New-York daily tribune., 1842-09-08
Post Roads in New York

The following are the Post Roads established
in New York by the Post Office Act passed at the
recent session of Congress.
From Durhamvle along the line OF the Erie CANAL to
the Intersection of the Erie and Oneida Lake canals IN
Onieda County.
From Unionvie, in Orange county. New York TO Deck;
in % o,. by the
From Texas 10 0swego the North Road, by Cheevers
Mills, in Oswego county.
From Collins 10 lrwR, in Erie county.
From Cassville to Bascock HILL in the county o Oneida
From wes!ernye TO Boonvlle as near as may be on the
route OF the Black River sanal in Oneida county.
From Rome 10 Clinton in Oneida county.
From Warsaw, in Wyoming county, by Silver Lake and
CASTLE, to Portageville in the county of Aeghsny
and East Java, 10 China, in Wyoming county.
From Corlandvle 10 Marathon, in the county OF Cort
From Emira, by way of Baldwin, Greek, jerusalem
Settlement through The south part OF Erie TO Van Etter
vile, in the county of CliemunS.
aFron the Manlns Depot the Syracuse Railroad, TO
the Village of Matthews Mills in The county of onondaga
From North Adams, through Fields Settlement water
town. in the county OF Jefferson
MILITARY TRACT LAND TIrLEs.-A meeting
of settlers on Military Land in Illinois is to be
held at Macomb, in M'Donough County on the
23d inst, to form strength by uniting their in
terests, and see that each and every patent title
suit is properly prosecuted" The Peoria Regis
ter says:
The quantity Of land in this Stale aPpropri-
ated to soldiers in the last war is three and a half
millions of acres. This, divided by 160, will give
81 ,S75 the number of quarter sections, and OF
course there is this number of military patents
What portion OF these undsputed it IS difficult
to ascertain. If 0ne-hfth, then there are II 500
quarter sections in controversy-that Is, there
ara two sets of claimants to them those who
hold the original patents, and those who have pur-
chased the land under the sale for taxes, and
therefore hold it by tax titles, as they called
Some of these quarter sections are highly i'm
proved, and among the best farms in the State,
and yet the title is in state of uncertainty de-
pending upon the decision of the courts"
JUNCTION OF TIE RED SEA AND THE MEDlTER-
RAsEAs.-The Frankfort Journal publishes let
ter, dated Trieste, the 11th cit. stating that Me-
hemet Ali had assured the French engineer, Mon
GEL that he wished to realize the dream of his lfe
the junction of the Red Sea and the Mediterranean
By means Of g canal. For this purpose the Pasha
had written to MIR. Brunei, the engineer who exc
cuted the Thames Tunnel, proposing to him to un-
dertaks this work.
ALIEN SoLpIERs.-The Superior Court. at its
recent session in the borough of Norfolk, decided
thar alien soiciers could not be lawfully enlisted
aud held to service. The decision was made in
consequence of the applications OF several soldiers
for their discharge from the U. S. Army on the
ground that they were aliens.
RETURNING GOOD FOR EyIL.-A gentleman in
Norwich, whose garden was entered and plundered
on Sunday night, gives notice in the Courier of
that city that if the depredator will call on him
any morning during the week, /" ne shall receive
two days supply Of fresh vegetables and copy of
the ii oly Scriptures md no oaeat;eHs GskSS ~