The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-19
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

II. NJ Bronson, general passenger agent of the
l., B. W., returned from New York yesterday.
Geo. Rech, city passenger agent OF the Penn
sylvania lines at this point, has gone to Chicago
to spend the Sabbath.
George l. Seney, the great railroad builder, is
making some progress in retrieving his broken
fortunes, Mr.. Seney is at present residing at
New Rochelle, N. Y.
c. E. Henderson, general manager, receiver,
etc of dozen roads in Indiana, Illinois and
Ohio returned yesterday from weeks inspec-
ton of the roads under his managership in Ohio.
o. Stewart. superintendent of motive power
Of the Fltchburg, is rebuilding locomotive that
has been in for twenty years, and
which during that long period used the same
fireboX and hueS.
B. f. Tinney, representative of the B. & O.
interests at this point, and q number of other
travelling passenger agents, returned from the
East yesterday, and are loud in their praises of
the kind treatment they received while in Boston,
Mass.
L. & p, has taken up his old quarters in the
Panhandle Offices in Logansport, and will be
stationed there permanently from now on. Mr..
Watts had his headquarters in Chicago only
about two months
B. F. Masten and family, of Lafayette, will
Masten will retain the management of the car
works. but as the duties of his office require
that he should be the majority of his time in
Chicago, the removal seemed necessity.
A number of the Boston directors of the
Louisville Evansville & ST. Louis Airline rail
road making trip of inspection over the
road. They will go through St Louis, and it is
rumored will consult with parties in that city
in relation to the building of their road from Mt
Vernon, ILL.,, into St Louis Receiver Evans
| A.
directors. The Airline people are determined,
soon as possible. to have a road of their
| own into St Louis it is stated.
The Philadelphia Press of yesterday said:
''The Press has information from an excellent
source outside of street and railway circles that
| decisive progress has been made in the negota-
| tions between the Pennsylvania and Mr.. Wander
| bt, and that the sale of Mr.. Vanderbilts inter
| ests has practically been accomplished. We
have not been able to confirm fully this interest
ing piece of intelligence. but we believe it is en-
! titled to credit" President Roberts was asked
| about the matter, but declined to give any in
| formation.
Those in a position to understand the situa
| tioE say the Mexican Central has taken an enemy
| for its new manager in place of ID. B. Robinson.
! The man is e. w. jackson, an Englishman
| whose father was railroad contractor and he
| has been himself connected with the Vera Cruz
| railroad, the English railroad in Mexico and the
| only one there before the advent of the Ameri
cans. OF course he is thoroughly posted in
running railroads in MeS,co but the Mexican
| Central interests are to some extenv competitive
| to those of the Vera Cruz line.
The Pittsburg Commercial Gazette says: The
| Union Skating rink on Allegheny avenue has
been so altered that the old patrons would not
| recognize it, and Thursday night it was opened
| as reading room for the employees of the Perm
| sylvaDia railroad and FIT Wayne railroad The
| room is we'll supplied with OF books, tables
| on which are all the papers and leading period
| Gals OF the day, besides numerous games. About
| five hundred employees aud their friends cee
brated the opening of the rooms, and had a
| general good time, with plenty of refreshments.
O. p. McCarty. assistant general ticket agent
OF the Union Pacific road, headquarters at