Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-28
Railroad Matters.



ST. Louis, Aug. 27.-An engine and twenty
two stock cars of the North Missouri rail-
road have been attached in Kansas City, by
Mcknight, Green K Co., for debt. The railroad
company have entered u counter suit, claiming
$4,000 damages; and also a suit against the sher-
i'll, that he has no right to detain property used
by common carriers.
PATCHoGUE AND PORT JEFFERSON.
New YORK, Aug. PA movement is on foot
on the east end OF Long Island to organize a
company for the construction of a railroad from
Patchogue to Port Jefferson, there to connect
with the steamer for Bridgeport. 1t is to con-
meet with the South Side railroad. The distance
is fourteen miles. The stock is limited to one
hundred thousand dollars.
BOLIVAR AND COLUMBIA.
BOLIVAR, Tenn, Aug. PA grand railroad
barbecue was held here on Saturday to take into
consideration the building of the narrow gauge
railroad hence to Columbia via Bolivar Steps
will be taken at once to put the scheme into
operation.
sCHUYLKILL AND sUsQUEHANNA.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 27.-AnOther accident
occurred on the Schuylkill and Susquehanna
railroad, near Forge station. The train ran over
three COWS, upsetting the cars. Mrs. jackson of
DuncannOn was injured
NORTH MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 27.-Morris X Jessup of
New York bought the North Missouri railroad
at public auction yesterday, for TWO millions
cash, and also thirty live hundred shares in the
st. Charles bridge across the Missouri river, be-
longing to the North Missouri railroad COM
pany, at twenty-five dollars per share Previ-
Gus to the sale of the road, notices were read by
various parties that the sale would be contested
and the county court and county collector
warned the purchasers that they had claims
against the road to which sale they would be
subject
st. Louis county, by its attorneys, has filed a
petition in the circuit court, to have the deed of
trust under which the road was sold set aside as
fraudulent. Mr.. Jesup, purchaser of the road
is large owner in the Jack sonville branch of
the Chicago, Alton and St. Louis road, heavy
stakeholder in the Kansas Pacific railway, and
largely interested in the st. Charles Bridge,
over which the North Missouri crosses the
Missouri river. The amount OF the first mort
gage bonds assumed by the purchaser is six
millions. There is also a floating debt Of two
and a half millions, most of which, ii is be-
lleved, will be paid, making the amount actually
bid for the road about ten millions, which is not
more than half what it is really worth.
tits stated that the road will continue to be run
in the interest of st. Louis, and by its present
managers; but it is likely that the gap between
Moberly and Louisiana will soon be constructed
by the Chicago and Alton company, which will
give Chicago another direct connection with the
Kansas Pacific road and TO Colorado.
HELENA AND LITTLE ROCK.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug. ga contract
has been closed for the construction of the He
lena and Little Rock narrow gauge railroad, in
GLIDING branches to Aberdeen and Claurion the
whole to be completed by the first of April next.
IRON MOUNTAIN.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 27.-Friday night, at 8 40,
when the mail train bound north, on the Iron
Mountain railroad, was just below Jefferson Bar
racks, the wheels struck a short piece of rail
which had been mperfecty spiked. The ex-
press car and the front trucks of the baggage
car had passed over it in safety, when the end
became loOsened and moved the rear trucks of
the baggage car, and tore it up throwing sew
eral cars following from the track. The spot
where the accident occurred was one of the
worst on the road, being directly on the bank
of the river, and but for the fact that the train
was moving at Il slow rate, the ladies' car,
smoking car and palace car must have gone
over the bank into the river. The coupling did
not break, and although the ladies' car was
turned over and two others thrown u short dis
lance down the bank they were not badly dam
aged. The passengers, with the exception of
one lady, escaped injury. Several of the bag
gage men and brakemen were pitched down the
bank and badly bruised.