, 1879-03-08

SpretaI Correspondence Of The Tribune.
DE5 MONIES, To-, hnrctl Cit tas Tor long
time been the object Of the Central Railroad Of
Iowa to form o conuoction With the st. Louis,
kansas City e. Northern, but The litigation
which has been going on for several years
over the ownership Of tho roud
has retarded ali progress. About twen-
ty miles Of It's - southern end Is
Practically ussess " hns t i1e ts aa s1me
Division OF tho Chicago A>Isock 1s1anh parlilc In
order to mnke connection with trunk lines and
gct antoutlct south anl west at all. An effort
Is boiug nude to axtond Il to Ccntcrylllc, Appa-
IL tlrat direction, but II extended ,l.e st. Louis,
Kansas Clty d. Northern would prefer It to 70
to Moulton, whore It would make direct connec-
ton with their road. by doing this the Central
twenty n,iles Of another road, to make 9 conncs-
tion at Ottumwa. The eoal traife Of thu Ucntralts
4 lurga one. It fs tha great coa!-road from thu
coal-llclds Of Iowa to thu NORTH, where thero [s
no eoai S tG Timber oEsr r. TIL, rpa1 IS
Milwaukee & st. Paul During the ycar 1875,
the receipts from eoal carriutl were $lS351U, or
nlorG thau onc-th[rl thu enttre trllhc ot thu
road. Iio number Of sous was l3, ,S3l. II thu
road Is extended to ccntrcyllle ths trafllc
would be largely increased. OF course Ottun!-
wa would resist such IN extension, as 1t now Is
the terminus 0t the road.
1t Is nov quito certain the road wilt DO sold
during tho present SUMNER ,lntl tho Indications
arc It will pass into tho pussrssipn ur control
Of tho st. Louis, kausas Cfty j. Norlhurn. II
so II wl!l DO extended 10 Moulton At once, which
Will Give Il direct route from b.. Louis to st.
Paul. through Central Iowa. Tho Central Is
and tts prcsent management las the goodwill
and confidence OF t!,e puolir. Ipt court Ia uot
proper party to run railroad, yet, aa Il matter
Of fact, every railroad wtcl, has been placed In
II fItt1ua nf11ct,ia o.l
out In better condition than when It vent tn.
Il ilow look4 as though John r. 1uncombc,
with bis Fort Dodge y Fort R1dglcY Road. Is to
tnnko bold push fur vt. Paul. uayIng secured
through Ilamboldt County Immediately. a
uuulpany has been organIztl to build from Ut.
Paul or Minneapolis IL Fort Rhglcy. Tl'!a road
Is really II e.cckmntc IN tho Des Motncs & MEl-
about ttty sntles 1'orthwanl from this city. An
effort viii be mtldu to extend 1t to Webster CITY
this stasut. All lhat Is required 10 Do this Ii
the necessary aid iro.li tu people. When that
point ~ reached, tho road has fair sailing to
Contracts hayo been, n,utlo 10 build tic Fort
Madison .; Northwestern narroM-gaugc atty
suics on or before Jan. next. Nlnc hunorcd
ten; o ras aye HIP p1rchassa q gfE
thu Baldwin Works. The Iron Is to be delivered
March Is, tho locomotive April l.
j. u. Lewis recantly recovered from tho Chi
cage. sil!waasea 4; 81. Paul M Railroad Company
ed to have been VT IN are by sparks from d
locomotive Of defendant,
The liability Of railroad companies In this
State for damage to valuable hloolad animuIs
while being transported over ulclr roads Is on
tlla way to tlnal adjudication by tho Supreme
Court. Tic Hnn. Z, ". McCuns shlpped t,la
wetl-known Durham cow Atail of lionor" :"
over tue Burlington, Cedar itap!ls g. Northern
Road. In switching the car ut station whcro
fEpfrS n hf,H hnVh RrUt1N fhC it,tA
driven With such force A9ainst another car as 10
throw tho cow dowM. Bhc gavo premature birth
to calf the following day. and 1t Ia alleged
has sinsG re,nalnsa n.fGn hsacs yanels,a
jackson County to recover damages. the p!atnt-
III esitiag up gross negligence - common tar
ftcss. Tho Company SCI up as defense 4 sttpu-
lation tn tho shppng contrtct releasing thu
nboyc that OF common stock, aud that tho
pia.nt!H WAS guilty Vi gross negligence In alllp-
ping the TOW III sucl q Uadltion. ot which de-
feuaapt tad no knoxledge. j., The Court held
itself from liability for RrMs neglt-
geube Al common carEler, snl under
tho lax Of common ea1fiert WAS obliged to
recelyo ard transport blooied aa well ~ co!n-
mon stock. Tho release iu tile contract Of ship.
mcnt waa void a. ngHnst public policy. The
Jury were Instructed timt tho measure Of oam-
agus was thu difference 10 ihc value OF the COW
Immediately before ul,d after the accident.
value before the accident the ca3f an1 tue blood
Ut tho COW. 1'hu Jury gave verdict OF $500
against the Company, Tho case WILL be carried
up
ANOTHER GREAT CONSOLIDATION.
ST. LOUIS, No., March 7.--lnlormatloa was
reclsyel hero to-day that the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company had come Into possession Of tho
Kansas Pacific Road by purchase, aud that hero
inter the tWo roads wilt DO Operatcd aa 0up.