The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-22

the Hennepin canal but a minority report
against the pro ect will be made
); W. Eccles has been appointed general su.
perintendent Of the Denver & New Orleans road.
tie has been the general freight agent OF the
Denver 4 Rio Grande road for the past -four
years, and previous 10 that was general agent
OF the Kansas Pacific at Denver aud also of the
same road at Chicago. Mr.. Eccles is q years Of
railroad experience
Y. J. McWade, general baggage agent of the
pennsylvania railroad company, gives notice
that kennels for the transportation of dogs In
baggage cars are now provided by the company.
The kennels will be forwarded IN the same man.
ner as baggage.
A city contemporary sta'eS that the manage.
ment OF the Mexico \ Vera Cruz railroad are per
fecting arrangements whereby the Journey be.
tween Vera Cruz and Mexico can be made IN Il
hours. II says that the train will start from
Vera Cruz at 8, m , and arrive In the city at 3
rp. m Of the same day. The time for putting
March Too good TO be true.
Central Payihc trains are lying at Blue Canyon
road, being blocked by u heavy snow Three
miles east OF Emigrant gap snow slide carried
| away the sheds Another slide occurred at
Tamarack The damage is not known Plows
and strong force of men are at work clearing
| the road
The work of construction on the Sonora rail-
| road has begun in the Magdaena district and
will be vigorously pushed toward Tucson, Ar.
IONA The Sociedad, of san Francisco, says UNI
der date of December III that Thomas NicEerson
and party have been inspecting the line and
have decided TO choose the Magdaena route.
| Mr. Pedro Dez Gutierrez, the governor of the
state Of San Luis Potosi, has direrted letter TO
all the influential parties In the state unite
with him to hasten the completion of the rail-
road from san Luis Potosi 10 Tampico He is
convinced that the railroad will have, upon the
prosperity OF the state, most beneficial effect
and calls upon the hacendados to spare all the
laborers they eau TO assist in the work of con-
struction.
Articles of consolidation were filed on the 18th
instant between the Missouri Pacific, in Ne
braska and the Missouri Pacific railroad, in
Missouri The consolidated company will be
styled the Missouri Pacific railroad Opposite
the signature of Jay Gould, president of the
Missouri Pacific, are the figures 81, $50, 00O and
he has signed another document for S2gi 900.
The name of Russell Sage is put down for s.,
SOi, 400, and u gentleman whose name could not
be deciphered but is probably none the less
good on that account writes sl950,00o after his
signature.
The traffic on the recently opened division OF
the Central railroad to Queretaro is increasing
4 number of the residents of this city
have taken trip over the line for the purpose Of
seeing the road and getting a change of air Ma
uves of Queretaro can hardly realize that they
are within so few hoursof Mexico Excursions
between the two places viii be In order.
II. G.. Townsend, general passenger agent OF
the Wabash railway gives notice that the com
pany will grant stop,over pri .ileges to passen
gers hclding tirstclass, unlimited singe-triI
tickets on any portion of the line, east or ives
of the Mississippi river instead of conhnin,
their issue to the lines east of the Mississippi a
has been their custom heretofore. The Stop
over cheeks " III be limited to ffteen'days.
The plans for GO kilometres of the orlen
tai (Gould-De Gress) railroad have beef
approved by the federal government from
Laredo south and the work of construction com
menced. The chief engineer of this roaC
} Major wathen is expected in this city In few
days. A section of engineers have been in Pa
chuca, lxmiquilpan and other points making re
connoissance for the most feasible route.
The managers of the Southern Pacific road, /
is said, have been instructed by Governor Stan
ford and Mr. Huntington. TO build and extension
tof the road from Mohave junction to the Color
ado river to connect at the latter point with tn
Atlantic " Pacific, which is now building
westward. The distance from Mohaye June
ton TO the Colorado river Is 300 miles. Tn
whole distance is to be completed during tn
present year. The Atlantic Il Pacific is nov
within $50 miles of the Colorado river II is SAT-
that the new line from St Louis TO San Fran
cisco VIII be an accomplished fact on January !
} 1883.
The Ohio narrow. gauge system, with 50
miles of tract, Is TO be consolidated next Tues
day under the title of the Toledo, Cincinnati
ST. LOWS road and nearly all the new Ill
reetors will be Boston capitalists. The syndieat
will pay sl.50O,o00 for the assets of the cor
struction company.
Mr. Marvel, general manager of the ST. Pau
Minneapolis Manitoba railway, gives motto
that one George IL. Nelson has In someway pr,
cured a printed letter head and stamp OF thu
company, and Is using them for securing raj
road passes In the west and south. Whetht
: Nelson is the scamp's real name or only n
alias is not known, but In any event he il PR
nounced a fraud and swindier by the generi
manager Of tho company.
FREIGHTs
! On cotton from Dallas, are as follows.