New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-16
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Exc,ss equal to 81 per 557
large force is now engaged ON this Canal extension
from Terre Haute to the Ohio River, and il promises to
be completed within the time contemplated by the act.
Messrs Butter and Blake, of the Board of Trustees ap
pointed by the subscribing bondholdes untirng in
their efforts to bring the work to early completion,
which when done will it lie believed yield large rev.
enue.
We have received the first annual Report oil
the Albany (Ind) and Salem Railroad Company
1t appears that the work. IS miles IN length is already
under contract to be completed ready for the cars by
the LIST day of January, 1850. The Directors say
From the estimates made satisfied that after allowing large
s an , NJ am pSs 90 'ssISa s%" ,S
that vii be done the road viii The earth
vail be much
mates made
And appears tina, the stock subscribed and in pro
cess OF payment called at the time of preparing
the Report about s270,000 Upon this road there had
been large amount expended by the State, designing
1t for McAdam road, under the internal improvement
system of 1886 The whole of that work has been
rendered to the Company by the State also the right
q way. 1t aseertained that the road will be
completed to Salem but 1t is designed thai ii shall
stop at Salem. BY the charter the Company aas the
power to extend to any point within the state. The
Report farther says:
Under that the charter books have been osned
extend the road mtaedaey possible 10 Bloomington and from the
s sto AAen ~ and put e ~oa saef contract tor the extension
70 bomsion ear nesi spring The engineers sureyn.
fan seout 'weut ns Of the from Salem Bedford AID
report va, pan Of the route over favorable much
an % eapec,ed The plan extend the Of the road
ihroegn 70 Lafayette and perhaps Michigan CITY with branch
srd these sIssaoa. Vii 30, !. made an, faster
Than ns sn - aAee P % 70 make them without seriously
masns The wofA, whAh OF Little NOR sa wee
Of the imPOrtAn, ~oas The State OF N the Nest
New.Abany lies the Ohio River at the foot of the
Fails. Its population is rapidly advancing in wealth
the results OF their industry and enterprise Il num-
bers now about 5000 Il does a very heavy build
ing business. completing them in both the wood and
iron work They send of to the South annually
from twelve 10 twenty steamboats, of sizes varying from
the largest 10 the smallest The merchants are heavily
engaged in the purchase and shipping the produce Of
the Wheat, Corn, Flour Meal Fork Beef Bs
con- Horses. Oats. Potatoes, Lumber, &c.
This Railroad must make this young city very i'm.
portant commercial point for its whole route perces
the wealhiest and most fertile country Of Indiana
viii be that ii Is contemplated to extend 1t to La
fayette, where IL viii nterseet the wsbasl and Erie
Canal and give the commerce of Southern Indiana an
outlet 10 the North afordng the people OF that portion
OF the State choice Of markets. either Southern
Northern. without the risks OF Southern latitude OF
Gulf navigation
Markets. .CAsEfvLLy REPORTED ros THE TRIsvSE.
rrIssAr, August IS
~ Tie m.fssts generally or foas show Married
yesterday bes and havag downward tendency The Pr
s,e ssters fvorsb tbs printed aeeoani. and
the orders Tor breadstuss are ha,ed lo~.
AsHEs-Ar. heavy 80 es. Pot. a, rsss sly
..d Few Pearl. At So
oofToS- Has changed srten, Of 40 10
prces favor Of The buyer The nov st,pi.
% the quotations caai before The preoas A.
tie Acadia We quote Ipsris Noble. \. Ofeass
sisdAns'. ................,ss sSs, 81.
FIOrR MEAf-I8 Flour - day the msrse has
and h. tenJen, prices favor Of tie buyer although TIE chAse
= oot MARKED bbis. ~
Bak Rok Loctport Oswego, Troy and Brokbh The
mode and the deaaDd from the East not large ieded
he .aes 900 bbs round hoop. Is Shippers
% any to-day but 600 @ E,trs taken or London
on terms psb southern descriptions quiet with
2s4s So Al Offer o 81 made for 900
G~oretowu Rye Your s7xast With sa-s 40 To 100 bos
Nss . usndefste and Dofnins AZ , 15H3 So
URAIsis Cora day ooasned bush Ssw