The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-21
General News.

The owl train on the New York, New Haven d
Hartford railroad made the run last Saturday
night from Springfield to New Haven, u distance
OF sixty-three miles, in exactly seveuty-three
minutes. The locomotive drawing the train was
the Adams, one of the new ones recently placed
on the line.
There is considerable talk in Northern Yer
mont about building new railroad from Sheldon
Junction to ST. Adams bay, and thence along the
shore OF Lake Champlain to- Burlington Such a
line would nearly parallel the Misssquoi rail
road from Sheldon Junction to st. Adams, and
the Vermont & Canada from st. Adams to Bur
ington.
Newhurg, N Y, claims that it is the purpose
of the New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railroad
Company 10 make NewDurg it's connecting point
with the New York u New England road for the
transportation of the first named roads freight
into the New England States. The transfer there
will be by ferry boat, the same as the New York,
Lake Erie & Western is now doing. The West
Shore company has already prepared plans for q
new slip on the river.
In European countries passenger rates range
no lower than in America, if on American roads
rates were even adhered to. In Europe, how
ever the cutting of rates is not allowed, Second
class coaches in England cost cents mile. IN
Germany the rates are the same, although the
accommodations are not quite so good. In Bel
GUM 3 cents mile is charged for tirst-class, 2
cents for second-class and q for thirdclass. In
Holland, the land of dykes, fares are higher, and
two-thirds of the railroads are run by the gov
ernmeEt.
Work on the Northern Pacific ia being pushed
with great earnestness. On the Western division
two miles per day is going down, and the
Eastern about a mile and half. As the season
advances even greater daily strides at each end
will be made The switchbaek round the Boze-
man tunnel will be ready when the road Is
ready, and the tunnel itself will be open from
end to end in November 1t seems to be assured
that Sept l will witness the possibility of a
through car from the St. Paul station to Port
land or Seattle.
THE D. & U. MISUNDERSTANDING LOVELY.
The Cincinnati and Dayton papers seem to
aave wasted their ammunition on the Dayton &
Union election, which took place yesterday, as
instead of there being a general row, as they
predicted, matters passed off tremendously. The
old board of directors was reelected, and C. Q.
Waite was elected president OF the d. IL U. In
place of II, H. Short, who declined to Z. b.
Thomas was elected vice-president and general
manager, and j. II. Barrett was reappointed SUI
perintendent
MANAGER THOMAS MAKES BOLD MOVE.
For some months past the Bee Line people
have been chating over the fact that while they
were tran STEERING their through business over
the Belt road, the Pittsburg. Cincinnati & St.
Louis, and the Vandalia as well, and were pay
ing eighty cents per transfer charges, the
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis & Chicago,
the Indiana, Bloomington & Western, tho Cinoin
NATL Hamilton & Dayton, and the Wabash
were moving all their through business oven
the Union tracks, free of charge. Feeling that
the time had arrived to bring matters to a
head, T.. B. Thomas, general manager of the Bee
Line system, receiving his bill for transfer
charges in February, returned it to the treasur-
er of the Belt road unpaid, and it is un.
derstood will refuse to pay further transfer
charges until the roads which have heretofore
ignored the Belt road forced to transfer their
through business over the Belt road. There is
TO be meeting of the Union Railway Company
to-day, and possibly the matter will be adjusted.
MIXED TRAINS TO BE PUT ON.
John Macleod, superin tendent of the Louis
vile, New Albany & Chicago road, was in the
city yesterday, and partially completed ar
engagements for terminal facilities here. He
states that on Monday next they will put OF
local mixed trains to run between indianapolis
and Delphi, for the accommodation of Indian
apols. Trains will arrive and depart from Wa
bash freight depot on Alabama street as follows
Leave Indianapolis, 7 A. NJ; arrive at Delphi, {
p M; leave Delphi, Z A. NJ; arrive at Indianapo
lis. P. NJ. Freight Will be received at Wabash
freight depot on Saturday. 1t will be some
days before regular passenger trains are put on
These mixed trains are put on at the earnest re
quest of business men on this line, who are
anxious to forward lumber, grain and produce
20 this market. Mr.. Macleod expresses the
opinion that the Air Line is to be very valu
able road TO Indianapolis For the present the
passenger coaches hauled on the mixed trains