The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-09-17
RAILWAY NEWS.

Inc IL q N pay train stOppeu over
here last night and distributed sbekels
to the boys.
Z Both .the afternoon south bound
.traias we're late yesterday. e We did
not learn. the cause. sssa. =. =
The Pythiau Band, of this city, is
csmposed.exclusively, we believe, of
raih Dad men good ones, too.
Large quantities Of cinder are'being
spread on the yard here, m aking 1t
much pleasanter for the brakemen and
yardmen in their work.
J H Dickinson, Esq, has Ne 'epred
a clerkship in the l. IL N Office here,
in place Of j d loving resigned. Mr.
ID is All excellent book. keeper and ell,
ergetic business man. ..
It isithought the Illinois Ccntral,wi
build 4 bridge over the Ohio river at
Cairo veEy soon. 1t is needed, to ex.
pedite the wonderfully increased bust.
ness of ,bat great line and its south.
en- feeder.
Our young friend John D Eoving
leaves to day for Fort Smith, Ark,
where he accepts a position &;2h one
Of the railroads, He is a th0rlpeh
business man, pleasant gent eaian,
and wra make good citizen whe,e-
ever HIS lot may I've cast. - ~:
The state board Of railroad and toll:
egraph assessors have completed their
lsbers. The railroad property in the
state % valued at 500, 032, 425. and
the telegraph propertyist siS3,66o.
The increase over last years assess.
ment is over s13, 900, 900. -.
Section foreman P. E. DAILY, on the
L. Il N. road, resigned his position
and LETT the road yesterday. He left
for his home in North Alabama last
night, He has been an excellent
foreman and made many friends here, =
who will regret his departure. >
Passenger train No. 2, on the L..
Il N, road, which passed hers last
Friday, Was wrecked at Sonors, KY,
by a misplaced: switch. Engineer
'Slade was killed and fireman Oscar
Lilly .mortally injured. All the cars
|, wera tyrped, over. but none Of the
passengers seriously hurt. The zen.
gins"twas total wreck. Trains were
..delaSedby the accident, but all are
'tuHnins ION time now.
The folly of the present railroad
war between the trunk lines is illus
traled by the announcement that the
Pennsylvania road will carry passengers
from Chicago to Boston for $3.50.
Of'this amount it is compelled to pay
the, roads between New YORK and
Boston S., %, leaving it % cents for
the TRANSPORTATION OF passenger and
baggage. between Chicago and New
York n distance of nearly one thous>
aud, tiles ,hy Iat line, ..,n -.
| 1t is. understood that Col, Brien,
assistant general manager Of the c.,
|. st. l.. "; n: O. road. will move his
'headq uarters from jackson, Tenn, to
New Orleans. 1t is also whispered
I that he will be made general uperin.
,tendent, and that general manager
!, Clarke will he promoted to the presi>
deucy Of The. line. Both prnnotions
would he for the good Of the Rad. IN
it would he hard to find two gentlemen
IS competent 10 GlD' these important
POSITIONS. -.. :a1,.j. =. . ...,9.
|; The Jackson Wing. learns that "a
prominent railroad official, connected
with the c., st. l.. & N. q. road. is to
be married on the 9th inst, The
gentleman referred to is most clever,
genial gentleman, and the lady who
is to be his bride combines oil the
charms Of womanhood, adorned by
the polish OF superior education. The