The New York herald., 1868-03-12

Debt under Confederate authority. 81, ,26S, 600
st. Louis journal states that the Legislature Of
Missouri passed law on the 9Th inst allowing the
railroads OF that State to pay Off their Indebtedness
in instalments Of $780, 900 at time in State bonds
This was done mainly for the Hannibal and st.
Joseph Company which are desirous to pay of some
$4,000 OF their debt.
Judge Tappen, Of the Supreme Court Second
Judicial district has issued injunction restraining
the Merchants Union Express Company from con-
summating a contract of consolidation with the old
express companies and has granted an order on the
officers to show cause at the Court House, at White
Plains, Westchester county, on the third Monday in
March, why they should not be removed and a re-
ceiver appointed to take charge Of the property
OF the company. In this connection we copy the
following statement relative to the distribution Of
routes among the several companies as they are
at present OrganZed:-
In pursuance Of the arrangements devised by the
board of managers Of the combined express compa-
MES hereafter the Adams Express Company will run
over the Cincinnati and GAINESVILLE road, the Illinois
New York the Central Ohio, the Ohio and Mississippi
and Kentucky Central roads for way and through
business, and the Little Miami for through business
Ony Louisville Frankfort and Lexington Louisville
and Nashville, and continue their all-rail route to
Louisville and Evansville and Madison. They also
remain temporarily on the indianapolis and Cincin-
natl. The United States Express Company will with
draw from the Dayton and Michigan road for local
business but Will run 1t Tor through. This
company will the Atlantic and Great
Western and Connersville and Indianapolis Junction
roads exclusively, and will do the local business on
the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton road. The
American Express Company will do the local and
through business on the Little Miami, and will run
the White Water Valley road exclusively. The Mer-
chants Union Express Company will withdraw from
the Little Miami and Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day.
ton roads for local business, running over these
from the Connersvie and indianapolis and White
Water Valley roads, and will run exclusively
the Indianapolis and Cincinnati road The
Harnden Express will continue to run the Mari
eta and Cincinnati road The arrangements for
New England are substantially as follOws:-The Mer-
chants Union Company has ceased to transmit
freight over the Hartford Providence and Fishkill
Railroad The Adams Express Company simuta-
neously withdraw from the New London, Northern
and Providence and Worcester Railroads, and give
up the express business them exclusively to the
Merchants Union. The Merchants Union has dis
continued its night express train over the Hartford
and New Haven Railroad and all its through freight
American Express Company closes its office,
leaving the Merchants Union in full posses
sion In Hartford the office OF the Mer-
chants Union for local and through busi-
ness between Boston and New York, with the ex-
ception OF the New York and New Haven road,
which is retained by both for through business the
local business on this road being controlled by the
Adams. The Merchants Union wholly reinquishes
the Honsatonic and Naugatuck. The American
Company gives up its whole local business In the
East retaining Boston as an office for freight for all
tile West.
The receipts for customs and the receipts pay
mens and balances at the Sub-Treasury in this city
for the expired portion Of the week have been as
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