The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-11

The earnings Of the Wabash for the five
months ended May 81 were s86, 263 less than in
ths corresponding five months of 1887
The Adams EXPRESS Company is carrying
through here from Louisville to Chicago nightly
three or four carloads OF small fruits
One week from to-day the Indiana Midland
will commence to run passenger trains as far
west a. the connection with the Vandalia-
The busiest time at the Union Station is now
between 1O.45 and Ills p. NJ. sixteen trains
irving and departing within the thirty minutes.
June 16 the CHICAGO, St Louis & Pittsburg
between Indianapolis and Chicago, each way,
nightly.
III. Butler, train dispatcher on the vandalia,
has resigned to accept similar position on tue
A., 7. & =. F., with headquarters at Marss-
line. No.
number of the MANIFESTATIONS will leave
to-day for Louisville 70 attend the annual con-
vention Of the American Train-dispatcheri As
ISOLATION
r s. Allister has been appointed general
freight agent OF the American Refrigerator
Transit Company. which is becoming quite .
popular line with shippers
Tomorrow and Wednesday the Cincinnati.
Hamilton &c Indianapolis will run eight special
trains TO Cincinnati to carry the Knights of
Pythias and their friends.
By tomorrow night the old Union Depot will
be = thing Of the past The roof is now removed
ard most of the side walls. the east end being
about all that 10 left Of the old structure.
The Pennsylvania special il scheduled most OF
the way between ST. Louis and New York at .
speed OF forty miles an hour. The run from
Sc. Louis to New York Is made In thirty
hours
The platforms on the west end Of the new
train sheds are to be extended to Tennessee
street TO give ample room for the baggage and
express men to place their trucks. which were so
much o. an annoyance IN the old depot
The United States Express Company has
made arrangements for throueh-car service be-
tween Cincinnati and Chicago over the Cinein-
natl, Hamilton & Indianapolis. the Lake Erie &
Western and the Lake Shore road, connecting
with the iAttsr &C LaPorte.
1t 10 favorable indication that the car and
locomotivs-works are all kept so busy and that
there Is comparatively little old equipments
pressing on the market. road which wishes
TO dispose Of light engines to replace them with
heavier ones Is occasionally heard Of
Tho oldest passenger agents state that thew
have never known . time when passenger rates
were so low and demoralized as now. In many
they are less than one half cent q mile.
This week people will be carried from Kansas
City TO Cincinnati and return for So the round
trip.
The Lake Erie & Western yesterday put on q
new train oct Of here TO leave at Ills p NJ,
run TO LaPorts. where close connection Is made
with the Lake Shore for Chicago. and. what In a
minutes better time 10 made than by the more
direct lines
The business Of the Toledo. St Louis & Kan
sas City road continues TO show a gratifying in
crease, in spite Of the delays and expense at
tending the change OF gauge On the oath Of
this month the gauge will be changed sixty one
miles further. to Eugene where the Chicago e.
Eastern Illinois Is crossed This is 267 miles
from Toledo
The annual report Of the Chicago 8 West
Michigan road for the year 1887 shows gross
earnings Of 81 414 022 increase over 1856 SIS 043
The road to have been an expensive
one 70 operate it requiring 20 % per cent OF the
gross earninea There were $47. 292 expended
In new equipments, which was charged up to
operating expenses
Saturday night the Indianapolis division of
the Yard masters National Mutual Benefit AS
ISOLATION selected as delegates to the annual
eonvention TO be held this week: Joseph Sanger
hieks. or the T., l.. ST l.. Il c.; Bruner. OF the
Bes-line; AcCutcheon. Of the o.. l. & W.. and
M j. Do~den. OF the vandalia They leave
this evening for Richmond. Va.
Work on the onion Station 10 now do
layed oy the parties who are 10 do the stone
work. ana unless they are on hand to day IL Is
said some other contractor will be bunfed nm
There 10 raid TO be some hitch between the
stone contractors aud the iron men The ne y
station ID now too badly nesdsd 10 lar .,ettv
squabbles interfere with the WORK
Conductor Forbes. or the Wabash road. WIN
n we'll known In Indianapolis railroad circles
having once run In hers. WAS killed on FRIDAY
last under rather peculiar circumstances He
Vas riding on = wild engine running from HINT
ineron q Andrews. NsAted on the fireman : side
when parallel rod broke aud one end OF II
struck him the head. he died from the in
jursss Ia sbout two hsura The dooeassd Wa 4
voeesnn soldisrs and ieAses widow and shsss