Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-17
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

A NEW railroad now building in North
Carolina, y miles long, is to be owned and oper.
Ated altogether by colored men.
IT is stated that SURVEYS have been made
for tunnel across the Hudson river from the
New York Central elevators at ThIrty.third street
70 the Jer ey shore.
The grading Of The Jacksonville and St.
Augustine road is nearly completed and track
laying has begun at the northern terminus Of the
81 Johns river, opposite Jacksonville, Fla.
DAVID MURPHY, one Of the oldest freie ht
engineers on the Western and Atlantic railroad
died of consumption in Atlanta Tuesday night
He has been running on the road for more than
p years.
TIE Houston, East and West Texas road
is completed to Lewisville. Tex, Is miles north.
east of the late terminus at Lufkin and 135 miles
from Houston. Work is progressing toward
Shreveport.
THE engineer Of the Western and At.
lantlc railroad who came near causing terrible
condition, has been DISCHARGED 1t Is said he ran
the train from Chattanooga to Boyce station, a
distance oil miles, in minutes.
The Florida Southern road is completed
70 Brewer, mi es beyond the late terminus at
Gainesville and s. miles from the St Johns river
at Palatka. The ocala division is in operation
from the main line at Perry $40 miles from Paatka)
to Ocala, q miles making 81 miles of road now in
operation.
The New York Ind Gator of Monday, says:
1.-THE reports OF rate cutting by the trunk lines do
not stand investigation; on the contrary Just the
reverse appears TO be the condition of things The
mind of some short was probably the Starting
point for the rumor. and journals having no char
acter to lose have printed the rumor as a fact so
many times that they almost believe IL taem-
selves. II the cry is kept up long enough, how
ever, some case Of ratecuttiog might occur, wnen
the virtuous journals would hold up both hands
and exclaim, Didn't tell you so?'''
For some iime pact trains On The Georgia
division of the Fast Tennessee, Virginia aud
Georgia aiiroad have been rocked at q point lust
below Rome, and the last bOmbaTdmeut Of this
character few days since resulted in breaking
four windows OF passenger coach and negro's
Jaw. Dick Jones, OF Atlanta, one of the best rail-
road detectives in tails section, succeeded in ar.
resting the offenders Tuesday evening. There
were five engaged in the rocking. two negroes
Cooper and Smith and three white boys, who
were released, but the negroes were held.
The Washington sleeper on The Western
express, due at Pttsburg on the Pennsylvania
railroad at 5:46 Geek Tuesday morning, caught
hre near Wilmore Station Ale heny mountains,
at O'Clock that morning and was entirely con-
sumed. The passengers escaped without injury
out lost nearly all their clothing Among those
on the car were General Pension Agent Dudley
Col. Ben. Wilson. ex-CongreSsman of West Vir-
glula, Gen. Cockens, of Indiana; Col. Davidson
Connellsvi lie, Pa. When the train arrived at
Pitlsburg many pass sngers were half naked. The
PullmAn ComPany's loss is $4,000.
]. Fox TURNER. OF Manchester, Eng and,
who made a flying visit to the United States last
fall, has written book of which the following is
sample: schenectady will always be memOra-
BILE to MS as city through the streets of which To-
connective engines rang large muffin bell, and
then walked about the thoroughfare arm-in-arm
with the inhabitants. the latter now and then ap-
psfentl y coming from under the wheels of the en-
CINE like poultry uns ethed from beneath the van
OF bleacher at home. Fortunately the Town
ment, in which the more aged aud inlirm citZsn
could crouch while loeomot yes passed over them,
SO that tealy everJ Use provision for the comfort
and convenience of the inhabitants had been duly
cared for"