New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-28
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An erroneous statement was made few days since in
Cincinnati paper to the effect that the Fort Wayne and Chi
cago Railroad would have its Western termination at La
poe on the line Of the Northern Indiana Road No such
plan hes been entertained but the Fort Wayne Road viii
have its Western terminus at Chicago The following Is
from The Fort Wayne Seatiad
report has been in circulation that the route Of the
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad had been changed to
LaIorte, and thence to Chicago the Michigan South
Railroad This report is entirely unoqnded The orig
inal straight line through Valparaiso will be adhered TO-
large force of hands are engaged on the work tho
the company ample and il is expectedto havs
the road finished before the close Of next year.
The Ohio River for many months past has been very
low that navigation has been irregular and noarly
pended which materially mpcded business operations.
The whole of that river above the falls dependent
on the country above Wheeling for their supply of coal
For the past few months focal boats not being able to got
down the river that article has reached high 4oc.
bushel at Cincinnati Madison Louisville and other points.
when the usual price is &c. to iOc. y bushel
The Ohio River is nown fine boating order ten to twelve
feet of water in the channel which will lot out the vast
number Of coal boats waiting at various points above
Wheeling, We note great animation in business operations
at Cincinnati, Madison. Louisville and other important
commercial points the river The supply Of money Is
much better these points indeed the Indiana Banks
have freely met the demand them for facilities during
the late pressure The State Bank of Indiana is Of tho
best managed institutions in the Western States Its char
ter expires tie LIST jan 1857 Ii not rechartered the
people Of the State will feel the want of il aferwnd
The Uni Canal Company it is stated have succeeded
in negotiating loan to enable them TO finish the work Of
widening their Canal from Lebanon to Reading, of tho
same size from the former place to the Swatsra
Coal region and to Middeown where connects with the
Pennsylvania Canal.
Fourteen suits have been commenced agansthe Farmers
Deposit Bank, of Pittsburgh Penn, for alleged violations
of the small note law The Clerk and Directors
cused of paying under the denomination Of i've
dollars the The penalty for Infringement the
law in the of banks heavy being $500 for every
note 90 Issued
Mr. John Bacon, Superintendent Of the Fulton Mining
Company has ust made report of the condition Of that
enterprise which has very promising appearance From
the report gather that the ad has been driven four hun
bred feet and that four shafts have been sunk seversy g.
49, &c and e5 feet deep These shafts have good show Of
barrel and stamp work and Mr. Bacon con-
cudes by congrstuatng the stockholders possessing
Of the valuable and promising mineral properties on
Lake Superior on which mine has been proved up 10
the point Of entire success leaving the large tract Of
three thousand acres OF ssoeraned mineral lands with
mos, aterng Indications be disposed OF in such manner
as may prove most advantageous To their intsrcs.
The business OF the Reading Road last week was 327Ss
tuns Total OF tie season i54sT7t tuns Same time last
year lsss SIC tuns The Schuy Canal transported last
week sa9ss tuns For the ss7si7 tuns against
T5o.git tuns