The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-09

charleston papers state that railroad ID projected
from Atlanta, Georgia, to Decatur, Alabama for the
purpose Of Strengthening tho line Of travel between the
termin OF the Memphis and Charleston Road. Tho
reasons given An economy Of than one hun.
dred miles would be effected feights could DO shipped
between Memphis and Charleston without breaking
bulk, and between the former city and New York via
that port in four days
The Of the Pennsylvania Legislature passed At It's
last session. authorizing the Allegheny Railroad Company
to issue additional stock and bonds and to repeal the
entitled TO authorize tho Allegheny Valley Rail-
road Company mortgage it's road and branches to
pcte the same accepted last week by a stock vote
OF IL, 464 to 1877.
The Augusta lGa.) Chronicle says
We are pleased 10 learn on what consider good
thory that the President OF tho Macon and Brunswick
Railroad has succeeded In making arrangements with
parties at the North which will secure the compilation OF
the road IN very short time. Tho road Is already
finished and the running over 1t daily from Macon
10 Hawknsvile some nfty three miles The grading ia
also nshed on tho end OF the line from Bruns-
wick the 'Tniiia Point" on the Savannah and Gulf
road some forty-seven miles from Brunswick. Tho in
termedae portion OF the line has been located and
some progress made IN the work Of grading aud grubbng
The citizens OF Texas interested in the prosc,
urging the Importance Of the railroad chartered by the
last Legislature OF thu, State connecting Columbus via
San Antonio with the Rio Grande.
corps OF engineers surveying the route for
railroad from Sunbury wikesbarre Pennsylvania II
Is stated that tho road 70 pass up on the southeast side
OF the river, and will DO BY number OF miles the
shor,cs, route between tho points named also that It's
construction will develop the extensive coal fields
through which passes and which heretofore in
shut out from the market by their distance from
the great rhoroughfares OF trade.
Work has been commenced at Bloomington illinois,
the Jacksonville and Chicago Railroad thirty miles
Of which, beginning At Bloomington under contract
The report OF the Directors OF the Nashua IN H. and
Lowell Railroad for the year ending March 81 is as fol-
lows
Receipts Freight, s2sl, ISL; passengers, 1882 376
express, s5,e4s; mail, sI,l52; total. s440s2s FIX.
penses-Ropars TO road s52.925; engines, s2t073.
freight cars, 500 T0 passenger cars, $2.00l fuel,
s4s,sT5; merchandise and depot expenses $50 10s
tares and insurance., $27, $50; all other expenses
sl3416i; dividends. s54. 900; TO contingent fund.
s32 s93 The Directors state In their report that in
pursuance OF the vote OF tho stockholders last
annual meeting they presented petitions 10 the New
Hampshire and Massachusetts Legsiaturcs, asking for
amendment OF the charter permitting the capital
stock he increased 10 $500 600 Tho New Hampshire
Legislature granted the to tho full asked
and Massachusetts, has confirmed threefourhs OF the
amount, or $3.50 000 This last named has there
FORE the sanction OF both States aud may be issued al
the discretion Of the company.