Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
PETER B. SWEENEY,
TWEED's PARTNER, COMING BACK
HONE.
Engineers on the Elevated Roads Threaten
to strike-A Gamblers Pride in His
Wife's Beauty-The Health Of John
Kelly Much Improved, Etc.

NEW York, Dec. 3O.-There was
some excitement at midnight On the
announcement that the French steam
er St. Laurent was off Sandy Hook
and Peter Sweeney wss a passenger.
The report is based on a private letter
from Sweeney to Il friend, announcing
his departure from Havre on the st.
Laurent. The steamer is due at guar.
anime this morning, and %Sweeney'S
friends have made preparations to re-
ceive him. Sweeney IS accompanied
by his wife and son, now a young man
nineteen years old. 1t is understood
he is to remain permanently in this city
and will resume the practice of law.
His friends say he has carefully read
the New York papers in his absence,
and that no man is more CONVEX
SAINT with municipal, State
and national politics. They assert,
however, that he will confne himself
strictly TO his law practice, and under
no circumstances take an active part
in politics. Forthe last twelve years
he has been a resident Of Paris.
The locomotive engineers employed
On the elevated railroads have for a
long time complained about the IN
certainty Of their hours and of the
petty annoyances and stringent regu-
lations which they say have been put
upon them by train dispatchers. One
of the engineers SAID last night
that discomfort had ripened into
revolt and within a day or two
officers Of Elevated Company would
receive a visit from the committee Of
the brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, with a demand that an engi-
neel's days work should be eight
hours, and an ultimatum that unless
the demand was promptly accoded to,
the engineers and tiremen would strike.
Col. Hahn, manager of the railroad
said last night that he had not heard
about a strike. He didn't believe The
men were 0yerworked and they were
certainly well paid. 1t was a rare
thing for one to go away, and appli
cations for employment were constant.
]y pouring in from engineers employed
on other lines.
The late reformed gambler Charles
Ransom, married an actress of Bur
tons theatre, name Miss Donnelly
He lavished much money on her, and
he was very proud of her beauty, II
is said he was accustomed, day after
day, to walk a short distance bebinC
his wife down Broadway to see the at
tention she attracted. The monumen'
erected by her husband is among thu
finest in Evergreen cemetery.
John Kelly continues to improve il
health. Since Christmas he ha
appeared more like his forme
self TO friends, who caller
on him. He will not g
South this winter. The doctors
say it will not be necessary, and Mr.
Kelly prefers to remain here. In thu
spring he may seek recreation II
Europe.
A special from Nashville says ex
Senator Bailey died of tumor of thu
stomach, with which he suffered
severely for years. His death was no
unexpected, as he had been in a criti
cal condition for months, and his re
covery was known to be impossible
He endured much during his long i'll
ness, but never complained. Fifteer
days ago he began to decline rapidly
His last hours were peaceful and wer,
spent with his family at his bedside
The news of his death was received
with deep regret throughout Tennes
see, and many kilograms of condoIenc,
were received from all parts Of thu
country by the bereaved family.