New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-23

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graded before the war, buthad been damaged since
by the weather. The aqueducts were all injured,
and it would take but a small amount to restore
the road to its former condition. No forces were
employed since last September, all the rails in
possession of the company had been laid. Before
the war five miles of the rails had been laid from
Shreveport west, but two miles had been taken up
for the purpose Of plating gunboats. So that it
requires eleven miles TO be completed to connect
Shreveport with Marshall. To make this connec-
ton should be the first object of the company.
The cost of doing SO would be about sl52 500.
Before the war twenty miles west of Marshall
had been graded, ties laid and bridges built. The
ties had been burned by the soldiers, but the
bridges were in good order. If the road was
completed the business would increase five hun
dred per cent, and the expenses would not be
more than at present If completed, one years
earnings would enable the company to finish the
road to the Texas line as required by their con.
tract with the Shreveport and Texas Railroad Com
pany. The road runs through most fertile coun-
try. One hundred and eighty thousand bales Of
cotton, besides wool, hides, etc., for New Orleans,
would then be carried over the road, and large
portion of the trade carried on with Jefferson
would be diverted to Shreveport. The Chief En-
gineer concluded by urging that the materials for
filling up the gap be obtained early as possible.
After some remarks by Col. Waskom and DR..
Smith, on motion Of one of the stockholders the
following committee was appointed to take into
consideration matters appertaining to the enter
prise, and report at u O'Clock this evening y
Messrs. A. Polk of Texas, A. S. Mitchell Of
Tennessee, E. A. Blanch of Texas, and Fl. S. Full
kerson of New Orleans. s.,@- a.5.. -a.
We believe the meeting will take place at Ma
sonic Hall. ~. ''-
ONLY s2700.-Frederck Treder, the proprietor
of the boarding. g.house and beer saloon No. l6 ST..
Philip street, who really did allege as we reported
yesterday morning, that he had been robbed of
$4,000 in specie, wishes it to be known so the de-
tective police inform us, that the amount only
reached s27O0 If we had a pile Of that sort Of
spondulicks, and it vanished from us like gay
dream, we wouldn't care a copper whether it was
twenty hundred Or twenty-seven thousand
So We n'tsee why Fred is so particular. How
ever, as we have said before, something more p1ay
turn up about the matter. a.a .1..-
INTENDS TO PUT Him THRouGH.-Mr Wilhite,
the gentleman from Union parish who was iostled
by two fellows, morning before last at the corner
OF Magazine and Common streets, and had his
breast pocket scientifically relieved of his porte
monae, containing $500, is determined to put Fer
ris through an entire course of sprouts. We had
no doubt of it. Ferris is the individual whom he
charges with having been the principal operator.
INSTRUMENTATION Coleman was vester-
day arrested on Poydras street, by officer Mulla-
hay, with miscellaneous stock of goods which
the policeman believes to be stolen property. As
the inventory is varied We give it. pair of shoes
and comforter blouse and pair of drawers, a
pair of socks and an overcoat, sheet and a
shoulder of PORK, an under shirt and pair of
gloves, a hat and a vest Robert can explain to
Recorder Kruebbe this morning. III
CUTTING AFFRAY.-Edward McKenna was ar
rested yesterday by officer Lacey, and charge is
made against him by Sergeant Graham, of the
First District police, of cutting man named Jas.
Fagg, three times in the back and twice in the
thigh. He is supposed to be mortally wounded.
The ARRAY took place in the Pittsburg coffeehouse
sMAsHNG.-J. P. Harringtoni is to answer before
Recorder Gastinel charge made against him by
Flora Burdell, of Customhouse street, of smashing
about 5000 worth of furniture.