Show BY telegraph RATH P ged western liml limb AMERICAN NEW YORK 7 jay gould said to a reporter yesterday in answer to questions that the consolidation of the ithe tel tei telegraph evgraph companies against which burus rufus hatch asked an injunction had been finally accod so thabit is not likely to ts be disturbed by any legislative or judicial action it is a transaction com on just and fair terms to all con concerned cernea as well as to the puh pub public C and in compliance with law it can mot be disturbed by legislation and as you will see by the pery very very able decision of judge barrett which has heen been concurred in by the attorney general of the state that the courts affirm the absolute legality of all that had been done I 1 am very glad to have the opportunity to say the object of the consolidation was to carryout carr carry earry out a long cherished plan of developing in the united states an efficient system of cheap telegraphy on a great eboth by sea bea and lan jan land d when I 1 was in europe in 1879 1 I was struck by seeing how bow much more pore freely tb the e telegraph was used in in ordinary private business there than in this country this is especially true of switzerland of course the distances to 10 be covered in this country are so enormous and the population lation so sparse that we cannot for some time to come expect to see the work of co covering verino the whole country with a telegraphic system done as cheaply here as ina in a little country like switzerland but I 1 am sure under one system without conflicting interests to iok jok after and with the expenses of only one organization instead of three or four to be me met tsuch such economies can bein be introduced trod into american telegraphy that the rates to press and public can be gradually and systematically cheapened without impairing mp airing the efficiency of the service reporter do you think then this will bo be the result of the change gould could of course I 1 do for it will be the policy and purpose of the new company to effect this I 1 went into it with this view and I 1 shall certainly use my constant effort and all my influence to make this policy and this purpose successful cess ful reporter of course you know this is not the general impression and there are movements in the produce stock and cotton exchanges looking to new telegraphic projects gould yes I 1 know thi sand I 1 am not surprised at these projects nor at the solicitude with which merchants and business men have look looked edat at the consolidation about which so many stories have been afloat if tf there had been any truth in these stories the exchanges would have had very good reason to set about organizing new companies but people come toun to understand der stand general eckerty Ec kerts sl practical comprehensive plans for the future which embraces establishing direct special wires vires 03 between biu bia business siness exchanges all over the country and putting them into direct comi communication launi jauni with other and with the great markets of europe I 1 think they will see matters ina iwa lna different light my idea of a telegraph gral grai system is to supply everybody who wishes control of wf telegraphic teme tete raphie graphic facilities with vt th those facilities giving private business houses wires of their own whenever they require them thein and doing the same things for newspapers exchanges and railways in short all interests the new news company now has under contract through a new cable company organized at albany two cables between this country and england ird the coming J in g summer cables will also be laid aid from cuba juba where they will connect with our present system to other west india islands to brazil and other harbors of south america as well as from san francisco to china japan japin Oce Oc anica aulca and australia with a northern line by way of puget sound bound to alaska and northern asia connected at Hamic hatka with the russian system so that at no 10 lo distant day st petersburg will be in in direct communication with new york by way of asia as well as europe and england will reach her australian colonies through new york and by our american lines cheaper and more expedit jausly than over english wires through the red sea and by way of india reporter then you contemplate a general cable and telegraphic system around the world gould certainly wo we do and we contemplate sue ruch guch h ag as an Amerl ameri amerlean american dan dau sya tem terp pf af which nely now york end ind 1 not got london shall be wo the centre I 1 see no reason why wily the united states should permit the position which geographically belongs to us to be taken away from us by england while rival telegraphic companies in this til is country were fighting each other for domestic business they could neither do the domestic business on souni sound I 1 principles I 1 nor do anything to compete with great britain for the general telegraphic business of the world now we have changed all this how completely you may judge when I 1 tell you that since the consolidation has been subscribed to carry our cable connections into effect jay gould this morning changed his office to the western union vanderbilt remains a director gen eckert becomes general manager this morning the american union stockholders this morning ratified the consolidation the effort to pass pasa the river and b arbor harbor appropriation bill through the house under a suspension of the rules which failed monday will be renewed next monday with good prospects of success as a change of only four votes would have made up the requisite two thirds this afternoon and the friends of the bill being entirely confident that it would pass readily as heretofore had neglected to make sure of the attendance of all the members known to favor it horace davis was one of the minority who voted against the measure on the novel ground that it was unfairly constituted and contained many items of no possible benefit the house postoffice post office committee agreed to appropriate for the encouragement of the tiie foreign mail service the coming year to compensate the various steamboat companies for carrying maklinac mail mall in accordance eor cor dance with the recommendation of the postmaster general on condition the steamers be iron and american made an attempt was made to provide they be american built but it failed in the whittaker court martial general schofield testified that the cadets cabets appeared intensely indignant after the outrage was committed it was as unfair to suspect them as to suspect the guests of a first class hotel of complicity or sympathy with a great robbery he believed the affair originated outside the limits of new york and would continue to investigate the matter as long as he lived until he reached the truth he had his own theory and suspicions he thought the motive of outside parties wag was much stronger than any motive whittaker could possibly have had major pipes officer in charge of west vest point PoIn was the next witness he gave a long 0 account of finding whittaker washington 8 the committee on foreign affairs unanimously adopted the report of the sub committee hill of ohio chairman upon the C crapo r ithe resolution declaring the policy lj e an of the united states in reference to the inter oceanic canal and instructed hill to report the same with the substitute resolutions accompanying compa nying 1 to the house with the recommendation of their adoption the report revIe reviews wk the entire question and concludes as follows your VOUT committee therefore as an affirmation of the monroe doctrine believe that americans ameni Ameri cans cani must rule america and that as a notice to all the world the united states cherishing a friendly spirit to all nations will adhere to strict neutrality in all transatlantic afna afra affairs irs and expect like noninterference in all american affairs whether in the northern or southern or western hemisphere and that we recommend the adoption of the following resolution that the establishment of any protectorate by any anyone one of the powers of europe over any independent state of this continent or oi the introduction from that quarter of a scheme or pol poi policy lcy ley which would carry with it the right of any european power to interfere with their coh concerns cerns or to control in any other manner their destiny or the transfer to any such power by conquest or cession or any other way of bf any of 0 those states or any portion thereof is a measure to which this government is opposed and should such an attempt be made it will regard and treat it as dangerous to our peace prosperity and safety that the construction of any public works connecting the atlantic and pacific oceans by any european power whether the same be constructed at panama or elsewhere would be in violation to the letter ietter of the monroe doc dod godfrine doctrine trine frine and could not ba b by the ROV gov em of the U states that should any such work be constructed across the isthmus of or panama or e elsewhere this government willin will wiil insist that it shall not be under the control of a european government or power that it shall be free to the commerce of the world upon equal terms and that no discrimination shall be ever against the united Sta states in peace or war thattie that the president be requested to take the steps necessary and proper for tile tiie abrogation of any existing treaties whose terms are in conflict with this declaration of principles bost BOSTON ox 8 the steamer bohemian reported wrecked on the irish coast was one of the six steamers of the leyland ley land line plying between this port and liverpool she was built at belfast in 1870 and combined speed with large carrying capacity she was feet long and had e engines ines of horse borse power only the second mate and 20 seamen of the bohemian were saved making nine persons drowned the vessel was probably worth wrecked the cargo was worth insurance not known BUFFALO S shortly after nine this morning the arched roof of the old new york central depot over weighted with accumulated snow and weakened by the removal of the former offices which had formed a large a rge portion of its support fell bur bury ing a number of cars and human beings beneath the tangled tan lea iea mass of iron wood glass snow and brick work the removal of the ruins was immediately begun by the fire department and the employees of the railroads the first two bodies bodlos recovered were those of capt byrnes and henry walters shortly after the workmen found the mangled body of wm win wells clerk for the carlus carius car inspector howe of the lake rake hore railroad three other bodies were found later john A jackson colored was in 14 the closet of the waiting room and immediately on hearing the crash smashed a window and jumped into the street he was followed by mr I 1 odell J covey who has charge of the news stand escaped through the window by tle the the smashing of the glass in which he lie cut his hands severely str ST pavla pasti PATTI 8 the scout who wild followed sitting bull across the line reports him now safe in woody IN mountain with some persons the country has bag no buffalo and starvation awaits the hostiles ho stiles crow kings band strong surrendered at fort buford burord he is the next chief to sitting bull and says the latter will soon come in he wants his band settled on a reservation to live in the ways of civilized line life NEW york 9 it is ascertained notwithstanding their thein denials that vanderbilt gould sage and D 0 mills had an important conference last week and agreed to sustain and advance the price of certain securities including gould and vander bilts stock Vander vanderbilt bilts blits a friends believe the general outlook for the new year promising of great prosperity and such a revolution will take place in the operations of all steel rail lines that henceforward america will be able to deliver grain and produce on oft the other mother side of the water much cheaper than it can be produced abroad it is stated that some large lots of new york central and union pacific stocks were cut up to small lots for export on order from london to amster dam washington 9 the counting of the electoral votes in joint con bention of the two houses of congress today to day is not expected to occupy more than two hours and aud unless a considerably larger portion of the afternoon be thus thul cons consumed timed both bra branches aches will immediately after wards proceed with their respective legislative gisla tive business the house will continue coutin ue consideration of the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill and the senate will endeavor to dispose dise of the th pension appropriation bill the det dei debate a te upon which lias has bet been ii already prolonged beyond all expectation the intention of the party leaders to bring forward the house funding bill with the senate committee amendments immediately after aften passing the pension bill has been abandoned and the post postoffice office appropriation bill is now on the senate calendar ready for action and will be given precedence the resolution of inquiry in into to the new york custom house appointments which the senate adopted yesterdays yesterday on motion of conkling is understood to be his parting shot at president hayes so called civil service policy and some very curious developments are predicted the amato oi an 4 edic tion and labor yesterday agreed it to recommend tho the passage of tellers bill authorizing the state of colorado to select under the agricultural college act ninety thousand acres from any surveyed public land in said state not nob double minimum priced land laud or a proportional amount of double minimum land provided that in m no case shall mineral lands be selected the secretary of the interior has reversed the recent decision of the commissioner of general land office respect respecting i ng the pueblo lands of montery commissioner williamson decided that the northern boundary of the grant was at the great bend of the river three miles south of the line now established by secretary wha wh holds that tract number bearthree three of or the city oty lands was properly included within th the e wasi wasl OT official icil survey on this tract are situated the wharves and warehouses of the pacific coast steamship company who who claim titles from the city which is now confirmed KANSAS CITY 9 A delegation of influential stockmen stoc kmen in colorado and new mexico called at the office of the commercial indicator to authorize the denial of or the report telegraphed telegram hed in eastern papers stating that F hundreds un dredson of cows are dying with epidemic diseases 1 the facts are that few cattle are dying in n mexico from eating what is known as loco loeb weed which starts earlier than the grass and cattle eattle feed upon it it is confined to certain lif localities is not general and disappears as soon as grass comes last may the indicator published an analysis of the loco weed fumi furnished shed by the department of agriculture at washington Washingto naud nand and all stockmen stoc kmen agree that while the disease caused by it is usually fatal it is nowise epidemic A petition is now being circulated in the west for the appointment of a commission to further examine into the matter and discover an antidote jf if possible NEV nely ORLEANS 9 the water has reached franklin street the entire section west being submerged between the new canal bayou st SL john the water now covers avera all the west weist of street except a strip of a few fews squares on canal street north of bayou st john and the old basin basini the rho water covers almost the entire section west of claybourne street and far down the Elysian field streel street all 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