Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-28
FLASHES FROM HEADLIGHTS.
The Baltimore and Ohio Refused the
Injunction Which They Sued for.


PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27.-Judges Nc
Kennsn and Butler, of the United States
Circuit Court, to-day filed a decision re-
fusing the injunction asked for by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to
compel the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany to carry passenger, express and
baggage cars OF the former company over
the New York division Of the Pennsylva-
MIA road. After reviewing the question,
the opinion says:
To justify interference by Injunction at this
stage OF the litigation the right of the COM
plalnant 10 have what IL demands of the re-
spOndent must be entirely clear That il is
not clear, but open to very grave doubt is.
quite plain. The suggestion that the court is
simply asked TO preserve the existing rela-
uons Of the parties until hual hearing is
without force IN view of the fact that these
relations are the result of a contract which
provides for their termination at this time.
II the respondent Will signify its willingness
70 accept and transport the cOmplainant's
cars between Philadelphia and New York. as
provided by the contract until and including
the second DAY OF November next the motion
Tor the injunction will be dismissed.
Upon suggestion Of the cOuct as signi-
fed in the opinion, Mr.. Macveigh, for the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. drew
up an order signifying the willingness of
the defendant TO accept and transport the
cOmplalnants cars between PHILADELPHIA
and New York, as provided by the con-
tract, until and including Nov. next.
The injunction applied for was refused.
An official Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, commenting on the decision
said that he supposed that the Baltimore
and Ohio Road would now accept the in
eyitable. 1t was stated that General
Manager Pugh is absent from the CITY,
and that no action in regard to the recall
OF the orders Withdrawing trains would
be made till he returns. The matter of
disseminating freight connections with
the Baltimore and Ohio Road had not. it
was stated, been taken under considera-
ton.
The Penny Press of Pittsburg this
evening publishes = report that agents of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company are
quietly buying Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road stock with a view to electing an
anti-Garrett President at the next annual
meeting. The movement is said to have
been on foot nearly year, and has been
pushed vigorously since President Gar
rett's death.
THE JERSEY CENTRAL FIGHT.
In the United States Circuit Court to-
day the closing argument was begun in
the celebrated DinsmOre suit to take the
Jersey Central Railroad away from the
control Of the Reading Railroad. Ex-
Secretary of the Navy RobesOn opened
the argument. The members of the court
are Judge McKennan, of this district, and
Judge Nixon, of the New Jersey Circuit.
They decided to allow Mr.. Robson to
talk two and One-half hours, and divided
up three hours and a half between Roscoe
COnkling and Clarence Seward.
INTEREST NOT TO BE PAID.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-The receiver of
the Denver and Rio Grande announced
to-day that the interest on the first mort
gage bonds due Nov. l Will not be paid.
THE WABASH MEETING.
Secretary Ashley, Of the Wabash Road,
says in regard to the conference
held to-day By the officials of
Of the company, that the meeting was
only TO formally receive the Presidents
report. He added that both Mr.. JOY and
himself had been well received on the
other side, and that everything would be
done to consistently advance the interests
of the stockholders and others.