National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-07
RAILWAY NOTES.

The Maine Central bridge over Royals river
at Yarmouth, Me-, was SO weakened by the
ircshet that trains could not cross 1t.
]. H. Barrett, superintendent of the Dayton
and Union railroad, has been appointed super.
intendent of the eastern division of the Erie
railway, In place of L. o. Hill, resigned.
Bills to incorporate the Richmond, Peters.
burg and Manschcster narrow gauge railroad
and the Salem and southwestern railroad
were introduced in the Virginia senate yester.
day.
D. II. Day, a well. known citizen of Atlanta,
Ga, aged about 6j years. was knocked from
the railroad track at u street crossing yesterday
morning, and died in few minutes from IN
juries received.
The official statement Of the Louisville, New
Orleans and Texas Railway Company shows
earnings Tor three, months ended Dec 81 OF
Sj9S, 67D The road has been opened through
Tor about twelve months
The feature of the dealings In the stock mar
kct yesterday afternoon was the trading in
Erie, accompanied by a report that n new pool
had been formed in the stock and consols of
the company for decided advance.
Wall street was well supplied with rumors
yesterday to the effect that the cutting on east
bound rates had again been discovered in Chi
cago and other western points, but the circu'
lHtiOn Of the reports had no apparent effect
upon prices.
The official statement of the New York, Lake
Eric and Western Railroad Company, includ-
ing GS per cent, of the earnings aud the entire
working expenses of the New York, Pennsyl'
vauia and Ohio railroad for November, shows
gross earnings of sl,Nl2, 500; working expenses,
Sl,3025j3 net earnings, sdO907l an increase IN
net earnings over the same month last year OF
sl22,lis.
The shortage of sllas swartly,, the assistant
station agent of the Reading railroad who dis
appeared from PhmniXville, Pa, several days
ago. has grown to $1,000, the major part OF
which was borrowed from friends within a
short time, Swnrtly was treasurer Oftho knights
of Birmingham Lodge of Mnsons, and, besides
making regular assessment made an extra
one and appropriated both sums, amounting e
several hundred dollars, Mrs; swarlly has leu
been taken home by her, father Mr. winters
who loses about IS, 900 by his son'n'law.
The Atchison, Topeka aud Santa Fe Railroad
! Company has issued u circular notifying the
stockholders that certain new lines Ia the state
| of Kansas have been acquired which, the man
| ayers believe Will be selfsust1ining from the
start The total mileage, which II proposes e
| construct-work on some of the roads having
| been commenced already-ls about $50 miles
| and the estimated cost is s6,3O0,0O0, TOWARD
| which there Will be local aid to the extent o
| 500 00O leaving 50, 600, 900 to be provided. TIL,
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe company ha,
| agreed to construct and equip about $50 mile
| OF the Chicago, Kansas and Western railroad
on certain conditions.
John @. Stevens, president of the United
! Railroads OF New Jersey, and q celebrated
! civil engineer, COmmltted suicide yCslerda!
afternoon at Trenton. Mr.. Stevens is sup
posed to have accidentally discharged II pis
tol, which he had bought for his selfprotec
ton while on a contemplated trip 70 Yves
| Virginia TO inspect coal and iron lands that h
| had bought, Mr. Stevens mover spoke afte
the shooting, He was go years old. He leave
widow and five children. Hewas son o
James 4. Stevens, OF Hoboken, and q nephew
of Engineer Stevens, the inventor OF the Ste
vens battery He was president of the Penn
! sylyania railroad system OF New Jersey, an
was one of the few experts in canal engineer
ing In the country,