Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-10
PERSONAL ANo oeNERAl

The stockholders of the Texas and New
Orleans railroad are to meet at MarehalI
Tex, on the 18th, to vote on the question o
increasing the capital stock. II the move
Eneut prevails branch will De built &c
Tyler.
Mr.. Walter Maroon, who has been ebisI
clerk Tor several months for Colonel Hoxie
- the Iron Mountain railroad has gone IN
the City OF Mexico TO take prominent off.
cial position in the Mexican National road
OF which g. Clinton Gardner is president.
On Sunday, the 10Th instant, the Memphis
and Little Rock railway will resume double
daily passenger trains from Memphis west
ward, making close connections for all point
oil the compass. The trains will leave al
o'clock Fam and 4;S0 pm, and arrive
at $40 o'clock am, aud 10 30 pm.
There are SO railroad schools in Russia
Tor the instruction OF employees, established
because not very long ago it was impossib bic
70 get Russians with education enough to be
lpsrusted with the higher places, and even at
this day one-haf oil all ths locomotive en-,
gineers in Russia are Germans. Twenty
years ago, of four rosdmasters on a line
about % miles long, two did not know their
letters, and had clerks to write their reports.
The schools turn out chiefly engnemen and
hremen, roadmasLers and telegraphers, most
of them cons OF railroad employees The
course of study extends over three years.
with a two years practice COURSE in some
cases. The schools are hardly vet out Of the
experimental stage. One of the oldest,
foanded in 1874, has, so far, % graduates in
railroad service.
The Iron Mountain has filed the certificate
and map of another branch road in the Office
of the secretary of state OF Arkansas. This
branch Is 10 be built from Bsebe, White
county, TO Fort Smith, distance of $50
miles, running through the counties of
White, Faulkner, Perry, Yell, Logan and
Sebastian. II will run west from Beebe 10
Conway, where IL crosses the Little Rock and
Fort Smith railway, thence soul west to the
Arkansas river, where the stream will be
bridged, thence up the valley to the FourcEe
La Fave through Perry county to the Yell
county line, thence northwest in Yell
county to the Petit Jean, and up that stream
ard its tributaries across both Yell and
Logan counties to the Sebastian county line,
theace northwest across Vsche Grasse river
and Masssrd creek To Fort Smith. The
country through which it is proposed to
build this road is one of almost unparalleled
richness of soil.
Colonel J. w. Paramore and Colonel S. w.
Fordyce went TO Clarendon Wednesday, says
the Lutte Rock GOzelte, on a special train,
looking over the route. Colonel Paramore
informed one of the business men that If
Clarendon would build levee he would
ouIld an elevator at his bridge, thereby in
creasiny the towns facilities for receiving
and shipping freight. He also appeared
apxious Ter the beebe and Clarendon rail-
road TO be built, and said he would encour-
age it with substantial aid. The leyee will
not cost more than $1,000, and Captain Par
ker q. EVAN proposes to give one-third OF
that amount. Colonel Paramore is very
anxious for il to be built, and says there is
no reason whatever whyiClarendon, in five
oh H.
ulstiou, three railroads, an elevator, through
steamers from New Orleans, with regular
packets from Memphis. making Clarendon
head of navigation for cotton carriers.
Another Accident ON the Lake shore.
CHICAGO, August 9.-The Lake Shore suf- ,
tered another accident to freight trains al
Clyde, o., Tuesday morning, which delayed
trains and eaes considerable damage.
Carelessness the cause