, 1874-11-19

| THE CHICAGO PAu1FlC.
Tho Chicago i Pacific Railroad Company i
making ettonuouB efforts to complete its limo /,
tho Mississippi noxt year it possible. Tho diff
Guilty with the Chicago t. Northwestern Railroat
IN regard to the crossing OF tie lRtters track ha
been a1nicab}y eottlad, and there arc no longo
any obstacles In the way OF successful complo
tion Of tho line. The President Of tho road atr.
Thomas II. Dobbips, left for Europe yesterday
for tho purpose Of negotiating the sale o
bonds.
Tho passenger traffic OF this line has gro.tl,
improved since tho depot has boeu moved from
Goose Island to tho corner Of Larrateo atreeI
and Hawthorn avoaue. Negotiations for the
purchase Of tho tract Of land on tho cor.
TIER Of Chicago. avenue and Iarrabce
street, on which is situated Graabys distillery,
are now in progress, and, should the property be
commodious dopots. both for passenger aud
freight traffic.
COMMISSIONS
Inc commission system LAS now virtually boeu
abolished bY all tho roada in the COUNTRY, The
Western roads have reattirmod their action takon
~ this city soma TINA ago, at meeting hold in
81. Louis on the 18th inst. and the agreement
haR been signed by ali tho roads. and the East
cru lInos, With the exception Of tho Grand Trunk,
aboliahlng this system. The four great Eastern
trunk lines havo issued ordo1s to their agents
prohibiting thom from receiving commissions
for the sa!e OF tickets on ponalty OF boing imme-
diiS1ely discharged II violation OF the order is
This is : most excellent REFORM and It Ia
hoped that the roads will adlere to It. 1t will
not only benefit thom by keeping thousands Of
dollars in their 4roaBuries but it will also bo Of
longar be deceived by unpr1nclpled HcaIpora
Tho tickot-agenta and acnlpers arc about tho
only pclsons who arc Dissatisfied with tho re-
fern. fern. and ID feel greatly ehag1ned at the action
Cincinnati on the 25th, for the purpose Of devils
1ng Ways aud neans to bust tho reform If possi-
bie. 1t IL bale3 possible TINT they will accom-
plish much.
GENERAL FRE1duT-AaENrs
A meottng Of General Froighs-Agents was held
yesterday afternoon at tho Office Of Mr. II. q.
neldrum, General Freight Agout Of the Pitts.
burg, Fort Wayne l. Chicago Railroad, corner Of
randolph and Lhsalle streets, for the purpoae Of
deciding how to arrange the now list OF olaanil-
cation in printing thbm In connection with tho
regular tarlna. Tho new list Of classiacations
adopted by the Railroad Commissioners st Sara
toga, Nov, g. contains very radical changes, but
III TOO yolumtnous to bo published with every
tho olassiacatioDa separate mud attach thom to
the new tariff, Whenever such are issued.
-. sp'e'a' ptspatcA IA The chttaao tribune
much excitement caused in tho CITY this fore-
noon upon tho announcement that Gen, Ua1uil-
ton, United States Siarnhai for tho Eastern Dis
trct OF Wisconsin, had served papers upon each
member OF tho County Board IN soaslon here,
demanding TINT thoy levy and collect tax to
to pay the Judgment entored up against the
county in tho famous Bheboygan l. Fond lu Lao
Hallway bond case. The amount demanded at
thia time le about eC0,o0o. Tho county must
pay the judgment, mud tho action Of tho Board
III the promises is looked for with interest.
~r NAAMoW GAUGE.
The Fond du Lac Jour7ta! says:
The project Of nsrrpW-gauRs rnIlYav hntv+An th,z
city aud peoria. ILL., has attracted considerable atten
ton from thnss Of our citizens who are conyoraant
With raroad-builatng, lately, Lass week party Of
engineers ana surveyors, vino have been engaged in
nsk1h8 preliminary survey for such road foacel
here snd report thai they have succeeiel n ocst,uH
feasible route On ns nearly direct bptwecu the two
tla enterprise, VII lad bsen hero couule Of weets
1ays thst i meoa with groxt fayor all aloug the mo-
poacd I9nte and ho has strong hopes that road can
Fond du Lac has been selected "a tho northern
tcrml1s Of tho road on account Of ta superiority sa
would mako IT excellent distributing pout Far ill
nos eoat with which such ropd would ba ahs 10
auppy TIT art Of tho State much cheaper than i caa
NOW be obtained. Tho construction Of railroad CON
Meeting tho coaheldA Of Illinois with lbs un1sr.re-
gous Of our own 6t4e no'ld be directly beneficial 10
Judge Kyon feels sangune aud It appears to ~ liz
Fl6Nk AI1 CQEI*0ls
4 meeting Of tbs Managers Of tho Northwest
ern aud tho West Wisconsin Railroads MAS held
at the former compauy's office, on East Kinzio
stroot, yesterday afternoon. Besides the CON. |
pairing Of timetables nothing was done.
Mr. g. J. Hayes, Superintendent Of Machinery
Of tho lEliuoia Central Railroad. has boeu ap-
pointed to the position Of General Supervisor Of
tho Compauy'H car-worka III this city.
soUTuERN ITEMS. |
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1B.-The New Orleans, |
Mobile Il TexaH Railroad seution wogs OF tho |
Alissssippi River waH sold to-dhv by tho United |
3tatoa Marshal for S450, QUO to Fraak Ii. Ames, |
son Of the late Oakes Amos. A now company
1ill probably he organized to complete the rail-
toad to the Texas terminus.
In tho Superior District Court to-day Judge |
Hawkins gsyo Judgment agalnat tho Uity OF |
New Orlnaus for $751; 600 for tho non-payiueut |
u 157 bonds OF g. 900 each. IsBuol In MD of tho
Jaokaon Railroad Mar !, 1854. The Court do
'lanot to pass upon the validity or force Of Tho
aw Of March II, 1870. prohibiting urtB Of seiz-
1fo agalnbs tho city. ut tha stago OF tho caso,
As queation would como up when tho motion |
yaH made for writ Of execution, and would
hen 10 determined.
THE KANEAH NIpLAND HoAD.
rrsesas Uislateh 70 1Hs CAieaau 3rsblns.
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