The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-17
OUR RAILROADS.
Notes, News and Personals Here and
Along the Lines.

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An excursion to Cincinnati over the Ken
lucky Central will take place May Zoth'
| The Southern Ra lroad Trustees held
meeting yesterday but report nothing aone'
The Q. & NJ. Railroad Company have en-
ployed lady clerk for their Office at storrs.
Cooper & Bailey's handsome advertising
passenger car is lying in the T., Ii. q ~
Yards.
Mr.. Il. M. Fraser, General Freight Agent
Of the NJ. & c., has been at Chicago during
the past week.
| Mr.. E. Fl. Talbot. Business Manager OF
the Railway Age, Chicago, was at the draha
Hotel Wednesday.
beginning May 21st the Southern Rail
road will sell excursion tickets to the camp
meeting at the High Bridge.
Excursion tickets TO Mammoth Gave. KY.
are now on sale at the L., G. q l.. X. X. ofii-
ces, and will be hereafter during the entire
year.
The Cumberland & Ohio Railway have
ceased operations for the present, and do
not now expect to complete their line much
before next summer.
Rumor says that the Erie, Atlantic 4
IGreat Western and DAYTON Short-Line Rail
roads are to be consolidated as q single line
from Cincinnati to Chicago.
Mr.. James w. Brown, General Passenger
Agent of the indianapolis. Bloomington y
Western Road, was at the Burnet yester'
day, the guest of Colonel Shaw.
Mr.. Charles w. sowes, Assistant En-
gineer of Chicago & Northwestern Railroad,
is in the city stopping with Mr.. John K.
Decamp of 164 Baymiller street.
On May 18th, the ladies of the Christian
Association will have an excursion from
, Georgetown to this city, arriving at 10:lt
a. M, returning will leave at o'clock.
Mr.. T. A. Steele has been appointed tc
the position of Master Carbuilder for the
0. & NJ. Road at this CITY, made vacant by
the resignation of Mr.. George HILBERT.
Mr. e. NJ ingalls,, ,;eceiver of the l., @
& L. Road, has contracted with the owner
of the stone-quarries at ST. Paul for broker
, stone sufficient to ballast twenty-five mle
of track.
The O. & NJ. r. r. will place on sal
round trip tickets to the Louisville races
which commence May Goth, the price 0
| which is $5, good going the 10Th and 10th
and returning until the 28th, inclusive.
A benefit rendered to Mr.. John Bell, VIII
i is suffering from broken leg, will be giyeI
at Tell Cottage, five miles down the 0. & n
G Road, on the oath of June. Capt. Peabody
Superintendent of the road, has kindl.
offered the use of train for the occasion
Hon, John Rae, of Sydney, Australia
I, Secretary of Public Works and Ex-Commi'
t soner of Railways of New South Wales
nassed through the city this week. He
& ~ tod toto oyop,ipip n
Z the railway system and other improvement
Z in that line.
Excursions over the TT. W., NJ. & c. Roa
[. will take place as follows: May 25th frot
e Hamilton to Cincinnati and also from +
Wavne TO Cincinnati; May 31st from MuI
Gle. New Castle and other points to CinciI
c natl; June 5th, an excursion to Muncl
e where q great band tournament will
held.
70 The test case brought by the Trustees
l, the Southern Railway against one OF IL
ii many residents of Lexington, Kentuck
who refused to pay the amount subscribe
@. to the fund for procuring the right of W,
ii through Fayetta County, has been decid,
by the Fayette Circuit Court, in favor
, the Trustees.
ia A full corps of surveyors are now
d. work upon the Cincinnati, Mt. Airy, Veni
Il Liberty Railroad, and steps have be-
tv taken by the Board of Directors looking
" the early completion of the road. Mr..
aS D. Watson, proprietor of the Cincinna
Chesapeake & Ohio Road, is also at t
NO head of this enterprise.
ut The Mt. Airy Railroad route has be
partly surveyed, and the sta kes driy
down. The line surveyed will run,
ler ginning at South Cumminsville, thron
at property belonging to Messrs. Miller st
lr- fel and Poor, bearing to the south OF
Wesleyan Cemetery, across West Fork
J. the Kirby property, and terminating
nc Hamilton.
oC!n' The railroad officials from all parts OF
SIX Union who have been in attendance at
Master Mechanics Convention at the Grt
,ch Hotel, were given an opportunity, thrn'
no. the courtesy of the Southern Railroad II
W W tees, of visiting the High Bridge. Chas.
'ha Boaz, Geo. Kinsley and Thos. II. Carru
cry ers managed the excursion, and shol
their generosity by procuring the sery
Nil, of q fine band and serving bount
:, 70 lunch. The party filled four coaches.