The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-23

Iron & Coal company is reported to have
mill. Iron rails are quiet at SIG to 500 per
ton at mill, with little business reported.
Old rails are dull. Philadelphia quotations
are 500 80 TO S27 so per ton, In New York
sales arc reported Mt $27 to 20.
Shenandoah Valley.-The local head
quarters of this road were removed Septem'
Der Sd, from Charlestown, West Virginia, to
Hagerstown, Nd, where will be the office of
Joseph Ii. Sand, general superintendent; g.
H. Dugdale general freight and ticket agent,
and Joseph W. Coke, auditor. The office OF
William q. MacDowell, general agent and
treasurer, remains ut No. 30 south Third
street, Philadelphia.
The Water Pipe Line,-This company ro-
ports that during the m nth of August II re-
ceived 1856 49 barrels Of crude petroleum
and delivered 5482, and ut the close of the
month it had in its custody l,9l51O barrels.
Toledo & Ann Arbor-It is reported that
John B. Alley, of Boston, who has been the
chief owner of the road, and provided the
money for its construction, has sold out his
interest, and that IL has been bought by
parties who will extend the road from Ann
Arbor northeast to Pontiac, about 30 miles,
whence connection may be had.
Atlanta IL Alabama.-Not is published
Of an application to DO made TO the Georgia
legislature for charter, under this title, OF
"A company to construct and operate Il
railroad from Atlanta to some point in Ala,
bama, touching the Alabama coal fields, and
forming such western connections as may be
desirable" Ofthis application the Atlanta
Constitution says " II is made by some OF
the best citizens of Atlanta and strong
company will be organized as soon rs the
charter is obtained TO push this road through,
and capitalists arc ready 10 back the enter
prise. A charter can be obtained in Ala
bama through the courts, under the new
constitution, and steps will be taken at once
to have this done"
Atlanta Sc Chattanooga Air Line. This
company, In connection with the Greenville
& Columbia, and the South Carolina rail
road, has opened q freight line between At
lants and Charleston. The distance by this
route is d33 miles, against $40 by the Geor
gia railroad and tho Port Royal ~ Au
gusta.
The Tay Bridge Engine.--Engino ga
which, with its train, fell from the Tay
bridge, has at last been raised. On the day
it went down il was making It's first tril
after being overhaued in the shops. Afte
three months under water it was found I'M
injured in all external parts except the fun
mel, dome and weather. board. The shell
wheels and other parts were so perfect tina
the engine was able to run on its own wheels
to Glasgow. She is now TO be employed reg
ularly between Glasgow and Edinburg.
Galveston, Houston Il Henderson. The
following notice he's been issued 10 s.ockhold
ers, under date of September lst A special
meeting of the stockholders of tho Galveston
Houston & Henderson railroad company o.
1871 will BIO held at their Office, in the city Of
Galveston, on Friday, October l, a: II
o'clock M, for the purpose Of acting upon
tho following resolution, adopted by the
board of.directors of.this company at n
called meeting held in the city of Galveston,
on the 2Sth of August, 1880: "Whoreas,
An agreement was entered into on the list
instant, between the president of this COM
pany and The trustees under tho mortgage
trust decd dated December l6, l97l,by which
the said president, acting in the name of the
company, surrcnders possession of the road tc
said trustees Resolved, That the said agree
mont meets the sanction of this board, AND
is recommended to the adoption and accept
ance of the stockholders of the con- pany, a
meeting to be called by order of tho prSsi
dent, rs soon rs tho same cal
DO held, the said trustees, however, tC
account TO this company. A full repre-
sentation of stock is earnestly requested"