The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-25
ON RAIL AND CROssTIR.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
CircleS.

T. E. Walker, who was arrested last week,
suspected of being connected with train
robbery in Mississippi, has been discharged.
The incoming passenger train on the Cen
trail railroad ran off the track at the switch
in the yard last night, but was replaced on
the track in a short time.
Messrs. Baughmau, Paschal & Myrick of
Macon, the Eastman Morning Journal
says have sub contracted for part of the
contract of Messrs. Wright q Strother, for
five miles of grading, construction, ETC., on
the line of the Savannah and Western
railway
The WoH Street NeWs says: Remember
this: w state it as positive fact that Messrs
Drexe, Morgan & Co will not act as the
financial agents of the Richmond Terminal
Company, and will not directly or in
directly have anything to do with the
concern"
Thanksgiving day at the Augusta exposi-
ton will be big day. Next Thursday
Georgia is to greet South Carolina on the
exposition grounds. The legislatures are
expected TO be present. Henry W. Grady
will be the orator for Georgia and one o.
South Cardinals distinguished men will
speak for the palmetto state. The day will
be one of especial interest, and thousands of
people are expected to flock into Augusta
on that day. The Central railroad has put
Thanksgiving tickets on sale at all the sta
tions, and an official said last night that the
indications are that the trains will be
crowded with passengers.
corresponds of the Northeastern
Rdilrodder advances q curious theory for
the increasing prevalence of floods and
transforms. He says that there are more
than 900 locomotives in use in North
America, and estimates that from them
alone more than SO, 900, 600 900 cubic yards
of vapor are sent into the atmosphere every
week to be returned in the form of rain, or
more than 1000, 000, 900 cubic yards day
''qute enough" he says. "to produce a good
rainfall every twenty-four hours" Esti-
mating the number of other non -condensing
engines In use at eight times the number o
locomotives, the total vapor thus projected
into the air i'll every week in this country
amounts to more than 410, 900, 100000 cubic
yards sis this not" he asks, Sufficient
for the floods of terrors Is there any reason
| to wonder why our storms are SO dam
agingm
The Detroit Light Infantry, fifty strong,
accompanied by a large delegation of prom
! inent Detroiters, are arranging for q tour
of the south. Their route as now arranged
is as follows: From Detroit to Cincinnati,
| via the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
| Cincinnati, to Atlanta and Chattanooga,
| via the Cincinnati Southern and Western
and Atlantic; Atlanta to Macon aud Savan-
nah, via the Central; Savannah to Charles
ton, via the Charleston and Savannah road
! Charleston to Columbia, via the South Car
olina railway; Columbia to Richmond, via
the Richmond and Danville; Richmond to
Washington, via the Richmond, Frederieis-
burg and Potomac; Washington to B8fti-
more, via the Pennsylvania road. The
tourists will start on their return trip to
| Detroit from Baltimore, but this route has
not yet been decided on. The rate commit
tee of the Southern Passenger Association,
at their meeting in Augusta, Tuesday,
agreed upon a rate for the party. They
| will leave Detroit about Feb. TO-