Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-21
SOUTHERN RAILROADS, &c.
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE BOSTON POST.

RALEIGH, IN. CO. AUGUST z, lS47.
Boston company has purchased the railroad from Ports
mouth Va Weldon in this State and also an interest in
the Weldon and Castor railroad towards this city, Raegh
They engaged in laying down entire new track
with heavy rail- and intend go the low price system
They intend to have the fare from Baltimore to Weldon five
dollars, and then travel from Baltimore to Charleston
some six bundled miles, for thirteen dollars. They mean
also to increase the rats of speed and the distance from
Portsmouth to CASTOR in three hours and half and from
Portsmouth, through CASTOR, to Raleigh in six hours and
half Then the route from Raleigh Baltimore can be run
in sixteen hours and a half.
Now if this Boston company will reap the greatest
profit from their stock they will interest themselves and assist
in getting railroad from Raleigh Camen South Carolina
through Fayetteville and Cheraw. The distance is about one
hundred and eighty miles, If this railpad is built it will
shorten the between New York and New Orleans near
ly one hundred miles, and consequently take nearly all through
travel between the North and South. Unless this road built
the railroad from here Gason and the me from CASTOR to
Weldon will be very valuable but il built the stock Of
these roads will be above par and it viii at the same time
than double the business the roat from Weldon to
Portsmouth The North Caronians are interesting them
selves in this scheme and with help rom abroad would
carry it 1t has been tried and ou,-short railroads
from point of country to another ciH mol pay unless con-
neced with some long main travelled route
But let talk Of something besides railroads. Did you
hear of the celebrated Iron Gray Spring. near Peters
burg No. Why its waters have performed cures much
beyond that Of Brandeths pills Wstars balsam Of wild
cherry the light Of the exceeds that of arthng can
die. You recoect the account of that English officer at the
battle of New Orleans who got his sliced oil with Ken
lucky sabre. He clapped his on and held it till it ad
hered, but on looking in glass when the fight done
his horror and dsmay his handsome proboscs was on grong
side up He great snu-taker and on that account
he found it us the thing but he was under the necessity
Of standing his head every time he blew his nose To
remedy this great Inconvenience he consulted the emil
nent physicians and surgeons Of Europe and America TILL
fortunately he heard Of the "Iron Gray Spring." He visit
ed forthwith The first day he drank t,co barrels of the
water and continued increase the quantity until fire hogs
heads his daily allowance In the course Of three DAYS
he felt slight twtng sensation on his nose and the next
day he observed that had turned round In the
course Of week had turned clear round and there stood
" fair and square" before the BATTLE with nothing
but slight to show that he had been wounded.
This remarkable cure duly proved by certf
Gates in his possession.
RALEIGH is beautiful place. Summer and winter is
healthy any place in the Union II is you know, the
capital Of North Carolina. The State house erected few
years since in place Of that was burnt is, think, the
best State house in the Unon and have them nearly
all II is built Of sort Of white granite free stone but lit
tic darker than Vermont MARBLE The building is very large,
supported by pillars on two sdes and is emphaicay fire
proof Raleigh is well provided with schools The female
seminary under the charge the Rev. A. Smead and his lady
has about one hundred Students Judging from the elegant
buildings spacious grounds libraries and apparatus, and its
high reputation, must be of the first institutions in the
country
The Classical and Military Academy in Raleigh, under the
superintendent Of Professor T. j. Loveoy is the first school
in the State The military arrangements similar to those
at West Point and in the classical department full collegiate
course Is taught The academy this time numbers about
ninety boys