, 1880-03-14

biz. E. D. Smith has been appointed Agent q
the Pennsylvania Companys fnst freight lines
the Union the National, and tie Black Star-a
Quincy.
| By new tfne-car1 arranged yesterday, pas
sengers On the Lake Erie Il Western Railroad
which leaves Lafayette at o'clock in the morn
Ing, will arrive at Cleveland o. at 10 o'clock the
same evening: New parlor cars have been pro 70
cured. and will be attached to the trains On and
after March Is. The train from Cleveland viii
run through to Bloomington, III.
The Cincinnati Southern Railroad has arranged
an excursion to celebrate the opening OF its road
to Chattanooga, and will give a banquet in COM
memoInton OF the occasion at the Music Hall,
Of the Chamber of Commerce. Board Of Trade
| and Transportation and merchants and manu-
factnrers OF Cincinnati is busily engaged in per-
1ectng the arrangements
The officials OF the Kokoma Line complain that
J business to the South via the Cincinnati Southern
s,1 was a9lns an injustice to them and the Louis
tween the two routes, they say, us these lines
form a pool on business between Chicago, In
d,nnaPolis, Cincinnati, and Louisville and It is
equally represented.
There will be general exodus Of General
passenger and Ticket Agents Monday. They 10
to to- Cincinnati M to attend meeting of the Central
ana western Associations Of General Passenger
Agents to be held Tuesday for the purpose Of
discussing the advisahilty Of consolidating two
by the Kankakee Line In Mr.. ": P. Iohnsons
private car, which is now taking in q GOOD sup
ply OF wet groceries" ?" for the entertainments
OF the travellers while en- route to Cincinnati.
Commissioner Fink has Issued the following
circular regarding east-bouud rates from Ash
land Beardstown, ETC.:
1T IS reported thAt some misunderstanding
mas arisen as to the correct basis for east-bcund
rates j. from Mississippi River points named IN
Art 3 & Ct the Chicago proceedings OF Feb. IS
and =, 1850 You will therefore please take no
tice that the basis established BY the adoption I
OF tnat article fixes rates from the points named !
on ne west side OF the river at St Louis rates,
and from the points named on the east side Of !
the river at East St Louis rates. The lines from
the east side OF the river to the seaboard can
not allow bridge tolls to reduce the rate from
tne east SIDE below LIB per cent Of the Chicago
rate"
The Office Of General Passenger and Ticket
agent Of the Missouri Pacific. which has been
vacant since the resignation OF Mr.. C. c. Cobb |
has at last been filled. 4 circular just issued By
announces that Nr. France Chandler has been
appointed to the above position, the appoint
ment to take effect March Is. All business per-
sSaiiaang sais.ag g the PASSENGER department OF the
ms orders In regard to the same must be re-
sPecaea sed ana opeyed accordingly: "A better
choice Tor the, position could hardly have been
are better posted than Mr. Chandler. He is at I
present General Passenger and Ticket Agent Of
the Chicago, St. Louis 8 New Orleans Railroad,
Assistant General Passenger Agent OF
he Illinois Central ia this city: BE
sas also at one time General Passenger
AgTnf g;,ef OF the vandaa and Afterwards be hsld
Northern. from which 1t will be seen that he is
4readT #el acquainted with the St Louis busi-
!ess. Il Is stated that Ar. Samuel Cary, Of the
ointed as Mr. Chambers successor on the CHI
ago, st. Louis Il Nov Orleans Railroad.