Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-26
THE RAILROAD IMBROGLIO.
Further from the Sea, of War around
Little Rock.

We find the following in regard to the
Little Rock railroad imbroglio, in the "a
zctte of Tuesday:
1.-THE difficulties which have arisen in
regard to the control of the Memphis mt
Little Rock Railroad have not yet been
settled. After verbally agreeing on FRI
dav afternoon that the road should son
tinue to run IN the custody of the law, to
abide the decision of the courts, the attor-
neys in attempting to express the under
standing in writing, failed to agree on the
terms, and separated without an under
standing. The old Board agents remained
in possession and ran the train to Devall's
Bluff Friday night. In an alteration
arising from this circumstance be-
tween Mahan, President of the new
Board, accompanied by Vance and
Grove, and r. d. Williams, Superintend-
ent under the old Board, the former are
charged with an assault with deadly wea-
pons against the last-named, arrested and
released on bail. General Catterson, oddly
enough, in view of his personal relations
with some members of the new Board has
been appointed an aid of Williams, as as
sistant superintendent by the old Board.
The new Board withdrew their writ of
injunction issued by the County Clerk on
Monday, and presenting a new petition to
a Judge of the Supreme Court, a oh
tanned a nat for a second writ. A war
rant was likewise issued for the arrest of
Williams, CattertOn and other employees
of the old Board, who were released by
Judge YOnley under recogniZance to APP
pear before him on Monday next. The
property of the road is held now by the
new Board"
The following is from the Memphis cor
respondent OF the Nashville Union and
american, of Wednesday, on the same
subject: AFTER my letter was mailed,
which recited the facts as l gathered them
from newspapers and other sources, af-
fecting the Little Rock Railroad, l en-
countered an intelligent gentleman, more
thoroughly than myself conversant with
the facts of the case. ! know none of
those who nave ~reorganized the Little
Rock Railroad Company in Arkansas, and
would not cause the Union md american
to become an agency of wrong to any one.
1t is, however, a curious affair, and will
long be remembered in American railway
history.
The city Of Memphis is a stakeholder
TO the amount f.-......------.-.--.. S575,OJO
Pulaski county Ark, and the city Of
Little 10000
individuals $4,000
Sum total of
Amount of bonds Issued .................--Sl 900 1000
"Such is a proximately correct state
ment of the condition of thisg great work,
as essential to the future prosperity OF
Tennessee and perfection of our railway
system, as to the progress and aggrandize-
ment of Arkansas. 1t is alleged that the
affairs of the corporation rave been hor-
ribly mismanaged. For fifteen years the
road has dragged its slow length along
across the swamps of Arkansas, and it
may be true that the movement beyond
the river, which / condemned so harshly,
had its origin in better motives than those
ascribed to Jim Fisk. 1t seems, too, that
the corporate authorities of Memphis were
to attend the s~tockholders' meet
ing in Arkansas, by which the revolution
was effected. Under this state of facts, it
is probable that the new organization will
c~oalesce practically with the old; that ne
gotiations recently effected in New York
will be adopted and recognized by the
managers of the corporation, and that
the work will be safely and rapidly per-
Such hopes are surely INDUCED
by many citizens of Memphis, s~tOckhold-
ers in the company, and 1 would regret it
if anything l nave written should initiate
this result"