Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-29

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that has ever paid dividends out of its earn
ms, and which in years gone by has stood
high in public favor for the faithfuness
with which it served both the public and its
stockholders, has followed the example OF its
brother Roads. 1t is now in the hands of
trustees and in Chancery, and the term " in
Chancery" conveys much the same idea OF
comfort for a railroad that it does in pugi-
listic Technology for a fighting man.
suit has been commenced against the
Trustees OF the Passumpsic Railroad to pre-
vent them from repaying to the corporation
the funds with which the bonds that fell
due in December, 1855, were paid. 1t seems
that those bonds were not wholly paid with
the earnings of the road, but with funds
which had been procured for the purpose
of extending the read, the design being
that when those funds were wanted for that
purpose they should be replaced from the
earnings. The other bondholders, however,
insisted that those bonds once paid, were
absolutely defunct, and that whatever the
road might earn more than running expen-
ses ought to be applied to the payment of
the other bonds. They therefore applied to
Judge Poland, who issued an injunction
forbidding the trustees to appropriate the
earnings of the road to the refunding the
money before advanced, and on q special
hearing before him q week or two since, he
refused to dissolve the injunction. BY this
decision S35 900, which was relied upon to
extend the road, is diverted fromthat pur-
pose.
Several Committees of the Canadian Par
railways Of that Province, have unearthed
startling series of frauds. Members of
Parliament, Crown Officers, and even per.
sons so high in station as Sir Allen McNab,
are implicated. Brides of almost incon-
ceivable magnitude-in one case exceeding
500 000-are asserted 10 have been offered
in connection with the Woodstock and
Lake Erie road. Instances of bribery and
fraud have also been shown in connection
with the management of the Grand Trunk
road.
Quite an important case has just been
tried in Salem, Mass, which attracted much
ttention on account of the ability of the
counsel engaged in it, Rufus Choate and
Henry +. Durant appearing with Otis p.
Lord, for the plaintiff and Benz. F. Butler,
and Col John II, George, for the defend
ant. The plaintiff. Rev. George b. Jewett,
came with his carriage into collision with a
a freight train on the Concord Railroad, in
Nashua, N. H., where he resided, on April
10, 1855. The carriage was smashed into
spllnters, Mr.. Jewett's son was killed, his
wife's hand was torn off, and he himself was
so injured that he has been incapable of
or intellectual exerton since. Two
amrutations had to be performed on his leg.
his right arm was so injured as to be use
less, his spine crooked in two places, and
one of the vertebrn near his neck displaced
SO as to impede respiration. lie laid dana.
ges at $4,000.
The jury did not agree, standing six to
SIX on the primary question Of the liability
of the corporation for any damages at all. 1t
is said that the r. R. Company once offered
to settle the suit by paying Sl5, 900 out
right, or an annuity of 81, 500 to Mr..
Jewett SO long as he should live, and 81, 900
a year to his wife so long as she should
survive him. Both were declined
A recent decision of the Supreme Court
of New Hampshire establishes, in that
State, the principle that Directors have the
right to make an extra charge where tickets
are not purchased before entering the cars,
and further, that conductors are justified lin
expelling from the cars those who refuse to
pay such charges
You advise us to adopt your railroads.
said profound looking old Mussulman to
a recent traveller to Constantinople YOU
advise US to adopt your railroads, and are
DESTROYS of undertaking the job of building
them, and at the same time you send here
and buy our camels. see how it is Won
want to get rid of your railroads, and nut
our camels in their places, and we should
get the worst of the bargain.