The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-21
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/ States senate which are calculated to misead
tbe public. subieinedwe give correct list Of
/ the members Of that body, to which they be-
long, and. the vacancies which have occurred
through default Of Legislative action:
Class Tern ending March g. 1857
Adams, Mississippi, Bayard, Delaware, Bright,
Indiana. Broadhead, Penn, Cass, Michigan,
dodge, Wisconsin, Fish, New York, Foot,
Vermont, -Geyer, Missouri, Ham]in, Maine,
James. Rhode Island. Jones, Tennessee, Nal
lorv. Florida. Mason, Virginia, Pratt, Maryland
Rusk, Texas, Summer, Massachusetts,, Thomp-
son, New Jersey, Toucey, Connecticut, ade,
Ohio Weller, California. 5a'AS@
Glass 2-Term ending March 4, 1883.
Allen, Rhode Island, Bell, Tennessee, Benla-
min Louisiana Brown, Mississippi. Clay, Ala
bama. CLAYTON, Delaware, Douglas, Illinois,
Evans. South Carolina, Fessenden, Maine,
Houston, Texas, Hunter Virginia, j ones, Iowa,
Wilson, Massachusetts,, Sebastian, Arkansas,
Stuart, Michigan, Thompson, Kentucky Toombs,
Georgia, Wright, New Jersey, Reid, ~ Caro-
lima, Hale, New Hampshire. se ~ E.a
| Glass 3.-Term ending March4 1861. Bell,
New Hampshire, sBiggs, North Carolina, Butler,
South Carolina, Crittenden, Kentucky, Cola
mer, Vermont, Durkee,s Wisconsin, Foster, Con
nectieut, Harlan, Iowa, Iverson, Georgia, John
son Arkansas, Pearce, Maryland, Peugh, Ohio,
Seward. New York, Sdel, Louisiana, Trum-
BULL Illinois, Yulee, Florida. ass
| There are fveyacancies in the senate, the
terms of Messrs Fitzpatrick, of Alabama,
Atkinson Of Missouri Petit Of Indiana Coop
er, of Pennsylvania, and Gwin, OF California,
having expired on the 4th of March, 1855.
| INTERNAL IMPRovEMENTs.-1n 1928 there
were three miles ofrailroad in the United States,
in 1880, forty one, in 1910, 2167; in 1850,
1855; in 1858, 1877.
In 1853, Great Britain had 1886 miles of
railroad, Germany, $40; France, 248O. Ac-
cording to this estimate we had in 1854, at the
time the census report was made up, over 800
miles more Of railroad than Great Britain, Ger
many and France combined. s8 aEs94-t
The number of miles of railways now in ope-
ration on the surface Of the globe is35, 48O, and
of this amount the eastern hemisphere has
/ 5, $50; the western 1880. @ An
Africa has 25 miles of railroad, Spain, so;
South America, SO; Panama, 81; Sweden, rs;
Italy, ITO; India, 100; Island Of Cuba, 359.
New Y ork has expended over $94,00O,0o0
in railroads, Pennsylvania over S58, 900 ,0o0;a
Massachusetts over $55,OOO,0O0; Ohio over
S44 900 900; Maryland over $26, 900 900; II
inois over 1926, 900, 600; Indiana over 1922, OOO,-
600; Connecticut over $40, 100000; Georgia
SIG, 900; New Hampshire something over
SIG, OOO 900; Vermont over $4,000, 900; Vir-
ginia over S12,OOO,O 900; and South Carolina
over 81 100000. s.zH.msz
The total cost of railroad constructions in the
United States is s4O8, 6O3, 1885, The funded
debt was $3.50, 600, O0O The gross earnings
gao Ia ,bor ~fr
in the United Ssates is 1885, Miles in construc-
ton now 12, 526. sA
Ohio has in operation 1867 miles of railroad,
New York 2345; Pennsylvania 1854; Massa-
chusetts 1888; Indiana 1927; Illinois 1862;
Georgia 884; Virginia 673; Connecticut 869.
Illinois is now constructing 1915 miles rail
road; Ohio l587; Virginia 1880; Missouri $685.
Pennsylvania 987; Indiana 748; Tennessee $50;
Alabama $50; New York $40. a@
New York has 989 miles of canals; Pennsyl-
vania 936; Ohio 921; Kentucky 486; Indiana
567; Virginia 1870; Maryland 1874; New Jersey
lat; Massachusetts, and Indiana each 100, Lou
isiana 1O1. a
There are 1873 miles Of canals in the United
States. A report of 1856 miles of canals shows
a total cost of S54, GIG, 936. svzs
There were in 1858, photographic lines with
23,62l miles of wire, but at the present time it
is supposed there are over 80, 900 miles Of wire.
The Paris exhibition is being turned to great
practical benefit by the French government.
Comparisons founded upon close inspection and
the most careful research, are being made be-
tween the products of England and France,
generally resulting in a feeling Of sef-satisfac-
ton, that the time has come when, with more
enlightened policy, France has little to fear
from her former rival. In the Moniteur is a
most elaborate comparison of the lace made by
machinery at Nottingham and at Calais, by
which it is shown that, Notwithstanding the Sc
cret of this fabric was only borrowed from Eng
land in 1919, when that country had long been
in full possession of the trade and all its appli
ances, the manufactures Of Calais and its en-
virons are close treadng upon the heels OF its
forerunner. England is still preemInent N
cheapness, and in this case Nottingham sells
third less than Calais, but thlsi accounted for
in some measure by the contempt which the
English manufacturer shows for designs, TOR
which the Calais manufacturer spares no ex-
pense. Everywhere it is the same. While
Manchester and Bradford carry all before them
in the wooden manufacture of alpaca, the beau
ty OF. the French designs in such that. though
dearer by third, the wealthy prefer purchas.
ing them. The French nation takes heart OF
grace at these indications, and as no stone IS
left unturned by the emperor or by the Journal
DIES Debats to bring the French manufacturer
fairly into competition with the markets of the
world, on the principle of unrestricted com
merce, the Paris exhibition, though CONNER
cial feature in limited sense, may prove the
starting point Of a lasting commercial pros
perity. IN s e.. f.y..z.esa n 81
On the 18th ult., a man named Pfeil, residing
in an elegant house in Milwaukee, prepared
pile of wood and other combustibles, in the rear
Of his house, for the pupose Of burning the body
of his wife, who had died the night before.
Another man, named Wendt, acted in concert
with Pfel in the heathenish act. The sheriff,
on being informed of the intent of Pfeil, re-
paired to the spot, and found the body on a
table, ready to be carried out and placed upon
the pile. The sheriff demonstrated with Pfeil,
and told him that if he attempted to carry out