The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-02-05

The conductors. baggagemen and
brakemen. and the employees around
the passenger depots on the L, & n.
road, are all now dressed up in blue
uniforms. They make a handsome
appearance.
Brownsville Bee: The narrow-gauge
railroad is thing of the past. Nh
Beardsley has shipped the iron, en-
CINE, cars and rolling stock generally
-purchssedIfro Shelly county-to
some point in Arkansas.
Two miles of railroad have been
built on the ice, crossing the ST. Law
ence ri-er at Montreal. The ties and
stringers are laid fiat, and then water
is pumped between them to freeze,
thus making solid bed.
King Cole published statement
in Tuesdays American, in which he
shows that Stevenson and the other
New York directors of his road treated
him even worse than had been thought
by the public. Col. Cole has the sin
cere friendship and sympathy ofnearly
every man in the state.
] he c., st. L. Il N. o. road have
half,fare tickets.on sale at its depot for
the New Orleans Mardi Gras. Tick
cts good from now until the 18th inst.
thus giving passengers several days in
the city. This is a rare chance to
make cheap and pleasurable trip to
one of the finest cities in America.
Nashville Banner: Some'gentlemer
in this city have applied for charter
for new. railroad from Nashville to
Huntsville, Ala. 1t is to be called
the Nashville, Fayetteville and Hunts
vile railroad. Steps will be taken at
once to survey the route, and it is the
Intention of those having it in charge
to push it on as speedily as possible.
The general trend will be almos. due
south. by the way of Nolensville Turn
pike. through Nolensville, Triune,
Chapel Hill. Pennington and Fayette.
VILE.
A ludicrous scene occurred in the
United States Circuit Court at New
York, the other day, by the discov-
cry by Judge Blatchford. before
whom the case of the Chicago, St
Louis It New Orleans railroad com>
pany against Henry S. McComb and
others was being heard, that he was
a stakeholder in, the Illiaois Central
railroad, which, towns majority OF
the stock in thegcompany which was
the plaintiff in the case before him
JudgeiBlatchford declined to go fur
Their in the ease. and counsel Withdrew
for conference.
A special to the Atlanta Constitu-
ton from Savannah, tia., says thar
"A call meeting Of the directors of the
Georgia Central was held on the 28th
ult., and the pending lease of the road
was rescinded. This action was taken
on instructions received from Atlanta,
the President of the Georgia Central
and some of the directors being here.
This action dissipates all hope for any
ratification of the lease. Gov. Brown
and friends have controlling interest
IN the Western and Atlantic, and tits
thought that the action Of the Geor.
gia Central will necessitate 4 comb.
nation with the Western q Atlantic
and Cincinnati Southern with branch
line from the latter road to Nashville.
A Nashville special to yesterdays
Memphis Appealssays: Messrs Stan.
diford, Newcomb, Defuniak and other
officers of the Louisville. ::and Nash.
vile road passed through here to-day
IN asspecial::train.tc attend meeting
Of the directors Of the Mobile and
Montgomery road at Montgomery to-
They told an American 6 +.
porter thatit was to their:interest to
work to the advantage of every point
On their lines, and to give all equal
showing. They would establish large
shops of the system at Nashville, mas
much as it was the hub of it, an 1
would in time build the proposed un
ion depot here; they would have an
outlet to.the Atlantic seabord within
the next fifteen days.
Nashville. Banner:ss The report of
the Nashville, Chattanooga d St.
Louis Railway for December shows
the total receipts of the month to have
been s185, 1851, and the total ex-
penses 500, SIS 50, which amour,
includes extra charges..for new cars
and equipments. The net earnings
were SIS. O76 65. which. after having