National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-19
RAILWAY NOTES.

Union Pacific was the great objective point
of attack in Wall street yesterday, and the
stock was sold down over two points ON Wash
ingtOn rumor.
A bill amending the charter of the Suffolk
and Carolina railroad so as to allow the COM
pany to increase its capital to 900 was
passed yesterday by the Virginia senate.
The Chicago, Burlington and Northern road
has laid 100 miles of track, reaching point near
Savanna, ILL.,, at cost Of S2,0OO,OOO. Within
year the company intends to have trains run
ming to st. Paul.
The amendment by the Virginia assembly of
Norfolk railway, 1t is said, will result In the
extension of the Richmond and Allegheny
road, which Will form, when completed, Il
competing line from Norfolk to Chicago
The residence at Hyattsyille, Md, of ]. +.
Hickey, advertising agent of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, was entirely consumed by
fire yesterday afternoon with all the furniture
and household effects. The residents turned ont
to fight the flames, but their efforts were fruit
less, as the fire had gained too much Roadway.
The family Of Mr.. Hickey escaped injury, and
are being made as comfortable as possible by the
people of that village.
The situation with the blockaded railroads
looks somewhat serious in Colorado The
Kansas Pacific announced that the train which
has been blockaded fornearly two weeks would
reach Denver yesterday. Burlington trains
and those of the Union Pacific via Julesburg
continue to arrive. The San Juan division OF
the Denver and Rio Grande ran no trains Sun-
to the effect that 1t showed hard all day yester.
day, Il fall of fully twelve inches being noted
nt Durango There are some fears of Il serious
blockade on that line, but the company will
make no effort until the snow storm ceases,
Sllyerton reports that snow storm began there
Friday night, but II did not assume serious
proportions until Sunday night, when 1t was
reported raging with great fury, with q high
wind and drifting badly, making the streets
impossible TO travel
A special dispatch from Columbus, Ind,
says "Since the extension of the Cincinnati,
indianapolis, st. Louis and Chicago railroad to
this city from Greensburg, President ingalls,, of
that company, has been seriously contemplate
ing the further extension Of this branch west
ward 10 st. Louis, and last week q corps of
civil engineers acting under instructions from
Mr., ingalls, and Q, r. Huntington, of the
Chesapeake and Ohio, made survey OF the
proposed line from this city to Bedford and
where II Is proposed TO connect with the Bed
ford and Bloomfield narrow gauge. This line
runs from Bedford to Eaingham, ILL.,, the
project including the purchase of this line, 1t
being the intention to widen the gauge TO
standard width, and from Ehingham construct
n new line direct to 81. Louis, and the pros.
poets are that the road Will be extended, as G.
I, Huntington has always been anxious to OK
tend the Chesapeake and Ohio system from the
Atlantic seaboard into the vest
s. Il. Person, assistant trunk lines commits
siOner who is also chairman of the passenger
committee OF the pool, had consultation ut
Philadelphia yesterday with j, Il. Woods, gem
eral passenger agent of the Pennsylvania rail.
road. Mr.. Pierson said, among other things,
that there had been no Official complaint by
the Erie, Lackawahna, or any ofthe other lines
in the pool in consequence OF the attitude OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
and that no meeting of the presidents would
be called until some OF the roads asked for II.
II is said that the Baltimore and Ohio is al
ready cutting the rates recently made by sell
ing tickets through scAlpers, but the Pgnnsyl.
vGnia has not followed this action, 1.-THE idea
that the Baltimore and Ohio is In collision
with the pcnnsylyaniah said an official of the
last named company, "for the purpose Of cut.
ting rates to the detriment of the other lines Is
too preposterous to consider We don't usually
deal with our enemies by taking them into our
started to create ill'ieeling among the other
linegb