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MurUr per ton

= : The foregoing table shows that the traffic
OF the three ro:us was over three times as
great IN 1859 Il; 1t WAS III ISIS: and after max
Ing allowance Tor currency vanes the charges
! III 1850 show Il reduction of 10 per cent as
compared with tlloSe OF leGS-
From ISL; to 1Ssu there was q decrease OF
s59.33 per cent III the freight charges Of the
: twelve roads referred to; Il decrease Of 322.Jl
per cent in tht charges Oh the Erie Canal,
:; and Il decrease Of 12s2 per cent OH lhe aver
age val1le of the merchandise carried. The
r decrease III the freight charges on tile rail-
roads nlejitione.! was more THAN three times
rs, much rs thai in 1he average value III tile
= nierciiandlSe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS cosn-
niMiltles commonly known as the reeessaries
of life.
This reduction il, the charge Of transporta-
tlon has conferred all fncaicu1abfe benefit un
the aerlcuiture, inning, anu commerce OF
the country. The domestic exports OF the
United States llaye increased iruIl So, S1,0-
1iS Tor the Year ls7o-'1a to SS!:N3, ,51!l47:; iii
1sSt's1, and that this Increase IS largely due
to decreased cost OF transportation is evident
1rol, the fact that the exports are chiefly the
products Of tile West, Il large portion
PEI being TINS; transported ri, to the sealoatd by
+ porting one years subsistence for q working
1i.an from Chica::;t, u Boston amounts to but
Sl.@o, the one days pay Of IN ordinary
labUrer.
THE STEADY REDUCTION IN THE FREIGHT
:. CHARGES
AAflaaE3 lllG 4'ASt tNEl}E Has DeE1 largely
the result Of improved roadway and equip
n1ent, ana better knowledge oi the eco1lo-
1n'es of transportation The reductions have
not. however, been the voluntary c0nIribu-
l1on OF the railroads. or gwen Il concession to
1he public Interests, Competition between
the roads, between the water lines and the
roads and in a much eTeate7 degree the COM
petition between ,iyai commercial and
1nti,,striai forces. while they iayt. ai,ft,tj
10 reduce tie rates have ,,ravnnrai 1ha
railroads from inrraas;n~ the ,'rnt;ts +;,.T
7rn,,fi ar1inn r;1,- In s..-,'l. IG p.sss t!stA
tie ;n,,rnvsn'n;,, pe =, rad'' y rlS hfonl
t.io improvements III ioauoeds equipment,
e1e-.
..@NotNitlstanding the reductions that have
Dee1t made during the past twelve years.
there is no rule by which the classification
of frclgfts or tEe rates to be charged for
TRANSFORMATION ca1, HI. f;ttcr1,,;npd I:hu ~
1,cs OF the tf1nn,otl;tirs 1ronsnnrt., AMI thair
,.e1rn. ~ ia :: tT. =. ~ t tte'l
sa.nSo - ne uaAe eHt ceiitles ol trace are i
EosetHli1s element III the determination Ef
Tie charges. The risk IS another factor, and
50 are the relative rates of TRANSPORTATION be-
tween other trade centres {,f,tnhinrtl i1,tn
one whole the railroaI fnr,,,,f -. - n:iur
the co,,,inotIjf,- viii naars, A'<. ~ 1'ss
, 1881-11-12
4 Passenger Nar MT Cleveland.
%nfrtrf FH%rIfrh IN rhA fth{sunn


CLEVELAND, O.. Nov. 1t-Cleyeland is
Just now having a railroad ticket war all to
itself. The fighting forces are the New
1ork, Pennsylvania tE. Ohio and the Lake
Shore The latter persists in carrying pas
sengers from this point to New York for
s5.27, and the New York, Pennsylvania 6
OHIO proposes TO compel it to raise that rate.
and to bring this about has been cutting
rates to competing points on the New York
Central-Albany, Rochester, and Buffalo.
The rate to buffalo was first cut from s5 to
$50, and is now further reduced to sa. OF
course the rebate plan is adopted. The
Lake Shore up to the present time
mas paid no attention to the other road. hut
this last cut to Buffalo has made the Lake
Shore nervous, and rulnors of intended r.
lallatlon are ailoat. The Lake Shore is said
to mediate a slash in the rate to YounEs-
town, point which by right belongs to the
New York, PENNSYLVANIA & Ohio. Should
[llis threat be carried out /. high time may be
expected. for the New York, Pennsylvania &
oillo will promptly make n olle-tlollar rate to
lbany and all other competitive points on
he New York Central.
, 1881-11-12
The Nexv Mexican lime.

ST. Louis, Mo-. Nov. ia dispatch from
Laredo, Tex, says the temporary suspension
of work on the Mexican National Railroad
across the Rio Grfulde, by order of the Mexi-
lean authorities, has ended. The first con-
structlon train will cross in few days, after
which the company is prepared to lay two
Road has laid its track to within thirty miles
OF Laredo, and will lay one anu one-ilalf
miles per day nntilit reaches the lilo Graude.
, 1881-11-12

Spfe1dl D1s7atth 10 Tie Chicago Iribunc<
SPE1SGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov. 11.-Articles Of
incorporation were filed in the Secretary Of
States office today for the Chicago s. South
eastern Railway Company, with a capital
stock Of S700,000, to construct a railroad
from point in Cook County to I: point on
the Indiana State line III the County Of
hankakee or 1roQuois, passing through viii
County. The incorporators are John T..
Beveridge, Eugene ElIery, David 3. Dewey,
Alexander Schrader, and Robert 3, KendaI
, 1881-11-12
NEWSPAPER SUSPENSION.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 1.-THE Weekly
1'ribu'le, a Prohibition paper, which has
struggled for existence In this city for the:
past Year, has at last given up the ghost
Ilis is the third or fourth corpse OF th8
kind within the same number oT years 4 !:
, 1881-11-12
CLOSE OF AN EPISCOPAL CONVENTIONS
Special Dispatch to TIE Chfcaeo 71.h1ne *x

: MusKEGoS, Mich, Nov. 11.-The Episco-;
pal Convention Of the Western Diocese Of
Michigan closed its labors in this city last
night: The lion. W. j. Baxter, of the Stata
Doard Of Charities, delivered the address on
" Penal and Pauper Institutions In his
address he condemned the AIuskegon County
though it has cost the people ove1 81, ,oo0.
The convention deDosed the Rev W: W.
Fellows fron the ministry. Mr.. Fellows
now breaches in the opera-hotse, and has
organized peoples church. ~; **i$::: =s<
, 1881-11-12
a New Road from Cincinnati to the
C0a1-FIeIus.

Special Dtsuatch to Tbs Cnfca3n Trtbuns.
CINCINNATI, O., Nov. ia new railway
company has been Incorporated, to be known
as the Cincinnati, Columbus IL Hooking Val
ley Company, which will make surveys at once
for branch line which will connect Cincin-
natl with the coal region OF the Hooking
valley The subscription books are to be
opened in this city at Ill early date. During
q considerable portion Of the year the Ohio
River IS SO low as to prevent navigation, and
the coal hcets'are unable to leave Pittsburg.
At such times the supply runs low and
prices advance to u high figure.
At present Cincinnati has no exclusively
coal road, and this need it is proposed that
the new road shall till. The other roads
coming into the city receive coal at such a
disadvantage that they carry but little Of it.
and complain that there is llo profit III its
TRANSFORMATION. The new road would have
an the business it could take care Of from
the start: and it is thought could be male to
pay handsomely.
, 1881-11-12

DELAvAS. Wis. Sept 81. ls78.~-G EXITS: I have J
taken not quite one bottle OF the Hop Ditters-
tSvlS feeble Old 7uan OF IS when Gur II. Today
am as active and feel as well as did at 3d.
See great many that need such medicine. s;1 n !
, 1881-11-12
With the public, and to ghaye met cheerful

Tnads ~ other Staras 81. Nc tn firm conrn1lut
lines lines fur Irnnsporta 1ion-an act obviously in ii
instance Of curtain railroad managers; and th
OF Oct !. 1873, in regard to tho proper treai
ment OF CATTLE, sheep. swine, and other nnlma
when Doing transported from nne stare into Ill !.
i"ahIa ~ rirars ue "
NJ N;,,,...o ,o,;o.,,, +,,.+ hofo,a .,v 1ac1s
,,3;,... - ~, .at ~ Wot;an3, ns
tnr. =. i,' y vi invest
,tn,, ~ 4i' reia,' ;n I'll fs ea
inSs: tsioall : b . eoad9etsd y y commits
scn sut,iecfs - os the lcnrin1 of the % transpor
4atin, a,!os+;,,, 80 49,, 1ha ',nr;e,,it,r.I T.,
dus1ria any opu rcie1 @ inteT.sts nf tn
country tie i,' economic an and practical ques
the % tratlie.inierest Of Of railroads. and the Iega
| ami cn1sfifntionai ouest,nns invoiypn in fhe
sni.,rinn ~ tiis 'nnniex md iifiiculf nrnhlein
O-~-0--
| Tho c1,1ca~o freit-L1nc Railroad md
1i.c rEt~ s,vari,e Il PROPOSE. to C.,,
.'1..,. ne NJ ~. 2,s's .cu.a,. ~ ...a, ,,..,
Win nv roaF .'ae.As ~ steet t>at.,
the other Facilities for Transferring e
Freight.
teryiewed Mr.. Million VVeston. General Man.
.e-a, ~ ,1, 1s,,o.n, pa,>1 ~, raiIs1i ~n,,.
asel ot ttIt. eAleaso oel.,Li'lo 1'"!tioau .onl-
pahy, win regard 10 the PROMISED future
mntt.rs afrrctino the intarest ~ rhica m liz
10 VI T1ite"so 'l'',
pie ~ ii1se a1elelroll. MI. weston sald
that there was one point paramount to all
others, which WIS that the road was eojng
ahead An difficulties or ,1lapa, ,,;f1;o,,,;ae
,,n., h.,,, r,,-'..., .,,, .taa. a4e
1''e' oee'4 teAao'eu' ano tues "eie 1eaoS LUZ
work. +
k3'rhe Belt-Line, with its system of conncc-
tlous anu transfers. having been f1,lIv tles-
cribof baratnfora thora av;str ~ ,,.,a,.sit,,
e.. Saas..;..s,a.;~'. 14e isis ~ AeeTssi'S
~ ~ va. IL STARTS at Woii Lake.
jnae I.s+ .,;,G eus Hl oate Hile, Strikes
"est illiu Iofln hlltli IL reaches tne Town OF
JEFFERSON, anu thence west 10 a point li Lake
y, = leW, noL 1ar nort! OF lie CITY limits, and
eonlsc.s VIII M lno NortLi anu y orti-
mariIv n fac;iif,t.. liz M 1ra,sfo !5 ~ W,
freight from Eastern 10 Wnstarn linrs .,;,d
vice versa.
Mr.. Weston said that matters were in such
;I1; Sisspe .nI1 ne ul4 nol care 10 dlscuSs them.
lad hts, ,".;ti,, ",.2 tar atu ~ mc'l0i.
Wuu,ti assiTt,i,. ct,iirrot NJ iii fra;"ht ,ns
TRUSTED to it ut any point, and would deliver
tile same to connecting lines. The road
Wuuiu nave lqar INES " sleel Track, stone
s,,., III n1,nr u.'' ~, nsu.e
would be balIasted will stnn,. tirn,1st,n,It
There were 10 engineering dit}icnItins IN rha
, 1881-11-12

IL. ran,,irntf il mir, tho Nu,,r vnrl- Cont 70
syste!, onto the Southern system of railroad
| ami sprIretl tta hnst. rn,,fa fran ti,a iolt,
shorn IT, th,. f1i'it, n;var,, - 80 ''|Ao
...WefI = sai,i i :. Ie can never .connete
Ri airas ,n9 femnsfava,a OF naltoTe ~ N VG
ami tba F,et ), p"7so"6et' ~ 1'o" 1o1a-
ts ior;t s,,,nosa ,, WAC tho ran,,r stthot
onv ra;iroa; ~, n'.1.a t,a soma r;n,a frn,,
},nr fha Sexv Vnrl- Cantrnl pa;,rond.,os ria
J advantage in freieht. Observation-Disclosures tha
absence OF coal from its line. The pennsyl-
yanla Road has coal, and plenty Of it, cheap.
~. ,,t 'tl9 ue!.!ssv"n t.atlIoau eatl o1iay
/ iocornotiyn oycr its praie w;,ijc e'A the Nav
| York Central can haul more than tifty
freIght-cals laden full In other words, it
i omiy II taReS aoo4t laif me aMonnt OF coal r.
Gnae 70 .i tLe !san,,s,i,.o,;o 4rs;,,e a"s ~ ~
| course the New. York Central l,us tn hnv thaf
coal and pay for the hauling Of it to its line.
| Now, that is one portion OF Air. .Vanderbilt's
| present extensions, to put himself in COM
| municatIon with his own fuel.''
Ills Vanderbilt going to build railroad
| from New York 10 SpriuefieId. Mass. 2n I
| asked.
| mo. don't believe he is. He is not sa1jS=8
fed with tlle New York l. New Haven K:.il-
road. but I hardly think he is going to tie
helyy exDenst of .co,fnecrfnp Sprinvfe1d wifi,
New York, where there is liready une line
{nr sn%,. So
iie laS iarse interGst III t1at rottd, anu also
H., t1 nusV t = AaoMiY. ~ uoes not look
reasollslplo tiat ne IS gone at once TO p1lt Two
Ioaas , over tue same lefrl1ory. But he Is un-
ist is lne gu!Iauce OF tne proao-sccshS men OF
tas ss.'l lilahIhg MS lnel connections. IEat
,'o,s, m,S oi.e p.'aPose u Mt sisis 20 Teh1iSyl-
,':n., sIiita 10 iooh at cosll-ilela MI ander-
ollts caI haa TO run ABOUT flfty miles over
E1lG m;. u ane ieased li3es M OF tne Haitimore d
Vnlo 3y' LuupIn;!;; LUIS nnade Uncle Jake
is,,,t th;c ;,,,rionnn III =. 81 D;i}, ,, ~,
imst Jnscriheti nrro++ nt psta - ~, VIZ 4sas
cient i,stnrv cn'n;nt ~ a;ft, N.Y. - ".l
lis house,, And hy fi1e wnv;, % said tHa
speaker, "if an accident had happened to
tNat tram, tile whole Vanderbilt family, OF
ho1 a. leiss t.lo E1o"h parI OF H. Wouid have
Vnnderhit ond ;s 11unia 1at.a Mlc ,r.lia, Mi,a,l
eldest son, Cornelius. and then william K
Vanderbilt and Fred Vanderbilt.''
Dil AR. Deyereux, of Cleveland, have
i.5 ia,;1 I"ls u 10 WIZ transferring the Cleye-
Ta;iro,I ~ lrand.r,';Ita ElllGit1 1nu11napols
-. n NJ h1'i;n,!,. -: ,1
,,,ttar ~ Ta,..1tt nc nan aiy WI III tue
10 s,,.i,,,,e 49,. 49,, % ppt1ar ,n OAlo b'lb
- ." ls4too nv ouCi4 lHIutlCE DIS 1lT. fIMuEr-
, 1881-11-12


ST. LOUIS, No., Nov. H.-The Hannibal &,
St. Joseph bond case is to be brought before
the Supreme Court. 4 petition for q writ Of
nialidamus is to be filed at Jefferson City in
this court by the Hannibal & st. Joseph
Company agsinst the State Treasurer, ,sbased
OIL the refusal Of that officer yesterday, upon
the demand made by the company, to certify
to the Government that said company had
paid into the State Treasury sum Of money
equal in amount to all the indebtedness due
or or owing by said company to- the State and
al Liabilities incurred By the State by reason
OF having issued its bonds and loaned the
sum to said company as 4 loan Of the credit
OF the State, t0-wit: S3,C00, 900, together with
all the interest that had accrued and re-
manned unpaid at tile time of the payment
made by said company, On June 20 last, to
the State. to-wit: S90,0O0- The receipt given
III June was only for money paid on account
and without the certificate demanded. Tie
States lien. This mode OF bringing the ac-.
tion is to determine tie whole matter.
, 1881-11-12

. M+ARs11ALLTowS, H., Nov. 1.-THE Di-
rectors of the Central Iowa Road are holding
a series of meetings in this city, the ostensi-
bic object being the passing upon work re-
Gently done by the Iowa Construction Com
pany. Kunlor, however, prophcsies a
change of management and the merging of
the road into the Wabash system. There are
present President IN. Cato, Secretary Charles
alexander, John Il. Latrobe OF Baltimore,
K: l.. Atllurst 0f Philadelphia, II. II. Rug
Eles. G: A. Z. Davis, and George Taintor Of
, 1881-11-12
The Contemplated Advance In West
Round Freight Rates.

| Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune
| New YoRK, Nov. 11.-Tle recent advance
directed on all westwart-pound freight on
the lines of the Erie Railway and the Pepl,-
| syly:inia Ccntra! Railroad has been the cause
Of considerable cogitutlon with those inter
csted in rival rates. The advance is very
| considerable one. and the rates determined
upon have been advertised as to prevail on
Monday. The new tariff is as follows: For
first class freight, 60 cents; for second
class, so cents; third class, 10 cents;
and fourth class, IS cents, as against
IS cents. IS cents 30 cents ~nnd
20 cents Of tl,e former rafcs of tronsnnrt,t;nn %
- 80 Ho' tapsolutei.. cef1ain ellas 1le auF'1ice
VIII De adopted III Erle on Monday, although
the preliminary steps in the way of serving
notices. etc. had heen given. nnt. own. #,
'..iol 1""'1o4 1eee.'so W eAe o,"eiale
o. the lattef ROAD after tile notice lad been
delivered to the Central. t,l unexpected cle-
ment Of uncertainty was introduced. Erie
,,,reno c., s-'-,,tI "..sv ..,s. 's ,.s..:' :"
p"1sue' oa1u Il gentleman aoday ha'leS Il
knowledge OF the Erie Company's purposes:
"rhe fact is. there is reason for
doubt that tile PENNSYLVANIA Company really
;,to,d, - ~ ,.,I,at - aa,,s,;saa 49,,
lnsenso ~ Nv "nas - s'u'cli'ses anu push
up freight rates on Monday, although III
preparation for that advance the Erie people
have served notice IN the New ynrk fantral
fo1ts tl,o+ t, S,r;n, .,.t ,o,,n,1 ,.,.;,f III, 49,
,'.as r1e l.'c "tseo'u4u .'l1il "1tl oe
u pl1ceu nc ~ cents. ~ cents, 1orty cents, ana
- cents on tirst, SECOND, third and fourth |
classes Of freight respectively. the basis being
from New Y,,rk IN fhjcoro Tl,is notice |
was served in pnofl f,th hut this aftarnno,,
n hitcl, has ncr,rrs.i Whit for ''J, tl,l
time nav block the nrnnosr,1 n1ans
Fla fsnston ~ sih,,, - p4ofvso f;"n ~ p.atto .n
, 1881-11-12
The Vanderbilt Isoati. Tryln. to Rec
tfsy Their Mistake in Advancing
EaN1-bOulld Freight. skatas

Eass-bound Freight skatex.
lie announcements i'll yesterdays TRIBUNE
that the Eastern trunk lines had advanced
rates Oil west-bound frcishts took most rail
roau nlen BY surprise. 1t was known that
efforts were being made to bring about such
all advance, but 1t was the general opinion
that 1t could not be done without an agree
niellt between the trunls-line Presidents, and
this gave rise to the rliu,ors tint peace had
been restored between them. AS stated YES
tefuay, however, there was no truth in the
runors, AMI no understanding has been ar
rived at between the Presidents OF the trunk
lines. HE pennsylvania, after failing in its
efforts to bring about Il general advance. te-
c1ued to 20 1T alone, and us soon rs its ac-
tl0n BECAME knOEn the other trunk lines
followed suit. Whether the new rates can
De maintained without a general agreement
IS matter of doubt. As long is there is no
binding agreement special rates will always
he natle to certain classes of shippers. and it
Is only those who make small shipments and
nave no friends at court who will be charged
the regular tariff rate.
:, IN the matter OF east-s,ound rates every
thing remains the same ,;ts heretofore, Tile
anti FanderoiIt roads slow no disposition to
il'cet the rates 1n:de by the Vanderbilt lines
last Monday, and the latterare in uunlltlnry
as q; to what to do under the circumstances
i ney lals to oopeniyct'ln!l1cnce reduction il,
rates, and thus show that they have been
beaten by tlleir adyersarits, and yet they can
not well afford to flaye;, higher tariff than
Their competitors, IS this has the effect uf
essia1iglnt5 many at their patrons. or course,
pers, and it Is understood that they have elo1e
50 III many Instances during the week.
but the. effect will be 4 bal one. as
independent shippers. will 90 to lines
, 1881-11-12
The E'ittsbur@, Youngstown G Chicago
IEGiIroad. ,

The E'ittsbur@, Youngstown & Chicago
ISGiIroad. -
The Cleveland Herald says: ~ rumor
has been in cirlnIation lately to the effect
that work was about 10 be stopped on the
Pittsburg. Youngstown & Chicago Railway,
how building between 'Plttsburg and Akron,
and which is intended to eventually extend
10 Chicago. 1t was also reported that the
road was financially cramped, and was about
to ask fur new loan of - 100000 On this
subject the Pittsburg Leader yesterday COLI
tanned Il dispatch from Youngstown, with
all interview will, President Andrews. Mr..
Andrews said work had not stopped on the
as Tar as Akron west-in the end to Ehicugo
and in the east to rittsburg. lie could
not say exactly how the road was. going to :
get into Pittsburg OF what connections would
be made there, but the city will not
fence it, out; it needs more - rail-
roads. The four million loan :, has
, 1881-11-12
afr. Vanderbilt No r.expccter of Per-
xn3fS.

Wr. Vanderbilt No fsespecter Of Per-
xonS.
MIR. Vanderbilt is nOrcspecter Of persons,
rot even if one Of those persons holds tie
high, exalted position of General Manager of
one OF his roads. lie has lately played it
upon Mr..John Newell, General Manager of
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, in the
matter of a railroad-crossing dispute, in a
way that must be exceedingly CALLING to that
gentleman. The following from the Cleye-
land Leader tells the story: "A somewhat
extended litigation has been in progress in
Erie County between the Lake Shore and
tile Wheeling Il Lake Erie Railroads, the
former having cnjoincd the latter company
from crossing on the same level at Huron.
4 compromise. WAS effected. whereby the
Wheeling y Lake Erie people agreed TO run
under the Lake Shore track. provided the
track of the latter would be raised six
feet When the proposition was submitted
to ACKNOWLEDGMENT Newell lie objected to
the amount of the elevation, lie being willing
to raise his road but four feet. lie finally
agreed To five feet. but would 20 no further.
After a few days. WUrkinen were engaged in
raising the Lake Shore track tile Required six
feet, and some curiosity WAS eNtal,t rs to Iluw
the work could proceed without tile consent
Of the General Manager. It has finally
leaked out that the interested parties com
municated will higher officials in New
York. who gaye them permission to 60 on
with the work without Mr.. NeweIl's pcrrnjs-
sion. The great iuagnate had nothing tn do
hut 10 nurse his wrath Ill the privacy nf his
office at being thus superseded By his supe-
rlors in authority"
, 1881-11-12

panlcs shall furnish 0ss TO shippers eaui1abi.,
III proportion 70 .uruers therefor, and that no
preference in facilities shall he afforded 10 one
shipper a:sitinsL bis competitor in {rat,e Pref
crences III the Hatterof supplying cars and fur
ttishlnE other facilities for Securing prompt und
SPECIFY transportation nay prove in practice to he
determinations quite us unjust anu Injurious
cven us nre considerable differences III freight
charSes- The enforcement of such rules us
those above indicated would undoubtedly tend
to correct very many OF the most serious abuses
which now exist tn railroad trans por,a ton. If
srd ss ,paeh % IN the wa 9f reform could be fully
mich less difficulty TO adjust differences us 10
the territorial limits OF tho 1raic operations of
competing lines. the rcintirt rates which shnI]
prevail! over competing rail and wAtcr lines anu
the relative ratcs which shuii prevail with re-
spect Il, tie commercial interests Of rival cities
In England there was established in 1877 a
tribunal known as
TIE RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS,
OF whom! there are three One must be a.
laWyefr LIE Sec0lat i practical railway man
:'set, and the third the pussessor Ut a general
knowledge OF public policy.
In practice the d1ties OF the commission EN-
brace such mailsrs us compelling companies to
ing lines. seeing that b,ogs OF rutes and tI,s-
tlnces ,re kept opcu for inspectiuu ut tile yari-
Gus ru'irs'hd stations, liking the sha1e Of tho
through rates which, IN such cuses, each r,,1I
snail receive. order the cous, rucuon OF suitable
station accommodations, adjusting differences
between railway and canal companies, Icc,uing
rs u The relative rutcs which shall prevail viii,
respect IT, different places On tho same line u11d
ON didercnt lines, the amount Of 1eruiuai
charKes. the compensation to bt awHrded 10 tho
SaEiuus companies for the transportation of the
1Ea1ls, and :iiso great variety Vt questions Us
10 whether preferences in ferarti to accom-
lnodatiuns, rates, and fares or ure not justd-
nile
The number of cases in which the powers Of
the commission have been invoked is SURPRISING
~ few, ind even of the cnscs actually cnm;1l~
before tue commission t,ra}n,rfinT,
has merely required its info,rlul lurdlatortaI
Offices. IN order 10 lead the parties in dispute
~ an adjustment Of their differences The: :s11e-
enc cases pussed upon, and the general rites /
evolved from tho decision Of the Con,ujssiOn1
ers IN these cases, appear to have been regarded
oy me railroads as typical of the rules OF policy
WHICH should govern them In their dealings
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-17

THE wild hunt for Office was per-
haps never greater than now. The
President and Departments are be-
sieged by the clsmoring multitude for
all the positions in their gift from
foreign missions to the most insignifi.
cant clerkships in the departments.
The torch bearers in the late election
are after their pay and demand that
those who furnished the election funds
and paid their assessments as a condi.
ton of remaining, be ousted to make
room for them. They are all of one
party, and the party services of one
set are about as meritorious as the other.
The experience and efficiency of the
ins will no doubt outweigh the claims
Of the Osats, and but comparatively few
changes will be made.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-17

VIRGINIANs GRIEvEDi-A num-
Der Of Virginia Republicans and Con-
gressmen recently called upon Presi-
dent Garfield TO state their grievances.
They complain that the Virginia Re
publicans were badly treated by the
last administration, and intimated that
if the present administration is not
more fair it cannot receive their sup
port in Congress or elsewhere. Presi-
dent Garfield, not being very favora-
bly, impressed with the temper and
style of addressing him, dismissed his
discontented visitors by requesting
them to put their grievances in writ.
ing.