The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-21

The receipts 1t the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer To
day. amounted to S95 O68 ST. paid s242, ,5S -balAnes
S3991,Js9 II.
The report of the Chief Engineer of the Illinois Central
Railroad c. mpany, which We annex gives detailed &C.
count Of the position and prospects Of that great work
The entire lns ia in state Of active construction and
will witt ont doubt be completed AZ tie appointed time.
The visit Mr. Mason to the re of road throughout i
entire length will accelerate materially tbs operations Of
the contractors and give great impetus to the move
ments Of al parties concerned It Is highly important
that this chain Of road should be completed at early
day practicable and the reputation Of Mr. Mason is
guaranty that nothing will be left undone 80 secure such
desirable result. Tie difficulties which have recently
occurred among the aborers scme OF the sections
will not be any obstruction the most rapid progress OF
the work the force the ground sufficient to
meet all TIE wants of the company contractors BY
these interested the report of the Chief Engine will be
resd carefully ard with much satisfaction 1t is brief,
and gives the latest information from The Of opera
tiens:-
ILLINOIS Central RAILROAD OrrIcE,1
CnlcAeo, Dsc. s. 1853
". p. BuRRALI- Esa., PREsIDEST:-
s r. i have Ss
Is,ae Ehs.s t. g VI 4.
Of The work from my own personal sbssryation.
sis ehicaso on the morning q the h November and
On the At tho end Of the eighty three miles shere
week s.ssn mics iiiH grading shsn eonpssp
Advance Of of ,h end The Of the Eadog
that feel quite confident there viii be delay o the track
Will reach ufsass BY Is. "''-
Ths eleventh division from UrSana to Little Wabash river
lie forty eight miles long About forty mes Of this division
are entirely Graded and the remainder will be complete
The twelfth division, Of seventy four miles in length
snds g Il. wss S s Of as Ssis
this aivs i done nearly The masonry and 'hrss
@ W VIII y s. IT, os
Commencing the main line =. Cairo the hrss division
travelled over every mile division horseback, The
sns s E r aS Of yHir sses W
com sssed b q Ssrsh and Sross.y s,rsr The
fdsS as oh s gS r. up
a. " the on oa the eyea &
we're laying When wa. theTs sshscelsh mile
sr.S sLs sixth mile
ss,Fs r W. aays sFsSi
this division feels entirely Of Keeping he gr.dRs
July next ,test he track win be laid this entir,
second diyiop extends from Big Muddy rvor to th'
Of tho Ghcsso sy ITO ni ss party
tho rst thirty miles from Big MUDDY Lizzie Muddy
To- ssSs s'sss ssss iis iAs 'i
s BE IN s my Of s
..s sra ~ 5 81,
The fourth dlvissn from Ran.s creek TO s.ugamo,
@ sr q ans six near
end The work the sangamon ut Decatur
forward expected. Still think 1t be done b.
The Great Wetern read from Naples will probably reac
Decatur in February and anicipat getting iron oves tina
road to lay south from Decatur hope to be able 70 com
commenced TIL lst April BY that time there will DO LAY
north Of Big Muddy ct least twenty miles aud there will
then esace the LIST and 9Th divisions both which viii
done latest in july 24 miles Of track to be laid II th
loft to the two parties assuming that each will lay ty
miles per week, they would complete IL in about egh
mont, .ay December i 1855 Bus as the grading Will
can easily he npioyed at moderate Increase q cost
line would thus be mplssd By the LIST Of 0ot9be. next
This additional expsnie shall take such measures
will insure Its com pletion By that time
The adng 1t Salt Crock the fifth division where sue
prevailed during the past summer i'll della
the track layipg mewha cannot be done befor
the LIST Of March April next In the hands Of ene
seo contractors who will forfeit IS 900 taey do Tot
LIST Of March On account OF this work ths ira
laying Of Bloomington has not been urged forward
rapidly would Been. There about eisve
miles laid The oonraotoV 1T Lssalle arc doing wei
picrs bridge complcted except three an
above high wafer The bridge being pat
have nothing recently ysfy dehnite IRON thai Pas Of
work north of LAsSlls vlisrqtApd, however, tAAa q
r.sL sSosi ee1pIs. s. :sv0fs {: Warren, the PEI.
va rsspsosfuuy. + -. AA6VN. Vnist Aepasss.