Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-03
RAILROAD NEWS.

The G. S. Railway commenced Sunday
running their trains to Chattanooga over
their own track The track runs from
Boyce parallel with the W. and A. track for
four miles.
Capt Mack Taylor, local agent of the E.
turned over to Mr.. Lauderdale, late of Co
lumbus, Ga, and leaves to-day to take
charge of the agency for the consolidated
lines at Dalton.
The parlor cattle car left the Cincinnati
stock-yards last Friday night for New York
with twenty head of cattle aggregating in
weight over 26, 500 pounds, being the heay-
lest load of cattle ever shipped from that
city to the East The cattle will be fed and
watered en- transit without unloading until
they reach New York
Suit has been brought by the common
wealth of Kentucky against the Louisville &
| Nashville Railroad for $3.50 damages for
running trains on Sunday.
Special Dispatch TO tn News and Courier.
AUGUSTA, April 28.-Mr. Barbour, presi-
dent of the Virginia Midland Railroad, will
reach Augusta tomorrow or Saturday. 1t
is surmised that he comes on important bust
ness connected with the proposed Baltimore
and Ohio combination which will form a
rival line to the Clyde Syndicate system. 1t
| is known that the Baltimore and Ohio are
very anxious to obtain such line.
The plan proposed is for line from Dan
vile connecting with the Virginia Midland
to Spartanburg, thence to Greenwood, and
via the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad to
Augusta, There is also to be line from
Spartanburg to Atlanta by way of Athens
1t is proposed that these roads shall be
bonded at the rate of $l2, 900 mile, and it
is said that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
will take S4, 600. 900 of the bonds if the ar
rangement is made.
The annual meeting of the Augusta and
!, Knoxville Railroad will be held next Wednes-
day, and it is probe that something import
ant will be developed at that meeting. Rail
road stocks are very quiet to-day.
AUGUSTA, April 80. S. Barbour, presi-
!, dent of the Virginia Midland Railroad Com,
:, pany, J. I. Morehead, vice president of the
, North Carolina Midland Railroad, MIR
Cowan, attorney of the Baltimore and Ohio
=, Congressman Evans, of South Carolina, ant
several other prominent Carolinians inter
ested in the building of Augusta and Knox
. President Verdery, of the latter road, Mayo
Nav and the leading citizens The partie
:. examined the road this afternoon and ex
y pressed themselves well pleased. The roa
> Will be pushed through to Greenwood, )
a c., fifty miles from Augusta, and thence
). Spartanburg. President Barbour and Nh
y Cowan assert that the Virginia Midland sys
:. tenn backed by the Baltimore and OHIO WI
u meet the Augusta and Knoxville Road 8
, Spartanburg. This will secure to August
. an independent route to the East, an
another to the West by Hendersonvillt
Nashville and Knoxville.
Cincinnati Commercial: A case was trie
in the United States Court yesterday morn
ing, wherein Clemens Oskanp, the jewele1
was the elaintiff, and John King, jr., as re
ceiver of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
I'd the defendant. Plaintiff sought to recoyf
IN the value of package intrusted to tt
"a express department of the defendant, an
= which was lost in transitu The defen'
10 was on limitation of value. Judgment WI
AZ rendered for plaintiff In deciding the ca
e- Judge Baxter said
as "A railroad company has no right to g
he gage in express business. If there Is
h dispute about the actual damages you CT
an take a decree for it. If there is dlspu
is about the value ..of the goods, it can be I
re ferred to a master. There are certain cla'
he es of business, such as the collection and c
all livery of goods, and the receipt and cole
on tons of notes, and all that sort of thin
nd that are oHsside of the charter privileges
ad the railroad company. l think their powe
. are already large enough, and ought not
of be permitted to go any further. The Oh
Nc and Mississippi Railroad Company are dol
Ter an express business without the consent
-, o,,I If II hafOrp
of properly beneve Woulo RESTRAIN thehl'