Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-16

The Board of Directors Of the Knoxville
and Charleston Railroad met on the 18th
instant at Knoxville. Maj. Campbell Wal
lace addressed the meeting, and stated
that tee line Of the proposed road was
through a rough but wealthy country,
extending from Macon to Athens, and
thence to DAYTON. come ting with the
Blue Ridge road. The proper course to
pursue would be 10 intersect the Georgia
Air Line and Central roads in its eonHtruc-
ton. The line would be Ia composition
with the Western and Atlantic, and the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Kali
road.
No action was taken by the Directors.
but the meeting adjourned till the 24'h
instant.
Freight on the Nashville and Chatta-
nooes RAILROAD is increasing, and about
one hundred GERS pass over the road daily.
About ffIy are received from s.. Louis and
about the same number from louisville.
Toe Knoxville Press md Herald Gays:
''We are informed that survey viii soop
be commenced between cambridge and
Messy Greek, FOR The contemplated narrow
gauge railroac.
Il was reported that Mr.. Stanton has
gone to New York to raise money for the
Alabama end Chattanooga RIilrdad
In regard to the strike at Meridian on
the Alsbsma and Chattanooga Railroad,
the Mercury of the 11th says:
The strike remains as il was, with 10
new feature in If. There is a rumOr that
arrests aIs to be made, which we hope are
| grouudless. These men know well encugh
that they are outside Of law, and justify
themselves on the ground that theirs Is an
exceptional case, one without an adequate
inside. Their mOdention entities them to
the respect Of the community, and shows
that they are plainly not mere rude, law
less mob who loves lavlessness for its own
sake. We think the case is not Of the kind
vet to be trea ed with the severe Measure
Of arrests
There is some excitement among the
men to-day. A meeting was TO be held
this evening 10 consider az inquiry rom a
certain quarter sbOu! running the road.
We suspect negotiations are on foot now
f,r re-ooenine the road under the tempo
raw control Of the State OfAlabsnna. The
| EMPLOYEES h. re-, we feel confident. Will lis
tea to reasonable propositions for resum-
| ing work
1 Iue JACKSON DcHtycfAt1 ~ pAiy - ooJ .
ssdr. Sykes, in his speech on Monday night
said chat a road from Mem his through
| SomerviIle, Jackson, COlaiGhia aud Mo
| MinnyiIle 10 Knoxville, was the shortest
route from East to West Tennessee; that
ii wouid be over this route about $50 miles
from Knoxville 30 Memphis, Snd it could
be built aud equipped for "a, 900, OOO u
| you'd rrn through as fine country A. could
| be found 10 Middle OF West Tennessee.
The jackson Democrat says in regard to
| the Jackson and Tennessee River Ball
road. From Capt. Maun's report the
general direction Of the road from here &c
Lexington viii be about IS deg north o.
east. Il pssess through finely hmberec
aud agrieu tuTal country, and can be easil
built. The steepest grades viii Get D.
more than sixty-two feet per mile.
The feasibility Of building a marrow
ousee railroad from Denmark via Browns
| Vile to Dorhamville, in Lsaderdais. IS ex
citing considerable discussion n ina
| locality.