editor IiOld J,eaf. A writer in
the Torchlight of the 23rd inst., sigi
ing himself " T.," says he knows
whereof he speaks," and gives his anx
ious, inquiring friends information
with regard to the location of the
depot, and the time when the engine
will come whistling into town. It was
pretty much a matter of conjecture
before a question that perplexed the
minds, and somewhat disturbed the
equanimity of their tempers. With re
gard to Henderson, he says, Our
neighboring town, Henderson, may
blow as much as they please about that
being the terminus of the Oxford &
Clarksville Railroad ; we know whereof
we speak, that this is all gammon. We
will connect our road with the Oxford
& Henderson of course, but it is ab
surd to talk about Henderson being
the terminus." Will " T." please tell
us 'where the "gammon" and absurd
ity of thinking, when a road starts
from one point and terminates at an
o her, the end of the route, if the stop
ping place is not the terminus? If the
stopping point of a road is not the
terminus, where is it ? Is it in the
middle or on the sides ?
15ut perhaps our knowing friend has
learned that the company will extend
their line further on eastward. In that
event Henderson would not wish to
be the terminus of the Richmond &
Danville line, or the Oxford & Clarks
ville road, as the writer T." will jier
sist in calling it. With an extension
of the road to some important point
on the east, we would lose none of the
advantages we now have, and have an
additional feeder to our thriving town.
