The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-09
Rn,,roso Irt.,llcence.


sructsd of the first importance TO Cleveland and to
the Ohio and New York roads, connecting the East
with the West. 1t is called inc Soutn WESTERN
Railway, and extends from the city OF Vincehhes os
the Wabash, in Indiana, to Indianapolis, the capsas
Of the State.
BY looking at the nap it will be seen that Padu'
cab, in Kentasky, is situated about forty egh,'
miles above the mouth oil the Ohio. The rail-
reads from Mobile, from New Orleans, and iFeno
Memphis are new located to terminate at Paduoah.
These roads will take from the river large share q
the travel, and will make PadIcah very Important
railway point From Psducah to Vincennes, d.
rcctly across the corner of Illinois, . company har
been chartered, organized. and is now at work-wsh
about 100000 of capital obtained in iew days,
and strongly patronized by Cincinnati and st. LouM
making . railway to Vincennes. This road, l30
miles long, will certainly and quickly be made, and
thus carry forward to Vincennes the travel and
freight brought up to Paducah Al vlncennes tnl.
railway meets the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad ana
also . road running north towards rocco; ah0 ~
will be readily seen that If vmcennes ana In0iana-
polls can be connected directly py railway, tneH
can be taken to Cleveland in about seven
teen hours, and in little more than twenty nSsH
from Padueah, even by common railway speed
IMPORTANT RAILROAD MOVEMENTS At TIE WhsT'
A few days ago q meeting OF number OF repre-
sentatives OF several roads held u Marion Grant
county, Ia, for the purpose of psrfecting arrange
ments for the speedy construction OF cordon o.
railroad lines from Columbus, Ohio, to Chicago, IN
the Northwest, and Burlington, Iowa, IN me west.
The Columbus Journal says:-The arrangements |
were all contaminated They provide for the lnrne'
date construction of road from Marion to Logans-
port where connections will be formed with Chicagos
via the Chicago and Logansport road, now under
contract and with Burlington, via LogansPort ana
Pacific road, running from L. gansp0rt TO
which connects with road now being pull. t6
Peoria, where road is being rapidly prosecuted 20
Burlington. At that place Arrangement are TaPiai
making to extend road to the Platte river, wnicu
will at that point intersect with the Central paehid
(Bentons) Railroad. Another line OF road VIII soon
be put under contract from Marion Indiana, to Peru
thence to Chicago Michigan City, where il will in
tersect with the Northern Indiana road. The roads
from Marion east to Union, and west to LoganspOrt
were on the same day put under contract Conmaew |
we're entered into by which the Columbus, Piqus
and Indiana company run these roads, as they wiz
also the Warsaw and Peru il they desire it, for ten
years after their completion The gauge OF all these
inch track. The Journal adds that, with inconEd'
cradle exceptions, these roads may be said Go be 10
Gated air lines. They will thus avoid, as compared
I with less direct routes, all serious competition They
will present the shortest lines from the Platte rive
and from Chicago to Baltimore and via Steu6envii9
and Pittsburg to Philadelphia, and via Atlantic an
Ohio read to New York. Tie distances OF thes,
western points TO Columbus Will DC as follows: From
Platte river to Burlington 200 miles; Burlington u
Peoria, so do; Peoria to Miodeport, 81 do; Middle
port to Logansport, 73 do. Logansport TO Marion
Al do Marion to Union, 81 do Union 10 Columbus
l02 do. Total, G09 miles.
RAILROAD CONVENTIONS IN KENTUCKY.
convention, composed OF delegates from Virl
gina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Ken
lucky, was held at Madison, Ky last week, the oil
ject being to connect the valley OF the Ohio with tn
South Atlantic ssaboard, Ivy the construction OF
railroad from Lexington TO Cumberland Gap. Hor
w. Ballard Preston, late Secretary Of the Navy, ds
livered an able ADDRESS before Inc convention, an
resolutions were adopted to request the Kentuck
Legislature to incorporate the company, and urgln
the Legislatures Of Virginia ard Tennessee to pos
such other acts as may be necessary.
The Lebanon Springs Railroad. which IS IN tat
but an extension Of the Harlem Road is being pushe
forward with great yoOr The COMPANY, SAYS ID
Hudson Republican, have all along the line OF th
proposed road placed gangs Of men wherever the
could do so with advantage. without interfering Wit
each other, and the excavation and grading are pr
crossing very rapidly.
CHICAGO, sTERLING AND MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD
The commissioners give notice, IN the Dn Paq
Observer that subscription books Tor stock 10 Ia
road will be opened i'll Chicago on the 18th OF Sc
tember. The Observer expresses the opinion tn
this road will be built. Its western termination
to be on the Mississippi, in Whiteside county
THE NEW YORK AND NEW HAVEN RAILROAD.
The ipstigators Of the law of the last session. so.
the New Haven Courier OF the lst inst, which 10
bids the President of Connecticut Railr pad Cor J
pany to be President Of a similar company in rs
other State, have failed in accomplishing their gre
though not the ayowed object. Mr.. Robert Schuyls n
against whom the law YVES particularly aimed, h
determined to retain the presidency Of the Ne
York and New Haven road, and has therefore /
signed the presidency Of the Illinois Central Ra
road Company. His resignation was with great
gret accepted, and vote OF thanks passed for /
many and important services in tile orgination al
management Of this company.
Mr.. Neal was then elected President, but decline
after which Mr.. VIM. p. Burial at present treasure
was unanimously elected. Mr. s. Aloften resign,
the Office Of secretary, and Mr.. J. F. Bunce "
elected to I'LL the vacancy.
Mr.. Schuyler has also, We understand, resigned 81
presidency OF the Harlem and Great Western (Sa
canon and Morgan) Railroad companies. He
thus enabled to comply with our laws and devo
his time to the interests Of this one road while ]
rfsl rafv, - al.
Harlem roads.
LOUISVILLE AND NEW ORLEANS RAILROAD.
The Republican Banner says the great North al
South line is new located from New Orleans to Lou
vile, 1870 miles. The chief towns through which
passes give the route. Commencing at New Orleans
bears ofrom the Mississippi river and up the valley
Pearl river to jackson, Miss from Jackson to ADD
deem; from Aberdeen to the Memphis and Charlie
ba to Florence; from Florence via Lawrencebu
and Mount Pleasant to Nashville; from Nashville,
Gallatn and Bowling Green, to Louisville.
From Nashville to Louisville. .......... $50 mil
| From Nashville to New Orleans. ...... $50
The Tennessee and Alabama company propose
I the Florence and Alabama company that thew W
meet them at the Alabama State line as required
the charter. This proposal was unanimously acced
| to by the Florence company, who promise TO fni
| their portion OF the road in reasonable time and
good faith. In Alabama the stock is already take
and the work will be commenced in few weeks.
Tennessee thirty miles Of the line are under contra
and large force is now employed.
wRIGnTsvILLE AND CONEwAG0 RAILROAD.
| On the Sd, 4th, and 9Th inst, books were open
in Philadelphia to receive subscriptions to Me ca
tai stock OF the Wrightsville Now Holland and
newago Railroad Company. The ohectef the CO
pany is to construct railway from the west end
the Columbia bridge, at Wrishtsville, up the We }
side Of the Susquehanna river, to nterseet III
and Harrisburg Railroad at point about =
miles above Wrightsville. H.
CEN
| paper printed In the State of Mississip
relates, on information derived from the pre-
dent of the company, that the contract b
been closed for the construction of this road fr
beginning to end. The work is to be completed
the LIST January, 1857 The route extends from q
Tennessee line to Canton a distance Of one hundr
and eighty miles, the cost to be about 90 000,O
Several partners OF the company have been engng
in simar works before nnd have the adyantane