National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-22
RAILWAY NOTEs.

The survey of the Piedmont and Cumber.
land railway was begun last Tuesday.
The directors of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company yesterday decidedto pass the next
dividend.
The Texas and Pacific reorganization com.
mittee failed yesterday to reach an agreement
and adjourned without day. ...
The Cincinnati Local Railroad Association
has elected as its vice president W. H. King,
OF the Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore
Railroad Company.
The. Senate passed bill granting right of
way through the naval arsenal grounds ut
Bridesburg, Philadelphia, to the Kensington
and Tacony Railroad Company.
On motion OF Mr. Plumb. the Senate passeda
bill granting right of way through, the military
reservation at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, 10 the
Leavenworth Northern and Southern Railroad
Company.
Work on the Annapolis and Baltimore Short
Line railroad is progressing satisfactorily. The
laying OF rails on the Baltimore end OF the line
will begin in two or three weeks, The depot
site In Annapolis is only two squares from the
state house,
In the seven years from 1873 to 1885 the rail-
way mileage OF Canada increased from 1854 To
10, li0 miles, the train mileage from 100000
10 80, 623, coo; the total number of passengers
carried from ii3 900 TO 9,672, 500, and the tons
of freight from. 7ss3,0O1 to l4G7gO00. This
shows encouraging growth, due principally to
A special dispatch from Cincinnati pub.
lished asserts that the recent purchase of
Cincinnati, Hamilton AID Dayton securities,
which ran them up from 90 TO 100, Is now ex-
planned by the statement that they were
bought for @. T.. Huntington. who desires that
road, II issaid fora northwestern on tlet for the
new connection with the Chesape AXE and
Ohio, which will bridge the Ohio river ut
Cincinnati,
Gen. Joseph d. Seth, speaker of the Maryland
house of delegates who was recently elected
president of the Baltimore and Eastern Shore
Railroad Company issanguine of the prospects
of the construction of that railroad. He says
| carly date after its inception are shown In the
| concessions made by the Pennsylvania Rail
| road Company In passenger travel and freight
| reduction between the Eastern Shore peninsula
| and Baltimore.
Senator Call offered a resolution, which, on
| his notion was referred to the judiciary com.
| mittec directing that committee 10 inquire
whether any legislation was necessary, and If
So what, to require the United states courts,
in any state. 10 carry into effect the obligations
| OF the charter ofincorporatton granted by such
| state, and to prevent violations OF the same by
| such courts and the officers thereof, and the
| waste and wrongful appropriation ofthe assets
andsreceipts OF such corporation in the interest
| of individuals.
At the meeting at Roanoke, Va, Tuesday, at
| which the Roanoke and Southern Railroad
| Company was organized, letter was read
from Vice President Spencer Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railway, expressive of interest In the
enterprise, and announcing the purpose of his
| company 10 begin the extension southwark OF
| the valley division of the Baltimore aud Ohio
| road In 1887 Col. d. II. Houston, who has
| been chosen president of the Roanoke and
| Southern road, is a northern gentleman, who
has made large investments In southwestern
Virginia, and is regarded as sagaclous and
energetic business man. He Ia president OF
| the Roanoke Manufacturing Company, and OF
the Crozler steeiworkA