The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-14 00:00:00

Miscellaneous American News.

The following are the earnings of the Pennsylvania
Railway for March. The table shows a decrease
both in receipts and expenditure, from the result of
the preceding March, which, under the recent de-
pression, was fully anticipated. This return must
be highly satisfactory to the proprietors :
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Gross harnings. Expenses. Net Earnings.
Mar. 31, 1867 ...$1,201,093 16 $928,516 31 $272,576 82
Do. 1866 1,281.190 36 953,340 42 327,849 94

Decrease
The second track of the Western road between
Westfield and Russell was opened for travel on
Monday, April 15, and several trains passed over it.
About a year has been spent in building the roa 1
from Springfield to Russell, 16 miles, and only 22
miles now remain to be built to complete the double
track from Boston to Albany.
Real estate at Shelburne Falls has gone up at an
astonishing rate in anticipation of the early com-
pletion of the Troy and Greenfield Railroad to that
place, and houses of all kinds are scarce and firmly
held.
A number of Pittsfield capitalists and business
men met at the Pittsfield National Bank on Satur-
day, Aprill3, and talked over the Sheffield Railroad
matter. All were anxious to have the road com-
pleted as speedily as possible, and the only thing
now necessary to accomplish it is to dispose of the
stock. About 150 shares were taken at the meet-
ing, and these having the matter in charge are
sanguine that the necessary amount will be raised
and the work commenced the present season.
Some persons in the interest of the Troy and
Boston Railroad made a raid upon North Benning-
ton on the night of the sth April, and stole nine
cars held by an officer under a writ of attachment,
and one belonging to the Cheshire Road, which was
loaded with ties and belonged to Smith and Page,
the lessees of the Rutland and Bennington Road,
and ran them all into the State of New York.
Work on the Iloosac Tunnel in the past six
weeks has advanced more rapidly than was expected,
and at the same rate would be completed in eight
and a half years, at a total cost of $3,700,000. On
the east side 91 feet heading was made in March,
and 39 feet in the first two weeks of April.
No express matter of the Adams Express Com-
pany is now carried over the Norwich and Wor-
cester Railroad and by boat to New York, on
account of a difficulty between the companies ;
and, in the meantime, the railroad is carrying on a
local express business to accommodate people along
their line. The difference between the companies
is about $B,OOO, the sum heretofore paid by the
express being $15,000, and that now demanded
$23,000. The Merchants' Union Company are
negotiating with the Transportation Companies for
the privilege formerly accorded to the Adams.
THE EASTERN SHORE RAILROAD.--The bill to
incorporate the Eastern Shore Railroad Company
has had its second reading in the House of Dele-
gates, and as it passed without opposition to en-
grossment will, in all probability, speedily become
a law. The bill provides for the opening of books
of subscription at Drummondtown, in Acconiac
county, tinder the direction of Messrs. E. P. Pitt,
George T. Garrison, Abel T. Johnson, John D.
Tyler, E. 0. Finney-, Tl.onaas Hall Kellam, S. W.
Powell, -W. D. Cooper, W. S. Byrd, and John W.
Field, or any three of them, and in Eastville,
Northampton county, under the direction of Messrs.
S. B. Nottingham, John C. Dalby, W. 11. Parker,
Thos. Shady, John E. Nottingham, jun., A. W.
Downing, R. A.S. Carter, Win. J. F. Peed, E. C.
Fitchelt and L. L. D. Heath, or any three of them.
The capital stock of the company is limited to
$2,0011,000, divided into shares of $lOO each, but
the company is entitled to the privr, ges granted in
the act of incorporation, when $lOO,OOO shall have
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