The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-27

y~nres and interest Most OF the difnculty aud
en- nsrrsssmsnt under ~hich this road hss labor
cd orig pstsd In the hostility OF the Long Island
pie particularly those OF suffolk county to the rail-
Instead Of acting people In other parts OF the
country have done In such cases la endeavoring TO
promote tn. Of tn. road the Long Islanders
showed Rom the CONNIE ucem.nts disregard to their
own interest by opposing the company ct every step
In the progress 81 the road and finally after its com
pie tiop of these people and VI
eious enough 10 attempt to take up the rails oy when
the lives Of travellers frequently endangered and
the prospects Of the road injured Consequently ira
v.ers refused to incur the risk OF passing over this
most direct road Boston aud other Eastern citiss
and thus gradually rival routes were constructed on
the opposite and safe shores OF Connecticut aod
the turned that direction 40 that for long
time ~ Loug Island route discontinued to Bos-
ton and IL has only been recently revived with bat
feeble of Being thus deprived Of its
through travel and thrown upon the Island ITSELF for
support its have thus far been found made
ouate to sustain the efficiently for the hostility
and Indifference Of the Long Islanders to the road
yet exist though not bold aud open "a FORMERLY
One great dic uty In way of success Of this rail-
road is that passes through forty miles OF wilder
ne S. where Mt the opening the road there not
q solitary hsbitation in the whole distance; and this
wilderness extending four FIVE miles on each side
Of road presents the extraordinary spectacle OF
railroad bet We en- the most important Atlantic cities,
having forty miles of desolstion on its borders
Until the owners of the lands thus remaining un-
cultivated the line Of the railroad, evince more
liberal policy than they have done. the road must BE-
deprived OF the way travel and bunsss which 1t would
rceiv. settlers encouraged TO place the lands
under cultivation, and establish villages 1t suitable
points for trade and residences.
Great fears have been entertained by the edcers o.
~ n,ard hat ha fYas hat In
susquebanpsh and tributaries would do great damags
to the public works The waters have assxsgsd SUN
cieLtly to make An examination OF the various lines,
and from official reports Of the damage 1t appears that
the main canal from Philadelphia to Pittsbursh,
Is again in navigable order the breaches between Har
rsburs and Columbia having been repaired The tran.
sit Of freight going West has been only momentsrty
interrupted.
On the North Branch and susqushannsh divi-
sions several breaches have also occurred. What
Is called the susquehapna division commences at
the junction of the Juniatta, main line, ct Dun.
cans Island, sixteen miles above Harrisburg, and
goes to Northumberland. 401 miles The conmu-
nication this branch Of the public works will be
suspended for . few days several heavy breaches
having occurred near Northumberland. The North
Branch Canal commences At Northumberland, aud
to the Laskawanna dam, = distance OF seventy
three miles. The reports from this quarter are quite
for the last days the tornado The
- lar rs received however represents the damage
trifipg The West Branch division commences at
Northumberland and runs to Fsrraugsvills seventy
six miles This Ii the Valley Of the Juniatta. where
very little FELL and of no damage or In
terruption has taken place. The Delaware division
runs from Bristol to Easton. 69h miles. On this
line the greatest damage has been done; the water Is
still very high which precludes proper and reliable
esmate but the Canal Com missonsrs expect to have
IL in navgable order In ten twelve days The a.
malta commences at the head OF Duncan's Isand
and ends Holiidsysbursh, 127h miles, where pas
sspgers take the Portage Railroad to Jehnstown aud
thence to Pittsburgh This 10 the main line, which
the business portion of the community will be graft
ned to learn is uninjured The water In the susqus
hannah raised within three and half feet OF the
great freshet In ls46 which carried away the bridges
1T Harrisburg, while the small streams raised to
height unknown before.
The annexed table exhibits the quotations for the
principal public stocks In this market at the periods
named