The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-22
UNITED STATES RAILWAYS.
Progress of the Texas Roads-The
East Line international
Texas q New Orleans.

Houston Il Texas Central shares are down
to 30 cents,
A great deal Of iron has recently been
bought in New York for Texas roads,
The American Society Of Civil Engineers
will mold It's annual convention in 81. Louis
on the 2j,h.
The Cincinnati Southern has reduced i.s
passenger rates 10 . cents mile--tne first
step in The war between that line and the
Louisville n Nashville.
The follow ng are the earnings Of the ST.
Louis and San Francisco railway for the see.
ond week in May, as obtained from Auditor
Douglass There were S3S, $50 55 for the
second week, 1880, MS against S200l6 IS in
the corresponding week, 1879, showing an
increase Of Sl4 279 Al.
The Dallas and Wichita issued the follow
ing notice yesterday; Wanted-aO0 tie chop
pers wanted Immediately on lino of Dallas
and Wichita railroad, Apply to Adams Il
Leonard, Dallas, or to Il. 5. Rosser on the
line of the road. Ties are to be G@ inches
thick, inches face and 81 feet long, and
inspected by tie age It of the Texas " Pacific
railway.
l-ake Shar'' Nv H5u - Lue N's."i Il
aPprV"eu 70 wv W. r' sa cru rlEsr or'9f :
coHiP'o'Vu' "" P'.n3 i'' '"o Cuo5''' p'e'S
Oh tue Wes' s ~, VI tna' river WIZ o. uEIyeh
millonyille westward towards the Mermel-
teau river mo eight or nine miles, and that
work goes rig ahead The entire roadway
from Orange q the Grand Msrais will De sur
faced by the end Of next week.
Denlson News: a baby three months old
died on the nor' bound NJ, IA. " L. pasSen-
ger tram Friday morning, between Caddo
and Atoka. It's mother, Mrs. j. Klley, was
en- route from San Antonio to chicago, and
was without means. CONDUCTOR Chlck war
her 'ooN up cIl'es Vlon "nlohs Tue psS ,[
Sc,s W ueil"S w lt'IeT" ~ "iN II
h MY s1oppou On Nv io'N trs Mue.e We
nI.Ie o NJ w p: puh,eu; luz he e''~ 'iS ALSO
're"'eo MRS l''oy very A'"os'
1t has been settled that a train can run a
mile minute, and recently several LOGON
tives have been made which make this Fate Of
speed. Suppose this can be done on the
Texas Central, or leave Galveston al clock
in the mornlng and get into Dallas at y? The
distance is 800 mi es, and 800 minutes are
Just hours ms would put the morning
HERALD on Galveston breakfast tables
The postoffice appropriation bill has
passed the II, II amendments increas-
ing the amount allowed by the House for
TRANSPORTATION on railroad routes, $4,000:
on steamboat routes. $50 1000: for mail mes
senpers. $4,000, and for mail locks and tags,
S75, 900: also striking out the proviso that
star routes ON which DAY for eypeditinr SER
vice during the fiscal wear ending June so.
1879 or ,J1ne 80, 1880, shall exceed fifty per
cent. of the contract price before such expe-
dition, shall b. relet on October |, 1850, un-
less the present contractors shall agree to
continue the work at reduced rates Of com
pensation.
San Marco. (Hayes county, Free Press.
NAV 10; The work ON the International ia
poiny aheod in 81 tie of the talked of suit. as
IF nothing had happened. A cousid, rable
force is nj hi. place for the purpose of get
tine ont mptarhi for the bridge over the San
Marcos here. Tie stone is to come from the
BnrIpson ,yat,r.h,ln. Nsior Goodwin. the
Chief En,,in a.. il aynectpI here next wepl,
II is his dutv TO locate denots. etc. This
matter remains ia he settled here. md will he
looked to With considerable interest The
Indications sre sunoosed to be favorable to
the selection of he lone expected location.
Some differences prevail on the subject
between the railroad company and the people
at New Braunfels.---The officers of the
Texas & acifc railway accented Yesterday
the first twenty miles Of the Ell Paso extern
sion from the Construction COMPANY. The
insp( ction marty went over the line. going
slowly, taking four hours to make the trip,
and returning made the distance in fortv.tve
minutes TIE work s snnLen of Nc tbe hest