National Republican., 1885-06-08
cunnrNr nA1LwAY MOVIES.


hatoht inlolmalluh ny wire FROM special
Sources.
Tho shipments to through points by eastern
trunk lines from Chicago last week were 5000
tons
lho "bulls' in Wall street say the outlook
for the crops Of tue country Is simproyiug daily,
aud this iuct will soon be recognized and is
effect felt on tho railroads.
There h0s been further decline in freight
iales. IL Is asserted that n number Of Cnrs Of
grain were taken ut Chicago for the east at u
Iatc Of u cents; and Il Is apparent thnl there
is corresponding tendency downward IN the
tarih charged on other articles. still lower
rates are freely talked of
A. VI. Hagcr and J. D.. Van Dyno having
resigned respectively MS supcrntendents of the
Missouri Pacific aud tho Missouri, Kansas ana
Texas railways, the Offices have boon ConsOli
dated and r. X. sibloy has been appointed
superintendent ofthe Missouri Pacific railroad
with headquarters NJ Sedalia, No.
Mr.. w. B. Rider master OF transportation Of
the Chesapeake aud Ohio and Kentucky Con
tral railroads, stptes that the strike which has
Deun existing among tho brakemen on the
Kentucky Central division for tho past few
days Is now at an end, and the business of the
roud Is being transacted as usual. The damage
done was triiing
In the collision which occurred Saturday
between two freight trains on the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad at York road, the wreck
age was great, the locomotive aud a number
Qt cars Of one Of the trains having been
knocked out OF shape. and tho engineer of one
train broke an ankle, but the other train hands
escaped by jumping.
A train rom Boston OH the Fitohburg rail
road attempted flying switch at Concord g.
III Whetc the last two cars were to he switched
OH, but the attempt was failure, and the de.
tathcd cars crashed into tho rear Of the trim
when the latter was standing at the station
The few passengers In the rpur car we're thrown
] out oil their snutg. and sHypFul injured
Tho question of the percentages awarded by
tho board OF arbiirators came up for discus
sion In last Saturdays meeting Of the Trans
continental Railway Association NJ Denver
but as several representatives present were
! not ready to cOmmit themselves either for or
against the award an adjournment was taken
until next Thursday at Chicago.
The failure Of ox.Gov Hale of New Hamp.
! shire, has involved n considerable number Of
people IN the east. Mr.. Hale is largely In
tereNcd in the Boston, Winthrop aud Shore
rnllrOad, OF which he was formerly president.
lie Is at present director, and owns $4,000 Of
the stock and $4,000 In bOudS-sSOUO0 in all.
The road is in no way affected by his failure.
The supreme judicial court OF Massachusetts,
has dismissed the bill IN equity filed by James
i. smith against the New York aud New Eng.
land RAILROAD Company, which was intended
| to CnOin the railroad company and the AmCri-
! can Loan und Trust Company from exchang
ing car-lrusl certificates held by the latter as
] tA0!NN W. ntGvlb AuOltSHbt pOius u tlc Ihll-
road company.
The United States circuit court at 81. Louis
has referred to the master of rolls for report
/ TOMORROW nD application nude saturday by
| the Farmers Loan aud Trust Company of New
. York, trustees for the first mortgage bond.
| holders Of the Missouri, Iowa aud Nebraska
rullrOad, for the appointment of q special re-
ccivcr for the road, the receiver to operate the
| road Tor one year AFTER the making of the order
appointing him.
The governorof Massachusetts has signed the
! lloosuc tunnel bin. by this bill the state sells
| 10 new corporation the lIOOsnc 'unnel and
| the Troy aud Greenfield railroad, the state 10
/ take pay IN the stock and bonds of the new
| corporation. The new corporation Is pTacli.
| Cllly unlimited n to the amount of It, capital
stock, hut must ilc It's certificate of organi2l.
/ tiOn Within three months The FiiChbtrg rail-
! road Is the backbone shc now corporation.
/ The bill lays the foundation for mammoth
| through route from Boston via the lIoUsac tun.
mel to Chicago.
| Papers for the foreclosure OF tho first mort.
/ gage on the ShCnangO and Allegheny railroad
/ were filed In the United states circuit court ut
| at Pittsburg OH saturday The Shenango and
/ Allegheny owns from Greenville to lIilliard,
/ Pa, iorty.sGven milCs Of road, together with
| ten miles of branches, operating in all Gity
/ seven miles OF road, The company made de.
! fault In 1879, but puid the October coupons on
| Feb, 81, 1850. Since that time the road has been
! In tho hands Of II receiver. Tho total amount
! Of the bonds outstanding, which are Is, aud Oi
/ 500 par value, Is 81 ,200O10 and the earnings
/ of the road have not been equal to the in.
/ tcrest.