The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-11
General News.

An inventor at Greensburg, Pa, has patented
a railroad signal time clock, which indicates the
intervening :ime between trains.
A London csblegram announces that the alli-
ance between the Canadian Pacific and Grand
Trunk railroads has been perfected
New men have been employed in the place of
the Erie switchmen who struck at Buffalo, N. Y,
against new rules and reduction of wages.
Operations have commenced by which, at
cost Of 81 ,250, 900, New-street Station, Birming.
ham, England, Will be converted into the largest
&cres.
A New England road is testing a new auto
matte devise for applying the brakes. By this
arrangement the conductor, brakemen, or any
of the train men, can instantly apply the brakes
TO the whole train, the same as is done by the
gineer.
yesterday filed his report with the United States
District Court for March, which shows: Cash on
hand March l, 1888, S47,4o4 50: receipts, $685.
443.39; disbursements, $473,342.17; cash on
hand March 81. 1888, 1892. 505.75.
A gentleman well posted in the affairs of the
Southern roads, SAYS that the relations between
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia, and the
Southwestern system, may possibly take the form
of "A tariff agreement. Connection via the Little
Rock road ia already established, and another
route between Meridian and Shreveport 10 pro-
posed.
The shrnkage In values of stocks during the
last six months has been immense. Selecting
only twenty from bno lenS llsb dealt IN on the
New York Exchange, it is found they have de-
clinsd in value since September, 1882, more than
$1OO.O00,ooo. This decline has occurred durin g
a period when earnings have been greatly in
creased; while there have been no railroad wars.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad
Company has issued its annual tourists guide
for the summer of 1888. The book ia entitled
ga RECON- oissar ce of the Golden North west'and
is prOfusely illustrated and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
volume of 1O4 pages Every attractive point
IN the Northwest is described and illustrated
ard the pages of the book Deautified By little
glimpses of the scenery of the region.
MANAGER MCREA's POSITION IN THE MATTER
Anent the discussion of the Butterfeld- Furga-
son imbroglo it is but just to several persons in
volved that the matter be placed before the pub
lie in proper light. The situation is simply
this: While the c., II. & 1. r. r. Co. was work
1ng up evidence in the Injunction suit versus the
indianapolis Union Railway Company, they Sc
cured evidence to the end that tickets for Cincin-
matt were sold over the counter at the Union De-
pot via the c., l.. ST. L. & c. without asking the
nsral question, (Which route" the evidence was
80 the minds Of the authorities of the Union
When the discussion of tho differences
between the two railroad companies was
taken M and the "entente cor
dale" had been to some extent restored, Mr.
McCrea, president OF the Union Railway Com
pany, in spirit of ultra fairness, suggested that
If Messrs Waite and Stevenson would veuch for
the veracity and integrity of Cy Butterfield,
their agent upon whose authority the com-
punts were made), he (Mr. McCreal would in