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The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1861-12-07
Legal Notice.

ITO Hiram B. Fenton, Betsey. E. WAY, Rufus Pot
L ter, Luna Way, jefferson Way and Mellissa. Way,
county OF Portage and wis stAs o Pot,s, Sais ,be
state OF California, Phebe Stctnburger ana aaron
Steinburger, !, OF summit county, Ohio, Engenia Pot
ter, Of summit county. Ohio, ana a. Naomi s 4arr'cS
You are hereby notified that on the 3st day Of DC
tober, A. D., 1861, GeorS, Fenton hled his pettlon
in the Court Of Common Pleas Of Portage county
setting forth that he is entled IN tee, to one undivi
ded third part Of The following described real estate,
and praying partition Of the same. Said roai estate
One tract or parcel land, situate In tho township
Of Sui .ld county Of Portage and state Of oho and
il bounded and described as follows: Being part OF
lots Nos three and eight In said towneiip, and |,
bounded by beginning at the contrs Of the east and
VI, road In said lot No. three, where The north and
sou,h road running on the west line of iLlthsr Wal
ma iaA crosses the same, thence south two degrees
.ngt twenty three chains and REty i've links on the
wast line Of said Luth + Walton's land to a stake
thence south eighty nine degrees west on the north
line Of Thompson T, gg's land sixteen chalns ano
twenty. links to birch stake, thence noEth two
da0rres west ono chain and twenty-five links TO 0
stak and steues thence south eighty, nine dtgree
west on thu north line OF DAVID ways lahd thlrteeI
/ chains and sesenty-eght inks to stake and'stones
thence north two degrees west on the east line
I .Rm,Iel Thompson's laud twenty chsins and nine
i e.n links taihs centre of the east and west roat
! above menNolfed, thence north eighty SIX degree
and thirty minutes east the cenue o. said fOat
thirty chains and sixty one HRksp the place OF b,
gnnipg-eontainiEg -sixty-seven acres ana iorty
| eight tod8 of land. ast, Ia Z, ..e 5}t. Lsgyr{at
Also, other tract or parcel Of land, sitdate Il
lots Nos three and eight liz the towns lip and count
afore aid, and BOUNDED as follows, to VIII: B,gin
nlng on the, porth line of the east anI west roa
above mentioned 10 sait lot No. three two rods eas
from tho original line betweeR said lots Nos. tire
and eight thence north three degrees west on land
] Of boreux Upson four chains and twenty i've link
TO stake, thence south eighty,seven dtgseesa we'
on land Of said lorenzo Upson aud Baldwin Upso
nine :hans and seventy-two tnks 10 stag C; theme
south ihr, degrees cast on land Of Isaac Hargatt
Jr., four chains and thirty Haks to the mort
line of the road last sthonce north eight
six degrees and thirty minuts e.st the sof lin
Of said road nine chains aud seveLty.three links
the place OF begihAiBg- Co ntaini & four acres au
thirty. SIX rods Of land, be the came more or lshd.
said cause WILDE for hearing at the next term
said Court. ut which time petitioner viii demand
order fot the partition Of the premises as aoresai
a i s'f'TS1T 9 f'84 aAsaF'i g yORGE AFENf0N, s
y sreiB ny aIphcngo Hart, his ATTY.
November los lsOf-gw { ha'sg. NJ "A n
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legal, Notice.

SARAH FALOR; Thomas Caldwell, Mar
paret Caldwell, Joseph Falor Noah Falor,
Levi Falor, Andrew. Falor Isaac Falor, Ura-
MIA Falor Abraham Falor, and John ColeF /
man. of the county of Portage and state of
Ohio: solomon TaloS Of the county of Wood,
Ohio, and Harriet Dickson, Alexander Dickl-
son, Louisa Dickson, John Dickson,
Sarah Dickinson and Wellington Dickson,
of the county of Summit Ohio, will take
notice that on the 9th day of November, !
A. d.. 1861, Nicholas Pero, and Emllinc
Poro his wife, and Adam Winkler, and
Catherine Winkler, his wife, filed their
petiton against them in the Court OF
Common Ploas within and for the county of
PORTAGE and state of Ohio, which is lrow PEN
ding therein, wherein the said petitioners, as
heirs at law Of George Falor with said dcfen-
dants, demand partition of the following real
estate, of which the said George Falor, late OF
said county of Portage, died seized: Situate
and being in the township Of Brimfeld, coHn-
| tv of Portage and state of Ohio, being the
whole of lot No. 65, in said township, contain
inc two hundred acres of land Also, twenty
nine acres in lot No. S. in said township,
bounded south and east by the lot lines, and
north by a line commencing in the east line
of the lot 81 chains and IS links north Of the
lsouth east corner ofothe lot; thence south ~
degrees and 80 minutes west 13 chains and 81
to a post; thence south by a parallel line with
the east lineof the lot to the south line OF the
lot Also, eleven acres in lot No. 81, in said
4 township of. .Brrafeld, off the west end OF the
4 north hall, bounded on the north and west by
the lot lines on the south by land of Whist
lers heirs and on the west by line drawn
parallel with the, west line and far enough
u therefrom to include eleven acres of land-
II Also. two acres and ten rods of land in the
township Of Sufield, in said county Of Portage,
being also in lot No. 46, in said township, and
/. [bounded by beginning at the southwest cor
s ner of land formerly owned by William Par
: ken at, the centre of the highway leading east
b from Mogadore; thence north along the east
. line of said land formerly owned by said Par
\ ker, ID Che south line Of land formerly owned
: by Samuel Ferguson, (now deceased,); thence
! east along said south line to the north-east
# corner of land owned by Levi White; thence
I south along the west. line of said Whites land
- to the centre Of said road leading from NIGGA.
d dore east; thence west along the centre OF sale
;. ;. road to the place Of begnning-subject to- le
ealhiahRay ays4+lnaking the whole quantity IL
n the four pieces herein described 242 acres ant
!. 10 rods of land The defendants are furthe
ID notified that at the next term Of said, Court
!. y commencing on the 10th day Of February, A
Is Id, 1861, application. will be made BY said pc
!; titioners for an, order that PARTITION may b
N made Of said premises.
% q guTYAF {tJg 4. A. HaC RANNEY, y
3, ''~s Att'ys for said petitioners.
y November.SOs l86l-0w atl
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PRESIDENTS MESsAGE.-Thc first copy Of
the Message of President Lincoln was recciv-
cd here on Wednesday morning last from the
office of the Pittsburgh Post. James P. Barr,
ESQ, the enteprisihg editor of that staunch
Democratic Union paper has our thanks for
an early copy. We should have issued it
earlier but for circumstances which VIC could
not control, and but for the dilapi&ated con-
ltion Of our finances, would have given it to
our readers in the form Of an extra. ~
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cape, and stealing the hat and coat of seces-
sion officer, passed the guard. He made his
way to Manassas j unction, armed with a sh OF
gun, revolver and bowie knife. About
six miles from Richmond he met a guard
who suspected, and seized him. : As they
crossed narrow bridge, one man on each side
of him, he knocked both into the water and
proceeded towards Petersburg, living for three
days on a fcw ra,e beans. 3ine ea
During his tramp" he was often fired at
Magr,tderSs pickles slrot at him twice, he re-
turning the fire. which aroused the entire brig
ado. At this, he crossed the James River on
pine board, which he called his skiff, and
again escaped.
He hitcd himself to blacksmith for $3.50
week, where he staid fortnight, observing
rebel movements. He found German
Unionist, who conducted him to Gen. Hugor's
command, Col. DeV. calling bimself q blind
Frenchman, wishing to be sent to Fortress
Monroe. His wish was complied with, but
owing to the trcachery that had been, practic-
ed, General Wool refused to accept but two
out of twenty four persons under the flag, but
through General Hugcr's personal exertien'
the sold blind Frenchman' was accepted ant
carried to Monroe. in his interview will
Scott and Mcclellan he was Offered and declined
Brigadcrshp, until, in his words, "he earned
it wiM his s,0ord on tie field ofbatt1e." The
lecture is described as intensely interesting and
delivered in characteristic style - .,se .,s
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Assignecs, NOTICE.

y NOTICE is hereby given that the uhdert
signed have been duly appointed and qualified
as Assignces of'the effects of Roswell Sage, of
the county of Portage. >. 49, %. : .
All persons having elainis against the said
Sage, arc hereby notified, ID present them
TO the Assignees, duly authenticated accord
ing to law, for allowance or rejection, within
six months from the publication. d. this no.
tice. JOHN WHEELOCK, q
,a = JOHN l.. RANNEY, -
Nov. so, 1861-3w Assignees.
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FnoM THE SEAT or WAR.-Capt, +. A.
s Seymour, of Go. G. 7th Regiment, arrived in
town from Charleston, Va, on Monday last.
He reports that the "boys" were, as a general
thing, in good health and spirits At the
time he left it was not known wlcthcr the
regiment would go into wstt& Charters in
Virginia. or in Ohio; but the probabilities
%ett that they weuld winter in Charleston
Capt. s. returns to his pest next week, and
will. be happy to take all letters that the
friends Of the boys may wish to send
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:. SOLDIERS AID SocrErY.-fn future, the
regular meetings of the Soldiers Aid Society
will be held on Wednesday afternoon of each
week. The Mite Society, the proceeds of
which arc devoted to patriotic proposes, will
be held I'm "Wednesday evening.
On Wednesday evening, the llth inst, our
townsman, l.. d. Woodwork, Esq, will adj
dress the assomblage-composcd, as it should
be. of "fair women and brave men,"
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sDccinl Notice,

yv1HR undersigned has just returned from The oese
ern markets, and has bought larae and we'll
selected stock of all kinds 9f Dry coods, ana e.
bought them ali for oAsH a. sne ps.ssn. var
aud WILL sell goods cheaper than ever. aa expenses
are reduced and times are hard. sap
st3efnre nurchasing please call at Watd'b Cheap
c.sN ma Readv Paw Store and take q look ). .El
Mr.. WrLLlAM B. WiLsoH .9ould be pleased y 80
ma ola {fiends and Cheap EtaEes
May l, laDi-ly "shstAA wAa&ss
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OtF ST. Helena Inlet, which has been tax
eli possession of by our troops under General
Sherman, is about as far to the northeast of
Port Royal as Port Royal is TO the south-wcs'.
ITS seizure gives us the command of another
ntranc to the iallitrd chain of water commu-
nicatfcn i'm that vicinity
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:. TO OUR VHLAGE PATRoNs.-Being now
conveniently loc'tcd in our new quarters, we
ASK our Village patrons to call for their pa
Iers at the office, where they will be able to
obtain them hereafter, every Saturday MORN
ins. Off % one door North of the Post office.
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III We have made the above REDUCTION ~
PRICES with the two fold view of benefing the
public and Ourselves. The public have been swih.
uled by spurious sewing machines made in imita.
ton OF ours, The metal in them, from the iron cast.
Ing to tue smallest piece, is OF poor quality their
makers havo not the means to do their WORK WE'LL
They are md away in secret places, where 1t would
be impOssi dc to have at their nnand the proper
mechun cal appliances. 1t SONY by doing u grca'
business, and having extensive inufactu ring stab
lshmcnts, that good machnls can be made ut mod.
c.ate prices. The best designed marhines, BADLY
MADE, always liable to get out of order, and are
sure 10 cost considerable ,ronUe and money to keel
them in repair.
cer,ainsy OF correct action at all rat of -pee sm'
pcity Of construction, great dHra9ility, aud rapi
Ivy of operation with the lie 81 labor. NJ chin-s to
com line these essential qualities must be IN de ol
1lIe D. 81 Betaf a MT auisrvu IcrTecttnn. we have
ane payS and means, on n grand scale, TO do This.
Thc purchasers of Machines, whose daily bread II
may cnrrarn, will find that those having the above
ma ties not only work well at rapid we'll as STOW
Rates OF speed, but last long in tho fhGst possb,
working order. Our machines, as in ide by us, wi.
earn more money with less labor than any other
VIII thrr in imitation of oars not. In ,th0y
cheaper than any other Machines gilt.
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COI. .DeviIlers, AN& entu&eS i'm Dixie
=

COI. DeviIIers, Asl% entu&<S i'm Dixie.
go The Cleveland Herald says that on We'd
nesiay evening Col. Devillers delivered a lee
ture in Cincinnati, giving sketch Of his cap
tnrc at Scary Creek, and Imprisonment and
escape from Richmond. !; The Colonel said that
injustice had been done him and his compan-.
IONS. in captivity. After it was supposed that
the battle of Scary Geek was over, Gen. Cox
ordered Col, Devillers to 60 and see that ev-
erything was properly conducted. He saw a
body Of men with d. Uaien flag destroying
buildings, grain &e. Upon demonstrating up
on such unnecessary waste, he was ordered to
surrender by several hundred rebels. The Col.
denounced such deception, and was astonishcd
to find Neff and Woodruff also prisoners,
They were taken TO Charleston, Va. where
Gov. Wise told them he would furnish tlieni
with a long boarding House,
w. s Arriving at Richmond, they placed il
/. tobacco warehouse with forty other pris.
bners, where they suffered countless indigni
2 ties. Their prison keeper Vas Colonel Tod
, brother of Mrs. Lincoln; whose first words
on the announcement Of their arritaB wcr,
these: "Where are the d-d Yankees?
The Colonel hadthe brain fever after recover
! irg from @hick he acted as Assistant Hospita
surgeon. For atriiing offence he was put il
4, ions, and under these circumstance asked t,
take the oath Of allegience to the Southern
.Ganfeicracy tempted .byoffers Of high ram
Rthc rebel army, &c. II determined to cs
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ReInOVRI.

I'VE have removed our office to very pleas,
ant quarters on Chestnut Street, in the North
'snd Of Phoenix Block, where we shall be
pleased to welcome all Of oar old friends and
as many new ones. as may acsifc the favor of
our acquaintance. f,-.E - q; a,rr
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ONE HUNDRED MEN WANTED!

To form 1st Company Infantry, 0. v, to
garrison the Military Depot, on Johnson's Is
land, (near Sandusky City) to guard United
States prisoners. r
Persons Joining this company will be fur
nishcd good quarters, rarions and clothing,
For furthct particulars inqaire of the under
signed at the Collins House Rayenna..
LIEUT.. A. G. TUTHER, ..
Dec, Z. 1861. Recruiting Olli'er.
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n. MEN WASrED.-L Lieut.. 4. u. TwtAcr gives
notice in another tolumn that 100 men arc
wanted to form company of Infantry. The
men are to be employed to- garrison the
Milittry Depot on Johnson'SIsland, near San
.Slnsky City, and will have the pleasing task
If punching up such of the rebel prisol@::s
rs do not come to timc' liz ,.t+. .,.
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1861-12-07

Arpr.pn4ArE. The atst number Of the M
titonal Police Gazette has the portraits of four
notorious sceundrels at its head. They arc
Mcssrs. Mason, Slidell, Jeifries, the murderer
of his step-father, and the rnNr&c4er of man
named Hoffman.
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UNIox1srs IN NEW 0RLEANs.--Papcrs re-
ceived from rcbeldom by way of Fortress Mon
roe state that " Conspiracy" of Union men
has been discovered in New Orleans, and that
number of arrests have been made, q
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E.A. STEMS
PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY.

NORTH SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE, RAvEENA, ONO. e
DHOT0GRAPHS, Aulhrotypes, Daguerreot types,
Il Melainotypes and Ferrotypes, Of all sizes, In
frames or cases, at low prices. BsA. STEIN
RavcAna, Novem er 0, 1861 Photographer.
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+. MAsoNIc.--Wc arc requested eostate that
the annual communication for the electicn cs
Officers Of Unity Lodge No. II, Of Free and
Accepted Masons, will be held in their Hall
ON Monday evening, Dec. 1G, 1861. We pre-
sumo the brothers of the mystic tie'' will
govern themselves accordingly. ,,4,.,.. !,
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CHROyOME4ER WATCHES 4

n / w yH99Ga ami ,
which, for elegance CT appearance and accuracy Of
Timex eepiI g cannot be su passed. ,caL. ssa
Twill warrant these Watches equal and in many
respects superior to any other. This superiority
consists IN new and valuable Improvements for
which letters patent have been applied. will take
lcAsuFh in showing these -Watehes to- any person,
and win explain their superiority, and In all cases
Of sale will refund the money when the Watch does
not come uD TO guaranty. si ~ 80.
still continue TO Import Swiss and Eug ish Watch
es, OF all styles and prizes. e..r ~.
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"A
BUY HOwE's SEWING MACHINE.
FOR FAMILY USE!
Bear the Examination Of Good Judges.

The manuf cturer Of this long established Machine
has Invented several important improvements which
render the Howe Sewing Machine of to- day US much
of wonder as it was when Mr.. Howe 1rst tnrfoi
duced the Sewing Machine intS the use pf fIactieAl
the world attached to every Machine aad II Hems all
widths. Tbs cylinder Machines use .. needle onsj
half the size of any otheE machine fog the same sac
msn,iation., but this lie useless; it makes the tar
chimes no better. All weask is f,r the eommantty
to examine for themselves and let he Maenine speak
for itself. $500
Va" - @"N b. NJ. sOMERvlLLE, Agent.
povanna Jnly %, 1861. ssslr-n
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'7gbIa StSGLE CorIEs-Single copies of the
PORTAGE SENTINEL can always be found for
sale at the Office. Price cents.
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Price, (.oiM Hemmsr) ornamented, $50.

The Nos. I and 9 Machines arc of great capacity
and application for mapufacturIng purpo e.
Our 40 7. Machines are especially adapted 10 all
kinds Of light and heavy Leather Work in Carl ge
trimming, Boot and Shoe Making, etc ETC. iney
under It and stgh the lar Iest si e dnshes There is
scarcely amy part of Trlmmets stitching that can
not be b tier done with them than by hand, 50 too,
bic Of these Ichines is "a inches long, and the shut
tie will hold elk times the usual quantity of thread
lhularse machines work as fast us small ones.
We would a X for our Lister A Machines, the spec.
cial attention of
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1861-12-07
We Have Always on Hand,

Hsmming Guages, Six Tioist, Linen and
Cotton Thread on Sp:ols. Best Ma
chine OIL In Bottles, ETC., etc etc.
We manufacture our own Needles, and would
all persons using our machines not to buy any
others. We know that here arc needles sold of IN,
most inferior quality ,at higher prices t,a" charge
for the best. The needles sold by us are manuftr.
tured especially for our machines. bsd needle
may der the bert machine almost ns5usS.
our customers may rest assured that oil our
Branch offices arc furnished with the genuine ar
cic.n . ..... ..... ....... ,-r
In case of small purchases, the moley may be sent
in postage stamps, or bans notes.
llP Correspondents will please write thair names
distinctly. II is al important that we shout, in
each case, know the Post office, County. and Stat.
# ? All persons requiring information abo't Saw
Ing Machines, their szos, prices, working capacities
aud the best method OF purch sing, carr obt"in 1t by
scndingto as, OF any of our Branch OHi:cs fur II
COPY Of
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,NLORIMEL and Havelork EEtracts, new
{ PERI .mes Pine Apple, AlfHonds ard E&naliS
" aavoring. Almond SCI sntea Toilet Soap, etc.i
oc,nher 96 ls5y For sale at SWlFT'S.
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VAST MAKERS 8 DRESS mAKzRs,

and all those who want Machines for Light Manu-
featuring purposes. They enbody the pr ncipIes OF
tho standard machines, making line them the inter-
locked stitch, and destined to be as celebrated
for Family Sewing and manufacturing purposes in
O.u al
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AMERICAN WATCHES
MANUFACTURED AT HOME. G
THE subscriber is now manufacturing new ar
i ell g'ut style of ~ b. '-

,sEiW 3Io2 9TuI
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BUY HoWE'S SEWING MACAINR
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-13
Warranted Purelv yesctable.-f5oo

Warranted Purely vegctable.--( 5.ooo,-
OOO). I'VE MILLIONS OF FOXES Of BRAND
RETH'S PILLS ARE SOLD ANNUALLY
THE SALE STEADILY increases, and yet thous-
snds die from colds and fevers, which these pills
could certainly cure. Bnndrsth's Pillsare simple,
but unmatched for efficacy. How important that
we at once secure IN advantage over sickness
when it can be hpd 1t N outlay Of twenty-five
cents
NJ. J. G. Rappelyea, Of Monmouth county, N.
J., writes March 10, 1889:
~ was troubled in January last With eositive-
moss for several days. and took ton grains Of eaio-
NAL to obtain relief. caught cold, l suppose ct
any rate, . severe diarrhoes set in, which my
medical attendant found it impossible to arrest
This was followed by dysentsry. Ny strength
was all gone. Everything passed through mo -
took it. A friend from New York, Mr.. George
Lewis, fortunately called upon me, and advised
Brandreth's Pills thought in my weak condi-
ton one pill would be enough, but he adminis-
tered four, and tho next morning fosr more
Much impurity came from me, and, to my sur
prise, the soreness and pain diminished. One box
cured me fully. am now hearty, with good
appetite"
Sold At principal once, No. 3s4 Canal st. Price
rs cents . box.
Sold by oil respectable dealers in medicines.
nov1-dGwlm
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-13
srArE iTEns.

y tn Dsmocrsey Of Wayne county
recesoy met = macs convent 'nto Civ
a. ezprs..ier on the condition ossifairs
lComPsomlse measures were recommend1
ed.
MAD Doos.-The Muscatine Journal
says that mad dogs are getting numer-
ous and troublesome in Mercer county,
Ill. A Mr.. Dugan Lad been bitten.
A MUscArIkE alderman declines re-
election on the score that be has had oil
the glory be wants in that line.
The celebrated Baker Family is CIV
ing concerts in Iowa. They were At
Lyons . short time since.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-13

Keokuk arouud the Lower Rspids Of
to Mississippi - Montrose, With ene
prospeeos for further progress. The Aeos
kuk eod Minnesota Road 10 to connect
Ksekuk and St Paul, via the Des noines
Wiley, 10 imfsrtsess 10 second to none
in the State, has already ninety miles
completed, to Ottumws, grading we'll
advanced towards Eddyvillc, twenty-five
miles, and under contract to Des Noinss.
1t runs through the largest and richest
valley in the State, will compete with
the u. and s. g. K. r. for the traffic 10
gypsum, coal, etc., of Fort Dodge and
The Upper Des Moinss, besides opening
the pine regions Of Minnesota to inland
Iowa. This road at Ot.umwa is to make
connection with St. Louis, via the
Northern Mi.sonri Railroad. The St.
Joseph and Northern Missouri Railroad
is a projected road, to run up the river
from ST. Joseph's. We believe no pro:
gress has been made. The Cedar Valley
Road, to connect with the Minnesota
system, has made little or noprogress.
1t will be noticed that the main east
and west lines Of road arc extensions OF
the Chicago and Burlington, Chicago
and Rock Island, Chicago and Galens
routes (two,) and Milwaukee and Mis-
.ssippi Roads. The prairies Of Iowa are
smaller than those OF Illinois, streams
more rapid, running over rock founda-
tons, furnishing abundance Of material
for masonry in construction Of the road.
-American Rdilsody Review.