The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-09-01
MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD NEWS,
The C. st. L. & N. O.-Connection
With Yazoo City.

The C. st. L. & N. o-Connectio1
With Yazoo City.
Mr.. Clarke, Vice-President of tn
Great Jackson Road, after a tril
through the Yazoo Valley. anda confer
ence with citizens of Yazoo City, i
strongly in favor of Railroad to tina
place from either Canton or jackson
running through to Arkansas City on TIL
Mississippi, and viii 50 report to hi
company.
The engineer corps sent out by the
Erlanger Syndicate have been running
three different lines. As ret none o.
the lines have been adopted, but it Is
probable the syndicate will soon make q
choice and line will be permanent
" located The New Orleans Times
learns that a line had just been run
from Mississippi City to Ship Island,
and soundings made between the
island and the mainland. Nineteen
feet of water was the greatest
depth of water found, and the bridging
from the land to the island, If such Is
ever built, viii be six miles in length.
The real object Of the survey to Ship
Island is not known.
THE GREEN VILE, CoLUMBUs AND BIRNING-
HAN.
The \. V World says:
The construction contract for building
the Georgia, Pacific Railroad from Atlanta,
Ga, TO the Mississippi River, was signed
Saturday last by the Georgia Pacific Rail
road c pany, OF Georgia, and the connect
ing railroad companies which are TO be con
-slidated, making one company from A
lauta, GA, to the Mississippi River. The CON
>tructDn company which takes the contract l
Tor building this line from 45J to 300 miles, /
= the Richmond and DAnvilie Extension 1
Company, which was chartered and organ |
zrd Tor this purpose. lis subscription list /
has been completed for a capital Of 50, 000,- /
BOO. The board of directors, having APP
proved the list which had been signed for I
that amount, made the first call Of 20 per
cent. upon the stock, payable September /. +
The construction company thus has sub
,cribed capital Of $4,000, 900. THIS, it is
said, means the early construction Of the
road from Atlanta to the Mississippi
THE TENNESSEE SOUTHERN.
A close connection between Tennessee
md Mississippi in a railroad way has
ong been considered desirable, remarks
he Memphis Appeal. The two States
ire bound together by common ties, as
both are cotton trade States, and they
ire mutually helpful. Several Vicks-
,urg parties, backed extensively, it is
by Boston capitalists, will
lie articles of incorporation to establish
road to be known as the Tennessee
Southern" The bed Of road viii extend
rom a line between Tennessee and Mis-
issippi at point between the Missis-
ippi and Tennessee Railroad and the
Mississippi River to q point in Obion
ounty, on the Kentucky line.
THE MOBILE AND OHIO.
AT recent meeting of the directors c
f this company dividend of per cent. '
vas declared on the first, and 2 per d
emf. on the deferred bonds, and the f
statement for the year ending v
une 80, 1881, was submitted c
Iross earnings. ..................s 2,371S47 Oh q
iross expenses .................. 1,5624S6 Is a
Net earning for l88o...$ 8l533O 50 :
TUNIcA county has three sets Of can Il
idates, viz: Democratic, Republican tt
copies From such a number she il
lrely can not fail to secure good officers. e,
he following resolutions were passed II
y the Peoples Convention d.
Resolped That this organization he called b.
he Peoples party of Tunica county. and re
lat all voters in the county may affiliate
nd act with it without renouncing their ~
legiance to any other party to which they TO
av belong -,
Resolged, That we pledge ourselves indi- :"
dually, and as a party, to see that all ba
ections for county officers are con,.,@
iriy ssi that the Executive Committee
all report to the grand Jury and prosecute
fraudulent violations of the election
VS.. pr
sc,;"n he ha nI We uelia'a aat az very u
'ened by the inspectors and the votes tn
united in the presence of the voters, as the en-
v directs, and that the person who NAV
ceive the greatest num- Der of votes fer any dh
unity office be declared elected, whether m:
be L publican or Democrat l.
ResotUea, That we are opposed to the ex- 80
nsion of the leyee bond tax andall prohib!- OF
N laws. mr.
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