Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-18
MISCELLANEOU

The change of gauge on the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad will be commenced
to-day. to be completed in about three
days.
Mai. Deuela, President of the Little.
Rock and Fort Smith Railroad, passed
through our city yesterday on his way
East.
Mr.. J.. II. Brewster, a gentleman
who was well known in railroad circles
throughout the country, died, alters short
illness, of consumption, a few days ago at
indianapolis.
The Georgia Railroad is transport
ing two thousand tons of railroad iron for
the Wills Valley Railroad, and four hun-
dred tons for the road from Knoxville
into Kentucky. The iron is shipped from
New York.
The Vicksburg Herdld contains an
able leader advocating the construction or
a railroad rom Nicksburg TO Little Rock,
Ark. On all hands we near of contenl-
plated enterprises, which are based upon
the irrespective Improvement the imam
cial condition of the South,
The Columbia Ph071ic says that it
has reliable information that a pre-
Iiminary contract was executed, Il day or
two since, between the Executive COM
mittee of the Blue Ridge Railroad Com
pany and Messrs. j. Y. Crisyille, John J..
Patterson and James NJ. Sellers, of
PENNSYLVANIA. for the construction of the
road. including tunueling and super
structure. etc, the entire road to Knox
Vile to be completed in two years from
the lst of August next.
Mr.. Grant recently made a recon-
noissance of a route from Athens-to
Rabuu Gap. The result of his mvestlga-
ton was satisfactory; h greatest obsta-
Gle in the way can be overcome by a grade
of sixty feet to the mile, a distance OF
three miles. Rabup Gap is in Northeast
Georgia, in Rabup county, and very near
the line of North Carolina, At the cap IS
to be found the head source of the Little
Tennessee river, and at another point IN
the Gap the head source of the Chatta-
hoochee river.
The Southern Eugle says, as we are
often asked the names of the gentlemen
who leased the Mississippi Central Rail-
road last year, for sixteen years-knoWn
in their collective capacity as the south
ern Railroad Association, we herewith
print them: Henry 5. MeComb, of VII
mington. Delaware; Josiah Bardwell, r.
d. Jordan and Chas. \. Lombard, ol
Boston. Massachusetts,; II. Winthrop
Gray. CYRUS Fl. Mccormick and Junius
b. Alexander, of New York; John l..
King, of Springfield, Massachusetts,
Horatio d. Newcombs Of Louisville
Kentucky; Sam. d.. FELTON, and Henry
Lewis, Of Pennsylvania; Sam. Tate, OF
Tennessee.
The Ashley County Times says, we
are frequently asked what has become OF
the Little Rock, Pine Bluff and New Or
| leans Railroad. The desired information
we are unable to give. WewOuld be undel
obligations if some one viii advise Us
what the commissioners at pin Bluff are
/ 6OiBg, What they have already done ano
what they intend doing in future, ano
what they desire the citizens along the
line to do, to facilitate the construction o
sand road. We wish information for tht
satisfaction of our friends a"d Iea@ers
We areuuahiet re State a-y snIHgdehnitely
in resSsssn u. Elte Quantity OF land tha'
wild &c Substituted, hut we think the oiti
zeps of this county, although exhibiting
no great degree OF excitement, yet many
who wererat first somewhat indifieren
are now feeling a deep interest in the
success of the enterprise, and have grea
anxiety to be advised in relation u t.
progress.