National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-16
RAILWAY NOTES.

4 lively war of freight rates is predicted to
follow close upon the dissolution last Monday
OF the western freight pool
The new general manager of the Chesapeake
and Ohio and Chesapeake, Ohio aud South
western road, Mr. Muir, is to enter upon his
duties this week.
The juris diclion Of General Passenger Agent
Harry Fuller, of the Chesapeake and OHIO, Is to
be extended over the Chesapeake, Ohio aud
Southwestern road.
The sale Of the Wabash, st. Louis and Pa
cihc railroad by the United States circuit court
and the purchasing committee of the bond
holders was cOnditionally confirmed ut st. Louis
yesterday. The court approves the sale on tho
condition that the balance OF the 1862, 900 pur-
chase money be paid on or before Aug, l.
The American Railway Master Mechanics
Association opened its nineteenth annual con-
vention at Boston yesterday with soyenty.seven
members present, Mayor O'Brien delivered
an address OF welcome. President Barnett
with technical topics, was an able document,
and received general commentator.
The government has dropped It's suit to 70.
strain the Schuylkill River East Side railroad
from laying its tracks through a portion of the
Philadelphia naval asylum. Under u recent
act OF Congress the right TO use the land In
question was given TO the company, and the
motion to dismiss the restraining suit was
made under instructions from the Attorney
General.
luo ItuuhNlNuHlu uhlIOhu company was
recognized for the current year at a meeting
Of directors held at Philadelphia yesterday,
George u. Roberts was re elected president;
j. N. Mccullough, first vice PRESIDENT VIM.
Thaw, second vice president; Thos d, Mersher,
third vice president and cOmptroller 8. Il.
Liggett, secretary, and Stephen White, IT,,
assistant secretary.
All the trunk lines were represented at the
general passenger agents meeting Mt New York
yesterday when the resolutions of Joint con.
ference were ratified. Rates were fixed for
twenty-five special fares. Among these were
$50 10 the German musical festival in Mil.
wankee, next month and return SS7 so to the
G. A. r. encampment at San Francisco, In
August, and return; fare and a third to
Detroit and return, next october, when the
Women's Home Missionary Society convenes.
The Car Accountants conven ton at Boston
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, A. p. Welder, OF the Atchlson,
Topeka and Santa Fe road; vice president, f..
]. Hoyle, of the East Virginia, Tennessee and
Georgia; treasurer, IL, NJ. Horton, of the iii.
nois Central secretary, Ii. H. Lyon of the Chi
Spaldlng. OF the Atlantic and Western; A. r..
Blakely, of the Lehigh Valley, and ID. II. Ma
roney, ofthe Baltimore and Ohio
The twelfth annual convention of the Car
Accountants Association of the United States
and Canada was begun at Buffalo yesterday,
with President Luce, general accountant OF tho
Chicago and Northwestern railroad, in the
chair. Ninety.fOur delegates are present, rep
resenting all herailr0ads of note and dispatch
lines In the United States and Canada The
organization, which was formed In 1875 has
become one of the most important systems CON
neoted with railroads, and the present almost
perfect system Of car reporting Is the Outgrowth
OF rs laboIs. The convention Will occupy four
days.