New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-16
Railroad Intelligence.

Railroad Intelligence.
FARE BETWEEN CINCINNATI AND New YoRK.-
still further reduction has been made in the
,ati The following is the fare by the different a
'outes: &
from Cincinnati to New York, via Cleve- Iii
land, Lake Shore Railroad and New !
York and Erie Railroad. ............ $50 90 !
From Cincinnati to New York, via Cleve-
land, Lake Shore Railroad, Buffalo and Ii
Albany Railroad, and Hudson river
steamers. ...................... 10 w
From CINCINNATI to New York, via Clsve- |,
land, Like Shore Railroad, Buffalo and
Albany Railroad, and Hudson River
Railroad. .................... IL w
CAMDEN AND CAPE Isl AND RATLRoAD.-A large
meeting of the stockholders of the Camden and
Cape Island Railroad was held at Camden on
the I'd inst, and numerous speeches made
S450,00O has been already subscribed, and it is
deemed certain that the road will be constructed.
BosroN AND New YORK LIGHTNING TRAM
The proprietors of the great land route to New
York, says the Boston Traveller Of the 3D. inst,
commence running on Monday next a lightning |
train, to run through in seven and half hours.
1t will leave Boston at At, p. NJ, instead OF 3k,
and New York at 5 instead of A, p. NJ, arriving |
in Boston at l2a A. NJ
ALBANY AND NORTHERN NRAnRoAD.-This work |
is going forward rapidly to completion. The
section between Cohoes and Waterford will be
completed during the present week, and in run.
ming order. From thence to Eagle Bridge, Il
miles, the work is progressing, and will proba-
bly, be completed by the first Of June.
ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN RAnRoAD.-The plan
to revive the Illinois and Wisconsin Railroad
Company, as a part of the trunk to the Pacific
by a northern route, has finally succeeded. The
bondholders, in order to make themselves secure,
L., bna tn ard md haevi
literally to the stock; and a six foot guage
railroad from Chicago to Janesville is now as
good as made. This road is destined for James,
ville, Madison and st. Paul, thence to Puget
Sound.
| MILWAUKEE, AND WATERFOWL AND. BERLIN
RAILRoADs.-The vote of Watertown upon the
loan of the city credit to the Milwaukee and
Watertown Railroad was taken on the I'd inst
and resulted in favor Of the loan. Such hearty
and substantial advances on the part of the in
land towns, is one Of the best guarantees that
the road will be constructed without delay.
| MONTREAL RAIiRoAD-On the I'd inst. this
road was opened its entire length-eighty miles.
This enterprise. which was commenced early in
the spring of 1847, six years ago, is the largest
railroad achievement yet accomplished in New
Hampshire.
BREAKING GROUND ON THE LOUISVILLE AMI
NASHVILLE RAuROAD.-Early yesterday morn
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in pursuance with the terms of their agreement
Messrs. Morton, Seymour s. Co., commenced
operations on the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road. A gang Of some sixty men were put +
: grading the depot grounds on Broadway. be
!. tween Ninth and Tenth streets.
d THE LAKE SHORE OR CHICAGO AND MnwAUKE
q RAILRoAD-The Common Council of Milwau
kee, by vote of ten to fve have passed an OF
: dnance submitting proposition to the peopl
to loan the credit Of the city to this company
to the amount of $200,0O0. The people are I
vote upon the proposition on Wednesday, tn
s 18th inst.
e MIscELLANEOUs.-Ar resolution has passed on
branch of the Common Council of Washington
I authorizing vote to be taken on the questio
n Of subscription to the city corporation
q 5000 900, in aid of the Alexandris and Orans
D, Railroad, from Gordonsville to Lynchburg
> The tunnel in Deer Creek valley, throug
d which the Dayton and Cincinnati and Straigf
Line is to pass, is progressing, says the CinciI
natl Enquirer, very rapidly. The excavatiS
=, is through blue clay and rock-the latter vel
st easy to blast The depth to which the work h
reached is 100 feet The tunnel and its a
n. proaches will be ten thousand feet in lengt
I'd constituting the largest work in the Unit
ed States When walled it will be twentyfo
e. feet wide in the clear, and nineteen high.
n, There was to be a celebration at Vincenn,
d, Ind, about the 9th of May, of the breaking
ly ground for the commencement of the Ohio al
ds Mississippi Railroad, at that place, in the dire
ton of st. Louis.
90 Sufficient stock in the Alexandria, Loudol
be and Hampshire railroad has been subscribed
G. authorize the organization Of the Company.
i'll LAKE SHORE RAnRoAD.-The Wisconsin,
Saturday, states that the Council of Milwauk
g, have adopted the loan of $500, 900 of the ci
credit to the Lake Shore Railroad.
%. Mobile Items.
he We find the following items in the Mob
n m Register of Saturday:
10 James H. Caldwell, ESQ.,, of EewOrlea
+. arrived yesterday, in greatly improved hea
,rt and spirits. A visit to our salubrious clim
will we hope, entirely restore his pristine hea
,on and energy.
in Mai. ARRANGEMENTs.-On the lst Of j.
re. the summer schedule comes into operation, "
air one of the present mail boats goes into the L
re- trade. Up to this day three boats have b
m. employed, and this is to later date than us'
Yesterday the Oregon dropped down to the
-. dock for the purpose of finding and stopping
=, ~ slight leak just discovered. A brief time
sa' suffice for this, and then the California will
ID docked and overhauled, prior to her resumpt
nd of the Lake trade.
, rm MOSQUITOES. These pests and plaques
hi. each mans home are now in operation as gra
. to itous phlebotomists Blood-letting, by II
;x- operation, is far more torturing, and as far
,rs satisfactory, than that Of the cuppsr
md bleeder.
the THE ENcAMPMENT. indication pre-
that the coming military" school and practi'
vsr of our gallant Volunteer Regiment, that @
Jol- mences on Tuesday, will be the gayest and n
ss.; interesting that has yet taken place.
c. Companies are in high spirits and most efficl
lew condition, and Atkins ground on Ann stl
,ue will be the grand centre of attraction next We
Ct; THE CONCRETE LrMEsToNE.-Our citizens
an now full opportunity of carefully examin
gh- this new mineral product of our State, and I
Pa; a we'll grounded opinion Of its applicabiht
ray, building purposes in general, and for the
Ton struction of our new Custom-house in gene
b. Some twenty-five large blocks were yestel
Jr., brought down by the steamer Sam Dale
Will Gainestown, Clarke county, about q hun
sup miles above the city They are now lodge
'rse, the convenient and long vacant lot at the nj
art west corner of Dauphin and Water streets.
. N Timothy Lloyd, an enterprising stone M
ass has recently opened the quarry at the 0
kes, named location, and is about to dress and
l.. this material at this spot where the speci
Il. now lay.
Len IT
pson The LAW OF DIVORCE IN 0HIo.-We per
NTH, q new feature in an act passed in the ohl
for | uislatura of last wiutar IN this subject,