Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-28
PERSONAL AND GENERA

TIE charter OF the Sparta and Cincinnati
Railroad Company WIS registered in Nash
Vile Tuesday. The purpose is to extend
the Sparta branch Of the Na.bville and
Chattanooga road 10 connect with the Gin.
cinnau Southern.
A CHICAGO daily says that no true gentle.
man will ask the conductor, "What in the
Gehenua are We waiting for now?" every
time the train stops. Certainly he WON'T.
Hell merely ask the conductor il his family
Knows him when he gets home after running
"a trip on that train.
THEAshville Citizen ssys: THE French
BROAD railroad, now known az the Carolina,
1Cumberland Gap and Chicago railroad, is a
fixed fact. The work has commenced in
Earnest. Two hundred hands have been put
Ito work al Aiken and 100 at Edge6eld. The
!grading il proceeding in the direction of
Abbyville."
! The Brennan Banner gives these items in
regard TO low fares on railroads: "On quite
Ia number OF Texas railroads the passenger
receipts are larger at cents a mile than
they we're at cents. There is nothing th at
induces travel go much as low rates OF rail-
road fare. The agent of the Mexican Ma
tional raIlrosd, cow in San Antonio, says
that tickets will soon be sold from New York
TO Monterey and the City of Mexico at 2
cents mile"
NEW ORLEANS Times Democrat: GAS it was
reported that Baron Erlsnger had Withdrawn
entirely from the railroad syndicate that
bears his name, irquiTy was made at the
office of the New Orleans and Northwestern
road, which elected statement 10 the effect
THAT no positive Information could be fur
nlshed relative 10 the matter, but the impress
sion was that Baron Erlanger had retired
s Hi withdrawal, however, does not in any
way effect the present syndicate, which Is
composed OF number of English gentlemen
who are backed by large capital"
The work on the bridge across the Atcha-
falaya river il progressing very slowly, owing
to the fact that it is difficult to get sound
enough bottom for he piing. IL is stated
that at depth of so fest below the bed OF
the river The soil is very Dlarsby, and that il
takes quite a long time TO fad a proper
toundaIiOn for the bridge. The rise ana fall
or the river ALEC causes the company 10 ex-
Experience some trouble with the inclines which
cad down the banks 10 the transfer boat, and
in consequences great deal of the freight
brought over The Texas and Pacific is turned
over TO the Morgan road at Alexsndria.
THE incoming freight train on the Missis
Isippi and Tennessee railway struck mule
ITuesday evening near the crossing of Carr
avenue, near the city, just IS it was APP
|proacbiug high trestle. The engine was
Iders:led on the tire, tlework, but fortunately
Twas not thrown from the line OF the roadbed
and passed over to the opposite side, sustain
ling considerable damage. The track and
|crosslies were badly torn up, but night
force was pa to work and the track restored
|in time for yesterdays trains to go and come
without delay. The mules head was severed
from its body. No rj1ry was sustained by
any abasrd the train.
Il DURING last summer the Grand Duchy OF
i BADEN Germany yvaa the seene of , diaaa
rous railroad accidents, which resulted in
the death Of great number of people, while
others seriously injured. The roads on
which the accidents happ ned are operated
by the State, and the investigation as 10
the cause OF the accidents il not closed
yet, but ihs management of the roads
has already paio 5000, Doom or nearly ST..
100000, 10 persons injured in the accidents
or the heirs al passengers who were killed,
and about $2,000,0 600 more will soon be ready
for distribution sm1Ig he persons damaged
by the other sccid- Mt. All these damages
are being paid without any legislation what
yer.
a SPEAKING of the Emory Gap railway, the
4 Kuoxv'l lie Tribune says: "Hope ran very
High one year 20 that his projected road
80 essential 10 Kuoxv.lle's commercial inter-
( ests and her industrial growth, would before
now have been under the course of construc-
|itiou. There is certsinly no doubt now that
we are feeling the effect of increased rail
road communication. To short time we
expect 70 be in thorough communication
with Louisville, KY, by our northwestern
acOnnection. Louisville is crowdiug Cinciu-
natl in her Southern com mt rcial race, and
while Cincinnati has reached Oh attanooga,
louisville hiss reached Knoxville, and
route to The Southeast to which Cincinnati
has no outlet"