New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-06
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

READING, Penn, April 5.-The Pennsylvania
Railroad surveyors to-day began surveying a route
along River-st on tho waters edge and directly beside
the tracks laid by the Reading company yesterday.
ever adopted "a a route a railroad piers will have
be built In the river support the tracks Councils gave
the Pennsylvania Railroad permission to occupy the
street but the Reading Road claims that 1t owns the
wharfage.
PrrrsBURG. April 5.-Thomas 2. p. Fowler Of New
York. has filed bond in the Of 100000 in each
case as the appointed receiver the suits against the
shenango and Allegheny Railroad Company and the
Mercer Mining and Manufacturing Company. His bonds
men B. F Denning and James T. Blair Of New-York,
and the Guarantee Trust Company OF Philadelphia
DKs MONIES Iowa, April 5.-A broad-gauge railroad Is
to built from Des MONIES St. Joseph Mo- distance
Of l55 miles, in the present year by New York synd-
cate represented by r. T. Wilson Co. and B. l. Harding,
Of Des Mones, the latter being president Of the com
pany.
ALBANY, April 5.-Ths Railroad Commission has de-
oIared the Elmra Canastota and Northern Railroad
and the attention Of tho officials has been called to
matter.
P1rrsBURC April 5.-In the United states Court this
morning a rule was granted making d. W. G. Carroll,
receiver Of the Newcastle and Northern Railroad party
the suits for right of pending in the Lawrence
County courts. An application was also made for rule
or General Negley requiring him to turn over the rail-
road property OF the company to the receiver.
ALBANY April 5-The quarterly report Of the New
York Lake Erie and Western Railroad to December 81,
1888 gross earnings the operat
ing expenses S,5l7390 the net earnings S1,59S 3O5,
and the net income from all sources Sl442s6.
wAsHNGroS, April 5.-The senate to-day passed bill
to authorize the construction OF a railroad bridge
the St Cr0ix River, in Wisconsin and Michigan II au
thorzes the Chippewa Falls and Western Railway Com
pany iron steel bridge with masonry
piers for railroad and highway purposes from point in
ST. Croix County Wisconsin 10 a point in Washington
County, Minnesota opposite thereto The bridge Is made
approval the Secretary OF War and Is
not 70 interfere with the commerce OF the river.
CNcINSArI, April ga copy Of decision OF Judge
Drummond. OF the United states Court, ordering the
discharge OF Receiver Douglass IN the Of William
Aing against the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad upon the
receiver turning that company all the property in
his possession, received here today and upon the
motion OF Receiver DOUGLASS, accompanied by the adj
pany that the Of tue decree had been complied
with, Judge Baxter ordered the Discharge OF John NJ
publication.
CrSCyNArI, April 5.-Judge Baxter to-day appointed
General j. D. Cox Master Commissioner 70 ascertain the
vaue Of the rolling stock and other property now in the
hands OF the receiver Of the Toledo Cincinnati and a.
this property
Boston. April 5.-The Transcript sayst Receiver
Clarke OF the NewYork and New England Railroad has
paid the $4,000 coupons OF January l, which
somebody had agreed for consideration hold over
for six months. As the road has had earnings to
warrant such procedure, some que oa- may arise a.
20 the ngnuulne-s ~ this transaction. specially as the
tors 1''-''' '''1 ''''O '''- '0-'
PuTsBURG, April 5.-A dispatch from Newcastle says
that sheriff Davis or Lawrence County, has advertised
for sale AZ the courthouse the tracks, trucks cars and
franchise ~ the Erie and Pittsburg Railroad from New
Castle Erie through the counties OF Lawrence Mercer
Crawford and Erie. The sale ordered by william
Mitchell who recently obtained judgment against the
Erie and Pittsburg Road and ordered foreclosure
Commissioner Fink made the following announcement
yesterdays In accordance with the demand for re-
ducuon OF tariff cotton the basis OF the lowest
cut rates notice is hereby that, taking effect Mon
day, April T. uncompressed cotton to New.
York, from points named, viii be follows; Memphis,
40 cents 81. Louis and Hannibal 80 cents East 81
Louis and East Hannibal 80 cents Cairo, "a cents
Fvansvie 33 cents Louisville, Jacksonville and New
| Albany, 80 cents and Cincinnati 30l9 cents"