, 1874-12-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
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Tho various express companies. having tn Wow
further increased security for their mesBongcra
aud tho valuahlcs intrustol to tloir caro-, hare
submitted Tho following suggestions nnl guards
to tho various railroad managers in tho country
That both tho ond doors OF all baEyago Alisl OK
prcsa-cars 90 permanently closed or. Ii there
aro geriors objections to this, then that tho cx-
press companies ho allowed 10 furnish and haye
put OIL By tho 1ncolalics Of the road what is
kuown as a ''chatn door-faateuor," aud when
TINT ia done that percmpsory or<lcra bo iEBucd to
Tho baggage and exprcHssacn requiring tho
fastcncr to DO kept in CONSTANT lao
at all hours, day and night; poating
tho order III QUO or moro places III
each car, and forbldaing thoso mon to allow my
persons~-strangers, ur others not connected with
tho train-to enter tho cars for Ely purpose
whatorer, particularly aftor dark.
These precautions secm to be Il necessity to
protect tho express companies against tho ro-
peatcd nets Of dcspcrat!pce. who enter tho bug
gago and cxprcss-cars in force by tho cid doors
when tho train is iu motion, attaciing bagsHCo
and exprcss-incaaougerH overcoming, securing.
and eaggilg them, robblng tho safes, and, by
checking tho train, escaping without detection.
SUIT or 4 nA11noAD eoS1nA1on.
SPECIAL Uispatch Ia Ths Chicago Trsbnnf.
IfD1AHAPoL1s, Doc. li.-Judge Drummoud has
rendered very important decision in tho case
OF William j. Walker, Of Chlcaso, against Tee
garden, Mungon, plase, and otteys, Of LapoYto.
Ind.
Walker contracted. It seems. to build part Of
tho lino OF tho Cincinnati. Peru l. Chicago l.ai-
road Company, extondinE from Lnporto to
plymouth. Tho Company failed to ray him,
aud Ao brought suit and recovered judgment
him in tho construction Of tho road. Doug N1l-
ab.o to rcn1lzo payment from tho Conpnuy's
ansota, Ao rccontly brought suit, in tho Federal
Court at indianapolis, against seyoral Of tho D.
rcctora and Stockholders, to enforce an ndyld-
nal liability for to amount Of tho principal mud
interest Of llA Judgment. now about 000
Tho defendants claimed there waa never any
individual liability under tho statute; that tho
claim wss barred by tug statute q limitations,
rcndcrod against tho Company.
Judge Dru1nmond rules all tlcso points NIL
yassoly to tho defendants, aud holds that Walk
er'a Judgment IL absolutely conclusave against
tho Directors Of the l.n1lrond Company.
e. Crawford, Of Chicago. and tho lion. J. T..
Mcdonald, OF THIS city, represent Watker; and
Jnugo Miles, of Lnporto, aud o1-Goy. Dakor arc
counsel for tho defendants.
/ ACTION OF THE st. rAul. CHAMBER or COMMERCE.
Snecial D,Ipatfh II Tho C2,cauo Irionne.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Dec. 14.-The Chamber OF
Commerce to-day indefinitely postponed roso-
1utionB tayoruS further Goyornlnont subsidy to
tho Fox s Wisconsin, improvement, which wero
laid over from lust week, aul meantime iayo
boom discussed by Tho uous. I. Douuully and L.
| T. Drake ut . public mcating. appointed ly tic
| Chamber. Doth look ground in favor Of 4 water
route to Lake Superior as preferable for Miune-
| sofa, anl moro practicable. Drake further
argued that tho facilities afforded by
| tho railroals woro sufficient for tho
| present traffic; that chenper frcights tot
wheat from this State Eastward could not bo af-
fordod till return frcights ara Equal to tho fauili-
tioa required for tho bulk Of gr4in going East.
ward; tint multiplying liaoB or transportation,
therefore, could not materially reduce freight
al important boaring npou tho future devoln,,.
ment OF the country. Tho Chamber finally
adopted resolutionu aHkiug tho state to nusyey
tho proposed cannl routes l1etwoan ST. Croi1 aud
| the MiBsiaHippi NyerH and Lnlte Superior,