New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-25
George Dexter Esq, ha, resigned the Trea'arer'ap

George NJ Dexter ESQ., has resigned the Treasarersnp
Of the Vermont Central to take the office OF SupeHuen-
dent q the Boston snd Lowell Railroad.
tn. Commit,e chosea for the purp,se Of c'n'i ier1
the eca,s OF cop,olaru between ;he Cnei ani 10 n
Raia ad Companies. ct - BJonyule to-day
Tho e.remony of breaking rrounl AL c'nm'nc ~
work on >c.,n 10 of the sckc.s Harbor ani Srl'oga
RtroAL took place on Monday isst ab at one and htt
miles from Dayaasvne New Bremen on the rosd ie ID
in TO the " French Settlement
The Geouca Bank ,Ohio has slel the treasurer ''
Geauea County rs an individual resPasser Tor ente'hS
the Bank in April Test and kng the amount claimed due
for the years anl s53 laying the damages at ssoOoo
upon which The ohio Stase Journal re marks;
And the Bank will recover the amount of money t1ken
with the interest thereon snd of suit This il the
beginning of the end The rest Of the banks from which
the Illegal o-csd viii pursue the same course
except where the County Commissioners compo nse by
reiuIding the money with inierest'
It's stated that there is no reasonable doubt Of the
petion Of the Canal the saut by the time named in the
contract-tbe 27h OF May next. The locks are to be
finished in the Of the month Of September 1900
men are ow at work the Canal.
TIE AsDisraH Courier Of the 9th inst. has the follow
ing article upon the progress and condition OF the Panams
Railroad:
Within n few DAYS past we have managed to make
running visit along the line OF the raroid We have
been astonished well pleased TO find the road at most
points iD sush excellent condition. The section OF the
below
constant use for year and half in good order. The
sesos between Barbacoas and Obspo, during this ITS
first rsny seas3n requires but ltte repair to keep it in
excellent trim. Above Obs far As Do~ used, the
roaG hes presented series of difficulties numerous anu
auost insurmountsbe sDd Yet the embankments OF
thirty forty feet in hight which by the way, make up
large proportion of the ne of this secton have AZ last
ACQUIRED the basis and stby which render the level oil
the rf secure the cuttings which furnish almost the re-
m1iEer Of this section have also been much improved
by widening that they, too, VIII be likewise sae, ald u
likely 10 need frequent repair the bridges have been fully
aud continually tried 10y the trans portatOn OF the eras
for the road and the provisions for the wokmen IN arSs
quantities.
Between the Empire station and the summit there are
one or two spots where qucksend of formidable char
scter are TO be worked OUT when this is done (which
will qure but few days there viii he no dIihcu Work
10 cOnpete the laying of the track 10 the summit BE-
youd 4 summit are 4 number OF points where heavy
ladpg being done but there il but little very severe
work yet be completed OF the twelve miles from tast
point Panama nearly four lai with ral-and there
are but two unbroken.
Tie easant weather Of the past week has aided very
much the Efforts of the superinenfen az OOspo ana the
summit Messrs. johnson aud Glett in securing the
stability of the track at several points Oh the section be-
tween their respective stations.
1h. summit section though troublesome on account OF
the water which gathers the track and Of the ucksands
10 which have referred is not suy more 80 than was
some of the earliest works the line within few miles
of city. Skilfu planning, hard and perseverny labor
and bs raj expenditure rapidly surmounted all the dicu
ties and overcame all the obstacles of the latter they will
as readily accomplish the same with the former.
The more we of what has been done, the more con-
fden we are Of what be done-ths more we consider
upon the amount of work that hAs been done the dsat
yantages with which The constructors have I'd TO contend
the character Of what they have constructed the few acc
dents which have bappene aud the manner IN which the
progress of the work has effected 1T business the more
satisfied that it will be made safe, pleasant and
poabe pa senger road and that will be opeaed by the
1st OF January next.