Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19
RAILROAD MENTION.

ceedings of the Railroad Commissioners
| yesterday, it will be seen that detailed
report was presented in regard to the
Edgefeld Railroad. The county of David
son is interested in that road to the extent
| of about $500, O00-S2OO. 900 in original
bonds, and about 100000 interest.
As several conflicting reports are eircu-
lat1ng IN regard to the damage done by the
storm on the Evansville, Henderson and
Nashville Railroad, we give the following
| facts as obtained at headquarters yester-
| day: The Edgefeld and Kentucky Rail
read from here to Guthrie) is all right.
and trains are running regularly. By next
Tuesday it is expected that all damages
will be repaired on the Evansville, Hen
derson and Nashville Railroad On that
road trains are now running regularly
from Hopkinsville to Henderson, and the
only damage on that line was the accident
mentioned some time since as occurring at
West Fork, about II miles this side of
Hopkinsvilie. The trestle there will soon
be repaired, and no other trestles or
bridges have been washed or damaged.
Even now, passengers can leave Nashville
for Henderson, as a transfer is made over
the break south of Hopkinsville.
The following information is current in
railroad circles in regard to the state of af-
fairs on the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and
Louisville railroad Near the Big Sandy
trestle is either entirely gone, or 80 much
washed that trains cannot pass, and no
trains will run on the road south Of Olarks-
vile until further NOTICE. At Tennessee
Ridge, on the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and
Louisville road, and also at Palmyra Tun-
nal 10 tod hot I1a h0r Be- or
cd in.
A new coach for the Tennessee and Pa
cific came in over the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad day re-yes;erday.
We were informed yesterday that the
engineer who was I'M ared on the Edgefeld,
Henderson and Nashville railroad, at the
time of the accident at West Fork, will
probably lose one of his eyes.
Mr.. Danley, Ticket Agent of the Nash
vile and Chattanooga Railroad, received
telegraphic dispatch from the officials of
he Mississippi Central Railroad Yesterday,
telling him not to sell any more through
ticks over that route until further orders
This isin consequence ofthe heavy damages
to the road by the recent rains and storms,
preventing travel and transit until the re-
pairs can be completed.
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad is also |
out of killer between Hum
boldt and Mckenzie. The damages, how
ever, are being rapidly repaired.
The repairs to the trestles between |
Johnsonville and Mckenzie on the Nash |
vile and Northwestern Railroad, and to |
that portion of the road inundated by the |
late freshets, were completed yesterday |
evening, and through trains will resume |
their regular schedule trips at oncea
The repairs of the bridges, trestle, ETC.,
having been completed last night, special
through passenger train will leave
the Chattanooga depot for Memphis on
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad
at $50 this morning. This intelligence
will he gratifying to travellers in that di-
rection.
There was an accident on the Georgia
State Road ON Thursday night near Re
sacca. A portion of the north bound pas
senger train was thrown from the track
and the passengers had 10 remain at that
point till the next day. No one was hurt,
and but slight damage was sustained
The st. Louis Republican, publishes the
facts relative to the new road
from Holly Springs to Union City: The
route of the road from Holly Springs on
the Mississippi Central, through Browns
vile, Tenn, to Union City, on the Ken
lucky line, is almost direct, and lies through
a country so easily worked that the COM
pany has an offer from a responsible con-
tractor to build the road from Brownsville
to Union City and iron it, for $4,000
mile. Even if rails of sixty pounds to the
yard are used, the cost viii be S19,0
mile. The road is now under contrast
for twenty miles this side of Brownsville,
and the work is being actively prosecuted
Wealthy citizens of Brownsville subscribed
argely to the enterprise, and it meets with
much favor from the people along the en-
ire line. The counties through which it
-uns are among the richest in West Ten
lessee; their cotton yield i--st year was
30, 900 bales. At Union City the company
will have the choice of going either to
Columbus or to Paducah. The selection
Of the former route will give them direct
with st. Louis over the
iron Mountain road, and would place st.
Louis in connection with the fine produc-
i've region extending all the way from
Union City to Selma, Alabama.