National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-09-19
RAILWAY NOTES.

The Canadian Pacific people say their line
from Montreal through TO Puget sound at Port
Moody Will be completed early In october, and
possibly by the lst
In the railroad accident near Liberty, Va,
Wednesday q colOred fireman named Aleck
Hurt and two unknown white tramps were
Killed and burned 10 nshes.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, OF Iorberryville
schuylkill county, Pa, was run over and
yilled while walking on the railroad track
Yesterday. She was 100 years old
A satisfactory settlement having been made
between the Florida Navigation and Railway
Company, the motion for an appointment of II
receiver for the sale OF lands of that company
has been withdrawn.
L. b. Thomas, general manager of the Cleve-
land, Columbus, Cincinnati and indianapolis
road, has resigned his position to accept the
vice presidency and general management OF the
Richmond ana Danvillc railroad system.
The foreclosure sale of the Rochester and
Pittsburg railroad has been postponed till oct
3, on the motion OF the Union Trust Company,
because the judgment OF foreclosure had not
been entered In the state of Pennsylvania.
Ono of the bulldogs of the Metallic factory
at Bethayres, on the Bound Brook railroad,
was destroyed by nn explosion Thursday AFTER
noon. stephen Burrows, an employc, was
fatally injured. This is the third explosion at
these works.
The Chicago and st. Louis railroad has made
application TO the stock exchange for the list.
ing of 81 100000 per cont. 3g.year fret mort.
gage bonds Of the company, which Is corpora
ton organized to begin business Jan. l, 1885,
under the general railroad laws OF Illinois.
The Baltimore and Ohio Is strengthening its
bridges ut all points along its Wheeling divi.
sion in order to Introduce the heavy cOnsOli-
dated engines In hauling the huge quantities
of coal and coke that pass over to Chicago. As
soon rs these engines shall have been intro.
duced the doubleheadcrs now in use will be
abandoned.
1t is stated on good authority that Angus.
belmont, IN addition TO ellecting sale of
Northern Pacific second mortgage bonds In
London, has concluded an arrangement with
the Rothschllds by which the Oregon Trans.
continental loan will be cared for OIL behalf
of the company much better than IL Is now.
Mr.. Belmont Is en- route home from London.
A dispatch from Boston was circulated on
Wall street yesterday stating that President
Adams pronounced the story to the effect that
ne burlington and Missouri road would build
false, but q latter dispatch received from Ed.
monds, Kan, says: THE Burlington and
Missouri track passed Norton Sept, q ; grade
ana bridges completed to Oberlin road viii
The Georgia senate passed bill by vote of
p TO Ia to amend the railroad commission act
mud Immediately transmitted 1t To the house.
The bill repeats the arbitrary powers OF the
commission, and gives the railroads the right
10 make their own rates. The commissioners
are TO hear complaints only. The bill gives tho
right OF appeal TO the courts. Great Interest Is
manifested in this bill. IL has been debated IN
the senate for several weeks, and the contest
III the house will be prolonged and spirited.
On account of the non.arriyal of au import.
ant affidavit the hearing OF the argument III the
| injunction case of the New York Pennsylvania
and Ohio Railroad Company, fixed for yestcr.
day, in the United States circuit court at Pitts
| burg was postponed until Oct. 4 when II
| will take place in Philadelphia. This is the
| suit OF Mcllcnry and others against the com
| pany i'll which the latter was restrained from
| forwarding money to the English trustees, and
| also from paying the salary of Jarvis W. Ad
| ans, president Of the company.
| The final report of the inspectors ut the cleo
| ton OF directors by the Northern Pacific stock
| holders was submitted yesterday. The whole
| number OF votes cast was 69O,67S Each of the
| board received the full vote, with two eXcep
| tiOns-August Belmont who received GSo.37G
| and Norwood 7. IIallowell, who received 5i0
| 500. The board of directors met later and or
ganized by re.electing the officers OF last year
| save that the Office of assistant to the president
| IS abolished and Mr.. Williams is made second
| vice president The officers are: Robert Harris
| president, New York city; Thomas +. Cakes
| vice president and general manager, st. Paul
| Mimi: James H. Williams, second vice prcsi
| dent, New York city; Samuel Wilkeson, score
| tary, New York city; Robert l.. BclknGp, treas
| urcr, New York city; j. A. Barker. genera
auditor, 81. Paul. MINI.