Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-11
RERsoNAL ANo GENERA

The new union depot at st. Louis is to
! cosE&Jout 500, 600.
About 1000 men are said TO be employed
Western road.
San Francisco is 10 have one of its street
railways operated by electricity. They claim that
it Is economical to the amount of s6OO0a month as
compared 10 horseiiesh.
Charles Stevenson, son of Judge X. W.
stevenson, OF Little Rock, and an emplOye of the
Little Rock and Fort smith railway, was run over
by train at Russellyile Thursday and danger
ousY injured.
The contractors are progressing favorably
with the grading this end OF the Memphis and
Holly Springs division OF the Memphis; Selma aud
Brunswick railway. Track-laytng VIII commence
as soon as the rails arrive.
A Berlin dispatch says: In consequence
of the unexpectedly large revenue derived by the
government from The German railways recently
taken under its supervision, the Board of Public
Works estimates that its receipts VIII show sur
plus Of %, 600 600 IN. over expenditures"
Estim ated gross earnings of the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad Company for the fourth
week of October, 1882, 2O25 miles, SS9l ZOO 1851,
1910 miles, s3l2 500 increase 1855 miles 90 per
ccntl S7S, 400 Us per centf from Jnly lst 70 Dc
tober 81 1852 2025 miles. Sl,4l3, SIG; 1881, 1910
miles, s36i7,Si} increase, 1S5 miles 90 per cent?,
S7Si,033 (2l1a per cent?.
II is stated that some prominent lawyers
are examining presidents with a view Of appeal
ing 10 the United Sta ties Supreme Court for in
Junction restraining the Commissioner General of
the Land Office from issuing any more land pat
ents to the Northern Pacific, Texas Pacific or At
lantc railroads. and also directing these corpora
lions to Teconyey 10 the United States all lands
patented for sections constructed since the time
fixed in their charters for the completion Of the
roads. II this is done all questions relating TO
land grants to railways VIII be brought up for iu'
d1cial action.
1t is coming to be serious que stiou, says the
New York Banker and Broker whether il is consist
ent with honesty TO befriend certain railroad
agements. In the face oFdennite and most dam
Ihese mansgements preserve an altitude Of indif,
ference. Meanwhile the market. being far more
sensitive. marks down the urties, TO the loss if
not ruin, OF many. Robbery is a mild term for the
act OF a trustee who permits. by some indolence,
the homogeneous wro letting their stocks be
Iaided learn this truth, the better for the market
II they do not either punish the parties making
to be trustees
Tue Chicago, Milwaukee and S.. Paul rail-
way n just put ON new dining cars that are
credited with being the handsomest in America.
faey are Of dark wine color, with Eastlake designs
executed in gold. Nth 9 Pategla>s windows 70 a
side, each u inches wide by 81 inches high. The
e feet Ion ,moun ted iirst-elass 6wheel
tracks, fitted with Il ineh -etired paper wheels
FORMS draw fixtures and Westinghouse air-brakes
and double hand-brakes complete the exterior.
and . for meats, ETC. and cached lined throughout
with galvanized iron leaving air spaces between.
simply magnificent. They are finished in ma
hogany with trimmings of rosewood and marquette
ne, and with hard wood ceiltsgs Theentire mid
die section is devoted to dining purposes. The
seats, chains aud seam-pipe heaters are of very
yer caster, containing various condiments, are
fitted to each WINDOW sill, and can be so arranged
not 60 occupy the space used for dinner by a
guest. The lamps are of silver, of rich design.
There is a handsome sidebosrd room with a solid
mahogany sidebOaTd, the eqnal of which has
rarety been seen. that occupies a space b: tween
the pantry and dining saloon Everything in this
room Is finished in mahogany. At the other end
OF the is II wardr tic in one corner and a re-
frigerator with two large locker the other
ner. From the Yestibule folding doors lead to a
spacious kiteheH, completely fitted up. 1t is seven
feet wide by thirteen Ieet long, with q Wilkes
six-foot range. all modcrn and complete improve
Ments and fixtures.