The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-16
RAIL AND CRossTIR.
General Manager q s. Haines left Jack
sonvillA Yesterday for Taunna

General Manager 4 s. Haines left Jack
sonville yesterday for Tampa.
N. II. Connally of the Nashville. Chat
tanooga and ST. Louis railway is in town.
Il. II. Warner and G.. o. Rubin of the
Central came over from Columbus yester-
day.
Supt ID. 2. Jack. general manager Of the
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West rail-
road, is in the city.
Martin F. Plant passed through Yesterday
TO Tampa TO join his father, President Fl. B.
Plant, who passed through two days ago.
| len thousand persons are now in the en-
ploy OF the Big Four, and the amount of
cash distributed every month in paymenr
Of salaries is between $3.50 600 and S475, OOO.
The Tybee railroad is doing a good bust
ness Sundays, Supt. Cobb said yesterday.
Regular trains are run to the fsland, and
oyster and fish dinners down there are the
popular thing.
Inc Coast Line express No. Is, leaving
here at 1:22 o'clock in the afternoon for
Jacksonville, will hereafter carry a sleeper,
connecting for Tho NASHVILLE, and arriving in
Ihomasvilie at $40 o'clock.
At the end of the year 1888 Brazil had
o,59S miles of road in operation, while 945
miles were In course of construction. In
| the Argentine Republic the length OF lines
In operation on Dec. 81 1888, amounted to
| 4,o4 miles, while work on 1854 was in
progress.
-Four carloads of North Carolina negroes
passed through Savannah yesterday, via
the Savannah Florida and Western railway.
en route to Texas. The party was made up
| OF all sizes, classes and shades of color, and
they seemed to be as happy as If they were
| off to a picnic.
An interesting fight is going on now for
|
are the Queen and Crescent, Louisville and
Nashville, Western and Atlantic, Central,
East tennessee, Virginia and Georgia,
Savannah, Florida and Western, the old
Florida Railway and Navigation-now the
Florida Central and Peninsular-and last
nut not least, the Georgia Southern and
Florida.
travelling Passenger Agent g. w. Dem
ing OF the Savannah, Florida and Western
railway, is down in the turpentine district
| making up excursion parties among the
colored hands for North Carolina, to spend
the holidays. Two hundred colored hands
passed through last night, and as many
more are expected to-day. They will spend
the holidays in North Carolina and return
to the stills after Christmas.
w. I. Hehin has been appointed auditor
OF the Georgia Southern and Florida Road.
vice j. 8. Nisbet. deceased. Mr.. HeHin was
| AOA nAOA y oSout VI Inc East L tennessee road
at Hawkinsville, and went to Macon about
two years ago to be agent of the Covington
| and Macon Road. Later he became chief
| clerk to the superintendent of the Georgia
southern, which position he was holding
when appointed auditor.
| After to-day, the steamer II. B. Plant, of
| the Peoples line, will leave Jacksonville
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: leave
Sanford Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days. The steamer leaves from the foot of
Hogan street, in Jacksonville, at $3.50
o'clock, taking in all landings on the st.
Johns. On its return it leaves Sanford in
the morning, giving passengers an oppor-
tunity to see the picturesque st. Johns
river by daylight.
The schedule on the Plant steamship line
has been changed, SO that three trips will
he made between Tampa and Havana each
week, instead Of two trips as heretofore.
The Mascotte and Olivette will perform the
service. The schedule will be as follows:
Leaving Tampa Mondays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, and arriving at Key West
Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays, and ar
irving at Havana Wednesdays, SATURDAYS
and Mondays. Returning, leave Havana
Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, ar
irving at Tampa Tuesdays, Fridays and
SUNDAYS