Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-03-12
LETTER FROM TIE EDITOR, DATED
Columbia House, PhHd,
March Sfh 1883

The subject of the Sunbury s; Etie Rail.
road absorbs a good deal of attention and has
OF late excited considerable interest. There
Is scarcely dissenting voice in regard TO
the importance AMI pToprietv o! speedy
construction of the road, nor have we ever
heard single doubt expressed in relation TO
lis being Il profitable investment. The diff
Guilty between the President Of the Company
and the City Councils is unfortunate, only as
il will delay the progress of the work, Mat
ters will, no doubt, be compromised before
long and The sooner il is done the better for
all concerned.
The Philadelphia and Suubury, and the
Mine Hill extension roads, are progressing
finely. met al PousvlIe the President aud
several of the Directors of the former Compa-
ny. In less than three months. the road
from Sunbury TO Mt. Carmel will be compile
ted with new track, and then the thirteen
hours of ribulalion, toll and fatigue, between
Pousvie and Suubury, will cease. Then
there will be but IS miles of staging, ami
the trip can be made in five hours 10
Pol'syie or nine hours 10 Philadelphia The
Company have had in contemplation tor some
time the construction of a branch of their
road 10 Danvlile. The route was uol, how
ever, decided upon until few days since
They have now determined TO run the road
along The river, and connect with their road al
Suuhury. A survey Of the line is 10 be made
Immediately, but upon which side of The
river, has not yet been determined. This
has been resolved upon after mature reiiec-
lion, and there can be no question, but coal
can be carried cheaper on This than over the
shorter and diicct route, with heavy grades
inGsmuch as a locomoive, which will haul
SEQ tons by way of Snnbury, cannot take
much more than one third Of that amount,
over sixty feet grade. The Steam Ferry
and tow boat which is TO operate the river
at Sunbury, will be completed about the first
OF June. The Enaine is 10 be of sixty five
horse pUwer, aud is now building at Provi
dence, R. The hull orwood work. is 10 be
built at Sunbury, according TO the plan and
specifications already prepared.
remained over half day at Pottsvile,
and embraced the occasion 10 visit the new
public buildings he Court House and Jail.
The Court House is large and well con-
structed brick building of the modern style
with every thing tasle(ully and conveniently
arranged. The Jail is constructed of cut
stone, 1t is magnifcen, building with two
stories Of cells, some Of them for solitary con-
fnement.
The binding cost about $50, 900 anc is high
y cFeullaple 10 lhe touHlS' JuuSe he9'hs
is perfect terror to the evil doeIs, and AT
the last sessions filled every cell in the prison.
Col. Krebs, the Keeper, showed me the hole
in the ceiling through which The prisoner,
who robbed The Jewelry Store of Brady &
Elliot had escaped. While making the hole
through the brick arch OF the ceiling he kept
it covered during The day with piece OF
white muslin, stuck fast with shoemakers
wax, over which he pnt coat of whitewash.
He made a rope out of The cotton yarn he
was weaving, with which he let himself
| down.