Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-27


I yellow-feveT, her material interests and
/ enterprises necessarily languish. But
/ the day is coming when, with a provi-
/ dent city government, she will be pro-
] tected against a return Of these disas-
I ters. We cannot see why Memphis
I should be any more subject to these
plaques than Washington, Wilmington
or Louisville. And yet the residents Of
these cities are never driven from their
homes and business by epidemics.
SEWERAGE.
1t would be a measure of the soundest
economy, if Memphis would imme-
diately take steps to establish a perfect
system OF ofsewerage, no matter at what
cost. The longer proper sanitary regu-
tations are postponed, the worse it will
be for Memphis. The myriads of mos
quitoes that annoy us from June to
september, are for the most part gen.
Grated in the stagnant rain-water in the
city.
THE CROPS
in this section are not 50 good as they
promised in the early summer. The
droutn has cut short the corn crop, and
the peas, potatoes and turnips. No
rain has fallen here Of any consequence
for near two months.
BUSINESS AND RAILROADS.
1t is astonishing to see the amount OF
business done by the Mississippi Central
railroad in the way of passengers and
through freights from New York and
the northern cities TO New Orleans.
Great, laundering, ponderous freight
trains are continually passing. The
passenger trains are all provided with
the most elegant drawingroom-cOaches
and palace sleeping-cars, which run
without change from New Orleans to
Louisville; and you never hear the ever
lasting call for brakesn on these trains,
for they are all supplied with the patent
Westinghouse air-brake, and the en-
gineer has the entire control of his
train. He can almost instantly lock
every car wheel. You notice, also, that
all the officers on the road are dressed
in uniform, with badges showing
their rank and position, and they
are exceedingly polite and attentive.
Ii is one hundred and seventy-five miles
from this town, by way Of Milan, to
Memphis, and seventy miles by way of
Grand Junction TO Memphis, and vet
you buy ticket by way Of Milan at ex-
actly the same price as by way of Grand
Junction, and get to Memphis quicker
by the Milan route. A ticket costs three
dollars and sixty cents; and vet the
Milan people, who are sixty miles near
er, have to pay four dollars and forty
cents from their town to Memphis.
You should advise the Milanese to send
down to Bolivar and buy their tickets,
and thus save eighty cents on each tick
ct. People complain greatly Of the
delay in getting from this section to
Memphis by way of Grand Junction.
There seems to be no concert Of action or
harmony in the conduct Of these two
roads. And this Of itself is driving
many visitors and much business to
Louisville and New Orleans that would
otherwise go 10 Memphis. 1t would be
q great accommodation if the Memphis
and Charleston railroad company would
run their SOmerville accommodation
train as far a. Grand Junction.
THE ME,FPHIs AND KNOXVILLE MAR
ROW-GAUoE RAILROD
steadily progresses. The earth-work to
Henderson station j. about finished, and
ii is confidently expected that trains
will be running 10 Henderson station by
new year. This road will open up the
best mineral and agricultural sections
OF the State, and will be of incalculable
benefit 10 Memphis when completed.
Another one OF those crazy hot-aiT
balloon nayigat0rs met his death yesterday at
Mapello, Indiana, by his " "air-ship" taking
ire Just as the ascent was made sand burning
away the canvass 10 which the hoop was at
tached. He fell TO the earth, and bis legs
were forced into the hard ground up TO his
bnees, and his body most horribly mangled.
His name was Bailey.
George Brandt, a F'renchmaD, was
arrested for stealing tickets from the office Of
the st. Jo-ts. kansas City and Northern raj
road, at the foot Of Cave street, St. Louis Sew
e-al tickets considerable jewelry, and large
lot Of skeleton keys were found on BIRpdt.
Fifteen bundled dollar worth Of tickets were
stolen during the past three weeEs
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