, 1860-05-05

slip by without making anv .icn NJ noranant
in the matter of half fare to the Con1ention
Autbe eastern lines, AZ we have heforc .t.t.,
p, An INIT in III. conceaai,n -. ~..ho- - 49,
vi.s po1icy Of encourac;no a rnsb tow.rda ~.
capo at tha time of lie Sat;on,, conran,;nn
Tho Michigan soutbern md Lake shor. raa
tha ,f;ch;osn Central aud cro.+ wa..... , -;
cr,rd T,nrt of r.,.d, *. p;..,t.,s. ~ saa
Wayne Chicago. are at] mt viii ths;- ~.
noupcements, and vet ailenee from the ro,d.
trarersipe the North.we.t, sona,h;no :. ..;d
inaeea ahout ertra tr,;na ch,r,srad f,om .s,..;-
po,nts az from snr;nofa,d ;n +h;. s,.t.
which train firm, +bot .;+,- 49,. ,-,I1 h~,e,-
rates. But this does mt entirely m..t tha... s%
The peonle of the Nor.bv..t want ~ .omu =.
Come to Chicago at that time .nd ra,ta;n1r s;1,
come By thousands. On excursion rates.. but anr
cosefsted policy On the part of railroad. vii
aasuredlr keep then, at home.
Judging from present nro.,ect. howa-.~
they a1e to be ia. less libera11y accommodated
than those who will reach us bv tha 9rs,t ,hor.
oughfares from the East,
And ne hear by all sources that al, tbronob.
out New York, and New Ene1and and ohio
the utmost enthusiasm prevails. sucb AZ h,s
never been so widely called ont bv anr ercu1.
s,on before. Large parties ars being Organized
who will bring banners, and soma of them bands
with them. Some authorities place the Empire
State delegation alone, at from three to ire
thousand, while Ohio, iberty.loving, Repubti.
can Ohio. will rot fall much if any behind those
tgures.
The most extraordinary e1ertions are being
made by the managers OF the Eastern lines of
road to meet tbs immense pressure. On tie
Michigan Central and Great Western Railway
Of caoada. IN achievement is to be carried out,
which has no parallel in railroad annals An
s1curslon train is to leave Suspension Bridge
on Monday 14th inst, at 6 o'clock 4. ~. aud
run through to Chicago as q special express.
reaching here the same evening at 10 o'clock.
making the distance from Niagara Falls to Chi
cago in SIXTEEN aouRs. The splendid equip.
ment, and high state Of perfection Of both roads
will make everything take place By the "time.
card This train will accommodate those who
cross New York by Sunday night trains, as well
IS those who may have passed the Sunday in
Buffalo, from which latter city a special tr<e
''@'h Is 70 oe s"n 81 nse O'CLOCK \. ~ to con-
meet With the great excursion train at the
Bridge.
On this train, it is already definitely settled,
will arrise q large number of the New ENGLAND
delegations. The State Central Committee of
Massachusetts will certainly be amonp it. mas.
seueers: 50 of other official bodies and nub1;c
men of New Enp1and and of conraa ehort
tbe.e will cluster the out.;d> ae,sca+;o,s w.
there shon1d bs nnde-sto,d ar5 d;sc,,..sd ~
once and With detin;te3e.. sons n1,rs a. -.
eeA1"s 4' - '0ln - VII @''ag71a = "ils,
at the Lake Shore depot OF the Michigan Gen.
tral, the surroundings and approaches Of which
are OF character to gige the utmost eclQt to
the same. It has been already definitely set
lied tnat when The Ne" Englanders arrive the
sons OF New England IN chicago wish to be on
the spot. The hour Will be too late, and follows
too hard days ride for any speechnaking,
but torchllght display, a national salute, and
fireworks may properly be. and indeed are,
part of the programme discussed. The reccp~
the notable opeuiup features of the Convention
week.
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As~a1pof'a 'at1on ,e,,r,i y. 1--we BLOCK EAST
A comnarat5ve Abatement of The tr,nsnort.-
tion of Live Stock E,stward fron, cb;caro r;a
Detro;t and Great Western Railway cr f.,,,d,
from January 1st to usy1st, for vears 1850 and
1860. shows a ycry handsome increase tor this
year thus far over '5s. Most Of this stock pass-
iog over that road goes through Chicago, and