Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1851-06-25

From the Springfield R-public.
The Springfield and London AS0tl.
Road.
a meeting Of the Directors Of the
Springfield and London Railroad. was
held. in this city last week, for tho pur
pose of consulting upon the practicable
~ and necessity Of entering Immediately
upon the construction OF this Road. II
was determined that the project was both
was therefore put in motion. Another
meeting was held here. on Monday last.
and the vacancies in the Board Of Direc-
and consist Of William Whiteley, Sam.
son Mason. William Goodfel,ow. Peter
Murray. William \. Rodgers. and Enoch
G. Dial Of Clark county. and DR.. Aquilla
Toland of Madison county. A; this meet.
ing William Whiteley was elected Presi.
dent of the company, and Enoch G. Dial
chosen its Secretary.
The services Of Mr.. Pomeroy. the pres
ent Engineer on the Dayton and Western
Railroad, have been secured. This gen.
tleman is one Of the most skillful and en-
erge,ic Railway Engineers in the west,
aud will on Monday mex, commence, with
an efficient company Of assistants TO To-
cate the line. The distance is only mine.
teen miles; and will be siaked off ready
for the pick and shovel in few days
From the means at hand, and in expect.
ency, with the anticipation Of favorable
contract with Master Builder. il is sure.
ly calculated upon. that this long talked
Of, and vitality important road will now 5e
constructed. There is some stock to be
taken yet, but as this short, and natural,
link is fel; to be Of such vast benefit to the
sections Of country between Columbus
Springfield. Dayton. Richmond, and In
dianapolis, and also between DAYTON and
| Cincinnati, and the roads running thi,her
the Directors are assured that little diff
Guilty will be encountered in obtaining
what may now be deficient. The Direct
ors are all safely calculating. as well q.
energetic men, and have taken hold Of tn,
work with the determination to push i
through at once. And taking every thing
reasonably TO be relied upon. into consid
Grafton, without saying anything. in par
ticular. about the straightness of the line
and its most unusually easy grade, W.
expect to announce a preparation Of tn.
road, for the locomotive and business "a
an early day."
! 4 FRIEND tells US that he recently wit
messed an amusing incident at one Of ou
first Broadway hotels. A gentleman, hi
friend. who had been participating . Ii,
lie too freely at dinner. was about to leav
town by one Of the Hudson river steam
,ers. A fine lobster-salad. Of which h
had last partaken, had suggested to hir
} the purchase Of lobster to take HON
with him. He ordered the servant to bu
} him fine large one. which was at ono
} obtained. He had only a small carpt
bag OF satchel for luggage, and into thi
sIeT. inv ...-.-.~.~~a, 10, ,,,risf tho loi
I couldn't do it. This reused the gentle
r mans ire He told him to follow him u
5 to his room and see him do it. But
. was to do one Of those things which II
Apostle said was mot Convenient. The
v wasn't pocsn for the spvawly fish. and
r violently 'oppus sed the motion As : ss
e resort. the lobster was tied up in a stroI
II brown-paper wrapper. carried down wi
II the carpe;-bag to the boat, and placed
}. corner Of the gentleman's berth. b
r look you what befell.' In the dead was
h and middle Of the night the lobster G
,, capped; one Of his claws had become u
e pegged; and he had crawled up to I
o head Of the berth and seized his own
a by the ear, who. awaking from his mau
e lin sleep. reused the whole boat with CT
Q Of Murder! murder!' Twas a ri
' scene. they say.'-Knicker6ocker.