Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-10-15
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FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER Is, 1890.

Dal NOHNING. OCTOBER 10, 1890.
W we have thrown together several extracts up
on the subject Of the West India trade which will
give our readers pretty correct view of the proms
cd advantages ofths glorious act of our mos, plor
GUS administration. I'm confirmation OF their views
IL does not appear that tue late news has had the
slightest effect IN raisiug the price of our wheat and
Hour This Is conclusive. Our merchants are too
cear-sghted TO overlook the benefits of new mar
ket II In fact any bcucfit is to be derived from IT,
baltimore aud Ohio Rmi Road We have road IN
the Baltimore papers the fourth annual report Of the
reSuent ana directors OF this Company, and regret
that lis length necessarily excludes it from our
Columns line receipts, upon the portion UPON which
single track has been laid that is To Ellico,,,s
Ni''s' a distance OF 10 miles, have been 10000 for
less than four months, for the conveyance of passen
gers alone II IS expected that the d1nbe track will
be completed this season to Ellicotts Mills and tho
single track twelve miles further: and that in tho
course OF next year, about forty miles will be com.
peted, to PARIS Spring Ridge, and a sinrle track
extended 10 the city of Frederick and perbons +, Tho
Point al Rocks, distance of Sc miles fr,nn Rail-;
more. where the Railway and the Chnsapc,la and
Ohio Canal come in contact. The rcpor, op,;,;-
pates speedy adjustment of The differences ba,v,.on
these companies, and he President and n rec,ors
appear sanguine of ultimate success in this nnost
wonderful enterprise of the age The followino cx
tract from he report of the Engineer, is all we con
find room for:
Experience with regard celeriry of the conv,, -,
passengers during the preceding months on the t,, :,
miles OF the Baltimore Ohio Rail road IS Of the me ,a 10
ing and convincing character The practicab,lv oC
With proper relays, this rate of travellnS NAV b enen
through any length Of Rail.wa the ascens and dasc,
wnnh snail not exceed about 80 per mile Tb;s Ii h
,ha' , apPea uIa'asant when the fact is adverie 10
ma tine average speed Of the mail coaches ON the ,tTnt
to ncinaon, Of rv.. @ hese roads vary from level
times sven ,,,r ana sree Up TO 276 feet per some
ronid 60 ann wnon II - Further considered horse
70 the me with sle exenn as the same load ,yo,I ~
qe on 'ns ref parts Of the best English turnpike road
Inc Ioah Tor horse the Rail Way will be one car
ing 70 passengers, with relay every six or seven cs
omy ~ 'he use OF horse power for the general PURPOSE nf
udnP"I'aon VIII require low velocity perlaps aho ,,rss
miles per hour since the expence Of ,ransnouann ~, h
greatly sugumen'ed as the velocity inc reased beyond ,bi
rate Ihis enhancement OF expense NAV pe horne fo , %
Veysnce OF persons, but not for trade $50 WI
,i S e aM lew months, the improvements in Locomo.
1--WE steam Engines have been as 10 insure he ,ons,l
use on the Han Ways OF suitable graduaton and whc1e mi
cheap me weight of these has been 81 greatly
euuceh snh the generation and application Of tho no ,ar ~
nuch econonzed as IN put all comparison
] ana stationary power on the Liverpool! and Man
chester railway From the experiments In Clc,ora, L., -
that road, with the improved locomotives ~ n 'S. ON
ehe' TRIALS subsequently made, been
ocly winch the bounds of prudence NAV way,ar, 10 ~
ch Is ,her CELEBRITY and economy of movement tha; the ci
/ f1rtra
seen n nose OF any other method hitherto known ~
n'r 'ocotnGves the transportation Of commodities nav
10 i me same velocity the conveyance Of persons
WYNN very lnle, If any increased sxpense-'ibIs
WI add Immensely 10 the capacity OF the road yyhs il @
necessary TO be employed The movement MAJ, No C n
10 nes per hou so as to average 10 miles including ali
am aware that l5s velocity is not 50 rrca, as a
IONS may ase, or az might be under very
much ten miles per hour exceeds The as
travelling on our turnpike roads at present vel there
~ ~ w ~ ouno 10 the necessary alty of the machines and
n., dy, spaTable from the physical nature Of their
paris III the Importance Of safety To persons ami IN M
I '."at pdits 81 me community well calculated 10 set
practical mechanics - A"o"Vuse Of
Inc speed Of 10 miles per hour would reduce the pacs hi,
'e uGes e the chesapeake the Steamboat nav,pa
non Of the Ohio to sc hours agord,pg ali ,h.
eh' 70 me concentrated limits island whilst IN, NO
ne'e would exist the expanded Of continent
General Root has declined the Salina nomination.
1hc remaining candidates arc the present Goverpo,
IhrooP Mr.. Granger, and Mr.. Williams The
last Nominated by minority of the sana Conyen-
ton.
IL IS stated by Mr.. Niles in his Register. that tho
wholeexport of -four from the United States 10 tho
British West India Islands, when those ports were
open to our shipping, and taking the year when tho
export was greatest, very little exceeded the ouanti
ty OF -four imported into Providence, Rhode Island
last year.
From The Baltimore Chronicle
RESULT Of THE ENGLrsH ELEcrIoNs.- V,hoJ
hnUe Tie JuuIisters gained We nIuht put ono nor
question: TO which positive answer wonld be more
ensly returned. What have the Ministry lost ?
Ihey were to gain ninety-three votes. AccordInu
10 the most accurate calculations they have lost for
/ " or hity and much larger number, If we add IN
.nese many OF their former thoroughgong suppor