National Republican., 1885-12-16
RAILWAY NOTES.


The bill extending the charter of the Eau.
Quicr and Rappahannock railroad passed the
Virginia senate yesterday.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Richmond and Allegheny railroad was
held nt Richmond yesterday. Tho old di.
rectors were rcchOscn.
A story Is current to the effect that the Can
ada Pacific company IL Ers!ny the British
government to buy large quantities of Pacific
railway stock In order to secure control OF the
TRANSATLANTIC route to Asia.
W. G. Wickham was relieved as chairman of
the finance committee of the Virginia senate
yesterday, at his own request but he VIII re-
main member of the senate, rs vol ms man.
agcr of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
President Harris, of the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation Company, denies that there has
been consolidation of that corporation with
The IChigh and Delaware river railroad. lie
rays that n tralllc contract between the compa'
nies has been entered into.
The Baltimore and Ohio company are still
felling tickets TO points west and southwest ut
rates 81 80 less to Chicago than the PennsylvI.
mia railroad; S2.S0 less TO Cincnnati: S3 less TO
Louisville, and Si.5O less To st. Louis. In nd.
diton to the low rate, all Baltimore and Ohio
tickets are good on their fast limited express
trains.
The arrangements to attend the banquet to.
day given by Mr. Ernstus Winan to Robert
Garrett are completed. Among those eX-
pected 10 attend arc Gov, Lloyd, of Maryland;
United States Senators German and Wilson, John
ii. Il. LatrObe, the Oldest living official of tn
Baltimore and Ohio road the vice presidents
and principal officers and stockholder di.
Tectors of the Baltimore and Ohio road and
ex-senator Davis, of West Virginia.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad Com.
p0ny yesterday the retiring officers and dircc-
Tors were reelected. The annual report
says THE local difficulties which dc.
layCd the commencement Of work in
the city Of Philadelphia having been overcome
and the necessary municipal legislation pro.
cured and accepted by your board, the work OF
construction Is being rapidly pushed forward
IN that city and an early completion OF tho
line is assured"
Wall street has been flooded with rumogs In
regard TO Texas and PaCihI for u week past.
The statement comes from what Is considered
to he trustworthy sources that the company last
week. permitted note to 81 to protest which
money advanced, one authority placing the
amount of the note mt II, 10000. Unless the
security holders come Immediately TO the relief
of the Texas and Pacific, the street argues thAr
the foreclosure is inevitable, aud rumOr say
that the papers are now being prepared for
that purpose.
The city and county authorities all along the
land grant railroads In Dakota are ap loiutin (
agents TO visit Washington aud aid the Dakota
delegate to secure some legislation to furnish
relief irOm the threatened chaos resulting
from the recent decision of tho United States
Supreme Court, that the title to the land grants
IL still in the government. 4 great portion of
these immense tracts have been sold TO settlers,
and have been improved, cultivated, and taxes
paid for years past. AS the case now stands tho
purchasers only have recourse upon tho mil-
roads for damages aud as the lands arc worth
several times what they were sold for, the rail.
roads would be glad to take them back for the
original price.