National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-06
RAILWAY NOTES.

The Prince of Wales will formally open the
Mersey tunnel railway on the 10th instant.
In the Virginia senate yesterday a bill was
introduced TO incorporate the Warm Springs
Valley railroad.
A bill to incorporate the Chicago, Parkers.
burg and Norfolk Railroad Company was in.
troduced yesterday in the Virginia house.
bill to authorize suits against receivers of
railroads without consent of the judges who
appointed them was introduced in the Virginia
senate yesterday.
The general passenger agents at New York.
yesterday, resolved to shut oil all free passes to
shippers and employees unless at the request of
department heads.
Considerable apprehension Is felt by Penn.
sylvani0 railroad officials on account of the
threatening aspect OF the food ut Port Deposit
Nd, and men are on watch at all points
A delegation from the Buffalo board of trade
called on Commissioner Fink at New York
yesterday, regarding alleged discrimination
against Buffalo by the trunk lines. No action
was taken.
The November earnings OF the Chicago Bur-
lington, and Quincy railroad were Sl,2iO,Qs9,
an increase of tl0i,0i3 over November, 1881
For the eleven months ended with November.
the net earnings were Sill 1866, i3i, decrease of
$3.50 from last year
John +. Vogeler, aged 81, attempted Mon
day evening to cross the railroad track near
Camden station, Baltimore, when he was
struck by the engine OF Il fast express train,
amer being warned not 10 attempt 10 cross. lie
was 20 badly injured that he died.
The statement of the Northern Pacific rail
road shows gross earnings Of Ss0l, SOB, an in.
crease over the same month last year OF 900
The statement of the road from July / to Dec
n shows gross earnings *, 627,Tl0, an increase
over the same period last year OF Sll2O03.
JIM Ashley, jr., superintendent of the To-
ledo and Ann Arbor road, was arrested last
night on the charge Of obsiruetlng United States
mails. The night train on the Detroit Ian
sing and Northern did not go out on Monday
night on account of the track being torn up.
Trains were running as usual, however, yester-
day morning.
The statement of the Chesapeake and Ohio
system for November shows gross earnings,
5Sl,179; operating expenses, S3SS SGD; net earn.
ings, Sl02,3l7. This Is an increase in gross
earnings of So, 9liNover the same month last
year, an increase in operatingi expenses of
$3.50, and an inereasein net earnings 1924.
The gross earnings for November, 1885. were
contributed as follows: By the Chesapeake and
Ohio, SIS, $50; Elizabeth, Lexington and Big
Sandy, sos ,29i; Kentucky Central, $40, $50, and
Chesapeake, Ohio and southwestern, Sl5l, $40.
The gross earnings Of the Omaha road for De
cember We're Sl67 900, an increase over tho
same month last year of Sl2,Ill.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the Bos.
ton, Hartford and Erie Railroad at New YORK
yesterday, one OF them stated that he had been
authorized by prominent capitalist 70 offer
them 50 share for all the stock involved in
the suit OF Graham and others against the Bos.
ton, Hartford and Erie road now pending In
Inc united states courts IN Massachusetts, As
The stock has been rated at from 81 to 50 n
share since 1870, this, he thought was very
fair Offer Tho stockholders voted to accept
the proposition and within twenty-five days
will deposit their holdings with the American
Loan and Trust Company and receive payment
therefor The number of shares involved In
this transaction win not be far from 10000
A New York dispatch says "the survey of the
Baltimore and Ohio extension from Bound
Brook TO Elizabethport, in accordance with
the scheme OF an entry Into New York by the
way of staten island, Is completed this week,
and the building of the line can go on without
delay under the general railroad act of New
Jersey. On Staten island the road and fran.
ehise OF q local company are to be utilized. so
that no hindrance can be made there. The
impeachment is In the bridging. of the Kill Won
Jersey from Staten Island Two legislatures
must give grants before this small section of
the very important line can be covered, for
one end OF the bridge will be In Jersey and the
other In New York. Every member of the
Jersey legislature has already been visited by
agents Of, for, ana against the Baltimore and
Ohio. and the opposition by the Pennsylyanla
and the Reading will be tremendous, ifnot sIlc,
cessful, according TO present indications The
New York legislature met in Albany the LIST
instant. II Is said that President Chauneey
NJ Depew has issued season passes over the
Central and Hudson River to members with,
out waiting for an application; aud It Is noted
that, instead of being restricted TO the trunk
line they are good IN every instance clear to
The home ofihe legislator. All this extra kind
ness 10 taken as precursor of the big light
ngainH a bridge charter for Garrett"