New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-22

inst would rive notice 20 blLboldsp tha' arrange
mepts are nos being made by which they VII De PAD
o uIl on or before the 1T Of January, and they
requisite Lot To make any sscrhce upon them. TIE
@ pc,itvrs will also BE- paid 10 fun anu the iims for
making such pay inert drs.gns'd al an early day Of
which due notice vii b. given.
'"'@' ROgERF T. CREANgR. Cashier
Emp.,s Cify Ponk Sev YORK DC p, 1894
The opening OF the Sunbury aad E-ie l. tlroal
between Milton and Villa import was duly rejoced
over BY the citizens Of Philadelphia and the towns
along tse route.
On Monday morning nearly 300 invited guests Of
ffe Sunbury and Ere Road took The OF the R-a
ding r. for an excursion to Wllliansport. Emiri
Niagara Falls. Cleveland and back via Pitsbu-g 10
Philadelphia. II was something afer clock Ia the
evening when they reached Wiliamsport, having
taken on board Judge Pollock, Governor elect, st
Milton. At Dansviile the citizens hid ii!unin4ted
most Of their dwellings At Wlhansport the eEcur-
zion was received by the authorities Of toe bor)ushin
a very hospit sbe manner. Nearly every building in
tie place was illuminated and the Inhabitants see ne
fully alive to the importance Of the link that had
bound them by iron tes to tie Western waters Alter
an ample supper provided for the guests toey were
escorted 10 the Court hOu'e where meeting vas or
gained by calling the Hon james Cooper to the
Chair. Alter the organization, Mr. Cooper was called
for, and responded IN speech fully Illustrating the
Importance Of the portion Of road u't completed, and
the imIDenfe advantage 10 Philadelphia and the Safe
at large, that would accrue from its completion
through to Erie lie dealt largely in statistics which
were calculated to exhibit the Importance Of the en-
terprise. He alluded to the fact that Philadelphia
and Pennsy lvana had suffered NewYork TO take the
lead in the great work Of internal Improvements and
passed high eulogy the enterprise Of the citizens
Of the Empire State, but he knew that n.ylvenia
had resources uDeguaed by any of her sister staes,
which she had but just begun t, develope. Mr..
Cooper was followed by Gov Pollock, Mr. Scales,
Of Williemsport, who alluded to the good work per
formed BY Irsh and German work ers in exiting the
valleys and making low the hlls Of that mountainous
region TO prepare for the iron track. He paid high
compliment 10 the Yankees" who had been the
pioneers OF enterprise in that region. On Tuesday
morning AT 10 o'clock the excursoni.ts took the
for Eluira The ride through fine valley
eanked ON either side by rugged hills often rising into
the dignity Of mountains. The cold intense, aud
at Elnirs, where the train arrived at about o'clock
the thermometer was down TO zero. The company
were received by the authorities Of that hourishing
place, ana had fne dinner. Again taking the cars
at r. Nj. one OF the coolest nights imaginable was
sptIt in passing from Elnira TO the Falls. The two
heavy locomotives wore not able to take the train
through until S in the morning., being twelve hours
travelling l66 miles. The track extre nely frosty
and slippery 60 that at times many evolutons Of the
wheels Of the engine were made without gaining an
inch. The company were TO leave on WedGesday for
Cleveland.
The following are the distances from Philadelphia
10 Niagara by the new route