Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-04
PERSONAL AMo cEnepat

COL b. P. ROBSON, who has charge of the
bridge-work on the Memphis and Holly
Springs railway, was in the city yesterday
and reports work progressing favorably
through NoDconnsh bottom. That section
will be completed within the next tWent y
days.
A S2,500,000 mortgage was recorded in
Cairo Thursday 10 secure bonds of the same
valuation, which were negotiated BY J. w.
Parsmore and John G. Black, trustees, for
The construction OF the Toledo, Texas and
Rio Grande railway. This is the largest
mortgage ever recorded in the Safe of
Eslinoy.
THE Fargo Republican says: yesterday
morning the west bound passenger train over
the Northern Pacific was supplied for the
hrst time this winter with grub box to be
used by the passengers in case the train
should happen to get snowed in on its Jour
ney. The box contained bread, crackers.
canned beef and Boston baked beans"
The New Orleans Times. Democrat, of Tues
day, saws: The frat through train from
New Orleans 10 San Francisco via the South
ern leaves to-day at IL O'Clock m. The first
through train from San Francisco arrived
last evening with quite full cargo of pas.
sengers. The impression in railroad circles
Is that the Southern Pacific will do quite a
large passenger puslnesS.
UNDER date OF January Sd, ex-Goy. Alex.
X. Shepherd writes from Batopiss TO a
friend in Washington City as follows: 81
have just returned from a visit to Chihua.
hua. On several occasions when there was
10 the baukiog house Of Messrs McManus C
Sons, Of that city, aud witnessed the dav de.
po'its OF the passenger agent OF the branch
road from FL P&so to Chihuahua, which de-
posts averaged nearly $500 per day, from
road just completed, travelled bat a few
months, and disconnected aud with no
through travel. My experiences of near
" three years in this place, where we
hive expended several hundred thousand
dollars IN mining Developments warrants
me IN saying that all you have said is true.
and that you could have said much more
and still have been a long way inside OF
facts. The future of this country will be
greater than any one supposes, and in term
OF hve years she will rank as one of the frat
powers of the world"
II Is said that the l., B. and w. has a rick
ETY. bridge At T'thn, over the Saudusky river.
which mas VIGOROUSLY bad reputation as
to safety among the trsin men. This divis.
Ion OF the road uses mogul engines to draw
its treIght trans They are very heavy, and
Tie eng lneers and fremen have become ex-
ceedingly careful how they cross the Tifin
bridge. 1t is related by citizens there that
the engineers OF many Of the freight trains
come 10 a full stop before going on the bridge.
The fireman crosses over, and the engineer
then sets his lever just 80 as TO cause the en-
CINE TO creep slowly over, and he then steps
of and let's her g.. The fireman waits on
the opposite side, and steps on as soon as she
gets of the bridge. IRE engineer then
climbs on the train, goes forward and takes
his seat again. The boys don't propose rid
ing over tina! bridge on the engine, and if it
is in the really dangerous condition which
this extreme caution OF the employees would
imply, the State commissIoner, or other au.
thoriiy having jurisdiction in such cases,
should compel ihe company TO repair il
promptly and efficiently. 1t does no. pay
any road to have the reputation OF running
its trains over dangerous structures like the
one referred 10.