True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-05-24

Snds rain and terrible snow storms the thermometer
standing ut Fahrenheit above zero. The whole road
rom Fonanka, the terminus in 81. Petersburg to Paw
owsk, assistance of Is 4 miles was opened in July
1851 in the short lime of sixteen months from the sign
ing Of the Imperial decree
4 A great part of this rou | was messy soil. and
through the beg Of Schuschurs. The lands on each
side of the route was drained and an .cmhankncnt
thrown up the average height Of which is III l~2 ec-
This h. light adopted, to facilitate the sweeping OF
the snow By the wind. In the iarest opening OF 1'o
feet made for the passage Of the roud with SINH
lar object in view I lie embankment contains 77,ooo
cubic alhoms The bridges IRE built of wood, except
one over canal, and that has stone piers The whole
number Ct bridges on the limo is for,y-two The en-
hankment is covered by bed Of rubbish and ba>
last feet wide and Is inches deep, which are placed
the pieces ~ 10 feet long and IA inches WIDE
The perslals and rails fixed TO them by pins. The
gnaga Of the rails is 6 feet.
The Cilevuer Won Gestner the founder Of this road
in this city. We understand he has visited
nearly all our rail ways In II few days shall be
able to lay bef,re reuderS interesting details
of the progress Of the great scheme to unite ST. Peters
burg with Moscow, by means Of ,ail road.
LAW OF PARTNERSHIP.
Supreme Cowu cf Louisiana.-In the case of |;gcrs
and others Saint /, the decided that Stock
holders in Incorporated companies liable in the
same manner other partners and stockhol err in
such companies Of Steam Boat, for the sale
end purchase of personal property, anil carrying for
hire in ships other vessels, commercial partner
Ships aud the stockh dars uble in soliao for the
debts of the company"
Eustis, j., delivered the opinion of the court
The plaintiffs the no d"rs of promssory note
signed by Placdc Fo:s'a Michael Moore, and Jonchin
knhn, cnms orers in the budy of the note, they art
described TO 10 the commissioners of the stockholders
the steam ship Cuba. Tho, petition charges, that thu
defendant Of the Stockholders, is liable for The
amount otha note, as the commissioners had authority
t, give for, and bind the stockholders by contract
and that the Stockholders and owners of the seame
Cuba constitute under laws IL commercial partner
ship. The defendant is sued alone, and is sou sht to be
, made liable for tn, whole amount of the debt.
The defendant denied that he could be sued in tn
manner and orn stuffed in the petition he being ON
of the subscribe TIN. pronssury note sued on, an
the Cuba not belonging to 4 commercial partnership.
On thess peadinys jud yn,ent rendered for tn
plaintiffs anl the defendant has appealed
1t appears that nnncorporutcd association sx,te,
III ms Guy, Oh "nJ u ~ Sl5i"T5 OF tue more
quest On were commits >iouars they authorised
receive tile to the steamer Cuba which had been pre-
vious!y purch ,scd, und we've authorized borrow ii,
requisite money the obi ga,o,s " the com pan,
on pledge, bu'tnnry or mortgage.
The, borrowed the Of the note sued on, (iv
thousand liars, from the Eagle Insurance Cumpan,
lvp ecariou of til, boat, an this note was d,
| ycrrd to The crcior irJn whom the p,al receive
! it.
The defendant stakeholder in the company, M
the commissioners were authors d to issue the
and tn: defendant is bound by it: tho gu s,ion IT, ,
what extent?
| Unincorporutd companies precisely the sun,
fontinr the liabilities Of the parties, other part
ncrshps. Gon on partnership, pages ? and 10. Par
nersps for the purchase and sale Of personal poper
and for carrying personal property for hire in ships
other vcsssls, commercial partnerships by law
LouIsi,na Code 1906. 1t appears by The books Of I'll
company, that they bought and sold fruit, usual
ticlr of com nerce between this port and the Havana
between which ports the steamer Cuba piled, und TIN
part of their cur,n, were from freight.
On this evidence, are bound to consider the par
nershp commercial one and the HIockloide
bound in s2lido for the debts of the company.
1t is, therefore, ordered, ndulgel and decreed tn
the ud gmcnt Of the district court be affirmed with cos
| in both courts.