The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-30
RAIL AND CROSSTIE.

The Pullman car which is to replace the
one smashed ia the Borkei accident has
Just been inspected by the czar and blessed
by the head Of the Greek orthodox church.
Col. William Bailey of st. Louis was at
Townsville, Friday, comforting with the
citizens with a view to running the Augusta
Tai Iahassee and Gulf railroad THROUGH that
city. He is the roads general manager.
Sealed proposals will be received at the
ofiics Of the Macon Construction Company
in Macon until Oct. fer the building of
the Macon and Birmingham railroad %
connection WITH the Georgia Midlald and
Gulf railroad
The consolidation of the Cincinnati, Ala
bama and Atlantic Raj way Company VITA
the Cincinnati Huntsville and Birmingham
Railroad Co ana y and the Cincinnati and
Birmingham Railroad Company has been
reg stored at Nashville. The consolidated
company bears the name of the first Of the
three mentioned.
The Charleston aud Savannah railway
excursion to Charleston yesterday was
very large one. Over 500 colored psople
came over ON Charleston, and nearly as
many went over from here. A large ex.
C lrsion train of fifteen cars will be run
from Jacksonville Tuesday to Savannah.
One thousand people are expec5ed on it,
Iron for the Darien Short Line railroad is
on the way from New York. President r.
K. Walker has shipped forward the iron
and some OF the rolling stock. These will
be landed at BellevIl g, where the railroad
wharyes have bsen built. The crosstiss are
being laid, and the railroad will in the
course of short time be completed to Wal
thourvile
The Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
Railway Company has recently issued a
beautiful and useful map showing every
battlefield of the war and giving the dates
upon which they were fought. The ba tie
fields are marked red and numbered to
correspond with other numbe on the out,
side of the folder, where the dates are
given. It is artistically illustrated and
neatly printed.
The Ea t tennessee, Virginia I'd Georgia
road is in the market after the Kentucky
Cent al, and in well-Informed lailroId Cir
cles there is a general belief that it will get
1t. The big southern system has for some
time been after the valuable little line which
serves to keep it out of Cincinnati, but Mr..
Huntlngton's price was entirely { steep,
ana the scheme was temporarily opped.
Tue owners refused positively to lower le
figures or lease their line, saying that if the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
wanted the road it would have to pay for it,
and pay dearly at that. Recently, however,
there has been very suspicious change of
Central stock to sou hern holders, aud the
prediction is made tat in less than six
moths time the East Tennssses will be
running its solid trains over that line into
Cincinnati.
The birmingham Nel0s has the following:
ut is known that the Alabama Midland
railro ID, which is being built from Balm
bridge to Tuscaloosa, via Montgomery. is
practically controlled by Il B. Plant, presi-
dent Of the Plant system OF raiir ads and
steamship lines. The completion of the
Midland will give Mr.. Plant a direct and
unbroken line from Tuscaloosa to Charles-
ton, via Bal bridge a q Savannah. The
Sheffield, Birmingham and Tennessee River
railroad is uild, & an extension from JAS
per TO Tuscaloosa. IL is rumore ia rail-
cad circles that Mr. Plant has either