The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-05
New Orleans futures opened steady at u &c for
August, remained unchanged during the day,
closing dull ut same price. Sales II bales
RAILROAD ITEMS.

TRAINS are running on the Central railroad
between McXica and Celaya.
The president of the Msxcan Central railway
company says that the Mexican government has
been better than Its promiseseS to his company
1t Is understood n proposition has been made
by jay Gould 10 purchase the Fort Smith ~
H. X. NJ. K. and Texas railroads, both belong.
ing to the same parties, but II Is not believed 1t
will be accepted.
The Missouri Pacific will be completed to
Omaha by June Ii, when lightning express
train will be nut on between ST. Louis and Oma.
ha, making the run between ST. Louis aud Lcav.
cnworth IN eight or nine hours. The run now
takes thirteen hours.
From the railroad ut Kclton Utah territory. TO
Haley Idaho on Wood riycr the charge of
/, eight by team Is ! cents per pound, II takes
ten and Il half days TO make the nip travelling
sixteen miles per day.
The Mexican authorities report that so kilo.
meters of railway have been constructed by the
Central company, 26S by the National and ca by
the Tehunntepcc. The statutes of the Gould
and Degrees company have been approved.
Work on the lecsberg Il Indian River Railway
progresses rapidly. The Advance says Tho
distance from leeSburg 10 WildSood Is fifteen
miles. 800 hands are vt work, ana five miles OF
the grading is completed
The Chesapeake x ohio railroad mpany
must pay Sli00O0 IN back taxes, the supreme
court of West Virginia having Il, cidcd thu' an
immunity granted by the legislature is Illegal
PUEBLO. Col, April sN-rhc Denver u New
Orleans ruod reached Pueblo yesterday, The
people are more than delighted. grand cclr.
nruIiun In honor OF the event will be held on
Wednesday night.
Jay Gould Is among the unfortunatcs com.
PEELED by cXlorii1naio landlords 10 move to-day.
Ills broadway office. for which Russell Sage and
himself have paid $500 rent, has been leased
To others for sl2tO0.
To encourage tree planting along It's line the
Northern Pacific railroad offers free trnnspofta.
ton of forest trees tree seed and cuttings mud
al nFiVpa "a tlnsn mi Ia,
planting groves The premiums are nee passes
over the road To aud from ST. Paul NJ such date
ns to allow It's holder to attend the annual meet.
ing If the state Forestry association. The fN,
prcnliHm awards IRE made to two men In each
county through which the Northern Pacific
may pass who under prescribed rules accom-.
plish the best results In tree planting, ON their
premium tickets they can travel the round trip,
taking with them their wives and children.
4 Cincinnati dispatch says there Is n serious
hitch IN the pool arrangement for controlling the
| Cincinnati Hamilton q Dayton road Mr.. jew
ett In the Interest OF Erie, bought the pool stock
which was q majority, giving the owners the
option of taking cash at par or Etie certificate,
guaranteeing per cent Interest. II was repre-.
seated to Jcwett that half million would mpct
all cash demands aud the rest would be glad "a
take certificates II turned out, however, thai
| The bulk Of the stockholders wanted cash, aud
| the $500, ~ being exhausted. payment has been
suspended until Mr.. lewcu provides more
| money This makes the stockholders NIL the
more clamofuus for cash, several thousand
snut,s having been presented today aud mol
taken up. There is widespread dissatisfaction
and dlslrust
CHICAGO. May l-Jay Gould reached this city
this evening after n trip Of inspection covering
/ 1000 miles OF road under his control lie pro
nuunccs the rumur that Wabash Is about to pas,
into the hands Of q receiver to be absurd, ant
s'ys he has practically taken II on his shoulders
because he considers II n valuable property. II,
expresses great qualification ut the outlook fo
crops and traffic In Illinois, Missouri, Texas
Kansas and Nebraska lie says the only thinl
the railroads Of the west have to fear Is uiwis'
| aud adverse legislation. lie does not anticipate
y war Of rates between roads west Of the Mis-
| souri, river IN consequence Of the extension .
the Missouri Pacific 10 junction with the rnioi
Pacific He says he stu iayors the establish
mcnt Of new stock-yards nj Chicago aud hai
pledged o. 90 o for the work whenever II ma
be recmed advisable 70 nut II into operation
Gould will remain In the city a couple OF days
The Two Republics says railway construction
IN Nexiro advances. From the capital towar
the north, aud frunf the Rio 0rande south. IN
1hn Hn<