Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-29
Various Railroad Matters.

terest in the warfare between the railroads for
western traffic seems TO be growing in intensity
The passenger war remains about the same as
on Tuesday evening, except that the Pennsyl-
wanna railroad decided on "Wednesday morning
to take a hand i'm the fight again from Boston.
and commenced the sale of tickets at the follow
ing rates, via New York: To Chicago - 50; Gin
| cnnatl % 5Oand st. Louis S1l 50, or the same
rates as via the New York Central while the
Grand Trunk continues its s. rate aud the Erie
charges Sl2, via the tunnel The Grand Trunk
and Central Vermont have decided to give
another lesson in low freight rates, conse-
quently the following schedule upon West bound
/ freight TO Chicago is announced from their
/ Boston Offices On first class freight IS cents
per 100 lbs, reduction from the regular rate
IS cents; second class % cents reduction from
60 cents; third class 20 cents. Il reduction from
4O cents; fourth class and special Is cents q re-
ductiOn from 40 cents.
SALE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD
dispatch from Charleston SC. saws that
the South Carolina railroad was sold there yes
terday at public auction under the decree Of the
US circuit court. There were only two bid
ders. namely the purchasing committee. who
represent nearly the whole of the bonded debt
below the first mortgage and seven-eighths Of
| the stock, and the Charleston syndicate who
have lent money to the company on the security
OF ITS bonds. The property was knocked down
| 10 w: ii. Brawley. for the purchasing commit
tee, for 81 ,2750O0. over and above the first
mortgage debt of about % 600 OoO There il no
opposition or objection to the sale which will
be confirmed by the court in September or 90
tober.
| PROVIDENCE SURPRISE PARTY.
telegram from Providence. RI, on the 28th,
states that at O'Clock "Wednesday the managers
of the New York and New England Railroad
company sent q train with large gang of men
to that city. with their working tools, carloads
OF gravel DC. The men were quietly stationed
10y the fence dividing the railroad track from the
city land, and at a signal 400 feet of the fence
went down and $50 feet of the track were moved
nine feet on to the city land. Before the work
was completed the police were alarmed and
thirty of the railroad workmen were arrested,
and operations were stopped. The proceeding
ofthe railroad company causes great Indignation
as IT becomes known, and IL Will greatly pre-
JUDGE the interests of the railroad company.
THE FLORIDA ENTERPRISE.
A conference will be held in Philadelphia
to-day between the Philadelphia capitalists
who made the purchase of 4.000.000 acres
of land i'm Florida and the Representatives
OF the Florida Southern. the Peninsula and
| the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West roads
/ In regard to granting the latter right of way
| through the property. The roads had been pro-
jected through the lands prior to the purchase
by the Philadelphians. but they had failed to
Withdraw the same from the state. At the con-
ference to-day the privileges asked for by the
roads will be granted. Gov. BloNham. of Fla
agreeing to exchange other land for that given
to the railway companies.
Mr. BooKwALTER ACCEPTS THE DEMOCRATIC
| NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR OF 0HIo.-Gen. j.
/ Ii. Steedman. chairman of the committee ap-
| pointed by the Ohio democratic state convention
! to notify j. w. Bookwalter of his nomination
! for governor, has received that genteman's
reply. Mr.. Bookwalter heartily concurs in the
spirit and letter of the platform. He considers
that the Legislature would not be justified in
yielding to the dictation of corporations and
monopolies entrenched in wealth. as against
the masses OF the people. particularly the agri-
cultural and mechanical classes which have
only numerical power. without concentration or
organization. With regard TO the resolution
against mere sumptuary legislation, Mr.. Book
walter says he does not understand that il i'm
plies hostility to national and practical measures
for the abatement of any evils with which
society is afflicted. The preservation of social
order and the restraint and control Of elements
OF danger to the community which cannot be
wholly removed are properly within the scope
OF constitutional legislation. The declarations
OF the platform on the tariff question and on
the relations Of capital and labor meet his
hearty approval.
THE FUNERAL of Justice Nathan Clifford took
place in Portland, Me-, yesterday afternoon, ut
3 o'clock, at the First Parish church, prior to
which private services had been held at the res
idence of his son, VIM Henry Clifford. Among
the distinguished men present were Chief JUS
tice Waite. Associate Justice Miller Gen. Banks.
Judges Blodgett. of Chicago Knowles. Of Prov
idence and Hackett, of New Hampshire.
The republicans Of the Iowa state senatorial
district, comprising Adair Madison and Cass
counties yesterday nominated c. b. Hunt 10
succeed LATE Young, and instructed their meme
bers of the legislature to vote for Kasson for
United States Senator.