The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
Local Notes.

The Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific earned in jan
uary 81 .3O7,7s2, against 81 ,229,265 January,
1882 Increase this year, $77,S17.
The indianapolis q ST. Louis next week COM
mence running their trains by Columbus time,
instead of Indianapolis time, trains on the Bee
Line proper being run by Columbus time.
The sharp advance in securities of the Ohio &
Mississippi road ia due to the fact that IN the
New York Herald the receiver advertises q read
ness to pay quite a large amount of the over
due commons.
An official ofthe Cincinnati Hamilton & Day
ton states that $4,000 will cover all damages to
locomotive and cars in the late collision near
Sidney, o., which is just One-iifth the first report
made the damages.
superintcndant Kennedy. of tho Bedford,
O%ensburg, Springvillr & Bloomfield road, last
evening tel"craphed President Thomas that the
waters had gone down, and trains had com
lItfie damaged.
New rules and regulations go into effect on the
Indianapolis & St LOUIS road Feb. Is. The rules
now In force were gotten mp in old-time railroad
days, and are very lengthy and difficult to un-
derStaTd, Tine new rules are more concise, yet
very complete.
John Douglass, receiver Of the Ohio e. Msais-
siapi road, yesterday made his rpnnrt to the
United States District Court for Jaruarv. as fol-
lows: Cash on hand Jan. l. 1888, $2SS, l49 81;
receipfs for the M nth, 1928, 40: disbursements,
$693,S7l99; cash on hand Feb. l, Sll9, 425. sc.
The newspapers the limo Of the Wabash
road have been very abusive Of the system and
greatly exaggerated accidents, and the manage
ment, in retaliation, has issued orders that bag
gageinen shall not carry Newspapers as hereto
fore thus leaving the work to the express com
paniea.
Superintendent Turner. Of the Indianapolis &
Yinrennes road, reports that trains commenced
runuing regularly last evening between Indian
apolis and Vincennes. The water has rrceded
and he finds the track but little DANA ged. The
west Stone pier of White river bridge at this
point has settled M stream, and will needs be re-
built the bridge being unsafe to run over. The
fraip nain oil. WAC nf 81
over the j., NJ. ~ l. and Belt road tracks.
Notwithstanding the fact that ocean rates
have been reduced fnllv 20 per cent IN the last
ter days, exr"rt business going forward from
Indianapolis and from Chicago Ia lighter than
Ten days ago. This Ia due to the fact that prices
for grain aud provisions have not advanced
across the water sharply as this side Sew
-eTal cahlegrams were received yesterday by
grain and Hour merchants here hnt prices offered
were not high enough 70 Justify shipments
Secretary Morrison, OF the Chicago & Block
Coal Railroad Company and also of the Chirag go
d Great Southern Railroad Company, has been
instructed nv the parties Interested to call "A
meeting OF the Stockholders or each interest to
vote upon consolidation OF two roads. What
is known as the Crawford syndicate hold the
controlling stock ct both properties and the APP
pr0val OF this consolidation Is necessary before
further steps he taken looking to the leasing
OF the entire line to the Louisville, New Albany
& Chicago Railroad Company.
Superntendents of telegraph report that the
work OF repairing the wires is progressing rap
idly, and IN two or three days more all damages
froiu the recent storm ana ice embargo will be
repaired. On the Cincinnati INDIANAPOLIS, ST.
Louis u Chicago road twO-thirds OF the poles
for TWENTY-FIVE miles north OF Lafayette were
broken down, often ten to fifteen in one stretch
breaking off near the ground or a few feet above,
and In many eases the arms on which the wires
ire hung. Telegraph poles fourteen inches
through were broken off short to the ground.
The railroad committee of the Board of Trade
have come to the conclusion that they cannot
bulldog the general freight agents iuto giving
them their special rates, and will be eOntented
with the regular tariff rates OF each road and
the classification which they pronose to rubbish
in hook form. So far the Middle aud Western
States ciassiicati0ns concerned it is little
use to publish them. 20 complicated and difficult
to understand are they that general freight
agents always refer inguirers to their chief clerk
for any Information desired ana they seldom
have time to point out aud give such informa-
ton.