The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-20

Last night 1t was reported that he was suffering from an attack of la grippe, which seems, it is said, to affect his brain. His physical condition was reported as being favorable, but at times he would lapse into state of comma, which the attending physicians attribute to the eff fects of the grip.
 It will be day or two before the doc tors will be able to determine the ex- tent of Judge Roulhac's illness.
 river on the west, and to the Fluff coast on the south. It Is authoritatively re- ported that this property Is in the hands of the Goulds, and that it is the inten- tion to make it part of great trunk system from St. Louis to the Panama canal via Pascagouia or Gulport. Capt John A Webb, formerly of Jack son. who recently accepted a position with the Mississippi Central at the Hatties- burg office states that all arrangements and contracts let for extending the line from Silver Creek to Brookhaven have been completed. The charter gives the road the right to build from Natchez.
 'The Beauty and The Beast company passed through Birmingham yesterday about noon from Memphis to Atlanta. The special which consisted of two sleepers, two day coaches and three bag gage cars, arrived in Birmingham over the Frisco about 1:45 o'clock, and fifteen minutes afterward the special pulled out over the Seaboard for Atlanta. Assistant General Passenger Agent Christian and Travelling Passenger Agent Coffey met the train here and accompa- nied the special to Atlanta. 1 This is the first of the passenger move ments from Memphis to Atlanta. over this route, and Is the forerunner of the passenger schedule which will be inau- surated as soon as the Seaboard gets in condition.
 The lessees of the Cincinnati Southern railroad announced yesterday that in a | few days they will advertise for bids for the changing of Bridges Nos. and To- just this side of Erlanger, Ky, to double track steel structures.
 | It Is estimated that the changing of bridge No. 9, which Is the nearest to Gin | cinnati will cost about $200O00, and that | bridge No. 10 will cost in the neghbor- hood of s125.000 The plans for this work have just been completed by Col. George B. Nicholson, chief engineer of the Queen and Crescent route.
 The lessees are completing the changing of the Lagoon bridge to a double-track steel structure at cost of s1S00O0. With the completion of bridges Nos and 1C the road will be double-tracked from this city to Erlanger, Ky
 The bridges in question will, when com pleted, have a greater weight power than before. The old load was a 132. .OO0- pound per lineal foot When completed the capacity will be a 356 OOO- pound engine followed by a train of 5000 pounds per lineal foot
 Besides being modern structures in every detail, the alterations of these bridges will mean that the curves will be frightened tc a very large extent When completed Bridge No. g will be 80 feet high and S5t feet long, No. 10 will be 70 feet high and I 555 feet in length.
 The lessee company will also In a few days begin the erection of large shops foi repairing cars and locomotives at Somer set, Ky, which will employ from 15O tC 200 hands.
 Every effort will be made to have the l contracts let for the bridges so that worl may commence on them early in the spring.
 The Nashville American says:
 The meeting of the traffic officials oi | the Southern railroads at Louisville al which the grain rates to the Carolins | territory was to be discussed, has closed and no sensational reductions in grair rates was made, as was expected b, l some.
 This is explained by one authority if the reported fact that the Frisco roac called off the threatened reduction o cents on grain from Memphis to tn, | Atlantic seaboard. and after that wa. done there was no pressing necessit, of action oh the part of the other south | ern roads.
 While nothing of a sensational nature came of the Louisville meeting it is saic on good authority that the matter Is no finally settled and that within a weel some developments may reasonably be ex pected. The roads interested in the Louis vile conference. 1t is said, took no positiv, action on account of the rumor that tn, Frisco had called off the rate proposed to take effect February %. In the ab sence of a positive confirmation of thi. rumor. however, 1t is said that the roadi practically agreed that the traffic head o each road was to act independently il