The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-23
Miscellaneous Notes.

The Lehigh Valley railroad thinks of adopting
an improved locomotive CRATE, which is said to
save 80 per cent. of the fuel.
President Norton, of the Louisville & NASHVILLE
road, says the gauge will be changed May 30 and
81, and will cost about 1919 000
The New York Central roads earnings for the
first week in February are said to show an in
crease Of $240, 600 over last year.
English engine drivers receive just half the
wages of American locomotive engineers and
have not so high sounding title. either.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy has de-
clared a per cent. dividend, payable March Is.
It does one good to note the payment of divi-
dend in these troublesome times.
1t is given out that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will appeal from the decision of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, holding it liable
for consequential damages, to the United States
Supreme Court.
A movement against Sunday railroad trains
is on foot in Rhode Island. The Chicago Journal
says a railroad train running on Sunday in
Rhode Island disturbs public worship in every
church in the State.
The minority stockholders Of the South Penn
sylvania railroad give as authoritative, that in
addition to President Governs purchase of the
Vanderbilt interest in the Reading road, he also
bought the Vanderbilt interest in the South
Pennsylvania road. They assert that the road
will certainly be built.
The Mississippi House of Assembly has ap-
proved the bill Incorporating the Kansas City,
Birmingham 81 Memphis railroad. The bill pro-
vides that the Memphis Birmingham & Atlantic
road cannot approach nearer than twelve miles
to the first-named road. 1t is believed the Gov
ernor will approve the charter as it stands.
The total railway mileage built in Virginia
since Jan. i, 1881, is 300 miles, and its cost in
GLIDING the development and improvement of old
roads, amounts to SIS. 600, 600. Five years ago
Roanoke was wav station with a population of
Ncw has iph ~
has locomotive and car works, and large annual
output of coal.
The Illinois Central company has been induced,
by the success which attended the negotiation of
its per cent. gold bonds, to issue 49, 500 600 of
first mortgage 81 per cent gold bonds. to mature
maturing on the LIST of July next The company
paid off $55O,O00 Fights, due Feb. l, and some
81, 900, 600 will mature in July.
A wagon road and railroad track run side by
side for quarter of mile near Adairsville, Ga,
and then the road crosses the track. Walter
Curtis's horse took fright at an express train
there the other day and ran away. The en-.
gineer put on steam and tried to beat the hors 9
to the crossing, but the animal got there first,
just in time to be knocked sixty feet by measure
ment, and instantly killed. Curtis was found
thirty five feet from the point of collision. A
three inch iron ring which he had in his pocket
was bent almost double, but his gold watch was
going all right in his vest-pocket while the
chain was found in field.
A new system provides for an electric circuit
from the cab through each car. with push but
tons easily accessible to the engineer in the CAB
and tranmen in the cars. Bells are to be ar
ranged in each car and a code adopted so that
limited conversation can be had between train
men. Connections between cars are made
without any additional couplings. The wire
which forms the circuit enters the rubber hose
used to make the air brake connections, and ends
in large button held up by spring in the CEN
ter of the ordinary Westinghouse coupling, and
when the air connections are made, the two but
tons are brought together, establishing the cir
cult. This system is the invention OF Mr. Bur-
ton, of the Burton Stock-car Company, Boston,
Mass.