, 1879-01-08

The regular monthIf meeting OF sua laat~
freight lines las been postponed on account OF
il,o suow b'ockadcs and cold weather until Jau.
IL and 10. Thc meeting vii! BE- held at tho TIT
uousu, Buffalo.
Information was received hero Yesterday hy Mr..
Il. 81. Arms, Western drHcral Passenger Agent
Vi tbs Eris Railroad. that tls Erlu ts entirely
relieved frnm tlie SHOW blockade. a11u tbat a!
tralns are running regularly agaln.
Freight trat,lc ou tha pittslsurr, Fort Wayne
Il Chicago Railroad Is heavier than It haa hsct1
tos many years. Thtrty-thrro trnIns arrived at
pittsburR FRIDAY last, whl'a 40 loldra cars
were teft IT CFeatllac for want os natlse power
to more them.
,F!rc wealthy New York capitalists have pus-
chased td0 acres OF land at Loa Ve2Rt, New
Mexico, on tho Atchlson, Tcpeka s sauta Fe
ltailroad, including tho celebrated hot springs It
that place. They wlll erect at oucc tlnc hotel,
anuntbor OF cottages OH tho land. 1t ts ctuinlrd
that thclc springs src superior to tho bat
springs Ut Arkansas.
Thu Mchlvan Eenttal mud Laka Shore i
MtchtKAH Southern li4slroads experience much
trouble on account Of q largo nutnbcr Of their
frslthl-cars bctnR detained In ttiu East. Now
that the snow hlocksdes hare Lesu raised, It ~
cxpcctct that theso ears will ba RETURNED ~
quickly a posspla 10 EilHhia them to ltspOao OF
tho large amount OF freight that IL awaiting
shipment to tho East.
Moro thsn q week ago Mr.. ": K. Ackerman.
EtC&kAGuta 6HA ~ AAEAGt1 4F&4EC- -ANHhkESb Uk
The lllihols Central Railroad, loft for New York
| to hare q conference With the President aud
| Directors Of tho Wabash Railway regarding \
new arrangement between tho two Foads about
tAelr new lius md tl,s future saanaCement. Of
the Chicago l. Fatiucsh Railroad, which hss
been acquired BY the Wabash, Nothing hss
aince been heard of these gentlemen beyond
rutnoEs that they haso succeeded IN y Mtaakin!.
i satisfactory arrangement with the WnbAsh,
and shat 10 new. lines between y. touis snd
Ghtcsgo will bs built. 1t y probable that they
are showed IN soVewhere East, snd Will not IT.
| appear again until warner weather scts tn.
0cucsal-Manag Marvin HuKhitt, OF tho Chi.
| csgo l. Northwestern Railroad, giyes uut!cc to
| agents and b2xYA9rmen that hereafter lou
| luuuts Of personal baggage will b. carried Tree
| for any paa&eugeF holding full-faTe PASSENGER.
ticket, uE seyepty-hyo pounds fUr every halls
ticket. all baggage iu excess Ut the above
weights 10 each ticket viii BY charged fur Ut thn
full rats, snd Ruy c1ccsa Wc13litt h0wcSft S1nAt!
to bu carried any di4tanee, wQl not be taken fur
less amount than Is crnta. IN no case tnus'
.uorp than the above Weights Of bsgKa&s be
checked free, and regular excass baRxagu
chargcs must be enforced GU a! c1cesi
weights Tho above applifs to any aud every
dcscription Of baggage, aIQ 10 preferences vii
10 gisth any class Of travellers In tht
amount VI baggage to be- carried Tree. Here
| atteF no baggRge-paases Will b. tssugsl, but oU
aid 200 tatla baggage eoupon-tickct Will bt
sold - hteetufose, aud agentA aud tsg0ageInei
1nust sce that ththse parties holding eIceS
! baggage tickets do not h2Ve more weight q
bsKRage than Il &hoxu On their Ticket x!thou
the excess rate bting charged therefor.