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

All Arkansas railways report a general in
crease Of business.
The Little Rock, Mississippi River and
Texas railroad was opened Friday 10 War
rem, Bradley county, and trains will be nm
ming to that point regularly this week.
Conductor Billy Baird is on trial in Ell Paso.
accused of committing an outrage on the per,
son OF Mary Mesdor, in a Texas and Pacific
sleeper. The victim has been subjected to a
severe eross-examination, but adheres to her
original statement without variation.
Forrest City should have celebrated the
driving of the last spike that connected the
Kuobel branch with the Memphis and Little
Rock road. The contractors, on account of
the extraordinary speed with which thew
worked, at least deserved recognition.
Little Rock Gazette, Saturday: "Mr. E.. II.
Tally, one of our best railroad boys. and for
some time past chief passenger clerk in the
Memphis and Little Rock general Office, re-
signed yesterday to take the position of as
sistaut under b. f. Blue, general passenger
agent Of the Chesapeake, Ohio and South |
western road, at Louisville. Many warm
friends extend their best wishes for his con- |
tinued prosperity. He has no superior in
his line &C business"
The lands affected by the recommendation |
of the Judiciary Committee form a part Of
the government grant to the Texas and Pa
clhc Company in Arizona, New Mexico and
California, on the road subsequently, built /
by the Southern Pacific. 1t is thought in
some circles that the adverse report was
made in order to get the land-grant question
before the House. The Southern Pacific
people say that if Congress does not patent
the Land the company has a right TO CONSOLE
date with the Texas and Pacific ald secure
land in that way.
The tunnel through Boston mountain. re-
Gently completed, ia 1893 feet in length. Ii
70 100 feet from the grade Of the tunnel to The
summit Of the ridge. The principal mate
rial found IN the tunnel was a hard, black
shale, indicating that coal may be found in
that formation. Tn tunnel is lined through.
with heavy oak timbers and thirty feet
at each end is protected by a brick arch and
portal. The cost of the tunnel and ap-
has been about $780, 600. The
work on the tunnel proper was commenced
September %, 1881, and the track was laid
through on July y, 1882, consuming about
len months in its completion. The track in
he tunnel is 1727 feet above the sea level,
Or 1900 feet above the city Of st. Louis.
In an interview with Superintendent
of the East Tennessee Virginia and
railroad, the Chattanooga Times
publishes the following: she states the line /
from Macon to Atlanta will be finished in
days and the line from Red Clay to
IN TWO or lhree weeks when
ihese branches are completed a regu-
ar train will be run from Chattanooga MA
Ooltewah, Rome and Atlanta TO Macon, and
probably to Brunswick, with a through car
o Jacksonville. This will be a very i'm
.oortsnt line for our city, as it opens an en-
ire new outlet to the sea, and il will stand
n close competition with other lines leading
rom the city and certainly effect more ad-
outrageous freight rates to all competing
POINTS. This train will be separate and dis
lnct from other trains OF the system"