The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-23
Personal, LocaI and General Notes

Ne
IT S. Brown has been appointed agent of
the Peoria & Eastern at banville, H., vice
3. G. Coffin, transferred to Covington, Ind.
Hiram Miller. foreman of engines on the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne q Chicago, is dead
His remains were taken to Allegheny for
burial.
C. c. Waite. president of the Columbus &
Hooking Valley, and wife will tomorrow
bus, o.
f. NJ Wilkinson, general freight and
ticket agent of the Cincinnati & Muskingllm
Valley road, spent Sunday with friends in
the city.
j. Bowie, grand master of the Brother
hood of Railway Trackmen, is visiting rail-
road centers in this State. organizing lodges
OF the association.
1t is understood that President ingalls,
OF the Big Four, will give c. u. Schaff
his general utility man. the title of as
sistant TO the president.
The pennsylvania line on Saturday took
four hundred teachers and scholars of the
schools of Madison, Ind, through here en-
route to the worlds fair.
f.. S. Hosford, formerly division superin-
tendent of the Mobile & Ohio, but more re-
Gently with the Illinois Central died sud-
denly on Saturday in Jackson, Tenn, from
stroke OF apoplexy.
The Pennsylvania inspection party reached
Philadelphia on Friday, and through the
press OF that city express themselves as
highly pleased with the condition of the
property as an entirety.
Ohio to-day begins its annual inspection
President Ingalls, will not be with them
c. & o.. will be with the party.
Thomas t. Eckert, general manager of
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
was i'm the city on Saturday looking mat
tiers over. He, with his family travel i'm
the elegant private car Electrician.
Samuel Woodland has been appointed
master OF transportation of the Kentucky
and Indiana bridge. to have entire charge
"a of do ~
ssrmerly superintendent of the Monon.
G. o. Chenault claims to be the Oldest
sleeping-car conductor in point of service
which the Pullman company has in its en-
ming between Washington and New Or
leans.
The Lake Erie & Western earned. the
eccond week in October, $50, 291 a decrease
as compared with the corresponding week
of 1892 OF $i4O96. Since Jan l the road has
earned $2.S24.6S9. an increase this year of
s77.73s.
The Kaufman Brewery Company, OF Gin
cinnati. had special train over the Big
Four on Saturday night 10 Chicago. con-
veying all employees of the establishment
and many OF the brewery's patrons in Gin
cinnau.
The western division OF the NickeI-plate
Is TO be changed. and will. after Nov. i. ex-
tend from Chicago to a point one mile west
or the Bellevue depot. This will be done to
better equalize the duties of the division
superintendent.
6eOTse sherman, general manager OF the
Color fast freight lines, has been in the
city for couple OF days He says business
Is Improving with most of the roads over
which the lines run, but is still consider
ably below the volume of good times
James Ryan, OF Frankfort, Ind, last
week met with a distressing accident. lie
A. section foreman on the Toledo ST. Louis
& Kansas City. and while assisting one OF
his men III driving a spike silver Of iron
struck him in the eye and ruined the sight
OF #.
The Journal has excellsnt authority for
stating that on General Manager Odell S
retiring from the Baltimore & Ohio he will
be succeeded by Charles Dunlap. now gen
eral superintendent or the Chicago & Rock
Island. Mr.. Dunlap rose from the ranks OF
the u. & O., his early railroad work being
done on that line. Ii was thought that with
the Northern Pacific going into the hands