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SALE OF TOWN LOTS IN MATTERS
WILLIE

vEviIE undrrsienei having laid out town
= on his isud q The crossing Of The Us
PER and Troy. and Hunting burg and cs.es-
tive roads. will offer a pubic sale. On The
premises. on
MONDAY. Dee. .. 1857.
shout tory beautiful LOIS. So lee, front hs
i6j feet deep. reefs 40 lee, vide between
Ihr blocks.
TEEns-One half Of The purchase none '
CASH 10 nsnd. o. . one-haif 10 eight mouths
from day Tor sale, with not-s, bssring inter
st aud secured. for deferred p,ym-nts
Nov Is ST. NJ e. Matter
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Notice 4 hereby gwen th.' The undersign-
ed has been appointed Administrator Of the
estate Of Gsbhart R-ihng. late Of Dubois
ccu.iy. deceased. Said estate 10 probably
solvent
The administrator will be ct The County
Clerks office OF Dubois county. on the las,
Saturday Of each month. Tor the purpose o.
receiving debts due The estate aud Of sdjus,
lug claims sgsinsi he s-ns
JOHN r. KLINGEL. admir-.
Nov 8. 81.
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NOTICE j. hsrebv fiven that The under
signed slli srpiy for license 81 The D-csm
Der term. 81. OF The Dubois County Com
mi--ioners. under the provisions 81 81 &C.
entitled An act 10 requisite Esd license ,he
81 ? Of sD'rl'uous. vinous. msIi. snd oil-I
infoxicsnng iqunrs- The pi.ce 81 ,sIs
viii oe upon The premises occnried by him
me precise location Of which Il o. f.llo.s
On the Corner of West Msin and Sr2'on
streets. 10 The town Of Jssper. Bainbriizs
township. Dubois county, Indians.
The ci'zens Of said township willtsks
due notice thereof
FRANCIS B2ELAGE.
Nr~ go
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~lf you want q No. I. Cigar
equal to our imported Havana Of
sweet scented Cuba, 90 10 Ulrich's.
lie knows how to make EN-, and II
You are hungry about 10 o'clock in
the morning, will throw in-or lei
you throw in good lHnch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-11-22

UMr. N. Friedman and Mr..
Wan. Brctz Sr. the newly elected
County Auditor aad County Treas.
urer, were duly inducted into their
Offices last week.
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The LApy's FRIEND, FoR DECEMBER,
This is Holiday nnmber-and q
magnificent one. The Stee. cngrav-
ING called "rhe Happicst Time" ia
beautiful aud charming design. and
executed in beautiful! style. The Steel
Plate, "The Immortal Crown" also
expressly engraved for this magazine,
will touch q solemn but joyful chord
in every heart. Both OF these Steel
Engravings are Of the very first quail
~ in every respect. Then we have a
handsomely Colored Engraving of q
''Jewel- Case and Pin Cushion and
after this the usual refined and ele-
CANT Double Page Fashion Plate
finely engraved on steel; not mere
lithograph or wood engraving. Then
FLOWS number of Wood Engravings
illustrative oi the Fashions, Needle
Work, &c. with the usual piece OF
Music, worth OF itself the cost Of the
book. The Literary Matter is as
choice as usual.
Price with cngraving) $3.50 a
year; Four copies with one engrar
ing) $500. One copy Of Lady's
Friend one Of the Saturday Evening
Post land one engraving), $780,
Address Deacon & Peterson, $40
Walnut Street, Philadelphia.
"DEuoREsr.r-- Tie Christmas Mum
Der Of this unrivalled magazine 10 re-
cclved, and is really gem. Its en-
cravings and stories arc excellent, itsl
"Chrstmas Dinner" which is illus
tratcd, looks good enough to eat. and
is accompanied with proper receipts
for cooking il.
We notice several additions, in this
number, OF interest to ladies. One
Of which is the enlargement OF The al
ready complete Fashion Department,
and Of large page illustrations OF bon.
nets, cloaks. and chiidren's costumes.
The pattern sheet is q very valuable
one. teiog printed on both sides. al
feature Of the fashions il originality, \
and therefore, special value 70
American ladies, who want practical
designs and Information.
We sincerely think the best present
a man can make his wife, just now.
would be years subscription to this
usefnl and beautiful Monthly. Sub.
.scription price, SO yearly. Address,
w. JENNINGS DENoRFsr,
AS Broadway New York.
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DIED.-A little Clild OF M. r.
kich's died yesterday. Lille Henry
vas pit . bud on earth, nav . fnli
1sayed flower ID Heaven.
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I.AMlSclONh > SALE OF LANDS.
A. Office = hereby given. 'h-, the undsr.
~ sisn-J rommi--i0n-- srpninisd bY sLa
rour, ~ Cannon p'ess 81 Duoois County.
Indiana. in suit for Partition Of lands.
wherein Nicholas Hoffman ard Msrgsr~,hx
II f'nsn are Piainisf'.. and Merriam. w.
gsnd = Defendant, viii sell a pubic suc-
ion bs ofisr 81 sid Court on
SATURDAY. November 20, 1867.
~ The prsmi@es The following rrsi estate
situated 10 snid COUNTY 81 Dubois 20 wi,.-
The north hsls ~ The nnr.h ~esf quarter Of
section zen. ~ Township numS-r 1. scsfh
fsnr- nunbrr 'om west, containing si2htv
acres more Or less.
Tenn ~ SALs-Ons half or Tho our.
chas- money u Ds paid 10 crrh. and the res
idns N t1elve months, The purchaser givanr
no'r for ssid deferred payment. bearing ~
t-fers-s win approved 80 sty. and waving
os".fiT from vsinrii,n and svprsisn-f .s~s.
II. S.-SsIs 10 { mmsrr. etc o'.l.~t.
JOHN wEIKEL. Com.
BUErr.rr. At'y.
NV 1 'E7-.Lr
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Alsc unsurp sssed. consisting Of Cloths, C,s-
imsr4s. Casins's, leans. Ss'inr,s. Satin snd
S'lk vrsing. Wool Wamussrs. Urdersh,rts,
Hate and Co.'s. Bseis snd Shoes. &C., &C.,
AID aime" sny kind 0: goods you cell Tor.
He has also
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JOsePh crIllcrslleiln

AS nav on hand. end seceis iss. one Of
sha lasges, and besf selected stock Of
goods ever brouRh, a. Dubpis county. which
he viii ell ~ old lime prices. hen the dif.
ference IN currency l. considered. Ha q.
cor tine at consis's u
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THE BEST

Moslins. Prints, DeIsines. Marines. Gik..
Lu-irs@. c,,',nsdsr. L'ndseys. Flsnnels,
.rd ~ other kinds OF Gouds 'vr he Il. dies
and Iii-ss-. liz line u goods Tor Gentle
mea aud Boys
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-11-22
In TIE LONG RUN

S.aii Re ss'isfed IN sh.ir dealings With him
Csi. ana zee i.a new s'ock
JOSEPH SEEMERSHIEu.
Nv 'f--1v
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TIE CHEAPEST

lie slws,s keeps . fpIi ssscr'rent of sll
kint- " a'h-r .ood- usually found ia store.
~hieh ne how ior e-rh. snd sells ~ small
profit, tttermln-j that his Customers
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The Jews.

The Jav. oo,,;,t,.,.a; II -
have .nt;.,.a - ~, ,,,.l: m u"y
w.iI !. L;.,, Y ""e' n"n
600 Sir Mo.e. Mon, .s"s. ,,,.n 80 w..
d,nn an much e., H. h,n,,,.o '
tine i. ,,;,I isi,n,;no -. .,S' seo
having Ia,elr sid h. !.
time Bv H. w.v y. 90. - vo,h y.
c.nnex;on. lilo, i. no Jom;I .n,Lo.;,..
in the Hoiv land no, n on, ra,,n ns ~,
wor d. b.. over n...sd ..I,.no.a U -,
death since ,bs cln.a oS a.. 80, a..
hedrim in J,rn,.I.m . ~ o.. =, ~: M,
man alone ,hs k,m,n. w;i, com nI I
TAX. awav onr oIac. md ,.,;,,n r.
cause ,tev lid mo, l., him. .Inna ,h,';,
pl.c. and na,;nn,l;,, L.v. honn a.,
awav ,s 70 cons,;,";s s,o,,d;nm ,a;,.
Gle all ,houph ,ba soe. I'm, m.y % ,h.
lime hasten !. bsn d;s;na ,,oro, oan -
;,;ca oaa;n., ;nJu,.,
Gentle lie dovn inyinsi, IN IN ous enc fila nj
Some Of the Jew, however 80 e,r
from be;ny re.,,v :, accom-, n. uass;.h
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Tx OF POPUIAR Ev
cREENvilLIf. .soUiYEI CAROLINA. MAY 1s. 1867

eba a,ed s...sI1puard. Tower" within. who's;
d,eary wall, SO many of the noble spirit,
of England have, been confined. "A re
cord of their wees and ~rrrws can ,hs
seen on The Windows and walls, drswf
with the diamond rings 81, the ,suff.rels
The bishop ,of London Is quito an, ele.
giant Prela,e. His coal black hair j.
parted in the centre and cu,lel, His
complac-nt air indicates that his 20.
silion suits him we'll. The Bishop o!
Bristol aud Gloucester is the leader Of
the Ritual movement. Ne il dis'in
gui.hed 10 his seat hy his black robes
Which make him resemble u Rnm,sr
bish p AZ much as possible The Bisk
op Of Oxford, = .on of The noble WILDER
frce, makes his mark as Ritnalis,.-
He holds 10 confession, elevation of the
Host, incense aud gtnuilexions. At a
recent conservation. h painting oftbe
Madonna and a huge gilt cross were
borne before him in PROCESSION. OIL
crur.e he is u marked man on the Bench
Of Bishops. r, ..... .-s' 'a Fz,d5..
The revenues Of these prelates vary
from $4,000 TO 100000 q year. M
mechanics in A m4r lea are 40 poorly paid
~ the cura'es of the Establishment who
do the wo'k. To keep them from nc
iual ant, associations are formed aud
funds raised. while their supeiurs me
clothed in purple and fine linen. These
men are losing their hold a. Bishops on
The British public. Se much luxury OH
til, one hand. and no much sutfering un
the other, is not looked upon with ia
,or. Already call is made for the
Bishops 10 leave Legislation alaur. IL
look after their flock,, relieve the poor,
md aid in lifIing the burdens which
oPpress the loueIy. A call IL made TO
admit di.senters TO ;he House if } eIigion
nevds locking afle-, SO that all sides ma,
be represented. This refnrm movement
Is striking deeper than the leaders i'm
.egine. The heavy army estimates has
raised the question more than once
Does America support standing ar
my = Now. the separation Of churci,
and State is agiia,ed. In few years
il will euier into the political canvass,
and agitate the country as that Of po>
Utica, franchise now does. --F
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burieigh writes TO thu Boston
journal this gossip about the uouse Of
The House Of Lords ia one Of the
most elegant rooms in England. l, is
sa,d to be the fnest specimen of PM.
Goiliic sxiapi. Il is about The size of
the Hourr Of Commons. Il is gold gilt
in every conceivable place. adorned With
magnificent paintings, asd !. gorgeous
In the extreme. One end of the room
is occupied by the throne. A railing
ssfasstsa the royal apartments from the
res, Of TIC house. Under q gorgeous
canopy, surrounded with crimson cur
tAins embossed with gold. on . raised
platform. covered with crimson tapestry
carpet, stands gilt, gothic chair, sur
mounted by . crown. with the royal
arms upeu l., worked in gold and c'im
son. This is her Msje>iy's chrome
Within tho enclosure, on either side. are
two chairs, one belonging to the late
Prince Consort. the other to the Prince
Of Wales. Here her Majesty sits when
she opeus the House Of "arliament, aud
Teads the address from the. throne.
Since The draIh of the Prince Con-
sort the Queen has opened the House
in person Lu, ~ ice. On each occasion
she hss refused TO ride in the State car.
risge, or enter by the royal door, or
wear the royal robes. She allowed
them TO be laid over the royal chair, she
sat on them. hui would n1t use them.
In the centre Of the House Of Lords.
in front Of the throne, is the famed
Wooisack. II is about the siEs Of .
broad mattress. II il covered Ni,h
Grim ION clo,h. Il IL not ~ high a. q
chsir and stands Oh no platform. II
iooks more Ike vide lounge than the
sea, # presiding officer. Onibis the
Lord Chancellor tskes his seat and i
below the Peers. tie wears wig and
gown. has no,hing before him on which
30 write, and ~ssn he makes minutes
IA he often does, he makes them on hi
knee. With his head down and hi'
wig covering the upper par, Of hi. body
DO looks ike an old lady engaged ir
knitting. The Lord Chaneeilor's posi-
ton 10 political one. He comes in anC
goes out with the Ministry. On BIZ
right 81, the Ministry. Directly oppo
site. the opposition leaders. The bench
ss rau lengthwise on the sides Of th,
h.ll. They rice, gradually, one above
the other. from the woolsack 10 ih,
Windows. The esesis ofatbe, Lords ar,
long benches. not chairs. They are GOV
cred with crimson leatbey. y hiIs thos,
OF The House IL Commons are green.
Like the House OF Commvns, th,
Peers room has q literal bar. Beyont
this NO member Of the House Of Com
mons 10 allowed 10 psss.a J be space al
lotted TO the members below the bar !
80 limited that bat thirty can attend
When the Commons are summoned 4
meet her Majesty in the Hoase Of Lords
lots are c.st TO see who shall attend. -
The Usher Of The Black Rod. Who Il ih,
Ssrgvsn, at.A,ms Of the Hou-e of Lords
Is = peer Of tho realm. and one Of ih,
mos, smi,tent snsR iasIseadon.
r" Lord Derby. shs Pr~mier, 10. by In
the best speaker Ia tts House. II,
is rapid, prompt, And bold, aui ha
snors Of the Lord Palmets On .abou
linn ihsn any statesman in Eaglsnd
Lord Russell, who lesds the opposition
/, very short and bald, Is immenssl,
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-05-16

A New ENoLAND woman thinks shs
has found Paradise in Florida. She
writes a. f,llows: =" believe have at
last found the fabulous country whe,r the
month Of March is delightful. Ny vis-
it here has been like sunshine and .p,ing
to fros;bi,ten plant lha,e had more
.ifa, more rest, more appetite, more con-
scious pleasure in existence, than have
had for years in New England. Here
must be my future home. for al lesst
half The year, If am to live and do
an, thing. Here, am living woman |;
ut The NcTlh am for six months half
dead oue."
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-05-16

A YOUNG lady having set her cap
for rather large specimen Of The on
posi.e sex. aud having failed to win
him. was telling her sorrows TO cou>
pie of her conffdanis. when one of them
comfo,t ted her with these words: New
or mind, Mollie, there is aa good f,h IN
the sea IA ever was caught Mollie
knows that replied her liltls brother,
but she wants q whale.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-05-16

QUEEN VICroRIAs fasorite room. Mt
Windsor, overiooks the tomb at Frog
more, where Prii ce Albert res. The
nigh, he died. the Queen called young
widow who was in her household, to
ait with her, and when all was over, tho
Queen said" No one now lives that can
call me Victoria"
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Rules to Promote Harmony in the
Family

I. We may be sure that our will is
lIkrlv to be crossed during the day, so
pr-pHre fur II.
2 E,eryb DIV in the house has an
Ill nature as well as Ourselves, and
therefore we are not to expect too
much.
3. To learn the temper of each indi
vidurl.
a. To look upon each member Of The
family rs for whose soul We are bound
to watch, as those that must give &C.
count. ..'
8. When any good happens to any
one, to rj"ice at il.
Q. When. inclined to give an angry
answer, to lift up the heart ia pra, er.
7. II. from sickness, pain, or infirIni
,y, we feel irritable, TO keep a very
strict watch over ourselves.
8. To observe when o!hers are suf.
fering. and d'op word Of kindness OF
sympathy suited 10 them.
0. To watch for little opportun;tie.
of pleasing, an" to put little annoy
ances our Of the wav.
10. To take cheerful view Of every
thing. and To encourage hope.
II. TO speak kindly to the servants,
end praise them for little things when
you can.
IL 10 all little pleasures which may
occur. put self last.
Is To try for the soft answer that
turnpth away wraih.'
IA WheHwe hsve been pained by an
nnkind word or deed. to psS ourselves
Have not done the same, and been
forgi, en- 2
Is. In conversation, not 10 exalt our.
selves, but to bring olherA forward.
10. To 10 very gentle with the
younger ones, and treat them with re-
spect.
II. Never to Judge one smother, hut
attribute a good motive when yon can
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printArs, anthors, and Meuspo oners

" !
Willis thinks tia, all aulho,s should
serve u year in newspaper Office.
There is no such etfeclual anal SIS OF
style ~ The process Of type. setting. As
he takes up letter hy letter, Of long
or complex sentence. the compositor be
comes most critically aware Of where
the sentence might have been shorten.
ed TO save his labor. lie detects repp-
tilions. becomes impatient of redundan.
ces. recognizes careless or inappro
pirate use Of cxple'ives, and soon &C
Yuires habit Of pTrIing an admirable
value on cienrneSs and 6rcuity. We
venture to say that II would allsr the
whole character Of American literature,
If the author (of our very fluent o..
tion !! were compelled, tefore legally
receiving copy right. TO have given one
year at the compositoi's case. W. have
said nothing ot the art of nice punctua.
fion. which is also acqni.d in II p'inr
ing office. aud by which s;,Ie is made
AZ much more la~t, ful rs champagne by
cffervescing. ... .~.... ... ..,.
J0urnermen printers are NECESSARILY
well. inslIucl,d d and in,elligen, men. 1t
is part Of proof readers duly to mark
query against every passage iu Il
new book which he does mol clearly
comprehend. Authors who know what
ia valuable, profit bv these qnie, e~ri,
mates Of their meaning; aud many u
weak point, that would have ruined \
literary reputation if left uucorrected f,r
The reviewers 10 handle. has been noise
le>sl ly put right hy u proof readers un.
obrrusive On ?" or most books in>
deed. we would rather have the crilici >m
Of the worknen in the Office where il
VAS printed. than of The reviewers who
skim and pronounce upon il.
Mr. Bryant. in speaking of newspapers
said: Books are the precious metals in
masses newspapers coined them Tor gen
eral use. put them into the most conven
lent forms. and passed them from hand
to hand. Newspapers. he said, are the
uSher- Of books who would know when
book WAS published bur for ;he friend
ly information "f the newspaper He
added, that he hud been sometimes
tempted TO regre, that the wise, witty,
or eloquent thing which appeared in
lhe>e "folios Of four pages" as they are
called by Cowper. should not he inscrib
ed on more durable tablets, ins ead Of
going the next morning 10 wrap parcels
%, light kitchen fires; but he ~as fullv
satisfied with their fate. when he re-
1 a A n a
thousands. and that whatever was good
in them had passed into the genera
mind. ra 20. n.... ... q. ...
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Mas. Nancy Rotch has died in New Bed
ford a. the ag-o n,n-ty one She was the
widow Of Que of the owners Of the ship
that brought over the tea which our snces
tore, or Summers, stepped 10 the waters OF
Boston BAY
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; Lady Chignon Hair Of Hair,

Lady Chignon Hair Of Hair, ~
Yop needs must hi.ie your head In shame;
Your tresses cant comp Re with mine,
For nee you k.ow from whence they came
And as live. I would not give
A Gg tsr yvsrs though bald am;
A stnapie nnijer's pretty locke
Are worth thessa,-d lsaips Of shami
Lady Chignon Hair OF Hair, .s1
stoi. the plnits from of y"ar bead,
Not many months have come and gone
Since they adorned Kalmuok dad,
On, your nrts--your soft Jrisseffesi
A microscope was brought TO me.
Aud there wvr. these shout the ends
Which you had hardly cared 10 see.
Trus, me, Chigpon Hair OF Hair,
Though Paris fashions woman rpee. .r
Your great Rrai..iiather and his wife
Sui,e st the elsirns OF boBpes- -shsIes 81
f{vwe'sr this i,e, O. seems 10 me
'Tis fair 20 fascibate and hirt; aa.
Your hair's orth more than curonets
And simple b ards than Ruseian dirt
Chignon-C Chignnn Bsir Of Hairl
II you have iut- Of tails and bauds.
Are there no t,illows in your house,
Or sofs cusl,ions near your handsf
Go. rram aa ottoman or sioul, ~ r-a
Aud stIif ycur Suany locks with tow;
Ask Psris for another freak,
But let this nasty fashion sol
IA
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-05-16

2 SILK worms, after va'ious expert
ments. il il found, can BE- grown Oh oak
rees, aud this kind of silk worm is oe
ing int oduced into Europe, to go great
IN ex,en, iha, il is the belief there thai,
he oaks Of European forests will soon
produce abundant silk crops, especially
in sections wlers the silk Of ito ,moi-
berrs cannot be prod tuctd,
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|een Hair Of Hair,

a. leetn Hair Of Hair.
= (< <&. Won 1t last great renown: -
yssu thbnglt 20 turn scvre OF beads
With fastsioR when you took the tew.,.
3, I, On We yce e&oae. but when you'd gone
keew firs dodge that "a admired--a
The head OF Pr, ,Rsffaelitei ~ (
Yours Is not to be desired. ssssts54sE
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-05-16

THERE is a story Of q man whose
name, when ansgrsmma,ized. male
" He will be hung at Clermont." and
Who WAS 80 twenty yen,s after. An.
other singular coincidence may be found
in the following: Louis Philippe as
cended The throne in 1880. lie was
born in 1878. Place each OF these fig
ures ore On the other. add them up
with 1880. ranged horizon tally. and
YOU will have ls48. the year in which
he WAS driven from the throne The
following table renders the whole per.
frcIly clear:
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-05-16

Tho London Tins says Great Briiain is
now ready TO pay whatever . fair ~ bitter
decides are The just claims Of tho sufferers
by the Alabsms capture.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-05-16

o GRaxr AND DocLnTLE are boisted as can
didates for 1868, by the Colorado Tras-
script.
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The English House of Lords.

iurieigh writes to thu Boston
Journal this gossip about the uouse Of
Lords: y. =. - a. .-..-- ........
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-06-07

RAILROAD NEws.-The Chicago Repub.
liean Of the 18th Of May says that the
railroad building race acros the cont.
nent by the rival Omaha and Kansas
Pacific Companies is becoming exciting.
The Omaha line had reached its 322d
mile post on Saturday evening, the 18th
Of May, and the Kansas line had, on the
9th, reached its 10th mile post. Gen.
Easement, the contractor on the Omaha
line, says Of tpo and a half miles o day
THE rate Of progress since the spring
opening), "We're going a little slow at
first, to get the new hands broke into
their places; we'll show you three miles
and a half day before long, and we
mean to lay five miles in one day before
the summer is over" Shoemaker l.
Co. are the contractors on the Kansas
route, and are pledged to build $50
miles west of Fort Riley Tor to within
two hundred miles of Denver) by the
first Of next December. They laid, on
the 9th of May, with their ordinary
track force, tpo and one-sizkenM miles
Of track, and built three small bridges.
They say 'thi, is the FIRST good working
day we have had. Our force is fully
supplied with rails and ties" The
Kansasro road will probably come nc nearer
Denver than the two hundred miles
above named, for from that poin. the
road is to diverge southwark through
Santa Fe to the Pacific.