National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-16
To order, 50 pants. Eiscman, cor. 9TH and T.
RAILWAY NOTES.


The board of directors of the c. C. c. and /.
r. II. have elected ChaunCey NJ. Depewa mem.
Der OF the board In place of James IL. Rutter,
deceased.
The New England Roadmasters Association
has resolved that for safety aud economy the
spit sWltch with the automatic stand Is the
best for use.
The subscriptions to the foreclosure scheme
of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company up to noon yesterday aggregated
about 81 100000.
The hearing upon the petition for the rev.
ocntion of the lease of the New York Central
railroad was resumed before Master Dallas at
Philadelphia yesterday.
The Chicago Times says that the Baltimore
and Ohio. Michigan Central, and Nickel Plate
have made up plan TO buy certain property
In the city for terminals at an estimated cost OF
SS.OOO,OOO,
About 100 railways arc represented at tho
third annual convention Of the Roadmastcrs'
Association of America which began at Chicago
wednesday II was anonymously decided that
sprlngrail frog was less damaging to rolling
stock than the rigid frog.
The respondents In the South Pennsylvania
railroad injunction hearing began the tlkiu;
oftestimony at Philadelphia yesterday. Prcsi.
dent Roberts, OF the Pennsylvania railroad,
was examined at considerable length. After
which Vim. NJ. Cooper, John A. Wright, ana
VIM. NJ. Singerly were examined, and the
hearing was adjourned unit! to-day.
The decline in earnings of the Grand Trunk
Railway Company was due mainly to the war
OF rates between the great trunk line railways
and also partly due to competition In the prov.
inces of Ontario and Quebec. The directors,
however take Il sanguine view of the situation
and consider that there Is no reason for doubt.
ing that the company Will ut length emerge
from the difficulties which bcsct IT, aud regain
the position II occupied two years ago,
The Southern Pacific and Atchlson, Topeka
and santa Re railroads have made an agree
the east and southern California business TO
the east. The portion allotted 10 each company
Is not made known. The Oregon Railroad aud
Navigation Company was not included In the
that the Atchison, Topeka and santa Fe aban.
dons the idea of establishing an Independent
steamer line between San DIegs and san Frin
cisco
A special dispatch from Chicago SAYS; The
war IN eastb0und freight rates is likely To
break out anew soon, when the general m IN.
ayers OF the eastern trunk lines advance tn
rates. on oct. they decided that all frclghts
IN transit, that is to say, all contracts nude ~
the low rates, must be ut their western
terminus by, Oct u, making necessary the
billing oiPoints west of Chicago either on o.;
y or H. Wednesday was really, therefore, tho
first day OF advaco rates and already opposite
has begun.
At a meeting of the board Of directors orths
Erie railway yesterday the resignation of Il. s.
Bowen as vice president was accepted, aud $.
Charles Pain second vice president. William
Clements, formerly of the baltimore an Ohio
was made general superintendent of the New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio division, to take
the place OF Mr.. FELTON,, promoted, Edward
Foley has resigned the position OF general
agent In charge of the domestic aud foreign
eastbound traffic ut New York. j. s. Ham.
mond, formerly agent ut Buffalo was made
general freight agent in place Of Mr. Foley
Having practically disposed of first and sec
end class business on Tuesday the trunk lin.
passenger agents on Wednesday took up
cmigrant traffic, II was substantially
agreed to Tevivlfy the old pool aud
establish at Castle Garden u Joint passen.
ger aud ticket agent agency. Assistant com.
missioner lerson, rs Chairman OF the passon.
ger committee will for the pre- ient have
charge Of the arrangement IL viii virtually
control the entire emgrdnt tralllc from the Al.
lantic senbOard, ofwhlch division will be made.
The rate from New York and Boston to Chicago
Is sl3; nom Philadelphia, sll,7b from Balti. |
more I'll 40; aud from Montreal ald Quabei, |
u 80, The whole matter will 60 to the cXe3u, |
tive committee to-day. |