East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-02-11

sioQIsts from Detroit. Flint, and elssS'
IWhcrc, came over the Flint& Pere Mar
quettc Railway by invitation of the man
ayers of the road, Messrs Paul, Farwell
& Co, and in the evening wcrc enter
tanned with a supPeTat. the Bancrofp
House, in this city. OF the opening of
the road to Mt. Morris, we have before
spoken. For lis history, plichlis quite
as tricf as its present extent Of track,
we are indebted to the correspondent or
the Detroit advertiser alh 'a ''.9"
"ln 1856, when Congress adopted
general system Ordinations of tho pub
lc lands to the Western States 10 all
in the construction OF railroads, bonds
were granted to this State for a similar
purpose. AT the session of the -Lcgrs.
Nature IN the winter of 1857 these bonds
We're conferred upon the Flint and Pere
Marquette Railroad Company, which sur
veyed the route of its road from Flint
to Pere Marquette, in the county, of
Mason, upon the eastern shore of lake
Michigan, a distance of LIZ miles, and
located the line of it in the summer of
1857. 1t will he recolleoted that in
September of that year, the commercial
world was f,atully lconvulsed. and
owing to the consequent disasters, the
work of construction Mis- not com
menced until the fall Of 1858. In the
following year some thirteen miles of
the road were graded, and five lniles of
track WAS laid with Michigan iron man-
ulactured1 at Wyalnlotte the next
wear, 1859 the work of grading MAS
continued but tho financial difficulties
of the times were such as To preclude
tho company from Gtaining their iron
that Season, So a. to extend the track
Ia 1860 the time had expired wherin
the company were to complete the first
twenty miles of. the road, SO AZ To eEti
tie it 10 the benefit On he law of IN,
State comforting upon the companies
the lands granted by Congress, to aid
!, in It's construction In this dilemma
with the apprehension of possiblefor
fixture being declared by the State, the
{ company received from. the Governor
aud other influential officers and citizens
of the State, such assurances OF gooC
will, that no advantage or exception
would be taken if the company would
prosecute the enterprise in good faith
{ that the contractors were induced tC
, proceed and to complete the hrsttwenty
six and half miles of the route, as.w,
have before stated. The inception o
the enterprise is mainly attributed Il
Mr.. M. j.. Drake, of Oak land Co, anJ
it's execution To the good Judgment ane
! execution of Samuel Farwell, of L tica
n. Y" nv Ia a-i. l".f
;. 1t is not our usual custom to digres
at a point where the gastronomic exer
ciscs commence, but having done SO 0
necessity in this case, we forego com
ments on the above, and make haste t.
Q . SURFER.
E At O'Clock the guests sat down TO {
repast as creditable to the occasion a
the occasion was creditable to the indie
fatigable managers Of the f. & L. M
We give the ..s f.-r.,....
BILL OF FARE. H....... . ..u
r OYSTER Sour. .r-. |fI. a.U.. H-....- l...
FIsH.-Boiled Trout, with Egg Sauce; BakeC
% Pckere Ehrded and Stuffed zoo
BoILrD-Turkey with Oyster Sauce Chicken
and Pork Leg Mutton, with Csper Sauce; Tongue
Ham COrned Beef - ..-
Roasr.LBeef; Turkey, with Cranberry Sauce
, Pork, with Apple Sauce Chickens; Ncal, Stuffed
Mutton. ,..t ..... 81 ..l a,r .tr. t.It a
= GAME Roast venison, with Currant Jelly
/, Broiled Quail on Toast Al '. 'ti'" L.t '''3I-
g ENTREES Outlets on Toast Chicken Pie
q Pork Chops Fried in Crunbs; steYed Liver Gil
/, lets on Rice lobster Salad Escbloped Oysters.
3 REIisHEs Spanish Olives; Currant Jelly; Celer,
J. French Mustard; Cranberry Sauce; Pickles. Noi
ccstershire SAUCE; Apple Sauce Piekled CauliDower
VEGETABLES -Roiled potatoes Mashed Potatoc
Turrps Squash; Onions; Boiled Rice; Beets o. Pr
G PASTRY backed Cracker Pudding with Col
[ Sauces Meat Pic Apple Pie; Cranberry Pie; Sqqqs
Pie; Ruin Jelly; Whorteberry Pie; Ice Cream
DEssERr-Apples Raisins, Hickory Mute Al
o. monds. -I,.f ...r.. ....t To-. 9W allan
The i" bili' was honm,ed in full an
5 no small amount of surprise was cx
f pressed by the, guests from abroad 3
q the entertainment which so far exceede
J their expectations After supper, ID
/. Potter, who presided, read in order, I'll
=, -, ~ .i.y. thl ti Ht1t "a" "a
II following toasts; e.Faf aHi most Geo.
Tie Union aadthe ConstitstiOn--Thama
. Jefferson truly pronounced ours tn
strongest government in the werld TIA
g only government whosenpeople wouli
o rally at ihe,dall of the law, to the SUI
It port of the law, and resist any .sttsu
upon it, as their own personal CONCERT
Ex Governor Wisner responded, sta
ing, in alluson to the present upfortl
pate state of tho country, that bis fat
: was my no means shaken in the powe
of the Government to sustain itself j
n the emergency ! and, although he, wa
n opposed, in any oyent, to sarming tn
= slaves, no believed they should be treat
u ed III the contest precisely as proPert
&c IN cattle, horses, or merchandise, sui
+ ject to capture or coh6scailon, as til
is fortunes OF 'Sar' may determine! II