Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-02
PERSONAL AND GENERA,

IoL IHos. MCKIssoCK, the Oldest rail.
al man In Missouri, late superintendent OF
western division Of the Wabash railroad
oeen appointed general manager of The
y Louis railroads. -'''''' AN'
HE Knoxville and Ohio br,ncb of III,
tennessee, Virginia and Georgia road
70 nave been completed TO a Connection
me branch building south Of Cincin-
rams running from Knoxville to
'innati by January LIST.
MOVEMENT is on foot to build narrow
&c railroad from Sparta, Tenn. TO Chat
oogA' TO connect with the Chattanooga
sCern' The length Of the road will be rs
e, ana IL Will pass through the richest
timber and ore lands in the State.
MAN named Kent has been arrested for
sing hive serious accidents on the Win.
ster and Alabama road, branch OF the
'nVille, Chattanooga and St. Louis. He
oeen injured on the road and had I'M
SessIully sued Tor damages, when for re-
e ne procured switch key and shifted
track 10 various dangerous places.
NASHVILLE telegram, 10Th: "a bill was
d To-day on the part of the county Of Da.
son In chancery, seeking 10 invalidate
IDS 10 the amount Of 100000, issued to
Tennessee and Pacific railroad, upon
fious statutory grounds, principally rails
the question Of the illegal issue Of said
Ids on account of the failure to take stat
ny precautions by the County Court in
king the transaction"
On California road recently the top of
eoke-stsck on an accommodation train
wv of aud scattered the sparks, endanger-
The whole train. While The brakemen
busy putting out the in5ipient fire, the
nductor discovered from his way. bills that
car next to the locomotive was loaded
th gunpowder. Quickly unlocking the
kssenger cars and putting on the brakes, he
at the locomotive and powder car to the
p OF the grade, and sideiracked the load of
.Plosive. His GOODNESS saved his passen-
RS, who looked on their escape as next to
iraculous.
The United States Court, in session at
fttle Rock, has decided that the State of
fkansas is no longer responsible for the
nds known as the Railway Aid Bonds"
sued by the Stale 10 aid in building GER
ain railways. The case was that of w. H.
Thompson u.s. Little Rock and Fort Smith
Railway Compsuy, which had been carried
1p as test case. Following in the language
kake Court reg arding The point most vital
Mic interests oil the State: The State 49,.
ed bonds aHd delivered them to the com.
ny in accordance with the statutory con-
oct 10 an amount a :gregaiing 81 100000
tese bonds were put upon the market and
d by the company for money which WIS
ed 10 build its road as contemplated by the
}. AfterwaTd, and in 1877, the Supreme
urt OF ihe State decided that the provis-
IS of the act Of 1868, providing for hold
an election to take the sense OF the peo-
on the question of losning the credit of
State as therein provided, were not in
&c when the election was held; and that
consent of the people to euch loan not
ring been expressed through the ballot.
X as required by section 6 of article 10
the constitution, at an election held IN
issuance of law, the bonds were void aud
bosed no obligation on the State. Estate
little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas
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