The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-02-10
A&G.W. Railwax,

IS On Saturday, the 9th instant, an excursion
train, carrying the officials of the A. & G. w.
Railway, left Gallon in Mr.. Kennard's pri-
vate car to formally open that portion of the
line lying between Gallon and Akron, dis
5 tance of 81 miles. By the opening another
link is added to the chain of communication
which, when completed, will form one great
trunk line of uniform gnage connecting the
Atlantic with the Far West. The road bed
from Gallon to Akron was found to be in
very good order. and the track admirably
laid i Great credit is due to the Engineer-in-
Chief, T. W. Kennard, Esq, and his efficient
staff of Engineers, for the energetic manner
in which the works have been pushed for
ward Notwithstanding the many difficulties
& that have had to be overcome, owing to the
scarcity of labor. 1t may be interesting to
mention, IS an illustration of the indomitable
energy that presides over this great enter
prise, that no less than Is, 600 laborers have
been imported on to the road during the past
.year--the greater number from Canada.
This newly completed portion of the road
passes through the fourishing towns of
Wadsworth, Bridgeport, West Salem, Ash
Z land, and Mansfield, and through country
which is noted for its great agricultural re-
sources. ~
The road from Gallon to Dayton is in a
+ very forward state, there being but a few
weeks, work to complete the grading From
Gallon to Springfield, SO miles the road is
fully graded and the track is being laid VEST
ward from two points--Galion and Marion.
About 10 miles of the iron is already laid,
and the remainder is either delivered or on,
the way. The whole of the ties required
are along the line between Gallon and Day
I ton. ,l5sss b fssl,s.tIt t isftsssss
The lines west of Gallon will run through
the towns Of Marion,l Urbana and Springfield
to Dayton, with the rich agricultural and
| grazing counties in which they are situated.
| 1t is expected that for the local traffic the
Ohio road west of Akron will be the NEST
valuable part of the line.-Meaduille Rep. "a
Jeff. Davis Son in the Federal ser-
4s vice. .:,so IS -,-4ssff.s
IFrom the London Star, January l5.Jl %sf.s
A letter from gentleman occupy ing high
| position in the United States, contains the
following curious story - -
This reminds me. says the Sriter, that jeff.
Davis son, by his slave girl Catherine, was in
the Federal service on board Of one of our
i gunboats, in the Mississippi, for several
mouths likely mulatto. Among the let
Il tersA of JEFF. taken at his house by our Hi
4 nois troops. there was batch ofsquarrelsome
epistles between JEFF and Mr. Davis, touch.
ing his old flame Catherine Mrs. Davis up.
braided her husband bitterly Il have thi.
story from ore of the highest officers in ths
4 squadron, who had the negro JEFF. on boart
. his gunboat, and who himself read the letten
and suppressed them. i. ssHs
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A UNION LINCOLN Association has beer
) organized insNew York City, the purpose 0
e which is to secure the reelection of Mr.. lin
2 coin. Simeon Draper is President. Subor
!. !. dinate Associations have been, formed il
: Brooklyn andoother central points in New
It + York. .eEg-a .SJii