The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-02-19


arrive and depart daily from tn,
Union depot, indianapolis.
Snow on the Union Pacific railroad
in the Sierra mountains is said to be
from 40 to 80 fact deep. Snow>sheds
are covered and crushed by the ava
lanshes for miles. The storm last
week was the greatest known there
fer many years.
>AtChattanooga young man named
Sullivan, belonging to highly respec-
table family, boarded a train while iu>
toxicated and fell asleep in a ladies'
ear; upon being awakened by the coz.
duetor he became greatly enraged, re-
fused to present ticket, drew knife
on the officer and finally shot him. in
fistiug painful flesh wound. Sulli-
van had ticket in his possession,
when approached by the conductor,
and his refusal to present it was on
account of his drunken condition.
Conductor Dick Barkly, of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
railroad, is on a visit to Nashville, ito
attend divine service" This phrase
may be explained BY the statement
that not long ago, while Conductor
Barley and crew were lying over one
Saturday, he was besieged by a NUM-
Der of citizens to apply. to General
Superintendent Thomas for permission
To run the engine, the Sunday morn.
ing following, to another station, !
where a large camp-mseting was in
progress. He thereupon telegraphed
General Superintendent Thomas that
himself asd crew and some citizens de- |
sired ito attend divine services" at |
the place suggested. The response
Was Yourself and crew viii be per-
mItted 10 attend divine services in |
Nashville. Bring the engine over to
Cowsn, and proceed az once to NASH
vile with coal train there in rea H.
nsss. '--Nask,TNc American.
The Louisville Courier Journal of
the 18th says: The intensest excite
msnt was created this morning BY the
announcement that the consolidation,
IN contract for five years. had been
into between the Louisville
md Nashville and the Georgia and
sn'rsi railroads. Vic. President ! ,
<ewcomb, Of the Louisville and Nash. !
lille railroad, saws: The alliance be- !
ween the roads has been formed some !
wo weeks, and when he was in At !
anita. between Mr. WaIley, of The /. .
ieorgia Central and Gen. Alexander,
f the Georgia road. Mr. Newcomb
Explained the benefits of the combina-
on. The first point is, that each enc
the combination 10 to conduct its
ia affairs in its own way. 1t is to ,
a;ld up all of its own interests in ac- :
'rdsnce with its own ideas. The
m of iii TO give through bills of la
ne from S.. Louis to New York and
liverpool, and from Louisville and
ashville to the same points. The y
mb ination can carry people at rates
at will be ruinOus TO the northern
snk lines. 1t expects to have
rye part of the grain that goes from
aicago to New York and Liverpool r
Esrthern routes to take the south.
n route. 1t has large steamers ply. i
Z between Savannah and New York r.
d ocean freights are certainly cheap / =
than railroads and cheaper than wa
re rates. But not only will it strike r
:. great part of the Eastern bust.
s, it will make rates that uill bring
it great part Of the western BUST -
e. Indeed. nearly very article
It Louisville now imports will come
way of Savannah. Atlanta aud
shvills. n