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Morris tribune., 1884-01-09
Rough on Dudes.

Saltwater Messenger: But few OF
our citizens threw open their houses
to the public on Tuesday. Intimate
friends exclaimed calls when so inclin-
ed, but few kept "open house, and
the dudes who spent three months
wages in the purchase of new years
cards, clothes and gewgaws found few
places in which to display them and
fill up with wine and pastry.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-09

A disease peculiar to persons who
DIG potatoes has been described by q
Prussian physician. 1t appears to be
an affection of the nerves of the legs
and feet, and is produced by the
strained position into which the lower
extremities are thrown as the laborer
gathers his potatoes. The patient
finds one or both feet and legs to be
heavy, cold, numb and sometimes
painful, while his gait becomes clumsy
and limping. The disease may be OF
short duration or it may continue for
years.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-09

There is a rumor among the rail
road employees, said 10 come straigh
from Supt. Sanborn, that the Chicag
and Northwestern Company will cX
tend their Sleepy Eye and Redwood
branch to Fargo next year, and tina
an outlet will also be made from thi
point south to connect with road
running to the coal fields of Iowa
So saws the Sleepy Eve Herald.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-09

Geo. X. Barnes is no longer genera
passenger and ticket agent of the
Northern Pacific. The position vii
probably be given to II. c. Davis late
of the Manitoba road or e. 5. Fee Wh'
now has charge OF the office. Thu
office would be in worthy and com
petent hands with either of these gen,
tlempn
Morris tribune., 1884-01-09
A Good Father.
detroit Free Press

A Brush farm father called his son into the
library the other day and said:
'sHarry, you are now II years old"
"Yes, father"
81 have given you money from time TO
time, but you have had no stipulated allow
ance. Beginning with next week shall al
low you So per week.
sThat will be splendid You are one of
the best fathers in Detroit!"
eyes, SO per week, and as you are now old
enough to pay board / shall charge you sS
per week You can always depend upon the
dollar coming to you each Saturday.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-09

Cincinnati Enquirer: When man has so
Tar mastered himself that he can live within
his income he has made a long stride toward
the kingdom of heaven. To make a show
with money you have not yet earned is to
live in house built on ON acre of purgatory
Morris tribune., 1884-01-09
" Lady-I.ike n,lDrawings

IChicagO Inter Ocean.J
The Princess Louise must be delighted to
have her drawings described as ssinoffensive
and lady-like," the comment Of one very
diplomatic critic who viewed her pictures in
gallery. When art becomes lady-like 1T
must be simply ravishing.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-09

Vice-president Cakes will probably
be promoted to the presidency of the
Northern Pacific railroad. No one Is
better qualified for the position than
no
Morris tribune., 1884-01-09

The Glencoe Enterprise says that II
is lust as easy for an editor to conduc'
paper without receiving abuse as il
is for blind man to see a black cat on
q dark night.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-09

Browns valley should celebrate.
After being IN suspense over two years
that place is decided to be the possessor
of the Traverse comfy seat.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-09

If Mr.. Nelson will exert himself in
opposition to Washburn's effort to re-
peal the preemption law he will make
a great many friends in this district.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-09

The tea-plant has been successfully
acclimatized at Auckland, New Lea-
land. ~~
Morris tribune., 1884-01-09

Lilnekiln Club: IA man who can't spit on
his hands an lick his appetite in a STAN up
tight, should have bin bon q cow"
Morris tribune., 1884-01-09
\ correspondent of the Prairie Far

\ correspondent of the Prairie Far
mer says:
81 want to live long enough to see ;
strong-headed, hroed-shouldered, big
hearted farmer in the White House,
and hear what he will say to Congress
in his annual talk! I don't see any
head looming up high enough to COM
mand the position yet, but [ think ]
shall some dav.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-15
Miscellaneous Notes.

The Boston d Maine Railroad Company pays
its employees with checks, for the first time, this
month.
Over $4,000 shares of the Pennsylvania rail
road have been transferred to European parties
since the November dividend was declared.
The Louisville & Nashville Company is said
to have per cent. cash in its treasury. and the
resumption of dividends in July is expected.
One hundred and forty-four halffare certih
Gates to clergymen were issued by one road
terminating at Detroit, on the 7th day of this
month.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road with
draws from the Kansas pool tomorrow. The
G., b. & O. people evidently think they are old
enough to run alone
Reports are current that the Reading Company,
inside of sixty days will control every coal nine
in the Schuylllil region, except those of the Lee
nigh valley Company
The Supreme Court of Michigan, in a case re-
Gently decided held that q freight car standing
on side-track is not per Sc a frghtful object to
horses of ordinary gentleness
1t is stated that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe will show about 81. 900 surplus for the
year 1883, with the net funded debt increased
about $500, GOO, compared with one year ago.
Notice has been sent by the New York. New
Haven q Hartford railroad to many leading rail
road contractors of the country inviting bids for
the work of construction of two additional tracks
between Stamford and New Rochelle.
The engineers are making the final survey for
an extension of the Clinton branch of the Bur
lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern railroad. now
in operation twenty-four miles from Noel to
connection with the main line near Cedar Rap
ids.
H. E. Moss, agent of the Atchison, Topeka G.
Santa Fe, at Kansas City, has prepared an elab-
crate statement of the emigrant business which
passed through Kansas City over his line for
points in California during the past year. The
grand total is 10, SIC
Under new pay schedule of the Atchison,
Topeka q Santa Fe for their engineers and fire
time lost by being laid out. The firemen are to
receive 16 cents per hour Heretofore they got
so much for the trip, whether it took ten hours
or fifteen.
Arrangements were perfected in Chicago re-
Gently by which the National Dispatch fast
freight line, which has heretofore operated over
the Michigan Central, Grand Trunk and Yer
mont Central, will hereafter run over the
Chicago & Grand Trunk, Grand Trunk and Yer
mont Central
The earnings of the Northwestern roads all
show decrease in the first week of January as
compared with year ago, on account of recent
heavy snow storms. The Northwestern earn
ings We're $751; 600 less. the St Paul $2S 900 less,
and the Omaha $4,000 less than for the cor
responding week of 1882.
No passenger riding in passenger train was
killed last year in Massachusetts, except from his
own fault. AS there were over 81, 000, 600 pas
sengers carried an average distance of fifteen
miles each, this is a remarkable record. One
passenger was killed upon freight train, where
he was riding contrary to rule.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-15


Persons who travel on passes should bear in
mind that all ANIMALS of 1883 expire tonight at
II o'clock
The earnings of the Evansville & Terre Haute
road show a slight increase for the first week in
January over the same period in 1883.
The earnings of the Wabash, St. Louis &
Pacific the first week in January are off some
$75,e0e, floods and snow-storms interfering
seriously with their business. a
Prospects are now favorable to the extending
of the Vandalia north from South Bend along
the Lake shore to Mackinaw, Parties have ex-
pressed a willingness to advance money on bonds
for such an extension.
Superintendent of most of the indianapolis
lines yesterday rescinded the order that passen-
ger trains should IN no case run to make up lost
time. The better condition of the tracks, will
now admit Of faster running.
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis &
Chicago company has ordered one Of the newly
patented Morden solid steel frogs, the point of
which is made by the Open-hearth process which
makes it much more durable than the ordinary
steel point
Monen is one of the principal coaling-up sta
tons on the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
system. and the company have been much an
noyed through the thieving operations of some
Of the Mononites, and last week arrested several
for stealing coal
Yesterday field day with the Decline.
In the twenty-four hours ending at p. NJ. there
were forwarded East from this point 22S loaded
ears and there were 1876 loaded cars left over for
want of power to haul them OF course this
business was loaded under the low rates of last
week.
The Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific yesterday
signed the contract 10y which it becomes mem
Der Of the recognized Union Railway Company
This strengthens the promise that Indianapolis
is to have new Union Depot Only the L.. n. A
& c. and c., Fl. & d. people are now out Of the
Union Railway fold.
Two reports, which are semi annually put in
circulation, are again going the rounds of the
press namely, that the Baltimore & Ohio people
are to come to the front and take the Ohio & Mis-
sissippi out of the hands of receiver, and that
the Lake Erie & Western is to be extended from
Bloomington to Peoria. s
Chief Engineer Devore, of the Indianapolis
Eel River 4 Southwestern road, returned from
the East yesterday and is mere sangune than
ever that the road will be built. Parties he SAYS
have now promised financial assistance who have
the money and are taking hold of the project in
earnest Mr. Devore says he will be ready to let
contracts for cross-tes and bridge timbers with
in a few days.
The stockholders of the Louisville New Al
bany & Chicago road hold their annual meeting
in New York Feb Il. The directors then
elected will elect president and two vice -presi
dents, secretary and treasurer for the company.
1t is said that the stock owned by the w. L.
Reynolds estate will decide the contest between
the cOntending factions in the company; and as
the Reynolds people think Colonel Bennett S.
Young fully competent to be president of the
company, his reelection is practically assured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-15
THE DAYS RAILWAY NEWS.
Personal AND LOCAL.

.,, - ,7..,, NJ,
NohinsS ana "oiiigs Oh n''iro'', "e,'--1'
veteran ohclal Kindly remembered
expected in this city today.
y ~ ., -,
1000 - A.. 80 - - 1ddn;a m
agent Oh the central iowa "' reoila' III
Z. j. Hepburn, superintendent OF the u, H. d
D. lines is so i'll as to coniine him to his room.
R,,,or no., - +ba+ +iora - 10 no y .b,re,o y,
Ai0i mas ~ 'ii''' w - W w -
'iio Lfeiei' "sen's VI 'no ""o'Sn az 'iii9 p'l-''
on FEB. l.
John F. Miller superintendent and r. Curtis,
s,anara1 r,asta,.. ,,aota,,ie Of tho Ct T. eP
:. ~
hhes' are IN the ety.
A Griggs, of Dayton, o., train-master on the
G. IT. g. d system Is stor,p;no at this end of the
line for a day or two
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-15
Sunerior Court.

Room 10 l-ron. Nanoleon B. rtvlo-. Tr4z,
Anna Maria Bird ct al. VS.. Rufus L. Noe ct
al. Suit to establish lien, etc. Finding and de-
cree for plaintiffs.
William H. White VS.. Charles Conner. Suit
for damages Dismissed by agreement at de
PENDANTS costs
Minerva J. Davis VS.. Barton w. Cole ct al.
Suit on foreclosure Judgment and decree for
S. S3074
Room No. 2-FTon. D. II. Howe, Judge.
Christopher c. Echolds VS.. Julius F. Pratt ct
al. Suit for damage On trial by jury.
Henry Dobson, administrator of estate of Sa-
rah Dobson, deceased. vs. c., l., st. L. & c.
Railroad Company. Suit for damages Judg-
ment for plaintiff, by agreement, for $500
Room No. 3-IIon. Lewis G. Walker, Judge.
George A. Sanders VS.. Moses T. Runnes Suit
for damages Dismissed at cost of plaintiff.
Oliver b. Sanders VS.. Moses r. Runnels Suit
for damages. Dismissed at cost of PLAINTIFF.
Ida Pomeroy VS. Lyman S. Ayres Suit for
damages. On trial by jury.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-15
Notes from the Courts.

The suit of Henry Dobson, administrator of
the estate of Sarah Dobson, against the "Big
Four Railroad Company was compromised in
Judge Howes court, yesterday, by the defend
ant paying $500 and the costs.
The suit of William H. White against Charles
Conner for damages for the alleged seduction of
his daughter was dismissed by agreement at the
defendants cost, yesterday.
Henley Hendrickson & Letter yesterday be
gan attachment proceedings against L. P. Hop
kins for $233. 10 on account w. G. Eunter and
Wyatt Hopkins made codefendants in gar
nishment proceedings, as they are alleged to have
certain money in their possession belonging to
the defendant
In Judge Walkers court Miss Ida Pomeroy is
sueing L. S. Ayres for the value of a sealskin
sacque. which she bought of him for 1928. Miss
Pomeroy says that several rents soon after APP
peared in the garment and it was sent to a fur
rier for repair by Mr. Ayres She claims that
the sacque which was returned to her was not
the one originally bought, but inferior article
and she refused to accept it, hence the suit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-15
HAS A GOOD FUTURE.
The t. II. & L. Becoming a Valuable Railroad
Property.

The t. III. & L. Becoming a Valuable Railroad
Property.
It is now some five years since the McKeen
syndicate gathered the Loganspolt, Crawfords
vile & Southwestern road in which was really
worth little more than the right of way and
what the track was worth as old iron rails
Since taking hold of the road the MeKeen syndi-
cate have expended some 100000 in the
way Of improvement to the roadbed, and
equipments. and with such improvements there
has been rapid an increase in business that the
road has been self-supporting, and is now in such
good condition that it is expected that this year
the directors will be able to pay "a dividend of
from to . per cent. With the completion of
the northern extension, the business of the T. II.
& /. main line will doubtless increase largely.
Then, through its connection with the Chicago &
Atlantic at Marshland, it is handling both east
and west bound traffic which has heretofore been
carried over other roads, consequently this bust
ness is not done at the expense Of the T. II. & ].
main line Railroad men wel posted as to the
situation look upon this portion of the Vandalia
rs being as full of promise for the future as any
railroad property in the State of Indiana
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-15
Election of Officers,

PITTsBURG Jan. lathe annual meetings of
railroads with headquarters here were held to-
day. The elections resulted as follows:
New York, Pittsburg & Chicago road-Presi-
dent James S. Negley, Pittsburg. Directors, w.
S. Gurnee, D. Lord, jr., Thomas Simpson, New
York; Charles Siedler, Jersey City, N. J.; Hon.
J. S. Robinson. Kenton, o.; Henry Cassell,
Fredericktown, O.; James S. Negley jr., w. N.
Riddle, VIM. c. Schmertz. d. W. G. Carroll H.
E. Collins, H. Il. Hanna, Pittsburg; J. F. Mans
field, Cannelton Pa.
Newcastle & Salamanca NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
James S. Negley. Directors, Thomas p Simp-
H. E. Collins Hon. w. F. Ault, II, T. Hanna,
j. S Negley, jr, j. H. McCreary, Richard
Nevins, Pittsburg; c. D. Clark Jersey City, n.
j.: Thomas H. Wilson. Brooklyn, N. "
Pittsburg q Western NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
James Gallery. The old board of directors was
reelected. 10 y sl --
The Pittsburg, McKeesport & Youghiogheny-
President, w. c. Quincy. Directors, w. H.
Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt James Til
linghast- J. FL. Devereaux. John Newell, David
Hostetter, James l. Bennett, NJ. w. Watson
Henry Hice.
Pittsburg G. Lake Erie-President, John
Newell Directors David Hostetter Jacob
Heinrich James l. Bennett Herbert Dupuy, NJ
w Athen, Ralph Bagoley, A E. w. Painter
James NJ. SHOEMAKER, John Reeves, J. H.
Reeves, ID. Leet Wilson.
PittsbuTg, Youngstown & Chicago-Directors
G. II. Andrews VIM J. Hitchcock, VIM. j, Nc
Kimm Lucius Il. Cochran, VIM. S. Bissell, VIM
NJ Short, J. II. Wade, VIM. Chisholm, VIM. b.
Rodgers J. A Coughery, VIM. Miller Robert
Garrett, John H. McCreery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-15
Railroad Earnings in 1888.

The Financial Chronicle reports the earnings
of ffty-fve roads and branches for December at
So, 2l3, S03, gain of 1925. 253 The mileage of
these roads in 1883 was 1904, and in 1882 ~,
$50 miles. The gross earnings of fifty four roads
for the year 1888 are given at $685. 401 OBJ an in
crease of 500, s62, 556. The roads which figure
most conspicuously in this increase are the St.
Paul, which gained 49, 273 281; the Northern Pa
ciie, s., 924, 1913; Canadian Pacific, 81, 739 189;
Michigan Central and Canada Southern combined,
81 ,542, 009 Kansas IL Texas, 1890 53l; Louis
Vile & Nashville, 81 46l 565; Missouri Pacific,
81 400 6l4; Texas Pacific, 81 0S5 379 North west
ern, $l,08l,697 and Denver & Rio Grande,
81 OBS Boil
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-15
THE NEW WORK-HOUSE GROUNDS.
Fifteen Proposals Made to the Commissioners
for the Sale Of Various lands.

The Board of County Commissioners yester-
day opened fifteen proposals which they had re-
ceived for the sale of suitable grounds for the
new work house. and the different sites will be
visited and inspected as soon as possible. Few,
if any of them, are within mile and half of
the Courthouse, as specified in the advertisement
for bids, and several Of them are not on a rail
road as was similarly provided The bids and
locations, as definitely as can be stated, without
too lengthy account, are as follows;
Alexander Metzger seventeen acres of the
Schurman farm. on the Cincinnati Indianapolis
St Louis & Chicago road, north of Twelfth
street, at 81, 900 per acre, the same terms being
offered on fourteen-acre tract similarly loeat-
ed. Mr.. Metzger also made two other PROPOSE
tions, one for two blocks of the same farm,
located back, at $3.50 an acre, and another for
two blocks of the Wheatley farm, adjoining
Shelby street for 5000 an acre
d. NJ. Bradbury, fifteen twenty acres be-
tween Geisendorf's mill-ra and White river,
at $500 an acre; thirty-five acres, one-half mile
northsef Michigan-street bridge, on the west side
Iof White river, at $780, nineteen acres, on the
Central avenue extension, north of the city, not
on railroad, at 1000 for the entire piece; and
blocks 10, 20 q and %, on Beatty's addition, for
$4,000.
S. A. Fletcher 6 Co, twenty acres in Adams's
addition, on the Belt road at $500 an acre.
j. III. Najen, twenty one acres at the intcrsec-
ton OF Pleasant View and Bethel avenues, at
$500 an acre
John w. Brown. twenty acres, Baltimore av
enue and Manchester street, at $3.50 an acre.
Alex. Hanna, twenty three acres ad joining the
southwestern corner of the Southern Park, at
$400 an acre
Jacob Becker, fifteen acres between the Van
dalia and l. &c st. L. tracks on Belmont avenue,
for $500 an acre.
G. g. Coffin & Co., thirty eight acres between
the Canal and Fall creek, the Big Four
road, at $3.50 an acre.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-15
GENERAL NEWS.
RumOred Consolidation of the Lake Shore
aud West Shore.

RumOred Consolidation of the Lake Shore
aud West Shore.
There is a belief that there is something in
the rumor that Vanderbilt will lease the Lake
Shore to the New York Buffalo & West Shore
road 1t is stated that the West Shore manage
ment are able to give frst-class security for the
carrying out of the lease The stock of the road
is to be guaranteed annual dividends of per
cent, and in case the net earnings of the road
increase above a certain sum, the exact amount
of which cannot be ascertained, the surplus is
also to be divided among the stockholders.
Shoud this scheme be carried out
j. is highly probable that Vanderbilt viii take
hold of the Nickel-plate and lift it out Of the
lnire. President Devereux, of the Decline, and
one Of MIR. Vanderbilt's ablest ieutenant., ,..,,s
q reporter of the Cleveland Herald th.t in his
opinion the proposed lease of thG Lake Shore in
Dictated more ingenuity nan tiuthfulness. and
that he very much doubted whether it would be
carried out " admitted, however that the
paralIeIins Of the Nickcl plate was proposed. If
the West Shore can prove beyond question its
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-15
More Equipments.

This week the Vandalia will receive from the
Pittsburg Locomotive Works two more passen-
ger engines of the same pattern of 1sl and 1872
which passed west yesterday. Col. HILL super
intendent, last week also contracted for five
large freight engines, to be delivered
within sixty days. These engines
are purchased specially to haul their
stock trains, which hereafter are to be hauled at
a speed of twenty-six miles per hour. The en-
gines, Master Mechanic Prescott says, will
weigh So 600 pounds, will rest on f7e-foot drivers
l9x24inch cylinders, air-brakes on drivers, and
will be specially adapted to hauling heavy pas
senger or stock trains rapidly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-15
The New York Tsaiiroad Commission.

The Railroad Commissioners of New York will
this week make their report to the Legislature,
and will recommend amendments and new laws
to govern railroads of that State. One of the
bills they will report provides that the railroad
commission shall indorse the necessity for build
ing new road before charter is granted An
increase of capital stock cannot he made unless
approved by the commission. Changes of line
must also have the sanction of the commission.
Whenever the track of a RAILROAD, hereafter
constructed or extended in this State by a com
pany formed under this act or subject to this
section thereof, shall cross railroad, street
highway, turnpike. or plank road, such track
shall be carried either over or under the same
In any action hereinafter brought against the
corporation person or persons owning or operat-
ing steam railroad to recover damages for per
sonal injuries received by any employee while in
the discharge of his duty or in case the injury
results in death, by his personal representative
the fact that the injury was caused by or through
the negligence of fellow-servant shall not pre-
vent the recovery of damages or constitute de-
Tense to such action.