Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-09
THE RAILROADS.
Text OF the Decision OF the United
States Court in the Suit OF Marshall
VS.. the Texas & Pacific.
Tho Southern Tranio Association Holds n
Meeting in Ohicago-The st. Louis, AR.
kansas 3 Texas General Notes.



w. II. Winfield, travelling passenger
agent OF the Wabash road, was in the city
yesterday.
T.. Ray, trainmaster on the Missouri
Pacific, from Fort Worth south, was at
headquarters yesterday.
As yet water has not been reached in
the arteslsn we'll near the round-house of
the Texas & Pacific road.
The Texas & Pacific yesterday hauled
several cars Of provisions and seed to the
western drought sufferers.
The three express companies doing
business here report good trade from
Fort Worth in all directions.
Reports from the Indian Territory say
a large force Of men and teams is already
at work grading for the Atchison- Santa Fe.
Nearly ell the trains were late in lesv-
Jog last night. The fact that the east
bound was nearly two hours behind time
caused this.
Tie opening Of an uptown office by the
Houston & Texas Central has already
demonstrated itself good thing, both for
the road and the public.
That Ipjunction Order.
Special to the Gazette.
JEFFERSON, TEX, Oct. 6.-The decree
In the case Of City of Marshall VS.. the
Texas & Pacific Railway Company, ais re-
ported to THE GAZETTE on the 9Th inst,
reads verbatim ct llteratim as follows
THURSDAY, oct. I.
No. 8. The City Of Marshall VS.. the
Texas & Pacific Railway Company ct al.
On this, the eth day of October, 1886,
this cause coming further on to be heard,
and the said cause having been submitted
on the general demurrer of defendants
and on the compliments bill and supple
mental bill and the answer and the repli-
cation and the evidence and the court
having heard the argument of counsel
doth order as follows.
/. The court dismisses the said causes
as to Jay Gould, II. M. Hoxie, william
Harrlgan and John C. Brown, in so far as
the said John G.. Brown is sought to be
affected personally, at the cost of the
complainant, the city of Marshall.
2 The court finds that a contract ex-
listed between the said complainant and
the defendant, the Texas & Pacific Rail
way company, by which in consideration
of the donation from Harrison county,
Texas, in the sum Of $500, 900, in the
bonds of said county, and sixty-six acres
OF land donated by said complainant to
said defendant railway company, the said
railway company agreed to permanently
establish its eastern terminus and Texas
office at the city of Marshall, and TO also
establish and construct at said city OF
Marshall, the main machine shops and
car works of said railway company.
3. The court finds that the contract was
duly executed upon both sides, and that
the eastern terminus Of said railway COM
pany and the Texas office of said COM
pany, and the main machine shops and
car works of said company, are and were
established at the city of Marshall ante
rior to the commencement of this suit.
4. 1t Is, therefore, ordered, adjudged
and decreed by the court that said com
plainant, the city of Marshall, have the
right to have the said contract kept, OBJ
served and obeyed by the said defendant
railway company, Its officers, agents,
servants and employees.
.. 1t is further ordered adjudged and
decreed that the defendant, the Texas &
Paclhc Railway company, and its re-
celVers, John &. Brown and Lionel A.
sheldon, and each of them, and each and
all OF their officers, servants, agents and
employers be restrained, enjoined and in
hioited from removing tAe eastern ter
minus OF said railway company, the main
machine shops and car works Of said rail-
way company, or either or any of the said
once, main machine shops or car works
from the said city OF Marshall, Tex, and
that the said receivers, John G. Brown
ana Lionel A. Sheldon, and each of them,
and tle said railway company and each
ana every OF their employeslrefrain from
any and all act or acts In avoidance of
said contract or this decree.
g. That this Injunction be made perpetu-
al and that writs of injunction be served
upon each of said receivers and the said
railway company for the enforcement of
1his decree.
Z. ltisfurther ordered that the said com.
plainant recover of the defendant the said
Texas & Pacific Railway company all the
costs In this behalf incurred, and against
the said Brown and the said Sheldon. as
receivers OF said railway company. all the
costs in this behalf incurred since the
said receivers were made defendants,
save and except the costs hereinbefore
charged against the plaintiff.
&. 1t Is further ordered, adiudped and
!decreed that the judgment for costs here.
IN rendered be duly certified and, togeth-
er with a copy of this decree, be served
upon the receivers, John C. Brown and
Lionel A. Sheldon, who are directed to
call the attention of the circuit court of
the United States for the Eastern district
OF Louisiana, by which they were APP
pointed
y. II is further ordered that the clerk of
this court do issue certified copy of this
decree and cause the same to be delivered
TO the clerk of the county court of Harri- |
son county, Texas, TO be recorded in the
office OF said county clerk.
Southern Traffic Association.
CHICAGO, Ill, Oct. s.--A meeting OF
the Southern Traffic association was held
here to-day. The snhinnt "a 1.L.-..., |