The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-22
RAILWAY ITEMS.

THE New Oheana Tinec.D amocra, saws
latt the Central Tableland Mexican Rail
way company, although unsub5iizsd, Is
gushing IT'S WORKS with good prospects
having neg0tiet d a loan In Europe. The
limo IL STANDARD gusGe, end has six sud .
mali : / ,metres of grading finished, ia the
course u which are Two large cugeri3 and
q bridge. The company has also 1--WE XII y
metres OF 'el phone line constructed, 10
ts expected that within three months the
track Wi, reach Tialpam, and within six OF
elgEt, Cueruayacai running thence across
the states OF Mexico and Michoacnn 10 the
Pacific ccasi.
An important obstacle has been encoun.
tered in the construction OF the Arlburs
tunnel, In France, being in the form OF a
bed oil quicksand, VIII CHI despite al et)rt.
thus far made seems 10 eifeciually bar
further progress. Snoring has been found
use less. and, as the sand Is renewed as
lapidly as II can be removed, the compile
ZION OF the TUNE Is in some quar- tsrs re-
garded as an impossibility.
The road.bcd of the lrolo and More los
railroad 10 In miserabiy Insecure condition.
The Locomotives are wrecks and the cars In
very bad condition.
The Black Hills Times says il is an open
secret that the Sioux City & Pacific intend
to build to Fort Fetterman by next Sep.
tember. Tho Central Pacific has surveyed
two lines during the past season through
ont Wyoming from Ogden along tho Sweet
water Valley 10 near old Fort Casper. No
exclamation could be had from the engi
neer., but IL ia surmised that they were
seeking connection with some certain road,
probably the Sioux City IL Pacific. During
The past season the Sioux city & Pacific has
surveyed u line up the Cheyenne river TO
the head OF Shawnee creek, where the road
will strike the frat valuable cosl-beds west
OF tho Missouri river. Tnence tho road Is
along the Platte river 10 Fort Fettermau
and westward. Cattle were shipped from
this section last fall.
amended complaint in the suit OF the peo-
ole against the Central Pacific railroad
company, for 81 942, 500 interest paid by the
| state eemi.arnu0liy since 1854 IN sums OF
s52 500 on Sl2 .O00'0o0 bonds OF the roac I'M
der an act OF tn. Legislature o. April, 1854,
was sustained by Judge Sullivan. on the
around that the complaint does not con-
| tain suiii Client facts for cause OF action.
| The amended complaint prsys Jdusment
| on the ground that the com pany mas failed
| 10 carry out contract signed by its officers
when the act OF 1864 was passed. Inc con-
dtions OF this Instrument violated by the
corpors ton are failure to transport free OF
| ca srge the states insane aud convi'ts re-
| fusnl 10 carry articles bound for the state
fair and material for the gtate capitoli elso
neglect TO transfer TO the state certain
lands in Placer county. 80,
A. II. Root, the engineer who was killed
recently on the Texas q Pacific near Hsw-
kline, held an accident policy for 81 600,
which was paid 10 his widow yesterday.
The earnings OF the Little Rock & Fort
Smith road in January amounted to a2,-
600, n decrease Of 1882 from the some
Tho Grand Central depot at Cincinnati
will probably be finished by July /.
The pennsy lvanis Co. for four days past
has had over 1000 men at work on repairs
east OF Columbus end near Pittsourg
Tho Knoxvil @ CAr-wheel 90. has just
closed contract with the Pollmsn Car Co.
for 600 new wheels. to be used on the
company's cars running south OF the
ONO.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. is build-
ing a locomotive at Wilkesbsrre, Pennsyl
yania. which is said 10 be the heaviest IN
the state. IL will have ten drive wheels,
viih pony trucks before and behind.
The annual report Of the Philadelphia
and Erie Railway shows earnings, ~ l63 :
900; expenses, S262o, 600. Deducling all ex
pcnsss leaves asurplus OF $2i5. 600, q gain Of
Sil7 600 over the previous year.