New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-08

SusDenhed.

Suspended.
PHILADELPHIA, November 7.-Schoepher
Brothers, manufacturers of dress goods,
have suspended.
Pennsylvania Railroad.
The directors of the Pennsylvania rail
| road to-day declared scrip dividend of fl We
per cent, redeemable on the first of March,
and with the option on the part of the COM
pany to redeem it at any time after. Six
months scrip is receivable at par for all un.
paid installments on stock allotments, which
can be returned with cash at once, as there
will be demand to meet installments due
from the first to the twenty-eighth Of this
month.
President Thompson submitted letter
from Vice President Scott, stating that, it
it was deemed desirable, in consequence of
his connection with the Pacific Construction
Company, his resignation as first vice pres
ident would be submitted, on which the
board unanimously resolved that it was not
desired that any change should be made in
Colonel SCOTS relations with the company.
Earthquakes.
SAN FRANCISCO, November Three se-
we're earthquakes felt at Austin, Nevada.
No damage done.
Corpus Christi and Rio Grande Railroad.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, November T.
The Corpus Christi and Rio Grande Rail
road Company was organized here to-day,
under the charter of the State Of Texas.
The line connects this place with Laredo,
besides controlling the Rio Grande trade,
and will exercise powerful influence in
checking border depredations, and in open
ing to settlement the rich land of the
Nueces valley.
Parties Of laborers are being placed in
the field, and the construction of the road
will be rapidly pushed. Representatives of
Northern capitalists are here, and Colonel
Thomas H. Robb, late president Of the
frontier commission, has accepted the pres-
dency of the road. Much local enthusiasm
is excited, and powerful stimulant is
given to immigration and to the trade of
this place.
The Railroad War at Knoxville.
KNOXVILLE, November THE railroad
lock continues. The attempt of the COM
morning failed, owing to the engineer hav-
ing been prevented, by force, from taking
the engine out of the round house.
The company has sued 100 strikers, in the
circuit court, for $500, 900 damages, and the
sheriff served the notice this evening. 1t
has also sued 100 of them in the chancery
court, and obtained an Injunction to re-
strain tho men from obstructing the busi-
ness Of the company. which notice was also
served by the sheriff.
The company will attempt to start freight
trains to Bristol and Chattanooga ro-mor-
row morning. The directory has adopted
the following resolutions to-day:
WHEREAS, The rights and interests Of the
stockholders of the East Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and Georgia Railroad Company are
sacredly regarded and protected by law
as the rights of private individuals; and
Whereas, the said company has uniformly
and scrupulously respected and observed
its obligations to employees by prompt and
full payment of their wages; and,
Whereas, Numerous fagrant and out
rageous violations of law and the rights of
stockholders have been committed by per
sons lately employed by the said company,
by threats and intimidations EMPLOYED to
deter those who are ready and willing to
engage in its service, as we'll as by the
forcible seizure and arrest of trains. thus
inhicting irreparable damage ON the inter
est of the road; be it, therefore, ~
Resolved, That under q solemn sense Of
duty to the interests of stockholders, We
recommend and suggest to the proper Off.
GERS to take such legal steps ~ are deemsa