Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-01-17

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being constructed by the p W. and B. II. r.
Company, 10 allow one Of the ferry boats OF the
Camden and Amboy Railroad Companv TO land
freight and passenger cars intended for the Suutb
and 10 take those for New York, will soon be
completed. By a change in the tread of the
wheels OF the passenger cars belonging 10 both
roads, passengers leaving New York ior Washing
ton, will be conveyed directly to that point with
out leaving the cars. For fear this arrangement
may be intertered with in the winter, by ice in
the Delaware, legislative action, we understand
will he asked for, 10 allow the Junction Railroad
Co., which has organized for the purpose of con-
meeting the Reading, Pennsylvania aud the Balti
more Railroads, on the west side Of the Scbuyl-
kill TO run their track so as to connect with tue
Reading Railroad, at their bridge across the
Schuylkill, a. the Falls, and when reaching the
summit TO connect a branch road to connect with
the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad near
Frankiofd. by this connection the cars can he
run through without even a change of locomotive
AT present passengers going South or returnin,
from there, are conveyed from one depot to the
othor in cars belonging to the Fifth and Sixth
streets Passenger Railroad, which pass over the
Girard Avenue road TO Thirteenth street. thence
to the depot at Broad aud Washington avenue.
and in returning they pass out Fifteenth street
to GiraTd avenue, and thence to their own road
on tlith street track for freight cars is to be
laid on the long wharf, just north of the nav
yard, by toe T. aud B. r. X. Co , and freight
shed constructed over the entire wharf The
immense Grain Elevator, for the use OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad Co., is fast approaching com.
pletion. The work so far is OF The most massive
and substantial character.
PHLADELpnlA, WiLMiEGroN AND BALrIMoRr
RAILROAD The twenty fourth Annual report
ot me rectOrs OF the Philadelphia, Wilmington
aud Baltimore Railroad Company was submitted
to the stock khOllera Their npntfn,r haIl
city on Monday, from which it appears that the
earnings OF the road for the year ending Oetober
III. 1861, were as follows:
From passengers, 81 ,O23, ,G55 A; freight and
express, $3.50, ,6l0 23; rents, SIG. $50 25: mails
and niseellaneous, S46.s47 rs; making a total
OF 81 Al ,063 TO.
The expenditures on the road during the same
period were interest on bonded debt ground
rents, Sc Sl5OOOO; operating expenses. S42g..
81 ~ for new work and improvements, Sl5i'-
05O ~; for guarding bridges and repairing
burned bridges, $27 l52 % making the total
expenditure S757, ll3 90.
The earnings of the New Castle and French.
town lines amounted to S22, ,3OS 43. and the er.
renditures TO S20,4sl 90. The total expendi
lures OF all Kinds and loss n operating the
Delaware Railroad which deducted from gross
1888 'N"'' P''''
The expenditures Of the road for new work
have beea as follows: For new track, 20 miles.
including that taken up and relaid, S45. 896 IA
new buildings, &C., $40, 06S 20 ; for eighty new
freight cars, Sl0,Ss7 90; for seventeen new ms.
senger ears, S29,266 20; for three new locop,o
uves, S2I,03l 81. The Company are now bnilJ
ing three new locomotives and thirty new freiah,
cars. All the foregoing items are charged 10
struction. s'''s-
Ihe number of miles now on the Philadelphio
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad bv looo'
motives carrying passenger trains during the
year was 2l5,032 by freight trains I5a GGS
miles by gravel, repair and wood trains. 60eO
of 81 3s. . ''''
During the year, an apparatus has been mt
up LOT Durnetizing timber to be used on the
roau The timber is placed in a cylinder after
'ne ar 10 exhausted, and then injected with
chloride Of zinc, weakened with water. This
hquld peneirates tue pores of the timber, and il
IS sald doubtless the life Of timber thus prepared
putlng The year 1918 eross-ties, 430 800 square
ieet bridge timber panks for crossing, and l9
4uO Joint blocks have been prepared by the
above means, at cost Of S5325 30.
HEAyY sALvAoE.-wm. Timan, the colored
steward Of Milford, who some months ago re.
eoverer the schooner s. j. Waing from u Com
federate prize crew, has been awarded by iLe
United States District Court at New York
SlIOOO, us salvage compensation for himself and
three others who aided him 10 eiiectns the re
capture. II will be remembered that the schoon.
er was captured by the privateer jeff Davis. nut
10 charge OF aprze crew and started for Charles
ton Iillman conceived the idea of ietaking the
vessel, and in pursuance Of it killed the nrize
master and two of his mates, and, guided by bis ,
limited experience as sailor, brought the War
log to New York 10 safety. Her owners resisted
the claim for salvage for various reasons uone
u which seem to have had much weight with !
he court The value Of the vessel and cargo
was estimated at $4,000. {
koB1EnY'-The confectionery shop of Mr..
Ohm r. Brown, at Elkton, was entered on Fri
lay night, the 3Td inst, and robbed of money
lnd goods to tue amount Of about twenty dollars
The robber entered through a side window, under
he porch of the Howard House, lie took
'bout four dollars in pennies, besides port mon. n
iaies, fiddle strings, SC. During these times il
Gill be we'll for persons to see well to their bolts
Ind bars, as there are great number of persons
Who have no "visible means of support" =
PRoMOTED.-Second Lieut.. Alexander Of Com- b
'any H., lst Delaware Regiment now stationed u
Il Camp Hamilton, Va, has been promoled / q, g
lieutenant OF 20. G. The Lieutenant, who il an v
slstonian' is very popular officer. o
MEETING. Edward Brnghurst, clerk of the q
'oard OF Trustees Of the Poor, announces meet 4
ng OF the Board on the 29th inst ALI bills must h
70 leIt with the Treasurer ]. b. Porter, at least ii
wo days before the time Of meeting
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