Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-26
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

The nashville, Cnattan 1Oga ana 81 LOUIS
railway is suffering in the flesh between John
sonville and Camden, where transfers have
to be made in skifs.
General Il. 2. Nicely, the veteran railroader
OF West Tennessee and Mississippi, at pres
ent holding responsible position in an off
cial capacity on the Chicago, ST. Louis and
New Orleans railway, is in the city on bust
ness connected with his road.
The Florida Southern railroad projects an
extension to Perry, Georgia, which will pass
through one of the richest undeveloped sec
tions Of the State. The company is com
posed OF Boston capitalists, said to represent
S40,O00,000.
The LOuisville and Nashville railroad has
recently sdded to its rolling stock six of the
latest improve Pullman sleepers. One of
these, and "A beauty by the way named the
Bolivar, leit NV Orleans for Louisville Sun
day night by No. ,.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad have purchased over $500 900 worth
of real estate in Atlanta, Georgis giving
them more yard room than all ether rail-
roads in that city. The company propose to
erect their own cotton congresses, and make
no charge for the work which now costs 60c
per bal all over the South.
At Dallas, Texas, the annual meeting of
the Chicago, Texas and Mexican railroad was
held yesterday, and officers we've elected as fol-
lows: President, Charles Howard, OF Boston;
Sice-president, J. I. McAuley; general
solicitor, d. NJ. Trip; secretary, A. II. Ben
nett; treasurer, Henry Sayers, all of Chicago;
directors-Ferdina1d Peck, Chicago; J. E.
Schneider, A. Saunders J. B. Simpson, L. n.
Fiizhugh and S. j. Adams, Dallas, Texas
A concession has been granted to the
Mexicsn Southern Railway Company for
the settling of colonists along lis route. The
government win pay $50 per family. Not
les than 500 families must be settled during
the first five years, AMI 1000 during the first
ten years. Three -fifths of those oolonized
must be Europeans. The company is negotia-
tidg for the purchase of the Tehuacan rail-
road. General Grants former offer for the
Morelos railroad is now accepted, but the
p Ircha5e has not been concluded.
Considerable ha been said of late about
the stappage Of work on the New Orleans
Pdciti1 railroad on account of the high wa
ter 1t is now learned that the only places
where work has stopped temporarily are
where the mud and earthwork is needed for
embankment This does not, however, deter
the managers from filing the gaps, which
they are doing with god substantial trestle-
work. The trains are stopped only for the
time being aud but for two days on that
portion of the road which crosses Choctaw
swamp. Trains will go through TO Atchafa-
laya river on Tuesday or Wednesday. The
work on the bridge at AtchafalaYla is not
suspended, although the placing of caissons
is interrupted by drift in The river. Captain
Anderson has his whole force employed pre-
pairing tlstboats and other auxiliaries for the
completion of the bridge. The contractor
for the cradles is on the scene, and all ma
terial on the grounl. One of the cradles is
complete, and the men are now pushing
across the river for the erection of the other
cradle, which will be completed by the first
Of February.