Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-30

PROBABLE NEW ROUTE To New YoRK.-
The report that the Atlantic and Great
Western railway is seeking a new route to
New York by the Catawissa Line is sup
ported by the fact that Catawissa stock has
risen materially in consequence of the al
legged negotiations. and is now higher than
it has been for many years.
TIE B.. O. C. RAILRoAD.-The organiza-
ton of the Buffalo d Oil Creek railroad has
been at last completed, and the work of sur
veying and laying out commenced in earn
est. Mayor Fargo, of Buffalo, has been
chosen President, and Mr.. Bemus, of Dun
kirk, Treasurer and Managing Director.
Three parties of engineers, under the
charge of Mr.. Trew, chief Engineer of the
road, are already hard at work.
TIL CoNNELLsYILLE R~ATLRoAD.-The pros
poets for the early completion of the Con-
nellsville Railroad, says the Pittsburgh
Chronicle, are most encouraging. The work
on the "Land Patch" tunnel is already COM
menced, and a large number of laborers are
being put to work. The Baltimore 4 Ohio
Railroad Company have at length decided
to take hold of the enterprise, which will
ensure its being put through.
The RENO AND PITHoLE RAILRoAD.-The
New York Tribune has a queer story,
which it gives for truth, concerning the pro-
curing of the charter of the Reno and Pit
hole Railroad. 1t says that in order to
avoid the notorious impediments which are
usually thrown in the way of railroad en-
terprises by the Pennsylvania Legislature,
the corporators introduced a bill through a
very quiet old member from the eastern part
of the State, for a charter for a railroad
from the headwaters of Bakers Creek to
Skaters Run, said road not to interfere
with the privileges of a certain road down
in the eastern part of the State. As no.
body knew or expected the locality, the bill
was passed unobstructed.
RIGHTS OF RAILROAD PAssENGER.s-The
Canadian courts have recently made two
decisions with regard to the rights of pas
sengers in railways in reference to tickets
and baggage, which are of interest. 1t is
said that a gentleman, travelling On a first
class passenger ticket on the Great Western
Railway, from Chatham to Toronto, had a
travelling bag, which he took with him into
the car, not having offered it to be checked, |
not having been asked to do SO, or to give it
in charge to any official. At the London
station, where the train stopped for refresh
ments, he left it on his seat in the car, in or
der to retain his place, and on his return
from the refreshment room it was gone. The
Court of Queens Bench decided that the
Company was liable for the value of the
bag, although it was not checked. The sys-
TEN of checking was introduced for the
companies, and not for that of the
passengers.
In another case a gentleman purchased
from the same railway a ticket from Buffa-
to Detroit, marked "good only for twenty
from date" He took the afternoon
accommodation train at Suspension Bridge,
ran only as far as London but he
it at st. GATHERINGS, an intermediate
and the agentof the Company re-
used to let him go IN from that place by
he night express. 1t has been decided by
he Court of Queens Bench that the Com
,any was justified in this refusal and that
he ticket did not amount to q contract con-
erring on the holder right to stop at every
n any immediate station, though within
limited twenty days.