New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-24
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In the case of Salters vs. Genin g. Lockwood, it s
stated that Judge Hoffman has decided in favor of the
plaintiff on the ground of usury. Messrs. g. d l..
acted as brokers for the painsf in the purchase OF
some Nicaragua stock which proved bad specula-
ton after being carried for thirty days for commission
The plaintiff sued to recover his margin, which was
nearly swamped in the operation. The commission, we
presume has been construed by Judge Hoffman into
usury.
correspondent at Chicago writes, 10 regard to the
Mineral Point Road:
"The Mineral Point Railroad commences at Warren
thriving and growing town on the Illinois Central
Railroad, tventyfour miles west o. it' Junction WIN
the Gaena and Chicago Road at FreepOr, and twenty.
six mlee from Galena. Thence il extends thirty-two
miles in northwestey direction through the towns OF
Gratiat, Darlington and CalamiDe, ali lying IN the
beautiful and fertile valley OF the Pecstonc 10 Minesa
Point, its northern terminus Mineral Pom, Is honr-
ishDg and enerprsDg city Of nearly 1000 nhaotanfs,
unsurpassed in cation and natural advantages by any
10 Wisconsin. II Is, as lis name suggests, IN the hesri
Of the mineral gon of the Northwest Inc producer
OF the mines though retarded for few years pact by
the drGin oi miners to California, has for twelve year,
exceeded az rage Of 20 GOO tuns per annun sno
DOW greatly the increase. In addton 70 tue " AZ
product OF region, copper and Slnc are IN sucu
Abundance tina, the ores OF the latter metal thrown
aside in the explorations for lead are on account OF tne
want of means of transportation heretoiore
used in constructing the roads OF the country Inc
transportation OF coal from the fields OF Illinois 10 NH
eral Point and the return of the smelted metals VIII
constitute very large item in the business OF the road
Oftbc capacity Of the ountry to sustain this road
and render it profitable there can be not the slightest
doubt Indeed 60 evident is the fact thst the saga
cious Directors OF the Galena aud Chicago and Hi
pOis Central Railroads in order to secure It's
ton, have entered into an agreement prssocany
guaranteeing 10 the Mineral Point Road net aunual
| income of $50 0OO-a sum sufficient to pay cent
annual interest on all the bonds Of the Road besides
dividend the stock. This agreement VIII never re-
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but its execution testies TO the confidence OF the
Directors 10 the new Road, and their opinion oil its
| value as a feeder
Twenty -four miles of the Mineral Point are alreaty
completed, and trains are RAINING regularly over IL
| Eour miles more are finished, aud on The remaining
four miles the iron 10 being laid rs fast a. can pos
sbly be done The entire road, II expected WIN DC
complete before the first day Of January. tbs COM
pletey equipped with rolling stock not surpassed by
| tina: of any road in the West. ,
| From Miner 81 Point Q charter has been obtained
and sn organization completed to push iorT W IN
d. CT liue to La Crosse and ultimately TO ST Pau and
J. Ae Superior wheffi il will form an importan: Ink 10
>,uens's North Pacific Road. Ii will then, III con-
,rion with the Illinois Central and Mobile aud Ohio
r. Ids form grand North ard South Trunk road from
| ,.ske SUI erior to the Gulf of Mexico.
From. this you viii see .ha. the Mineral Point read
though apparently short and unimporsant Is de-
liz cd ventnag 10 exert a controlling inference over
the North and South rosds oftse Mississippi Valley
We publish, by request, the annexed extracts nom
| Ihc C.frG0HG HeTdtd 10 'esdlu 10 TUG MIC Ioo'Va~
| accident at Alliance:
| THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN ONO.
| RAILROAD pIsAsrER AT ALLiAScr--wHAT THE Tks-
| TINoSY SHOWS.
| From the first We have had no doubt ths. great
cruuty thNseab upon the Who gave the o'der
20 trt the train upon the and Ohio Road acros
the trscl Of spproschns train from Wesvle on he
Cleveland and Psburah Road and have THOUGHT tas
appearances Indicated in asmeDto Say the ,:si-Pen
~ psrt OF Cherry in not stopping the Wesv1e
,rp before IL reached fatal crossing The Coroners In
yrs,isAon concluded ard compelet 10 hat ~
orr Judgment exoneses Epgnssr Cherry nom all blame
| / As 10 " ha, was done On the " esviLe train:
Tn, testimony shows tha. che Train eit bsyird on time AG
arrived a, Alliance on time-ds.snse - mes which Wa. ran
IN Is being the regular card time and usaN speed be
tween points via Al the rate of 80 mies per .ou Inc
| testimony ofMr Ball who the engioe sn 'hefIy,
shows that al usual Place approaching Ammo ~
whistle svns notice q spproa-h TO The station vs
ard the braAenen testify the brl.s then SET, MI oAl
s.tfe- thar after sounding that wns'e Ceeiry
suddenly tistlc 10 hreAk that ne ere"
and immediately srssped the reversns 'svf
but witness did not Cherry reverse the enrne US
l.-s the occurring Of these asrmns afts was
SANITY directed TO what ahead On the tfses "a'n
be then toe crossing ;rAn, ard dis,Ah. - re
thinks about 60 rods Witness .eses that sftf the eo'p
| the engine found reversed $50
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