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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-14
Merchants Want Cheaper Rates
South.

New York, November 13.-Tbe
Rate Committee Of the Southern
Railway and Steamboat Association
met here today. A number OF dry
goods merchants were present and
argued for a concession Of rates on
piece goods to the South, the same as
has been conceded to them by the
Western roads. A large number Of
the committee do not seem inclined
to make any reduction or changes in
the rates from New York. Mr..
Haas, of the Richmond and Danville
system, is in favor Of giving the mer-
chants cheaper rates.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-14
Heating OF the Charleston Rail.
roads stockholders.

Chattanooga Times, 18th: The stock
holders Of the Memphis and Charles
ton railroad held their annual meet
ing yesterday at Huntsville, Ala.
Great interest attached to the meeting
from the fact that it was anticipated
that important action looking to the
extension of the line from Stevenson
to Chattanooga would be taken. The
result of tie meeting seems 10 indi-
cate that steps will be taken in the
near future to begin operations, and it
is only the question of few months
until the ex 0 lsion shalt be COM
pleted fact. All the heavy stockhold-
ers were detained at New York by i'm
portant business, but they gave their
certified proxies to VIM. M. Baxter,
attorney OF the system, and he was on
hand to represent them. Oh the total
2I2,500 shares of the company, HIP
shares were represented, the following
local stockholders besides those repre-
scented by Mr.. Baxter being present:
Gen. White and James B. White, Of
Huntsville; Gen. Jos. Wheeler, ID. IL.
Poston, Of Memphis; r. Ii Richards,
of Atlanta, Superintendent Pegram
and II. @. Wilton, treasurer OF the
company. The following new
uoARn oP DIRECToRs
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-14
Changes In the hank statement.

NEw YORK, November Is. - The
weekly bank statement shows the fol-
lowing changes: Reserve, increase,
$2,25S,450; loans, increase, 1851 300 ;
specie, increase, 1886 200; legal ten
ders, increase, 81 ,57S, 400; deposits, in
crease, 81 100000; circulation, de-
crease, $50, 100. The banks now hold
81, 1891, 350in excess of the rs per cent.
rule.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-14
BOARD OF DIRECTOR
we're elected (:

Samuel Thomas, New York.
O, M. McGhee, Knoxville, Tenn,
Samuel shothar, New York,
John 4. Martin, Brooklyn, n. Y,
Il. II. Il. Lyman, Brooklyn, N. =,
Addison White, Huntsville, Ala,
II. IL Richards, Atlanta, Ca,
III. s, Chamberlain, Chattanooga, Tenn. +,
j, O. Nicely, Memphis, Tenn,
John G, Moore, New York.
This is the old board with the ex-
ception Of the last thee, they being
chosen in place of Vice President
Fink of the East Tennessee railway,
Col. McClung aud r. A. Williams of
Knoxville.
The most significant change in tho
Directory is the election OF Capt. Ii.
s. Chamberlain to the board, and this
would clearly imply that the extern
sion OF the line from Stevenson to
Chattanooga is now foregone con-
clusion.
The annual date of the stockhold-
ers' meeting was changed to the Thurs.
day after the second Wednesday after
the second Tuesday in November.
THE ANNUAL REPORT
Of the officers disclosed most hatter-
ing statement OF business.
President McGhee in his report pre-
sente d the following exhibit Of gross
earnings and operating expenses:
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-14

NOb Ooihiukos'sss oooIpAN "
There should have been deducted
from the operating expenses of last
wear the value Of iron rails displaced
BY steel; there are about $4,000
worth on hand. In addition, the cost
of change OF gauge was $27 $50 &c. As
compared with tho resu t,t operations
of the preceding vcV, he gloss earn
ings show decrease OF SOL $40 0S, the
operating expenses deere ise OF $l79,.
42S rs, and the net earnings an in
crease Of $l1S,052 So.
The decrease in revenue from freight
was SAL, 726 92, mainly in the compa-
ny's local freight business, due to the
effect OF two successive short cotton
crops, The local passenger business
shows large decrease from the same
cause. There was considerable in
crease in through passenger business.
The condition OF the road has been
greatly improved; twenty-four miles
OF steel rails have been laid; there are
now In the main line over POI miles
of steel rails and seventy-one miles Of
Fish bar !ron three miles Of sidlngs
have been added during the year,
making thirty-two miles Of side track.
About 2l1 miles Of road are ballasted
(thirty-eight miles with rock ballast).
In pursuance OF the company's pol
lev TO improve it's property, a large
floating debt had in past years besn
incurred by II. The debt was secured
by some OF the company's matured
but unpaid couponP, and, owing to a
temporary inability on the part OF the
lessee company to take care of 1t in
complianoe with the terms of the lease,
The said floating debt had become q
source of great embarrassment to the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad
Company.
In March, 1885, some Of the holders
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-14
The Extension.

The meeting yesterday did not dis
cuss the extension for the simple rea-
con that the stockholders at their
meeting last year
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-14
MAKE AN ALLIANCE

with the East TENNESSEE system at
Memphis. This will increase the
necessity for the extension and will
give Chattanooga an entirely indie
pendent connection with the West
and cause the expenditure Of nearly
ST. 900 900 in and about our city in the
next aiphteen monthe.
, 1886-04-15

One of the trains which arrived from
the east in Cheyenne last evening brought
to the city two or three car loads of horses
which are destined for service as grade
horses on the Cheyenne 4 Northern rail
road. They are good substantial animals
and will do good service when they are
put to work. These horses are brought
from Omaha and further east and will be
followed by Others which are expected to
arrive to- morrow. Picks, shovels, scrapers
and other implements necessary for grade
work are reported to be en- route also.
This looks like business, and active opera
tons appear to be close at hand. In the
meantime it may be stated hat the Chey-
enne & Northern Railroad Company has
applied for permission to cross the Fort
Russell military reservation. The applica-
ton has been made to the wal depart
ment and if not granted an act of con-
Rress will have to be passed for that pur-
pose. The company will advertise May
l, for the letting Of a contract for the
grading of thirty miles of the road, which
will reach to and extend some miles be-
yond Silver Crown. As stated at the out
set, this looks like business.
, 1886-04-15
SHOWED
laramie City Has seventeen Inches of
snow--Trains Biockaded.


While we were having our late snow
storm in Cheyenne, at Laramie City and
other points along the Union Pacific to
the westward of Cheyenne, it was com
paratively pleasant. About the time,
however, that it ceased to snow here lat
noon on Tuesday, it began falling in
earnest at Laramie City and further vest
ward and did not ''let up until at Lara
ME at least seventeen inches of the
beautiful had fallen. The result Of
this has been very bad for the railroad
company, and yesterday it was almost i'm
possible to move trains overthe hill on ac-
count of the unusual accumulation Of snow.
Lato yesterday afternoon two freight
trains got stuck in the snow just over on
the other side OF 'the hill, and between
Dale creek bridge and Laramie. which
necessitated the sending out Of the snow
pillow and other assistance from Cheyenne
and also from Laramie City. Should it
urn cold and a heavy wind rise the
the blockade would prove to be the most
serious one that has occurred during the
winter or spring.
, 1886-04-15

Mai. Gen. Oliver o. Howard passed
through Cheyenne last evening, on his
way to San Francisco to take command of
the military division of the Pacific. He
was met at the depot by Gen. Mason and
other officers from Fort Russell and also
many Of our citizens. The Fort Russell
military band was present and serenaded
the general and, perhaps in remembrance
of the fact that Howard has been known
as the Christian General" played Il
Love Jesus and several other secular
tunes. A short stop was made, after
which Gen. Howard resumed his vest
ward Journey.
, 1886-04-15

The members Of the city council water
committee yesterday decided a matter
which they have had under consideration
for some days. The matter alluded to
was the question of extending the water
system to certain localities in the western
portion Of the city. The conclusion ar
rived at yesterday was to proceed at once
to extend the water system from Eddy
street westward on Twenty-ifth for a dis
lance of two blocks. The committee also
had under consideration an extension of
the sewer system northward on Warren
avenue, but no definite conclusion was ar
rived at regarding that matter.
, 1886-04-15

1t looks very much as though the Colo
RADIO Central Railroad company was about
TO be heard from. A meeting of the
trustees of that company is to be held at
the Office of Riner & johnson to-day. and
it is presumed that matters of c~onsidera-
bic importance are to be discussed. All
things seem to point to the fact that the
running of passenger and freight trains
over the Colorado Central is about TO be
resumed, but whether it will be over the
road as it now is or whether the track is
to be taken from Colorado Junction to a
point some ten miles or more down the
road and relaid so as to connect it with the
Denver Pacific remains to be seen. This
is perhaps one of the questions to be con-
sidered at the meeting to day.
, 1886-04-15
Twenty-one Years Ago.

Twenty-one years ago last night. at
about 100 clock Abraham Lincoln was shot
BY John Wilkes Booth at Ford's theater,
Washington, u. c., and twenty-one years
ago to-day his death occurred. 1t was a
sad and lamentable tragedy. and one which
every American, no matter on which side
he was arrayed at the time, deeply and
sincerely deplored. Speaking of anniver-
saries and at this time, it might be meh-
tionedIthat t~wenty-four years ago to-mor-
row, there occurred at the battle of Lees
mills, four miles from old historic York
town, in Virginia, what was almost the
counterpart of the charge of THE Six
Hundred at Balaklava. As one of the
episodes Of the battle alluded 70, 207 men
charged across a creek thirty feet wide
into the woods which were full of the
enemy, aud of the 207 but forty.ifve ever
returned. nor was a single one of the bal
ance ever seen alive again. Two residents
OF Cheyenne-Dr. G. W. Corey and the
sage brush reporter-were in the battle,
the latter being one of the forty-fve.
, 1886-04-15

The following instruments we're filed in
the Office Of the county clerk yesterday:
Union Pacific Railway company to L.
@. Stevens, a fractional portion of lot I,
in block 1853, in the city of Cheyenne;
consideration $3.50.
Union Pacific Railway company to
Nathaniel Roberts, lot 8, in block 800, in
the city of Cheyenne; consideration $3.50.
Union Pacific Railway company to
Rrush Swan Electric Light company, lot
6. in block 226, in the city of Cheyenne:
consideration SOL.
Union Pacific Railway company to R.
S. Van Tassell, a fractional portion of lot
5, in block 800, in the city of Cheyenne;
consideration $3.50.
Union Pacific Railway company to
James McDaniels, a fractional portion Of
lot 4, in block 3el, in the city of Chey-
enne; consideration $3.50.
Union Pacific Railway company to the
First National Bank Of Cheyenne, a frac-
tional portion of lot 6, in block 800. in the
city of Cheyenne; consideration $3.50.
Union Pacific Railway company to F.
E. Warren, lot 2, in block 800, in the city
of Cheyenne; consideration SIG.
Union Pacific Railway company to
Henry Houscman, lot 6. block 800, in tn,
CITY of Cheyenne; consideration sl43.
Union Pacific Railway company to A
D. Butler, lot 7, block 1892, in the city o
Cheyenne; consideration sl75.
Union Pacific Railway company to F
E. Warren. lot 5, block $50, in the city o
Cheyenne; consideration 5000.
Union Pacific Railway company to A.
r. Converse and f. +. Warren, a frac.
tional portion of lot 6, block 800, in the
city Of Cheyenne; consideration $500.
Union Pacific Railway company to
James Mechanics, a fractional portion Of
lot 4, block 39I. in the city of Cheyenne
consideration $500.
Also a receivers final receipt to Donald
Mcdonald for lot 4, and the southwest
quarter of the northwest quarter Of sec.
ton 5, and lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, and the
south half and the northeast quarter Of
the northwest quarter of section 6, town
ship 10, and the southwest quarter Of the
southeast quarter, and the east half Of the
southwest quarter, and lots 3 and of sec
ton 81, township 90, range 6s, in Lara
mic county.
, 1886-04-15
the RAILROAD MAcNArEs.
President Adams, OF the Union Pacific,
and others Visit Cheyenne.

A special train from Denver arrived in
Cheyenne yesterday shortly before noon t o
which was attached an elegant car con-
tanning Charles Francis Adams. Jr., pres
ident of the Union Pacific Railway COM
pany, and other railroad magnates. Be-
sides President Adams the party consisted
of John Quincy Adams, Jr., Ia former
Democratic candidate for governor of
Massachusetts,, Thomas L. Kimball, gem
eral traffic manager Of the Union Pacific;
+. l. Ames. one Of the directors; s. G.
Galloway, second vice president and gen
eral manager; j. }. Burns, of Omaha;
j.. o. Brinkerhof, Of Kansas City; s. II.
Smith and ]. s. Tibbetts, of Omaha, and
Others. Upon the arrival of the party in
Cheyenne they were met at the depot by
Superintendent Deuel. and other gentle
men, with whom they had a short confer
ence in reference to the length of their
stay in Cheyenne, etc. Later they we're
called upon by Hon. Thomas Sturgis.
president of the Cheyenne 4 Northern
Railway company; Governor Warren and
Others Of our home company and also by
many other citizens. In the afternoon the
party were taken in carriages about the
city and out along the proposed line of the
Cheyenne & Northern for some distance.
During the afternoon a conference was
held between President Adams and his
associates and Messrs. Warren, Sturgis,
Nagle, and in fact nearly all of the gentle
men connected with the Cheyenne 4
Northern as trustees.
As to the conference between the two
sets Of officials, only one thing was stated
as the result, and that was that every
thing was satisfactory, and that so far as
the W companies are concerned. should
they now and hereafter act in unison upon
the matter of a northern railroad, it will
be in such a way as will fully secure and
protect the interests of Cheyenne and
Laramie county in every respect. AS
neither President Adams, or indeed any
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, 1886-04-15

The board of county commissioner con-
vened at the county clerks Office yester-
day forenoon at 10 o clock; present, Chair.
man Hoyt and Commissioners |. g. Whip.
pie and H. B. Kelly. There was no bust
ness Of a general character undertaken, as
the board met more especially for the pur-
pose of selecting a list Of 200 names from
which the list of grand aud petit jurors for
the next term of court will eventually be
drawn. This work occupied the attention
of the board all day and was not finished
until nearly 6 O'Clock last evening. For
the reason that the list was not completed
early, and also from lack of space, the
names of the 200 are omitted, but the
list of actual %iarors, when drawn. will be
given in due time.
, 1886-04-15

The next attraction at the opera house
will be the famous Hanlon Bros. Fan
tdsmd company, Saturday, April II. The
piece and company are just returning
from a very successful tour of the Pacific
slope. They carry two car loads Of
scenery and baggage. The scenic and
mechanical effects will be new and novel,
and promise a rare treat to lovers OF the
spectacular. Reserved seats will be
placed on sale at 9 o'closk this morning at
Rhodes 4 Troxell's
, 1886-04-15

Items of Interest Concerning Prominent
People.

j. d. Corey has gone to Laramie City.
Newton Bond is in the city from hi.
ranch.
II. P. Breens came in Horse creek yes
terday.
Nels Nelson came in from Silver Crown
yesterday.
Tommy WATSON has taken a clerkship
with Phil Waterman at his store on Fer
guson street.
Mrs. A II. Swan, Mrs. Bert Ritchey
and Miss Louie Swan returned. yesterday,
from an extended trip to the Pacific coast,
The ladies say they had a very pleasant
visit and return in good health.
, 1886-04-15
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SeUeufeeNth streets.


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, 1886-04-15

The Hanlon's who are to appear at the
opera house next Saturday matinee and
night, offer a prize of IS to the school
child who will compose the greatest num-
Der Of English words out Of the letters
spelling "Fantasma" All answers must
be sent to Rhodes and Guertin's drug
store prior to Saturday morning.
, 1886-04-15

We have on hand. for sale, a choice lot
of thoroughbred bulls, consisting Of Here
lords, Devons and Short Horns. This
stock is from the herds Of the most prom
inent breeders in the East, and are guar
anteed in every particular. Part Of them
is now on hand. Two carloads will ar
rive the first of May. Our prices are
reasonable, in reach Of all. Address
JOAN D. DoBYNs x Co,
, 1886-04-15

The Joint committee OF labor ~organiza-
tons is hereby notified to meet a. the
committee room, this Thursday evening,
at 1880 O'Clock.
j. c. WHEELoN,
Chairman.
, 1886-04-15

VIII be in your city two or three weeks
with the latest styles. VIII also make up.
repair and color. Hair dressed for par
ties. Corner Eighteenth and Hill streets.
, 1886-04-15

Full dressed chickens, fifteen cents per
pound. Full dressed turkeys. twenty
cents, at the Washington market. L. X.
Brcsnahen.
, 1886-04-15

The largest stock OF hne brandies, old
WHISTLES, choice liquetrs and superine
cigars at George Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
streeta.
, 1886-04-15
For fine watch repairing
DAVID MILLER. Idelman block

Remember the Fox coal is the best in
the city. Telephone No. 1853 TO A. G.
McGregor, and get full weight.
, 1886-04-15

U. S. Marshal Kerns, Philadelphia,
says Red Star Cough cure cured his fam
, 1886-04-15

100000 in First National bank, Den
yer, says the s, Nj. s., is the best nickel
cigar in Colorado. Rice 4 Towslee have
them.
, 1886-04-15

Cheyenne, Wyo.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27
Custer the Tin Center.

Daily developments continue to more
fully confirm Clusters claim to being the
great tin center of the Black Hills. For
seven miles in every direction she is
surrounded by continuous chain of tin
locations in all stagea Of development,
many of which give ample promise OF
becoming in the near future the greatest
tin producers of the world. After q
careful study of the subject we do not
hesitate to say that nowhere in the
world has there been lodes discovered
of such surprising magnitude, and of
such remarkable high grade. From
present indications it may be deemed
absolutely certain that this tin district
will be visited by thousands of people
from abroad during the present year, as
letters from all parts of the world from
coming visitors are pouring in upon us,
and before the close of the approaching
summer the CHRoICLEs predictions will
be universally admitted TO have been in
every respect truthful augury of sue
ceeding events.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27
Battle River Items.

Mr.. WI Thornby. Of Battle River
who now represents the Yankton Fire
Lightning and Tornado Insurance com.
pany, and who will at an early day
open an Office in Battle River, connect.
ing real estate and mining agency there.
with, gives lis the following news items
from the coming town of the eastern
foot hills:
A gentleman just arrived from the
east is erecting a livery stable.
Van Devort & Co. will establish a
branch hardware store at that point in
few days,
Breaking has been going on for two
weeks, and the grass is commencing to
show itself in the valley.
Hesnard & Gordon have completed
their saloon building, and are running
in full blast, and doing good busi.
ness.
Charles Terwilliger, former partner
of Mr. Way, has sold out his interest to
the latter, and will make visit east for
recreation.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27
hot Springs.

During the approaching summer hun
dreds, and probably thousands of visit
ors from abroad will reach this coming
resort, many of whom will doubtless
visit Custer City. 1t is by no
means to be supposed that very large
per cent of visitors to the springs will
be composed of class who are stricken
by disease, and who will become what
may be termed regular patients for treat
ment at that place. The majority of
visitors will be of a class who have
ample means, and who are seeking
recreation and pleasure during the
heated term. The scenery bordering
the route from the springs to Custer,
being especially inviting, and the loca-
ton of Custer being SO peculiarly at
tractive, we cannot doubt the fact OF
very many Of these visitors availing
themselves Of the pleasure incident to
this delightful mountain drive. We can
but regard the Hot Springs as a point
which in time will materially benefit
Custer in this direction, and we heartily
wish that her future advancement may
be all that could be desired by the
present owners, who are now putting
forth commendable effort to bring the
place into well merited prominence.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27
Custer.

After ten years Of vicissitude, marked
by a succession OF changes rarely EN-
conntered in the experience OF any
town, Custer City has at last become
permanently established as an ac-
knowledged future mining center. The
vast amount Of mineral Of various char
acters that have been discovered during
the past winter, and especially that of
tin, has given her a prestige at home
and abroad far exceeding that which
she has at any time in the past attained
to. There is no longer doubt enter
tanned of her future advancement. A
feeling Of perfect confidence is every
where manifest, and the full and settled
belief that the present year will develop
an era Of greater prosperity than ever
before experienced is noticibly pre-
valent Advices from abroad indicating
the early Inauguration Of mining enter
prises involving the investment Of large
capital point to the attainment Of the
grand result so long hoped for. The
universal verdict that has been passed
upon the extent and permanence Of our
varied resources by all classes of visitors,
is strong basis upon which to claim
increased activity in mining operations.
Recent discoveries Of large bodies of
refractory ores Of high grade, which by
reason of late improved methods for its
reduction is being sought after, has
already engaged the attention of eastern
mining investors, and will doubtless
become a resource of great import to
our rising city. The early predictions
of Clusters finally becoming the chief
city of the Black Hills, which for years
have been almost wholly disregarded,
are now largely imbibed and their final
realization comparatively assured.