Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-19
PERsoNAL ANo GENERAL.

Why do all you Americana say "deepO"
for station 7-l Engltsh Tourist. We don't. Some
Of as saw deppo others say daypo and a few Others
depot. Now tell US why you Englishmen say ''ye
knaw" every six words. when youIknow we don't
know you know Philadelphia Heles.
Eugene Proctor, an operator temporarily
employed in the office of the ST. Louis and Cairo
october l7th. having COLLECTED freight bills 70 the
amount Of $50 So which he failed to remit. This
may be Of interest TO other roads to whom he will
probably apply for employment.
A disoxfch from San Antonio states that
the track of the Sunset road has been extended to
sesdy for trsSns to cross The sunset extension to
the Rio GIande at Eagle Pass is completed, and
work will be commenced On the Mexican side of
the river at Pisdras Segras next week.
An improvement 10 afford better fzcil ties
for handling freight aud passenger traffic, which
Will cost SiISOol mas been Des1n oy ,ne ~ Louis
tty for accommodation Of cars at 81 Louis Is for
west side of the Mississippi river piece OF ground
has been purchased. on which viii be placed
tracks to afford for 500 additional cars, and
\ new ward ON the east side will have fourteen
miles of track and sid1ngs-
A passenger tells how he enjoyed recent
collision neeE Rome Ga ds he s ssys t For For. my part
of where was sitting. The most Singular thing
sr NV Tscre epe two men stiST one
behind the other. aad in front Of them was an
man in front turned a complete somersauit and
lit in the vacant seat just exactly as he sat in the
same feat. aud lit in the seat la.ely occupied by
his neighbor.'
Knoxville Chronicle: Engineer Matt
Franklin. with his new Rogers locomotive 12l, one
of the lot of heavy passenger engines recently pur
Chased by the East Tennessee Virginia and
cisis 70 Cieveland aud return last Monday By
directions OF the officials he put her out and made
the hour going down. On the rsturn trip. at some
points, for suort distance, where the road was
Those new engines are capital pieces OF machinery
and with track in the right condition there Is no
telling what time could be made by them"
The annual statement of the East Teunes-
sec. vfrgfnfn and Georgia Raifruut cOuptIIy sub
Initted At the annual meeting held At Knoxville
snue from 900 miles of road excluding that from
portions under construction and in hands OF con-
te1isi on hand. 81 So o. net revenue. excluding
that from divisions und n construction. 81 400;
incoms bSnds $1,000 paSsengers iranspor ted
excluding those on Macon and Brunswick dtVik-
Bruaswick division. 9I6 900. During the year e7O0
tons of steel rails we're laid, making 33 miles laid
with STEEL exc usive OF las miles OF the Cincin-
nad and Georgia division and the Knoxv vile and
Ohio divtsio On, which Sre all steel wharf and
warehouse have been built at Brunswick, Ga.
The work of constructing a railway tunnel
under the Hudson river. at New York has proved
more difficult and costly than was anticipated.
nere mas pesn s9 o al tns ne
earth durfag construction, and Gen. W. Sooy
ean rse be- eonsder.9 the plan mpraceabie
dispatch from New York now announce, that
work has ZEN suspended aud the men
have been discharged, but the following explana-
ton which It is hoped Is true, is given; "Trenor
W. Park the president OF the construction COM
pany which is building the tunnel, was asked,
recently, If the uEderts king was to be given up
BY means he replied; .'the creates dftiicui-
ties have been overcome, and the work never was
in good shape as II Is All there Is OF IL Is
that the money that has been subscribed is ex-
hRusted. The cum pauy does not propose to run
in debt Three 'arters OF a million or more has
been spent and 81, 100000 will be required to
compile the north rr1unel. All the money that IL
needed can be 0btaineu without difficulty aud the
operations will begid again as soon the arrange
ments are perfecae1.n