The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-08
OU R II ALL ROA ID s..
News and Personals Here and Along
the Lines.

The boys on the different roads will give
a complimentary ball April oath to Gustav
Bennett, who had his arm taken off about
six weeks ago, while coupling cars in the
NJ. & G. yards.
Road, had the thumb and three fingers Of
his left hand taken off while coupling cars
at Storrs Station Wednesday.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the c., c., C. & l. Railroad Com
pany, which was held in Cleveland last
Wednesday, ]. w. Deveraux, II. B. Hurl-
bert, H. J. Jewctt, s. Burker and James r.
Keen were elected Directors for three years
About SIC, 600 900 of the $15, 600, 600 OF stock
were voted by proxies, over $4,000, 900 being
held by ]. II. Deyeraux, President of the
Company.
Freight Agents on the B. & 0. Railroad
have been instructed by the Company to
hereafter make %, 900 pounds the maximum
load for their cars.
The contract has been signed for con-
structing the first section of the Washing
ton, Cincinnati e. st. Louis Road. The sec
tion extends from Georgetown, D. c., to
Falls Church, Va.
The Cincinnati, Rockport & Southwestern
Railroad was opened for business to Jasper,
Ind, last week.
John NJ. Kelley, of Cincinnati, formerly
with the l., G. & L. Road, has been appoint
ed Southeastern Agent of the Vandalia
with headquarters in this CITY,
The Cincinnati d Evansville Railroad
Company has been organized to build a
road about thirty-three miles in length,
from Evansville in an easterly direction,
through Vanderburg, Warrick and Spen-
Ger Counties to point on the line OF the
Cincinnati, Rockport & Southwestern Rail
way, near the town of Lincoln.
The Columbus, Jeffersonville & Cincin-
natl Railroad have resolved to proceed in
the construction of the line between Allen
town and Mt. Sterling, which will involve
the building of branch from Mt. Sterling
to Washington Court House.
Three coaches and two baggage cars,
filled with emigrants bound for Kansas
City, passed over the o. & M. Road Wednes-
day.
The O. & M. Company have placed new
engine, No. Z on their road, and named it
after Steve Kelso, their Yard-master in this
city.
The O. & NJ. Company are about to build
new transfer office Oh their road in Storrs
Township.
Two extra trains of twelve cars each.
IN
NJ. Road Wednesday.
During the heavy fog Wednesday morn
ing freight train on the NJ. & c. Road ran
into freight train on the c., H. g. D.
Road, as it was passing the point where the
two roads cross near Storrs Township, badly
wrecking two of the cars, and scattering
their contents over the ground.
The first and second mortgage bonds of
the l., G. & l.. Railroad have risen in value
20 per cent. during the last sixty days.
The roads centering in this city report,
for the most part, that the freight business
is duller than last month, yet compares ia
vorably with the same month last year
The war against ticket scalpers which is
being waged at indianapolis and Columbus
by the different roads has not yet reached
this city.
Mr.. H. B. Hnrlbert has announced that
he is not candidate for reelection as Vice
President of the g., c., c. Il l. Road, and it
is reported that he will resign as President
oi The ln4iaDarrolis. &c !, Gs 90 Louis koad.
Steel rails are being laid on the upper
portions of the Little Miami Road in the
place of the iron ones which are worn out
Thomas Sales, of Chicago, filed petitions
in the United States Circuit Court yester-
day. to recover 81, 410 from the Dayton &
Union Railway Company; $2,67o from the
Columbus & Hooking Valley Railroad Com
pany, and 81, ,l05 from the Columbus,
Chicago Il Indianapolis Railroad Company
as damages for the use of brake patented
by Lafayette P. Thompson and Ashabel G.
Pachelder.