The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-25
In New Orleans futures opened barely steady.
point below the last sales Saturday, and closed
steady at points decline. Sales 81 200 bales -
Liverpool futures opened dull, were dull and
steady during the day, aud C osed dull at Satur-
RAILROAD ITEMS.

W. II. vAYpRRBrLr has engaged passage for
Europe on the steamer that sails May 9th.
Tie'cutng on the Crow reservation in Mon
tana territory has been stopped by the govern
ment
II is stated that Colonel Huntington has pur-
chased thirty acres OF land ut Houston, Texas
on which TO locate the extensive car-shops OF
his company.
On the Mexican Central road $50 miles have
been ironed, which leaves Just eighty-two miles
Of track laying yet to be finished up to reach
chihuahua.
ills estimated that 1910 Italians win be en-.
ployed In the construction OF the West Shore
road between Schenectady and Little Falls this
summer.
The railway aud other shipments east from
western states, during 1851, amounted TO 10, iSs-
2l6 tons. OF this enormous amount OF freight
traffic nearly one.flfth was shipped through and
out OF Chicago.
j. T. Clark, general superintendent of the
Union Pacific road, has rendered his resignation,
to accept the same position on the Chicago Mil
waukcc & St Paul.
The salary Of the new general superintendent
Mr.. J. 4. Clark. of the ST. Paul company Is an.
nomced TO be slS0O0. Several other changes
ARE about TO De made.
Two hundred men oftho Burlington 4 Nilsson.
ri road, during Tuesday night laid three hun
dred feet Of track In Denver, In thirteen minutes,
u avoid an Injunction by the gas company.
Two thousand persons enjoyed the sport
Tho house committee ON Pacific railroads, to-
tive Brigham's bill proposing an appropriation
OF $50 900 To enable the secretary of war to pur'
chase the Pacific telegraph lint. and branches.
The Lehigh Valley railroad, II is said has
track facilities from waverlcy where its linc
now Joins the Erie road, 10 buffalo, and has also
bought ten lake steamers and n building two
more for It's new coal shipment line from Buffalo
TO Chicago.
The grading on tho Colo ado extension of the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy will be completed
this week. The end of the track Is only seventy
miles from Denver, and track laying 10 going OF
at the rate Of two and one.quarter miles pei
day.
The Texas & St Louis bridge win be finished
across the Brazos on April Goth and tested ol
April 9th In the presence of the officers aud al
rectors OF the road. Three heavy engines vii
be placed on each span. The company will 10
cate their shops at McGrgor Springs II miles
west OF Waco, ut the crossing OF The Gulf ,olo
| RADIO 4 Santa Fe rad.
! The senate committee on railroads has agreed
! to recommend the passage OF the bill incorpora
| tIng the Cherokee Central railroad company
with right-o(-way through Indian Territory
/ from Fort smith, Arkansas, along the Arkansas
Grand and Nerdlgris rivers to q polnt on y lin,
between Indian Territory aud Kansas, nea
| Arkansas City.
/ OMAHA, April gi.--Thc first iraiu over the Mis-
| souri, Pacific railway OF Nebraska was the spec
lsl OF Jay Gould aud party, which arrived thi
afternoon ffoM lliawa,hn, Kansas, and will
ltnNc tu.morfoW morning lur lnc souW VIZ w
Wabash railway, Next week mixed trains 70
local business will DO rnt on between omah'
and Illawaths.
The new general code Of New York. wbicl
goes Into effect May |, provides that train met
and steamboat hands who get drunk may "
sent 10 the peniien,laty, that itshall be q mis-
demeaiior TO place baggage or freight immedi
ately amer passenger car, or 70 employ loco
motive ..nglneer who cannot read ofdinnf
hand vfiuhr .that railroad employees mus, WA
uniforms on pain Of nprlseninent
The 81 Louis 4 san frnncisro railway com
rany have commenced track laying ON ihei
Atlantic 4 Pacific extension west from vintr
day morning. and track Having viii continue 4
the rate of one mile per day TO The Arksnss
liver ~ the Cfeek nation, . distance Of firty
ave milea the grade and bridging now h
NJ. Harris q IN shstss Of thIs WORK. with hi
Tbs @hpss'sS SSiks Mexican Central has