Show washington au august gust 11 the delegates representing the railroads of southwestern south western or middle route between lV washington ashington and new orleans commenced their session here today today their business is with ita reference to the transports transportation toofil of of the th treat teat mail from portland me ale to new e orleans orans pull and to agree upon a joint bid tor for the Perform ane of the service the orange and Alex alexandria indria railroad to 12 nel iburg and the remaining part of the mississippi S ais sippi central railroad Kail road will be finish edby by the first of Januar january at which time the next contract is to take effect these delegates confidently say that they iv ill be able to 10 carry the malls mails between new orleans and abw ev york in three and a haf days adoth w object b eject of the present meeting is to make I 1 0 ii form in arrangements concerning the gene a alpas passel sei ger and freight business NEW YORK aug 11 flora has beaten princess the first heat a as made ir in two 0 minutes twenty three arid and s balt seconds seconds the second in two minutes twenty two and the third in two minutes twenty three and ahalt a halt hair seconds sec ends I 1 |