The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-02-16

members of both Houses concurring in th
Address, That Joseph IIufty, commissions
as Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orleans, be and h
, is hereby removed from the Office of Sheri
|, Of the Parish Of Orleans.
Be it further resolved, That this address b
presented to the Governor Of this State, /
compliance with the constitution thereof an
that the same take effect from and after It
passage. lE Ent}I Is EtI5t
New ORLEANS, JACKSON AND GREAT NoRrH
ERIN RAllRoAp.--An able and comprehensive
report of the condition Of this road has beer
submitted by the worthy President, J.CAInous
Esq, to the Legislature, in accordance with :
law Of the State. We are much gratifed, ant
the people at large will share in this gratifca
ton, that the prospects Of this work are SC
much better than the depressed condition Of the
money market for some time back, and particu
larly in reference to railroad securities, would
seem to warrant.
Eightvseven and one third miles Of the road
the distance between New Orleans and the
Southern boundary line Of Mississippi ore in
good running order. Beyond this point four
teen miles ore graded, upon five miles Of which
the iron is laid seventeen additional miles are
in progress Of graduation. and will be ready
for the rails in June next Satisfactory arrange
mcnts have been made for the prosecution Of
the road t. Jackson. Mississippi, distance Of
Iffty-fvc miles. Thrty-fve miles Of this dis
lance has been put under contract, and the
work on it will be commenced in all this month
or the next, and pushed forward with vgor and
perseverance. For the intermediate Of twenty
miles to jackson, the Board has received favor
able proposals for the execution Of the work.
Beyond Jackson to Canton, distance of TWEEN.
ty-four miles, the graduation is entirely finished,
and the iron laid on eighteen miles the track
laying on the remaining six miles of this portion
Of the road will be completed within a couple
of weeks. Beyond Canton nothing has been
done in the way Of work, since the decision Of
the Supreme Court of Mississippi discriminating
the transfer of the Canton Kosciusko, Abcr.
deem and Tuscumbia Railroad Company Of all
their rights, privileges, franchises subscriptions
etc, to the New Orleans, jackson and Great
Northern Railroad, to be null and void. OIL
this extension seventy miles had been put under
contract upon which work to the amount Of
one hundred and elevcn thousand dollars had
been performed. This work is now suspended
in consequence of the people of Mississippi
having yepna'aiea their subscriptions. game
at which they are an fat. The Board having
wisely determined to let this part of the work
remain for time in allegiance, and apply all
their means and energies to the completion of
The road south of Canton. Canton is an impor.
amt point of junction. At this terminus we
with the Mississippi Central Railroad,
'nnning thence to jackson, Tennessee, dis
,ance of about two hundred aud thirty-siy
niles, where it unites with the Mobile and
ohio Railroad running to Cairo, at the mouth
II the Ohio, and there connecting with the I'LL
lois Central Railroad, long since completed
md in successful operation.
These two roads, the Central, and the Mobile
md Ohio, are being pushed forward as expedi-
iously as practicable and in the space of two
ears will be fully completed. Our own road
vill be continuously finished before the expira-
ion of that period to Canton, when we will
hen be brought in communication, by railroad
With the extreme limits of the United States
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1d-"1on," the Washington correspondent
I the Baltimore Sun, in his letter of the goth,
avs:
THE appointment of Mr. Dallas as Minister
England is judcious, and no doubt will be
acceptable there as has been his distinguished
PREDECESSOR. His acceptance of the post will
tantamount to REIMBURSEMENT of his pre-
snsons as candidate for the Presidency in Q
'vor OF the present incumbent of that Office. S
It least three of the delegates elected to the i
tate Nominating Convention, (the three from '
'ucks county, are in favor Of Mr.. Dallas, and
he city and county Of Philadelphia are expcc- 4
ID to augment the number Of delegates in his '
'yor. 1t is alleged, too, that Mr.. Dallas has !