The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-12

Earnings Ohio Southern division for month
December: 1882, SS9. 1870 do. 1881, 81, l67.-
70. Increase, $4,99S.95.
Paymaster Sullivan, OF the c.. l., 81. l.. & c.,
paid yesterday on The eastern division for De
oember service, and pays ON the western division
to-day.
Earnings Indiana, Bloomington IL Western
railroad for month of December. 1882, $685.
2l1.2S; 1881, $I92,62258 Increase in 1892,
$l2,5S9.7O.
The Wabash management give notice that
their immense new elevator at Detroit with a ca
pacity to hold 800, 900 bushels of grain, was
opened for business Wednesday.
L. A. Lewis, Western manager of the Erie fast
freight lines, notifies shippers that they are
ready to receive freight for all points reached by
the New York d New England road.
Fl. C. Diehl. general freight agent, and Ford
Wood, assistant general freight agent of the 1 q,
b. and W, are engaged in readjusting rates on
their competitors.
Master Mechanic Lape Wednesday turned out
OF the Bee Line shops at Brightwood, first
General Manager L. B. Thomas says it is a mod
Ell freight engine in its entire build.
Master Mechanic Prescott, of the Vandalia,
this week turned out of the shops engine No.
1872, rebuilt with straight stock drivlng-w heel
air-brakes, and all other modern improvements,
and 1t Is the model passenger engine of the road.
Four engineers and SIX fremen of the Indian
apoiis n ST. Louis road have thrown up their
jobs this week. They give as their reason for
resigning that they are constantly being changed
from one engine to another, New York Central
railroad style.
Commencing with next week, train men on
the Pittsburg, Cincinnati e. St. Louis lues to
be examined as to the power OF their eyesight
to distinguish colors. So large is the number
OF men 10 be examined that IL will require sew
eral days to complete the test.
Creditors of the Danyille, Olney & Ohio River
road In this city yesterday, received notice from
Charles Howard, the newly appointed receiver
OF the property, that he would TO day ask in
structiOns from the cOurt to issue 100000
worth of receivers certificates.
The passenger trains over the Peoria division
OF the Indiana, Bloomington Il Western were
hauled during the year 1882 at cost of so
cents per mile, this covering the prOpOrtionaLe
cost OF malntenance Of way and equipments as
well as train service. The earnings Of passenger
trains were ninety cents per mile.
President ingalls,, of the c., l., st. L. & c.,
stared yesterday that there was great demand
for grain ct Cincinnati, and we're farmers and
dealers ready to ship from points ON their
lines there would be ample business for all the
cars they could command, The receipts at the
C., L., st. l.. d &. elevator are extremely light.
The Little Miami railroad, which is one Of the
Pennsylvania railroads lines west of Plttsburg
operated by the Pennsylvania Company. has "a
first mortgage per cent. loan, OF which ST. 1872
600 is outstanding and WHICH natures May ID
next. This the company proposes to refund
into an equal amount Of thirty year per oeut
first mortgage renewal bonds.
Monday, the 18th, the Wabash will run tia
through passenger trains from Chicago and To-
ledo TO Council Bluffs and the West via Peoria
and the Shenandoah d. LIVINGSTON branch, which
is shorter by 100 miles than the old Wabash
route to that point. THIS will be of great profit
to Peoria and the Peoria g. Iowa division OF the
Wabash, as it will make Peoria one of the prinei-
pal points on the Western main line of the Wa.
bash.
Ocean business is remarkably light for jam
airy, little export provisions and grain gong for
ward. There is some flour moving the rate in
u Trad d.
from Indianapolis to Liverpool, aud 56l9 cents
to London, which is 4 ls cents less per hundred
1882. Ocean rates are about tine same, the diff
ference In favor of shippers being in the
rate from indianapolis to New York city Pro
visions are 81 q cents per hundred to Liverpool
and rs cents to London.