National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-20
RAILWAY NOTES.

The charter of the Pensacola and Memphis
railroad passed the Mississippi senate yesterday.
The Mexican National Construction Com
pany has borrowed money at London TO con-
tinue the construction OF its road, and work
will be resumed shortly.
A bill to incorporate the, Lynchburg and
Southwestern railroad was introduced In the
Virginia senate yesterday.
The Virginia senate yesterday passed bills
10 incorporate the Salem and Southwestern
railroad and the Warm Springs Valley rail
road.
The stockholders of the Chesapeake, Ohio
and the Southwestern railroad have unani-
mously voted for its lease to the Newport News
and Mississippi Valley company.
There was no change at New York yester-
day In the railroad rates westward The
ticket brokers now sell tickets via the Balti-
more and Ohio from Baltimore the buyers
being instructed to purchase the regular tickets
to that city in the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany's office.
Ex.Gov. Smith, president OF the Central Yer.
mont railroad, being questioned regarding the
latest railroad rumor. that the Central Vermont
had leased the Boston and Lowell, meets II
with n square denial, and says the story Is
about rs true as was that recently announcing
the lease of the Central Vermont by the Grand
Trunk. lie cannot tell how the rumor origi.
mated, unless II grew out OF the fact that about
u year ago there was some talk about the leas.
ing of the Boston and Lowell to the Central
were dropped finally, aud he thinks possibly
the latest rumor may be only revival of the
old story. The Central Vermont, he says has
not leased the Boston and Lowell, nor has
there been any such thing contemplated of
late.
Senators Frye, Dolph, and Pike, acting as a
subcommittee of the Senate committee on
commerce, heard arguments for and against
the proposed baltimore and Ohio bridge across
the Arthur Kill from the New Jersey shore to
Staten island, yesterday. Messrs. T. Wiman and
William Walter Phelps made the leading argu-
menis, Mr.. Isaac l.. Fisher, president Of the
Steam and Sailing Vessel Owners Association;
eX'Mayor Burnet, of Elizabeth, and Mr.. Cow
ing, attorney for the Baltimore and Ohio road,
took part In the discussion incidentally, and
some wide issues OF fact regarding the extent
of the commerce to be affected the ice OBJ
structions to the stream, and other points were
developed. The hearing will be continued
next Tuesday,
Vim, i. King, who led the successful crusade
In behalf of the merchants of New York against
the railroads because of diversion OF freights,
yesterday presided at o meeting of the Mer-
chants Club called at New York city, TO urge
the reappointment of John o. Donnell for stale
railway commissioner. Among the resolutions
was the following;
RCsolted, That we call upon tho members of
the senate OF this state, irrespective of party,
tablished by the Democratic party when II
made the railroad commissioner non.partisan
and which was reaillrmed Gin the last Repub.
lican platform, which says:''We favor the con.
tinuAnce OF the railroad commission ON a non.
partisan basis" Commissioner O'Donnel was
then named as the commissioner by the Mer-
chants Club.