National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-08
RAILWAY NO1ES.

ihuniuhl ana ~. Joseph passenger tran
Nlb wrecked Iuesduy M WiherS MIL The
accident was caused by the Hegligen 70 OF II
section boss.
The transportation committee NJ the tpiit-
Nille Lizard of Trade charged the Lnulsvi le itni
NmhNliic fairdnd with discriminating agtint
LousNillc III freight rates.
The striking miners Mt Grass Creek coil
mints, IN Nebraska, which nrc owned aud ops
intcd ly the Union Pacific railway company,
resumed work Tuesday morning.
Tho election at vlcisburg on the prop,d,lpr
81 Nc Louisville, New orleans aud rtxts Rtil
WY TONI any To locate It's shops Ia III II cllv
l&,ultcG ~ 90" votes los the proposition All
y torl end irCirlt train on the I.rhigh aud
fusgrt hanna railroad Cullidgd near Elytol
shortly alter midnight Tuesday. Both engines
We're WRECKED, aud eight ours damaged Geo.
T. Iiai,uC, u brakeman OH the coal train, was
crushed 10 death in the wreck.
Tic meeting ut Cincinnati ycstcrlly t1nl.
lust rates III the Texas Traffic Association hly-
llE accomplished nothing effective, another
Il expected the Representatives Of all of the
ll'nihtni roads VIII be present.
u aid that the scheme for relieving Ore
E'h IihrsConiin mental is to pay oft Il PORTION NJ
VIC uIl T. which VIII mature nj the end OF the
current car, aud fund tho remiinH,r IN Il
collateral Trust . per cent. i've year bonds,
lhllts having already agreed 10 take the
bCntS.
G. T. Huntington, havusrcoovcred judsnen
for Slan,ttO against the Sclo,o Valley ralirond
In u Z Ross county Ohio, common pleas co1rt,
transferred II on Tuesday last TO the United
states court ut Cincinnati, with II petition for
VIC appointment OF receiver to takc charge
of the rOnd.
\ reconstruction trustee Of the Philadclph IN
ana Reading nilroad denies that the trustees
have lailCd in their efforts to formulate plan
Ct reorganization. and says that they will meet
the managers tomorrow TO announce thn, fact
tTtlstg0 Il Ri
I!cic, ana may be presented to the managers
NJ the conference
The seven trustees appointed to formulate n
i'lNn Tot The reorganization OF the Philadelphia
ara Reading Railroad Company, having been
unable TO agree upon plan, have concluded
TO abandon the attempt, aud Will call n meet.
Ing OF all the Interests. TO be held tomorrow n
iOrinul0te some plan OF reconstruction adapted
TO the circumstances.
The prominent officials of the Blltimor, md
Ohio railroad who are on their annual tour or
inspection were entertained yesterday a, tho
DuGncSne Club, Pittsbuig, whore n snmptuols
spread had been prepared by the leading, bust.
MED ly the baltimore aud Ohio officials that
the line through Philadelphia TO New York
would be abandoned. The party len for tho
west
The advance in oregon Navigation stock was
Yesterday accompanied by q statement to She
eject that the longtalkcd-of lease of that line
TO The Union and Northern Pacincs had bean
consnmmnted IN the shape Of n working con.
trfct, counsel for the company having decided
mat the Union Pacific could not legally lease
the oregon Navigation. From an Official
source II Is learned, however, that the an.
nouncemcnt Is premature. There appears to
be little doubt that satisfactory Arrangement
OF the Kind mentioned will be made. but the
president of the Northern Pacific is Ill., and
nothing has been done for some time past
A dralt Of the Denver and Rio Grando rail.
load upon the Southern Pacific Railroad Com.
pany, made under the awards of the Trans.
Continental Association arbitrator In the APP
poftionmcnt of the business of the Trans.Conti.
nentalASst citation roads for the first six months
OF 1850, has been returned by the Southern Pa.
ellie company, and will 20 10 protest. General
Ilailc Manager Stubs states that all drafts of
similar nature will be rejected. The compa-
ny gives MS a reason for It's action that the arb.
traitors refused to hear the Southern Pacific
rOmpHny's testimony when making the awards
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
me Minneapolis aud 81. Louis railroad was held
ny Minneapolis Tuesday. Messrs. r. X. Cable,
W. ID. WHShburn, and Thomas f. Withrow were
Iec!cctcd directors for the term ofthrec years.
Inc other members Of the directory are W NJ.
TrrTHTesdale, J; D; Springer David bows II; II.
Bishop, ii. II. Porter and A. Kimball The
board then elected the following officers. X. X.
Gable, president; W. H. Truesdalc, vice presi.
dent; Joseph Gasklll, secretary aud treasurer;
executive committee. r. Il. Gable. H. II. Por.
ter, H. X. Bishop, and W. d, WGshburn.
In the South Pennsylvania injunction hear.
ing yesterday Secretary Foster of the Phila.
adclphi0 and Reading Railroad Company, pro-
duced a contract of Dec. II. 1882 the parties TO
whom were the Philadelphia and Reading,
the Pittsburg and Lake Eric, the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern, the Pittsburg, Me-
keesport and ioughiogheny, and the South
pennsylvania railroad companies He had no
information to give as to tile meaning of the
contract, and was therefore kept on the stand
only n short time. S. Il. Lcggitt and J. l..
DayIdsQp, secretary aud TREASURER, respectively,
moncd from Pittsburg ycstoracy ~, che. ar.
nminer, were next examined In relation 70
the connection of the Pennsylvania company
with the purchase of the South Pennsylvania
securities After referring TO the meeting OF
the PENNSYLVANIA company In Philadelphia III
August last. Mr. Higgctt laid the company had
TO give a counter indemnity 70, j. Pierpont
Morgan IN lieu of q similar bond he gave the
subscribcrs Mr.. Davidson was ignorant Of the
circumstances attending the purchase OF lhe
South PENNSYLVANIA stock except from
what he had heard. Testimony was then
taken from Albert lleuson. secretary oil inc
bedford ana bridgeport railroad: bearing upon n,
| &c authorization of the Issue OF the souoy,ueD
OF Nonds used IN the South pennsylvansa
trans., Though the failure OF DR.. liostclter,
MI. enrn.. tic and other Piusburg capitalists 10
appear IN ieseonsc to a telcgraphic summons
me examiner i,,l a;poon adjourned the proceed
ings Until ms n,it..poOn. The hearing VIII DC
transferred to Harrisburg to-day.