Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-24
Personal AND GENERAL.

TEE Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany propose to build union depot at Louisville
TIE Raihoay Age believes that the work of
building railroads in this country has only just
begun.
MEXICAN papers Of recept date saw th al
telezrams from San Bias the Pacih, terminus OF
the Mexican Central railroad, state that the COM
ptny has suddenly suspended Sll work there.
The Chicago Rdiirdy Age says railway
c1mmissioners appointed in Illinois are not the
right sort of men at all One is a teacher under
80; another, under 40, works the farm which
belongs to his wife; and the third Is q Chicago
grain dealer.
The run which the Cincinnati, New Or
leans and Texas Pacific railway proposes 10 make
between Cincinnati and New Orleans will be one
OF the iastest made 10 this country. The distance
is 30 miles, and the running time including stops
will DO rs hours. lt is understood the between
Cincinnati and Chattanooga will be made in 9
hours.
The st. Louis Globe. Democrat, in an edi.
torial article published wednesday, says: There
Is significance In the present tour OF Gen. DlsL
through the United States which has not hitherto
been made public. DsZ is 10 the hands OF a syn.
dictate of Americans interested in Mexican rail-
Mexico makes him extremely valuable, and their
plans cont.mp ate that he will be stiii more yalu-
able in the future. After hiI return te Mexico he
Is expected to be more widely recognized than
ever as the leading man Of that republic. His re-
election to the presidency is the object the syndi
cate have In view, and then their hopes of con-
trolling the valuable concessions Mexico has be-
slowed on railroad compas les viii be fulfilled.
party, and how far he enters actively into the
grand plan OF controlling the policies and rail
roads of Mexico 1t is I'm possible to tell; but
enough was developed during the stay of the gen.
eral and his companions in st. Louis to show
something OF the organization. II has its repre-
sentatives and Influences in Denver, New Orleans.
st. Louis, Kansas City, City OF Mexico and Chi
huahua."
A REPORTER of the ST. Louis Globe Demo
crdt met Capt 4. Carroll, of the ParisOt Line OF
steamboats, "Wednesday The captain had just ar
rived from Vicksburs. and was found TO be posted
about the road now in course Of construction be-
tween Memphis and New Orleans. He said the
road was put under construction last fall that
laborers were Dow at work over the entire line. 1t
is being constructed under the name of the Men,
phis. Vicksburg and New Orleans Railway Com
pany but when completed it will be known as the
louisville. New Orleans and Texas railroad. 1t is
being built by r. T. Wilson d Co., and IL Is under
stood that G. P. Huntington Will back the new line
as link between the Chesapeake and Ohio at Mem
phis and his syste of Morgan lines at New Or
leans. The Mississippi Valley and Ship Island
road, narrow-gauge projected for 30 miles, but
only contracted 10 miles, was bought by the Will
son combination, and is being changed TO q stand
ard gauge. Within the next 30 days the road
will be pat in operation from Vicksburg to Port
Gibson, and in II months hence the owne 8 expect
70 have the entire road completed. This VIII be
the air-line between the North and South. skirting
the river. II will tate in Baton souge, Port Glib
son, Ylcksburg, tern inating at New Orleans 1t
runs Is miles bs2rs1 Natchsz and 10 miles back of
Greenvil l9sTIp roads will be built to both these
Plsces/And Capt. Carroll says Vicksourg will be
ss3rfhted to a considerable extent by the coming
Hfthe road.