Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-05
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

William Simrall was run over and killed
by a train on the Mississippi and Tennessee
railway last Wednesday. He was suppose
II be drunk. He leaves wife and small
children.
The Board of Directors of the Nashville
Chattanooga and ST. Louis Rail way Company
las declared dividend of per cent from
the earnings of the company for the six
months ending April lst, to be payable on
April Goth.
Work has been resumed at all points along
the line of the Louisville, Evansville and
st. Louis road. The complications in which
the company found itself some weeks ago
have, it is stated, been ad iusied. The road
il to be completed by July LIST.
President Moses Taylor, of the Scranton
pa National Bank, and for years, "a director
of the Delaware, Leckaw4nna and Western
railway, has contributed bonds of the road
vau d at $4,000, for The erection and
maintenance in that city of hospital for
the accommodation of the employees of the
road and of the Lackawauna Coslsand Iron
Company.
I he Florida Central Railway Company
has at last been permanently organized IN
der the auspicies OF English capital, and with
Sir Edward J. Reed as president. The road
when completed will, in connection with the
Western Florida railroad, form continuous
line from the coast across the Stale of Pensa-
cola, where it will connect with roads to the
West and North. The parties promoting
these roads are largely interested in the
lands of that State.
The New York Banker and Broker states
that default has been made on several con-
tracts Tor steel rails for roads west of the
Mississippi river, sggregating III the neigh
borhood of 10000 tons. No difficulty has
been experienced in readily rsseling. De-
mand for summer delivery is active, and
prices are firm at $50 TO j5S, according to
size of order. Fall and winter deliveries are
available at less. The rail market IL weak
ening because of the growth of capacity, and
the uncertainty ss to the extent of the
Inability to take rails according to contract.
The merchant iron and construction iron
trade Ii only moderately active, and buyers
are holding off for corner in prices, which
seems probable.
The new Sou hwestern system Of railroads
is beginning to change somewhat the ordi-
nary channels OF commerce. In illustration
of the fact transportation has just been en-
gagged throughout the summer for some
10000 tons of pig-lead from Eureka, New,
to New York, over the 70 lowing route
From Eureka, ria Central Pacific, to San
Francisco, thence by the Southern Pacific to
FL Paso, thence by the Texas and New Or
leans to New Orleans, and from New Orleans
10 New York by the NJ lrgan S eamship Line.
Formerly Eureka lead was shipped by the
Central Pacific to San Francisco, and thence
by sail to New York. The new route has
pat The rate from California TO a lower point
than the old one.
railway entc rpri.e, started under the
comprehensive title of the Chicago, Texas
and Mexican Central Railroad Company,
and promoted chieAy by Boston parties, has
come to temporary, if not to lasting, grief.
The company contemplated line OF road
from Chicago, the hub of the West, ria
Texas TO the City OF Mexico, but being
u1ab.e to find purchasers Tor their issue Of
securities work has been suspended, and
attach uent tits, amounting to nearly
$4,000, have been filed against the road
since last Saturday by local creditors at
Dallas, Tex. All the roiling stock will be
seiz=d, also the lands and other property of
the company. Trains run between Dallas
ani Cleburne in charge of deputy sherifis.
The m nagement of the road have made an
unsuccessful appeal TO the creditors Tor fur
til leniency.