Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-24
PERSONAL Arln GENERAL

The storm Of Saturday night caused wash
outs on the Memphis and Charleston railway
which stopped through trains during Sunday.
The Cincinnati EaquiTer ssys: HTbe rail-
road men Of the Southern sometime ago con-
demned the extension fronts Of locomotives which
were gotten upand proposed by Mr.. HeehIn. They
no good. Now they pronounce them the best IN
yentlon ever made IN connection with a locomo-
VICKs BURG Herald Sunday; Crack law
ing was completed to Warrenton, Eeven mile be-
low this city, yesterday, ana rails are now being
put down at an average OF three-quarters of mile
per Gay. large aud complete water tank with a
capacity Of 81 OCO gallons has been put up by the
New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Yick,bnrg and Mem
PMS railroad a. point near tire Refuge OIL Mill
II Is supplied from the oil mill we'll. Mai Halle
hurst came up from the ina OF the road between
tals Guy ana Fo5t Glbsoa yesterday erening, aud
reports the grading completed 70 Il point twenty
SIX miles south Of the city, TO what is known as
the Zig Divide. The cut through the dividing
rage was about thret-quartefs OF "a mile long and
averaged sixty feet deep. The work through This
mn y down sufficient depth to allow Tempo
Tary track to be LAID through it, There are ab1ut
SON." ~ VI Nt''
New ORLEANS Times. Democrat: 'sThe
North may boast Of its wealth. the West OF its en-
terpriEe, but the South il quite proud in the pos
session OF the primitive eatinghouse-a Mace that
the hungry tourist Wits but once and then he mas
lingering remembrance of I'LL he dies. The gay
can tackle anything. but the moment thst he goes
oallylng with the eatinghouses on the Southern
hc Acch lIeaUGG and wishes
call out the militis. When a train stops At a
station ana the cry. Fifteen minutes for supper p
nBnhIlza lne charge, the hungry traveller piaces
himself az the head OF his comrades and storms
lhe citadel OF grub. He knows not what he is
doing; poor foolish mortal, and even while his
eyes CLEAN with the true spirit OF chivary, he is
suddenly struck in the abdomen with deadly
cOrned beef sandwich Of lsst years groE th Brave
man, he then realizes his fate, and amid the roar
oil the battle and while bombs of old cheese burst
around him, he summons enough strength to
noarscIy cry: steady, neal Let us remern Der
Bunker Hill, and die with our knees under our
chins'"
u. MEXICO has three great railToaiS, save the
Cincinnati Nelrs-the Mexican railway, Mexican
Central, and Mexican National The Mexican
railway, which is called the English road is
owned IN London. IJ started % years ago
ana has been running over its entire line, fr IN
vera Cruz to the capital (263 mi esl tince 1876 Iu-
Guiding branch lines the total mileage OF tue road
Is Soi miles. la the last fiscal year,a dividend OF
pa per cent. was paid on the common stock. The
president OF the road is an American The road
Is standard gauge. The Mexican Central is con-
trolled by one OF the great railroad syudicates Of
TINS country. Trains are running regularly
between ~ Paso and Chihuahua, a distance OF Dos
miles: Work is rapidly progressing on The re
manning 40O or 900 miles. Its American counec-
tons are with the Atchison, Topeka end Santa Re
system. The gauge Is standard. The Mexican
southern railroad has been incorporated in New
YORK by Me6srs. Grant, Sage. Gould, Dillon, Rom
gro and DiaZ, but no rails have been laid. The
total amount OF railroad subsidies granted by the
mexican government is given, N round numbers
at soO,0c0O00y