Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-04-30

90 70 IA Paea. In csoosing the ATtso-
nis Tsguitsey the party leok > middle
route hstween BeoIe's an1 the sodthern
route, (but little Travelled hesstoSors)
end i peonounced BY them aa excel
lent natural road. Both expeditions
pronounce the entire route from San
Francisco As perfectly practicable for
staging purposes. The wont part Of
the whole route-so far - the roads
are concerned-is from the Red River
to Fort Smith, through the Indian Ter
ritory.
The Desert or Llano Estacado, the
greatest impediment On the route Wa
crossed by them in twenty seven hours,
the distance being sixty five miles.
They saw no Indians, either hostile or
friendly, after leaving Ban Francisco,
until they arrived At Preston, Texas,
excepting three friendly Camanches,
near Camp Cooper. An ample supply
Of wood, water and grass IL found on
the route, with the exception Of the
Llano Estacado, which il covered with
sluxuriant growth of GIamma grass.
The company will now soon be in
possession Of full report of the entire
route, and will continue their prepara-
tons for the commencement of the
service at the time specified in We con-
tract-l8th of September.
The New York Tribune says:
The telegraph report from St. Louis
that q messenger of the Government
passed through with dispatches to Col.
johnston, ordering him to delay his
advance until the arrival of the Peace
Commissioners, was wholly unfounded.
No such purpose has been or 10 enter
tanned, and 1t Is fully expected at the
War Department, according to the last
intelligence. that he will move forward
when joined by Capt. Marcy, with cat
tie, probably about week hence, with
out waiting for the eastern reinforce
ments.
The st. Louis Republican contradicts
this statement and says the report was
true.
The st. Louis Republican says:
We learn from an authentic source,
that orders have been issued for the
immediate survey, preparatory to final
location, of the Pacific Railroad from
Pleasant Hill to Kansas city "a dis
lance Of thirty-three miles. Three
routes will be surveyed by as many
surveying parties, and the Board Of
Directors will then be prepered to de-
eide upon the eligibility and advantage
es Of the different routes. The sur
veys will be commenced forthwith.
We further learn, that an effort 10
beiug made to continue the construc-
ton of the main trunk road to George
town, in Pettis county, with every
prospect Of success.
There Is every prospect, also, OF
making contracts for the immediate
completion of the Southwest branch Of
the road to Massey's iron works, dis
lance of sixty-two miles from Franklin,
and of lO2 miles from st. Louis on that
route
Two men one named Cyrus Burgess,
sailor and the other, name unknown,
were drowned in Chicago on Wednes-
day.
Steps are being taken for the estab-
lishmcnt of horse Rail Roads IN the
city Of Chicago.
A man and his wife Gilbert Fcrgu-
son and Malinda Ferguson, middle
aged, and respectable looking couple,
were tried on Tuesday, at Chicago for
swindling.
The woman who has young infant
in arms was the active partner of the
concern. She stated she was from
Fulton County, N. Y, was on her way
to Kansas, that she had heard that
her husband, whom she expected to
meet there, was just deceased in Leav-
enworth city, that she was destitute,
and wished to return East, wishing to
leave that night. On this representa-
ton she succeeded in defrauding the
benevolent citizens of Chicago, out of
several hundred dollars.
The defendants are recently from
Cincinnati, where they have children
living, as also in New York State
In the branch of business which has
brought them into trouble here, they
are said to have considerable expert