Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-21
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vile Railroad, the line being open to
Memphis. ---.5-
The Jackson Telegraph of the 18th,
after recording the following paragraph,
states that some one probably had q
grudge against the road and took that
method of obtaining revenge;
EfWe hear it reported that trestle on
the Mobile and Ohio road, below Kramer
station, was found by the up passenger
train yesterday to have been sawed al
most down, so that a very slight side
pressure would have toppled it over.
The unsuspecting train came to it at usual
speed, and by great good fortune passed
over it without accident, the cars as they
passed rapidly along probably holding it
in position. The engineer noticed some
thing wrong as he passed over, and hav-
ing stopped his train, went back and saw
the danger he and his living freight had
escaped
A special train on the Nashville and
Northwestern Railroad arrived at the
Louisville depot yesterday about noon,
conveying some fifty or sixty passengers
from the South. The train started from
Mckenzie, and on the way to this city
was detained in consequence of an acct
dent that happened to freight train, the
engine of which in some way got out of
order. The special train, but for this ac-
cident, could have reached Nashville
several hours earlier than it did, but it
arrived safely, notwithstanding the de-
tention.
On the Mobile and Ohio Railroad at
Wolf river, about eleven miles this side
of Memphis, it is reported that about
400 feet of trestle and embankment are
gone.
On the Big Sandy the water has been
very high, but has fallen considerably
within the past thirty hours.
Parties who arrived from the South
yesterday report that on the Mississippi
Central no trains are even attempted to
be run, and that the Memphis, Clarks-
vile and Louisville Railroad viii not be
in running order for week or two.
A few days since, as the morning pas
senger train on the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad, going north was approach
ing the high tresttfe on the other side of
the tunnel through Muldrough's hill, one
of the wheels of the baggage Car broke.
The train was at once checked, but did
not stop until it had passed over the tres
tie. Fortunately, the broken wheel had
become locked, and the train kept the
rails, otherwise serious damage might
have resulted from the accident. The
grade at that point is very steep, and en-
ployes have strict orders to run slowly, go
as to insure safety as far as possible.
The Knoxville Wing and Register
says: Gone of the most sensible letters
that we have met with on the narrow
gauge railway question, appears in the
UNION AND AMERICAN of a recent issue,
from Col. Falconet, highly accomplished
engineer of much experience. He con-
firms all previous estimates of the cost,
capacity and desirableness of such roads,
and offers abundant Teasons for building
them wherever there is a local demand
for them"
The Alabama and Florida Railroad
Company, of Florida, has gone into
bankruptcy at Pensacola.
The Cumberland and Ohio Railroad is
under contract TO Meyer and Hay,) from
tie, in Henry county, TO Greensburg, in
Green county, LOG miles. From thence
to Tennessee line near Layfayette, is %
OF go miles. From the Kentucky line to
Lebanon, Tennessee, is So miles.
a bill has been introduced into the
Mississippi Legislature, entitled can act
to establish q reasonable maximum rate
of charges for the transportation of
passengers and freight on the different
roads in the State" 1t restricts the
charge for transp ortation or conveyance
of passengers over any railroad in the
State to four cents per mile, and it pre-
scribes that pro rata for freights shall
be received-that is, certain charge to
the mile, without reference to the dis
lance to be traveTse1.
They have 8 steam shovel on the Mis-
sissippi Central Railroad which takes
from the solid bank of earth and loads
train of eighteen dump cars in thirty-nine
minutes, carrying out about seventy five
cubic yards of dirt.
A narrow gusge road has been pro-
jected in California, between San Fran
cisco and Menlo Park. Capitalists along
the line have taken steps for the organiza-
ton of company. A survey of the road
will soon be made. 1t is thought that q
narrow guage can be built for $500, 900
$4,000 per mile. The route will be
along the line of the bay, and will require
considerable pili1g and trestle-wOrk in
getting around the San Bruno range.
About thirty days grading remains to
be done on the Peoria & Rock Island Rail-
road, as we learn from the Cambridge
Democrat.
The combined receipts of the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroads
for 1870, were $21, O65, 816.49, as de-
tailed in a report just made to the Legis-
lature.
Delegates to the semi annual meeting,
to be held at Savannah, Ca, Wednesday,
March 20, 1871, are invited by the COM
mittee to take the route via Louisville,
Nashville, Chattanooga, Macon and
Jesup. Trains will leave Louisville at
1880 A. NJ. and 800 A. M, Monday,
March 81, and arrive at Savannah via
Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, at 10:45P. M,
Tuesday, March 2S, and 1900 NJ,
Wednesday, March 20. Sleeping cars
will be in the depot, corner Ninth street
and Broadway, Louisville, at 900 P NJ,
Sunday 20, for the reception of those
who may wish to leave at 1880 A. M,
Monday, 81, and will be run through as
far as Atlanta or Savannah, as occasion
may require. Ample arrangements have
been made for day and sleeping cars for
those who wish to leave Louisville at 900
A. M, Monday, q.
Passes for delegates and their wives
over the Louisville and Nashville, Nash
vile and Chattanooga, Western and At
lantic, Macon and Western, and Macon
and Brunswick and Atlantic and Gulf
railroads, will be provided before the dc.
parture of trains from Louisville, Nash
vile, Chattanooga, Atlanta and Macon.
An excursion TO Jacksonville, Florida,
and thence up the st. Johns river, after
adjournment of the convention, is tend
cred all delegates and their ladies by the
officers of the Atlantic and Gull, and
Jacksonville, Pensacola snd Mobile rail-
roads.
SWITZERLAND. "A Washingtonian
writes from Lausanne, Switzerland under
date of Feb. II, as follows:
''These Swiss are a curious people.