National Republican., 1885-10-01

Two hundred and fifteen dollars per share
was bid yesterday for stock OF the Washington
brunch Ol the Baltimore nnd Ohio railroad.
This is said to be on the sire ,vtN or the rroe.
pective opening of tho Philadelphia branch Of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
The case of r.. X. Rue against the NJ ssouri
Pacific Railroad Company for Sl50,OB for
breach of contract was virtually dispo iei of
Maltbc holding that the contract on which
plaintiff sues was not made by tho authority Of
the defendant.
Freight agents on Tuesday agreed to make
the rate from st. Louis to New York on com
pressed cotton 30 cents per 100 pounds 1. was
also agreed 10 restore on Oct. the rate on
thireenih.class freight to the tariff sheet OF
July 10, which will make the rate from East
St. Louis TO New York % cents.
Tho third attempt to wreck midnight train
on the Wilmington and Northern railroad was
made on Tuesday night M II dangerous curve
known ms Point Lookout. The engine attached
to the tain wns thrown oil the track on the
side next tine embankment. II u had been Oh
the other side probably the whole train would
have gone into Brandywinc creek.
In Il c supreme court at White Plains, n. Y.
yesterday, me lury In the suit of ii. Olcll
against the New York Central aud Hudson
river Railroad Company rendered verdict OF
5000 damages. The plaintiff, u Carbuildcr In
the compnny's employ, had his LEFT hand taken
of by n circular saw which he was ndjustiu,
TO fine gauge. lie claimed that through q
while he was at work upon II.
Superintendent Dawson, Of the Grand Trunk
railway, says the visitation of smallpox In Mon
ireal has not only seriously affected the rail-
road business, but that of the hotels as well.
The Windsor. the largest and most beautiful
dcsered. Similar depression Is Felt in other
branches OF trade. Mr.. Dawson siys 1t Is u
hard pull for the business men. but the authors
tics arc determined to stamp out the disease,
and will undoubtedly succeed.
The hearing before Master Weiss In the South
Pennsylvania injunction suit was in proNrolS
yesterday nt tho Continental Hotel. Phtladol:
phia, Messrs. MacVeagh and Logan represented
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Messrs.
the 's state; f LYMAN j. GliTert, and md ex.sSnatot
Gordon the South Pennsylvnni railroad, aud
NJ. l.. Olmstead and j.. X. Pcale the Beech
Greek railroad. The witnesses called were l.,
c. Knight and Henry Lewis, and the hearln I
was adjourned until to-day.
The directors of the New York and New Eng
lend Railroad Company have voted TO Issue
$1,000, 900 of preferred stock for the purpose of
paying the debts of the company. The stock Is
tion OF one share OF preferred to ten shares OF
common. Every one of the seventeen direct.
ors present took his proportion OF preferred
have significd a desire TO take preferred shares,
but as the stock Is per cent. cumulative one
tho directors Judged IL to be their duty tn otier
creditors in settlement of their claims.
A special dispatch from pittsburg says "oa
Oct, 10 the annual election Of officers of tne
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Will
take place in Baltimore. IL was reported In
railroad circles here that there Is n stron
movement on foot to have Vice President
Thomas NJ. King succeed President Robert
Garrett. Certainly the most cordial relations
exist between ih@ two men but the teSlin
of Mr. King is reported TO be SO strong that his
refusal 10 accept the office Will be unhecdcd.
The Garrett Influence, backed by the tremond'
Gus interest Of the late John w. Garrett, may
however, prove too much for Mr.. King or any
other man"
Mr.. w. II. Rnawn. who Is vice president OF
the 81. Paul and Duluth Rnilroad Company, al
well rs president Of tho National Bank of the
Republic of Philadelphia, authorizes tho fol-
lowing statement: "The dispatch from Mime.
aIolis to the effect that the Chicago, milwaukee,
ana 81. Paul railroad had sold tho Wisconsin
Central railroad controlling interest in the st
Paul and Duluth railroad i5 not a correct state.
ment ofincts; as whatever interest may Thus have
changed hands, II was not controlling ono.
No other railroad or combination OF railroads
controls the st. Paul aud Duluth. IL Is CON
irolled by the general stockholders, aud will
continue 20 be, operated as an independent. line
as heretofore
Good effect was made by tho announcement
In Wall street yesterday that tho passenger
agents of the trunk lines were In session al
Commissioner Finks Office, and that there
was little doubt that an agreement would bl
reached TO be presented TO the trunk linepresi
dents to-day, which would result In the fOrnI
tlon of strong combination of all the lines. II
is stated that pnrt of the plan Is IN authorize
| Commissioner Fink to buy any tickets that
can DO secured for less than the tariff rates and
| turn them into the Office of the company by
which they were issued NJ full schedule figures
| IL Is believed that an advance In passenger
| rates will follow almost Immediately thu moet
| ing fthc presidents probably tomorrow,
A strike of locomotive engineers on the Gal
| weston, Harrisburg and san Antonio railroad
| IL threatened unless the terIns demanded arr
| conceded by the company, A delegation OF thu
| division members OF the Brotherhood OF Loco
| motive Engineers, consisting OF one representa-
| tive from III Paso ole from san Antonio, ant
! one from Houston has gone from san AntonlC
10 New Orleans to confer with General Man
| ager Hutchinson, Of the Southern Pacific rail
| road of which the Galveston, Harrisburg, and
| San Antonio road Is Il part, in regard 10 The
| discharge of several members OF the Brother
| hood at Houston without assigning any rotsll
| for so doing This committee In behalf of the
| Brotherhood will demand that the discharged
| engineers he reinstRted and II this Is not com
| Piled with they will lay the matter before the
president OF the National Brotherhood, and vii
formally demand the restoration of the dis
charged men. In the event of refusal to 40
cCde TO the demands, II Is rumOred that n strike
VIII be ordered to take place on Oct. 20.