The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-27
ON RAIL AND CRossTIR.
Local ana General Gossip in Railway
Circlss

Local ana ton0Cat GOSSIP IN hallway
Circles.
E. C. Marvin, roadmaster of the Central
railroad, left for Macon last night via the
Central railroad.
Supt. Hege, of the main stem of the Gen.
trail railroad and J. NJ Norman, master of
train service, left for Atlanta last night.
J. A. McDuffie, travelling passenger agent
of the Brunswick and Western railroad, is
in the city. He is accompanied by his
wife.
A. S. Graham. private secretary to supt.
w. w. Starr of the Southwestern railroad,
is in the city. He is registered at the
Screven house.
The Augusta train brought 155 people
down to Tyhee yesterday. 1t was a delight
full day ut the beach, and the excursionists
enjoyed it immensely. The party returned
last night at 500 o'clock.
The work Of laying the track of the Ala
bama Great Southern railroad from Chat
tanooga to Meridian with new sixty-pound
steel rails has been finished all but ten miles
between York and Kewanee.
William Allen, private secretary to Gem
eral Manager Haines, of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway. returned
yesterday from New York, where he has
been with his family on a brief visit, He
says the trip was an enjoyable one .-
A circular has been issued by the local
freight agents association of st. Lonis, No,
stating that a national convention of local
freight agents would be held in that city on
Oct. 20. The circular further stated that
an invitation would be issued to the agents
here, and ali Others in the south on Sept. Is.
The Atlantic Coast Limo has commenced
laying rails on its proposed extension from
Sumter to Orangeburg, s. G. The road is
NO oinu ia11 frOnn in, tha
ton of Santee river. II is not known here
how far the track will be laid but it is sup
posed that the object of the Atlantic Coast
Liue i'll making the extension is either TO
fight the Eutawville railroad now building
TO Sumter, or to get q through connection
with Augusta
The following order has been issued by
| the board of health of the state of Missis-
| sippi to the railroad companies entering
that state: mo person will be permitted to
| enter the state of Mississippi without GER
tificate from proper health authority to
the effect that they are not from yellow
| fever infected points. Conductors, agents,
and others will not sell tickets or accept
persons or freight without this certificate.
| The Georgia Pacific railroad gives notice
that they will not be responsible for deten-
| tion of passengers or freight entering that
state not provided with certificates as above
| stated"
The oldest railroad official in the world is
said to be living at Norwich, Conn. He is
| Col George L. Perkins treasurer of the
| Norwich and Worcester railroad COMPANY
! and his friends celebrated bis 1o0th birth
day on Aug. s. He has outlived every rais-
road mau he began with in 1895, every
soldier he served with in 1Sl2-'l5, every
business associate of the first fifty years of
| his life, and every presidential candidate he
| ever voted fer except Hayes and Blaine;
yet the wife of his youth is still with MIN,
! in fairly good health. They celebrated
| their golden wedding IN 1869.
The general passenger agents of the
southern roads failed TO secure a quorum
for their meeting at Natural Bridge, Va,
| Tuesday, and adjourned 10 Luray intend
| ing TO hold a meeting the following day,
but with the same result, and au adjourn
ment was taken 10 Sept. Is. They will
meet at Saratoga on this date, at which
| time the National association of general
passenger agents will meet. The general
passenger agents were driven about the
surrounding country at Natural Bridge,
witnessed its Illumination, visited the cello
hrated Luray caverns and otherwise Gu
| joyed themselves, notwithstanding tho fact
! that they did not have q quorum. a meet
| ing of the general passenger agents of The
! interested roads will be held at Louisville or
| Cincin att the first week in Soptemb n, for
| the purpose of agreeing upon rates for
winter travel to Florida. The exact dato of
this meeting has not been fixed. but will be
announced in few days