The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-06-21
ABOUT RAILROADS.
AT HOME AND ABROAD.

AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Mr.. Ingalls,, president of the l., Q. and L.,
went East yesterday.
I'd Jewell. "lightning jerker," of Columbus,
was in the city yesterday.
The yardmasters returned from st. Louis
over the Vandalia yesterd ~ mOrHing.
superintendent Barringer, of the l., e. and
L., will probably return from Cincinnati to-
day.
Mr.. Frazee. paymaster of the 1. and ST. L.,
and wife, returned from Niagara Falls yester-
day.
f. A. Cooper, of the j., NJ. and l., has re
turned from The yardmasters' convention at
It. Louis.
MIR. Mexican, president of the Vandala, re-
turned to his home in Terre Haute, yesterday
in h g special car.
II. w. Fuller, southwestern passenger agent
for the f. and A. and q. w. lines, is confined
To his house on account of severe illness.
H. w. Hubbard, general freight agent of the
/ ere Haute and indianapolis and st. Louis
lines, returned yesterday from the c snten-
NAL.
e. r. Parenteau, superintendent telegraph
VandslIa line, was a member OF the Railway
Employ es' Mutual Benefit Association of the
West.
NJ. W. Manufacturing was appointed as
sistant general agent of the Vandalia at East
st. Louis, yesterday, in the place OF Z. NJ. Ba-
con, resigned.
Most of the Eastern trains were delayed.
yesterday on account of the vandalia. l., B.,
and W. and i. and st. L. trains being late on
account of press Of business.
The indianapolis delegation to the Yard
Masters Convention, at st. Louis, returned
yesterday. They express themselves highly
delighted with their trip and of the way in
which they were enter tanned by the st, Louis
boys, hut the hs ppiest man OF the lot is III .
McPeek, yard ma Ter C., II. and !. road, who
was presented by the Buffalo division OF
the association with full set of soil silver
spoons and fruit knife, with his name in
scribed on each piece. Mac says when they
called him out go do Ii 10 him, !" he thought IL
falo fellers," but as IL took the shape IL did he
appreciates IL.
1heJ., NJ. and 1. r. r. is doing handsome
freight business at present Regular freights
both north and south. hauling full trains
of loaded cars and the management find 1t
the fire. ght without delay. Yesterday business
was quite brisk, the regular daily delivery
train starting out with "a car loads OF mixed
freight Tor he various connections ia the city
in addition TO the REGULAR transfer OF car load
10 IS. The rolling mill shipped is car loads of
new rails To the o. and NJ. railroad Wis tn s
special shipm-I Is OF lumF er from Atlas wo-s-
TO Jacksonville Car WorSs meat for the south
from Kingan Co., AID Ice rom l., p. and u.
and L., @ & Il. for Louisville, Ia addition o
the regular through aud local freight caused
IL to look like revival OF business in the
neighborhood of south street q. pot last even
Ing.
A meeting OF the Railway Employees Mu-
tusl Benefit Association of the wesiI was
held at the International Hoel, Niagara
Falls, Wednesday, June L. There were o
delegates present Tue secretary's reIo
sh0wed that 81, 900 had been paid 10 descea. d
member s. families duriDg the past year. The
association has paid Ous $500 since its or
ganiz4ttOn. Amendments were made to the
BY Laws so as 10 admit female emp eve
of raj roads. The following officers were
elected as follows: III. b. Manchester, c.,
and O., president for one year: n. NJ. Whit
lock, Cleve and and Pittsburg railro d. vice
president for one year. Directors-D. Sony on,
LAKE shore railroad for three years; Jos. K
word, NJ. q railroad, TIRES years; Major
Robert Enmet, Vandalia line, three years;
Thomas Hatch. M ana st. railroad, Treas
urer for one year; +. ID. Parker, Lake
shore railroad, one year. Average
d. ed and seventy-five dollars The re port o.
he officers show that the association is in
sound financial condition. A vote OF thanks
was rendered A. a.. lid, the retiring presi-
dent, also TO The oprietors Of he Inter
national Hotel, also 10 h. II. HiI, retiring
vice president. The next an ual meeting will
be held In chicago June is, 1877.