New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-23

Things In Lewis County-Blnck River Canal
Comm1ssioner XYillott and his Delays
gackett's Hnrbor and SRrntcgn Railroad.
Correspondence OF Phe Tribune.
EowvILLE, Thursday, Sept 10, 1850
Those of your business readers having corres
pondents in this region will be Interested to learn
that the Black River Canal, which, after tardy
and unfortunate struggle against LOco-Foco Stop
Laws and other impediments, was opened to Boon
vile early in the Summer, is gradually assuming
its expected Importance as q highway for the in
land trade OF Southern NeW-York The freight is
constantly increasing in quantity and the trade is
pavsing from the old route on the plank road to
Rome, to the Canal, which has present terminus
at Boonvile. The Fall shipments Of Cheese and
Butter from the excellent daires of Lewis and JEFF
ferson are now quite important and before the close
of navigation will Justify the predictions OF lts pro-
jectors and the justice Of the work.
The Canal should and could have been completed
to Port Leyden this Fall but for the unRccountable
"sins OF omission" on tbs part of Commissioner
FoLLETT, the Loco.Fooo Commissioner, who last
year succeeded "by the skin of his teeth, owing
to the Ambient vote, over NELSON D. BEACH, our
Wing candidate. Last Tuesday, the 18th, Canal
Lettings were contracted at Boonvie, for the
route from that place to Port Leyden and the work
ia to be done the lat OF next June. while there
wss no reaaon for not putting the work under con.
tract last April. The estimates, apecidoAtons and
plans weTe all submitted to him in April for pra.
! sentatlon to the Board, but these were not laid
before that body until the month of Aueust when
they were Immediately authorized-as they would
have been in April Az The time REQUIRED for ad
yerslsing and aealing contracts OF course will pre-
vent any thing being done till October, the season
haS virtually passed away, and year is Loaf to the
completion OF this every day mors important public
Improvement.
Vhe Sachetts Harhor and Saratoga Railroad
whioh is to follow the Black River to the High
shs and then waksn the wilderness with the
tread OF the Iron Horse over the unbrokeu receses
CT John Browns Tract" is commanding a Iivev
ATTENTION, and there ID determination to open this
route mmed'ately, il possible, Engineers are now
surveying the route, under the auperintendence OF
Lieut. IILDEN, and public meetings are held to lsv
ihe aaterprlse before the people a meeting held
In New Bremen on the 18th mat resulsad IN tba
Saklpg OF $500 on the gpot--an evidence Of the
spirit and resolves Of the people The road will bs
$50 miles in length, and the amount of cs,;,sI ~
qslred Estimated at s2,5QoO00. Without desgn
ing 70 lead your capitalists assray, would recon
mend them to examine the merits sf tbis invest.
ment ! apprehend they will no. be ossrs bv the
patronlzing OF this work Yours truly, w. O.
ROBBERY AID ARREsT.-As NewtopyilIe nm
Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Samuel Matbewa waa
knocked down and robbed OF S45 bv nsrty ~
five or ak desperadoes. One Of tbs partv bss
since been arrested and committed TO Csmb,idss
jail ior trial In default Of bail in the sum of 00o
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