The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-13

Commencing las Sunday, 10th instant
passenger trains on the Texas ~ 81. Loui
railroad will arrive et 81. Louis in tn
morning and depart in the evening, instea,
OF rs st present.
General Agent Knox. of the Louisville
Nashville, notified shippers that on accoun
Of the high water IL the Ohio no freight 70
points south OF that river Will be received
until further notice.
Agents OF all lines carrying freight direc
to Cincinnati and to points south, have
been notified to receive no live stock. OF
perishhble property OF any Kind Tor points
south ui tho OaiO rly.S until further no
tics. This action IL due TO the Hoods.
The Missouri Pacific mas issued clrcul Ar
amending Tariff No. l16 ~ TO rates from
Carondeiut to Missouri, Kansas aud Ne.
braska points. The Amendment applies
entirely u shipments If lumber.
Another change hiss been made IN the
lumber rates TO Missouri river points. The
rate from Chicago 20 the Missouri remains
at 10 cents per 100 pounds, but the rGt'
from Mississippi river points vii be
cents from poinis south Of and including
Quincy. Illinois, and cents from points
north OF Quincy.
Louis, issued circul irs last week appointing
Messrs. Philips d s ewsrt general at or.
neys for the receiver AS 10 business in
Missouri, ArEausas rud Texas
1t Is i ted thiJ one ~ iue fast freight
lines ruunlng between Kansas CITY ana the
seaboard, via indianapolis, ig carrying
propsrty Is csnts per 100 pOunda below
tariff rates. The report gained currency in
freight circles on yett'tldy ana created
considerable comment. IL is further stated
ihas the property is carried over route
Which runs clear of the East 81. Louis
pool.
The passenger department Of tho south
Il ~. s.I
monthly excursious 10 California points.
The first one of these excursions left ST.
Louis via. tie Iron Mountain route. Texas
4 Pacific rail and Southern Pacific rail-
way, in charge Of Mr.. IL. Spencer, passcu-
ger and lind agent OF these companies ut
Chicago. The party OF excursionisls con
sisting OF forty people, VIII leave here In
one Of the new emigrant sleapers, and are
carried through on express trains as FAR as
nj Paso, Texas, and are run through from
that point to Sau Francisco without
cnauge.
Railway cars drawn by camels IL the new
departure in Russia. IL is proposed by the
government to build line of rails from
Khiva, which Is south OF the sea OF Aral, IN
Curkestsn, to Tasch kend, place OF 10000
inhabitants. nearly 600 miles further east.
The road Is to be built on The Bleecber sys-
tem-a kind of raised railway resting on
peculiarly placed sleepeis-and will follow
the course now taken bv caravans. Probs-
bly, the number OF camels thrown out of
EN- ploym' mt as carriers will be large enough
to supply the force required rs locomotives.
The Houston Il Texas Central is said
to have earned or 8 per cent. on its stock
during the year, aud TO have spent the
money on steel rail "a better investment
for the company than dividend paying.
The prevailing tint In the cooring OF the
cars on southern rail- ways has been bright
yellow. While these cars, when freshly
painted, present fresh ana handsome APP
pearance. the O. l)r soon soils aud becomes
dizzy. The Morgan railroad company, At
New Orleans, recently determined TO adopt
n darker shade, and one less likely to shos
the stains OF weather AMI travel, and are
now engaged in repainting all their coaches
the same as the Pull man coaches-a dark,
brownish green tint.
the Northern Pacific not only TO sustain
the mark I, but also 10 control that enter
prise and extend his influence with the Pa
cific roads
An editorial paragraph OF the St. Louis
Globe Democrat says: The square OF
ground near the depot of the Texas and
Pacific Railroad. at Dallss Texas, the site
OF the cotton compress destroyed BIZ hre
several months ago, has been purchased
by the Texas Il Pacific Railroad The
ground, which is admirably ADAPTED Md
located for depot and freight purposes. vas
bought from John r. Hsrdie & Co. tor $50 =
600. The railroad company intend u en-
la-ge their business aud facilities for
handling such at Dallas.