The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-30

body tell me why such armies press 20 California Tor
goid whilst no one thinks Of going twenty days at
most fr m home, for silver, which is 80 much more
valuable and Deededr" &c.-is the existing union
Of Church and State Of Mexico. 1t is a union 80
depressing to he Independent rig,t thinking man,
SO tyrapnlca and universally felt, that nothing
can be dose until the hateful and consemptibe blot
on the face Of nature is entirely abolished.
The way to do that is certainly not TO buy 1t in
small strips tina. Of vaue for $40 600 OO0 but
To stop al su plies AMI encourage emi grafton there
in large and armed bodies OF meo.
And now, Mr.. Editor, asking your pardon for the
infection OF many psees Of foolscao your read
ers,I would respectfully offer you these remarks, to
use as you please from one vino has resided Iona
time in the 80 called e2ubc, and conclude with q
saying Of Bsrtolome Torres Nahsrro:-
QUEEN creyerc que tai sea de ell
al mcnos me debe la tinta papcl.
Which being rendered into English doggrel would
read:
Though the pictures unfaithful, as many may think,
AT least they're my debtors for paper and ink.
CROCKETT.
Our Hudson River Correspondence.
NEwBURG, Sep. 80, 1854.
Another PROJECTED Railroad Coal, Iron, and othe,
Minerals The Ntw York Herald.
meeting vas held last evening at the United
Safes Hotel in this place, composed of gentlemen
from the town Of Warwick, and neighboring towns
who had come here to meet the citizens OF Newbure
upon the subec: Of building railroad from the to
Of akin, where furna es sre erecting in the
heart Of that rexbaustible ard rich mineral region
for the production OF the celebrated Franklinite
The venerable Thomas Powell presided over the
meeting.
1t appeared from the statements made at this
meeting, that the citizens Of Newburg have, for
twenty years past been considering the feasibility
OF connecting the coal fields Of Pennsylvania With
the East, through Newburg, which it is now pro-
posed to do through the energetic movements of Mr.
Burt, and MIR. E. L. yelling, of Warwick, Samuel
Fowler, and Mr.. Walsh, of Newburg, and James L.
Curtis, of New York, together with some gentle
men Of Boston, who have become interested in the
mineral districts of this section Of country.
II is proposed to built road along the valley of
tie Waikiki from Franklin to Chester, about TWEEN
ty five miles, to intersect the Erie Railroad, and
join road from Newburgto Chester; and charter
was obtained about two years ago for extending to
the Pennsylvania line, at Leggetts Gap-a distance
Of about Thu - five miles-.he whole line estimated
to cost about 81, 500 900. The road from Newburg
to Leegetss Gap is link in the chain of the New
Eogland roads that connect with the coal fields Of
Pennsylvania, inasmuch it would terminate in con-
necton with the Fshkill and Hartford Railroad, and
on the Hudson, sixty.ive miles only from New York
city. The rich minerals at Franklin were here al.
luded to, where furnace is now building, which is
to be ready for working in November, and where
about fifty tons OF iron per week will be made.
There are now employed upon the works of the
Franklnite company $50 men, and the machinery is
collected for four more furnaces and paid for. Ma.
sons at Franklin receive 50 per day, carpenters, 81
IS, and laborers 81 20. The Ne = Jersey Zinc Com.
pany have In employ, also, at that point about one
hundred men. The Franklinite company have ex
pended, thus far this season, $50 000 and will pay
out about S25 600 more. These companies have ex.
pended in New Jersey over half million of dollars
The means OF access at present TO the Ziuc mines
at Newark. and 10 the Stauhope iron furnace,
where ire FIankinite iron ia made is by wagons to
Lake at Woodport, the summit feeder of the Morris
caral, a distance OF twelve miles; thence to New.
o. X, on Easton, or Stmoope, at o cost of 50 so to
Woodpors, and So so be- on d and to Ne York.
Doring the discussions at this msetieg, particular
reference was made t. an elaborate exhibit in the
HERAlD, about TO- t. iget ago, of the coal trade
since 1880, showiag the Ial0 Of increase, stating
TIE qusntity for 1854 at elk millions, aui at the
same ratio Of iccreased per centage $50 900 900 for
the Year 1864 tor viii traust facilities win he ne.
cessary. With those estimate "a a basis the moro.
badluy OF adequ,te aeii for economical traaspor
tatjon of all The coal aEd iron demanded az the sea-
board, is forcihy Illustrated by showing tie apathy
u at has been so long apparent in toese neignboT
hoods, in connect on With the IA { that the canal
pable Of doing the business presented to 6hsm
now. gentleman stated last week to the
writer OF this, thst he had a contract for tie
delivery Of large quantity of coal, ard that
ore day last week there were eighteen boats ahead
OF bis, ana the detention caused eight hours 10
passing through one lock, and that one boat can
m Ike but four trips year.
Thirteen miles Of the contemplated road from
Franklin, to terminate at Newburg, is eured by
the subscriptions OF the Franklinite Company
and few parties in different sections of the
couptry,; and few enterprjsDg citizens of
Warwick and Newbrg are awakening the at
teytian OF their npOplp the mi ~
their towns Of having easy access to the coal
fields Of Pennsy lyania, by railroad which would
pass Though The richest mineral district probably
anywhere Known within an equal distance,
An Organization had been effected for one portion
of the road-twenty-fve miles-and the meeting ad-
jOurned for week for the purpose of naming d.
rectcrs and organizing at the NeTburg end, receiv-
ing subsci ptiOns, and effscting q consolidation.
Several gentlemen of Boston have recently been
attracted to the mineral regions about franklin,
and, having bee me largely interested in the dsve
opement OF tie Frapklirite iron, they using en-
ergetic means TO advance every interest involved in
ii e varied connections of coal, iron and railroads.
Our Schenectady Correspondence.
SCHENECTADY, Sept, 1854.
APPEARANCE Of Schenec'ady-7 The Union College
Politics, &c. i.
You do not appear to have o correspondent,
regular or irregular, from this most ancient city.
propose to furnish you and the rest Of mankind
with few facts connected with the place AM its
people, which brief residence here has enabled me
to gather up. 1t is queer old town, and retains
very much Of its early Dutch aspect. You meet ia
every greet with the gable rooted houses, double
front door. and Dutch housewife, ndustrousy occu.
pied in scrubbing the stoop on each fair morning.
Now an, then some adventurous Yankee has broke
in upon the stiffness of its shaded streets and erect
ed modern and well appearing house. He Is
looked upon as an intruder by the old Dutch resi-.
dents, and Is most sure to be reminded in some way
of the dislike Of his ne ghbors for attempting to
revolutionize the town. 1t is by no means an un
pleasant city for residence. 1t is remarkably
clean and quiet, and has very select and agreeab
social circle; but it has some peculiarities which
nske It worthy Of notice in the HERALD. Here
located Union College, which has attained celebrity