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Show IMPORTANT JUDICIAL DECISION. Chicago, 21. A decision involving very important principles was rendered ren-dered this aflerneun n the United States Circuit Court by Judge Drunimond, in the case of the Atlantic it Pacific Telegraph Co. against the Chicago & Koek Island Utiilroad Co. The "telegraph company, accepting the act, of Congress' of July 24th, lSGtj, entitled "An act to "aid in erecting telegraph lines, and to secure to the government the use. of the same for postal, military and other purposes," commenced the construction construc-tion of a line along the route of the Bock Island railroad between Chicago Chi-cago and Omaha. The railroad company com-pany ordered the telegraph company to desist alter a few poles had been set; thereupon the telegraph company com-pany applied to the U. S. circuit court for an injunction restraining the railroad company from interfering interfer-ing with tho construction of their lines, claiming that as the Kocb Island road carried the U. S. mails it was a post road and came under the provision of the act of lSiii3. The railroad was represented by Messrs. Williams and Thompson, attorneys. Judge Drummond held that the act of July 24lh, 13, limits the powers therein confcied to such military and post routes uf the U. S. as are owned or exclusively controlled by the Government; Gov-ernment; that neither under the act ot ISG'?, nor under any other act, oan Concress take or authorize the taking of p'rivate property of a railroad corporation cor-poration for the purpose of erecting and maintaining a telegraph line, without compensation for the franchise fran-chise so sought to be granted. |