Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-30

4 NEW LINE TO NEW YORK-TTe Ggyf,,5,..,s ,,,y
ono Lfne S,errcs Through ConHecfson.-Tha
surveys Tor the new line between New York ana
fhlaGelrhia, giving the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad through connection with New YorIS
CITY, nave bten made. the contracts have been
Sgheu, ara IL II officially announced tEat trains
VIII commerce TO run regularly over IL Within
Two weeks. Tie companies I'm the coordination
are TIE Central railroad of New Jersey, tha
Bourd Brook railroad. the North Pennsvlvania
Eallload. The Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
read, tie Philadelphia Wilmington and BaIfi-
more railroad, and the Baltimore ard ohio rail-
road Ire Baltimore and Ohio company has
hitherto been at a disadvantage IN connecting
Tor The carry ing trade from the west southwest
ana south 20 New York, with the PENNSYLVANIA
ralfo2d ccml3ny,N hich has had Il own line IN
TINS city. The officers oI the New .Ies scy Cpu-
tral say they eNT cct that they VIII be Obliged IN
enter on legal contest with the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad company Tor the right OF wav over a
nllie ana quarter Cf road leading into tie COM
plhalieh Gelot IN Philydalphia. THIS road is
coh{oihlly owned by TIE PENNSYLVANIA, the
IhilaGelnba and Reading and the Pbiladel-
phla, Wilmington AID Baltimore con panies; but
Tie IefnSS hanl3 company, In ant i,,i9atiOn OF
me combination, have put forth clal,n tosone-
thlid OF The read IN fee and have intimately
tnelr intention OF ContcSting the right OF the,
lew lire TO pass over that portion Of H. The
combination people say that they have taken
legal advice On the matter. and are nrenared 10
give bonds TO the court TO await the s,iie Of any
suit that may be brought. Meantime they will
go right along with their business " l. Times.
THE COAL CoNBINATIoN-E Edects Of ~ DiSso,,-
toa.-A special 10 the Philadelphia Sfdr from
PottSY1lle- December 2S says: The failure 10 re-
organize the cCal combination for 1S19 was re-
ceiyed throughout the Schuylkfll region by the
business aha working classes as serious mis-
fortune. The buoyancy the market had as
Sumed during the present year under the sys-
TEN OF restriction OF production had given the
hope that an arrangement would be effected.
The miners prefer less work with more nav pro-
porticnately than plenty OF work with the very
low wages OF 1871. IL is believed the Reading
company VIII work steadily with no combina-
tion. but the private operators fear thev VIII
not be able 10 do so unless the Reading COM
pany relieve them with a low rate OF tolls.
which is universally hoped Will be the case
THE Loss OF TIE EMILY B. SoUpER with thirty
four lives Is the worst disaster reported 50 far
from the storm which on the 10th nsta swept;
the Atlantic coast and was felt with great;
severity from Virginia 10 Vermont The fortu-
nate rescue OF two seamen clears up the Sauder'S
late; Otherwise she would have been numbered
ln that long list OF ships that have gone down To
The sea and have been swallowed up I'm mystery
Stewart and Anderson. the two survivors thai;
were picked up and carried into Kingston,
Jamaica, report that the steamer sprung a leak
on the 10th instant. The day was spent i'm
throwing the cargo overheard, and I'm the even.
ing the Or ats were got out. one tolt was
useless, ana another one Swamped alongside
with two OF the crew and five paSSeDce;>S Two
others GTifted away with all they could carry.
Tie captain, Chief engineer, second mate and
tWo passengers left on q life raft. The two men
saved leIt on floating hatch. leaving on the
vessel two cooks and one passenger. whom ic
was impossible 10 save, as the wreck sunk three
minutes afterwards. At daylight Stewart and
Anderson could see nothing of the boats, They
hoated on the hatchtin O'Clock In the evening,
Wnen they were picked up by schooner There
is a strong probability that the two boats and
life raft may yet be heard from