Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-29

A wedding is announced to take
place in a drawing-room car on the Hud-
son River Railroad. r s-..
Oliver Ames, of Boston, has been
re-chosen President of the Pacific Rail-
road. The old Board of Directors was re-
elected.
The Directors of the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Railroad contemplate a reduction
in the running time ron ST., Louis 10
| Cincinnati ten or twelve hours. --.r
Who sold and who bought the first
through ticket to California over the Pa
cifie Road. will soon become as veXed a
| question as who first nominated Grant. =
Col. Robert j. Hall, President OF
the Southern Pacific Railroad, died sud
| denly at Marshall, Texas, OF Tuesday
last. His remains are on the way TO Lou
isviIe.
The Directors of the Tennessee and
Pacific Railroad, at a meeting held in
| Nashville on Tuesday, decided to run the
road to Lebanon, Tenn, via fuckers
Gap. Work to commence immediately
after The letting, which viii be on June
9th.
1t has recently been decided by the
New Hampshire Supreme Court, that
travellers must withdraw their baggage
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upon arrival; that the companies are uH-
der no obligations TO store the baggage,
and are not liable for its loss, if mot re-
moved within a reasonable time"
The Union Pacific Railroad officials
are some IN the grab game. The Secre-
tarv Of the Interior and the legal repre-
sentative of the Company called upon the
Secretary of the Treasury on Wednesday
and had a consultation with him concern
- al
issuance of bonds for the completion of
the remaining sections, before a final re-
port is made 10y the Commissioners on the
entire road.
The New Orleans Times says of
Charles Morgan, the steamship owner and
purchaser Of the OpelOusas Railroad:
Respectable as Mr.. Morgan is in his char
acter, his enterprise, his liberality, and
general management, we should regard it
a great misfortune for him, or any other
single person or firm, 20 have control of a
great line Of communication like that OF
the Opelousas Road when extended to
Texas. Fol a like reason we rejoice at the
energy and successful prosecution of the
New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga
Road, which will destroy the monopoly
now enieved bv the Morgan line of com
municatiOn with Nozzle; and we feel CON
fident that whatever may be the result of
the legal proceedings against ID OpeiOu-
sas Road, there viii he a continuous line
from this city to Texas within a wear OF
two.
The fare has been fixed over the Pa
cific Railroad from New York to Saera-
mento. the total distance being 1877 miles,
at $50 s.: from New York to Omaha the
fare is S42; from Omaha to PromOntory,
the terminus of the Union Pacific Rail
road, 1856 miles, the fare q cents per
mile Is SIC OF; from PromontOry to Sac
ramento, being on the Central Pacific, a.
distance of Cos miles, the fare is So 33.
Just at this point comes in a nice question
Of pro-rating on fares-why should the
Central PaciGc,~SKith only 6a5 miles,
charge as its prIT &ftion So 80, while the
Union Pacific, over it's line of 1896 miles,
charges but S67 O22 We learn that this
discrepancy is one of the principal points
of disagreement between the two corpora
tions, and that the Union Pacific claims
that the Congressional ring has operated
to favor the Central Pacific. Ifthe fare is
insisted upon at the present tariff, the
bulk of travel win go by steamer. The
New York parties are in favor of reducing
the fare 10 less than $50. and with such a
reduction, and an equitable arrangement
between the two corporations, travel will
be turned overland.