New-York daily tribune., 1844-02-24
South Western New York-Erie Rail
road, &c.
Correspondence of The New-York Tribune.

Correspondence of The New-York Tribune.
CORNING, SrEUBgN Co. Feb. 9th, lsA
During the last ten days have been moving
about in this region, and have thought thata few
lines from this section of the State would not
prove altogether uninteresting to your numerous
readers.
have passed over theentire length 1l7 niles
of the Susquehanna and Chemung section Of the
New York and Erie Railroad, and nothing will
so fully carry conviction to ones mind, of the
fool.hardy and ruinous policy of the Loco. Foeo
party III arrestng the progress of the Public
Works as the sight Of those long miles OF piles
all tossed and graded ready for the rails. Were
the road completed to Owego, where it would in.
tersect with the Ithaca Road, which leads to the
Cayuga Lake, natural channel of communlca-
ton from the Southern to the middle and North
ern counties, the profits arising from Its use
would serve to construct the remainder oil the
road with as much rapidity as it would be neces-
sary to advance it.
There is a rumor abroad in this region that the
new Board of Directors are making great efforts
to start it again next spring, and that IN all pro.
babilitysuch will be the case. Our merchants have
so long wished for the resumption OF the wors
that they now believe such will soon be the case
tbut Pm afraid the wish is father to the thought
Business at this place is at a very low eoo, ae
pending as it does almost entirely upon artlhcml
advantages for support the chief of which are Inc
Chemung Canal and the Blossburg Railroad
neither Of which are in operation this winter; the
Canal closed, as matter Of course, and the Roae
stopped to repair engines, and for want OF USE
full employment during the winter months.
West Of this, on the Canesteo River, and South
in Tioga Co. Pa. the immense and numerous
numbering establishments are in active and enef'
getic operation, with fine and well grounded eL
pectations of a ready cash sale as soon asthey
get to market. The business men In this LOCO
Foco section, have no faith in the reputed deala
of the country some months since from the enec!s
of the Black Tariff, which was administered 70 Il
by Wing Congress.
have been struck with the great difference
observable in the moral, intellectual and Pecun'A
ry condition of the laboring classes in LumOs'.
ing, and those in an Agricul.urlng dStnct' .ns
former are often addicted to intemPerance' anu
pay slight regard to the Sabbath-two SINS "n.A
are sure to entail poverty upon those VINO Pas
tice them. And of such, consists great plop0'. s
ton of the inhabitants of the numbering secScS' Sa
of Steuben County, and Steuben Co. Is tnso'DIl
raltar of Loco Focoism But, IN an Agrlcul.ua
County the aborng classes are generally psssSs saa,
with morality and intelligence, and, though rsue po,
manage to live comfortably, and keep up s''''
rally neat and tidy personal appearance -ub;ch
Your Meetings and Town Elections, VIII nnh,
take place next Tuesday, are occupying tas pJ pSo
lie mind at this present time. The "nlgs; lgSs;u,s5
have a small majority in this town, (fa fan. 40
POST are making but little, if any stu ou. IN
Locos are straining every nerve, and eApe''
carry it. 1.;on
The best idea can give you Of the conoI.1r as ~
of this village is to state that there are thfss
four dwelling houses and one large hotel pau, ~
finished, standing in that condition. expose he,
the elements, and not completed, suppos.c,
cause they are not wanted. Yours,
DISTRESSING MoRrALrrY.-A correspondent .ss
the Fredericksburg Recorder, speaking y Sat
mortality the past two OK three monlns :.as - the
ford and King George counties, ya'' ssmilv
following account of the aflctlon IN u Ias !. His rs
of the late William Cox, near White odA. .o.fpr
wife died on the 2Sth uit a few days lhs' ,sac.
one of his children, and he on the IN AiIs, No., nine
ing seven children, the Oldest not more snan ns;bIe
years old, and without protector or sn! : con.
means of support. And now tneie e.a of Nj
fined in the same house, sister and nleoe - tber
and Mrs. Cox, who waited upon taem ,I 18th =, ;be
illness, and also one of the children a,ss a, Of
prevailing disease, the prominent ieasu isuds and
which, are high fevers, swelling IN the glad had no
sore throat. These when last heard iroh,' ~ but
medicine, could get no physician, ana als Is rels
- s;aual To matt unan them, q fenai0 -