Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1887 — THE WORLD AT LARGE. [ARTICLE]

THE WORLD AT LARGE.

New Yobe dispatches report that the property and business of the Baltimore and Ohio Express, heretofore operated by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, have been sold or leased to the United States Express Company for a term of thirty years. The lines thus added to the territory of the United States Company are about 10,000 miles in extent Wall street rumor states the price paid for the transfer at <1,000,000 cash and <1,500,000 in United States Express Company stock. It has been decided that the hulls and boilers of all steam yachts, no matter how small, must undergo inspection, and that their pilots and engineers must be licensed. Pbince de Ytuebide, who has just arrived at New York from the City of Mexico, says that the time is not yet ripe for the raising of the imperial standard in Mexico, but denounces Diaz as the Caesar of the republic, ambitious to perpetuate his lease of office and power. In their Weekly review of the condition of trade, Dun & Co., of New York, say: Crop reports are unchanged as to wheat, still conflicting as to corn, and decidedly more unfavorable as to cotton. In some parts of the Northwest corn was materially helped by the rains ;in others scarcely at all. Trade reports are uniformly encouraging, with fair collections at all points heard from and a generally improving outlook for trade. Money is strong or in brisk demand at some points, but generally in fair supply The boot and shoe trade is better, with more satisfactory orders from regions of drouth than were expected. Dry goods reports show improvement, with fair movement in light woolens, though the demand does not yet start much of the idle machinery. Wool remains dull, the unloading of Western speculators having come sooner than was expected. Failures in the iron and coal trade have a discouraging tendency. Large offers of Southern iron are reported without bidders, but prices for the best grades are not changed. The business failures throughout the country during the week numbered for the United States 175, for Canada 24, total 199, compared with 185 last week and 190 for the corresponding week of last year.

Ten thousand persons assembled at Ennis on Saturday to attend the meeting of the Irish National League, says a Dublin dispatch. The police took possession of the hill of Ballycoree, where it was intended to hold the meeting. The procession, enlivened by twelve bands of music, and including Messrs. Timothy Sullivan, Dillon, Cox, Sheehy, William O’Brien, and Philip Stanhope, all members of the House of Commons, and several priests, moved toward Ballycoree Hill, the approaches to which were guarded by soldiers and police. The procession, finding its further progress barred, halted in a field, and Messrs. Sullivan, Stanhope, and O’Brien made speeches from their carriages. A troop of hussars, headed by Colonel Turner, Divisional Magistrate, rode up to where the procession had halted and Colonel Turner ordered the meeting to disperse within five minutes. Mr. Stanhope handed Colonel Turner a copy of the resolutions adopted by the meeting, claiming home rule, declaring adherence to Mr. Parnell, thanking the Liberal party, pledging resistance to the proclamation of the league, and denouncing land-grabbing. Mr. Stanhope declared that the proceedings of the meeting were legal, and that if a collision occurred between the p?ople and troops he would hold Col. Turner responsible. Turner replied that he was bound to execute his orders. After a parley the procession returned to Ennis and O’Brien addressed the crowd in O’Connell’s square. The soldiers and police again appearing, the procession passed on to a hotel, which the leaders entered. The crowd then dispersed quietly.