The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-20

DETROIT Dec III, l5H. 4
The hiesisan Volunteers Navrsahon-7He Centro
Rsilrsad-A More nsnt in Psihes-Flnan eial-O One o.
fks Heroes.
brief synopsis OF matters and things in the pennsu
Ia state may not be out Of place 10 your well filed CO.
lumus Our volunteer regiment Is about ready for pa
msse and battalian will move next week under the
command Of Col I. b w. Stockton. Col 8 is q gradu
ny Ten companies arc mustered in but they are NOT
ell full the whole number being about $50 rank apdaIe
Tue Lieut. Colonel Mr. Williams, editor and propris
tor OF the ddsert,er the vhig organ Col w Is every
inch soldier. The Major is German, Reuple good
oheer, and like the Colonel and Lieut. Colonel
army blue psnts and caps and grsatcosts are nearly
completed The whole command will be Of in . fort
night.
Navigation to the upper lakes Is done though there Is
Ice but the marine agencies the lakes will not take
rsas The reshtlog business by the Central rsirosd
especially out II still large The company fast push
ing the road to New Buffalo the terminus Lake Mich
ssn nfty i've mss beyond Kalamazoo the present
eomotivss and ordinary ones They now employ 1900
the whole line Their freight depot our river
understand the argest on the continrnt Is IL 500 feet
long and 100 vide built Of brick and tmbered in the
strongest manner with oak timber: They have and
doing immense business, and IL In said dividend
OF a. per cent will be declared doubt it very much;
- the must be enormous but that that and
larger dividends will be declared hereafter deem
tain The stock. what little 10 offered, commands lO7
per share IL cost, average, 65 year ago
Lns .sro, ,s sccd,n, o. the rs%n. propeller seems
gross culpssle csrelessness do not believe there
boat steam or propeller on the lakes, that carries
tue numb.r 81 small boats required by law.
Politics are qu.scent but the friends Of Gen. Cass
are msking great exerton 20 for him the
rates 10 tbs national with what success re-
ains 20 BE- seen. The fact s the General has little
psrssnsl popularity and his managing friends are, in
this respect, worse of than he L. Mr. Van Buren, or
General Dir could carry the STATE against Gen Cass.
Our new capital s emerging from the chrysas stage,
aud viii soon have building for the temporary ac-
eommodstion Of the legislature and State departments
We have, rs you know, bat three banks; the State
bank IL owned by the Dwghts Of Geneva, Springfield
and Boston, and BY General Cas- and capitalists
mostly merchants here The Farmers and Mechanics,
BY Mr. seymour Of Cansndaigua, Litch6sld, of Albany
Hubbard Of UtsA and Ten Eyck, OF Madison or Gaze.
nosia The Insurance Bank lately 1t 10 reported chang
I'D hands, and IL is said belongs to the Albany City
Bank; st all events cashier lately arrived from
that bank, Who, with MIR. Cornng's attorney here
control II Ths banks do small but safe business and
siu not, think, be caught beyond their depth
Capt. hcheynoiss, I'D Dragons, who was favorsbly
spoken Of by General Scott and Others In tho late de-
spstchesor his calamity and who severely wound
ed ~ the charge the gara arrived here last
ing lie hopes 20 save his arm. I understand he will
recruit for his company. which sft here In April los
strong, and 10 reduced 10 about forty men. The
captain has had the good luck to be the only captain
his regiment reported for his gsantry aud Major CAss
Who might have shared the late glorious battles has
been stationed at Matamorss. VERuLAM.