The American patriot., 1855-11-24
Mississippi Central Railroad.

Speaking of this important work of internal
improvement, the Grenada (Miss.) Republican
of the 10th says:
We have been credibly informed that the
President of the Central Railroad has succeed
cd in purchasing iron for the SAME; to be de-
livereu between the months of December and
March, that will keep the company laying un-
til next summer, at which time they viii be
able 10 supply the road with as much as it will
require for completion. The company is work
ing energetical.y, and will work on both ends
OF the road, towards the centre, until finished.
We presume this road will be completed
about the time the Great Northern Road Is I'm
ished to jackson. The link between jackson
and Canton will be finished in few months.
The whole will form magnificent chain OF
communication aud as the central road con-
meets with a road running out from Memphis
we will be enabled to reach the latter city in
about double the number OF hours it now takes
days to accomplish that feat.
All OF our railroads are progressing slowly,
but surely; and just as they progress, the All
vantageous results flowing from such works be-i
come more and more apparent. New Orleans
made u late start. All Of her commercial
competitors were far ahes OF her when
she commenced, and she has had many dill
cultcs to encounter since. But these ditli-
culties are being gradually overcome by the .lu-
dlcious action and untlrlng energy OF the odi-
GERS and directors OF the various roads, for
which they deserve the warm thanks of tne
dlal appreciation OF the public.
The progress made Iii the Vicksburg and
Shreveport road, according to the last report,
"a Ynulu flvn n In 81,
from opposite Vicksburg will shortly be laid
The Upelousas road mas got along wonder
fully, all the CIR. umstan.es considered, and
has progressed beyond the Latourche Crossing
as far as figervilie, which secures the fright,
trade and travel, Of several wealthy and popu-
lous parishes.
On the jackson road several miles of rails
will shortly be laid, and the track is graded
and ready for the rails and superstructurc
about twenty miles further on.
These facts SHOW that our railroad prospects
are not SO gloomy as many would imagine.
On the contrary, they look quite promising.
ihe slow progress ttat has been made is nut
as encouraging as it might be, but it is int,..
ltely better team no progress at all. Especially
is TINS the case when a successful result is alb
soiutey sure of accomplishment, in the long
run. N. y. Crescent.
MISSISSIPPI ELECTION returns of the
election from this State are not complete, but
the general result is sufficiently ascertaiaed.
John j. McRae is reelected Governor, and the
State ticket running with him, is successful by
a considerable majority several thousand.
The following is the result of the congress
sional elections:
FIRST District-D. B. Wright, Democaat)
Sseond g II. S. Bennett, democrat
1h1r1 VIM. Barksdale, (DemocratJ
Fourth VIM. K. Lake. iDemoera,l
FVth Jno. A. Quitman Ocmocratl
In the last Congress all five members were
Democrats. There has been a change of dis
trcts, and some of the members elected are
differently arranged.
The Democrats have large majority in the
Legislature, and will be able to elect whom
they please Senator in Congress in place of
Stephen Adams, whose term expires with this
Congress. We see that Jacob Thompson, late
member Of the House, and Jefferson Davis the
present Secretary of War, are spoken of as
candidates for the place-picayune, 18th.
TROUBLE BREwING.--rhe Washington cor.
respondent Of the New York Courier and En-
quirer states that official advices of much i'm
portance were brought by Mr.. Buchanan, by
the last steamer
Lord Palmerston after years of solicitation
for decision, has at length explicitly declared
that Her Majesty's government will not con-
form to the American construction Of the Clay
ton and Bulwer treaty-will not abandon the
new colony fthe bay of Islands will not rec
ognizc the old boundaries of the Central An. er-
ican Republic as those intended by the treaty,
and will not relinqush the protectorate over
the Musquito Islands. The c. and 3. treaty is
therefore repudiated in both countries, and
therefore no longer exists This unexpected
change in the relations of the United States
towards Central America will lead to a most
important political revolution. The enterprise
of Walker and Kinney will soon bring up the
question Of annexation in form which cannot
be evaded. Two separate propositions for the
annexation of the States have already been
made to the present Administration, the sole
obstacle to which was the Clayton and Bull
wer treaty.
~ Erastus Brooks has been elected Sena.
tor to the New York Legislature by large
majority. lie is the gentleman, it will be re-
collected who had the celebrated controversy
with Bishop Hughca