The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-27
THE DAYS RAILWAY NEWS.
Legislation Which the Railroad Com
panies Will Press.
Vandalia Surveying Corps Still Moving
Northward personals and Matters
of General Interest,
Personal Points.

RS McAnister has been appointed agent of
the Erie g. North Shore Line vice j. ]. Hyland
resigned
E. NJ. Bronson. general travelling PASSENGER
agent of the O., H. & d. lines, is in the city on
efioial business.
NJ r. Ingalls,, president OF Cincinnati, Indian
apolIs, st. Louis & Chicago road, is expected
home from the East to-day.
A prominent railroad man OF this city, who
occasionally makes deal in grain from one
transaction this week realized $4,000 profit.
Harry Crawford is in Louisville, KY, confer
ring with the Louisville, New Albany q Chi
cago road as regards the opening of the Chicago
& Indianapolis road.
d. F. Jennings, chief clerk and assistant Of A.
B, Southard, is named as the successor OF the
latter as general freight agent OF the Louisville
New Albany IL Chicago.
A Boston paper says that in the reorganiza
tIon scheme of the Toledo, Cincinnati & st..
Louis IL was understood that T. A. Phillips, gem
erel manager should retire.
Il. B. Phillips, the new president of the Toledo.
Cincinnati & St Louis road, returns West nexu
week to give the strengthening ont of the affairs
OF the company his personal attention.
H. R. Duval, general manager OF the Erie
lines, will reach Indianapolis this evening,
spend the Sabbath as guest Of L. A Lewis, West
ern manager, aud both will leave for Chicago to-
morrow night.
John K. Elder leaves to-day for New Orleans
TO begin work on the Lake Borgne road. He ha 9
employed j. Mckewen, formerly with the In
dianspolis, Decatur Springfield road, to super
intend the work.
NJ. ]. Rogers will leave tomorrow for Atlanta,
Ga, to assume the duties of the position of mas
ter mechanic of the East Tennessee, Virginia &
Georgia. His salary is 81 900 larger than on
the p, G. & st. L.
William p. Fshback master in chanoery, left
last night for Chicago, and will Monday next as k
Judge Drummond to confirm the sale of the
Chicago, Columbus & Indiana Central rodc.
Ihus far no exceptions TO the confirmation have
been taken.
c. P. Huntington, of Mississippi, was in the
city yesterday, route for Washington, ID. c..
where he goes to work up his railroad scheme OF
building ievee on the east bank of the MtRss-
sippi and laying double track thereon. Mr..
Huntington is very confident that the project
Will meet with favor at Washington and with
Eastern capitalists.
The Wabash management has presented a
purse Of 500 to g. X. Morgan, a conductor en-
their llRe who resides at Decatur, III 'in appre-
citation Of his vigilance and prompt action IN sig
Mailing and stopping the second section OF train
No. As on Dec. o. 1882, west of CaFpen ter Sta
tton," which is accompanied by letter rendering
the THANKS of the company for "the unttring
care and conduct throughout manifested on this
occasion"
E, Fl. Talbot. secretary of the National Expo
sitlOn of Railway Appliances, has issued In pam
phlet form the rules and regulations that are TO
Great credit is due Mr. Talbot and others of the
executive committee for the enterprise they
have shown in bringing so prominently before
the public the objects of the exposition, which
promises 10 be one of the most interesting and
Instructive ever held on this continent