, 1874-06-06
RAILROAD NEWS.
Bill Of Exceptions Filed in the
Alton Railroad Suit.
Postp0nement Of tho Northwestern
Creditors Suit In Wisconsin.
Now Developments in the Gilman,
Clinton & Springfield War.
Miscellaneous Railroad Items.

Miscellaneous Railroad Items.
ILLINOIS RAILROAD SUITS.
Srtciat p,spatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
APPLICATION ron CHANGE or VENUE IN THE Butt
OF REILLY AGAINST THE GILMAN, CLINTON 4
BpR1NaF1E1p RAILROAD COMPANY.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, juno 5.-Anothor on
doavor ia being ma1o to got tho Gilman, Clinton
4 Springfield nallrond oaHo (that Is, tho casc Of
Col James J. Reilly aud others ngainnt tho road)
out Of tho hands OF Judge Upton. Gapon &
Ewing, representing the Company, hnve filed
tho petition Of :. I.owis Deidler, ono OF ths
Directors Of tho Company. On behalf Of himae1f
and the otl,or defendants. for q change Of
yonua of tho case. on tho ground TINT
tho Judge Of tho Mclean Circuit Court 10 proju-
diced againRt the Company. Tho petition eeta
up tho facts required by tho statute In appisea-
tiona Of that kind, aud alleges that all Of tho
dofoudants In the case conHent to such Change
OF vanuo.
Alr. Il. Z. Williams attorney for Morton, BliBs
i Co., Of Now York, aud Of q number Of nativo
and foreign bondholdors, havo filod croaB-biil
in thu cauo, opposing tho change Of vonuo on the
ground TINT tho .parties represented are also
ia sont to tic - ohango @ 'As 81 ven veaae g. and nd sIat
therefore such change would DO contrary to
tho statute. In reply to this, tho attornoya OF
the railroad company say that Morton, Bliss d
Co. and tho other compatnants in tho crosH-bill,
nre not defendants in tho senso required by law !;
that thoy arc inorely nominal defendants for tho
purpose Of being allowed to flo tloir oroHB-bi1l,
and TINT thero 10 really no caao pending betwoon
them, aa dofondants, and Col: Koliy, as COM
plainant.
The cnae, aa is vol known, is worry impor-
tant ono, involving, aB 1t docs, property worth
million at,ti half OF dollars. Tho argument on
tho application for change Of yenuo will DO
made IN few DAYS.
I'LL OF EXCEPTIONS IN THE CHICAGO i ALTON
RAILROAD CoMrANYs BuIT.
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tho Chicago i Alton nailroad Company up:
poared in Judge Zano'a Court tl,s morning and
Submitted to Ills Honor tho following bill Of OK
coptionB to his ruling IN tho suit recently tried
In tho Sangamon Circuit Court:
i. D. 1874, ot tue Circuit Court of said county:
The poorlo Of tho sata Of Illinois w. The Chicago G
De Il remembered, That On tbs 18th day Of May, A,
O. 1874 one Of tho tnya Of tho May term. a. D. 1874,
Of said Court, there delivered to tho CLERK Of a
Circuit Court Of tho United statea for tho Southern
Dstrics Of 1ninos which ts in the words and hguroa
tolowng: lIho writ has been previously published
W. following order was m.ao by this
"Uron tho acrvlco Of writ of certiorarl this day
States for sho Southern District Of Illinois, further
|ASeosA'A6" - sat" NpAAk AAo A1Aepy AtattA AAku
otherwise ordorcd.n
Afterwards towit. on tho 21nt day Of May A, p 1871
tleir attorneys alo motion that this cause 10 set
Tor day thla term, to be fixed by the Court, upon
which notiou tho Court made tho following order,
Msy2l: SSa: ~ .n,. ..u ,,,,. ~. n.o.,. S.. 49,,
n attorneys declining to appear, and the motion heso
oioro entered therein to ast .ne cause down for trial
It IL ordered anu aljudgod by the Court that thaa
cauao DO su down for trial on Saturday. the 29d aay Of
iside side. 'Ss'0s 'uf'n'f nef0'n 10 ''F
And afterwards, on the 2sd day of s1ay, 1874, an
oroys presented tho following protest. Tie protest
p1oes ossred ae cea9 e d be ,od.
rheroupon tho plaintiaa introduced tie following
ho otlor matter added thereto in writing, ani tie o.
acts from tho schedules thorc!n roferrod to- to all Of
which eviencc tho defe naan then aud tl'ore, by hta
said objections. This ali tho oylonco IN tho case
The jusy returned verdict for plaintiffs for the
plaintiff Oh said verdict. for the amount found.
Tho defendant presents thla hill Of exceptions.
ARGUMENTS on THE n1tL.
Judge Edwards aud tho Hon, Milton Hay agkod
that tho bill bo Bigucd by the Judge. and they
supported their request in all argument to ahows
tho right mud duty Of the Judge to sign It. Ex-
Gov. Palmer appeared for tho peopio, aud donied
tho power Of tho Judge 10 sign tho blu as pro
ueuted, or, indooa, any bill. Tho gentlemon had
not appeared in the case at tho trial, thoy had
taken particular pains to ahow by filing solemn
protest Mt the tiMe.
Tho Judge intimatod that ho could not
Bigu the bill presented, and tho request
whether he could sign any bill which should
reach to tho extent OF their appearance In tho
cause that is, upon questions which arose
previous to their dec!inaslon to appear further
In tho caso. This question the Judge took under
ndylscmeut, and ho will docido it IN tho morning.
1t is boileyod that he will
DECLINE TO sIoN ANY BILL
of exceptions. Should ho do 30, the attorneys
out writ of error from the Supreme court
OF tho State, aud ta4e the case before that
Court for review OF such questions al
they arc entitled to raise upon tho record, and,
III tho meantime. thoy do not intend to abandon
tho case in those courts, but will move @ rula
upon the Railroal Commissioned, or their at
korneyB. when tho caso IL called. to file q now
aoclaration. as provided in. tho amended Civil
Flights bill, advertel to heretofore. and in cago
Aoy do mt do 80, or appear aud
PLEAD TO THE JuN1sD1cT1oN OF THE COURT,
The caso, OF course, will ho dismissed, but It is
Tho intonton of tho attorneys OF tho Railroad
Commissioners to appear and plead to the juris-
tiictson. II tho United States Court declines to
lako turisd!ctlon, as it is beloved it viii, then
tho Hnlroaa Company will appeal, on this decs-
ion, to tho 6upromo Court OF The United Gtatos.
It will bo saon that thoy intcud to uae all tho
strlnga on thoir legal bow.
THE NORTH WISCONSIN, ROAD.
The annual mooting ct tho North Wisconsin
railroad Company WIS hed ! fow days ago, At
which the following Dirootora.wero ohoaon; Ja-
cob Humbird. D. A.. Baldwin, John A. Hum
birti, Il. Fl. Baldwin, 4. L. Clariko A. e. JofYar.
sou, ]. b. G. Roberta. and Israel Grayoa.
at a subsoqusnt meeting OF tho Directors off,