The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-07
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

John Mcguire has been appointed agent of the
American Express at-Attioa, Ind.
NJ. Mounts, trainmastep of the, c., H. 81, is
spending Sunday with his, family, at Morrow. O.
H. G. Diehl, general freight agent of the'L, b,
& W., is expected home from New York this
morning
General Passengep Agent Baldwin, Of the L.,
n. A. g. c., is so i'll as To be unable to attend to
his usual duties.
Chief Engineer Gibbons, of the Vanda1ia, who
has been away on a pleasure trip for some thirty
days, is at his post again
r. r.. Dillon. a. prominent railroad man ard
fnancier, says heIdoubts if, three years hence.
the system Of railroad pools will beiu existence
Geo. Bender, general superintendent of the
kentucky Central road, came up from Cinciii
natl last evening to spend the Sabbath with h.
aged mother.
Geo. s. Daniels, of Boston, Mass, secretary Of
the Dayton g. Ironton road, is in the city confer
ing with Manager Henderson regarding the IN
terest, of the road.
"The United States Express, Company" says
the Attica Ledger, 'on Monday last withdrew
its agent at this point, after doing business here
twenty eight continuous years."
W. F. Snyder, who, for some time past, has
represented the passenger department Of the
Decline in the Southwest, has been transferred
to the West, with heaquarters at Kansas City.
L. N. Andrews, agent of the Wabash at Peru,
Ind, wassin the city yesterday, calling on old
time friends, who hardly knew him when attired
in the uniform agcntso of the Wabash arc -now're-
quireds to wear.
The much slandtred railroad eating house, at
Butler, on the Wabash road, has changed owner
ship. GeorgeE Boots, an old railroader, has
taken it. and already the change is being favora
bly, commented upon.
On Dec, l. c. c.. Peirce commenced his twenty
Er-+fx az ac-a0opf Of the MaPchaDtS' DiSDQteh
1t is admitted, without hesitation, that he is ene
of the. Understanding. square-deallng line
agents in the country.
Lemuel Ward, ,Americana Express messenger,
has been running out of Indianapolis twenty
two wears and is now the.oldest messenger run
ming from this city. For twelve years past his
run has been. between Indianapolis and Dayton,
Ohio,
former general superintendent of the Wa
bash, who commanded a handsome salary, is now
so short of funds that employees on the Wabash
system are contributing money to make him up
a handsome PURSE 0none of the shorter divis'
ions the employees have contributed to the purse
5000.
Conductor'A 8. Patton, who has been rum
ming a passenger train. on the Illinois Central
for thirty years, will be seventy years old in
March, 1885, when he expects to quit railroad
ing During his long career as a conductor not
q single passenger on his train has been killed or
injured.
The joint executive committee and Arbitrator
Cooley, of the trunk-line pool, have been in ses-
sion for the past three days. the Grand Trunk
has been presenting its side of the case in the
matter of re-awarding percentages. This mat
ter is still pending and the other roads will pre-
sent their sides.
The management. Of the Pennsylvania road
is nc. respecter of persons or departments. There
arc 720 employees in the general Office and 10
per cent. OF this number will be discharged 1t
is further ordered that. those remaining shall
work an additional hour each day, or from Q A.
M. to p, NJ, instead Of from 9to4, as hereto
fore.
A Vandalia trainman relates the circumstance
of the killing of a brakeman named Black, at
Charlottesville on Tuesday, imasshrilling man
ner. Black was braking on anil, b. & w. train.
While coupling cars4the Vandalia man saw him
trip and fall under the wheels the grinding
monsters cutting off both his limbs aTonee. The
poor unfortunate shrieked in agony, and ez-
claimed: MY God, I will never be any good on
earth again" Then with a supsrhuman effort