The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-16
RAIL AND CROSS TIE.

The railroad commission of Georgia pub
fishes elsewhere in this issue Circular
No. 1856.
Receiver Chamberlain of the three C's
railroad in South Carolina filed his official
bond in $25, 900 last week, and has taken
formal possession Of the road.
The Florida Midland railway is about
completed; the track is being laid within
quarter of a mile from the junction of the
South Florida and Sugar Belt railway.
All the railroads in Tennessee are having
moreor less trouble from the recent rains
The Memphis and Charleston and the East
Tennessee are the greatest sufferers, how
ever.
Bills have been introduced in the Ala
bama legislature Incorporating the Ala
bama Northern Railway Company and the
Florida and Chattanooga Railroad Com
panY.
The Chattanooga Times is authority for
the statement that there will be an ex-
tensive decapitation among the passenger
agents of the East Tennessee road in few
days.
E. B. Whiddon, contractor on the Geor-
gia Southern and Florida railroad, says he
has closed a contract to build the line to
brownsville, and that the work is to be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
The Athens Ledger contains this piece of
news: 1t is whispered that the Richmond
and Danville will place the Covington and
Macon under the control OF the Central.
The Central is now under the management
of the Richmond and Danville Then the
Northeastern and the Covington and Macon
will be put in good condition, and through
trains run from Macon to Lula.
The interstate commerce commission has
practically suspended all efforts to enforce
2 Ian = -
the supreme court, is decided. The question
involved is whether shipper or railroad
empoye. having knowledge of unjust
discrimination, can be compelled TO testify
If the evidence tends to eliminate himself
the law providing that the evidence SO ad-
duced cannot bs used in the prosecution of
the witness There seems to be prohabil-
ity that the Counselrnan case will soon be
advanced for argument. In the meantime
the commission is allowing the railroads
about all the latitude they wish to take In
the matter Of rates.
In the Savannah, Americus and Mont
gomery car shops in Americas is being built
one OF the haudsomest combination cars
ever turned out of shop in Georgia. Ii is
designed for an inspection and pay car, and
will be complete In every detail. One end
of the car is fitted up for the paymaster,
and has very much the appeara &c of sure
enough bank. In the car will be all the
usual cohveniencss, such as kitchen, dining
room, berths for ten persons, lavatories, etc.
The car is substantially built out Of
Sumter county oak ard pine timber, and
| in point Of finish and general excellence
cannot be excelled. In size and appearance
the car is an exact duplicate of the day
coaches of the Savannah, Americas and
Montgomery. 1t was built under the SUPER
vision of Master CARPENTER Lloyd, who was
HI -toI D. \
perienced car builder himself. It is num-
bered 101, aud will be turned out of the shops
this week. On Wednesday it will make the
first trip over the road behind engine 107,
which will come from the hands of Master
| Mechanic Argue on that day.
In April, 1885, a ticket was purchased at
Blue Rapids, Kan. by passenger who de-
sired to travel over the Union and Central
Pacific lines to San Francisco. The ticket
was not signed, and was only used for part
of the way, when it was sold to a scalper.
| The ticket broker resold it 10 a man named
| Campbell, who used it to Salt Lake and sold
1t again to a scalper, from whom Il. H.
| Drummond bought 1t. Drummond Travelled
| past Ogden with it, when the Central Pacific
conductor took the ticket from him and put
him off the train, believing his ticket to
! be scalped one. Suit was brought in
| Drummond's name by the American Ticket
oiokeHs AsSuSldLlOu against the southern
Pacific Company for $4,000 A verdict
for the plaintiff amounting to S115 70 as
| awarded by the superior court of Utah.
/ The supreme court of Utah has now re,
versed the decision of the lower court and
ordered Judgment to be entered for the
Southern Pacific Company. This is a very
severe blow for the scalpers, as it gives tc
| the man who rides on scalped ticket no re.
dress in case he is put off the train on which
| he is travelling