New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-11
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

ST. LOUIS Dec. 1O.-The Middle and Western States
Freight Association beganits regular quarterly meeting at
the Southern Hotel yesterday. II decided by unan
imous tn advance the rate on all classes OF West
bound freight from the basis Of forty-tve cents 100
pounds in class Psburg to Chicago, to fifty cents
The Eastern initial points affected by the change are
Buffalo Pittsburg and Wheeling, and points common to
them. On the lower classes the advance VIII amount 70
about two cents per 100 pounds. new form OF
bill CT ladng was adopted containing the words Neither
this company any such other carrier shall be iaoe
for ny loss damage to said property by dangers or a-
cidents incident TO railroad traspoTtaton or ny es OF
Hood while at depos stations, var L. landings warehouses;
* of leakage brcakage chaing loss weight loss
caused by changes in the weather or by heat
frost wet or decay and If any portion OF route to desa
zion is by water OF all dangers incident to navigation
CHICAGO, Dec 10 SpeciaD answer OF the directors
OF the Pennsylvania Company respecting the Stewart
ave- and Jacksons bridge ordinance. which was passed
by the Council last Monday night reached the city this
afternoon and laid before the Mayor The directors
formally decline to accept the ordinance as passed. CIV
ing as their reasons that they offer the city good
street hirythree feet In width where there Is now 10
street that in addition TO this. they offer the land on
which To swing bridge at Jacksonst. which is val
uabe concessions; also that under the present ordinance
they permitted to their trains at the rate OF ten
miles an hour and IL is idle TO ask them give up that
privilege aud accept ordinance restricting them to six
miles an hour The company also says that u Is lnpfac
cabe to give the land at Madison on which to swing
douDle-tiack bridge
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10 tSpeeiaD.-The brickwork OF
the tunnel of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad under
Twenty -ffthst finished day and the tun
mel will be ready for Monday. II is expected to
trains Wednesday, An attempt will be made To
reduce the time to New York.
Additional testimony taken this morning By Master
Dallas in the suit of the Pennsylvania Steel Company
against the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. The re-
organization plan Of the Reading railroad Is still In the
hands OF the NeVlOrk syndicate They said Ia he
satisfied with IT, The plan will probably be returned
here by tomorrow.
BOSTON, Dec. l0rhe Governor and Council have been
advised by the Attorney that the Lowell Road
has right TO bid for the purchase OF the Hoosac Tunnel
and connecting roads owned by the wealth. In
competition with the Ftchburg and the state HOUSES
authorities confident that bids both roads VIII
now he received.
sPRISGFIELD. Ill, Dec. 10.-D L. Wing. president OF
the ST. Louis and Chicago Railroad has information de-
nying the sale OF OF the road Mr. Hons who controls
the road, says the official announcement will be made
Immediately that Mr. Wing s 10 he made president OF the
entire line Of the St Louis and Chicago extension from
ST. Louis Springfield and OF the Chicago aud Louis
from Chicago TO Peoria.
WASHINGTON Dec. 10.-Justicc Harlan made final
orders to-day In the Illinois Midland Railroad The
offer of Dew. the purchaser TO pay In addition his bid
OF 81 27 OOO the OF $1s,5OO for benefit Of labor
claims Is accepted and confirmed. The purchaser Is
directed his bd into court In three nsaments on
the days OF January February aud March next The
Court also settled all questions OF allowances.