The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-05 00:00:00

BALES OF TILE LAND DEPARTMENT.

Sold for,
Acres construction lands 24,909.46 $249,366 117„
Acres interest fund lands
Acres free lands
Total sales during the month of 76
September, 1868
To which add town lot sales

Total of all 27,867.93 $290,803 I°
Cash collected in September, 1868 8400,754 58

598
46801
38001
~0.07)
::8 33
700

TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT.

From freight
Passengers
Mails
Rent of road
From other sources

Total receipts in month of Sept., 1868 $7.10,433 (.6
Total receipts in month of Sept., 1867 8704,593

Estimated earnings in the month of Sept.,
on th:3 D. and S. C. R. R., not included
NI
above si33,ouv
49
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Thomas C. Durant, vice-president of the Union
Pacific Railroad, telegraphed to the Presid3ut from
Salt Lake City that he had heard a special conon°;
sioner h d been appointed to re-examine the No'
Lie strongly objects to this, unless all the roads re-
ceiving Government aid are to be re-examined als°'
in which case he acquiesces cheerfully, and profeoee
the belief that the Union Pacific will compare
favourably with any of the others.
The corporation formerly known as the Cleveland:
Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad, have change'
their name to the Lake Shore Railroad COMpanY"
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IN THE r4v
CIFIC STATES.—The San Jose Road extension t.e
Gilroy, 20 miles in length, will be completed, it 0
promised, by December next. This road is pros.
perous, and the country and towns through wive
it passes are in a highly flourishing condition. Sub-
scriptions are being received for the building of t
railroad from Anaheim to Buenaventuras, in
Angeles county, a distance of nearly 50 miles. The
railroad from Vallejo to Sacramento is now coins'
pleted for 46 miles, to Davisville, which is withla
14 miles of Sacramento. The portion yet to
built will be on piles, because the country is sublee
to overflow in winter to depths of three to fifteen
feet. Several railroads are under active headway
in Napa, Solano and Marin counties. The coo
mencement of work on the junction road frors 1131.,
risburg to Suscol, to connect the Napa 'Valle'
with the California Pacific Road, is announced'
and a contract has been made for the construe:
tion of a road from Dansville to Woodland tho
year. A contract has been made for grading tell
miles of the San Francisco and Humboldt 133 Y.
Railroad, eastward from Petaluma, before, the lsv
of December, but the Superintendent expresses the
belief that the entire distance to Santa Rosa,
miles, can be completed before that time. Arrange;
ments are being made to purchase forty miles 0.
iron. The Stockton Gazette says that a paper j"4
being circulated among the citizens for subscrir
tions to a railroad from Stockton to Paradise Vallefo.
It will be the first step toward opening IV tibt,
Tulare region, and will pay from the start. lb
Colorado, Reese River, and Virginia City mines are
to be connected with the main continental road by
short branches. Fifteen miles of the road-bed
the Denver branch of the Pacific Railroad are coca;
pleted, and the work progresses rapidly towards the
Platte. The commencement of actual work on the
Virginia City and Truckee Railroad has been de-
ferred, and is not likely to begin during the pre-
sent season.

Births.
Aran—On the 3d inst., at Sittingbourne, the wife Of
Aird, Esq., of a daughter.
DALDY —On the 4th inst., at Belvedere, Mrs. F. R. 1)1131'
of a daughter.
A O.
WEBB —On the 29th ult , at Tenby the wife of Au-'
R
Webb, Esq., N,of a 'son. ,
Marriages.
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DAVENPORT—CURTIS —On the 27th ult., at ettynhamtuat
Ludlow, Salop, Harry T. Davenport, Esq., of LenSP-0f
Hall, Staffordshire, to Georgina Henrietta, daugWr
Sir Win. Curtis, Burt., of Caynhatn Court. Ludiovr•
WEEKEs—MOSTYN—Ou the $d inst., at St. James's, Pi;29.•
dilly, Nathaniel Weekes, Esq., of Guillard's Oalr, tra
sex, to Elizabeth Mostyn, the second daughter of
Mostyn.

Deaths.
HAY—On the 2d inst., at Belmont Hill, Lee, Charles 1141'
Esq., aged 79.
LucAs—On the 3d inst., at Clulsea Hospital, Wm. T-411,7.'3.
Esq., Deputy duspector-General of Hospitals, ogeu;
laenoNALn —Oa the 4th iust., at 8 Park-street, Gl.oef
nor-square, Lady Margaret Sophia Macdonald, Nci
Sir A. K. Macdonald, Bart., aged 36. vvie-
WILSON Oa the 2d ins'., at 3, Cambridge-square,
park, Wm. Wilso a, Esq., aged 67.

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