| From the Memphis Avalanche |
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| January 25, 1861 |
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| Great Southern Route |
| via |
| Memphis & Charleston Railroad |
| and its Numerous Railway Connections |
| to all |
| Eastern, Southern, and Northern Atlantic
Seaboard Cities, |
| The celebrated Virginia Springs, all parts
of Georgia, Alabama, S. Carolina, N. Carolina and Virginia. |
| Through to Louisville in 29
hours with only Two Changes of Cars; to New Orleans in 29 hours, with
only Two Changes of Cars; and to Mobile in b24 hours, with only One
Change of Cars. |
| The completion of Mobile &
Ohio Road gives a Direct Rail connection to Okaloma, Aberdeen,
Columbus, Gainesville, and other important points in Mississippi and
Alabama. |
| Two Daily Trains Leave Memphis 6:30 A. M.
and 6:30 P. M. |
| Junction Accommodation leaves
at 4 P. M., making close connections at Grand Junction with
Mississippi Central RR, for all points North and South; at Corinth
with Mobile & Ohio Road for Mobile and intermediate places; at
Decatur with Nashville & Decatur RR for Nashville, Athens,
Pulaski, Columbia, Franklin, Mammoth Cave, Bowling Green, Louisville, Cincinnati,
and all Points East and North. |
| At Stevenson with Nashville
& Chattanooga RR for Shelbyville, Winchester, Murfreesboro, and
Nashville; and at Chattanooga with Western & Atlantic and East
Tennessee & Georgia Railroads, for all points in Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington City, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York, and other Atlantic Cities. |
| Through from Memphis to New York in 66
Hours. |
| on Elegant Sleeping Cars run on all Night
Trains. |
| Through Tickets sold to all
important points, and baggage checked through. |
| For through tickets apply at
the company's offices, Worsham and Gayoso House, and at the Depot,
Memphis; Grand Junction and Huntsville, at the offices of the New
Orleans and Jackson Railroad, New Orleans, and at all Railroad offices
in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington City, &c. |
| Fast Freight Arrangements |
| Now made to deliver Eastern freight via
Charleston, Savannah and Virginia, and Western freight to East
Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina, etc., etc.,
in faster time, and new low rates as by any other route. Always
forwarded free at Memphis, Charleston and Savannah, by consigning to
"Railroad Agents." Fast Freight Trains are now run between
Memphis and the seaboard, thus securing delivery of freight in Memphis
within ten days from New York. |
| W. J. Ross, General Superintendent |
| A. F. Morgan, Ticket Agent |
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