, 1880-02-07

during tho Inst few fUnf liS nnl I3 now lighter
a te eoS II net 9Ss S Sf Tie xe1S rr e nref m to rs ss
tind It necessary to meet the shippers 1rre
halfway nliu make q reduction in tho rates.,
although tho present rates arc quito rtnso1ll-
ble..
THE FIGHTING COLORADO ROADS.
Special Dispateh to The chted9o Tst1uns.
BosToS, Feb. G-Thcra Is good authority
to-tlny for tho statement that tho terms Ut
peace hnve not been signed between tho AT
cllfsolt, Topeka IL SuntN FL md Denver t. Rio
Gruntle, md tho best friends Of the Atchison
lsoa.l here cannot predict with certainty TINT
pence Is fuir'y within sight, but peace Is the
grand end asld nm Of nil the parties In collis-
ion now, and tho proceedings now
going OIL have bcun illaugurate.l solely
with the view tn this end, aml Ill
other considerations urc made 10 give way Mt
present 10 tl,at one. Even litigation II at 1,
slaMtsslll, and, should Tue treaty, be tinally
tons, or ut least /. GlsEs of action, ali proecsti-
ings III tho courts will be swallowed np by 1t,
ard It VIII become q lnatter Of III moment
whether or, not jutlicli!l decisions nre ever
Teaehed. The terms Of agreement provide
TINT, tho, arrangement sought, fof shall
hold good for ten years fr1lil tho tino Ut
slgninE.. AT present. COUNSEL Ut bUtll ronds
nre hard at work pert.ctlllg "details, mud these
4ICtll1lS Nll Allsl3Sk lHCtEHlu!B N1lI1DGF UI
there l.,is beer. considerable eo,nneMt lntely
upon certain alleged nctfon Ut the Denver l.
Rio GrnMlA Roatl III Its c0tll,cctluh with The
4Atel,lson, Topeka = Santa ~: l,!oltler toot,-
the latter purchased tel tl!0re, tllan lnll Of
tic total Of slilrc4 Of tha Denver Il Rio
Graitlc, or S.51o stlares. tho wllnln ntlnlbcr-
Ing s'oO. These shares lurc'Iass!l were sup
1dge, Of tho Atehlson RaIwny, iM .Dceenibrr,
1878. 1t Is now cln!ined THO transter dill not
represent q ll.ajority Ut stuck, because
thn tf.,, Directors Of the Denver y Kio
stock to al amount nearly. three times as
whole extent If The fraudulent transaction.
Stuck purchased by t'e AtclEson, Topeku y
back nlu! ,,ctunlty used In creating The new
issue. ThIs wis lang n9o charged, lltls
1M". nsyer srt;' r. pata.ortlys'y l. denied! ntNl
the transactlon; but the gnme wna well
played and tlie party i1Ipcd did not
nfter the event. Mcssrs. George .. Sllattuck
Directors Of tllG .AtGllson, nNt MeYsrs. II.
Jefferson Coolidge, 0f 1lostUi,, nMl j. s. t.,ltE.
l3tl, Of Lowell, l,nye Gh.en eleetc! In their
places. Mr: cnosi.Egc l!.S resigned rs Trcuy..
is understood 10 be thuut IL resign Us rrcns-
llrer Of tho Amnskeag CUNIpni1y, lie Will
probably rctuin his position rs Il Director III
tho Chicago, Burlington L. Quincy Coul-
pany.
1NDIANAPOL1s,D ,D1sCA & SPRING
FIELD.
Mr.. II. B. Hammond, President OF tho III
dianapolls, Decatur &: Springfield 1sailroal
1uaRes the otllcial announcement TINT Mr.. II.
G. Moore has resigned the position Of General
Superintendent Of Ills Company, md t!,ut
Mr.. II. s. Morse has been appointed to I'LL
the vacancy. Heads Of departments aro re-
Questcd to report to Mr. Morse for instruc-
tions, ana will correspond with him relative
to connections utll interchange Of business.
copenS: asSH 1iaao tn Sg'lsa ifsslaeat sa w "
II. Guiolt, Vice-IresL.lent; A. Dnprat, Seere-
Neal, Aulit1r; !: >. Morse, GclleEn! SUPER
Chief Engineer; q. 4. Sandc1Son, General
FteIglt aIi Ticket Agent; i. Leeds, Super:
1Mte1ident Ut Mot!st-puwer.
aud Passenger Agent Of tlis rnad, lIas ISSUED
circular. to NBehta and connections llll-
l,ollncing tllat his r0a1 ls NOW completed be-
tween Indianapolis, Ind, and neratur, ILL.,,
nnu will be reAdy for business MUMllny, Feb,
Q; Alter that ditto he hopes to receive a fiji
shara Of business FROM connecting rna.la.
Tile passenger tratns OF Ills road will bu
Guuipped with al the latest improvements,
competitions with All lines cast nlM! smut! ut
west anu north.
PALACE aLEETlNG-CAlls.
The following from the New York Graphic
regarding tho recent negotiations between
Messrs, Vanderbilt mud Pullman, for the pur
r,tno In,