Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-20

DAYTON & MICHIGAN Tho last rail was laid
and the fret train passed over this road on days
before yesterday (Thursday) 1t has met with
difficulties during the course Of construction, and
its completion has been delayed, but now the road
is finished and manifold are the gloridcatons Of
the Toedoans, the Daytopians and The OineinnatiN
ans at this long sought connection. They Of Gin
cinnati have the most cause to rejoice and be ex-
ceedingly glad that they can now receive portion
of the Chicago trade that has heretofore passed
through Cleveland on the G. & I. Road. Let them
not be too sangune however, of entirely running
Cleveland off the track. So long as Lake Erie re-
mains in its present bed, and Cleveland remains
whero it is, so long will it receive the TT ade of the
West and South, which passes to the East
The track on the Dayton Michigan was all comr
pleted save about eighty rods at the gap near 0t>
tawa, in Putnam counly, which space was left to
be filed in the presence of the excursionsts from
the ends of the''route. Excursion trains left Gin
cinnati and Toledo, and meeting Mt the gap about
one o'clock Thursday afternoon, saw the compile
ton of the track laying. The Commercial reporter
says eighty rods of tho track were laid and
spiked in the incredibly short time Of fifteen min
utes Spectators crowded upon the track on each
side and cheerod on the picked gang of traok-lay-
ers, who worked almost with phrenzy. 1 name
them tho Zouaves OF the Industrial Army"
After the road was thus complete, r. M. Shoe
maker, Superintendent of the road, called the at
tention OF the crowd to the great spectacle they
had witnessed. The union of Lake Erie, Mt To
ledo with the Ohio, at Cincinnati. He called for
three cheers for the woTkmen who had finished
the road 80 faithfully and rapidly. (Given with a
will)
Judge Smith, Of Dayton, President of the Road
| spoke of the sacrifices that had been made to se-
| cure Ihls lrUn avenue to Northwestern Ohlu
Dayton and Toledo had done well, but this count,
of Putnam had excelled all.
| Judge Mason, of Toledo, welcomed the delega
tions from Cincinnati and from Dayton in a tell
ctous speech, though brief. Toledo came dowr
TO meet the Queen of the Ohio with view Il
matrimony, Laughter The bridegroom wa
not very rich in money, but wealthy in iron cop
per, lumber AMI fish, being the things, as is un
derstood, the Queen was most in need 0f-bu
! Toledo, as bridegroom, demanded that Cincinna
it's coquetry should cease The alliance witt
Cleveland Sandusky must cease.
Thus the worthless stood still and leaped io
10Y over this their pet child, which they vii
doubtless bring up in appropriate contempt of thc
little hamlet of Cleveland, that unfortunately 70
. them lies just in the channel The road is on
hundred and forty miesin length, and cost S. 600
600. It is worked for forty per cent. Of gros
earnings, aud has to earn three thousand dollar
per mile per annum to pay interest on all its debt
The track of the c.. II. q D, Road is used to Day
ton. From this city IL crosses the Columbus, Piqu
and indianapolis Railroad at Pqua, the Belleion
tane line at Sidney, and the Pittsburgh IT. Wayn
and Chicago at Lima.
Ia connection with this railway, We noticed
passenger car at the depot yesterday LABELLED
"Cincinnau and Chicago, G. II n D. II. r."
BIG TRAINS AND BIO SToRIEs.- The Toed
r Blade says that on the day of Wses ascensio
from Lafayette, Indiana, in his balloon, a train
= cars was conducted into Latay ette by w Bartlett
General Ticket Agent Of the Toledo aud Wabas
Q Road, which " consisted of forty-GtgM cGTs B
thoroughly packed that in Que car counted ther
were 9l persons No less than three HOusaH
passengers were on the train Mr. Bartlett tOan
plenty Of employment for five or six assistants
d "The train on the same occasion from the Yves
= contained over thirty cars close packed-maRin
D, in all about fine thousand passengers on two train
~ The HOosiers were out on that day"