, 1874-10-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE ILLINOIS RAILROAD LAW.
This enHe OF Tho Pooplo VI. Nea1 1iugglo5,
conductor Of tho Chicago, Burlington l. Quincy
Railway, is expected to bo argued boforo tho
Suprcmo Court OF this gtnto, at Ottawa
Taeaday. Tho questions involved IN thin cnso
aro Of tho utmoat Importance. They embrace
all tho prineiplou Tor which Tho Illinois railway
companlea now contond, and tho deeialon will
doternlno tho validity Of tho now rail-
way lsu, Although tho case WAS
iuntitutea for violation Of tho pnssongcr law In
demanding from certatn indiyidual centn
moro than tho faro pnmad In tho law, tho power
Of tho Losislature to take from tho Company its
dcfenuo, md will DO pleaded on tho trial As
tho supposed posHosalon Of this right to regulate
pasHago OF tho famous illinoln Law agaiuat dis
upon this question wlll bo oagorly anticipated.
Attorney.0 0oncral Edsall will appear for tic
State, aud tho Hon. o. II. Drowning, Of Quincy
ex-secrosary OF tho lntorior, and tho Hon. .. O:
Cook. OF this city, will arglo orally on behalf Of
tho railway company.
= onEaArEAKE ONO.
McssrH. Fisk l. Hatch, OF Now York; announce
TINT tho response Of tho bondholdors and ored-
itora Of tho Chesapeake 4 Ohio Railroad Com
pany to their circulars Of AUG. and Sept. III.
l,as boon largo and enthusiastic, coupons over
90, ,00D,0o0 bonds having boon funded tho paat
wcok. Tho offcct is already Boou In tho on
Auuccu prtcc OF Tie bOnaB.
TOLEDO PROTESTS,
Tho Board Of Yratls Of the City Of Toledo have
pasBed tho following resolutions protesting
agaiuAt tho freight discritninatloua ngainst that
city by tho various railroad companies:
MnE.f*s. Il h,s heretofore been the policy Of tho
its ousiucsa intcrcssa ia various waya:
tIrst-py establishing rates to New York and East
ern points, which are greater In proportion tlan thu
rates from Chicago and indianapolis, which are our
ciief competing points for Southern bnalncss.
westward ID establishing through rates iron, ali pisees
+! s T. ts dry to
ruin tho conmercA business Of ths city By drawing
# to points having more fayaeabs ratea Of transporta-
WuEnEAs, Tho City Of ro1eao by taruo subscription
to tho Toledo. rlon h Eastesn Hallway. has secured
by contract o privileges OF rates Eastward pro rats
with thosc Of Chicago; therefore,
Resolred That ws oiAm' Of thu Eastorn railways
r!ght aud juat to intercnta tint tho rates from
Toledo to Eastcrn roins phal ut I'LL sn,ca 10 In pro-
portion to tGe rates from CHICAGO ard indianapolis.
tho ratea from a ronls shall 10 low 10 hu Toledo
merchant ~ those Ntycn to any Faliuay tas!freght
ResoEved, THAT cory OF theao proceedings 10 sent
to ho Hon. J. D. Cos sH we'll ~ copy Of tlo contract
s III I'll ss o Tso 70 p a, xa
East shall not e1ceol pro rata Of tho chcsgo rates.
requesting Cor. Coz tha 10 Will bring tbs whole nub.
with fnll confidence that our iuterosp AZ Identical
with thoao Of tho Toledo. Wabash d Western Railway,
will 10 protected In bis uanda.
I1CKEr OFFICES C1osED.
It hns heon previously announced that nil the
outside ticket olloes Mt Omaha and Council
Dluffa hayo boon abolished by tho Iowa lines.
Heretofore the Northwestern and Rock 1H,aMd
Tho Burlington l. Quincy llaiisoad had M ifdo-
pendent Office. Besides each Of these roads had
separate ticket Office at tho tfausfer ground ut
tho Iowa ond Of The bridge, which ii about
miles from Council Blnffa. Iha three roads also
had i joint ticket Office at tho City of Council
Bluffs. All these olticeB have been abolished
aud tho tlckets placed in tho General o1lco Of
the Union Pacific Railroad from which only can
Tickets now bs procured. Tho tiohct Offices at
tho various dopota at Council Bluffs hayo not
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