The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-17
Local Notes.

The foods are raising "howl" in new quar-
ter. Paymasters are delayed and railroad en-
ployes are unable to pay their bcc-crg mistress.
At the Union Depot there are twenty tons or
more of delayed express matter. and it is coming
in sim faster than 1t be forwarded In so bad
shape are ths Western roads.
Traffic for tho time being has been suspended
over the Southern division of the Wabash, which
runs through Marshall, He. The roadbed is in
such wretehed condition, 1t is stated, as to make
1t unsafe to run train over it.
There is not a word Of truth in the report that
President Ingalls,, Of the Cincinnati, Indianap-
oils, St. Louis & Chicago road, borrowed the
money to pay the January dividend. The com
paBy net only had the money in the treasury to
pay the January dividend, bat as we'll now have
the funds on hand to pay the April dividend
with
The Boston & Albany will soon put in force
set of rules TO govern their baggage department
which Indianapolis roads could adopt to adj
vantage; one clause especially, under which all
merchandise will be turned over to the express
companies or the same charge collected, If sent
as baggage, as would be demanded by the express
company.
II. c. ]. Pendletou, agent of the Canada South
ern at this point, put in his time yesterday
among the railroad men gathering money to re-
lieve sufferers by the flood, and the liberal con-
tributiOns of the railroad men excited much fa-
Y8rabls comment; meantime railroad officials are
uOing all in their power to forward supplies to
the sufferers.
An official of the Indiana, BlOomin gton &
western read teleEfApnS New YORK parties that
The prospects, for business are very good, al
though earnings for the first and second weeks
of FebrnarT will not show very well, owing to
the foods and storms, but as these have only
tended to delay the business the later results
will make satisfactory aggregate.
In the recent collision of two freight trains on
the Indiana, Bloomington & Western road, one
engine was "Cohso" pattern, the other an
eight-wheel freight engine. The former was
little damaged, the dead wood in front protect
Ing it, while the etghtwheel engine was badly
aemoraIized. Bye-the-bye, these "COnsols are
giving better satisfaction tho longer they are
in service.
The Indianapolis Rolling-mill did not resume
operations contemplated yesterday. The men
who are paid on a tonnage basis satisfied
With the price the company express IA willing
ness to paw, but the men who work by the day,
more especially the helpers, refuse TO accept
the wages offered, and the Indications are that
new men must be found to fill their places be-
fore she ntil can be put in operation.
Colonel William B. Tuell, president Of the
Ferre Haute IL Southeastern road, returned to
rerre Haute yesterday. He has been in confer
snee with John T. Dye, attorney of the
indianapolis & ST. Louis road, for a
souPe Of days, preparing a statement of
the condition Of the L. II. & S. E., physi-
sally and financially, to present to the stock
Rolders of the /. g. st. L., at the coming annual
Meeting, for their consideration.
Caicaxe papers have renewed their war on
Commissioner Fink's east-hound pools more
especially the Chicago pool. They say that ''the
prospect of the breaking up of the pool and the
precipitation of disastrous war of rates to the
seab0ard was never brighter than at present.
AT all the Junction points from ST. Louis to Chi
caR0 and frsm Chicago to Minneapolis may be
heard the mutterings of an approaching storm, &"
all of which is good evidence that rates are firm
and shippers are scbeming to ''bust them"
The Vandalia has received the second of the
Tour engines ordered a few weeks ago by Colonel
Hill, superintendent. 1t is numbered 1870, and
la a mate, in every respect, to No. 179. This
engine, yesterday, brought in the cyclone ex-
press from Terre Haute They weigh S5, 900
pounds, have straight smolKe-staek extension
boiler and brake on drivers. One advantage
hau nfh han 10 fhn . No
boiler. which Is several inches greater in eircum
Ference than those OF any other the road
thereby increasing the heating surface exposed.
dhe engines were made by the Pittsburg Loco
motive-works. and cost $500 each.
Chief Engineer Wingate, Of the Union railway
and Belt road, has received instructions, as
soen as the weather will admit, TO commence the
extension of the Belt road to a connection with
lhe Wabash and the Chicago & Indianapolis Air
Line. The extension will leave the Belt road a
short distance south of BrightwOod, run under
the L, B. a. W. and Bee Line tracks; then as near
direct line as possible 10 the Wabash
Hhe Bee Line and L., b. & W. will connect
with the Belt road as at present. The
EXTENSION will be one mile and three-fourths in
length, and about one-haf the distance there
will be a cut of from ten to twelve feet and the
grade will be rise of fifteen feet TO the
mie. This is necessary that the tracks of the
Belt road may be graded so to run below the
grade Of the Bee Line and l., Is. d W. Chief En-
gfueer Wingate expects TO complete the work
within sixty days