Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

The people throughout the length
and breadth Of indianapolis are talking
railroad, "
The Nincenpes and indianapolis
Railroad, which IS a direct continuation
Of the cairo and Nincennes Railroad, viii
be completed by the lst day Of August,
The lapse of Pittsburg and Fort
Wayne by lease, into the control of the
Pennsylvania road viii involve no changes
in the working force of the line, which
viii remain to all intents and purposes
the same as heretofore.
The Northern Bank of Kentucky,
at Lexington, has Just negotiated for the
louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington
Railroad Company the sale of 1901 600 of
the bonds of the Cincinnati branch road
at eighty-hve cents n interest.
W. H. King, General Freight Agent
Memphis and Louisville Railroad, passed
through the city Wednesday for Louis
Vile, after having made an extensive
business tour through the South in the
interest of his line.
A novel questi9A has tust come up
with respect ia the Union Pacific Rail-
rlad, being nothing more OF less than
where e il begin, whether at Omaha or
at the one hundredth meridian. 1t has
been referred to Attorney General Hear
for decision. The railroad company is in
terested to the extent Of two or three
millions of dollars i'm the opinion he viii
give.
We noticed ip eur issue Of yester-
day the ARRIVAL In this city of one of
Brays patent refrigerator cars, a recent
invention for the transportation of fresh
meats, fruits, etc, Yesterday a number
Of gentlemen of this city made Il short run
cut on the Louisville n Nashville rail-
road, for the purpose of examining the
merits of the invention. This car is an
experimental one, fitted up for testing
the invention on railroads. The company
owning the patent some time applied
the invention to the steamship Agnes. Of
the Morgan line Of steamers, and a,age de-
livered beef slaughtered at 1ndianola,
Texas, in NeV Orleans, a distance OF Over
~ miles, Perfectly pure and sweet. The
inventors claim rhat fresh meat can be
preserved indefinitely. The car is an or
binary box car, such as are in general use
on all railroads, ceiled all around or the
inside with pine, leaving z spaqe Of about
y inches betweG4 tAe sides and top ofthe
car, which is packed with sawdust. At
the forward end ofthe car is a compart-
ment, lined with zinG, in which the lie is
placed. From this boy there Is a wooden
tube leading t8 q large fan, or blower, in
tho gaar emf Of the ear. BY an ingenious
arrangement of belts and pulleYs the ran
is made to reyQlye by the motion If the
car, The ear IL perfectly air-tight, and
the air which it contains is continually
forced through the ioe-box, and thus the
temperature l. lessened to any desired
point above thirty-siX degrees. By the
addition OF salt to the ice the temperature
can be lowered to ten degrees below tkC
freezing point. The gentJemCa WpC eX-
amined the car ey-uasse4 themselves as
fully aatia6e; as Netthe Wottb of the in
Yentton. '-Ihe ID rentioA is undoubtedly
one Of great value. RHa u brought into
general Use will enable railroads to carry
az immense amount of freight which
they have heretofore been compelled to
refuse on account gifts p~erishable nature.