The Indianapolis journal., 1883-03-06


Two elegant new Wagner coaches have been
added to the sleeping-coach line they operate
over the Vanderbilt system between New YORK
and st. Louis.
The stockyard passenger train over the Indi-
annapolis & Vincennes road, which has not been
running since the bridge over White river was
pronounced unsafe, to-day resumes its regular
trips, the bridge having been repaired.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton g. Dayton company
yesterday received two more "Consor engines
90 be run on the Indianapolis division. Until
the new trestle over Hurricane creek Is COM
pleted they will only run as far west as Conners-
Vile.
apcls 4 St. Louis road are being rebuilt in fine
style. Their exteri0rs are painted Tuscan red
Louis" The words "Bee Line" also appear on
the coaches quite cOnspicuously.
A party who thinks he understands the situa-
tioD predicts that one of the Vanderbilts will be
annual meeting which is to be held In Cleveland
tomorrow, but expresses the opinion that j. H.
DevereuX and Judge Burke VIII be retained in
the directory.
Several OF the roads yesterday put on con-
struotion trains with gangs of men for the sea-
son. Roadmasters report the rOadbeds more
damaged by the floods, ice and frosts than had
been supposed. Especially have the abntments
TO bridges suffered, and as the waters recede it
becomes the more apparent.
OF the 1880 carloads Of stock which the Van
dalia brought into Indianapolis IN 1882, 1,512
carloads were forwarded over the p, c. & st. L..
TO Jersey City, 500 carloads to Philadelphia,
1877 carloads to Baltimore, carloads to Bos-
ton, 81 carloads TO Buffalo and $50 carloads to
Cincinnati; but 252 carloads stopped. at the In
dianapOiis market
Business men as we'll as managements of con-
neoting roads OF the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & ST..
Louis are lavish in their praises over the
prOmptness with which their fast mail ii aims are
arriving. Until quite recently tor train to ar
rive on schedule time was a surprise. For two
weeks past there has been no grounds for COM
plaint The trouble has all along been east of
Columbus.
lis. Eel River Il Vlncennes road, who we're Ia the
city yesterday, talk very eneouragingly over the
probability that the road will be built. They
have already secured sixty-fve miles of the
right of way, and have as well secured 10000
acres Of GOAL land in Clay, Greene and owen
counties, and on the securing OF these coal lands
Eastern parties are pledged to furnish the none.
to build the road.
Several parties living on the line of the st.
Louis division of the l., B. & W. system have,
within the last day or two, visited the officials of
the road with a view of making some arrange
ments by which they can get gravel 20 improve
the country roads in Illinois. The officers give
them every announcement, and agree to haul
gravel to any point desired at actual cost OF run
ming the construction train, without charging for
wear and tear Of track and equipments.
The earnings of the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western system, the Ohio Southern division ex-
ceptad, for February, were $2o2,93o.59, an in
crease over the earnings of the corresponding
month in 1882 of $27,l75.72. The passenger
earnings for the month were $62, ,567.O5 freight
earnings, Sl29,375 25; miscellaneous earnings,
S11,988 90. AS February was short month.
and operations we're greatly interfered with by
foods, etc., the exhibit is certainly favorable
one,
The rolliugmil company management are not
feeling ''hlue' tariff matters as last week,
the revised tariff not being severe their in
terests as they had feared it would be. The Of
fcers state that they will be able to operate
their iron-rail mill to much advantage as
heretofore AS regards the steei-rail mill, so
long they buy their blooms they will oper-
ate 10 disadvantage, but probably they would
as early practicable arrange to make their
own blooms.