The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18
THE DAYS RAILWAY NEWS.
Litigation In the l., b. & w. Back
Pay Claims at an End.
Annual Meeting of the G. v. g. r. Company
Personals and Matters of Gem
eraI Interest



4. Durand has assumed the duties of agent OF
the Erie fast freight lines at Akron, Ohio,
Colonel Joseph Hill, superintendent Of the
Vandalia, was in the city yesterday en- route
home from Pittsburg.
L, Il. Newman. claim agent of the wabash
road in Chicago, was Tuesday evening made the
recipient, by his friends OF the passenger ana
freight department, OF an elegant silver service,
in honor of his recent marriage.
Frank Benjamin, agent of the American Ex-
press Company at this point at the Union Depot,
and H H. Lancaster, agent of the company at
Lafayette, have gone to Baltimore rs delegates
to the annual meeting OF the E&pressinenS
Mutual Benefit Association.
Colonel Robert Forsythe, In his usual plain
way of telling things, Informs the reporters OF
the Chicago Daners that he has not resigned the
position of llic manager of the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois road. The rumor doubtless
grew out OF the fact that there is little jealousy
existing between certain officers OF that road,
and said officers would be glad were the Colonel
to step to one side, and are intimatins that he
will.
C. c. Waite, vee-presldent Of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton lines, has so far recovered
from hIs recent severe illness that he is able to
be at his Office for q few honrs daily. Mr. Waite
finds his new superintendent, George Griscom.
to be an active, hroad-minded and wel-posfed
railroad man, and hereafter Mr.. White will not
be under the necessity of doing two or three
officers work 10 keep matters running smoothly
Oh the c., H. g. ID system
The stockholders of the Greensbnrg. Vernon &
Rushviie road held their annual meeting at
Greensburg, yesterday, and elected the folio wing
directors: NJ. L Ingalls,, B. s. Cunningham, A.
4. Forsythe, of Cncinnati; W. ". Hamilton, ].
j.. Robinson, OF Greensbnrg; f. Hall, Rushv1le;
Colonel Horace Scott, of Louisville. At the
meeting $470,000 OF the stock was voted. The
directors met yesterday and elected Colonel
Horace Scott, president; c. Ewing, secretary; E.
+, OsDnEn, treasurer.
Local Notes.
The Swissvale Car-works, near Pittsburg
Tuesday last shipped TWO elegant new sleeping
coaches to the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati
& Indianapolis road, valued at $4,000 each.
superintendent Waits, of tue Chicago and Brad
ford division of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St.
Louis road, is quite Jealous OF his interests. and
is making arrangements to have the accounts of
this division kept separate and distinct from
the others. IN order that the amount Of business
done by his part Of the road may be shown from
time to time
James Charlton, general ticket and passenger
agent Of the Chicago Il Alton, has distributed his
annual comic almanac quite literally. Local
Agent Perry yesterday receiving several tons of
them. 1t Is book OF one hundred pages filed
with comic and Interesting readag matter, and
the Chicago Alton occasionally mentioned in
such manner as to attract attention.
The brutal treatment which Mrs. Anna Hay
den, who resides in this city, ut JS7 Virginia
avenue, received at the hands OF Conductor
Crockett, on the Pittshurg, Cincinnati & g. Louis
roau, Sh0uln ne made u matter or investigation
by Superintendent Miller. The fact that he
pleaded guilty of assault and battery on Tuesday
and was heavily fined by the Justice OF peace
should not exempt him from further trouble
about the outrage.
Officials of the lines controlled by the Penn
sylvania Company west of Pittsburg are jubi
1anU over the handsome rarninys of late
The first five months of 1882 showed a CON
siderable deficit over earnings the corresponding
hve months of 1884, In the last seven mnnths OF
1882 not only was such deficit fully recovered,
but handsome income is shown over the earn
hgs OF 1881. The annual reports will soon be
out and will he read with interest,
Tha Indiana, Bloomington & Western road
was the first af the rontls IN rhe Middle States
give large order for the COns0l engines, and
there are twentv-fOur COnsols in service now ON
this road, and their performance has heen look
ed after with interest ny the master mechanics
of several roads, and So handsomely have they
performed thar, IN the future, number of Ohio
and Indiana roads will adopt this pattern of
engines for heavy freight service. Two roads
running into Pitisbnrg have recently given
orders for this class of engines.