The Indianapolis journal., 1883-04-20

The Baldwin locomotive works has received an
order for twelve locomotives for the Leopeldina
narrow-gauge railway running from Rio Janeiro,
Brazil
The nineteenth annual report of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway Company for the
year ending Dec 81, 1882, has just been issued
in pamphlet form. The gross earnings were
S20,396, 725, and the net earnings $6,200,652,
an increase of 81 ,493, ,122.
The Helena & Iron Mountain road, which was
built by Indianapolis capital and then sold to
the ST. Louis & iron Mountain road, Is develop
ing that country greatly. The Helena merchants
are oveIjoyed at the quick time and low rates
given them by the st. Louis, Iron Mountain
and Southern road, II Is stated
The Georgia Pacific system ia being pushed in
several directions from Annietor to Coosa river
The road will be opened by May 1, and work is
progressing rapidly, it is stated, between At
lanta and Columbus The gaps between track
; already laid from the river on toward Birming
ham viii be filled in ample time to give the
Tember. 1t is l24 miles from Birmingham to
Columbus, and construction for THE distance is
contracted for, except sixty miles, which will be
let very soon
Vanderbilt stepping into Pennsylvania has
brought furore for railroad building in that
State. Seldom a day passes without one or more
companies filing with the Secretary of
State articles of Incorporation. Most Of the roads,
however, are intended to develop some new coal
field, or some manufacturing enterprise, and, as
they are of a local character they are worthy,
doubtless, OF encouragement, and they will be
feeders, as well, to the more prominent roads in
which Vanderbilt and the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company operate.
Work on the extension of the Savannah, Flor
ida & Western road has gone steadily ahead all
winter. and the general freight and passenger
agent has issued a circular announcing it's com
pletiOn TO the junction with the Pensacola
and Atlantic railroad, at Chattahoochee, Fla
This opens through line for traffic to points
in western Florida. Through rates via this line
to west Florida and all points west will be
ready by the 1st of May, by which time every
mi mt fnp fhn TineS of fba1 linn :
junction will be ready.
DIsHoNoRABLE ACTION.
An official of the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western road, last evening, when speaking of
the injustiees often pracrced upon railroad
companies, cited the following case of recent oc-
currence: "a. W. Parker agent of the company
at Newman, suddenly left for Texas and left his
accounts showing a considerable shortage
The company learning of his whereabouts, the
defalcatiOn was brought to the attention OF the
grand jury; the prosecuting attorney of the
county claims to have made strong case, yet
the grand jury found no BILL and one of the
number when questioned as TO the reason they
did not find a true bill when the evidence was so
strong, remarked that ft was nothing only a
blanked railroad company from which he stole >"
THE LATEST DANGER-sGsNAL
Mention was made a few days since Of patent
issued to be know as a railroad signal time
clock. The signal is mounted similar to the
danger-signals, and the engineer can readily tell
by gancing at the dial how much time has
elapsed since the preceding train passed that
point. The clock is made to run regularly and
show the hour just like ordinary time piece
hut ingenious device connecting the rail and
cloek-wOrk throws the minute hand back to
twelve when a train passes by the signal. Then
the minute hand moves on around until the next
train comes along when it drops back to twelve
again, Should any train not be followed by
another for an hour, or longer period, then the
minute hand win pause at hfty-five minutes and
remain there until a passing train throws it back
TO twelve, when 1t starts on before. The pur-
pose of having the hands stop at tifty-five
minutes is to show that at least that much time
has elapsed since train has gone by, which is
sufficient to indicate a clear track.
ARBITRATOR ADAMs's DECISION.
Charles Francis Adams, jr., who was appointed
to arbitrate the east-bcund live stock pool ont
of East st. Louis, yesterday gave his decision in
che matter, making the per cent. of the Van
dniia 25la Indianapolis & st. Louis, the Wabash,
nnd the Chicago & Alton, 81 ls each, and the
Ohio q Mississippi 10 per cent. This decision
cuts the Ohio & Mississippi down l per
per cent, and the Vandalia q per cent, while
Jhe per cent. of the Wabash, Chicago g. Alton,
and |. d ST. l.. Ia increased One-half cent each.
Doubtless these pereents were arranged to effect
harmony, II possible, over the live stock traffic
From that point. While the last three roads have
net accomplished what they set out to do,