, 1873-04-02
Railroad News


: sptcia. Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune.
WAs1i1EaroN, April 1.-The route by which tho
Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad attempts to find its
way into Chicago docs not meet the pleasure pd q
war which has already begun botweon thoso rival
companies is thus explained by hlr. Connoll, tho
President of tho Conno1lsville Road. He says
tho Pennsylvania Railroad Company have just
sylvanin Railroad from Grcensburg, WeetnoIo-
1aud County, Pa., to Connellsyille, crossing the
Mount Pleasant Il Bradford Railroad, short
branch road 1eading to the pittsburgh Gen oon'
nellsv!le Railroad Company, Of Fountain II Mills;
Company desired to connect, Us they alleged, for
IN interchange OF business, and to effect the
connection, instead Of properly applying there"
for, they undertook on quiet Sunday morn
Of Of tho TO- leasod road aad placo thoir
own switch there. This ineerforence
with the road WAS, Of course, not tolerated by
tho Pittsburgh d Connellsville Railroad Com
pany, and few days after tbs switch was taken
up and tho track restored. week or two 1ntor
tic Pennsylvania Railroad nghn attempted to
tear up tho tracks Of tho leased brunch, after
throwing from the track an engino and train Of
cals Of thG Pittsburgh Go1n0sy,e IN dGa@
guirod to restore tic track by
tho arrival on tho ground Of the President Of
the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, who had
paBsers, and had an adequate force to support
them. A correspondence then ensuod between
the officers Of tho two corporations, IN which the
President of tho Pittsburgh & Connellsyillo rail
asked for on tho torms, usually provided in
such cases. and which concluded by
tho Same officer granting tho only concession
asked by the other bde. On tho night OF Satur-
day, March %, another nttempt to got possess
peorle, and MAS successfully resisted by tho
oaioers and employees of the Pittsburgh d Con-
nellByillo Noad, who hold tho ground until san-
day night, when both parties Withdrew: The
when tho President OF tho lit. Pleasant
i Bradford Railrond Company announced
that ho took possession again OF tho road. which
| hnd been loasod to the P. & 9. II. Il. Co. for
ninoty-nino years ne assigned ad no leason TOR
tho loasod road with tho P. Il G., and cut tho
telegraph wires 80 Us to prevent interruption.
His .proceoaings since haYo not been
In tho slightest degree inteIforsa with
no no foundation iu fact. The r. i 9. Rallroad
Company will probably seok their romcdy in a
different way; Tho officers !s OF that road claim i
lease, aud, 80 far from their being in arrears to
tho branch road for ront. tho roverso Inns
been tho cese, aud tho branch road has
| 1dfd, lilo 4hte OF Eue Jaat 6cIteulcnej
aud perhaps atil remninB 30. This action Of the
| President Of tho Mount Pleasant & Broadford
| natlroad Is tho first announcement received by
tho Pittsburgh & Counellsyllo Railroad Com
pany Of auy alleged violation Of contract Q,
failure to moot obligations. Tho whole proceed
ing OIL the part Of the Pennsylvania Company
appears to bo but another mode oil
attack on tho Pittsburgh d Connollaa
yille lailroad Company, their at,
tompt q few yoara ago to repeal
its charter having boon sGnally frustrated ~
the Courts which accompanied their final docfH'
ion at tho timo with robuho to tho Legislature
Of Pennsylvania for Its unconstitutional nct1on
TOLEDO, O., April Tho first train ovor ths
Toledo, Tltlin d. Eastern Raiiroad roached thle
city from Mansfield, O., thiB afternoon, crossing
tho Maumee Riyor by the now bridge: IT Wat
greeted by tho firing OF cannon, mnsic by bantls'
aud tho choorH OF crowds OF cltlzens who hau hs'
ssnlblod to witnoss its arrival
NEW Yoag, April 1.-Yho Harlem Naalrona, as
aboyo Forty-sixtll street, has beon leaaoa 70 1no
New York Central for a torn Of years ~ ~
cent on its capital stock. The Harlem retelns ''H
city linea. =.
MAnsnAIn, Tex, April 1.-The ohnnge o. o.
gaugo of tho old portion of tho Ie3as fauLllo
1lailroaA, botweon Shreveport hua LonBslo",
frou, foot inchos to foot o15 anthuo, W mia
completed yesterday. It ID undofstooa s!u ~.
LAYING wost from Longvlew WILL conIuo'''o '''''
modiately. o. .,.,x .u.,,
ToLrDo, o., April 1.-Tho ilrat tra!n from
nIauBlioIl over tLe Toledo. I'lllin Eastoru