The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-19

eheassd out Of tho prsa hey had in sew the manage
msnt turned round and male The dividend thirty per
cent In stock. The New York Genital ,ocago and aocx
leland and Baltimore and Ohio railroad companies have
been guilty OF frauds anancieriDg ont extra issues OF
bonds and stocks that would disgrace the most notorious
bogue operators in the country.
One Of the most important lines OF railroad copnectng
tie Atlantic seabosrd with Chicago the most exiensve
lake port OF the West has ust been opeaed and Sas
room become one Of the extensive lines OF frsve
trsfc between Chicago and Baltimore, PhiisdelphiA
IL d New York The Chicago Pres gives Tho following
facts In relation TO this great through ROUTE
The Piltshurg and Chicago road u completed 10
Plymouth 1888 miles from Pitsburg, aod by the ase OF
the short line of road between Plymouth and Laporte,
makes, with the Michigan Southern and Nor,hern Indiana
road crect line between Phtsburg and Chicago Of 47O
miles Under the arrangement referred to, the pSsen
gers end fregh, Of the Psburg and Chicago road III
De carried through between Plymouth and CHICAGO With
change OF cars, making therefore but change
the 450 mies The freghts will be loaded and uuoaded
by the Pittsburg and Chicago Company Inc freigat
the Galena and Chicago and the Gu csgo Darlington
and Quincy roads ON the west .de OF the south 6r.acn
road 10 operated for through business In close con
necton with the Pennsylvania Centra road, max
from Phiadelph Chicago OF s2a miles, and from New
York TO Chicago via Philadepbis, miles, being by
90 TSs pnsbnrr snd Chcs 20 Company nave nearly COM
peted their bridge over the Allegheny river 81 Psoug
which brings their road into Immediate connection with
the Pennsy lvknia road aus avoiding the delay and In
conyepences Of Tanshipment Of fre'ghs which have
heretofore occurred Piltsburg the bridge has been
built in the most approved and substantial manner by
Mr. Stone OF Philadelphia al the cost Of about $5" ooo
and 10 ready for the Ing OF the rails rho opening
Of ibis great central line, Offering The shortest route be-
tween Chicago. New York. PnladeInhia and Baltimore,
event OF i'm portRnce 10 the travelling pubic and ca
peciay to oil interested ia the cheap and rapid transit Of
ireghs between the EASt and Wett The company have
cfe ced very favorable with the Michigan
Southern and Northern IneaDs Railroad Company oy
which the former Company secure MI the substantial I'D
vsn,sees OF through line between ptsburK and Chica
co. the sacon Of their business until they nave
finished their own more drec. line 10 Gu Cago.
The Cumberland Civilian the supionci relation
to the coal trade
The shipments by railroad for last week Io6l9
tons. Tho canal closed with ice excepting for the
t two days OF the week. when vo boats lett this por
nee Is forming rapidly. we believe safely
sny that Daveaon closed Tncre were for the season
tsk monthly 20l1 boats which left this ,ort carrying
llo 729 tons Of coal coke and lumber OF coke, there
$500 ions, and OF lumber 1000 tons leaving 2o6,
227 tons OF coal The whole amount Of coal Jped for
the which will end the 3lst day OF the present
north, will be over roc 600 The whole amount
1854 OF toms the increase this year viii be about
1000 tons laat The shpmei II for the week end
ing December - are rs folio Over the Cumberland
Coal and Iron Company Railroad co tons the
Cumberland and Pennsy lvapiA Railroad, III tousto
tai from the FYostburg region 4,4e9 % tons For the
week ending December g The Georges Creek Goal
and Iron Company Railroad 1884 IL tons the
Hampshre Coal and iron Companys Railroad, t,466(I
tons-tosal from westernpor region, o,7so IL tons.