The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-06-06

THE CELEBRATIoN.-The Cincinnati pa
pers Of Thursday, are literally filled with the
particulars of the Railroad celebration land
nothing else" The display Of the Cincin-
natl fire department was very fine: An
amusing incident in relation thereto is thus
told by the Commercial. While the whole
department was in full play, a carriage con-
tanning Gen. Cass, Gov. Chase, Senator
Pugh, and the President of the Marie tn
Railroad. was driven up where good view
could be obtained, and some irreverent
stream wandered into the party, and duckcd
them beautifully. The big hat which crown
ell the dignity of the honorable and venera-
bic Secretary of State, was slightly dilapida-
ted. If the stream had carried away his hat
and wig, the baptism would. We presume,
have been particularly unwelcomc. AS it
was, the distinguished carriage load took it
in good humor, and tho incident was the
basis of one Of the most popular and pleas
ant stories that enlivcned the occasion.
Thomas F. Marshal, under the influence of
half dozen ''horns" made speech from the
steps Of the Burnett House. Although Mr..
NJ. was so drunk that he could scarcely
stand. he made most eloquent speech
The telegraph announces that Gov. Willard
also spoke. We presume that his was the
''union speech so familiar to the sovereigns
of Indiana, Had we the space we should
give detailed account Of the Railroad inau-
guration: IL opens a new era in the history
f.~fAl IL ~ q g
will be memorable day. The mountains
have been leveiled, and the vallics filed up.
that pathway might be made from the sea-
board to the Valley Of the Mississippi. The
world has not seen n greater achievement.
nor will it sec its like again, until the build
ers lay the last cross ties at the mouth of the
Columbia, and the continent is spanned with
its bridge of iron. The following condensed
history of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad
will be interesting TO our readers:
The "Cincinnati and St. LOFTS Company"
was chartered in 1886, but nothing was done
under the charter. except slight subscrip-
ton obtained BY Mr.. George Graham. Tn
der the present charter the first serious efforts
were made in 1852. The road had been sur
veyed by o. NJ. Mitchell and Erasmus Gest.
l
ticable ut moderate rate. In 1852 subscrip-
tons had been made, or authorized, by tho
city of Cincinnati, ito the extent of $500, 900;
of st. Louis $500 900; Of Ripley county,
Ind, 800, 900; Jennings COUNTY &2o0, 700;
Knox county (vincennes) $2o0,o0o and
some other counties, which, with individual
subscriptions, made, on the whole, about 81
000, 900, which was deemed reliable. At this
time Prof. o. NJ Mitchell was made Finan-
cial Agent, and took the practical manage
ment of the company for the next three
years. At that time Judge Ellis of Vim
cenncs, was President. The first great step
taken was to make contract with COM
pany in New York. of which NJ. o. Roberts
and Geo. Law were supposed to be really
partners, but Of which II. c. Seymour, En-
gineer, was the representative, to construct
the entire road, on certain conditions, which
involved, we think, the payment of only
Sre eiqh tetnths in casA. The residues was to
be taken equally in stocks and bonds. To
make the last available, Mr.. Mitchell went
to Europe, aud succeeded in negotiating with
Mr.. George Peabody, Of London, the large
amount of s2,75o,Ooo, at or about par.