National Republican., 1885-12-19
RAILWAY NOTES.


The United States court has ordered the
Missouri and Aikinsas division Of the Texas
and st. Louis road to be sold Feb y. The
total Indebtedness of the road Is s7.2J0,OO0 The
read Is to be extended to ST. Louis.
The Jury In the case of Preston Walters,
charged with criminal negligence in causing
a wreck on the SchuylkillNalley railroad at
Springmill, Pa, at which a conductor an en-
gineer, and fireman were killed, returned a
verdict yesterday of rot guilty. the county
TO pay the costs"
The cases of C.. Woods Davis against the st.
Louis and San Francisco Hallway Company
were called In the United States circuit court
at Topeka, Kan. In the two smaller cases in
Nolving about 81 900 for oyerCharge of freight,
Judge Brewer decided to send tho matter to
n referee on the question of fact. The other
two cases relating to discrimination IN which
$4,000 Is sued for, were postponed until jan 4.
Suit has been brought In the district court ut
Wyundottc. Kan, by certain stockholders of
the Atchison, Topeka and Sante Fc Railroad
Company TO restrain that company from fur.
thcr operation of the Sonora railway or paying
interest ON si,000,O0O bonds. a temporary in
junction was granted, enJoinlng further pay
mcnt of interest. II Is intimatcd that the com
pany's officials are friendly to the proceedings.
The statement of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company, both Pacific and Atlantic sys.
tens, for September shows gross earnings 81
net earnings Sl,b59,55i, TO which is added the
rental for the Mohaye,division, S36,3 ,3l6, making
total net earnings sl,505,gl0. This amount,
less the interest OH bonded debt, sinking funds,
taxes, legal and general, and all other ex'
pcnses and charges amounting to 81 ,2l6,379,
leaves net profit for the month OF s3i9,52l.
At the third meeting of the Transcontinental
Railway Association at san Francisco Wednes-
day the committee on organization were for
the second time obliged to ask for an extension
ofthe time for making their report. II the re-.
port Is adopted the question OF percentage VIII
| be taken up. Whatever the result reached
may be, IL II certain that II will involve several
| changes in the present rates of percentages,
aud the probabilities are that the northern
roads will be the gamers.
The application of the Missouri Pacific Rail-
| way Conn any, on which Judge Pardee In
| the United states court had appointed cX-
| Gov. Blown, of Tennessee. and eX.Gov. Shel.
don, OF New MeNito, receivers of the Texas
| ana Pacific Railway Company, was heard at
great length at New orleans Thursday. Aller
| consideration of the case Judge Pardee APP
| pointed the receivers mentioned aud orders
| were tclcgTaphed to the officials of the road
notifying them of the action of the court.
The Missouri Pacific petition for the appoint
| ment of receiver for the Texas ana Paciiic
asserts that the Texas and Pacific company Is
| an insOlyent corporation owning ,iS7 miles ol
| road, with mortgages thereon TO the amount OF
gl3 3i0, COO, the interest whcreupOn II Is unable
| to meet that the line of rad Is out OF repair
| and in so dangerous IA condition that said com
| pany cannot perform its duties us u carrier
| with safety, expedition, and convenience u
| the public that Judgments have been obtained
| against said corporation under which the assets
| are liable 10 levy and sale.