The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-05
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oGiuage lately changed To four feet and capl-
tai inc eaSed from $4,000 - s2OO, 900,
That there is to be some cheap and some
fast riding by rail the coming season is daily
becoming more evident. 1t is impossible to
conceal the fact that there is now much I'M
easiness over the situation MS regards the
passenger business of the several competing
railroad lines to the East, rs well as to the
West The roads that have been carrying
the smaller part Of the tray are becoming
FESTIVE over the situation, and there Is some
growing and n universal threat, and passen-
ger agents are inclined to do something TO
create boom in travel, which, in somes cases,
is backed by higher officials.
A case Of interest has been decided in the
United States circuit court for the Southern
district of New York. On the Nth OF last
December. George H. Lawrence, n travelling
agent for Doids Il Hedges II New York jew
elry house, visited Detroit. lie had in his
possession trunk containing samples of
iewelry valued at $4,000. Finishing his
business in the city he had the trunk taken
to the depot and shipped to Chicago. Pock-
citing the duplicate check, he boarded the
train, and, upon arriving at Chicago pre-
scented his check, but was stupelicd wnen
nothing but dilapidated carpet-sack was
handed him. Investigation resulted IN tlnd-
ing the trunk ut hotel in Toledo, but
the jewelry had been secured sud
carried away by the thief
who exchanged the checks. ID, dds "
Hedges commenced proceedings against the
Lake Shore " Michigan Southern Rallruad
company in the United States Circuit court
for the Southern district Of New York, 10 re-
cover the value Of the stolen jewelry. The
case was tried in New York city on the list
inst. before Judge Wallace The jury was
instructed by the court that there was no
cause Of action against the railroad com
pany, and that they must find for the defend
ant which was accordingly done. This being
The case, il is important that travellers should
accurately state the contents and value OF
their baggage and have it checked accord
iBgy. Had the railroad agent at Detroit
known that the trunk contained j"welry ii
would have been shipped ms such 10y express,
and not shipped as apparel, and there would
have been no loss.
Wall Street News: by the action Of the
management of the Louisville, New Albany
Il Chicago R4iroSd COMPANY, in recently
creating bonded debt of S3,000OOO. with
out even adding one dollar Of value to the
property, the street is remin led OF the silly
old country dry goods merchant, who III dull
times marked up the price of his goods one
hundred per cent, and then glorlled IN his
greatly inc,eased wealth. Before this scheme
was concocted. the stock, of which tnere Is
about $50 0,000, was quoted at 100. The
present quotations are merely nominal al
s5G90. There was originally no bonded
debt but the company had
some floating Indebtedness, and this issue OF
mortgage bonds at about twenty cents on the
dollar was made for the ostensible purpose
of liqudating the same and putting the road
in passable order The scheme of the syn
dictate is of course to sell out the stock on
the next favorable opportunity, which cost il
from $50 to $50 u share, and still retain the
ownership Of the bonds. If Mr.. Gould had
ever done anything half rs piratical as this
the whole press would have been loud in his
condemnation. But the directory contains
the names of such eminently high-toned gen
tlemen as w. +. Reynolds, &. f. Tallman
F. Schuckardt, +. Minton, Gam. Sloan, q. L.
Schuyler, Isaac Bell, w. II. Bradford and
John Bloodgood.
.-r, OMAHA. April s. lSs0.
The Utah Northern railroad will open
MAY | to Red Rock, Montana 304 mile;
north of Ogden, and will Ian passenger:
within thirty hours stage ride Of Helena.
THos. L. kIMBALL,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
BY this extension the Utah Northern rail
road becomes the longest narrow-gauge rail
road in the world.
Council Bluffs Nom areil.
Sidney Dillon, the venerable President 0
the Union Pacific railway company, arrive,
in Council Bluffs yesterday. He was accom-
panied by General G. NJ. Dodge, of this city
President of the Pacific Railway construction
company and Director in the Union Pacific
The distinguished gentleman arrived on tn
Rock Island express, and came direct,
through from New York, leaving there OF
Saturday last General Dodge reports fin
progress on the extension of the Texas Ia
cifc road, and he says iron is being laid there
on at the rate of about one mile per day. IL
reports that country in prosperous condi
tion, with promise of abundant crops an
plenty the coming season. The General wi
remain with his family in this city severn
xvnaLa and will Nut in hi, tiron In norta kin