Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-27
RAILROAD NEWS.

A SPECIAL 10 the Austin CTexss) News says
that the Dsllas and Ouachita railroad bill has
passed the senate. The tncorporators are men
OF capital, and the road will be commenced
Immediately.
TIE Importance Of the plans OF Major Wicks,
BY which Il Is proposed 70 connect Memphis
with Bristol and Mahone's Virginia and Balu-
more roads, ana with the Lexington and Big
sandy route 70 the east, becomes apparent.
THOMAS A. SCOTT, president ef the Pennsyl-
TGnia Central railroad, has been elected = d.
rector Of the Blue Ridge road, which is 70 be
pushed fOrWaru As last as money and men can
accomplish the work.
COLONEL MERIwErHER, engineer of the
Grenada and Meridian railroad, Is making
arrangements 70 make new survey OF the
route, and In short time viii De able 70 give
an estimate OF the cOSt OF the road. Colonel
Meriwether viii begin this week on the
survey.
THE New York zeitung, a well-informed
German paper, says that the earnest attention
Of the Pennsylvania central In now directed
towards the purchasing OF the Alabama and
Chattanooga railroad with It's nrst mortgage
Of $4,000, and second mortgage OF tsoJ0 per
mile, and II seems that the Judicial proseed-
Ings lately undertaken against this road, have
the object 70 effect the acquisition Of said road
under favorable conditions. IL this project
can be accomplished, an unlnterrupted rail-
way line from New York 70 Mobile, New Ur-
leans or NicKsburg, would be the result and
the route would then be open 70 continue the
ltne over the contemplated southern route 70
California.
The Nashville Banner Of Saturday says; The
McNinnyflle and Manchester railroad case
was taken mp yesterday morning IN the chan
Gerry court upon the motion Of thr defeN oants
in The petition 70 ME an amendments in the
Huggins cross-bili 70 dissolve the Injunction
restraining the defendants, Mtcks ana Don
noysn aud the Memphis and Charleston rail-
road. from taking possession OF the Nc
NinnviIle and Manchester railroad. The
court allowed the nnng Of the amended an
swer Of Higgins ct ais, and heard the argn-
men Of Mossrs. Harrison and Colyar In sup
port Of the mOuon u Dissolve the Injunction,
and Nj. Thomas against the motion. Aessrs-
Carnes and TilDan will deliver arguments to-
day against the melton, and Jordan Stokes
VIII conclude the case.
IT Is intirnated that negotiations are now
pending between the management OF the
Memphis aud Charleston railroad aud Messrs.
OConnor & Booney. By when the latter are ~
from McNinYille via Sparta to the kenJucky
line. Ii these gentlemen should take hold OF
the enterprtse,iL vii be put Ulrough IN double
QUICK time They have ali thai Is needed
brains, money and labor. Concerning this ex-
tensiOn, the Sparta Tribune Of THURSDAY, says:
AFrom 3 letter received by Mr.. M G. Dtbrell
from Major Falconer, we learn as soon as
President n J. " iclzs completes his arrange
ments With Eastern capitalists, every section
between here and the river wil be taken up
and graded That event Is looked for soon,
and Mr. DIbrell mss already hireo sixty hands
carts, etc, with which % cOmmence here. II
S probable that, simultaneous with the com
Wll be carried on through tbs upper portion
Of the county nd 70 the northern State me
and In The event that Louisville votes the re-
CuiIed aid, the cars viii be running nom there
hrougn sparta 70 Chattanooga within two
yoars frcm the rrst ofJanuary next"