The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-06-02
NUMBER IA


HEAVY SUR AGAINST A RAILROAD.
ST.. Louis, June The Wagons
Ferry d., this city, eut red the United
State circuit court today with a S3OOOO
damage suit against the Chicago ana Al
ton railroad company for breach OF con
tract. In 1854 tn Alton and st. Louis
rallrund company, the predecessor OF the
Chicago and Alton, made a contract
with the ferry company for the exclusive
fvrrilge " the railroad COMPANY 4 busl-
ness, pnsaeugcrs and freight across the
river from East st. Louis to the city.
When the bridge was opened the ferriage
business drifts away from the ferry COM
puny A former -uit between the samo
parties Tor breach Of contract resulted IN
Judgment ia favor Of the ferry company
for 'l3O,UOO.
WITH GuE USUAL ECLAr
ANS,ruLIs, Md, June 1.-The official
ceremonies ut the opening annual exam
luuttuu ~ the unyul academy were oh
.crycd thIs morning with usunl cclat.
TINE .rEwhsuuHy INytsrrGArI'
BusruN. June l.-EN- Governor Rice
test fled IN the rrwkshury hearing to-
du, that he had visited nlmshuu-c once
/ during his term ~ Office and made IL
I llbIhhkll tANlllllhNAl'' w AA0 A'h'A''A 30
/ and found every hing satisfactory; sug-
| gcstcd to Marsh the improurlety Of 40
| many mcmbrr- Vt his family being en-
/ y Dyed at the institution aud shortly
| inter two Of them were retired. lie
pad the visit ON account Of the rumorrd
mI4mnungemcu' but had no rccollec-
/ uun uf ANY definite charge beng
/ brought to hls attention Governor
| Butler then icnd "a long COMMUNICATION
to the cN-guvcruur, dated III 1876, from
/ the state hourG " charities, setting
/ forth all thcs charges and asking MN
/ tu intrrpusr. Rice did not remember
/ tlut he had appointed Sanhorn inSpec-
/ tor Of the Hlmshuusr. Butler rcnd II
| letter from Sauborn declining to take
/ such an appointment II certain mem-
/ beers were retained uuthc board.
rNxrs NSu THE srASpNHp OIL GO.
HARII-uuUd, Pa, June In the sen.
ate to-day u petition was rend from
+ auRlm tiuweu unsellng against the
adoption " the resolution providing Tor
appointing "a committee to luVcstlghte
the legal relation NJ the Standard oil
company to tine state. lie snys the legal
rrlutous ot the OIL company to IL" state,
sn far us the question vt the payment
NJ Ixrs tx cone ruyd, WAS finally adludi-
rutcd upon by the supreme court, and
that ui der thr rcsulut ON proposed no
notice whatever could be taken OF the
charges made by Inn (Guwcnl against
tine STANDARD oil company. He sug-
grstcd, however, u committee be hll-
pointed aud specifically empowered to
ina ire into the charges made by HIM 10
the effect that officers NJ the STANDARD
oil company hal brihcd officers
Ut the state to suppress testimony
"A. al. M tn 80
charges ui unjust mud unfair discrimina-
ton 10y the nrnnsylvlnh rdltohd coin
pany In favor ut the standard oil comps
nv and against other shippers comp, tlng.
Ihr rr-u'utiun relating Ia the proposed
|uppu u'mrnt of committee to tnvest-
stic the legal relation at the standard ell
company lo TIE state In the matter OF the
, ttxyitun to be pad 10y sad corporation
wa then taken up. Senator Goulun
-prkc Tor the resolution and ueisicd thut
, II covered the whole ground. After iur-
thcr discussion the resolution rs reported
I, was agreed To and sent to the house Tor
+ concurrence.
/ VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY.
! CutcAGo, June The following Is
81 tine Visible supply ut grain wheat, ~
ID ~ OUO bushels; corn, l3l2IuOO hush'l.,
d. Ont. I.luJUOO hGshcls, rice, l,~9GADJ
I Barley. 1000 bushels.
! Co>NrN Oh orEuMAHGEWIHE.
y kN>-A- CirY. Mo, June 1.-The United
; atcs circuit court thi, morning cum-
, mcncrd the hearing OF the case inNol-
wing the constitu'iunality OF the VI sSouri
j. statute prohibiting the manufacture and
+, sale OF ulrumHrEcrinc. John Brosnan
4 WAS arrested In October last, while acting
a IA the agent lor the southern Dairy com
~ puuy OF Louisville, charged with Ole
4, IN. Tor safe O.cumurgouuc butter The
n. Du,c wa, MF"u up to this court upon Z
IA huboa- corpG, pr. ccuding, the drtrns'
A. setting up lac plea ut unlawful impri,Ou
~, mcnt Tor Offering to sell m article al TODD
,i the manufacture OF which l. patented un
~, der United State, laws Roscoe COnk
Ia ling is here, representing the Consolidn
On ted manufacturing company OF New
IN Ork co.dclcnduniz, and is expected t.
u. make an argument Tomorrow.
le pyI>G FuW GuLn,
lc Ir,INtAN, Mexico. June L. Advice
II from Ihr,nrwly discovered gold fields 81
or men aud nuuu Is are dying Tor want a
lp water The mines will remain unwurke
'd until the rainy season.
-. IlE nIuGE 40 49, r"LtcEp.
M NEw luuR, June 1.-The police con
4, mi--ioucrs to-day, at the request oi III
E.. Brooklyn bridge trustees, uiroct, Il tn.
~, ciphl rurn b. detailed Tor duty IN II
gu bridge from the New York rntrr
az, the main span nom noon TIL Midnight