The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-23
Local Notes.

Wabash railroad official, high in authority,
headquarters st. Louis, is said to be out some
$4,000 the last few months through dealing in
options il cotton,
A Philad elpha broker advertises fifty second
hand engines of the Pennsylvania lines for sale.
All are off standard engines, consequently the
company wishes to dispose of them:
General Manager Thomas, of the Bee Line sys-
tenn, states that both the c., c., c. 81 l. and the 1.
& ST. L. are this month making a handsome in
crease in earnings over those of last year.
General Freight-agent Knight, Of the Wabash,
Wednesday night reported that the company
was ,43O short of filling orders at stations
on the several divisions. Freight traffic on the
line is simply immense, he states.
All train men on the Wabash system are to be
uniformed the company adopting the same
style Of uniform and rules as those on the Pitts
burg, Cincinnati & ST. Louis. An executive com
mittee has been appointed to carry out the order.
Officials of the Pennsylvania lines say there
can he no question concerning the statement for
February, which will showa gain of nearly
$500. 900 over the same month of last year, in
GLIDING returns both east and west of Pittsburg.
Scalpers are getting good foothOid here.
One of them is marking Especial" across tickets
with red INK, when necessary to effect a sale.
stating that he has the authority of the general
passenger agent over the line which the ticket
reads so to do,
There is much complaint of the stealing of
coal from cars when in transit or on cars stand
ing on side-tracks at cities and large towns. The
official of one road says that 10 per cent. of the
coal they haul is stolen from cars left standing
at such points "a hours.
Superintendent Watts, of the Chicago division
of the p, c. IL st. L., finds tha6 the fast express
trains between Chicago and Louisville are unable
TO make the schedule time. and Sunday next
leugthens the running time of these trains be-
tween the above named points twenty minutes.
General Superintendent Andrews, of the
Wabash, ST. Louis & Pacific system, Wednesday
gathered in the superintendents of all divisions,
thirteen in number, to talk over matters gener-
ally, object being what could be done
further to economic In the operations OF the
road.
General Manager McCrea, of the Pittshurg,
Cincinnati Il ST. LOns system, has notified E. w.
McEenna that 100 new coal and lumber cars
had been ordered for the j., NJ. u l., and Super-
1nteudeDt Turner, of the Indianapolis & Vim
cennee tuat 100 new box cars Lad been ordered
for this road
The attorneys in the litigation pending be-
tween the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indaanpo
AID the Union railway companies expect that
the decision in the question at issue before the
general term will be given early in Apris, but
tha impression prevails that the defeated nti-
CANT will appeal to the Supreme Court
General Manager McCrea, of the P, C. & St. L.,
and president of the Union Railway Company,
has asked the superintendents of all roads which
move their business over the Belt road to meet
him in this city Monday next to agree upon new
rules and regulations for the governing of the
movement of trains over the Belt road
Commencing with Sunday next the running
rime of the afternoon cannon ball train over the
JefRrrsonville, Madison & indianapolis road
going south is shortened twenty minutes and
the same train coming north fifteen minutes.
Under the new time schedule the run from Indi-
annapolis to Louisville, Ill miles. will be made
in two hours and forty-fve minutes, stops to
GONE ont Coming north the running time Will
be two hours and nifty MINUTES.
John Macleod, superintendent OF the Louis
vile, New Albany e. Chicago system says no
arrangements have been made for working Gin
cinnati business of the Chicago & Indiana polls
road over the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indian
apolis road; neither has there been conference
OF the L., N A. & Z. and the c., II. & officials
regards thelmatter. That the two roads had
arranged for an interchange of traffic, thus far.
is only round-house rumOr, it seems.
Sixteen oOal-miners came over from Brazil,
yesterday, en- route for Albany, N. Y, propos-
ing to purchase their through tickets at Indian
apolis. AS the horde of local agents,
eurb-stone solicitors and ticket-scalpers heard
OF their intentions, there general assault
nil along the line TO sell them tickets. For a
time the scalpers lead. Finally, the local agents
rallied and began cutting. The Indiana, Bloom
ington 4 Western, cutting the deepest, secured
the party by their line to Sandusky, thence east
over the Lake Shore.
Superintendent Murphy, of the Detroit g. Indi-
annapolis road who was In the city yesterday,
states that the work on the Michigan & Ohio
road is being pushed with great vieor: the
graders are now within two miles of Britton on
the D. & road. At this point connection will
run solid trains OF the NJ. & o. road into Detroit
over the Detroit g. indianapolis road, distance
fifty miles. Below is given points reached by
the NJ. q O.: Allegan, MOnteith, Richland, YORK.
willie, Augusta, Bedford, Battle Creek, Ceresco,
Marshall. Homer, Pulaski, Hanover, Moscow,
Jerome, Addison, Devils Lake, Springvile, Tip.
ton, Tecumseh, Ridgeway, Brtton.