Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-26
l.rcnt Railroad Celebration.

The Na,ioal Intelligencer of Friday last has
the subjoined notice Of the great celebration of
the completion of the Ohio and Mississippi road.
between Cincinnati and ST. Loais--,o take plao.
on the 4th and 9th Of June:
The approaching celebration Of the opening OF the
Ohio and Mississippi, railroad and the completion of
the connecting links in tie cham OF communications
the NosAHesf1R V,rginid aud CmcHlAdti and Marietta
rulroad on the airline route between the Atlantic
cities and ST Louis will form quite in the his
tory OF Internal Improvements in this country. The
works to be opened embrace seven hundred miles oil
railroad, by which various sections OF the Union will
be fastened aud bound together 10y bands OF md
reciprocal interests not less enduring say the least
of them.
The plan Of the celebration, il is belle, ed had its
origin with he Ohio and mississippi Railroad Com
pany by which the most efficient measures have been
taken 10 secure the hearty co-operron OF other KIM
bred corporations, embracing more than thirty, over
the roads of which those who go upon the excursion
will pass at pleasure from the eth Of May current
until the l3lh of June next. The gucsts--who are IL
is said, to consist of the President of the United
States the Heads of Departments. Diplomats from
foreign Governments and other persons of disnc-
ton throughout the country, amounting to two
thousand or more-will assemble at Cincinnati on
the Sd of June, when the CEREMONY of opening will
take place, and be concluded by ball at he Burnett
House.
Early ON the morning of the 4th the excursion
trains will leave the Queen City of the West" en-
route for St Louis on the Ohio and Mississippi road
the distance TO be run by daylight stopping for the
nigh, at Chcoihe. On the following day. the 9Th
OF June, the celebration at ST Louis, Tor which the
most extensive preparations are in progress on the
part OF the citizens of that city, will take place
After this celebration is over ii is presumed the ex-
curslonists will be agreeably occupied in visiting
and inspecting the roads that connect St Louis with
the regions further West, and in passing over the
works of the various companies by which the tick
cts of invitation will be endorsed
Those of the excursionists who will 20 from, this
city and Baltimore are expected to leave those
places on the morning of Monday, the Is, of Jnne.
and passing over the Baltimore and Ohio and
Northwestern Virginia" railroads, will reach Par
ketsburg on the night of that day On Tuesday
morning they will be conveyed TO Marietta and
thence over the Cincinnati and Marietta railroad to
Cincinnati, where they expected, after night S
rest to participate in the festivities of the following
day, June Sd.
Further remarks upon this interesting and impor-
tant subject are deemed unnecessary as the occasion
is that must recommend itself to the attention of
every lover of his country. By the completion of
the great work to be celebrated two of the great
centres of Western trade and population will be
brought within days journey of each other thus
rendering the eOnnexion between the East and West
direct as possible and, practically, to great ex-
tent, annhating space and causing the great valley