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Show I GENERAL. WAhiuton Nvr. .New York. 17. The Tribmu'i Washington special says the Missouri Senators, Schurz and Drake, arrived yesterday. The latter called on the President: the former has Lot yet paid the Executive that compiimnL Senator Sen-ator Sprague h'ts arrived here, and says that Chief Justice Chase is fast recovering his usual health, and has no idea of resigning. Bt-liig Fillrd fur ben. The corvette Florida, formerly the Wavponoarj. is being titled for sea at the Brooklyn navy yard. She is called the finest seaeoinc vessel that ever floated. Rise in "Wheat. Chicago, 17. The news of the threatening aspect of affairs in Europe greatly excites the wheat market here, and prices this morning advanced fully five cen.s a bushel. Starback'9 FnHtml. Cincinnati, 17. The fuueral of C. W. Starback, of the Tite., took place from his late resilience on Eighth street this morning, at ten o'clock. The services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Jeffrey, of Ninth Street Baptist Bap-tist church. A large number of editors edi-tors and other promineut citizens were present. Suicide. Joseph A. Leaviti, of Piquoa, Ohio, and a respectable citizen, shot himself yesterday and died instantly, while under un-der the influence of mental aberration. "V. V. Telestrapli Company. Chicago, 17. The Time Washington Washing-ton special has the following : In the Western L nion Telegraph, Company there is to-day. controlling it, one of the strongest combinations ever formed in Wall street. The pool was formed last summer, when the stock was selling sel-ling at about They continued quietly buying during the summer, sum-mer, and as long as possible, without advancing the price. Their next move was to place men of wealth and political influence as directors in the company. Their final object is to sell the whole capital slock of the company com-pany to the Federal government at par, iu order to carry out the sehcjie. Hon. Thomas Scott, manager of the Pennsylvania Central company, will be .elected director, and other well known politician; throughout the country wili be gradually drawn fr the sake of their influence at Washington. They will be prepared with figures to show Congress Con-gress that the gross receipts of the Western Union are over $7,000,(100 per annum ; and ihe net receipts $3,-jOO.OuO, $3,-jOO.OuO, equal to over eight percent, net dividend on (lie entire capital stock. It is calculated that government will grasp eagerly at the scheme, inasmuch as it will increase enormously its patronage pat-ronage and influence. The administration administra-tion appointments will furnish about IOjUoO persons with ollice. The scheme promi.-es well, and the influences in its favor are powerful ; but if it does not succei d. the losses will be ruinous. The above is considered by well informed in-formed persons lo be wiihout foundation founda-tion in fact. |