, 1876-02-24

speeaa! ot*oqssA t. e. 7h< Ga1eage It4aan@
Circuit Court IN tho Ksliey oaso m az as.inss sn IL.
Gilman, Clinton 4 Springfield na,lrond, the
local ntockholderr held q mooting hero to-day
nndcr tho direction Of Ezra n. Prince, Special
Maaser In tho chse and elected thc following d.
Ma.ah, George W. Butler, and ". ii. North, Of
DoWits County, A. j. Alexander and ElAa Won
Rst Of froqaois County. W. D. Holmes OF Ford
County. g: ". Clark Of Logan County, and John
following otlleera: Thomas snell, President !;
O. W. Clark, vloo President; Il. Butler, Becrt-
rotary; Lcwis OsmpbolL Treasurer; e. n.
Palmer, Attorney. As tho road is now In tho
oastody Of tho Federal Circuit Court precisely
Tho use Of or obieat in elecsing oalosra under
y, syss.a! dt.pf'tsA f I: r: e eA'esso TtsSn:
peoploss. Williams and Darr tor contsmpt, ,oxcus-
Ing the defendants from the schargs of contempt
but NOT so1ulttlng them. lIo discharged them
upoa their aRrseang to psv costs. The deolsiou
was very lengthy, aud 1nc!udsd quotations from
many decisions Of ointment authorities support
Ing hia vioE ~ to tho vital point in the cs1e-
tho ideA that, In oaae where o Erxnator - ths
United Btatca Court ia asked for. the Btata
Court haa by law a right to decide upon the
merits Of the case. and NOT tho Federal court.
TICKET AND VAssENoEn AGENTS.
The Qoneraa Ticket and Passenger Agcnts'
Association Of Chicago he!d ita regular monthly
nsatlnK at tho office Of tho Chicago, Nock
Island & paoiao R.!lrosa Yesterday afternoon.
aud the comparing Of aheet-ratoa ; uniform
tiokes for tho Centennial businah4 ,rus decidal
upon. Tho deslrab.ilsy Of bringing about 1o-
ductson in tho charges tor transferring paaasn-
cussatl. but nothing definite WAS accomplished
iu the matter. Mr. paftneioo now charges tho
railroads for ovory passenger he tranafsrs tho
sun, Of 20 cents. This charge ID conadoesa too
cannot do tho blsIneas for loss. ~ he hAs 10
keop up au .e1pcnslyo stock. whether tho
busiuesa IL dull or net. Ha made ono
conceaaion. howa1er. offering to xo-
Tho rascs to Pueblo, COL. we're made tho samo
~ 10 Denver, whtoh ID = reduction OF about S6.
Tho ratos 10 Ill points south OF Pueblo Wero re-
duced on tho satns basis.
INDtAM4poLIa BELT.
ispsciat Dispdteh T. Ths Gh,sa,o Trthuns.
1NplARAPoL1s, Ind. Feb. 2s.-h new company
has baau organized 10 build 4 bsit-raiix0Ad
around tue caty connecting All roads oentsling
hors 70 relieve ths st.eets of tho hoAyy froiuht-
tza1ho passing oVor them and to fsolltate til o
transfer ol through cars. Tho moving splz,t "
arc four Cinaiuuaa capitalists. Thsy will also
build union stock -yasds, bong convinced that
thls ss ons Of Tue bsst points u the country for
DoAnD or raAps oounrrr1z.
Ths Board oi Trade CommIttso On TrAnspor-
tatioa intended 70 lold another messing yaatsr-
day morning for the purpose o& taking sonae fur
thar action regarding tlle formation Qf tho Cheau
Tr.nspostA.ion Association. Owlng 70 WasI.
iuxton's birthday guosom could not b* gotten
sogelhsr. and ~ adjournment Wal bad until thi4
morning,
CANADIAN lrEAs.
Special Dts0atsh ~ IA Ghteaas 1f1auas.
OTTAWA, Ont, Feb, 2l-Et II stated On good
authority that tia Government il negotiating
for tho purchase of the section Of tbs Grand
Trunk batNaau the RlveE III Loup and Qushec,
u, ha nm in Ao0nAatfnh txkth Aha