National Republican., 1885-11-14
RAILWAY NOTES.

1t is said that the East Tennessee, Virginia,
and Georgia funding scheme has failed.
1t is reported that the International com.
pany. has becomoa part of the Canadian Paci.
Since the defnlcation of Collector Davis of
the Fitchburg railroad the officials and station
agents who have occasion to handle money are
required to give bonds and furnish ,sureties.
The cost ofehanging the gauge of the Mobile
and Ohio railroad from a broad to a standard
gauge y was nn s2s per mile The total cost Of max
ment, is estimnted at about $4,000.
I The trunk line executive committee has
unanimously resolved to let the Baltimore aud
Ohio into the new pooling arrangements on
passenger business, and the order putting up
the fares to old rates is likely soon to be made.
Tho stockholders of the Memphis and
, Charleston railroad have decided to issue ad.
ditional stock amounting to 81, $50 900. to pay
of certain Indebtedness and build the line from
Stevenson, Ala, TO Chattanooga, O distance of
forty miles.
The Railroad Gazette's record of track lay;
inglon new roads last week shows total OF i2s
/ miles OF new railroad. making 2, 26S miles re-
ported thus far in 1885, against 3, l02 miles In
1884. In the late report Is included the follow
delphias branch Is laid from Baltimore north
east to the Susquehnnna river, forty miles;
also extended ffom Chester, Pa, TO the Phila.
delphla city line, ten miles.
Judge Russell, chairman of the Massachu.
setts railroad commission, says In regard TO the
Hoosae tunnel "The impression seems to bo
general that last sessions legislation has be-
come void by Limitation, That is a mistake.
named for consolidation. Instead therefore,
of the time having expired, 1t has Just begun.
The property will probably continue 70 be
operated by the Fltchburg railroad as at
present."
It is stated that n new and short line Is 10 be
established letwppn Ghipnpn auh ninnlnnaH
The plan Is to construct about sixty miles in
length OF the Dayton and Michigan branch OF
the Cincinnati Hamilton, and Dayton, begin
ming at Piqua, aud running to Decatur on the
Chicago and Atlantic. The distance between
Chicago and Cincinnati would be about 32l
miles, or twelve miles longer than the Kanka.
kee line. The new link mentioned between
Piqua and Decatur would shorten the route
between Cincinnati and Chicago by about
thirty miles and with the low grades TO bo So
5 cured would make at least a difference OF one
hour on passenger schedule and two hours on
freight time.
The Canadian railway department Is now
engaged In making an examination on and up.
praisement of the rolling stock, &C.. used by
Mr.. Onderdonk in constructing the British
Columbia section of the Pacific railway. Ac.
cording to the terms of the contract the gov
ernment was bound to purchase this plant,
rolling stock, &c;, when the work was com
pleted, at Il valuation. AS soon as Mr.. Onder-
donk's claim Is satisfied the road and rolling
stock will bo handed over to the Canadian
Pacific company; y Is understood that there
Will be no regular through service to the Pa.
cific coast on the Canadian noad until next
spring.
There was no change yesterday In the strike
of the brakemen on the Illinois Central rail
road, The freight conductors joiued the strik-
ing brakeman, and as n consequence no trains
have been able 10 leave the yard. The side
tracks are filled with cars for which no crews
can be obtained, aud their number Is being
rapidly swelled by those coming In, the orSrs'
of which Immediately desert upon Nh thnv
rival IN ne 9lly, Ihe strikers Intend, and
that any new move migsterday afternoon n
onlclais OF the roed by the assistant superln.
iIeight train l9fher officers of the road, and
tenuenI nbf thlrty-seven cars loaded with
econslsfoTlsouthern points, was started from the
i1fds. IL had not proceeded far when II was
boarded by number of strikers who took com
plete possession OF i aud ran 1t on a side track
abouta mile from the yard.