Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-20


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Death of an Old Expressman.
New YORK, August 19th.-John X. Slim
son. for many years prominent in the ex-
press business, died Tuesday at his home
in Brooklyn. In 1854, when the troubles
arose in the California express and bank
ing establishmentjof Adams & Co., Stimson
was sent to California to look out for the
interests of the Eastern associates. While
there he arranged for the formation of the
firm of Freeman & Co., of which he be-
came member, and which succeeded to
the express business between New York
and California. He remained in New York
as agent of this company until it sold out
to Wells, Fargo & Co.
Willard to Return to New York.
New YORK, August 19th.-Henry Willard
has again become the owner of the mag
niicent palace he erected for himself dur
ing the palmy days when he was President
of the Northern Pacific. Since his failure
Willard has lived in Germany, but recently
he completed arrangements which will per-
NIT his return to this country, and on and
after October next he will be at home again
in this city. 1t is said that he is now
worth $250000.
Canal Boatmen Settling Their Disputes.
New YORK, August 19th.-In the meet
ngyesterday of the Union of canal boatmen
it was decided to waive the demand which
has stood in the way of agreement with the
merchants, and probably the strike will
end to day. A committee from District
Assembly No. 400, Knights OF Labor, went
to the meeting and found fault because
somebody in the Union had been telling
things which the Knights thought should
be kept secret. The boatmen showed a
disposition to treat the committee rather
coolly, and it is possible that there may be
row between this Union and the Knights
Assembly to which the greater number of
the members of the Union belong.
The Texas and Pacific Reorganization.
NEW YORK, August 19th.-The Wistar
committee on the reorganization of The
Texas and Pacific Railway Company gives
the limit of time for the deposit of bonds
under the modified plan, after which date
securities will only be received on terms to
be then fixed by the committee. The
bonds are now being received by the Farm
ers' Loan and Trust Company in large
numbers.
The Ehret Boycott.
New YORK, August I9th.-The Ehret
brewing boycott has about worn itself out.
Ehret says in another month the trouble
will be forgotten. He has net vet taken
back the twenty-five men who were dis
charged when the boycott began. At pres
ent he employs 225 men. This was the
first silent boycott tried in New York, and
proved signal failure.
Ben. Butler and the Boycott.
New YORK, August 19th.-General But
Ter has a letter in the Sun in defense of
toycotting. He says that patriotic men
long ago believed in boycotting in Massa-
chusetts, and indeed it was one of their in
stitutions, and only differed from the boy
colt OF the present day in that they did it
officially. He quotes ancient town-meeting
records in proof. He then says every en-
ployer, in the absence of a contract, has
right to employ whom he pleases. Every
man, in the absence of q contract to the
contrary, has right to work for whom he
pleases, and so long ss those rights are OBJ
served without force and violence to carry
them out, they are entirely protected by
law. The means are not unlawful, and the
end is not unlawful, if it is only TO convince
the object that it is best for him to conform
to the wishes of the boycotters Such has
been the case from the beginning of law
and practices in this country, where it has
not been changed by statute, and am not
aware of any such change Were there not
good many men called Copperheads "
boycotted by their loyal neighbors during
the war, precisely as were the merchants
in Boston who sold tea after its destruction