North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-14
believe me yours, most respectfully. |
ANTHONY WAYNE.


Route CronY BaiiinOre to Ne,v Orleans By the me
of daily line of steamboats, from Baltimore to Nor
folk, the above railroad from the latter city South
will be of great value city and Norfolk. The
report made at the last meeting of the stockholders
of this company, states that the charters of the CON-
pany, granted by Virginia and North Carolina, art of
the most liberal character.
The road is remarkably free from curvature. The
gradients very low. In one or two places only,
and for very short distances, they high IS
feet TO the mile. For practical purposes, it may a.
most be regarded a straight and level road.
The capital stock is million of dollars, which
may be increased TO and halt millions, al the
pleasure of the company.
The entire road, ninety miles in length, will not
cost the present company million of dollars.
This will include the entire reaylng of the track,
with Il rail, the roadway the full equipment of cars
and engines, the buildings. Shops wharves, &c.,
cessary for the business Of the road.
The road is now, March, 1851 laid in the most
substantial manner. and in daily operation both for
passengersand freight, TO Franklin, the Back-wa-
ter river, distance of 81 miles. The iron rails are
provided and hard for the whole length of the line,
and an efficient force is engaged in laying the
track between Franklin and Weldon. The length
now laid is about IS miles from Portsmouth, The
road will probably be opened to Weldon. 80 miles
from Norfolk, in May next, and to South Castor, in
season for the fall crop.
The estimates for the receipts have been nade az
tera good deal of examination into the subject, and
from many detailed statements from persons familiar
with the great resources of the Roanoke valley.
large amount of tobocco, cotton corn, Timber val
stores, -four, pork, &C.. will find their lest market
Norfolk, aud the supply of West India goods and
other articles consumed in the Interior will be trans
United in return.
The annexed map traces the great Northern and
Southern route via Norfolk, and the route TO the Mis-
sssppi. From Norfolk the distance to New Orleans
in the aggregate is miles, capable of being
eed in four days. The route is divided as follows :
Norfolk to Weldon, by railroad, 80 miles Weldon to
IlInin iIrnin q
Manchester to Augusta, ll2; Augusta to Atalanta,
III; ATLANTA to West Point IS; West Point to
Montgomery, 81; Montgomery to Mobile, by steam
boat, 1877 Mobile to New Orleans, I50-1,445 miles
from New York to Norfolk, IS4-from New York
to New Orleans, 1923 miles.
THE EDrroRs AND THE KING. Five editors of
London Journals Messrs RUSSELL of the Times, Leon
Chronicle, Stuart of the Daily NerUs, and Mudwytch
OF the Illustrated London News, were lately travelling
together in the north OF the Island OF Zealand, and
presented themselves morning at the historically
famous and royal castle of Fredericksburg near Eis-
more. The travellers happening to arrive at time
when the king was staying at the castle, were toid
by the superintendent that he could not permit them
10 enter. But his Majesty of Denmark hearing that
the representatives of the London press desired to
view his residence, Immediately ordered them to be
admitted, and received them with the greatest alta
bility in his cabinet. lie then directed that they
should be attended throughout the buildings and
prepared and of the carriages of the Court placed
at their disposition return to Elsnore at which
place the visitors safely arrived, charmed with the
graceful hospitality of the king.
NUT FOR GRAMMARIANs. The Boston Transcript
publishes "a conversation between young lady
who writes for the magazines and an old gentleman
who can speak English. -
Old Gentieman-.' Are there any houses building
in your village?'
Young LADY, No sir. There is new house
being built for Alr. Smith, but it is the carpenters
who are building.
Old Gentieman--' True; sit corrected. To be
building is certainly a different thing from to be
being built; and how long has Mr.. Smiths house
been being built?''
Young Lady, Looks puzzled moment, and then
answers rather abruptly ''Neary. year."
. Old GentLemnn-s How much longer do you think
1t will be being built 60 s-ass 81
Young Lady-( Explosiyely. 81 don't know. -
Old Gentieman-si should think Mr.. Smith would
be annoyed by us being SO long being built. for the
mouse ne now occupies being old, he must leave it.,
4ad the new one being only being built as he expec-
ed, he cannot o.
:: fhe young lady leaves the room very suddenly.