National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-14
RAILWAY NOTES.

Work on the Clipper Greek railroad extern
sion Of the Norfolk and Western road is to be
resumed as soon as the weather permits.
The Union passenger depot and dining rooms
at Houston, Tex, owned by the Southern Pa
cillc Company, were DESTROYED by fire Tuesday.
loss, $4,000; partly insured.
The Southern Maryland railroad, with its
franchises and property was sold yesterday by
order of the United States circuit court of
Maryland at public auction for S75, 900, the
purchaser being Franklin Gregory, represent.
ing the Boston bondholders.
The published reports regarding the fight be.
tween the Baltimore and Ohio and ths-trlnk
line pool were used in Wall street yesterday
TO depress not only the securities directly af.
fected by renewal of the railroad war, but
also extended TO the grangers and southern
issues
The statement of the Atlantic system of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company for No
vember, 1855, shows gross earnings Sl,OO3,OT,
operating expenses sjl5, ,753, net earnings siS7,
3H; This is an Increase over the same month
in 1854 in gross earnings of SAL 400, in operat.
ing expenses Of $50 7Gl, and In net earnings of
S00,7Os
II. J.. Malcomb, of the Atchison, Topeka and
santa Fe Hallway Company, stopped here on
his way to Philadelphia, where he Will succeed
MIR. Kenyon as eastern passenger agent, Mr;
Kenyon will, II is understood, become general
passenger agent of the Burlington Missouri
and Northern railroad upon the completion OF
the latter.
At the regular monthly meeting of the di.
reGtOrs of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
Baltimore yesterday the action of President
Garrett in cutting the passenger rates between
New York and the west was approved A dis
position was evinced 10 sustain him In any
measure he may deem important for the best
interest of the Baltimore and Ohio road,
Z. The Boston and trunk line general passenger
agents voted 70 recommend the general man,
ayers of tho Boston roads to establish Boston
noOl for the competitive western passenger
traffic. IL was also voted TO abolish all connec-
tiOn with outside ticket agencies aud H. A,
Adams was selected to allot the immigrant
traffic among the different western lines.
Charles l., Colby president of the Wisconsin
scheme 10 have Congress authorize the sale of
a site which has been bought by the govern
ment in Chicago on which to erect the ap
prHlser's onice of that place, so that II may be
used for the Chicago terminus of his road. II
Is understood the ultimate intention Is to con-
meet The Wisconslon Central with tho Northern
Pacific.
A special from the NATIONAL REPUBLICANS
correspondent at Richmond, Va, contains the
following statements; There Is some talk
OF branch road of the Chesapeake aud
Ohio TO Washington city, which may ac-
CommOdate travel and ireights from both
east ana west, and give Richmond a com.
pcting line with the Richmond, Frederlcks-
burg and Potomac route. Virginia senator's
are inclined 10 sell the states Interest in the
last.named rOud N they can get fair price for
II. the amount of stock being something over
100000 The state received no dividend last
year from this stock"