The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-13
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MARIETTA g. ClKciSsATI RAILKoAp.-
That excellept and influential Journal. The
Philadelphia North American, uses the fol-
lowing language in reference 10 our Rail-
road: "Tbe Marietta and Cincinnati rail-
way is not q local road but principal link
in great chain Of improvements uniting the
East with the entire region embraced in the
Ohio and Mississippi valleys. Hence il is
apparent how extensive are its business re-
sources, and how much greater must neces-
sarily be It's receipts than those of a thor
ougbfare Of limited length and connections.
II will form the most direct line from Gin
cinnati, through central and northern Ohio.
to either Baltimore or Philadelphia; and as
the tendencies of trade ire on the Ohio val
ley rather than from il, tits obvious that
large and ever increasing amount of traffic
will adopt this central channel olintercourse
between the West and the Atlantic sea-
board. In competition with the Ohio river
as a commercial avenue, i will have the vast
advantage Of at least one hundred and sew
enteen miles less distance between Cincin-
matt and Marietta, besides the vet more con-
siderable superiority of five lines quicker
speed Of transit. o.. II is computed upon reli-
able, data, that the railway passengers from
Cincinnati will be carried through to the
Baltimore and Philadelphia connections of
the road in FIVE hours; whereas, the travel
by steamboat on the river with the most
powerful vessels and the best stage of water,
will require, at the least. twenty -four hours.
So great difference in the point of distance
and speed, will give proportionate advaA-
tage in respect Of cheaper rates of convey
ance; with all these several influences COM
bined in favor Of the Marietta road, none
can doubt thatit will appropriate a very
large part Of the transportation now accom-
plished by comparatively slow and often
obstructed navigation between Wheeling
and the Queen CITY "-Scio. Gaz.
We cannot possibly do anything else than
laugh at the ignorance of our Philadelphia
contemporary of the geography of Ohio, mol
can any one fail TO admire the boldness o.
our ChillicOthe contemporary in re-publish
ing the article from the North American
The idea that the g. NJ. Railroad evil
form the most direct line from Cincinnati
through Central and Northern Ohio, to either
Baltimore or Philadelphia," is so paipaoly
absurd that any one, at all acquainted witt
the comparative distances OF the c. & NJ
and C. w. g. z. Railroads would detect it
while the idea of running from Gin
cinnati to Wheeling, by the former route
in FIVE hours, supposes that rate of spee'
has been obtuincd equal to fifty miles pc
hour. Ii may be possible that our PbiIadel
phia contemporary has mistaken the NAM
of the enterprise cfwhich he was writing, 70
he has most assuredly come much neare
describing the route through this city thai
that through Chillicothe which is So,ttjert
! Ohio road.
l.. d. C. Telegraph On Monday last, tn
Stockholders Of the Lancaster and Colum
bus Telegr, ph Company, reelected til
Directors Of last year-Messrs, NJ. A. Daugh
eriy, G. &. Deck, ]. Radebaueh, John c
| Weaver and P. q. Ewing. Last evening
the Directors met aud reelected G. G. Beck
President, and ]. c. Weaver, Secretary all
Treasurer, tue two Offices being consoldat
ed. 1t will be remembered that a dividen
OF ten per cent is declared. The affairs o
the company, under the able management Il
the present Board of Directors, are in bet
ter condition than at any time previous.
SILvER.-The present scarcity of silver
supposed to be owing to shipments of larg
amounts of FIVE franc pieces to the East In
dies. The London News says: 81
may be as wellto mention that the move
ment is perfectly in due course of trade, an
is chiefly caused by the demand for col
for circulation in our vast India posses
sions, on the arrival in which the metal
duly melted down and coined into rupee
for the East India Company" IL Z
; STEAM FIRE ENGIKE.-A second trial {
this invention has lately been had in Gin
cinnati, and it is said with eminent success
, Among other advantages, it can throw so
id stream of water to the distance of224 fee
and vast body of steam can be passed o
, which is of great utility in confined room
:
where water would cause much damage.
is certainly, if the accounts Of the trial al
correct, a valuable invention.
A SCRUpULoUs PoLITIcIAN.-It is STATE
; that Senator Hunter, of Virginia, refuses
become General Pierce's Secretary OF II
Treasury, on account Of the pain it wou
cause him to discharge so many offce-hoI
o ers, as he would be compelled to do. fifth
:, is the case, he was never cut out. for Po
s tician. ,. ~e
{ EMILE KLAupREcHT. gentlema
. who was convicted of shooting DIR. Albe
e Of Cincinnati, with the intent to wound, a
o scntencedto one years imprisonment in
{ Penitentiary, has been pardoned by the &c
~ ernor. . --.s .-s
New YoRK.-By the Governors messat
of we learn that the expenses OF the State