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Company, on the condition al rece,yiny
one share q. Rail Road Stock IN paymen,
Tor every two shares Of Steamboat stock
ana also, IN addition thereto. five dollars
Tor each share of amboat stock. which
last Is To be pait. IA the Rail- Road Com.
panys seIip. bearing six per crnlum per
amman. tuder this arrangement. wh,ch
/ Is not vet consummatcd the Rail Road
Company will Obtain the control Of The
affairs Of the Steamboat Company. and
although the two Companies will continue
10 operate as heretofore, they will virtual
~ be under one management BAH. .7m
Among the importa,ions a, New York
rom Marse'lles. are fry fire tons Of Nut
6er'y frees. pretty heavy shipment. We
should think. II there is no mistake IN the
entry.
PENNsrLvANIA The Legislature OF
Pennsylvania has Just passed bill. mal-
ing the following appropriations for State
works -
North Branch Canal. :;23n 600
Enc Extension, a5D 600
Repairs, 3Jl Don
Repairs OF the Junis,a division. 3sO. 900
West Branch, 80 900
Wincon'sco, so coo
To avoid Columbia plane, 80 900
81, 2sO. 600
No provision. IT will be seen. is M ade
for the GETTYSBURG Rail Road, the fur
Their construction Of which is TO be dis
continued.
\ bill has passed the Legislature Of
Kentucky. changing the place Of he trial
OF Judge WILKINSON and Mr.. MuapaucH
from Jefferson county TO Mercer county.
Two negro boys have been tried a, Nor
folk and found guilty of breaking open n
store IN that town. They are both slaves
and the punishment, consequently. is
death. They have been sentenced 10 be
hung in April.
The Army Of the United States. as au-
,horized by law. would amount 10 IL $50
officers and men. but it's entire force al;
present is only e653, there being 3os6 10
/ be recruited.
| We notice among the importaiion> per
ship Russell arrived at New York on
\ Friday, from Lcghorn. a coffin contain j..
( ing the body Of the late Geo w. Bflrn-
iner. Esq TO VI. Brimmer. of Boston"
INnrANA.-The estimated cost Of the
Internal Improvements authorised by the
laws OF the young State Of Indiana, is
twenty one millions of dollars.
RAIL-RoAD ACCIDENT A Mrs Riley
was killed yesterday on the Susquehsnna
Rail Road. about27 miles from Baltimore
She was walking 10 the track Of the road
when the engine suddenly came upon
her. and before she could ge, on, Of the
way, or the engine be stopped the loco
motive struck. and, knocking her down
the forward wheels passed over her. cauS.
ing her instant death. The passengers
entirely cxonetsie he Engineer from any
blame - Ball. Pat. FEB. D.
ItIs stated IN the New York Journal OF
Commerce, tba, new line of packets be.
tween Liverpool and New York j. sd,er.
used ~ the English papers 10 sllh the
Ut. Sth 10th. aud 1ith. 81 each month.
The ships named are American. Chesa-
Peske. Texas. Van Buren,, Jackson. Bn-
iish, Nel.on Roman. Union North Star
These ships are 100 10 iO..O tons each -
The Chesapeake vas 60 SAL January III,
The New York Correspondents of the National
: Intcihscncsr says.
" The nsms OF Mr.. Pncg the late 4.
). Distinct Attorney Cor New York ap.
pears among the passengers Of the steam
Ship Liverpool who rendered q gold
Snud Box 60 the Captain The Hsfure Of
hls voyage va not known "a England a.
the last dates thence"
We End ~ The New York American
the following abstract Of business done AZ
the Custom House IN that Chy. dunng
the month ~ January:
P1ckBrcs -, q b. tte App. aiser's siorc f.f e.
amiaauon. 30 ih~ moa,h OF January, in the fa.-
lnwing year q ~t.i be remembered ihat islG
I sas the great yeaf fnT ImPuuaunns
frlf fr4r N-af
1886 t-1s frg
No packa7es. SO packages. No psesav~s.
$50 ista jgg4
stouinr 40 stcess thts year over Is.r ~ C1s-
PACKAGE. and over is3f 0f 1fe2 psekse-s
Dufy BonD akrh IN Januau Of hs f.Is4iag
ysafs
i-1e i-l- t-lg
Bonfs. Roads Uands.
3t-1 ir- 4Is1
Snow SronN. The heavy rams u the
..3ih sod 18th January, which were the
Gauss 81 such serious and extended dan
age ~ he States east Of MaFyiand. a..
sumed the shape u snow storm N the
Wes'srn paris Of New York 10 the ".
e,aily Of Aubufn add Rochester the
snow . sad 10 have fallen 10 TIE depth
lof thee feet - Raj 4.sr