The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-16
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


L
&P., is in the city, and will remain until noon
to-day
Paymaster Hodges, of the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton 8 Dayton lines paid yesterday on the c., H.
& for Special service
The Wabash company has made no detailed
repert for the year 1883, and this is looked upon
as an unfavorable omen.
VIM. Turreff of Cleveland, general master
mechanic of the Decline, is in the city straight
ening up matters at the shops.
The Pennsylvania people are being patted on
the back for the better time their fast trains
coming west are making of late.
The l.. B. & W. people advertise that they
are prepared to meet the June interest on the l.,
r a w Eastern division bonds and the Ohio
! Southern first mortgage bonds.
Norman Becl1ley, general manager of the Gin
cinnati, Wabash & Michigan road was in the
city yesterday arranging with Superintendent
EVAN, Of the Bee-lne, for change IN running
tune.
C. w. Jennison. H. C, Ely, William Thomp-
SON and f. G. Minnobees. all former Lake
Shore freight conductors. but lately filling the
same positions on the West Shore, have been
promoted to passenger trains
The vandaha people will commence running
, trains on the Logansport extension as far north
| as Plymouth, Ind, about the middle of next
week. The track of this extension as far as
constructed is said to be in fine condition.
The Hoosac Tunnel fastfreisht line, which has
been eking out miserable existence for some
years past has been merged into the Erie lines.
which leaves General Manager Everest and
some 200 agents at different points out in the
| cold
D Thornton clerk in the n. Y, P. & o.
yards at Youngstown. has so retentive a mem
DRY that he can pass through the yard note in
rfe and
then go back to the Office and call them off with
out an error
The black eye given the Seney syndicate in a
financial way is the death knell Of the scheme to
extend the Lake Erie & Western from Bloom
ington to Peoria. The survey has been made
and the route practically located. and this is as
far as the enterprise Will go, at least for some
years.
On the evening of May 81 VIM A. Sullivan,
agent of the c., l., st. l.. 4 G. at this point
Will be married to Miss Addie, daughter of J. NJ.
Buchanan. Mr.. Sullivan has large circle of
friends among business as well as railroad men,
who Will wish him much happiness in his new re
lations.
1.-Two weeks passed and they are at it again"
was the common remark in local passenger agents
circles at this point yesterday. 1t is stated
party of six boosted of having been given So
cut on a round trip to Florence, Kansas, and this
was good excuse for the other agents to let
down the bars; and indications are that west
DOunu faIeS are 10 become SeueFdlly ueInOfdIlIeu
again.
The employees the Louisville, Evansville &
st Louis Airline presented Capt James NJ.
Phillips late superintendent, on the eve of his
departure for Galveston to assume TIE superin-
tendency of the Gulf Colorado q Santa Fe rail
road, an elegant diamond ring from the
ployes, and superb Knight Templar Maltese
cross, from the conductors, as a slight testi-
monial of their regard for their old superintend-
eRL
The Pennsylvania company has issued the fol
lowing notice: an consequence of similar ac-
ton taken by our connections, this company will
IN the future notonly decline to advance charges
hut in all cases demand prepayment of charges
IN agricultural implements machinery, stores
and store furniture returned to the manufactur-
and dealers. unless written order by the
manufacturer or dealer ordering the shipment
returned is presented to the forwarding agent
The Cincinnati. indianapolis. st. Louis u Chi
cago people are making several changes in the
running of their passenger trains. The train
that leaves Indianapolis at LOO A. NJ. is to be
discontinued. Trains 20 and will run
only between indianapolis and Lafayette, but
one train each way will he run over the kanka-
kce and Seneca division The train which
leaves Cincinnati at 330 p. NJ. runs to Greens
burg, stops over night, and then comes through
II indianapolis, will come on through to In
annapolis direct, reaching here at l:45 2. NJ
The substantial character of the Improvements
maue to the Cincinnati. indianapolis, St Louis
K Chicago road certainly Is commendablc- The
! main line is now laid with steel rails its en-
} tire length and all bridges re es,tern divi-
sion are new, and This season President Ingalls,
IS turning his attention to the western division.
I To-day, Chief Engineer Morris will advertise for
first class iron bridge 3.IJ feet in length, to be
constructed in two spans to take the place of
the wooden bridge over White river, four miles
north of the city Heavy stone abutments are
to be put in. The bridge will rest some four
feet higher above the stream than it now does.
and on either side for couple of miles the grade
of the road bed is to be raised to the height of
the track crossing the bridge.