New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-19

shoulA he adopted 1T woud bring about W''0
speedy adjustment of all che differences.
Tbesuit, IN the Court of Clanswerr hrst ofous"s
an ,ot,,;on sled January 8. 1878. for one-haii o'
SO 26s. 437 81 Subsequently. IN lSoi' '"0 ~
tion was amended as to begin 10 a'a u, 49,,
aeoo.nt of a claim tor mail transl on a','" "i0
had orig m Nv been included with tue clEl on a'-
count of army transportation Inc man VA" ~
taNon su,t was tried aud went to 'he snore g
O. on an appeal from the Judgment OF the
Corrt If Claims The Supreme Court decided that
.ho roto os compensation for mai service mast be
Governed Inv the provisions OF the companys char-
tcr and not. as the Postmaster General had held,
nv the statnte which prescribes the compensation 10
be paid.otber railroad companies for mai transpor
tariou and the case was then sent BACK W 'ho
Court Of Claims for its finding as TO what wouiu I've
n reasonable" compensation for tha' service.
The suit is. therefore sill pending. ana u VIII
probably not he di posed OF untu nv ~ o
fern of the Court of Claims. There Is III 10 VI w
pr0bl blli,y therefore, that the controversy over
The question OF what constitutes the ete:In,nss
Of the Union Pacific viii be adJuhicaeeu tni' wan
NEGO rIATIONS OF TWO CANADIAN LINES
The reported negotiations between the Can
saan Pacific and the Grand Trunk Railway companies
have boen ended What WAS proposed Dy either IL not
fully understood in this city, President stepnen o ne
Canadian Pacific, who in now In England mas na' %"
ersl conferences with SIR Henry W. Tyler presien' "
the Grand Trunk Railway recently. but the particulars
In ne gard to them have not been recei'ea mere
Understood that the Grand Trunk Railway reEaf"' ~
huildng of the Ontario and Qlebec road rs an CIR
croachment on its territory Ine co"pi nv
Of this road, which is owned by 'no C""aU' -,
Pacific interest, would give II by means Vi '"e W
Valley road, a line between Toronto anu o"icaso 1"e
u,pletion of this line Grand lrnnk mas ehoeaVoreo
70 prevent ,. ia
II was rumorei yesterday that the negotiations hao
bcen broken off because the Grand Trunk attempted 20
limit the capitalization OF the Canadian faolno. NO
such demand is understood to have been maue py INC
nnd Trunk which sought only protect the territory
which II considered ts II was PROF. osed merely 10
place the two railroads in harmonious reiauohs eac
giving TO the other such traffic as II could ana botn
mairtalnlng rates their systems
oseers of the New York Central Railroad have been
entirely Ignorant Of the negotiations reported ny caoe
Amendment official recently declared that any agree
thai would be made the reported basis would be
Violation on the psrs o. the Canadian paeinc OF
contracts with the different systems OF the S
silrcad wond be furnish the Michigan Cen
r Railroad through ro9e t ao,ne time AGO
into nm agreement with the Michigan Central Tor 'ne %
tshishment of fast freight llue over that rou
ToFoST0, April IS.-A cable displtca from London 70
The Oiobs -" Much regret a"d surprise nave uocn
S Seween n Inc Grand TTunf and Canadian Pacific Rs
ways President stephen, OF the Canadian Pacne III
foT,ned Mr. TYLER Yesterday that In consequence OF oo
seus raised in America ne was unable Tor the preseh,
a. ali events Ia carry out the ARRANGEMENTS rccehR
made IL is understood that the difficulties which nave
arsen were chiefly connection with the c0nstruc r
AID control Of the Ontario and Quebec Railway Ihe
iapres siou prevails in some quarters tnat tne ntg
fs;jons are merely interrupted ralh than dehnte
Soren or hut present Indications lead one 10 OeIleVe
thai it is premature form an opinion upon thai POM
mil trefe are further Developments -
The con rscyors the grading OF the ontario ano
nsbec Railway in the vicinity Of this city, nave Deer
istrrctcd 10 prepare at once for laying pe"ccn
Carleton Junction and Toronto .,,.
MONTREAL. April 1s.-Tbere was great astonishmen'
.rnressed mere to-day at tie announcing the rup
turp between the great railways Dut peope gener
Ally seemed TO rejoice n. It, The agreement oil the prcsl
ents i'm London said here To DC most obnoxious
All persons In any way connected with both railways