The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-20
Local Notes.


The Pennsylvania Company is restricting the
very free use heretofore made of clergymen's
haif-rate tickets.
The Jeffersonville, Madison g. Indianapolis is
all right, running all trains between Indianapo-
lis and Louisville again.
Au official of the Erie lines yesterday remartel
that the Erie now had the strongest rate-holdIng
management of any system in this country.
Passenger men report travel improving hand
.somely, and the indications are excellent for a
heavy travel through the spring and early sum
mer.
The Pittsburg, Cincinnati & st. Louis began
yesterday morning running their trains out of
their own depot at Cincinnati and receiving
freights.
The Bee Line management has asked the rail-
road commissioner of Ohio to investigate, and
If possible, ascertain the cause of the recent
accident near C~restine, o.
The Chesapeake d Ohio people are now ar
ranging to open an Office and place a wide
awake Representative of their line at this point
within the next thirty days.
The last two OF three days there has been a
heavy movement of live stock eastward. Sun
day, the Bee Line had 40 CARLOADS out of here,
five trains moving in one section.
There Ia good authority for the statement that
the Belt road will be extended this year from
Its present northern terminus, BrlghtwOod, TO
North InGianaDolis, thus making a complete
belt road around the city.
General freight agents have, within the last
day or two, received from Commissioner Fink a
handsome volume OF 291 pages. in which all cir
culars issued from his office since opened are
published. They number 442.
The indianapolis e. st. Louis is sill having
trouble with their road near rerre Haute, but
Roadmasfer Henry says he can repair the
break in twenty-four hours after the Wabash
river goes down to a respeotable-sized stream.
Superintendent George Bender, of the Ken
tucky Central, announces that their road is in
good shape, and the Chesapeake & OHIO, their
chief connection, as well. Passenger trains are
running regularly, and they are receiving
freights again for all points.
The Vandalia is still having trouble on tha
Western division with high waters. The "cy-
clone express Yesterday was abandoned, and
the fast mail arrived four hours late. A special
was run over from Terre Haute with the
Evansville u Terre Haute connection on train
No. 6's time.
The Cincinnati. Indianapolis, st. Louis & Chi
cage management expect 20 get their trains to
running to the old Marietta & Cincinnati Juno
ton by this evening. The waters did not recede
as fast as they had expected, consequently they
ran no trains further south last evening than
1awrenceburg junction.
The Central Pacific people have made arrange
ments with tho Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific to
forward their monster engines over their lines.
The new Central Pacific engines weigh sixty five
tons aud the tenders twenty tons, heavier by far
than any locomotives IN use in the West. They
will he sent direct TO Kansas City over the Wa
bash. No other road is willing TO have them pass
over their bridges.
George S. Brecount, agent of the Louisville,
New Albany d Chicago road at this point, on the
noon train yesterday over the Vandalia went to
3reencastle Junction, aud arranged for the free
and rapid transit of the three cars of supplies
that left here in the afternoon via the T. Ii. IL /.
The cars will be given the best attention., and
everything done to set them in shape at New
Albany this morning.
The stockholders of the INDIANAPOLIS e. ST
Louis road hold their annual election here to-
morrow, ana the general opinion is that J. Fl
Devereux and Judge Burke, of Cleveland. will
continue in the directory, but that the presidency
viii be given to csc of the Vanderhilts, as that
Family own enough stock or hold proxies in an
7amOuut sufficient Ia elect Ofinera mud dfraotora
Of their own choice without trouble.
An official of the Louisville, New Albany &
chicago reports TO the journal that the road is
having a serious time with the water at La
fayette. All the available force of men, trains
and material are on the spot at Lafayette wait
ing for the water to recede, which was last even
ing eighteen inches over the rail at that point.
The indications are favorable for the line being
ln working order by Thursday afternoon, barring
any unforeseen mishap.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Dayton d Union road, which should have been
Heid In January, bur was postponed, will he held
IN Dayton to-day. 1t is intimated that the re-
9nlt OF the election to-day will show that the c.,
H.& ID, has profted by the postponement, and
that the Bee Line will lose even partial control
OF tine property, or, in other words. the ID. & U.
q to become an Erie interest, with III. J. Jewett
or q. G. Waite as president.
A ive-cent rate ia being made by one of the
indianapolis roads to Toledo on grain, then AT
Toledo it is billed to New York at 22lo cents per
one hundred pounds. making the rate 27lo cents
via Toledo to New York. against 2S cents tariff
rates from INDIANAPOLIS to New York when
properly billed. The shipper thus gets one-half
cent lower rate-S2 per car, which Is quite an
item on one hundred cars, and he also has the
benefit OF the Toledo market, should he choose
TO stop the shipment there.
1t Ia stated officially that the mileage of freight
engines on the polls division of the Bee
Line, for 1882, was the largest made by the
same number OF engins on any road In the coun-
try. The Instance from BfightwOOd to Gallon is
2cl miles, and the work has been done with