Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-08
NOTES.

The railing behind the Union depot
looks like II stock pen.
A new gig arrived by express last
night for the Driving Park association,
The game at Dallas was the sole sub.
iect OF discussion at the Union depot,
Incoming passengers report the pral-
ries burning furlously In various di-
rections.
Trains Were crowded from Dallas,
owing to the base ball eNcursionists
coming In.
When express messengers compare
notes on the relative merits Of railroad
hotels there Is fun.
The Transcoutnental association
has adjourned at Saratoga TO meet In
Chicago September 10.
The Cincinnati southern will use
Mann boudor cars instead Of Pullman
/ sleepers after November ].
Col. Emmett Of the Air Line Is pre-
pairing TO run cheap excursion to-
/ Petosky and return the next week.
MI. +. f. Satterneld has been
appointed freight agent for the Baltl-
more d Ohio railroad at Wheeling, w.
| Va.
There Is more express matter handled
/ at Fort Worth than at all the other
Texas towns combined. So say the
boys.
II YOU think there Il no work
in an express Office Just wipe your
glasses and look at Agent koon IN the
Missouri Pacific,
Itisnice to work on the platform OF
the MON depot; there Is nothing to
do only haul n carload Of freight on a
pair OF trucks. It's nice,
George w. Eriedley of this state has
been appointed general solicitor OF the
Louisville, New Albany u Chicago
road, succeeding Bennett ii Young.
Chicago & Northwestern earnings
for the fourth week in August were
$500 300. decrease OF S2jI. 900, and ioi
the month 81 $4,000, decrease o
! $I03 700.
The reduced live stock rate Is on
basis of twenty cents per 100 pounds
from Chicago 10 New York. This rate
was In vogue on several thlc-cuttlnl
, lines before il was made general by
! Commissioners Fink.
]. Il. Gimperling has been appointed
sunerintendent OF the Dayton division
of the Toledo, Cincinnati q ~. Loul
road, vice w. w. Cumming resigned
q. r.. Henderson. general manager
J announces that w. II. Williams, nov
travelling ngent of the l., Is. a. w. vii
be appointed general freight agent o
the above division.
Robert NJ. Hughes, who recent!
/, resigned the position Of assistant 10 TN
president of the Black Diamond sys
fem. will take charge Of the editOria
, department Of the National TRAD
Ioi,rnal and Railway Review Of New
York. The first issue Of this pape
, will not appear until January next
! Hughes poes there in November. Tn
paper win be issued monthly AM
owned by leading philanthropisl Q
a that city.
! PORTSMOUTH, ONO, Sept 3.-Thi
city has been in holiday attire to'da
celebrating the visit Of 100 merchant
from along the line Of the New tll
cinnati and Eastern hailroad, wh
g came AZ the guests Of the merchants {
I this city. The railroad carried thef
y free of charge. They arrived here q
!. I,90 n. M. and have been treated 10 a
n exeursion on the steamer Minnie Ba5
y ] "a UlhIAAN VI AAAN AAAA W -
d an entertainment at the opera.hous'
2. The procession Of the carriages. IN th
o escort was over mile in length.
= The Louisville and Nashville iinat
J, clal plan provides for the issue OF -
u OOO 900 g per cent. ten-forty bond
1 secured by mortgage on the railroa
:, and property ana tiiVVDiyW9 pIeieI =.
y stock now cumulative. This MAKE
e the capital So 10000 common an
y S7,0Ol 900 preferred. The new bono
+ and stock are 10 be offered 70 the pre-
e emit shareholders, for which purpoi
the companys books close 5eptemb'
y %. Officials do not deem II anylsap
d 10 state the terms upon which the
will offer the new issue.
se In pursuance with the instructor
N Of the general passenger agents, y
u, district passenger agents 81 the u
Ie LANA oils lines met tp-day nojn