National Republican., 1885-09-23

4 large number of Pennsylvania railway
officials started east from Pittsburg yesterday
on the annual tour of inspection.
Myron p. Bush, a prominent citizen and bust.
ness man OF Bufialo. and vice president of the
Hannibal and st. Joseph railroad, died yester-
day of congestion of the brain, after an illness
of three days. lie was 65 years of age.
American railway securities closed lower In
the London markets yesterday OH account of
the belief being general among operators that
the contemplated advance in trunk line rates
In the United States would be postponed.
The restoration by the St. Louis east-bound
passenger lines of the $40 rate to New York is
IN accordance, with @ temporary agreement, to
day the general passenger agents of the lines
in interest have agreed to meet and adopt some-
thing more permanent
A meeting of the board of directors OF the
West Virginia, Central and Pittsburg Railroad
Company, including Hons. S. b. Elkins and
Henry q. Davis, was held at Baltimore yester-
day. The business was of a routine character.
Hon. James G. Blaine and Senator A. L, Cor.
man, of the board, were not present.
The Dominion government has acquired the
North Shore railway, running from Montreal
to Quebec, from the Grand Trunk Company,
which acquired 1t some three years ago The
Dominion government has handed the line
over TO the Canadian Pacific, which began
operating II yesterday as a part of their system,
thus securing deep-water terminus for their
line.
The general term of the Kings county IN. W
supreme court yesterday gave decision In the
suit Of John Lille vs.. the New York Central
and Hudson River Railroad Company. Lille,
It seems, was an employe of the company, and
had both legs cut off by a car while ia their
employ. He recovered a verdict of S35,OO)'
yersed and new trial ordered, On the new
trial verdict was rendered for the company.
and this verdict is now affirmed.
It is learned from reliable source that one
or The principal reasons for the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company reducing Its last dividend
was because of its Intention lii the near future
TO extend branch of its road TO an important
point, one that Will not only give 1t a large
an outlet that will throw 1t IN competition
with other lines. A survey of the proposed
route Will soon be started, and 1.-THE c0mpany's
plans can be made satisfactory the construc-
tiCn Of the new road will be pushed rapidly
forward.
The Railway News states that "about two
thirds ofthe Chesapeake and Nashvilleis is under
contract and the work is being rapidly pushed.
sixty miles, will be sublet within the next sixty
days, and the entire line of about l25 M ilesw will
be completed during the coming year. when
completed this road will give another fine line
from the western and eastern to all of the south.
eIn states. The railway king, G. =. Huntington,
aided by Eugene Zimmerman, will soon com.
pete another highway between the north and
great system of the Chesapeake and Ohio and
Mississippi Valley and Kentucky Central rail.
ways and will be a very formidable compet-
itor for freight and passenger traffic of the
Louisville and Nashville and Cincinnati South
ern railways
The papers in the last suit of James McEenry
and John B. Cox are now on hle In the office of
the clerk of the United States circuit court in
Pll1lsGnrg' Fly II IS SUIT to @ oust President Adams
vania and Ohio railroad on Il writ of quo war
ranto; Mclienry makes allegations in his petit
tion claiming that the New York, Pennsylvania
and ohio ROAD isa corporation of Pennsylvania,
and that he and Cox, between them, own 300,-
100 shares Of common and 10000 shares of pre-
ferred stock, as well as SlO,OOO,00O Of bonds and
certificates of the company. lie declares that
none of the defendants have ever been lawfully
elected to the offices they hold, and that they
are net stockholders IN the company. James
A. Reilly, of New York makes affidavit that
the statements in Mcllenrys affidavit are cor.
rect, and can be proven. On the other hand
the defendants deny that either Cox or Nc
Henry are stockholders or possesSors OF any
bonds of the company. No quo warranto writs
are issued in the United States courts and Il is
thought the case will be sent back to the county
courts.
The meeting of the presidents of tho trunk
lines was called to order today ut Commits
siOncr Fink S office little before noon. There
were present during the first session Messrs
Garrett, Spencer, King, and lIarriott, of the
Baltimore and Ohio; Roberts, Mccullough,
and Wilson, Of the Pennsylvania D1paw and
Hayden, ofthe New York Central; King and
Felton,, of the Erie; Eddy, of the West Shore F;
Newell, OF the Lake Shore, and Leopard. orthc
Michigan Central; Hlckson and Sergeant, of
the Grand Trunk, aud Reeve, of the Chicago
and Grand Trunk, The Lackawanna was not
represented at first, but II messenger dispatched
to line Office brought Mr.. llegeman, who, after
n brief conference with the officials present.
returned TO his office, saying that the company
would be represented IN short time. All p m
recess was taken, and II was stated ~ that time
that nothing had yet been accomplished, but
that a general discussion of the situation, TAX
lilg up lhe Ioup,eS OF mn, Ihc ulllJrent iiIles III
ing has President Roberts, of the Pennsylya.
nia, AZ chairman, and another meeting of the
rate clerks has been considering the question
Of an advance In rates. II was learned aiter
the meeting adjourned that II had been de.
cided to advance rates on the five different
classes of frCights westwarG,bound to 90, so,
40, 20, and 20 cents, respectively an increase of
about 30 per cent over present rates The dis,
gusslon of east-hound frcights was postponed
for ten days, when another meeting will be
held.