New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-17
Jackson md Canton Railroad.


of the jackson and Canton railroad was laid at
the Jackson terminus Of The road, with all the
honors. and that Col Shackelferd, after having.
made few remarks appropriate to the occasion,
struck the first blow in fastening down the first
rail laid on this section of the New Orleans and
Great Northern railway. There we're great
many people present from the regions Teand
about, and the utmost enthusiasm aad good
feeling prevailed It is expecteds as "a liked
certainty that before the first day of Novem-
ber next, Canton will be brought within one
hours travel Of the capital, and that all along
he route of the read planters will be holding up
their heads and filling up their purses.
We are very happy to record this evidence of
the interest that is being taken by the country
population in one Of the great railway enter
prises that affects the prosperity Of New Or
leans. as wellsas that of every State.and county
doing business with it, The low waters Of the
past season, and the great losses consequent
thereupon, have been arguments Of more avail
towards the prosecution of the work than all the
publications Of the directors and all the state
ments of the press. Mem who formerly consi-
dered the scheme useless, unnecessary and I'M
practicable, are coming forward now to help it,
~, nrb,ooLa ON line of railway
communication from New Orleans to Cairo
tapped every little way By other roads running
o,,t carntrv nrn.
ducts In their proper season, whether the heav-
ems open or remain closed--Bhether the rivers
overflow their banks or run lazily around snags
and sandbars Already the Great Northern
road is ID operation from mere 70 inc
,na and Ii dninr in n comparatiyely unsettled
region, such an amount q business as saouiu
aucorraoe the Inhabitants Of towns and counties
w
lying beyond TO pull 1ofGn every eHort toHaTus
| Il. .an,,,la+;o, If the anternrisa The rad is
- - ~ Ss~ -, ~ N - ~. 5E d.
completed from, ST. Louis to Cairo, Is near com
S-.:s. e., Ts.1.sa,, II, N, .,+,, ana Il nart;al,y
P4p'lVi : o.AA
! GRADED from, jackson to lts present terminus
.l 81. n, 1,n.s n a 1sttias ynora interpst q
near t ehe S1"po iaA-o = y
littleamore aid, little more energy, Will prlng
~ .,t;ra ,,ea,,l N that is 80 anxionsly an
$50 s..si' ~ i, III E = ali 70 aJv.n
t,,s,;na Is H.
sssss 49,, - I'D u ~ ano,nt ;nvostaa
..; = III aaan MAJ f,r1eans and A. nh;a
u .as.ls.,s3 80 a,.aslah,a fr,sstr,,ane ,aa;s
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q 80 ~ ,,,oS,,.o y
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- ooi'e - - - -. - $500
oUAsANTINE, We learn that in view Of intel
genes received hess tat yellow fsssT nes maae ~
Into sonssdsration 1t mex oaday session thesubiect
Of tHas Guy nsen Il H.
yellow ssytrwould not likely to give US any trouble
s hS VI q s y ts spso Il M
statement that bothIsvana and free from
iisr and bsfafe reaching Nsw orleans
Whope TINT tasrs may p soe mistake g Y tne a
there then we think clearly the DUTY Of the city
e m ~ 70 #
sus sanitary measures and quaranne regulations as
in their Judgment may bss. pfons.s enc onsos
decd ths absence ii sickness 81 every Kind resrk
me season and II snead os ~ th ;s v
W. a IA wonder Al the liyely apprehe tensions
entertained w onr country friends, Chen have
sa,esni scouruea ion frenusntly and awfallys to
lose III, rer,euhranoe az the past with The lapse
IL a, sinal, saasoI Fbe mast has been to them
an q xvarn;,,s and lesson. from ,sh;ch
+ av rce !, eoro,aandab,e ianos;tion n sler;ya
tba fn,lest anorntl6e safstv and nrotectionl eon.
a;atapt 1v;fb M natnrs If the e;rcrnstances Nv
which thev are surrounded. Would that such
the ease with ms of this ereataoommeroial
metropolis; Here. with "a large mass of our
population contrary feeling prevails and the
horrors of 1853. and Oscillations Of 1854. seem
to have almost faded from recollection, ,'
For. our part. We think New. Orleans would
have no lust reason ID complain IL the whole
Wastarn yaliay within ~ rama of Ana paliovv
fever. was strictly ouarantined against us. and
ali communication coming and going. .inexora.
lo,, sh;h;.oa ssha,,,a ...a -
snrahana that w.. lass 80, 81 49,
a. 49, t,araI ~ aa,..ss - 's, y
nothing Of Che disastrous diversions III n wonla
necessarily be commented and nrabablv sonn1
tin,red---fron Which, this oitv 1ar;y.s r;natoo,.
tWentieths 81 its commercial tapces w56S,lss
open the ewes &c certain SwiHeaores wbo,annaar
Ito be neyer content exoent when engaged. in tho
congenial occupation Of arumblinr md fa,,lt.
finding. Fhe trade Of the West il wbat ,,alras,
New Orleans commercially great ~ IA IN
foreign d import trade. And The loss IF 4 nor.
ton 81 that trade. which has been diverted u
the Atlantic cities Nv the s,c;,;t;es ofs,,ad \,
RAILROADS. .canals. &o bss caussd M ! i