New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-10-12

rew-Yerk Railroads
To the Editor Of the Tribune
The receipts upoe the New ofK ano Ere
Railroad between here and Goshen, during the
90 working DAYS in September were as follows,
Fre;gb, coming East 158 ~
MIX COMING East-.---- 460 AZ
Total Fl ON freight coming East s3,627 10
for freight going West.----- 3,249 81
for passengers both Ways 4,lO9 90
Total tsfron all SOURCES for % days, sl09s6 40
Deduct onethird as the supposed ex-
pense OF working the Road, and all
repairs and Incidental expenses,
which is the same the Utica and
Schenectady Railway. 1902 -
Supposed profits for enc month SOFA u
This for road only 46 miles long almost
equals the Western Railway between Albany and
Boston Let US apply these returns 10 the New
York aud Albany Railroad, which Pirate enter
Prise and capstal is urging towards a rapid
completion in Rensselaer,, Columbia and Dutcaess
counties.
The distance TO Troy is l52 miles, through
rich agricultural and mineral region, equal TO the
choicest portions of Rockland and Orange
THE same charge for passage between
N.w.York. Albany and Troy the
Erie road charges to Goshen. (Sl 500
the annual returns would, from the
Local trade amount to.......-.. S435,634 DO
Through passengers, 500 daily, each
way, at 81 80 per head, (supPosins
that of the 1000 persons who traVe
daily between here and Albany this
number will seek the facilities OF
Railway. SCI see 90
1891, 1884 Sc
Allowing one.twentieth of the mer-
cn;,udize transported upon the Erie
and Champain Canals, to pass over
the road. the revenues would be-. 300, 900 90
Add for trade between Boston and the
New land manufactures which
will seel; the New-Yor market
the Western Railway and come
down on the Albany road $1,000. lOO,0o0 %
Total revenues ..---...... ,397,234 Sc
Suppose the expenses of working tue
road to be 45 per cenl-a very high
estimate .........---..... 629,755 %
Leaving for nett profits S76S,479 "a
Or an amount equal to 90 per cent. upon
-, 900, the estimated cost of the work / his
may appear visionary TO those who have never
turned their attention to the subject, but let any
man sit down and calmly investigate the prospects
of Railway between here and Albany, forming
the last link in the chain which is to bind New
York and Buffalo, and he will readily arrive to the
conclusion that enterprise Gun equal II tor
sure return.
A Railway running to Troy, uniting New-lork
City and Lake Ere is now demanded by every
man interested in the prosperity of the city, and
all will undoubtedly reece to learn that its pros
reefs 50 cheering. MAHHATTAN
ARAscAL IN CHEcK.-The Ogdcnsburgh Times
gives the following account of a Bigamy case just
tried in that (St. Lawrence) County
William D. Carr, alias Alfred Celbmrn, was
ayraigned on an Indictment for Bisomy [tseems
that he was married some 23 years since in Yer
mont, but soon to this State and was mar
ried again in MaSSena in this County about l9
wears since to a respectable woman, but seon lett
her and roamed To parts unknown About 10
IT IA years since he married to Miss Rcbecca
Clark, of Utica, with whom he lived for some
wears, and removed 10 Deer6cd, Oneida County.
He continued to reside at Decrhc!d till about the
18th of December last when he removed to West
Turin, Lewis County furnished liis family with
few provisions and in a few days left wife and
i've Or SIX children To lurA and set Tor themselves,
10 brave the rigors Of the fierce wintry winds--to
safer with hunger, or live the charities Of neigh
bors-under the false preence Of visiting his father
in Connecticut, but taking the opposite direction
he soon found himself in Her Majesty Province.
and forgetting his first, second, and third love,
soon succeeded in wooing the affections and win
ming the hand of another fair one; but he tarried
scarcely long enough To form Gc9uaintGnce-
took leave Of absence aud next work in
Canton under the assumed name of Alfred Col
burn Some time in the Spring he removed ~
Madrid and soon turned his attentions to the
daughter of widcw woman, succeeded in his OBJ
iect and was again married, under his assumed
cosuomen. 1t suspected that all WAS
Tot right and he was arrested at the instance OF
few friends of humanity, and committed 10 or
jail in Cantoll-plead guilty To indictment
found against him at the last term OF the Court,
and was sentenced to FIVE years at Auburn State
Prison-,he longest term the law allows. 1t is
believed his wives are all living.
STEAM FERRY-RoAT SoLp.-The steam ferry
boat owned by Sheriff Fitzsimmons and others,
Of this city, was sold on the 9th inst. 10 a ST.
Louis company for So 900, cash, in specie.
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
70 Or. c. II. Fontane, of Diana Mills, Bsck-
ingham County, Va has published liz the Rich
,nond Inquirer letter addressed to DIR. \. Chap
man. OF Philadelphia, in which he details cure
of his son when affected with aal ming symptoms
of tctaRus lockia by the application of Mes
,ncrsm. From the great analogy between te,anus
and hydrophoba, DR.. Fontaine thinks it highly
probable that Mesmsrjsm viii cure the last named