The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-03
OUR RAILROADS.
Notes, News and Personals Here and
Along the Lines.

shipped east over the NJ. & C. Road, Thurs
day.
The rates of freights of all classes is more
stable at present than it has been Tor many
weeks.
The Master Mechanics Association will
hold its annual meeting at the Grand Hotel
May 18th.
Mr.. ]. T. Mccarthy of the St. Louis, Kan
sas City & Northern Road, has been in the
city during the past week.
Agent Perkins, who for several years has
served the c., c., G. Il l. Road at Lockland,
has been appointed agent at Middletown.
| Mr.. John Bill, brakeman on the o. &
NJ. Road, while coupling cars the first of the
week, fell into cattle guard and broke his
arm.
After May 1st the freight business of the
Atlantic & Great Western Road will be
done via the c., c., C. & l., instead of the
e., II. & d.
The Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan
Railway will put on fast train between
Elkhart and Anderson, which will make the
run in five hours.
An unusually large number of emigrants
from the East have been seeking homes
along the line of the Southern Railway
during the week.
The Cincinnati, Lafayette & Chicago
Company are now engaged in laying twelve
miles of steel rails and putting in twenty
thousand cross-ties
The Southern Railroad train now runs
from Lexington to this city in three hours
and ten minutes, the quickest time ever
made from Central Kentucky.
With the taking effect of the summer
timetable the c., II. h d. r. r. will run n
train from this city to connect with the 7
o'clock trains going West from Indian
apolis
Col DeFord. the enterprising passenger
agent of the Chesapeake 4 Ohio, is prepar-
ing for good business in the way of travel
to the watering places of the Virginia
mountains.
The excursion train to the dedication of
the Wernley Orphans Home at Richmond,
Ind, leaves the G., II. & ID. Depot at 7:15
a. IN. tomorrow, and will arrive at Rich
mOnd at 1918 a. m.
The Southern Railroad Trustees went
down over the road on Monday to within
three miles of the coaltields, and say that
the prospects for reaching the coal-helds by
the 18th of May are good.
| lIc hJtlllo'iI, lolthd X ADdilld iC lNCuNi
will, it is stated close its general office here
May 1st Mr.. J. l.. Truslow going to Kansas
City. Mr.. W. W. Lord remains in this city
as representative of the road.
MrW. E. Brewster formerly of the Little
: Miami Road at this place and now Chief
5 Clerk in the p, c. Il st. l.. Office at st.
, Louis, was married on Wednesday last to
Miss Lille liigbee of Columbia.
NJ. u n
caren have returned from an inspection of
: the unfinished portion of the Southern
Railway, which required weeks time, and
report the road-bed in excellent condition.
Under the summer time table the l., {. &
, L. Road put on an additional train between
3 Cincinnati and Indianapolis, both east and
west, which will shorten the running time
between Chicago and Cincinnati one hour
Bv an agreement entered into by the I.
; c. q l.. and the .. and NJ. Road, tickets is
; sued by either between Cincinnati and
Lawrcnceburg, or intermediate stations,
will be honored and accepted for passage
over either line,
Tie proposition from Mr. Watson, who
! represents number of Eastern capitalists
to build the Mt. Airy, Venice & Liberty
: Narrow Gauge Railroad has been received
and heartily concurred in by the residents
along the line. AS soon as $50, 900, which
is asked for, is subscribed, the road will
! doubtless be pushed to an early completion
The Cincinnati Southern Railway is being
: rapidly pushed to completion. Tracklay
ing has been commenced on the Chatta
y nooga end, and the tracklayers will mee
. at New River. Mr.. Venable, late Engineer
for the Trustees of the Road, has gone witt
: R. T. Huston & Co. on the Chattanooga
> end to assist in closing the gap, and tht
: Short-line Road is now engaged in widen
ing the cuts between here and Louisville
preparatory to running sleepers south owe
/, the Cincinnati Southern when completed.
r Harper's Weekly (Rep): The feelin.
for General Grant is partly real, partl,
t Fictitious. 1t is generally conceded tina
d it is largely due to sincere apprehension
/ of danger to the Government. If TIN
= course of the Democrats confirms tina
v suspicion, the feeling that demands Gen
erai Grant will deepen. As the appre
y hension diminishes the fervor of the fu
d, u rore will decline. There will be grea
r deal of discussion and reflection befor
Il the Republican party finally decides t
return to the situation and the polite
g. of six or seven years ago, and to destro
a the two-term tradition in order to ge
o there. Yet it is evident that there
n much the same kind of enthusiast
ne among Republicans for General Gran
" now that there was for General Jackso
=. among Democrats fifty years ago, and
n was that enthusiasm which nominate
a. the hero of New Orleans. But it is
t. question which intelligent Republican
y must consider, whether a "hurrah fo
le Grant" will necessarily elect him, an
r whether "hurrah for Grant" is the kin
sT sT of canvass which they think desirabl
t. for the country.
New York Times: Whatever may b
ID the theory of the Constitution or the il
I'd tent of the fundamental law, the rel
er tionship between Congress and the d'
to partments is most intimate. 1t is we
81 known that many, perhaps most, of til
IL acquisitions made upon Cabinet Office
N for information are inspired by those o
o. fccrs themselves. A Secretary has