The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-31

Paynaster Lewis, of the Chicago Indianapo-
lis Airline, paid yesterday for July service.
The Decline has arranged for grand exour-
sion to the Thousand Islands and Montreal Sept.
IL, via Cleveland Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
A train of eighty mine cars, twenty-three of
them loaded, was hauled from Fort Wayne to
Lafayette, over the Wabash road, day or Two
since.
Travel over INDIANAPOLIS lines this month has
been heavy beyond parallel Passenger men say
September promises All even heavier passenger
business.
The Wabash system of roads the third week in
August earned $387,475.41, falling short of the
earning for the corresponding week last year
$54, 637S4.
The earnings of the Ohio southern division of
the l., b. & W for the week ending August %
were: For 1888, S10,3S652; 1882, $1o,o43. AZ;
increase, $3451O.
The Pennsylvania and the Vandalta lines have
arragned for low rate excursion TO Oskaloosa,
Ia, Sept. 3 and 4, The rate is the same via st.
Louis or via Chicago.
The Erie people are sending new cars OF the
Chicago & Atlantic road onto the indiana.
Bloomington & Western road, to be loaded as
special L. & P d. cars.
The Union-line people are puzzled to under
stand why $50 OF their cars sent out on a west
ern road were returned to them empty, re-
placed by the same number of Erie & Pacific Dis
patch cars, and then loaded promptly.
Engineer Evelyn and Conductor Smith. of the
Bee-lne, who were in the recent collision on
i0aL FOau are TO nave u F6HedTln& to-day, ana IL
is thought probable that the result of today's
investigation will continue them in the service
of the company.
The travelling public are scolding considerably
that the night express east from st. Louis
the indianapolis & ST. Louis road does not reach
Indianapolis until 4:55 A NJ, after the early
trains for central Ono Cincinnati and Louis
vile have left. Missing these connections is
often a serious inconvenience.
The mechanics in the Chicago, st. Louis &
Pittsburg shops, ut Logansport, have organized
a club under the name Of the Young Mems
Society of Mechanics" with the object in view
of taking up course of scientific study, read
ing aud discussions An election Of Off GERS
suited as follows: President. Charles ReY nolds;
vice president. George Austin; secretary and
treasurer John Kelley.
Although d large tonnage OF anthracite coal and
Pennsylvania coke is coming west over the Gin
einnatl, Hamilton Indianapolis. ana the Indi-
ana, Bloomington 81 Westernt road, the old
roads, the Chicago, st, Louis & PIttsburg, are
bringing west about their usual quantity. This
wound indicate that this class OF traffic is in
creasng yearly. However, it is true that the
rate is fifty cents less per ton than IN any former
year.
An official of the Union Railway Company says
the reorganization of the Union Railway Com
pany and the erection of new Union depot are
quietly being worked up. and that within the
last few DAYS considerable progress has been
made IN the matter A call was afterward made
on General Manager MalOtt, and the manner
pounded ana the glisten OF his eye gave evidence
that the aforementioned schemes were taking
dennlte shape.
The probabilities are that Vice-president ant
General Manager Malott OF the Union railway
and Belt road, and General Manager Henderson
of the Indiana, Bloomington II Western will to-
day perfect arrangements by which the Indi-
ana, Bloomington IL Western will haul its
long trains over the Belt road, commencing
with tomorrow instead of over the Union tracks.
BY the by the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indian
aSolis needs looking after, we'll Its long
trains are blOckadlng tine Union tracks and the
streets entirely too much. The fact is thai the
through business of all roads should go over the
Belt road.
The management of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
e. Indianapolis road are considerably exercised.
Ap official of the road states that their late pas
senger agent at this point, just before stepping
down anu ont, sold sClne 81 200 worth of tickets
TO the local scalpers, most of them reading over
lines which pay commissions. The new passen-
ger agent however. will be the greatest sufferer,
ts he will not be able to profit through sales of
les ses 20 connecting lines of the c. II. q ID.
"hlch pay commission until the scalpers are rid
u tnelr stock AT most of the local offices dhs
monthly salaries.