Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-05-02

THE RAILROADS OF EuaoPE.-T great railroad
line fro,, Paris to Marseilles. distance of 535
miles ;s now completed, except the bridges at Ly-
ons across the two rivers the Saone and the Rhone,
at the junction of which the city stands. These
bridges when finished, will be as line specimens OF
| workmanshipas can anywhere be found Inc one
across the Rhone is already near done-but OF cast
| iron-and it presents most beautiful and pictur
esque view from point about half
mile above it. The piers of the bridge across the
| Saone are now building in water that IS 40 or 80
| feet deep.
Great cylinders of cast iron are first planted on
| the bottom of the river, by some means, know not
| how-which reach above the surface of the water
| From these the water is pumped out, and the work
[ men descend in them, as in a WE'LL and carry the
work of rearing the piers from the bottom of the
river This bridge across the Saone is approached
I by tunnel five or six miles in length. How far ii
is below the surface of the earth cannot tell But
it is no uncommon thing in this country 10 travel for
mile or two at time through tunnel, and that
too at the rate of about 40 miles per hour. But the
railroads in this country are so delightful Thels
is scarcely any perceptibe motion.
The roads are beautifully graded. and then COW
cred with pebbles or small fragments of rock pound
ed in, so TO make them firm The sides of the
f entertainments are turfed. The tracks are always
double SO that there is no danger of collision. The
coaches are elegant and the whole management OF
the roads is conducted with the strictest reference
the convenience, comfort and safety of the passen.
gers. Travelling by rail in England and especially
on the continent is much more pleasant, and vastly
safer than IN the United States. The Express anl
the direct trains, as they are called make but few
soppages the long routes, and ordinarily no
more than or two minutes at a station. Their
everything is so quiet. There is no hustle noise
J at the station
In obtaining tickets but one person ca approach
at the time, and he must get his change ant
retire before another apply. In word, there il
perfect system about thing. The coaches ar
not like ours. They are divided into apartment
that resemble elegantly furnished private carriages
On the continent there eight in those apart
nents; in England only six. .he first class on h
continent is far superior in point of comfort to thu
first class in England. In England they have n,
3 means of warming the coaches in cold weather Il
France they warm them by means of cylinders O
hot water, which are changed two or three time
during the ight or day. They keep the c. ach YER
Observation-Disclosures of the Rev M Edpvasds
Let the south Beware.
: We have never doubted that the great mass O
S Northern Know Nothings will unite with the Blac
Republicans, in a desperate effort to defeat the Ma
tional Democracy and install Abolitonism in the he
est places Among the daily clustering evidence w
may refer to the recent revelations of the N. Y
. Times, the little organ of Seward. That paper in
forms US that the alliance of the Know Nothings an,
r the Black Republicans is natural and inevitable
and that it will also be irresistabie" The Tin e.
: says:
The Commercial must know that the Noytbey,
americans 3caH neUer as body, cote for Mr. Fillmore
and that they will take such course in the Presi
Dental canvass, will, without damage to the sen
tlments, and principles of their organization, b.
most certain 10 defeat the schemes Of the Pro- Save7
crusaders. Nor is there any ground for the asonish
ment it affects, at iDtima;ion that they and tn
Repu 1licans would act together, for the attainment
of an end which they seek in common. The election
of the past year show con3Iusivey that such an al
lance is natural and lnevtaJe and that it will ais
y be irresistible.
Even admitting for arguments sake, that Fillmor
is as sound AS his Southern Know Nothing advocate
represent him, il not clear that his party will
swallowed up by Black Kepublcanism at the Nort
and that every vote given to him by Southern man
will not only be thrown away but will indirectly an
to the same extent weaken the strength Of the Ma
tlonal Democracy in their great struggle with Bac
{ Repub!icanism
y THE EFFECT OF pEAcE.--A letter from Hamburg
D of the 10th, lin the Brussels Independence, says;
Since peace has been considered CERTAIN, merchant
and negotatols have arrived almost daily from a
parts of England, with the object of establishing fac
: tories in part of the Russian Empire 1t is re
" markable fact that of all the people of Europe tn
English show most eagerness TO renew business rels
tons with Russia. 1t is in contemplation to for
: great AngloRussan Company, which, with consiG
cradle capital in it's hands, will solicit the imper;
government, authority turn profit on vast sea-
the territorial and mineral riches of the Russian te
ritory.
e The schedule of the N, C. Railroad was change
on Monday. The cars leave here at 10 minutes pa
9 S o'clock in the morning, and return at 10 minute
e past in the evening. By this arrangement passer
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