Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-26
THE SPLEEN STILL OOZING.

A few days since we published an article
written in spirit ofvindictive jealousy toward
the Mobile Ohio Railroad, the author OF
which was the editor of the Memphis Bulletin.
We then took occasion to hold up 10 the light
of reason and argument the fallacy and transpa-
rency of the position taken by the Bulletin.
We now see that the Southern Sentinel, a pa
per published at Columbus, Mississippi, has
steered into the same eddy with the Bulletin,
and, although it does not attempt to cite facts
to fortify its position, endeavors by inuende to
weaken the public confidence in the officers of
the NJ & O. R. R., and prejudice the minds Of
the people and travelling community against
said Road.
1t matters not to either of these prints that
the NJ. & O. r. R., has been open scarcely
month-that it has struggled under great dls.
advantsges-has been torn up during the late
war, and its rolling stock destroyed. No.
The trouble which aflicts them, is, that after
great effort the NJ & O. R. R., has been opened
ahead of all other competing lines, and in con-
sequence it has now to suffer all the anathemas
that can be heaped upon it by the jaundiccd
ongues of envious officials representing other
Roads, and the public press representing, not
the public interest, but narrow, contracted and
selfish spectators.
We will admit at the start, that the NJ, & o.
R. R. is not in first rate condition. but we have
it from unprejudiced men, who have travelled
its entire length, that it is hundred per
cent better than any other Road in the South.
u,bio oh &c Of hao
West and best in use on any Road, and has
''fished joints, ~ rendering accidents from bro.
ken bridges or trestles next to impossible.
Passengers have informed us (those who have
paid their fare, and had no interest in msrep'
resenting facts that for the NEST part or greater
distance of the Road it was so smooth that one
might write on the route while the cars were
In motion and running at the rate of thirt
miles per hour. On two miles of the Roa
there are few rough places, but these arr
being made smooth by large force Of work
men. The time on the NJ. & o. R. r. is sloy
purposely to avoid accidents and until its cor
dition will safely warrant u faster table
Yet, Notwithstanding, the time from here t
Mobile by this Road d from three to four day
quicker than by boat, and from two to fou
days to New Orleans.
1t is self-evident that certain parties inter
ested in diverting the trade and business of th
NJ. o. R. R. from it's legitimate channels ar
other disappointed favor seekers, are exe
cisIng their brains to find some excuse for a
tacking the management of that road. Tll
principal source OF eavy is Memphis. TIL;
city is incensed because it cannot control, er
trely, the road and its business Not satisfe
that the trains Of the N. c. Il. R. are ru,
ming directly from Memphis down the \
so. R. R. carrying the wealth OF Mississip
to that city, nor that the NJ. & o. r. r. trail
coming up lay over at Corinth nine hou
oftentimes so amazing passengers that many
them take the train at that point to Memphi
and reach here by boat, they exceed Div
Twist in their greedness for 'more." Th
will be satisfied with nothing less than tt
running of trains from Mobile on the South al
Columbus, KY, on the North cia Corinth
Memphis as their terminus forever. Ev
then it is not at all unlikely, that they wou