The Indianapolis journal., 1885-02-01
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

hAlLWAI UUO0lH.
w. D. Wilson who represents the Lackawsm
line, at this point, Saturday removed his
Office to 90 South Illinois street.
General Freight Agents III. G. Diehl, of the L,
B. g. W., and H. w. Hibbard, of the VandaliA
are expected home from New York to-day.
Harry Haines, former ell-known conductor
on the c., l., st. L. & G., was married this week
in Pennsylvania to lady who is highly spoken
Of
Fl. M Bronson, general ticket and passengAr
agent OF the l.. B. & w, has so far recovered
from his recent illness that he was at his post yes
terday.
r. c. Herrick, of Che Erie fast-freight linz
Offices at this point, has resigned, and tomorrow
takes the position of private secretary to Gov
ernor Gray.
A. v. Fl. Carpenter general passenger and
ticket agent of the Chicagp. Milwaukee u 81
Paul road, has been appointed a member Of thu
fish commission by Gov. Rusk of Wisconsin.
T. w Teasdale, general passenger and ticket
agent of the Chicago st, Paul, Minneapolis Is
Omaha road receiveda handsome gold watch.
chain and charm from railway friends at St
Paul.
George S McKieruni, late auditor of the Jeffer-
sonville, Madison & Indianapolis railroad, who
on Wednesday suffered a paralytic stroke is no
better and there is but little prospect of his re-
covery.
e. p Phillips has been reelected president OF
the Fitchburg railroad. Although a man OF
large railroad ability, the Toledo, Cincinnati ds
ST. Louis narrow guage he was unable to lift out
of the mre
A meeting of the Middle and Western StateS
Freight Rate Association will be held at the
Grand Pacific Hotel Feb. II. The executive
committee of the association will meet in Cleve-
land Feb. 3.
District passenger agents Charles Wardaugh.
of the c. NJ. & st. p; F. T. Hendrey, Of
the A., T. & Santa Fe; Ben Tinney, of the c..
w. & b.. Saturday removed to their new quarters.
90 south Illinois
f. w. Catherwood, private secretary to c. &
f. Bent, master of transportation of the L NJ.
A. 81 c. road, who is in poor health. has been
granted leave of absence until May /, and win
spend the time in Florida.
Joseph L. Doherty, of New Albany, who has
filled an important position on the L., N. A. &
Z. railway in that city for several years, has
been promoted to the position of chief clerk i'm
the auditors Office at Chicago.
r. E. Kicker, formerly superintendent of tho
Terre Haute 81 Indianapolis road, now superin-
tendent of the Denver & Rio Grande, is in poor
health, and for some time past has been unable
to attend to the duties OF his office.
1t was definitely settled yesterday that J. H
Woodland would so TO San Francisco, Ca, to
represent the Wabash, St Louis & Pacific road
on the Western slope, his title to be general
agent lie expects to assume the duties OF his
new position as early as Feb Ii.
Letters received the last week from E. q.
Thomas, general manager of the Bee-line system,
who is now in California state that his health is
much improved III every respect. He proposes
TO remain en- tho Western slope some weeks
longer, should matters continue to move smooth
ly on the Bee-line
East freight rates. yesterday, again
70 A,xy Of +1o foCt fpaff
would take an lScept per 100 rate fat, Indian
apols to the seaboard. Tho reason assigned for
the sudden Generalization is that while Chicago
roads restored rates to tariff on Thursday, ST
Louis roads did not
District Passenger Agent Tinncy of the c., ".
& B. and the B. Il Q. roads, headquarters Indi-
annapolis, is already receiving numerous inquiries
| as regards rates and facilities these roads will
furnish in the way of sleeping-cars, etc, to
parties who go to Washington to witness the in
auguratlon ceremonies
1t is intimated that Reuben Wells, general
manager of tbs Louisville s. Nashville road, is to
offer positions to number Of men Ia different
departments of the service on theJ. NJ. & l. road,
whose ability he we'll understands through his
acquaintance with them when general master
mechanic of the j., N. & l. road
Mr. Thomas Taylor, who has Just been PRO-
NOTED from assistant master mechanic Of tho
Baltimore q Ohio shops at Newark, o., to the
position of master mechanic of the shops of tho
45tfu6 ~ NJ, Was, on Re1fIHR
the Newark shops, presented with = gold watch,
| chain and charm BY the employees of the shops at
Newark
Michael Gilhooley, supervisor of the j., NJ e
from Columbus, Ind. to Louisville, has been
appointed roadmaster of the Short line division
of the l.. 81 N, 70 take effect Feb. /. Mr. Gil
hoolcy was presented on the evening of tho 28th
inst. with fine watch and chain as g token Of
the esteem iG which he is held by MS friends ON
the j., NJ s. 7.
John Gottschall, late foreman Of the g., St L.
IL F. shops atthis point. has been appointod gen
eral foreman of all inspectors of tho Peansyl-
yania Company at tho outer yards, tho city
yards. and the Union Depot. This is Q newly
created position, as under the new rules each
car must be inspected thoroughly, not only tho
wheels and axles but couplers air+hrakes. etc.
John j. Hensley, section foreman at Georpp-
town, on the Louisville, Evansville 6; st Louis
5ir-line, droppod dead while sttpefintcnding work
Thursday. He leavesG large family The Lou
isyile Courier-Jcurnal says: ''rho employees Of
the road have staited q subscription for their
benefit AL subscribed from Receiver Evans
down through all tho departInentS, and yesterday
the fund had reachod S2aDp
The Railroader. published at Toledo o. in
prepa ring to publish biographies of the more
prom ncnttrain ndispatchers of the United States.
Their experience in that position would doubt
less mako full as interesting reading as sketches
Of their lives The fear that aheir orders viii
de misunderstood, or the discovery that o wrong
order has been issued, has givoa them anxious
momeIta, and tho results .cf such mistakes would
make thrilling tales
The Lafayette Courier says: F. P Garrett,
ono of the train agents alleged to have been,
clicked" by Charley Carnahan, at Danville Ills.
the Wabash passenger conductor sonds us .
lengthy communication accompanied by a chart
in which he endeayors to prove that ho was not
clicked" After careful pcrIsal Of the first
ard close inspection of the latter with pair OF
Superintendent Alexanders court house specta-
cles wc have come to the conclusion that maybe
Garret don't know what q clicking really is.
Where the Real Boston Is To BE Found.
Boston Evening Record.
But of course Mr.. James knows nothing abous
Boston The French have saying that ga