New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-07
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.-The meeting of tho
stockholders of the Buffalo, Pttsburg and Western and
Oil City and Chicago Railroad Companies to confirm the
| merger with the Buffalo, NewYork and Philadelphia
| and Oean and Salamanca Railroad Companies ad-
jOurned rn Thursday OF the failure Of the
Amsterdam proxies TO arrive The annual meeting OF
the stockholders o. the Huntington and Broad Top Rail
road and Coal Company was held this afternoon Tue
earnings for the year were $17G1S5 90 The fol-
lowing officers were elected President, q. Andrews
knight; Directors Rathwell Wilson, John Devereux, l.
V, Williamson, James Long, James Whitaker Joseph
H. Irutter. William z. jerks, G. V. Wharton Thomas r.
Patton, Jacob Naylor, Spencer NJ Janney and william j.
Barr
PITTsBURG, Penn, Feb Elm the United States
Court to-day United States Attorney Stone made
application for a mandamus against the Ptsburg and
Lake Erie Railroad Company to compel them to make
changes In the rairOa1 bridge the Ohio River
at Beay er Penn. will 1t 10 conform with the
statutes Of the United states and the cred
INTO at the time OF its erection. In case the maDdams
il granted It will a complete remodelllng OF tne
bridge at cost of 100000 besides long interruption
to raihc
NEw-HAvEN Feb. Cat the hearing to-
day before the Railroad Commissioners the accept
of the clay out Of the NewYork and Connections
Air Line. objection being made by representative OF
the proposed Hartford and Harlem Railroad that the
petitioners had not fled with the Secretary OF state
journment was had to February IA, IN Hartford.
CAMDEN N. j., Feb. Cat the annual meet
ing of the stockholders Of the Camden and Atlantic Rail
road Company which in accordance with Chancellor
Munyon's decision will be held on February 22 new
board OF directors will be chosen by syndicate headed
by WI Liam l.. Elkins, director 0f the PennsyVaha
Railroad Company.
DOVER DEL Feb. 6-Representattve Justis introduced
bill in the House to-day authorizing the Baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad Company TO run its new line through
Newark Del instead OF within half mile OF Newark,
and ex Gazing the time for the completion OF the road
until January /, 1889.
TOPEKA Feb. 6-The Senate this morning adopted tho
House Joint resolution instructRg the
to bring proceedings the Supreme Court against ths
Union and the Kansas aclfc Railroads with the view OF
b. akng up the consOlda ion OF tue two conplnles'
CHICAGO Feb. 6.-In view Of the continued disagree
ment between the and che Board OF Trade arrange
ments were made, at meeting here today OF repre-
senatves Of the Trunk Line freight companies, for the
collation. OF the usual weekly statement OF easf-bound
shipments which has be interrup since the trouble
began. -. A..
The Illinois Central Railroad Company announces tns
con pletlOn OF ngements for tue sale OF tnoiRm
tickets from Chicago 10 san Francisco The route VIII
lie over it's line New-Oreans ana thence 10 eau rtai
cisco over the Pacific. The rates VIII pc tuo
sIlnp as by other linz The route Is 300 mics longer
nv the Central and Union Pacific. but the Managers
bel eve that the greater comfort OF winter taVe ny 'uo
-outnern route wOud induce many To 90 that way
An uu.rccessful effOrc made to-day 10 arrange
meeting OF tie roads interested In the freight war east
from Peoria with view to the settlement VI Ihc u-
emil