The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-23
RAILROAD ITEMS.

VANDERBILT denies the report that he had
purchased the Mcintyre interest in the
Canada Pacific.
Fresh reports of consultations, affecting
the Wabash and the roads in the southwest
are in circulation.
Eccles late of the Denver IL Rio Grande
railway, was appointed general superinten-
dent Of the Denver ~ New Orleans road
This new road is finished slxty-six miles
from Denver, and will reach Pueblo in six
weeks.
In the circuit court ut Milwaukee the
Northern Transit company sued the Grand
Trunk railway company for $500, 600
damages for breach of contract.
Seventeen railroads in Pennsylvania
have incurred II penalty of 5000 each be-
cause ola failure to make their annual re-
ports, and the encouragement will bring
them to judgment.
A telegram to Messrs. Woodward d
Wight announces the safe arrival Mt
Tampico, Mexico on February Is, of the
steamship Alabama, having on board
nearly 600 laborers and quantity of sup
| plies for the Mexican Central railroad.
| It is announced that the Pennsylvania
railroad will open shorter line between
| Chicago and Cincinnati by way of Rich
mond, than over the road TO be constructed
10 Camp Denison on the Little Miami,
/ thence to Cincinnati.
/ The American Humane society offers a
prize of 5000 cash for model cattle car
which will permit the animals to be ted and
watered in the transit. The time for pre-
sentlng models will expire October /, lSs2
/ There are rumors of an approaching tele.
/ graph war. II is said that the Mutual
/ Union, the Rapid, and the Baltimore &
| Ohio have been making severe cuts on the
trade of large dealers. All these new lines
| have increased their forces largely, The
Baltimore & Ohio is said to he contracting
| for twenty-five wires from Philadelphia to
| New York, and for twenty wires from
/ Washington to Philadelphia
/ The Tyler Courier says; So far, We have
been unable to procure any reliable infor
nation about the intention ofthe managers
of the Kansas Il Gulf Short Line railroad
as to when work will commence north of
Jacksonville. We are keen TO see work
commence on this side of Jacksonville, and
hope soon to be able TO announce that the
gap Is to be filled up before the year lSSa
shall have glidcd by.
II has been whispered for some time past
that the new Kansas enterprise known as
the Leavenworth, Topeka 4 Southwest.
ern railway, is an offspring Of the Chicago,
Rock Island u Pacific, George W. Man.
chester, formerly assistant general mana.
ger of the Alchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe
is at the head Of the enterprise. Right-of.
way has been secured for $50 miles west of
Leavcnworth, and construction work Is
well advanced between Leavenworth and
Topeka. The route us located from Leaycn.
worth to Topeka lies midway between the
Atchson and the Kansas Poetic roads.
Notwithstanding tho promising character
OF the scheme, the higher officials OF the
Rock Island road declare that there is no
relationship between that company and the
Kansas kid
The Boston & Maine railroad company
unioldcd to-day, before q legislative com.
mttee its great scheme for entering the
city OH elevated tracks, similar to that re.
Gently put in practice by the
Pennsylvania railroad In Philadelphia.
The committee on railroads will
visit Philadelphia In few days. The prop
osition of the Boston & Maine IL to begin
the use Of lis tracks at a point Just south Of
Broadway. IN Somerville. and 20 attain
gradually height Of eighteen feet, at
which elevation the SIX tracks will be
brought TO the station IN lIdJmarket
square, Boston. The cost Of the work will