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

pensss and interest Most Of the difficulty aud
en- bsrassment under ~bich this road has labor
ed originated In the hostility OF the Long Island pso-
pie partieu those of suffolk county to the rail-
Instead OF acting people In other parts Of the
country have done In such cases Ia endeavoring to
promote the success Of the road the Long Islanders
showed nom the CONNIE pcement disregard TO their
own interest by opposing the company at every step
In the progress Of the road and finally after its
plsoD of these people found awless aud VI
eious enough TO attempt to take the rails by which
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 to Boston aud other Eastern cities
and thus gradually rival routes were constructed on
the opposite and safe shores Of Connecticut aud
the travel turned In that direction that for long
time Ne Loug Island route discontinued to Bos-
ton, and has only been recently revives with bat
feeble prospects OF Being thus deprived Of its
through travel and thrown upon the Island itself Tor
support its have thus far been found made
auate to sustain the road efficiently for the hostility
and Indifference of the Long Islanders to the road
vet exist though not so bold aud open as formerly
One great ulty In the way OF Of this rail-
road is that 1t passes through forty miles OF wilder
where at the opening Of the road there was not
solitary hsbitaton In the whole distance and this
wilderness extending four or five miles on each side
Of the read presents the extraordinary spectacle OF
railroad between the most i'm portant Atlantic cities
having forty miles Of desolaton on its borders -
Until the owners of the lands thus remaining un-
cultivated on the line Of the railroad, evnce more
liberal policy than they done the road must bs
deprived OF the way travel and business which It would
r.cev. If settlers encouraged TO place the lands
under cultivation and establish villages at suitable
points for trade and residences.
Great fears have been entertained by the ecers o.
the Pennsyvans Canal Board that the reshat 10 the
susquehanpnh and tributaries would do great damsgs
to the public works The waters have assssgsd sun
eieLtly to make examination OF the various lines,
aud from official reports Of the damage appears that
the main line of Philadelphia to Pittsburgh,
Is again navgable order. the breaches between Har
risburs and Columbia having been repaired The tran.
cit Of freight going West has been only momentsriiy
interrupted.
On the North Branch and susqushannsh divi-
sioDs several breaches have also occurred. What
L. called the susqu ehapna division commsnsss at
the junction Of the Junatta, or main line, as Dun
cans Island, sixteen miles above Harrisburg, and
goes to Northumberland. 4ox miles The conmu-
nication this branch Of the public works will be-
suspended for q few days, several heavy breaches
having occurred Northumberland. The North
Branch Canal commences 1t Northumberland, aud
runs TO the Lsskawanna dam, distance Of seventy
vogue owing the alton having been cut OF
the last days since the tornado The alton,
far received however represents the damage As
trifipg. The West Branch division commences at
Northumberland and runs to Farraugsville. seventy
six miles This IL the Valley of the Junatta where
very little rain fell and of course, damage or In
terruption has taken place The Delaware division
runs from Bristol to Kaston. Son miles. On this
line the greatest damage has been DONE the water Is
still very high which precludes proper and reliable
estimator but the Canal Com mssioners expect to have
Il in navigabls order In ten twelve days The u
malta commences at the head OF DuDosn's Island,
and ends At Hollidsysbursh l27H miles, where pas
sspgers take the Portage Railroad TO Jehnstown aud
thence TO Pittsburgh This lie the main line, which
III. business portion Of the community will be graft
ned to learn Ia uninjured. The water In the 5usqus-
hannah raised within three and half feet OF the
great freshet In ls4o which carried the bridges
at 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