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Fare RGaataCedsS
CABIN PASSAGE FROM CHARLESTON
TO NEW YORK,
TIY + NTI DO IL Al RS.
limited States HEaiEElme

NEW YORK hND CHARLESTON STEAM
PAChETS, SEM WEEKLY
Nashville, 1900 tons, n. Berry Commander.
Marion, Loo tons, J. Foster, Commander.
Jas. Adgcr, 1900 tons, S. c. Turner, Commander.
Soulherner, 900 tons, Thos EVAN Commander.
r-H LEAVES Adger's WharveS. every Wednes-
,5afs4s dav aud Saturday afts- 'he arrival Of the
SsS=s+.. $[-eylgs cars from the South anu N<st.
These Steamships were all built for the Line and for
safety comfort and speed are unrivalleG the Coast.
Tables supplied with every luxury Attentive aud cour-
teous C0lnmau ieTs will insure Travellers Of this Line
every possible comfort ana accommodation.
Cabin Passage ge.........................
Stserage passage,
For freight passage having elegant State Room Ac.
commodatlUns, apply 10 -
HENRY MUSHROOM,
Charleston :. c.
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for Que year Clubs of subscribers will be received for
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The TRlWEEKLY IS published every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday, at S. 90 Ter annum in advance; if not
paid in advance Sc 90.
The DAILY is published at Eight Dollars,
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Retanoes Of subscriptions may be made by mail at our
risk.
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accompanied with the cash.
~ We wish il distinctly understood that no paper will
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FRESH AKRiYAI,S.

FRESH ARRIVALS.
TUST received per New Orleans Cincinnati end Pitts
J burg steamers the following articles which we are Of
ering low cash. Country Merchants and deaes
Tally will do well to call and examine for themselves
$50 bags prime Rio Coffee; 50 doz Brooms:
80 do Laguyra do; 1000 kegs Pure Lead;
200 bbls prime o MOlassese0O do No do
$50 u bbls do do; $50 casks best English Soda;
$50 hhds Sugars, Rll grades; 20 bags Race Ginger
Loaf afCrushed and POT dered Sugars, assortment
% bags Pepper; 10 chests Teas assorted
u do Spice; 90 bbs Soda Crackers
10 tierces fresh Rice; 90 do Butter do;
loo boxes Rasins; Cotton Yarns: assorted;
so boxes Cod Fish; 2grUSs Wash Boards;
20 do Herring IS nests Tubs;
20 bbls MackeTei; casks Brandy;
100 kits, assorted numbers; do Signette Brandy;
10 cases fresh Sardines; do do
q boxes Pickles, assorted; do Madeira Wine;
bbls Birthstone; Go Sherry do;
10 do Alum; 10 do Port do;
2e0 bags fine Salt; 25 bbls s Wine;
l DeniJohns, ssS'd sizes; 40 4 bbs = NJ Wine;
10 trails Almonds 20 bbls Holland Gin;
100000 Cigars, brands; 80 do American Brandy
300 boxes prime Cheese; so do Old BOur Whisky;
so do Quar-; tlasks; so do Old MODOng do;
$50 do Pint do; % do Old Rye do;
so do Fluted Tumblers ss;2U0 do Recti.ied do;
200 kegs Nails, assorted; 20 do Old Peach Brandy;
30 boxes fine Tobacco, ASSOC re1ms Crown, Medium,
sorted brands, and d. C. Paper,
100 15 and 4 boxes Raisins,
Together with all other articles usually kept in line
Call ut NICHOL PEACOCK,
aug24 Corner of Church and Market sts
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&EARE NOW RrC.TI
~ ~ 49,, our stock Of WINTER
. VIZ iiNG lor Men and Bows.
'ccnpris'ng al lie nevsest sfriss
OF Coats. Vests ard Pants. of s,..
'eFel' qualities, With a isr.-s a.
SoriHent oi C!c;is rassi5os-s,,
and Fes'iugs. which We vii
make 70 % order in tn -
EASHiONaBLE STYLE
Also, a large assurtmept ~
y Gentlemen Z. ; Furnishing Goods
and Under Clothiug or lie Ierr
( na..ty. SILK and G.ngl:s.n en-
Srsli-s 10 black and ls5ev erIo-,,
CLIFTON : ABBOTT,
October s, 1854.
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DRESS COODS.

No. Union Street
w EGE COW Gier'ng new aud beautiful assortment
W % UrssS Tools unsurpassed ia ,l, -,srss. -,
g OF ifI3iu bi1aS Plid, sui ped aa fsrocJ ,IS ti
fls IN lam eOi1Ts, Plaid and Printed Be-rl-e BritI
JacShe. 3lsin and iaynstoge.h@r with 2 rTarsi s.
5s't Of staple Goods Hosiery ParasolS T,Tiss5 -,
mus ~ ,'P-0l IhCBoTON = BERNARD
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a VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.
TNE subscriber offers for sale his residence lying in
McNairy County Tennessee, four miles east of Purdy,
and twelve miles west Of Savannah, immediately the
ageroad containing $50 OF Land-75 or 50 acres
under good fence and fine state OF cultivation IFS
of rich bottom land. There is good roomy framed dwell
ling framed barn and stable. servant houses, two never
failing well and spring water good young orchard and in
healthy neighborhO0d tire State affords. In short,
this place offers every thing that heart could desire in
home Terms TO suit the purchaser and possession given
immediately If desired.
IOAN q COMRS
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PROFESSIONAL notice


TN announcing his removal to No North Spruce It Dr.
Il ROBERT MARTIN would gratefully to the lib
era patronage be has enjoyed in this Community and
would reGsSure his friends snd the public 5at prompt a.
tsntion will be given to all calls in Bis profession.
tsn--luI
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EsTABLISuED 1915!
TEOEl.PS02I & CO.,

16SGxi.E - V1I q GsS.,
Permanently Located al No. 81 Public Square.
HAYING determined to pursue Oik-fasli1asi,
E.onos.iedl >yJsn1 Of d1tag Jys.asss viii remain
at our Old Stand; and with enlarged facilities expect
greatly 10 increase sales during ths present year by
selling our goods at smaller profits than ever.
PRICES REDUCED.
Irish Linens Rich Dress Silks, Winter Dress GJuIs and
all kinds Of Lace Goods, at reduced prices
jauiz THOMPSON 4 co, No 81 Public SQUARE
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FURNITURE! MATTRESSiiS! ! PEANOS!!!
UST received q tine assortment of Bed
81 steadS, Bureaus, Wire and Tin Safes
Sofas Sofa Beds Breakfast, Dining Cen
tre Side and Work Tables extension Table &c, large
OF of WardTObes, Chairs, of all kinds Wind Shades
Clocks assortment Of L. Giberts entire ironIamed
Pianos CArpeting Oil Cloth &C. Mattresses Shuck Moss
aud made to order and waraanted Nc the time for
those wanting any articles in my line bay
CASH, or approved paper
|. II. MORTON
jyi2-f A. Onion street
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DIR. J. W. GRAY

OFFICE No. 9. Cherry street. opposite Judge Catron';
Hotel. jan29 SIT.
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HARDWARE AND CUTLERY.

nnh BAGS acw Rio Coffee fresh importation inst
. y u received from New GreauS. FurSale by
,i-. DAVIS & SWAIN
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1o71ul,l 9n.idng ot IN EdSctsld, opposite C5ehirn Z
liot s.ous addition fronting Zoe fst ol he CsI; F
snd unniDg back 2i5 ret TO Porter street and frci
iset on iae same Call soon bargains Ike the abavs a,
seluo,. "ueieG. J. L. e Il VI. BHOWh
Ho'-' G5is CHEEKY Sggett.
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lfeINTOs4 3 WHTTTrY

! HAFE on hand superior stick o. gP 4EDIrl
| Ii WINES ANO LIQUORS, Of al kinds wh;cbtEey
or Tor sale at wlo,essie retail Aso a lars iot -
| CIGARS. best BRANDS JUS arrived rj.gIs-lr,
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SOU EB.Zz:EgN ROUTE.
s5E:5-1 ;.5ss:s g.s5a .sss &c., kEsEssEs!s,


TNEpI 'sa -th inst to the =: Of June the Rates OF
5 Freight sru Charleston and Savannah Nashville
vii bc as follows:
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r ADIEs' DRESS GOODS.-Plaid AMI striped
IL Silks, Hrocade Silks
Plaid Silks, all shades, black silks, extra quality,
Plaid Plain aud Figured Berges,
Berage Robes founced. Misses Berage Robes,
Jzeonet Robes, aouneed, Embroidered Hgslia Robes
dOunced
French LaHus and Muslius-greet variety,
Dotted SWISS and figured MusiinS,
Organdie Musiins, French Chntses,
English Chintzes and GinshsmS
Linen Cambrics in great varieties,
Sun-Shades and Psrasos,
great variety Of Fans.
STEVENSON e WHITE,
mar23 81, College =
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The Splendid Netg Passenger S.eansers
GtlTY OF HUNTSVILLE, CtsLEE, Ias'er, Iss-es
~ Nashville every Monday Gt s O'Clock, 7. N.
J. q. CLINE, JAsI-s DAVIS, Master, leayss Nashville
every " e,ireedav al ! O'clock, r. ".
John SIMPSON, JACK DAVIS. Master Ieavsz Yeshvis
every Friday, st o cloc3 z. y.
Conuscir o.. PaGrcah yi;h tie DiiiT ousvfls and ST
Louis United 81 Nail Boass and Memphis with ths
splendid New Orleans steaueTs RELLzTIS Z l. " HILi
tiEn CoLLIEE and IsG EAa
The accommodations e this lnr eeuuot BE sur5azsed
aud passengers via ind j. tq far the seessss resrs Of
travel either NORTH or South.
RoF freight OF passage spPy on board or to
(. l. DAVIS cr , -.
tanl2-h 4 A-uASlLToS, Ss0oS
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s e e 2 . @ q

y = = = = q
TO LOAN ON FOUR MONTHS TIME,
WE are now reeeviHE 2 consignment cf,
W CARRIAGES. BABGUCHES, AND ES.s-sssIsr.1-
HCu;.ii&' direct from tbe Ar-.u'sct5-r at-----S-
We" lCiK "dich we are lusiuc ei -. on Ire sSo-.
must be sold. p = r.S'C,t- = ~, '''A
yAnl1-Inl Lower Market street NsslviHa Tsnn
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THCESToN ~ BERNARD,

NJ NO.. y Union street.
4 kH now tecelying their stock of Fall sud WV, :
l : Ter Dress Goods, consisting of Silks Cash ESif
nele' Fteech and English Me-iu5s ali Wool Ds. QIY
,anes HOefN, Gloves, CorseiS aud geaera assoSTrc-,
ice aDye goods we're al purchased III the Eastern eide.
oy one OF tue lrl since the decIin. in pricss ~ Fs
ga,.no.se an9 81. be Gesy offered to the pubHe ~
Pteea @1 must ds'fsa ready safe We respectf IN iDVjt
alto give our stOcS as examination -
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EMBROlDERIES.--1a most vsr1ed, raOlce
u beautiful assortment Of En6ruider.es, Ne have
exhibited, consisting cf
Elegant Collars Sleeves, Chemisettes,
Coliarettes and Sleevesrn Sets,
Maltese Honon VaIencenne Plat Lace and Cambria Col
lars and Sleeves
Flouncngs and Bands IN JacOuet and S7iEs Mgslins,
Scotch work Inseriings and Bdgings in new designs,
Lace Capes Linen Cambria HandkeFehiefs, Heuascned
Handkerehiets,
Honiton Haudkerchies Honiton and Yaencisnne Laces
sc, &C.
STEVENSON ( WHITE,
% Cgitsra
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lStOIS s;5 5,r.{.
N0UR Five Tuorrs % Is. over the Pool Stora Of e
L csCzl-H n. I. BERRY y co
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T-.N1 49, u 10 hISS II hEAL ESTAfE!
w A. are Eo| Offering great bargain in that besaf!
~ eoni4lnlug about acres. with a large nun be-.
o. os4u'iHi ire to-S,: Said Lnt = n tie corner OF Fr
IN 's'eet ana me New Orleans islual. and in n me-
date vicinity Of the LOT sold 90 tLe .srd inst e. 81
per lo'' Only small portion OF tie money will be r
ed ID e'ls.i--sr1 !coE credit given CT The balance
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Orders executed bv all Booksellers. Tdecs2.
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9LACh AND Fancy SIGN ASIJ SA-TIN
- SCARFSIs received splendid aseo-trleptofS m.
and Sam Scais, every v-sicy Of colnrs Forsals by
H"rfN MYERS X tfrg!fI
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A sinking fund of one dollar per ton, on all The
export tonnage from that Branch. is to be created
Tor the payment of interest and hnal r. demptlon
of the principal, which provision is regarded am
pie, as it is estimated that from $1,000 to 6O,ooO
tons will pass over it annually.
OUR CONNECTIONS.
Since your last annual meeting, the arrange
mont for transferring tonnage t" and from the
james River x Kunawhu canal have been COM
peted.
And the South Side Rail Road Company have
made thier connection with thin road agreeahly to
II privilege secured TO them by the Laws of the
State. This connection however is made 50 as
t" allow this Company extending to the canal
Company equal privileges and advantages with
any other interest connecting at this point.
Your Board believe that the true policy of this
Company is to avoid discrimination and extend to
each Improvement equal rights and benefits, and
to stand aloof from any rivalry that may be crea
ted by the efforts of the various improvements
to participate in the tonnage from and to this
road.
The Norfolk & Petersburg Co. expect to com
plele their road by st January 1856. but The late
distressing visitation Norfolk will in all prob
ability delay the connection beyond that period
say perhaps 10 LIST January 1857.
The East Tennessee & Virginia Company have
some ID miles of road in operation from Knox
vile East to Flat Creek,and the track Is steadily
ssing. with much the larger portion of their
graduation a masonry completed. The completion
OF your road to the Tennessee line will gre atty
facilitate the completion of theirs.
The East tennessee IL Georgia Road Is com
p!eted and in full and successful operation. They
are now engaged in the construction of Branch
of their road from Charleston to Chattanooga.
which will be completed during the early part Of
1856. The object of this Branch is to shorten
the route to Memphis Il Nashville. 1t will lessen
the time of travel two hours.
The Nashville * Charleston Road is completed,
and forms a connection with tho line at Chatta-
nooga.
The Memphis & Charleston.it is estimated, will
he completed by l January 1857. 1t appears
rom their last report that they have los miles
lay ''l09 miles more of track which is expected
miles of finished road on the Eastern Division and
SO miles on the Western ready for business, leav-
ing link of only 20 miles wanting to connect them
! every part of which is under contract"
The Orange d Alexandria Road, under favora-
bile circumstances, is expected to be completed
during the latter part of 1857.
Thus, within two years, your Road will he in
connection with the Mississippi river. at Mem
| phs, and the Atlantic Seaboatd at Norfolk: also
| IN direct communication with Nashville, and at
Montgomery. Ala, will tap the current of trav-
81 flowing North. from New Orleans, bv the
Southern route. presenting TO 1t more direct
and expeditions line.
/ The facilities which this extended and connect
ed line of Railway will afford, holds out every in
| ducement for the full development of the minera,
and agricultural resources along your line, which
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President Mcpaniel's Report.

We are enabled o-day by the exclusion Of other
matter, to publish in full the report If the Presi
dent of the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad Com
pany made to the recent annual meeting of Stock
holders held in this city. II is document OF
much interest to the people Of Virginia as we'll as
to those Immediately on the line ofthe improve
ment-respecting. as it does. the present cond-
ton and future prospects of the most direct and
important channel of trade and travel which can
be opened between the great marts Of Northern
and Southern production. The report we feel
satisfied, will give additional confidence TO the
friends of tho work. with satisfactory assurance
Of its capacity to accomplish ultimately the grand
purposes for which it was designed
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S5.ID,760,76
S5.I69.750.75
BRANCHES.


The Salt Works Branch is the only one in
progress of construction, and that work has NOV
ed steadily on. The graduation and Masonry
are nearly completed and will be entirely so ear
ly in the spring: they could have been finished
by the close of the year had there been any ne
cessity for II.
The Iron, the purchase of which was reported
to you ut your last meeting has all been deliver
ed and now lies at City Point. This secures the
commencement of the track this Branch as
soon rs the main stem reaches the junction, and
will be laid by n separate and Independent force
thereby guarding against any interference on
this account with tho construction of the main
line.
From some difficulties attending the carrying
out Of the reported plan for the construction of
this Branch, required by the first mortgage. the
Board deem it advisable to modify the contracts
and change the mortgage. Accordingly, on the
9th day of August, 1855, they caused to be ex-
ecuted instead thereof, a mortgage securing
coupon bonds Of $500 each, copy OF which Is APP
pended and here referred to for particulars.
The annual letter from Mr. w. w. Blackford.
engineer in charge of this work, gives very
satisfactory report Of its condition, from which
it appears that the whole cost of this branch,
when completed will be S2li,72I SO, and that
there remains 10 be done, of graduation, masonry
aud bridging, &26,45, lotto which add the cross
ties and cost of laying superstructnre, about
Sl2,OOO-the balance of the estimated cost COW
crs iron, including duty, cost of transportation,
&C., also chains and spikes.
The finances of this Branch are kept separate
and distinct, and are thus stated:
Amt Bonds authorized and secured
by the mortgage referred to- 1900 S3OO,O00 W
10 amt iron purchased,
paid in bonds 1890. S35,076 Ga
:" amt graduation and
masonry completed,
payable in bonds. S3292 33
" amt graduation notes
timated and entered 2l,227 09
amt graduation and
masonry, brdges,track
laying &c..to be done,
payable in bonds, lex
oept spikes and chairs,
not contracted fnr,)
and 60,3o7 30
Freight, and other ex-
prnses on iron, engi
neerng expenses, &c. 32,726 Al 23o'|2l 81
Leaving surplus of S6l,2Io Is
to purchase equipments, if it should be found
necessary so to do. in the event of lis not being
practicable to work the Branch in connection
with the main line for the want of sutiiciency
of general equipments
The bonds referred to are made payable at the
office of the Company, both principal and inter-
erest-the interest semi annually, and the prln
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Showing ID miles laid in 1851. being the com
mencement and late in the year; b miles in
1852; % miles in 1853; 4} miles in 1854; and 3l4
miles in 1855; at which latter period there re-
manned 10 reach the Tennessee line 5i1 miles.
Since which time 81 niles have been laid, ma
king the entire line l53 miles
Whist perhaps there has not been that pro-
gress in construction desired or expected by you,
the work however has been pushed forward
rapidly as any other Road in the State, though
but few of them, if any, have had the same ma
taral difficulties to overcome.
The first spade of earth was formally removed
on this line on the 10th January, 1850, and the
work commenced in the spring of that year, and
in December 1854, you have 1924 miles in
cessful operation, embracing by tar the heaviest
and most difficult work the line. including
within It's limits the extraordinarily heavy sec
tons encountered in getting from the level of
the James River and kanawha Canal within tho
limits of the City of Lynchburg, as also the pas
sage of both the Blue Ridge and the Alleghany
mountains. requiring excessively heavy rock
cuttings, well as the construction of five Tun-
nes.
And at the close of another twelve months, say
by the LIST of December, 1855, you will find the
entire road bed of 204 miles ready fer the rails
and 100 miles in operation, leaving only Al miles
of track laying, over with the exception of but
one point nm easy line, presenting but'little if
any obstruction from slides, which have hereto
fore been source of great annoyance and much
delay in our progress.
For more detailed account of the subjects of
this department. you are referred to the reports
OF Col. c. +. Nj. Garnett. Chief Engineer, and
Mr.. w. w. Blackford now in charge of the work
1t appears that there remained on the Both
September last,t complete the main stem of this
great work,
Original construction (graduation).- : 6,200, 90
|2,OO0 cross-tes ----.-....---. $lS,000, 90
Depot and water stations .--------- Sl3,400,0
Reconstruction, embankm ants, bridg-
els, removing slides, &c. Sl2, 27S 90
Track laying. including
spikes, Bridging. -....... 75.4O0,0C
$l28,O7S, Ol
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1T appears by this that but six roads i'll the list
learn over 81 per mile. The expenses per mile,
mot being less than 81 per mile, it follows that
"the running expenses of those roads earning
''less than two dollars per mile range about 80
per cent"
This cannot be otherwise than encouraging in
the present state of this roadand certainly holds
out prosperous future, when there shall he ad-
ded to our LEGAL travel and tonnage, the heavy
through business which our connections prom
Use. Even now, what were regarded specu-
lations facts becoming realities.
Respectfully submitted,
.JNO. ROBIN MCDANIEL. Presd't
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the following statement:
Ny. B&o. Vas. Tenn
Amt 1a' @ eapt stock per- mile 56 1881 34645l i46457
Ami %"ss% $ss' DO Do sS aesso 1892
Expenses per mile run in cts 7ad3 ds5 300
Nett earnings do do 1857 49o9 800
Rate EXPENSES on rectsp rct 5333 $3.50 $3.50
Average distance travelled . -
Average distance each ton , ~
of freight moved. miles 60 miles - 2
You will observe that the average cost of all
the Roads in New York exceed the cost of this
by ffty. three per cent, and the Baltimore and
Ohio, making an allowance for its extra sidings,
is not short of the same excess.
The Indebtedness of the New York Roads Is
greater by over forty -four per cent, whilst the
Baltimore and Ohio exceeds the Indebtedness of
this by ninety five per cent. The expenses of
operating this road and the receipts per mile run
vary but very little from those of the New York
roads but the difference with that of the Balti-
more and Ohio is very marked.
The Baltimore and Ohio Road has been work
ed at about eighteen per cent less per mile rum
yet the receipts of this road exceed that per mile
run by twenty-five per cent,and the nett earnings
are near thirty nine per cent greater
The average distance travelled by passengers
on this road falls but little short of that of the
New York Roads, whilst the average length of
Tonnageis greater on this.
The annexed table of the operations of the
New York Roads, compiled from various tables,
contains many items of interest Independent of
those referred to.
The following statement of the operations of
fifteen of the most prominent roads. compiled by
the New York Herald is not without its interest
in this connection.
THE annexed statement exhibits the gross
earnings per mile run,of passenger and freight
trains, on several roads according to official re-
turns"