Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-10

Railway company, is III The city.
W. NJ. hampton, chief clerk In the
general freight office OF the Denver ana
| Rio GrHnde at Denver was here yester-
day
During the month Of April 405S cars
| Of cattle were handled on the joint track,
the largest number ever handled In one
month,
The Offices Of the Central Traffic asso,
citation al Chicago have. been. removed
from the Rookcry to the Monadnock
building.
Charles Ware. the debOnair livestock
agent Of the Denver, reports trade as
being rrther light In his speciality. Moth.
ing but feeders, be says are being moved
now.
GcUrge Dice, the hnstling agent Of the
New England Cattle Car company. is IN
the city, having Just returned from near
Barnet whore h. has been loading out
cattle. to Chicago
John A. Smith. assistant general
freight ogcnt Of the Missouri, Kansas
aud Texas Railway compiny'H lines In
Texas, with headquarters at Denison'
was In the city yesterday
Mr.. aud Mrs. Fred II Jones leave for
Memphis their future home today, Mr..
ZONES goes 10 take his new position Of
district passenger agent of the Cotton
Brii with headquarters Mt Memphis.
G. V. Altman. division rOadmaster Of
the Texas and Pacific Railway company
from Fort Worth 10 LOngvipw Junction,
has resigned effective today, aud viii be
relieved 10y Mr. Murphy Of the New Or
leans division.
There are but 100 men left IN the
shops Of the Pennsylvania railroad at
Lambertsvillo \ H., the company having
H..
plny. From three to four hundred men
were originally employed at these shops.
The many friends Of Page Harris. live
stock agent Of the Texas. and Pncitc
will regret 10 hear that lie II suffering
from nm attack Of sickness Mt Jefferson
Thcre l. nothing serious about his ill
moss and he wll probably be all right IN
n few DAYS
The Atlantu aud Florida was sold nt
Atlanta OH tho petition of ~" comp
trOllcr general for taxes due the state.
II was bid In by Judge II, IL. TOmp'
dus, representing tlr Central Trust com
pnuy, for the boudholIers, who will re-
organize the road at once.
An automatic switch closer invented by
T. S, Mitchell, was exhibited ut IlttSburg
last week, A Shoe attached To the locu-
motive strikes an Iron bar II lrct before
reaching the switch, and u The switch is
not SIT for The main truck, this bar, BE-
Ing moved by the shoe, at once straight
ems II.
Joseph 5. Harris has assumed the
presidency of the Philadelphia aud Read
iug railroad aud cOnl aud iron companies,
lie WIS appointed receiver of tlr' runpu-
ilirs upon the same day On the petition OF
Receiver pdAsou and Wilbur, Mr.. Mo
Lrod having previously Wsigncd rs re-
ceivcr.
Cornelius Ironmongrr, formerly con
ucrtod with the associated railways, THE
Srnhonrd Air Line, Rrlnund and Dan
Vile aud Atlantic Coast Line III New
York City. has received the appointment
Of eastern passenger agent of the Seat
hoprd Air Line, with office AT No. 30
Broadway.
$. T.. stair. chief clerk of the clnims
department of the Texas aud Pacific at
Dallna. utmr over to the railroad center
yesterday TO attend the picnic nt Grunr-
walds pnrls lie Is accompanied by MIR
Snnurls. chief clerk 0f he auditing de-
pnriment NJ that road at Dallas. who is
on q similar mission.
Governor Flower 0f New York has
signed the bills passed by the late legis.
lnturp, requiring automatic cOuplrrs aud
air brakes uu freight irAins The pro-
visions OF the bily are, we believe sub
Atuntiilly the snmc as those Of thu con.
kfN~NlNNNl lNNs 'AtipA llAA lNNNflEfl
ears are not Included,
The case Of Engineer james Lcnuon,
who was udiudgcd guilty Of cuntcmpt Of
court In the Ann Arhur ease has been
presented To the supreme court ut Wash
iugton, hut II Is said thar no decision will
he reached before October The ease
go2S To Washington on an application for
u writ NJ hubcas corpus
Captain Mark W, Larkius Of Mead.
VILE, Pa, contractor for the New York,
Lake Erie aud Western railrond. is the
guest Of his uncle. Mr.. Augustus Lar
klus of Front street for a few days,
aud expresses himself much pleased with
the growth Of Fort Worth sincc his last
visit here two years ago.
At meeting Of board Of directors
Of tho Jones Nrsilhule Sleeping Car com,
pany Of Denver the following were
elected officers for ensuing year, III. A.
w. Tahor, president; II. NJ. Jones. vice.
president nnl general manager; W. H.
Finch, SECRETARY; L. # Kimhall, treas.
uror; Geo, L. Hodges, general counsel,
President Cleveland hns nominated the
following 10 he government directors Of
the Union Pacific Railway company. to
serve for the ensuing four years: Don
NJ. Dickinson of Michigan; H. w Daaue
" Illinois; General Fitz Hugh Lee Of
Virginia; Jospch W, Paddock Of Ne.
braska; Henry T. Dimock of New York
The Texas and Pacific and the Mis
souri,, Kansas aud Texas have got our
q new time cnrd which goes into effect
ON sunday. May H. The only changes
Of note are In the evening train No. 1.
which. instead Of arriving at Z. will
arrive ut $ and the southbouud which
instead Of arriving at 10 y. M, will ar.
rive nj $ y. IN,
It Is said that the Richmond aud Dan.
VILE has spent $l0O,OOO In compromis-
Ing the lawsuits Of persons Injured nc
the Statesyille IN, CO wreck In 1891.
This derailment. killing twenty-five per
sons, was due TO malicious loosenng OF a
rail, and the company disclaims liability,
but Its otiioers appear TO have deemed Il
best 20 compromise numerous suits, ney-
erthelcss.
Yesterday the Pennsylvania railroad
and Scahoard Air Line commenced run
ming a solid train OF vestihulcd sleeping
cars between New York and Atlanta, Via
Richmond aud Raleigh. Passengers take
the Fennsylyania's midnight Grain from
New York City aud the veAtibulcd train
at Washington. which runs over the Sea.
board Air Lime. leaving the capital al
1857 a, m,, aud arriving at Atlanta s
u. m, next day,