The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-25

The Pennsylvania railroad has now elk tracks
between Torrens and Brnshton.
The Pullman Palace car Company has declared
quarterly dividend OF per cent, payable
Feb. 49, TO stock OF Feb. 1.
Fast trains were put on Monday to run between
Cleveland aud Pittsburg over the Pittsburg &
Lake Erie road. The trains run through in six
hour.
No freight trims have been ran on the Mack
inaw division OF the Michigan Central this week.
ana tuesday f1fteen locomotives were in service
gushing plows TO clear the track or snow.
Proceedings in equity have been begun by the
United gates against tine Philadelphia & Read
ing railroad for recovery of $500, 900, which the
United states claims Is due the government as
tax on script issued by the company.
The New York, Pennsylvania h Ohio and
the Allegheny Valley railroad companies have
decided TO Jointly bnild bridge over the Allie
gheny river at Frankton. The N. Y, p. IL o.
transfers freight at that point under present ar
rangements
II la stated on high authority that the Phil.
sdeaphia = Reading Railroad Company will have
entire control Of the New Jersey Central Inside
OF the next thirty days. The Jersey Central
VIII be the New York entrance for the South
Peansylvania trunk line. Reading and the Jer.
management.
W, B. Strong, president of the Atchison,
Topeka q Santa Fe railroad, and several
directors OF the company. arrived at Dallas,
Tex, yesterday, on business connected with
The interests of the road. 1t Is understood the
and that the party Will visit Austin to consult
with The Legislature
For the ninth time In the last twelve months
the officials of the Louisville, Evansville & ST.
Louis Airline emphatically deny that the road
10 for sale, and say 1t has not been. Yet negotia-
lions have been pending, it is well known In
railroad Circles, for sixty days past, by which
the property would he brought under control of
the Chesapeake & Ohio by lease for ninety.ninc
years, which wonld be virtually sale had the
oHers OF the L., e. q ST. j.. been accepted.
GRATIFYING EXHIBIT.
The business of all lines of the Pennsylvania
Railroud Company east of Pittsburg and Erie,
for the past year, shows an increase in net
earnings of 81, 0ls, o56 all lines west of Pitts.
burg and Erie, Tor 1882, show q surplus over
liabilities of 81 1924, 1865 This is certainly very
favorable exhibit when the fact Ia considered
that for the first seven months property was
carried at tunously low rates.
POINTERS REGARDING THE NEW UNION DEPOT.
An official OF the Union Railway Company.
whose remarks have meaning said to a Jour
nal reporter, last evening, the new Union Depot
would he built this summer, and he thought would
be BUM between Illinois ana Mississippi streets.
the Vandalia moving their freight depot further
west. We're the depot huilt on these two squares,
the old depot, he said, could be used for
trains while the new depot was going
UP. There would be much more room
for tracks both east and west OF the
depot. Tho liability 10 pay damages for closing
Tennessee street would certainly be less than In
closing Illinois street. the latter being a business
street He further stated that the Union Rail.
way Company wouid doubtless take the property
Of the street-car company at the price named BY
Presdeht johnson, and they would condemn the
Spencer House as the owner demanded an un-
reasonable price for the property. $220,000.
THE l., B. a W. WINS THE SUIT
In the court OF Common Pleas in Clarke
county o., Judge Goode, of Springfield, and
Judge Smith, Of Lebanon, on Tuesday rendered
decision in the case of the Cleveland, sandusky
& Columbus VS.. the Indiana, Bloomington 4
WesueTA Company where the former brought