The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-02-18
RAILWAY RACKET.
cHIcAso, ST. LOUIS & NEW ORLEANS
RAILROAD ITEMS.


Col. L. 7. Bricn. Assistant-acnerql
Manager Of the C., St. l.. & n. o
Railroad, left for New Orleans on
Tuesday. where he will look after the
interests of the company as well as
along the Iiue.
The special train mentioned in our
last weeks issue, 10 come from Du-
buque, Iowa, over the C., st. L. & n.
O. road, passed through here on We'd
nesday evening, loaded with passen-
gers on their way TO the New Orleans
Mardi-Grss.
The hinder portion of north
bound freight train was detached
near Idlewild, and ran down a heavy
grade with such force that it coIliIed
With freight engine No. 56, pulling
the second section of the train The
headlight and smoke stack of the en-
CINE were badly smashed, besides
tearing up the csboose and throwing
a carload of mules off the track; but
none were killed. The only occu-
pants of the caboose were the con-
ductor and two stock men, who made
hairbreadth escape by jumping
when within few feet Of the engine.
Joe James. tie engineer of Sc, and
his fireman. probably saved them
selves from fearful death by vacat-
ing her before tIrefrash came. Engine
56 has been sent TO Water Valley for
repairs.
Engine 8, pulling Wilson's bridge |
train and pile driver, ran into south
bound freight, while "wooding up"
smashing the front portion Of the en-
CINE and badly damaging the cabooss.
European capitalists have agreed to
take the whole of the 1S,000,000 loan |
at par, offered by the Chicago, st.
Louis & New Orleans railway. The
road is in highly prosperous condi-
ton. The earnings for the past ten
years have been $3,174,448 per year.
About $4,000 tons of steel rails have
been laid, and $4,000 will be laid dur
ing the current year. The income
for the next two years, aside from the
interest of the mortgage bonds, will
be expended upon the road with
view of making it, in every respect,
the equal of the Illinois Central
Memphis 4ralanche.
Mr.. W. Q. Cole, of Water Valley,
Miss. was up on Wednesday last, it is
said, TO see his sweetheart. For =
long time he was clerk in Capt.
Mann's office at the Union Depot, in
this city, and has many warm friends.
here.
MOBILE e. OHIO RAILROAD.
Superintendent Hosford and Mas
ter Mechanic Carson, of The NJ & o.
road, made flying visit to Macon,
Miss, the former home of the major.
en- Sunday last, returning on Mon
day.
R. w. Andrews, one of the corps of
efficient workmen at the NJ. Il o.
shop, left Sunday last for Columbus,
whe re he will make soulc needed I'M
provements on the office there.
Psymaster Tscon favored The boys
on the NJ. & 0. road, "Wednesday
evening, with his monthly visit, lcsv-
ing them hilariously happy in the
possession of their months salary. |
Every one speaks i'll high terms Of |
Mr.. Tacon, anticipating his visits with
pleasure.
An additional force has been made
to the night vigil at the NJ. 81 o.
shop, on account of certain light
fisgered parties appropristing tha
company's wood and lumber. A con-
tinuance of the aame will subject the
miscreants to the watchful sentries as
q target for their leaden pellets.
The hostler has his hands full these
nights fireing up and hustling out en-
giues on time.
Everything is in good running or
der on the road. Freight business is
increasing daily.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
A ST. Louis dispatch of the 18th
says: From the fact that y scalper
sold single tickets to Nav Orleans to-
day for ten dollars and fifty cents,
and round trip tickets for twenty
two dollars and fifty cents, while the
full fare is fifteen dollars for the form
or and twenty-five for The latter, il is
asserted that rates have been cut, and
that railroad war on southern pas
senger rates is imminent.
THE L. 6 n road has made another
big scoop, buying the A., NJ. Il 0.
road, which the Memphis & Charleston
people hoped to get, 10 form their
through line to Norfolk. 1t seems
that Col. Cole has again been out
generated. The L. & n. paid about
s14, 1000 for it.