Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-08
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

people to be the inevitable consequences Of
the invasion OF Mr.. Vanderbilt Of the Penn
sylvanis railroad territory.
JAMES SULLIVAN, representative Of the
Mexican National Construction Company,
has left for the United States. Vice-Presi-
dent Purdy has assumed entire charge Of the
southern division of the Mexican National
railroad.
THE heavy rains the past few days have
overlooked the track Of the Cape Girardeau
and Southwestern railroad, stopping all
trains. Superintendent VIM. Penney states
that he will have the road in running order
by tomorrow evening, and reports water
running over the Iron Mountain and South
ern railroad track at Delta.
Mr.. JAMES gENTwELL, cashier of the
railway contracting firm Of Andrews, Tool &
Co., on the Memphis and Kansas City rail-
way, was in the city yesterday on business.
He reports work going on progressively.
The bridge work 10 Marion is nearly COM
pleted. The weather is hampering progress
considerably, but the energy Of the firm
knows no bounds.
CHATTANOOGA Times: at was rumored
on the streets yesterday that the Alabama
authorities had levied on the Stanton House,
which ia owned by Fred Wolfe, who is said
10 be implicated in the defslcation Of Treas
probable, however, as the Stanton House
was mortgaged several months since to a
New York capitalist for 100000"
Mr. J. A. ANDREWS, OF the firm Of An
drews, Toof & Co., was in the city yesterday.
The former has forty-mile contract, en-
bracng p miles Of bridging, on which work
is going on favorably. They have 4 miles
in constant work, and are doing everything
the weather will permit. Trains have been
discarded and tramways substituted SO as 10
forward work as rapidly as possible.
ARTICLES of incorporation of the Osceola
and Maiden Short-Line railroad, with cap
ital of 100000, were filed in the Office of
the Secretary OF State at Little Rock, Mon
day. The road ia to be built from Osceols,
Ark, a distance OF 60 miles, to Maiden, Mo.
The board OF directors are John Drive, w.
3. Ellington aud w. J. Bowen, OF Osceola,
and Caldwell Bradshaw, OF Little Rock.
TIE International Railway and Improve
ment Company has declared final division
of its assets az follows: twenty-five per
cent. Missouri, Kansas and Texas general
mortgage bouds; % pei cent. In scrip, con-
vertible into stock, NJ, o. & G. Railway
Company when that road is completed, aud
stockholders OF International Improvement
Company have the privilege Of subscribing
10 the extent of so per cent. OF their hold
ings to stock Of Oriental Construction Com
pany.
STOCK 10 the amount OF 100000 has
been subscribed for the construction Of rail-
road bridges over tine Nisgsra river at the
cataract. John Hodge is the treasurer. or
the stock subscribed for, VIM. II. Vanderbilt,
Cornelius Vanderbilt and WIN. x. Wander
bilt took 800 shares esch; Augustus Schell,
Chauucey NJ. Depew, Mr.. Bdrger, james
Tilliugbast and VIM. P. Taylor, 200 shares
each. The managers seem to be in great
hurry to have the structure completed, and
already have several gangs of men at work
excavating for proper foundation on both
sides of the river.
WITHIN the past few DAYS 0 monster
locomotives, weighing from 65 10 rs tons
each, with eight driving Wheels aud 81 feet
in length, have passed through Mexico, Mo-,
en- route to California, 10 be used by the South
ern Pacific railroad. The Wabash has the
contract for the transportation west Of these
large engines, 25 in number, aud on attempt-
ing 10 run them over the bridge at Hannibal
was forbidden by the bridge inspector 20 do
80, the siructure being pronounced not strong
enough TO bear their weight, consequently
they we're transported over the Chicago and
Alton bridge at Louisiana.
CoRREsPoNDENCE of the Troy IN. "
Times: They have a lunny way of trav-
cling which We found uulFerSal IN Japan,
that is by jinrik.ishas-ji jim IMAM riki (power)
(carriage) man-power carriage. Some one
calls them the pullman car of Japan
This cunning little vehicle, Of which there
are 100000 in this land, is simply minia
ture buggy, an enlarged baby carriage, a
persmbulator for grown up children. On
the occasion of my fret ride / certainly felt
as if l were big baby, or boy playing
horse. | could not help laughing at the iu-
tensely ludcrous figure 1 cut. One feels like
the old woman in Mother Goose, when she
said, Lauk a mercy on me, this is none
Of T. The jinrikisha has 2 wheels
springs, cushioned seat and covered top. i
is Just large enough for one person, though
some are made to carry two. You jump in
perfectly Indifferent TO its frail appearance
your human horse, stout little Japanese
steps into the thlls, and trois off with yoI
at lively pace, fairly spinning through th'
streets. They can easily make 5 miles al
hour, or 80 and 40 miles q day. Their
is no danger Of horse running away; yol
need no reins, no driver, no whip, no hitch
ing-post Your horse shoes and blanket
himself-though the blanket is rather small
simply 'loin CLOTH 1t is the most intelli
gent team l ever found, and the most conve
nlent way of getting around, but it is hare
on the horse, for he grows old fast and die
at an eariv ace "