Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-06-12
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philadelphia, June 8, 1858. J
The warm season has suddenly sprung upon
us. and every body complains Of the heat
except the retailers Of ice and cooling bevera-
ges served up in their various forms. AL
ready Philadelphia begins to assume the ap-
pearanco Of large cities during the heat OF
the summer solstice, and already preparations
severely affected by the late financial crisis
TO leave for the country and the fashionable
water places.
Business is dull aud has been so during
the entire season. The prospect Of fair crops,
Of which there seems to be favorable indi-
cation, will, no doubt, give an impetus to the
fall trade. There can be no better evidence
of the arrangements OF the commerce and
trade Of this country than the fact that money
is still scarce among the business men Of the
city, although the banks and capitalists have
more than they can find use for.
Notwithstanding the tightness Of the times
some handsome improvements are going on
in the city. The great Hotel, OF the corner
Of Ninth and Chesnut streets, is progressing
slowly. 1t will be noble structure when
completed. Bailey & Co. have put beauti-
full marble front on Chesnut street for their
jewelry establishment.
Quite q pumber of the bidders who attend
ed the letting at Lock Haven, on the 1st
lust, have been here for some days past
waiting the allotments or the work proposed
for at Lock Haven. The alotmeuts were
made this afternoon, The bridge, about four
miles above Williamsport, has been allotted
Mari & Gritty. The railroad bridge con.
structed by them above Sunbury is an evi.
dence Of their skill and ability in the perform.
ance Of this work. The bridge aud heavy
section No. 6s, at Queens run, has beer
allotted to Dull, Creswell & Dull. This i;
heavy work and must have been taken at
low figure.
In coming to Philadelphia passed, for the
first time, over the Lebanon Valley Railroad
The route by the Northern Central and Leb
anon Valley and Reading road is, and vii
remain, o popular one. The trip on thu
change, but the days Of the packet are almos
numbered. The present month will in oil
probability be the last.
Taking the packet, opposite Sunbury, afte
A. NJ, we arrived at Port Trevorton il
about two hours-then taking the cars, it wa
not long before We reached the bridge q
Dauphin, q noble structure, which has cos
the company over two hundred thousand dol
lars. The cars then continue on the Northern
Central to Bridgeport. opposite Harrisburg
and cross over on the Cumberland Vale
bridge-arriving at 20 minutes before IL NJ
At minutes before 3 o'clock the Leblanc
Valley train leaves for Reading, and at tina
, place connects with the Pottsvills train t
! Philadelphia at about half.past z. NJ. Th
, Lebanon Valley is perhaps the most substal
tial as well as the most expensive Railroa
: in the Union. MIR. Osborn, the engineer
an Englishman, and using English capita
4 spared no pains or expense in its constru
/. tion. The road is 81 miles long and has CO:
d about over ninety thousand dollars per mil
}. Seventy. eight per cent. Of the road is
Y straight line, and no grade exceeds &c feet I
n the mile. The whole road seems to be
s series Of deep cuts and hoGvy embankment
It and the bridges are all of massive stone m
If sonry. The engineer has determined to NAL
q first class road, and in this has succeede
Il beyond oil question, though not without i
g curing an immense expense.