, 1873-04-15
The Peculiarities OF tho Ren1ittitur
..-Letter from "P. B. F."
Another Suit for Unpaid In
terest on Railroad
Bonds.
The Chicago Smith Family as Traders
In Distant Lands.
O. Curious Bill Transaction III tho
Peyton Il. Chandler
Estate.


,., pron,. noor ,s1Arp RAILROAD pEors1oS.
By aomo unfortunate and inexpllcaolo mis-
chance tho oponiug paragraph In tho article
headed "The Natlroaas, IN yosterdays iHn"
11yE was mado wholly unintelligible, anlwe now
summarize @ tho caso as it onght to bavo bcenpro-
scented boforo. Tho Coal Valley Mining Com
pany pcoria) filed q bill in chauoery against tho
Peoria d Rock lsland Aallroao company 70 co"-
pol tho latter to rorforn a ao',trnct md aniotn
breach oI the same' Inc eoa'' si"nts" 'no ~
function prayed, and tho case WIS carriod on np-
peal to tho sanfemo oour'' ""a euo" .,., s''.'s
the Coal Company had acquirea some tltlo TO
wv 4'oN r.a-, D..,r Tu1,,,a i, poor;oI
(oWnerA OF foau from lSocR A6ano " ooi!
subject to mortgage 10 secure 'ne pns,nout "
1860, tho said Railroad Company mado m agroo-
ons o w'n si'o ou,, t ,nnroat sni, hanga ~
mouo OF paying tho 1hterost on ea'o oonaS' oi
tnn sat% nor,r 81 e , rat for ,1,o ts sc
r w o alns nry ~ narc.a to t,ay soii nar.y If
second par tho s Gf 1890 per n1 m inter- CT
ccenrt ao ~ tho p,rrensr II aa;d stocx MID sa
a eeupons snd u tho 1sss;s # ta'1 ss!ms, wsh
rna rna IN mo s1a1 County 1T tho rate Of TX cents
@ & ~ ~ ,,in si,rnrs ro1nnti,,s, thn disanr, m IA
Ii I tma @ ,a,,,r ti,o ratn tx cants ner ton for bn
M .,es ~ III, t1 SSo tronamTtci That Its,suce m
no ~ nat ba ao ra sad faf e. n nf
q o tdns or s1a 1urina each md syers wear pycr
~ , Ls m forcsn;d viii ita own moyo ,ower nni
r,inn atnch ~ fnli satisfaction Of gaitl sum of SO SOL
rnii,rr II irhustM,rc that En1ouut or not nutl on or
bofoo tho 10Th day OF January Of each yeAr to ra said
}ransnart ri oynr aa feooo tons Il, Or urnr liz
ycar then no1t rreceing ct sle rate oi IL cets yer
,,r H. n Hsa,s sn s sni ,ay saa W.T. IT.
tho second rnrt TO cents per ton Mi tho coal trans
1ostcd ny ay paf;;x e;eo aa,a aFsy Of na sGeona
Or o}or tn bridges wcl ss party Of tho first pnrt
may use IN crossing aail rtyer which ann Of 80 cents
& ~ ~ tn ,nnc In sv rhct With m.w hsre m nc-
rurrod, may hcreatter occur, In tho 10000 tons
cach mon ha ha nma bv sa narv o9 IT,
rst part its successors assd 10 snsi party Of tie
@ n wsa s. ten rys ~ 81 M tho & M Of SAD
rnra or asacns unl hi; to nav lie sae within tlo
above limited lime, Tho righi q any antl ali parttes
rsaid road t9 tue north side Of lo" Eser Or over
Fa'n osiags snal eeape ana become sfesave ~ eaid
3men s maeNit Golur thp air. a,, intensionp IF
ths cotrsct TO RVS to pssty e*id narty Of thu
to tho nort silc Of 1sock lycr said bridges
only when there is uoshng d'e .er this provision to
sSd h Party Of ,q seepnu ps AnM fne aai IL arty o.
1y,e said arty n e @ na it aaeaoasats u'S ~
1atio 81 eoai Is coceli,ei bvtSeon o3al VALLEY anl
1,oc1 1sland mud Ill intervening points, charging such
rates therefor as It reasonably nna lawfully 1nny, and
~ coal Wnn EAU !siy H. ~ ,,f s1 dh.' ns ely
~ ~ t u fn, III ;nirrysnns, 1,ots t9 asfd S,r
arty Of ito ecconi rart viii, u ull Tines nrompy n
frsnort Ut ouch rates as it may reasonaIy aud law
fully charge therefor.
It will bo seen Tint tho object of thia aeroo-
mani .aa to rat, in TIN 1,oiirood romnony nv.
hctE was 10 restrain Enc n''iroao company car
rylng coal for other parties, OF allowing ofhef
parties to carry coal over certain portion Of
the road; in other words, granting r,ln.iDE row
eru oycrtho limo used bv tlo. Coal t,omnanr % m
tho aoF'h sac OF ioeh iaseF. LILO 1.oe9 lsana
: d Peoria Rallroad Company afterwards conso!i-
dated with tho Peoria Il ltook IHland Railroad
Coupany. under tho Inter name and ,varo
chnrro ,ri,,, rootna lin sa;a onraanant 49, lsa
vn"'g'u "''1' ''oa.ie tno s'l'u s6teo''oht l"llch
they had aB:nmcl, and this bill was AubBtan-
sinlly 10 compel them to pny tho 50 conts for MI
rcatran their sa1rvi1,g apy coal il violation
Ito nr Of the sunrua o,1t IVA was II lint te's the
u,ourt If Ci1aucory Ind no noSor to restrain tia
owod 10 lilo pIlis H naer the tie cI,arEor' I and bainr
nltogetJ,er ffarant nnoetn, iron, IN Iho 0nr
ment Of nsna,tios far vIo1at;nn ~ coptyoat "a
between, tIo narties Whilst tha y contract r mtt IT.
~ ~ o4's VI so raroau company aa Iosasus
f;s,a p"5"utit ~ ~ .aln n.9uoy peuts, ~ "nh llot
.tra;n sro,n ,Ao , au M ~ e
rronnas for TIA daa"ior ~ rne 1i"a,' nro.t1
uirn
'e''A' s,,,r nv n.,,no,n ,o,,no
tr,,e coao ~ ,5,o ~ p''tunoE, n1tnoAn 'Vu5 % n,,
'rown ef nucor1 I coa Mp assn 1o na1h ma !.
gett IN t,,o 1T,,ta5 senp eInt w oeanto ouuso oioa
Il 'i.o - ~, ug ae a1ea 10 o:co5 nont' yeater.
fads asnc nv tho Tosm r. ~ % ~ muo a ~
nmcnml ro1nmon Go,u" -, SS na - H. ~; ~
Tho Chcaro Iafayclto < Vnc"nnoa Do,iroaI i a ~,
,eout;on 3bot ;ts 3;no s '!ncen1'9g @ unioua ~
,citv n raso In ,o,'nv noaiu a a ~ efo"sm tats tnv
wcro naccJ in tho hon, of M y amr ems 1rasi
Is H. 81, 81 .t4o Ai!1,''' ~ nj. 1ounb, iIest-
road Who pnrecnac IL aa1i , dn, 1t a-
Or tho tntai emnnnt ~ tha 66rtnnnt aoT nss
Bank tools sa1 o1i1 It Tia ratn ~ m ea,ta e
tnn 1ollar T. s,na,a +at = H. ~ .onsa ranao ~
ioca uot fu1d III an17;tnn. nu ,,r,,, .st;a
tic londs wero ies,,ci Int rms threa mi1os omt.
si]o of Concora nnI cons,n11cntly tI,c houef3t 4
n,fnri]a that niar,a ;s hv M noana whnt waa an. -
ticinsted. Tn tia 1no9ptIrna tia f1rst 10 nor cent
intorost Ina fallen duo On tho bonds. and tic
Enyinrs 1,nnlr hrinrn this action to rbcoyor it,
;rhe cfty doclnes 70 INV. TLo oniy witness
Brought by tic counsel for tho proacoution waa
George Il. Dunuing, the Supervisor Of tho town,