, 1875-04-01
RAILROAD NEWS.
General Reduction of Fares IN
tho East.
Agreement in Regard to Railroad Aid
Bond Suits.
The Chicago g. Alton,

nc tiEW RATES.
Tho General Passenger A1onts of tha t,fo,,,.
gan Centra1, the Lake Shore l. Atichioan gouth.
oft. and tho Pittsburg Il Fort Wayuo nai1roo1a.
ned n'eating yesterday morning at tho of5,co
ol tho lattcr Company to mahe tho final arrnnoo.
ments Tor tito rct''ot'on Of Passenger ta,cs to
'ao TllnGlpa! Laetcsn points. SONS cl,sunea
were made from tho rates aireadf announced. .bnt
shoec arc still moro In favor Of tho public. Tho
''mo TOT the commencement Of Tie salo of tho
ieuaeod tickots was extended Until tomorrow. AZ
sho necessary sckets and posters couli, no. bo
gotten ready In tsmo to begin tho sale to.day.
Tho rates. Al now definitely decided upou Mill
bc a. follows; feA "'A'
rom Chicago to Now York, el5, ticket 0oot]
1os fhfee days instead of tsyo as heretofore an-
ho'lnccd +: to Boston. SIN. tcksts good for tt,rcc
Days; to 1uGao, sl2, tlckc!s good for tvo dara.
~ fn"aoc'pn1a' sl2' Tickets good tor t5,oa
.gool for tl1oo days.
Tho ratcs heretofore were: To New yo,1,
ga: to Boston, s25.s5: to rhila,]c,pht,. eon.
to baltimore and Washington, *12 TLcro Nv
no other drawbacks or conditions 10 III. n.o ~
fheso tickets escont That they ,nust bs ,,scd
within tho time specified above. This condition
has been made to proseo: the local traffic of I,a
roaus. Flaming postors will 10 out 10
Jay announcing tho reduction. Toso of
tho pittsburg 4 Fort Wayne nro hcad-
cd thus: Another Gnn. Down ,l,cy
come Dispatches we7o received hero 1cster.
KY Ssw rem Yn, t9 msnfra q tho
tnat tles would pro.rato At any reduction DC.
ciied upon by tho Chicago roats, ntoyidod tl,esa
1oaqs T.. ra,,sn Mod 90 sc aSo II they sou, 'oeids
trail and Michigan Southern will sol no ticktts
to baltimore and Washington at tic reduced
fatcs. socond-ctaas ratca on unlimited tickets
ws!l be tdo eamo rs the aboro to points nLcrc
hcKots arc already on RaIo.
Reductions will also bo rnndo from otbcr 1rcat.
cru cities. Tie ratcH from Quincy, ILL.,, will 10
as follow 10 Now York. so6, ticRote rood for
I've luya; 70 Easton,, SET tictcts good for llva
Toledo, s12. tickcts good for two days; to Ciove-
taul, Sl4, tickets good for two dava. Tho rates
from s.. LOUIS will ho rs sollows: 10 Now York,
~. tickets Good tor fivs dsvs; to Boston. sea
els Eoo" fer tyo says; to Cleveland, s13, tickets
good for two days; to Toledo, slt, tickolB rnpil
Tor two days: to nctroit s12.G5. tlr!c,s Eooi tor
two daya, The 1ilinosa Central will also nnko a
corIcspontlng reduction from CAIRO.
Tho Baltimore Olio Railroad has thus far
tnke1 no measures to moot these rates tho
officers OF thfs road woso ioa:h TO bolievo
ahat tho osher lines would tako tl,ia step.
1hov wero under tho impression that tiso
announcement was mercly a scare. Mr..
barry. the General Passenger AEout OF Lila
N1ad' ia however in tile city, for The purpose Of
.a,!.s 1 sof.'o mc1srea y to meet tue now tntos Of
tte othcr roads II deemed necessary. Mt. Darry.
hcc.nlo convinced 1ast evening, when he saw tic
rca:eEs announcing tho reduction, Tint tho ott0r
roads were really iii carncst, nnd would hereafter
taGo part ~ tho war. He WINS unable to tell what
action to lake ~ yet. but Ao aunounced llia DE-
tefnl'nnti.n to do something within day or
two. II Is believed lhat la viii mako another
sedileeion to baltimore aud Washington. III this
ssses aes ep etses ''s4 v n s sIoo road oxo to tho
about, s.. saoula this courae bo tccitlcG "
upon by the baltimore & Ohio tlcn there IL y
i:1obat!llty TINT tho otl'rr roads loaug to tie
Eoet will make n.hill further reduction. T1tro
az" so''o railroad men. however. wlo thln!; Tint
thu Ha.s'n.oto 4 Ohio will adhere to It's present
ratcA, aill make thcn, lostnaltent. Shouh tuls
bc tho case tho other roads will by Compelled to
the Baltimore 4 Ohio wonI be compelled 10 ioin
them ia making higher tariff, which may tato
several years, Efforts nrc, however. sill ,uak-
Ing to bring abou. rcaccablo eestlemon. os
mud tue pcnnsy1sana Ilailroads, n.st there ara
In thirty days.
-, Tue war betwocn tho Grand Trunk .nd Great
Western Railroads, which Las boon going On
slneo January, Las finally boon settled, sid a
dispatch from Manager 1Iiokapn, Of tl,a urauI
Trunk Hallway, was received at tho Michigan
Central lta!ltoal oaico yesterday. announcing
ada Southern iase hGain rcssorel all passenger
fares between Detroit and buffalo 10 lilo rates
that existed prior to tue 1At OF January,
THE SUIT AGAINST THE ALTON ROAD,
Sytesal u.*tatth to 1he CaieI9o Tribune.
EpwAnpsr1LLE, ILL.,, March 3l.-ln lie Mad.
ison Circuit Court, held Aoio to-day, the caso OF
tllo State agains! tho Chicago l. Alton Railroad
Company. for crtortion aud unjust diacritntua-
tlon. Nns called for trial. The Btate waa reprc-
aentoa by Commissioner stoelo ana 4. ".
lotcali. Of Edwardsyllc, and tho Com-
pauy BY Judge Dsskritl, Oouoral
Solicitor Of the Company. Judge Gillespie,
and c. r. Wise, Of Alton. slr. Motca|f mado
motion To continue the caso, Oh tho ground that
llo Commissioners wcro not ready for trial, mud,
'he defenso not objoctine, tho case hAa gono
Taa commenced Xix months a9o, and Ia the ono
n which TnI Tn1nuSE has published aflldavita
showing that all parties said t" be ngErioscd
1tate that they nerer hal any. Cause of COM
pfete failure on tho rart of the pEoHccution. Il
largo number Of witnesses for tho railroad were
u attendance.
THE BURLINGTON Z NORTHWESTERN.
DUni1suToS, Ia. Masc!, 31.-A rolsinE rail-.
oal meeting wns hold Ii, tlia city this aiternout
o tako action In regard to tho proposed
burlington Il Northwestern Nassow.0aus
hallway. All business lursas wcso closed
nl tho catlro biaIuesB community Intended
llo mecltnE. which WaA marked by tho
,iehtcst enthusiasm. Oyor $4,000 vera Sub.
cribod On tho spot and tile sum will 10 very
oatlliy Increased 10 S75UC0. Tho road IL al a.
ured fact, and will bo running trains uoxt fail.
THE UTAH NORTHERN.
SALT LAKE, harch 3l+-Fhe Utah Northern
aIlroad IL 10 DO extculol a5 n,llcs northward
rom fsaakln, Idaho, at once.
sHGHtFF's SALE.
READING, Ia. March 0t.-T1a 6heri6 hns
sized the Wilmington 4 lseading Railroad. The
lilo takes place april e2.
Tile Gousral Passenger Agents at all the roads
tho unlol states will hold Timetable meet
If ut tie Windsor Uosol. New York, on the sso-
nd Wednesday In April. Tie object OF tho
ootIng Is to prepare schedules Of time for this
INNER.
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