The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-26
RAILROAD ITEMS.

PETROLEUM Is used for fuel on railway in
Russia and on the steamers of the Caspian sen.
Over 1000 hands have been discharged by the
Pennsylvania railroad company on account of
the dullness of business
A mile of railroad track day. according 10
the actual experience of w. NJ. johnson, of
Temple, Bell county, Texas, incurs an expense
of slgl So
The Philadelphia & Reading railroad com.
pany and Coal 4 Iron company earned profit
In April OF $685.
NEW YORK, May % The bondholdcrs OF the
C, c. al. q railroad ratified the agreement
for foreclosure of sll,95o,OO0 OF consolidated
| mortgage bonds.
The board Of supervisors of Henry county,
Virginia, have unanimously Endorsed the sub
| scrinton of that county for $4,000 to the stock
| of the Danyille x New River railroad.
The probabilities are that suspension bridge
will be adopted by the Louisville and New
Albany bridge company instead OF the structure
| originally designed
New YoRK, May - The additional 81, 600 600
| subscription to the Mexican National Construc'
tion company the Pdlmer-Sullvan conCession)
| closed to-day; all taken,
| The emigrant travel westward over the Cen.
trail Pacific averages about one hundred aud
fifty per day ut present while the travel by
Idaho and Montana over the Utah Il Northern
numbers about one hundred per day,
The house committee on Judiciary adopted the
report of the subcommittee declaring that the
lands granted the Northern Pacific railway were
lnt NlllhllNN VI lNuI VIII Ilt'
sent a dissenting report Chairman Reed was
authorized 10 submit the majority report 10
the house.
ClNciSNArI, May q, The trustees of the Gin,
Clnnau, Hamilton & Dayton railroad system
mailed twenty thousand shares Of stock of that
railroad yesterday, to President H. j. JewctL at
New York
Work is being rapidly pushed forward on the
Nioks6urg, Shreveport Pacific railroad, and ~
fast rs the water rccedcs q force ~ 30 men NJ,
olcyuting and repairing the road bed. Nearly
I7j feet Of bridging has been built and repaired
since the water has been falling, hut II does mo-
fall fast enough Madison Journal
The Pullman Palace Car company have jus
laid the foundations for five hundred new cot
iagos ut Pullman when these arn completed
there will have been erected 1900 homes Of thl
kind by this company In the now town bcarlni
It's name. Every one OF these already built I
occupied, and those In prCcCss OF construction
arr spoken for,
The Chicago, Milwaukee & 81, Paul railroad
, have now larger mileage owned by one cumpa
ny than any, other corporation ~ the world
miles In 1870 6q2 miles. In lSs
i,5iL and In lSsi, Az miles were added
making the total mileage OF this road ut tn
close OF 1851 i,2l7 miles. Tho most Of the new
thinly populated where the lines wcTc built
$ and depending for prohts on the rapid settle
y mcnt OF the country, which Is being apidl
i filed up with an industrious population
InFnukn NNIs NhNt Uttu llhVtu W
| the Northern Pacific to run between St Pau
and bismarck. and q through train will prohab
$ be run TO Miles City without nll.night stops q
bismarck and Gleniivc, ~ now, next wccl
|, | This will be great convenience to the Yellow
. stone tourist rs the present plan Is a It'll
Il ,ortous To the pilgrim aud IL regarded a. hard
/, shlp By old stasefs, Concord stages will 500
d connect nj the end Of the track for Bofcmat
= where parties can be provided with transports
" ton TO tho National park Of the lellowston
II when the season sets III, which will be early
IL July when the high waet IN the fifchole an
a Glbbon rivers has subsidized,
" The Denver extension fthe Chicago. nutllnI
h ton 4 Quincy from the Missouri river TO DENY,
Q. will be completed by Thursday night next N
26th inst, four days earlier than the time set !,
X the completion Of the work. There has been
great deal OF enterprise shown In this work.
Il many as three miles Of track have been laid
h Que day during the progress of the wofl
A. Freight trains will be run a. soon as there
IN any freight delivered To the company TO carr,
III The running of passenger trains will not be b
10 gun until about The lat Of July by that tin
"a The track will be In excellent condition and u
4 company will have completed every afrAng
IN ment relating 10 through passenger business.
~ The arrival aud departure Of through passel
ID gers by the overland routes al san Francisco {
70 April aud also by ocean routes, form an int
n. eating comparison, as follows,
as Arrived Denartp