Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-03-02
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Yours, as ever,
Memphis. Tsau.. February 1G.

DEAR DEMOCBAT-Wiu a few ll. Memphis, chiefly relating to your railroad, be out of place in your coIuu
 Ii the hopes that it will not I wra Yesterday (the 18th was the day b: uual election of directors of the Men. Little Rock railroad. Accordingly az was held yesterday at the office of the in Hopefeld, opposite this city, which in the election of the following name. men as directors for the current year: E Edmoudson, Samuel Tate, R. c. Br NJ. Hill and John Robertson. All Hill were members of the board Las After the adjournment of the meetir- invitation of Mr. Robertson, the pras.1a road, quite a number of gentlemen seats upon some platform cars proy.ia purpose, and were soon Hwhj>tliu. awr tlterior The roaI is in good ruua- and Is very smooth and easy, co.seI bowied a.oug a. rapid fatc anI as the present terminus o, the wor, so- miles rom the r.ver.
 The compAly aal contractors ae ahead the work with yigor, and ,he remaining to be builtto.s4car. tle gu ~ilI soon be completed. Tle road m tance is all ralrd, tbe.tras,tlias 5us. teen Nile Bayou js to b. cro,,.i sor ...e cro,,-tjes and rlls are at hand, of 50 ar s.Aty h4ads are c.uituualya in laying the track. But i. k not th. of the management of the load to ls. stop here, 1t will be pushed ahe.d n, it is confidently expected that the will diinE his i'll from the St. Frauc, Der next Fifteen Nile Bayou Swamp are to b. crossed upon subsm selling, as it is the opinion of the dra they can fill the road bed cheaper w.tl, gravel from Crowley's Ridge and the the S,. Francis, than they can build baukmeut with the wet mud and ,8 make better road. A meeting was while at the end of tie roal and on gentlemen present, the first stationou.. river was named '' Edmoudsou," iu Henry 5. Eimondsop, e>q., the etia sentative of Critteuden county. iny1. ture. MT Edmoudson we'll deserge pliment, for from the beginning be 1 great friend to the enterprise. Ouma second depot was then named "Cc honor of your governor. Alter three each depot we resumed our seats uPa and returned to this city.
 Alta meeting of the board of diT same officers who have so faithfully@ company during the las; year were that k, John Robertson, esq.,, pre.a John B. Robinson, esl., secretary. 3. of rail roads. have spoken thus of this enterprise, because know readers are vitaliy interested in it's sas
 Our city is deluged with mud-sl1 streets are absolutely impossible, ths-  crowded with cotton, which is now bs- in rapidly, and it is almost impossiG drayed away. There is a large stock now and prices are good. The pacss king out good average loads, and tras meet with considerable encouragems5 most exciting theme in the city at ps quarrel between the city coun.;l aai men. l. appears that on account of g of the mud in the street, some of tH nies in going to d fire the other day, " peIled to run their engines on the sid. This Is violation of a ely ordnanc companies so offending were fined by East. Thereupon the fire deplrtmaa city held a ger erd meeting ani pas''a tions declaring their determination t0 F more fires until the fine was remit'' council met and after an exciting ds'S fusei to remit the fine So l suppr may burn f it wants to. Well le. But l mustclose for fear of weArynsr