Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-05
Railroad MISCELLANY.

Captain Joseph Jacques Was ON
Wednesday elected superintendent of the
East Tennessee and Nirgiaia Railroad in
place of Maj. R, c, Jackson.
The RaFitan and Delaware Bay
Ra;IeOad will be sold on September 4th,
at the Manchester depot, under a writ of
ieri fdcidS, issued by the Court of Cham
Gerry at the suit of Chas, j.. HendricksOn
and Stewart Brown, COmplainantS, who
are holders af mortgages.
We learn from acredible source that
during the recent meeting of the Board of
Directors Of the Cairo II st. Louis Rail-
road Company, propositions were re-
eeiyed from parties who avOw their will
lingness and ability to build the road on
terms with which the Directors are in a
condition to comply at pleasure.
The Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road, on the lst of'August, put in opera
ton a new local freight tariff, which it
viii interest shippers to examine. There
are four classes where formerly there
were three; some changes have been
made in rates. IA a few days General
Agent &9ansfOrd will ave copies fer
d~@rabution.
On Monday of last week Mr.. Child
| commenced operations on the Maysville
and Lexington Railroad. AT present only
aboTt thirty hands are employed, but this
/ pAmber Will receive acCessiOns before
long. A little delay in commencing the
work has been unavoidable, but the road
Will be finished to Carlisle before January
l, 1871. If Bourbon county votes the
tax, the road viii be completed to Paris
about that time.
The rails have been tara upon seven
miles Of the Metropolitan branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from Wash
ingtou westward. This branch viii re-
dgy8 the distance between the West and
Washington forty-nine miles. The work
is rapidly progressing, and the road will
be opened to the intersection OF the turn
pike at Silver Spring ia a brief period,
Work upon many Of the heaviest sections
between SILVER Spring and the Point Of
loeks is also progressing.
The Knoxville HHig of the 1st says:
The case of the United States vs.. j. b.
Hoxsie, Charles Hodge, J. r. Branner,
deceased, after a prOtracted trial of two
weeks, closed yesterday. The jury was
out about eighteen minutes, and returned
a verdict Of mot guilty" This trial has
excited a good deal of interest in this
community, where the parties are we'll
known as honest and Worthy citizens.
ne paFe heretofore made no comments
upon this prosecution, preferring to let
the case rest upon its merits. The evil
dence solicited shows clearly a cOncOcted
plan on the part of persons formerly con-
nected with the road, in connection with
persons prohibited by the officers of the
road apprOpriating its property To their
use. Upon this i9Girtmeut twenty-five
witnesses we're examined, and not II
evidence of suspicion was produced
against the defendants. Messrs. HoNsie
and Hodge were indicted six months ago,
for making out an account against the
United States for the destruction of prop
ertv, and the use Of rolling stack belong
ing to the East Tennessee and Virginia
i2aiirsa& Company, which was used by
order of Gen. Burnside in 1863, after his
entrance into East Tennessee. We have
always regarded this a just debt, and
should be paid by the Government, for
had it not been for the efforts of Messrg.
Hoxsie and Branner, by which f9EtY-siX
ears and five engines we're delivered into
the hands # tae' United States forces,
zen, Bdtnside would have found great
difficulties to overcome in holding possess
sion of East Tennessee.