, 1874-07-02
MISUELLAfJEO

THE IOWA DitANcn
OF the Illnois Central llailruad iH made MP Of
three separate organizations, Dubuque j.
Sioux City, tho Iowa Falls Il Sioux City. n11d the
Cedar Falls l. Minnesota Railroads. These
rondB arc leased by the Illinois Central, which
pays thoir stockholders = certain percentage OIL
tEe gross earnings, which would amount to lcas
tEan nothing ii tho Company accept tho now
1owa Railroad law. THO stockholders Of tho
Iowa Falls i Sioux City Railroad therefore sued
ont al, injunction at one Of tho courts at Dit
buquo restraining the Company from reducing
tho tariff Oh freight and passengers. According
to dispatch received by Alr. 4. Mitchell,
tho Gouel al Superintendent of tile Illinois Con-
tlal Railroad, the injunction wns served Oh tue
DIVISION Superintendent ut Dubuque, yesterday
AFTERNOON.
OMAHA PASSENGER RATEs.
The Chicngo. Burlington l. Quincy. Chicago &
Northwestern, anu tho Illinois Conlral Rniroatls
lsays reduced their passenger rRttn 10 on1llla
from S17.5U to $16.05. Tho reduction 10 pointa
beyond will be- iii tho same iatio, n!alilns dlt,
ferouco on Though tickets Of sl.55. 70 oil
points this side Of Omailn tho old rates Will bo
charged by these roadA. The Chirago, Rock
IsianI L Pacific Railroad, winch il tho
| only one OF the four Iowa lines in
thla city which has decided to submit to
tho provisions of the now law, is perfcctlng d
passenger tariff making the rates to ul poits III
Iowa cs..s . mile In accordance with tho law.
THE NEW NAlLNoAD FuL1CE hill
passed BY ths ato 1a9s LsGslatsfG vent ~ Into
poratioua operating railroads III this State sllal!
keep posted III conspicuous places III all their
oopots, oopieH Of Secs. II, III. aud ~ Of said bill
In acculdul,co with the above regulation tho va IL
poBtors printed, aud sent to all their agents IN
this State. with Instructions to hayo thorn post
ed in q conspicuous place. Tho Illinois
Central Railroad has alko Bent to its nEentB
circulars containing Sees. T, VI, = II, H. Il, 10
and so, 30 US TO post. them in regard to tue
stringent provisions of the law. Although thus
law las been III operation but cue day, the com-
paues have already Geen informed that
niBcnievous parties are tea:inE down the .pentoia
Is fast ~ rut up for the purpose Vi Informing
against them, aud receiving the roWald provided
| by the Law.
LkSp AGENCY.
| Tho Atlantic L Pacific Railroad hns established
q la.,tl-agensy III thlH city. The Agent, Mr.. "
| H, WlBner, Inns his desk ut the oic7 of tlle
Kankakce Line, corner OF Clark and Aaudolpi
8tlaetH.
t NEW orF1oEns APPOINTED.
| Snec,ai Uapafeh to Tie tHraao 1ri1t!it.
] New Yonx, july 1T. E. 1s,tt.nAn Las beer
! appointed Treasurer nrd Thomas Warnoci
| Becyslasy Of the Atlantic 4 Groet Western Rail
| road, vice Tho rosigniDg incumbtnts, with oflce'
| at Moadvllio. Pa.
fnEiou1s AND FARES CUT DOWN.
New YoRK, July 1.-The prominent Westor1
railroads to-day concluded a agreement cnt,lnf
down through PASSENGER and f.eisht III r"tes abon
| operation Immediately.
| 4 HEAVY VERDICT.
New ORLEANS, July 1.-The superior District
Court. In the case Of tile STATE Of Lo!is.ana VI
The New Orloaus, Mobile l. Texas Kailroad Cum
pany, rendered. judgment iu favor Of plaintiff
ordering the Company to return to tho Stat.
0,o05 in bouds dated July !, 1870, witt
couponH attached. or pay the amount in casl
with interest, giving the stata first lieu on u
tho property west Of the Mississippi.