the neighborhood of the little
settlement Of Palestine, with view TO ascer-
tanning particularly whether SOIL climate, and
other conditions are suited to the nature of the
slkwOrm and the production of the cocoon.
Whether the name of Palestine had any attrac-
ton docs not appear.
ChicOry raising promises to be one of the
coming industries of California. California
was the first State that attempted chicCry farm
ing, though as yet il is not carried or very ex-
tenslvely there. 1t is grown in Inyo and Sac
TamentO counties in the tulc lands. While we
must cultivate it here and Ill England it grows
wild in Continental Europe, especially Prussia
lew years ago the import duty on chicOry
was i've cents pound, but this was reduced to
one cent q pound. II grows luXuriantly on the
bottom lands Of Louisiana and Texas
The general term of the New York supreme
court has handed down decision IL the appli-
cation for mandamus to compel the railroad
companies to receive and transport freight with
ali due speed. The matter first came before
the court during the strike of the freight-hand-
lcrs, before Judge Haight, when the applica-
ton was denied. Tie decision of the general
term rcyerses Judge Haight'6 decision, and
grants the motions il each case.
Ejectment proceedings are about to be insti-
tutcd IN Pittsburgh, Pa, for the recovery Of
10000 acres Of land located in northeastern
New York, and upon which is situated the
town Of Whitehall. The property is estimated
10 be worth from S200,00O,00O to $500, 00O, coo.
The claimants are relatives and descendants of
Major Philip Skene, an heir to the barony of
Skene.
a convention composed Of thirty or moro
gentlemen from various sections Of Mississippi
met at jackson, last week TO consider the cul-
tivaliOn Of jutc with "A view OF bringing the
matter before the agricultural public. Com
missiOners were appointed TO secure lutte seed
from the Agricultural Bureau at Washington,
TO be distributed by the last Of March
Representative Harma, of Pennsylvania, re-
Gently sold a section Of land III Arizona Terri
tory, r.ch III minerals, for So, COG. These
lands were secured few years ago for small
amount, but lattcrly large deposits of copper
ore have been discovered, and their value has
greatly increased.
The Yellowstone National Park Improve
mcnt Company has been organized under the
laws Of New Jersey, with a capital Of s., 900, 900.
Its incorpoTltOrs include Rufus Hatch, Roscoe
C0nlling, Gen. Jas. 4. Williamson, Of Boston
Richard +. Mcrr!ck, Of Washington, and Fred
eric +. Church.
The East Tennessee Valley Zinc Company,
organized a short time ago with a capital o.
$500 900, have let contracts for the erection uf