The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-08-29
THE UNION PACIFIC. RAILROAR.s-
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THE. UNION PACIFIC. RAII.RoAp.s-
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A Few weeks since We noticed The er ,ning Of the
Union Pacific Railroad to Juissburg, s77 miles west
of Omaha, and so now have " rsport IA plston
20 Crow Cresk point % miles further west making
total Of AS miles Fifsy miles o. track 10 addiu
graded ready ~ iYsas and there 10 no doubt
of the eomplstion Of the nd the base Of the Rocky
Mountains early in the Fall. Ths Company are con-
fdent that tbe whole line 70 - Paeils win b open for
bushes in 1870 tThs Indiaas have annoyed The SUR
veyng parties and tie cutters. who are many lusdssd
miles in advasce Of the work but they havU whole
some fear Of the populatise ~ : usspsa sas1es
with it and al trains run without interruption.
The businssssnfA ~ CuaAsy has been most fat
tering. n earnings for The gpsrtsr ending August
lat 49, at $7oo,o0 but % The report for the
last wesk in July has not bsen received. the exact
fractions eaapot be seixsu. Thssssarniuss accrued
from operating average Of not than $50 miles
oflrosas asd MIR dsductisea dpsrssi.esas~s4ft I'M
balance 10 far in excess Of sns interest obligations Of
the Company the amount Of bonds they can issue
on that distance II should b remembered thaa this
result is from . oay business alone, through .
country, and is not 70 b ceupared with the vast
through bushes that must follow the opening Of the
whole line 70 the Pacific. The Of the enter
prise seems to b thoroushly ssssrsd, asl we can
see no reason Why the First Mortgage Bonds not
entitled 70 rank among the hsst securitss. The dali
~ sales ars now large, that u Company already
sntsstaih the dea Of advancing the price, A SIS =
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Rooms OF THE Con-. ON THE Treatment
OF PRIsoEERs OF WAR AND UNIoN CITIZENS.
WARRINGTON, D. C.. July II, 1857,
In pursuance OF u series of resolu-
others. either soldier or citizen, giving as
far as possible, names, places. and dates,
with names Of Confederate officers in
charge. ~
Correspondents from New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary
land, Vest. Virginia, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Flor
ida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Arkansas, Texas, and the States and
Territories lying west Of the Rocky
Mountains, will please address IA 1JQl
JOHN r. G. SHXNKs, NJ. C.
Washington, ID G.
Correspondents FROM Missouri, Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, and the ter
ritories east Of the Rocky Mountains
will address
WILLIrAnA. PILs, NJ G.
St. Louis. Mo
Correspondents from the New Eng
land States will address gssab ssi To saslasos
.., ala AARON F. ,SEEvEHs, M. Ca
-5rssa ssaas1 dasmsis Nashua, N. H.
Correspondents from Illinois, Indiana,
Wisconsin, and Minnessotas will address
ABNER C.. HAKDiNG, NJ C..
se Monmouth, Ill.
Correspondents from Ohio, Michigan,
Kentucky, snd Tennessee, will address
WILLIAM AUHGEN, NJ. C.
i Findlay, Ohio.
Communications addressed to the
members Of the Commute will be free
of postage. sb5Gs 81 ,s.fat4 .~asaa baa
It is the intention Of the Committee
to collect all facts necessary to make 4
thorough official history OF this subject.
join &c. SHANKs,
WILLIAM A. PlLE,
aABNHk G, HARDING,
-q ~ AARON f. ST8vsNs, - sss
asa5I iss5 ~ ssa WILLIAM MuNGEN. ssss
COMMITTEES ~
JOHN D. LARRABYE, Clerk