, 1861-11-15

earnings would be equal to $S25, ,614, and de- |
Quoting interest and payments on account Of
Northern Cross Railroad, equa? to 77,25o,
dividends, s44G,66A Upon its Investment,
the road is earning fully twenty per cent: The
those Of 1861, were used for advances On &C.
count Of the Peo1ia and 0quawka Railroa1.
The excess for five years being equal to $780,.
81 this SUN belongs to the steekholaeFs eea
the acquisition cf the line from Galesburg to
Burlington. The Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy first n*.Itgage IS for $5,0co,o3 and
WAS created for the purpose Of retiring the
mortgages Of the original companies as they
M na Sns Tas ZEE of ss
The road is doing q very good business this
year, is in fourishmg condition, eud as well
managed corporation as We know Of.
New YORK CENTRA+-John Corning, Esq,
OF Buffalo, has been appointed Superintendent
of the Western Division Of the New York
Central Railway, in place Of Job Collamer, re-
Gently deceased. Mr. Corning has been in the
railway business for many years, and is every
way competent to the discharge Of his new
dutiess
CLEVELAND AyD P1TTEBGRGH-We lea1n
that the damage done to the trest1e work on
this road at Big and Little Beaver has been
repaired, Gnd trains are now running from
Cleveland to Pittsburgh on regular time.
BUFFALO AND ERE-A new freight depot,
400 feet long, is in course Of erection at Dun
kirk for the Buffalo and Erie Railway.
BALTIMORE AND ONO RAnwAY.-The Bal
timore american says reliable reports received
by the officers of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
way state that the town of Cumberland was
visited on Saturday last with amost disastrous
food, which destroyed an immense amount
Of property, but happily no lives were lost
| The first span OF trest1es Of the tWenty.frs
bridge Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railway
| was entirely swept away; whilst the destruc-
ton on the liHe Of the Pennsylvania and Cum
berland Railway WAS very heavy. Three OF
their bridges were swept away, as far as heard
from, and the food reached higher point
than for the lust twenty years. One boat,
heavily ls5en with Cross ties foc the Ba.ti.
more and Ohio Road, floated over the tow
path into the river, and had not been heard
from at the last accounts. Another boat
with the same Kind Of cargo, foated on the
tow-patb, where it now lies.
| MILWAUKEE AND PRAIRIE DU CH1EE.-The
ea1n1ugs Of this road for October amounted tt
&1T,s79, against &16s,615 last year-an in
creese Of s14,2 ,2ss.
The CATTLE NUrsANcE.-The article nj
published short time since In ragatd to th'
cattle nuisance, seems to have walked up
large number of roads to the wrong Whicl
they have been suffering from the over-zealou
anxiety many people manifest to have their cat
tie killed by passing traine, and re are gla'
to learn that the demand upon companies 70
recompense for dead cattle, have received
decided check. We hope 1t viii come to b
understood before long that 1t Is the duty {
owners 20 keep cattle OF the railroad trackf
and If not, they alone must be the sufferers.
RAILROAD CONTENTION Railroad Cor
Yention held at Princeton, N. j., last Monds!.
to arrange better running time between Wasl
ington, New York aud the West, adopted th
following time table, to take effect on MOI
dsy, the 18th inst: Trains leave Washingto
) at 4. H., IL 4. NJ, 5 F. n, arrive in New Yor
at 6 F. NJ, 10PM,4A. II. Leave New York
J L. IL, r. H., IL P. n, arrive in Washingto
P. NJ, a. L., $50 A. N. Trains leayin
, Washington ut F. n. go through to Ne
York every day.
E WISCONSIN RAILROAD FARM MORTGAGES
= > We presume it is not so generally understoo
9 but one Of the principal issues which enters
+ into the recent State election IN Visions
Was the Railroad Farm Mortgage questio
This fact we have from a gentleman vi
knows Of what he speaks. The Repudiato
:. to man voted for Benjamin Ferguson, t
~ Democratic candidate, in pursuance Of a M
ifesto Issued from the League" and for Il
reason, and owing to the political apathy
the State, Ferguson came very near being t
succe ksful candidate.