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Show Xorr Vorlt Items. Xew York, 3. Russell Sage today to-day resigned as president and director direc-tor of the Pacific Mail steannhip company. Wm. H. Guion, vice-president, vice-president, assumed the duties pro. tern. The Jefferson fire insurance company com-pany and twelve others have begun suit in the United States circuit court to recover from the government the amount collectfd from them as a revenue tax upon dividends and earnings. earn-ings. The point taken is that the law of 1S60, with the subsequent amendments, is unconstitutional. The longshoremen of Hoboken endeavored en-deavored to effect a compromise with the Bremen, Hamburg and E igle (steamship companies, but the agents informed them that no union men lureafter will be emnlnved. Rufus Hatch, managing director j of the Facifie Mail company, announces an-nounces that a full report of the condition con-dition of the company will be ready for the stockholders within ten davs. Tue Xew York longshoremen have had an underctandijig with Walsh . Bros., leading stevedores, aud a modification mod-ification in rates and compensation has been agreed to. It is expected the men will go to work to-morrow. |