New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-01
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MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE.

PHILADELPHIA, March 31.--A meeting OF
stockholders OF Phlade phia and Atlantic City Rail-
road Company marrow gaage tie control oil when has
recently been obtained by parties representing the New
jersey Central and Philadelphia and Reading railroads,
was held at Camden to-day fer the purpose Of eieetns
successors 10 several If the old directors whose resgna
tons had been requested and submitted Ihe lnee!ns
private, and officers OF the company say tia tne
names tue directors ana OF those displaced VIA %
withheld for the present The new owners oil th5 roar
intend Use IL brOdd-gauge road from Calh1eu 70
Atlantic City and form connection WIN the NcI-rsey
Southern for direct route from Ne"-fosA to the same
resort.
CITY OF MExIco March 31.-The Government has ap-
proved the section Of the National Railroad from Mara
cato to Acambaro, distance OF 35 miles, The Latter
point ia miles FROM this city, The new section VIM
the Vera Cruz Railroad has been appointed manager Oh
the construction Of tue Mexican National Railroad.
UTICA, N Y, March 3l.-The West Shore Railroad
Company has given its written acceptance OF the site as
East Frankfort miles east Of Utica, for the location
OF ira shops The site was purchased with the funds con-
trbuted by the people Frankfort Hon and Utica ana
cost about $4,000 There Is great Rejoicing o'el tno
success OF the enterprise
PHILADELPHIA, March 3l.-workmen OF the Pennsyi
vania Railroad Company last night began the work OF
reconstrctng the bridge AT Second and Vcnango sts,
which WAS torn down Wednesday night. The work vas
completed carly this morning ana adetil Oh TWO pooe-
men Is kept on the ground 10 preserve orner'
CHICAGO March 3l.-rhe twenty ninth annual rep"rs
OF the Chicago Burlington and Qincy Railroad SHOWS
the gross earnings to be $21 551 000 operating ex-
penses and taxes Sll % 900; net earnings, So267~
900; interest and Exchange, $452000 total Sl07l9
600 Exoenditures-tixed charges, @4,oOi,OOo; dln-
dends SO O2i0O0; carried 10 reserve lnnd, T'ooooo'
The number OF mites OF line operated Is 3,22o'
ST. PAUL March 3l.-Gt Is announced that the wabash
Railway mas completed arrangements with the Rock ISL
and By which its system - to be extended 10 ts CITY.
CHICAGO ILL.,, March 31.-rhe Supreme Court oil iii-
no the full bench asserting has fled Its opinion de-
carug in substance that the Pullman Palace Car Com
many and like corporations common carriers placing
Them in the same category railroad companies The
Court asserts thar running OF sleepers has become
business and social necessity and III tins view tue law
can npose obligations the company the same as On
RAILWAYS, ferr, ana iunkeepers
CINcISNATI March 31-rhe stockholders OF the balt'-
more Short Line Railroad to-day met al Athens, oho'
and. by a practically unanimous vote, accepted tho
terms of sale OF that road the Cincinnati Washington
and Baltimore Railroad Company. Beginning on Aprii
l tie latter company will assume control OF the road
under "A new name, aud will have charge or ne ehtro
line from Cincinnati to ParkersDugg, W. Va, Win
Colonel Orlando smith AZ president