Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-09-25
NUMBER 40.
Rail Road Matters.

IHFENH rom tHRffcPfHF 10 Bdfff fAi-
|is.--A company has been organized un-
der charter. In construct a Railway from,
Chillicothe 10 GallipoIis. through jackson.
designed as a connecting link between
the Virginia works which terminate at
the mouth Of the kanawha and the Bel pre-
and Cincinnati. and the Sc;oto and Hook
ing Valley roads terminating at Chilli
Gothic. The distance from Chilioo,he 10
Galiapolis is 65 miles. and the Scio,o
Gazette assures Us that IS miles OF the
line are in the richest mineral region of
the Valley OF the Ohio. The whole line.
it is said. is more favorable thar. is the
Great Western line from Boston 10
Springfield, in Massachusetts.
! Gin. Gaz atte
Railroad JIecting at Parkers5ureh.
Ia.--The citizens Of Virginia recently
held meeting at Parkersburgh. to de-
terinine on measures 10 secure the termi-
nation OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road al that place. or 10 have a branch.
and also with reference To the Cincinnati
and Belpre Road. An etlor, is to be-
made for large meeting this fall; to
which the last meeting was adjourned.
and 10 which the Gazette saws:
"Seldom have we been present at a
public gathering. where better spirit pre-
vailed than that evinced by our citizens
at the Tuesday Railroad meeting. Each
one seemed fully Impressed with the I'M
portancc Of the work on hand and deter
mined 10 exert himself 10 the utmost. in
lis accom- li>hment Right. gentlemen!
long pull. strong pull. pull all to-
gcther,-- and we shall prevail"
IJ>
have received copy of the first repor.
Of the Board Of Directors of the Steuben.
vile and Indiana Railroad Company,
says the Ohio State Journal, accompa-
MED by map of the route and connect.
ing lines from Boston to ST. Louis. II
shows that Railroad extending from
Steuben,jlic to Columbus can be con
structed with low grades and at mode.
rate cost. that the local business of
such road would make it profitable
investment Of capital. and that this route
Is the natural course for the exports and
imports of central Ohio. The distance
from Columbus To New York is 100 miles
less by this ROAD than by Cleveland and
the Erie road. Its course is very straight
not varying more than 90 miles from an
air line from Pittsburgh to ST. Louis The
Columbus are Steubenville, Coshocton
and Newark
0TThe Railroad Meeting held at Col
lege Hall on Monday night was numer.
ously attended by the capitalists and bus
mess men of this city. Caleb b. Smith
OF Indiana. addressed the assemblape.
advocating the new survey which is call.
ed the Central route. lie was followed
hv Mo I oc T
burgh. who contended for the expediencv
of the Southern or Vincennes route.
Gin. Gaz.
Tie Central Railroad Pitts.
burgh Journal Of Sept. 10th says:-This
day opens new era in the history of
Penn> vlvania. The great Central Rail
road will be opened at Holldaysburg.
distance Of $50 miles. The cars for this
road ere said to be Of the most mapniti
cent kind. safety and comfort seems to
have been the main study Of the Compa-
ny IN their construction. This day. al
\. NJ. and 6 r. NJ, ID. Leech and Com
pany will begin running their double dali
~ line Of splendid express packets. Per.
sons who have never travelled on these
packets. know but little Of the comforts
enjoyed by trip to the east by canal
and railroad. Pittsburgh is drawing very
close TO Philadelphia.
or South Bend Ia.) Register says.
the county commissioners have agreed 10
subscribe $4,000 TO the stock of the
railroad there
o. Mr.. Gi.lett Of Lawrence county. O.
has sent to the lronton Register twelve
yellow peaches. called buckeye Gran
ges. which together measure ten feet in
circun ference! SO says the Scio,o Ga.
Zette.
o. The peach cultivators in West Jcr-
sey have discontinued sending their pro-
ducts 10 New York. as they do not bring
money enough to pay the expenses OF
marketing. The fruit will be distilled.
GJIt is stated that an editor down east
got his pockets full of money, and WAS