The Portland daily press., 1883-01-06
NEW YORK.


Another Injunction Against the Western
Union.
New YORK. Jan. 5.-Frederick Bell of Gro
ton, Conn, filed bill in equity against the
Western Union Telegraph Company and the
Gold and Stock Telegraph Company and Nor
vim Green, individually and as president of
both corporations, James O. Green John Van
Horn, EWm. M. Bliss, Edwin D. Morgan.
James 81. Banker, Augustus Schell, Jay
Gould, Thos. t. Eckert, upon which Judge
Brown Of the United States District Court is
sued an order restraining the defendants from
alternating, transferring, selling or disposing of
or IN any way encumoering or creating lien
upon any OF the property specified in the bill of
complaint or any of the proceeds of the in
come or profits arising therefrom or from maxi
ing or attempting TO make any new contract Of
lease, sale OF conveyance or otherwise of such
property by, TO or among themselves or with
any other person, firm or corporation.
The Nickel Plate Road.
A special meeting of the directors of the
New York, Chicago and st. Louis Railway
Company (the Nickel Plate line) was held
here today. The following directors were
elected for the ensuing year: j. 81. Devereux,
Cornelins Vanderbilt, w. HI. Vanderbilt, Fl.
Nick Twombly, w. @. Whitney, S. Burke,
Augustus Schell, Anson Stager,, George j.
McGee, j. Ell. Wade, Charles Hickox, James
Tillinghast and ID. w. Caldwell. j. H.
Devereux was elected president of the new
Among the retiring officers were G. S.
Bryce, vice president. and G. r. Cummings.
The Passion Play Refused License.
Mayor Edison today refused to grant IL
cense for the production of the Passion Play in
this city. The courts will be appealed to for a
mandamus to compel the mayor to license the
play.
Storm at New York.
The cold storm continues Snow is vet fall
ing lightly. The thermometer has fallen 800
since $50 a. M. All the arriving vessels are
anchored off quarantine and remain there
waiting for the storm to cease. A number of
schooners and small coasting vessels with
fruit are anchored in Shrewsbury Harbor and
will be towed into the harbor this afternoon to
prevent damage. 1t is reported that large
bark is lying off Fire Island in helpless
dition. Her name could not be aseertained.
her upper spars are gone and her rigging is
covered with ice. She is drifting out to sea
and althoug gh assistance has been sent no word
is syet received of her safety. The sound
steamers were all delayed last night and this
morning.
Mutual Trust Company.
At the annual meeting of the shareholders
of the Mutual Trust Company of New York
to-day the following trustees were elected for
the following year: Hon. Henry d. Moore,
Pennsylvania; Hon. George S. Boutwell, Gen,
eral Benjamin f. Butler, Massachusetts; Hon.
Charles b. Farwell Chicago; Hon. John Van
' fOoluocsj sOcu6SlcF, IN. non. AlbXaHu6f
Mcdonald, L. Morris Pratt, Henry Haines,
Philadelphia; j. e Redfeld, Essex, Conn;
Daniel Jackson, New York; W. A. Shreeve,
New Jersey; Hon. John Leery, Washington
Territory; Hon. A. X. P. Joy, Boston; l.. M.
Lawson, New York; Hon. John p. Jones,
Nevada. The trustees subsequently elected
Hon. Henry D. Moore president, Hon. George
S. Boutwell, and Hon. Charles B, Farwell
vice presidents,
A Railroad Rumor Contradicted.
SYRACUSE, Jan. 5.-The journal learns
from reliable source that the Boston despatch
relative to the sale of the Boston, Hoosac Tuu-
mel and Western Railroad west of Schenectady
to the West Shore Company is without founda-
tion. The Continental consolidation have
endeavored to effect such a sale but the Boston
Hoosac Tunnel and Western Company refused
TO favor this proposition.
Pig Iron Association.
Seventy purchasers of pig iron east of the
Alleghanies formed an association here today
for mutual protection in matters of Congress
sional legislation.