National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-12-03
RAILWAY NOTES.

In the city court at Baltimore yesterday
John II. Lenhardt was awarded $1,000 dam.
ages because of having had one OF his
horse railway. This is the first instance in
which exemplary damage has been awarded
In Baltimore for carelessness on the part of
street passenger railways.
The freight brakemen on nearly all the
roads In the cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny,
Pa, are Joining in large numbers the secret
organization known as the Brakemen's League,
which was recently established In the west.
Branches are now being formed in all parts of
the state. The objects aud aims are to advance
and protect the interests of the brakemen.
The Reading and Pottsville railroad Will DO
opened TO public travel on Monday next, 1t Is
an extension OF the Pennsylvania Schuylkill
Valley railroad to the anthracite coal region,
and belongs to the Pennsylvania system. The
first passenger train passed over tho road on
Tuesday. IL conveyed two cars filled with
Pennsylvania railroad officials and number
of friends, who were on tour OF inspection.
Counsel for tho Pullman Palace Car Com
pany have filed a bill in equity in the United
States circuit court at Philadelphia against the
Central transportation Company, relating to
the contest between the COMPANIES as to
whether the agreement entered into between
the transportation company and the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company In 1870, or the mod
flied agreement since entered into between the
companies, should be declared the valid one
under which the rentals ought TO BIO com.
puted.
In accordance with the decree OF tho court
the Texas and st. Louis railway and all Its
equipment and property were sold at public
yendue At Tyler, Tex. The sale was made for
the satisfaction of claims against the railway
company amounting to over S6000,00O, en-
bTacng first mortgage liens and interest of
Si1OS, $3.50, and debentures, legal expenses
and special liens amounting 10 about 81 500, 900
David B. OgdeH, of New York. bid Sl,700,00O
and no other bid being mado the railroad aud
property were knocked down to Mr.. Ogden,
representing the bondholders' committee,
Union Pacific people say that they have not
as yet received any formal notification OF the
United States commissioners new order re-
quiring more complete and more frequent re-
turns. They claim, however, that It's enforce,
largely increasing their clerical force and that
in TACT II would be impossible to comply with
some of the requirements laid down. They
question the right Of the government to de-
mand u statement OF the earnings OF their
branch lines, as they are in no wise subject to
or affected by government loans. AS TO the
ten days notice To the stockholders OF all the
business TO be transacted, they say that this, too
cannot be strictly complied with rs not infro-
quently matters come up within half hour OF
such meetings which demand immediate at
tcntion at the hands OF the stockholders. In
these and other particulars they are disposed
to regard the order as unreasonable and as un.
called for While they have decided upon tho
course they Will adopt In relation to 1t, II isvery
evident that they do not propose TO comply
with II without protest.