The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-20
RAIL AND CROSsTIF.

General Passenger Agent E. P. McSwiney
or the Charleston aud Savannah railroad is
at the DeSote.
The hands on the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern are working within one mile of
Middle river. The bridge across the river
has been finished and the grading of the
entire road between Athens and Atlanta is
complete. The road will not be finished to
A tlanta before January.
Hon. Joseph E. Brown has been re elected
president of the Southern Railway and
steamship Association. The other officers
reelected are: Thomas H. Carter. COM
missioner; Charles A. Sindall, secretary.
John Screven of Georgia. and E. K. Sibley,
OF New York, arbitrators.
The following appointments have been
made by the Richmond and Danville: C. E.
Sergeant, district passenger agent, with
othce at Atlanta, Ga. c. L. Hopkins, trav-
cling passenger agent, with office at Ashe-
vile, n. C.; K. W. Hunt, passenger agent,
with office at Augusta, Ga.; Joseph S. Potts,
passenger agent, with Office at Rich
mond, Va.
1t is announced that the Central railroads
annual report will not be ready for pu Bill
cation until Nov. l, but figures closely app
proxlmating the result of operations for the
year are as follows: Gross earnings for the
49, 700, 000-an increase of about 81, coo, 600.
Expenses were about 81 200, 000-an increase
OF about 100000. Net earnings were
about $4,000, 000-an increase of about
100000. Fixed charges were close to
81, OOO. O0O-an increase of about $l25, 000
The surplus was near S500,00O, against a
surplus OF S52l 900 in 1890.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
hue,ring Telegraph says when the car
travels in Russia the precautions taken
for his safety could not be greater were be
IN the enemy's country. A battalion of in
fantry is detailed for every two miles of
distance, and allowing 500 men as the
strength of each battalion, every spot Of
ground on both sides OF the track is covered
by sentinels within easy distance of each
other. The czar is suddenly whrled c IF to
the station, accompanied by the chosen
twelve OF his body guard, without pomp or
Circumstance, swiftly and silently. The car
always travels in train of five carriages
His carriage is built in peculiar way. The
windows, while ample for light, are
high, so that a person sitting down is in
visible from the outside, and the sides of the
car are fortified with plates of steel con-
cealed In the ornamental woodwork, but
amply strong TO resist a bullet. There are
two sentry boxes in the carriage, one at
each end. and each looking out at an OPP
posite side from the other. The guardsmeu
on duty in these apartments are shut in
from any observation OF the interior of the
carriage, but at intervals of about two feet
the whole length of the saloon are electric
buttons, communicating with the guard
chambers, as well as with the two car
rlsges-one containing the suite, and the
other, in the rear, occupied by the guards
men not on duty. So far as the train itself
is concerned, the czar could be
no more secure ia St. Petersburg. The
train speeds on to its destination without a
halt, except on account of accident At a
distance of not less than five miles ahead is
pioneer train, in which the imperial di-
rector Of railways and the chief engineer of
the particular railway on which the car
is travelling always rides. AS the pilot
train whizzes by, the reserves along the
line rush to arms and guard the sides of the
railway. waiting until the imperial train
has passed, SO that the spectacle is presented
Of continuous lines of soldiery for hundreds
of miles. Arrived at the end of mis- journey,
the car is escorted to the quarters intended
for the imperial family.