Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-18
PERSONAL AND GENERAL


Col. Z. X. SIBLEY, general mausger Of
th= Msmphl- sud Lutte Rock, has placed
his order for 5000 tons more of steel rails
for the cid rsh able shorl line This road
will soon be The model short line Of the
o)1niry.
l.. G. LAMBERT, one Of the mos efficient
~-A>ish' CONDUCTORS on tie Chicago and Alton
road, was killed Monday night a. Macoupin
Station by falling from the top Of his ca
booze, his head striking the srouud. He
leaves wife aud several chi dren in Boom
iDgton.
THE earnings of the Mexican. Cen raj
main line were IS follows sst month: Fir.t
week, S29,S second week, S35 6O2; third
week, S29,773; total from January lat, $685.
2l0. The earnings If the Chihu ahua diyis-
ion were: First week, $3.50; second week,
S4l91; third week, s4l65; fourth week
1880; total far January, SIS 617 total for
whole road, frat three w.eks of January,
SlO6,S77; ota! mileage TO date, 500; total
subsidy reported collected 10 date, 81 ,O0O,-
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ST. LOUIS Globe Democrat FebruBry 18th /:
"The end OF the belt railway war is not yet.
Ga the complaint Of Mr.. John Inslee, Of the
Fast st. Louis Union Railway Company,
J Js.ice Gueuz on yesterday issued warrsnts
Tor the arrest Of Messrs. S. C. Club, J. n.
Mc3inness, Samuel scobs, John OConueli,
w liter Smith and John Sheeban, whom he
Oh 'rges with having riotously disturbed and
IN up the tracks, ties and other property OF
tie company. The prosecution will be under
the law Furnishing riot"
DISPOSITIONS have been taken at Rich
mOnd, Va, to be used in suit brought in
Chicago by the Pullman Palace Ger Com.
psDy sgainst an Illinois road for usiog
sieepsrs on lis line without paving a royalty.
II IL said that the evidence taken shows ia at
sleeping cars we're used on the Richmond
and Fredericksburg railroad forty years ago.
Among those whose depositiohs have been
taken 10 this case are Col. Thomas d ida
mead, for many years superintendent OF the
Richmond railroad; w. N Bragg, formerly
IN sier car-butder on the Richmond and
Fredericksburg railroad, and M,ster-Ma-
chinist Kahn.
Two IMPORTANT bills have been intro.
duced into the Legislature Of Connecticut
One authorizes any railroad company within
Connecticut 10 consolidate with any other
company incorporated under the laws Of sn-
other State, when the consolidation will re-
suit in conlilu Lies; with the proviso
that no such cOnso i1alion shall be permitted
II either company party thereto shall have
outstanding bonds in excess OF the sum &C
-~lnally expended on both roa g. The second
Of association aud the engineers report BY
railroad company, application shall b. made
TO the Superior Court for the appointment of
a committee TO determine whether railroad
10 The location specified in such report is a
matter of public necessity and convenience.
We haze before US a circular concerning
the baggage agreement recently entered
into at meeting OF the managers OF the
principal Western roads, setting forth the
causes which prompted the action. The
principal item Is the dangers Of accident to
the employees Of the roads il handling the
pondsrous sample trucks belonging to lin
Grant merchants many instances being cited
where bagg sgsmen were ssTiOusly injured
Coupled with this feature Of Justification is
mentioned the small rates OF freight for
extra baggage received under the current
baggage-coupoa system, no being sufficient
TO justify he employment OF extra force
necessary TO handle it. The circular con-
tains the names Of ticket, passenger and
baggage agents of all the leading Western
roads indorsing the change.