, 1875-04-20
thai snbjeet7 ALL II conrarAncs Whit state now
II needs correction.
THO Court here adjourned.
RAILROAD NEWS.

TRAIN ACCIDENTS.
ina Following train aecidfnN occurred on Chicago
roads during tbs month Of March:
On sln eTenIng Of tho 4sh there was bntsing COL
llaon between two switching engines the Chicago.
'oek '.lsud Pacific Track In Chicago, by which both
wtre bAflly d,tnaco1
oh tie ihoruaH Of The Hth, IN eaat-bound freight
tfah m 'he lhtt:hTE Fort Wayne K Chicago ftrsck
pfoseh ft'l hrar 1arxllI, 1uI., nnd atx cars wsrc
thrown from tho track and badly lroken, blockadIog
the ronaR Tor several ltonra
tn tho morning Of the Hth. near ,fo,tro,a r.. mn
tha Chtcngo. burlington tntncy tire broke under
tue engine of passenger train. aud tue pieces broke
ths e''nnvcnE rod, a1a .sn,agtd the n,.at,o badly.
t]u tbs lah on thn lIurn!s Crnt1 a. near DOuuo1o,
ILL.,, tteru bllttn4 COLLATION. ictucc,, twn trrtIf
trant, y which both engines nrrexed rr,t,a
kl!:,i and nj engineer badly hurt Ths ncciart aas
cAhted by Misunderstanding ct t,lrgrarkIc Bfdrra
On Thu tnprnInG of the tsIn, as.:ca-,rsiu ou the
Ghlragp Nort11weatsrn 1oad r'n oN tho track nenr
Killing Int Of cattle. Tie accitnt waa cau1ti by
broken rail-.
On lie atscrnoon Of Tho 18th, OH Tia chlcau2, NIL
waalse l. ". PAUL Head i lratis lu Cl:isu. ill.,,
swstshg eagIns exploded iss boiler, badly in|urtng
On tho :osh freight traln on tho Air L.no division
Of tue tHeh'C,n Ccis;Fal thrown frot, lin track
near lrner, Miel,, wreckng several carr, and llnng
Tuo total number Of accidents on all the roads II,
thc country during thc month Of March was IT..
whereby seventeen persons Killed. md seventy
dcah aud q. r tr tent Of the WHOLE are recorded
ns causing 10 tsrout injury tu any pcs5an. TEr
tue fsghsfui record Of February, md exceeded III
JAau2sS.
The PouoHHErPstE BRIDGE.
al meeting Of tlc f"aghkeelate pr41se Company,
held 1t New York. ta wurk ot Reorganization in order
10 reere ths bridge fsom tbs control Ut tle prnsyl
vat,la hailFoad Company farorah1y reported as
having progressed. Tie rtsgusous Of thu Trcnn,rer
and Secretary wcro accepted, aud new men elected III
their flaees. Dra=sor also cho1en. 1t rsa
determined to open boo.s of subscription 10 tie
capital Stock Of tho Company at Boston, I{Altflrl
Providence and other L!ties soon rs Tho culp pets
CHANG. Is effected, which vii! Probably take 1aca At
All ADJOURNED mecting 10 be held III Foug!Ikrerse.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Tho Traffic Department of TIC Ii4inoa Central Tail
road reports earnings for Ailrch u follows.
1915. 1874
In Illinois, 'oi miles &iAAe.G.EJ
LII Iowa, st2 Milca....... -. lH.3T.i5 lN.G1i.ll
Total. ,1oo mt1es........s5sdlN.l6 ss0l, ,7v2.;7
ThA is an increase of III PER cent In the Illinois
earniugs. az 13': Icr cent u tho Iowa earnings ani
~ yer ccnt IN tie totat carunrs ..
Tho land Department reptr:s for March sales OF
acrsd for 50, o,s72.!a, hnd cash collections Of
S:5,e35.s7.
ITEMS.
The Chicago, Eock 1slanl aedc 1tatlroad "a max
ing surveys fur extension of tle SEuuIuoy Dranc
frs'm s,gonEaey westward To Oskaloosa aud beyou1.
Several ineR viii la run,
Thu ot.icals Of tue baltimore L Ohio Railroad In
city STATE that there IL not tie leaHt f0uultion for
tbs report that they intend 10 rsti!n the E1poxfo
liutlig atttr tho 1isatlaa Of their lease June J..
Tue s,u.'dnE will be pronsptly vacated tbs day
! nalaed III tile contract.