Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-11
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

4 MenlY lAOU5dllu men anu over 1ODyDOA
horses and mules are employed in railway
construction in the State of Texas.
Two corps Of engineers left st. Louis on
Wednesday night for Springfield, Mo-, tc
survey a road from Springfield to Harrison
Ak, distance 100 miles. This road is being
constructed by the St. Louis and San Fran
cisco line, and will open a rich agricultural
aud mineral country in central and northern
Arkansas.
Little Rock Democrat, Friday: "The dam
age agasnsl
5000, awarded by the United States Court
Jury, seems 10 be excessive in view of all the
facts. Overton was a laborer, the embank-
ment caVed on him, the company cared for
him in illness, paid his doctor bill, and
gave him 500. He then went to Missouri
ami being under age, suit was brought in
his mothers name"
A special TO the Cincinnati Gazette, from
Chattanooga, Tenn, June 8th, says: at is
now an established fact that the Shenandoah
railroad will be opened for through traffic
between the Northeast and the South west on
the 18th of this month. This will open up a
new trunk-line Of vast Importance to Chat
tanooga and the lines connecting at this
point. The construction OF the road il said
to b, admirable in all its details, connecting
with the Norfolk and Western railroad at
Roanoke, $50 miles east OF Bristol, and OPP
hlIEGAAl IN win EC L@aNN
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad
connecting the same with Baltimore by the
Western Maryland railroad at Hagerstown,
and with the Pennsylvania railroad system
at Harrisburg, Pa, making a direct short
line to all Eastern and Northern cities; ira
versing the beautiful Shenandoah Valley Its
entire course, fertile in soil, rich in mineral
productions, and remarkably beautiful in
scenery"
- u ~ Il c.
(CaI.) Press, is the.inVentor of what he de-
clares "a certain method Of preventing rail
road collisions" by a practical method OF
establishing constant Geographic commune
cation between any number of moving rail-
way trains and any number OF stations. The
principal feature Of the invention is the Use
Of two wires instead of one in transmitting
the electric current. Wheels or electric
brushes attached to the moving train touch
these wires, conveying the current from ore
wire to the instrument in the car, and re-
turning IT to the other wire, along which IT
passes until its destination il reached, when
il is connected with a ground wire, and COM
pletes the circuit through the earth. The
same current il made TO pass through sew
eral trains by a simple method OF switching
at stations. The expense OF putting mp a
line is less than twice the cost Of an ordinary
telegraph line. Each trsin. however, should
CdIIN a ltAtEE dBh OlE WhO - SNENSAN u
receiving and Transmitting messages.
"
The Texas and ST. Louis narrow Gauge.
san Antonio Express, 4th.
Last evening the track of the Texas and
st. Louis Narrow-gauge was expected to
reach McCiregor, a station on the line oil the
Gull, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad, one
and one-fourlh miles north of Banks, thereby
affording, upon the completion of the Texas
and St. Louis road through Arkansas to
Cairo. Ill, an unbrOken connection Tor the
Santa Fe railway with st. Louis and other
Northeastern cities. The Texas Western
Narrow gauge ia now in close proximity to
Sealy, on the Gull, Colorado and Santa Fe
road, which will open another avenue 10
Houston from the northern part OF the State.
The latest railway rumor here is that the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, since the fail-
ure to purchase the Chicago, Texas and
Mexican railway, will survey a route
from Fort Worth to Mckinney, connect
ing these points Al III early day by
rail. Since all the lines IN Texas under
the control Of the Gould syndicate have de-
clined TO exchange business with the Gull,
Colorado and Santa Fe, it ID forcing the lat
ter road TO get a Northern connection, and
regardless Of the fact if such connection IL
detrInIeatsl to Galveston. This was clearly
ehOWna about a week aso, when the Santa Re
Company proposed to the Chicago and Alton
company that il the latter company would
build their lines from Kansas City to the
north line of the Indian Territory, the Santa
Fe would extend the line from Fort Worth
TO the south line of said Territory, then the
companies to unite and jointly build a rail
road through The Territory, the Santa Re
Company supulating that if such an arrange
ment was effected to send annually through TO
the Chicago market over the line oil the
Chicago and Alton 10000 bales Of cotton.
This proposition was declined by the Chicago
and Alton road, and it was afterward made
to the Chicago AMI Burlington Company
with no better results. Therefore it is with
q Northern connection in view that this Nc
Kinney connection is CONTEMPLATED.