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Show A IUilkoad Rumor. The Chicago Tribune attempa lo demonstrate that Jay Gould ia the managing captain ol thu Baltimore and Ohio and Erie combination, and that ho is manipulating manipu-lating for a through line from Mew York to San Francisco over the Chicago & Norlhwealeru, which that Dauer savs he now controls. It spec ula tea upon the appointmeut of D. W. Hitchcock as general passenger tigent in the following fashion: Everything 'points to the correctness correct-ness of this rumor. The Union Pacific baa lately greatly discriminated discrimi-nated in favor of the Chiengn & Northwestern railroad; which is believed be-lieved to be done by orders from the general headquarters. The appointment appoint-ment of D. YV, Hitchcock aa general agent of the new line, ia another straw which shows which way the wind blows. Mr. Hitchcock knows all about the passenger traffic from Omaha to Chicago, and has made the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy railroad tho favorite passenger route from that place to this city. It Beerns, therefore, that his experience is desired to force the passenger trallic from the Burlington to the Northwestern. North-western. It is also rumored that the principal object of Mr. Pullman's present visit to the east is for the purpose of making arrangements to run through sleepers from New York to San irancisco, both via Chicago and St. Louis. |