New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-25
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE

PHI ADELPuIA, June "a (SpecipD.-in the United
States Circuit Court today Ju ye McKennan denied the
motion for a new trial made on behalf OF the Pullman
Palace Car Company in tho suit OF the Central Trans
portaton Company in which the latter received a YER
dict Tuesday 10: tie payment OF rental under tie
terms OF the original lease
The hearing that to have taken place before Ex-
Pollock to-day IN the Reading Railroad proceed
Jugs was pos ponei until Tuesday account Of Wit.
failing to respond to the summons served upon
them to appear.
CHICAGO, June 2L-rhe ColoradoU Utah Association is
threatened with trouble by of the reduction In
freight rates to the Missouri River. Heavy shippers
now bill thelr freight to Omaha where 1t is reshipped
Colorado and Utah points, thus escaping tue tariff
rates from Chicago Omaha To head of this practice
the Com missioner Will station an official ut Omaha
charged with duty OF hunting this class OF freight
and charge up the lu amount 10 Tie supper rosoruns
to this method
MERIDIAN Miss, June 24-It Ia rUmored here that the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company will soon take
charge the Orleans aud Northeastern branch Of
Queen and Crescent route aud run through psssen
ger trains from ST. Louis to Se~-Orleans Tho Mobile
and ONO Company transferred It's through neieDt
some time This report gven credence all along
the line and is elicny much comment
PITTsBURG, June "a tSpecal.-Phlip ID. Armour, Of
Chicago 1t is reported as his contract with the
Pennsylvania Company runs out will take share In
the south Pennsy Railroad and carry through
to a connection with the Pittsbusg. McKeesport and
Yougbiogheny Another story Is that he VIII complete
the Indiana Bloomington and western TO f1ttsourS
road official to-day disclosed daring scheme Of
Boston capitalists to capture the Ogdensburg and Lake
Cham plain Railroad from the Vermont Central IN order
to obtain au outlet for the ST. Johnsbury and Lake
ChamplaIn road. A secret meeting was held BY those
capitalists this week, ut which thoy perfected their
pans An attempt will bo male nrst ~ gct control OF
the stock held by the Central Vermont this 10 not
successful then the lease will be attacked
PHILADELPHIA. juno "a tSpeciaD-The project Of the
Reading Railroad for connection with tho Harrisburg
and Potomac Railroad has NOS been abandoned Of
acias OF the former company rnd that connection
could be made between II and tho Western Maryland
Railroad at point IIagerstOwn, Maryapt u this
10 done tho buSQ uehanna River VIII have ~ DO bridged
at HarrisburG - ~
ern railroad will DO completed In few dayA
Boston, June ~ tsecsab "A sPeoial meeting OF the
tho Boston and Lowell Railroad corpora
ton was held to-day In this city Prcsdent Morey
planned the act Of he Legislature authsrAins the cor
paratoG Ia consolidate with certain Railroads leased
by 10 and stated the advantages "a be gained BY saoh
consolidation by purchase The aet was thea aessptod
by nearly uHAnimsus stock veto aud votes wore assod
Ajl4 Vie Fuyahase OF the BOSTON, CoHcogd AUD
Montreal RairVad tha Valley Railroad.
the Whetod aud Jeersep Railroad and tho ST. Johns-
bury aud Lake Champlan Raroadi authorisug the tn.
crease OF the capital stock VI tha coPpopxton TO such
An amount sha be found necessary Tor these pur-
chasoA