New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-04

the ensuing year: d. s. Gregory, Henry r. Remsen,
Hamilton Fish, Geo. r. Chetwood, A. i. Dennis. W.
A. Howell, Ferdinand Suydam, Isaac W. Scudder,
and Nehemiah Perry. After the business had been
transacted, the stockholders went an excursion
around the harbOr on one Of the boats partook
of dinner made speeches and had good time gener-
ally.
The Jackson MTich.) Citizen saws:
special election was held at Grand Rapids 10 vote
Railroad Company the sum OF 100000 TO aid in the CON
Sueton OF the said railroad The ard was even a P
unanimously. The track-laying commenced n! hlVcS
Junction on Thursday The connection was made WIN
n e track ia, OF the Jackson lansing and sagngSw Sf s
OF iron was put down and properly ballasted me track
is Laid 0 n as e a as dr the coming week the
iron viii be put down at the rate Of one mile qpy o de
oeers OF the Company think that the ROAD WI" NC open
70 Eaton Rapids by the 4th day OF July.
The Cincinnati Gazette of Monday says:
The great plethora OF money at the center OF trade In
the Eastern cities making itself felt here on saturday
our local money market was dun in all branches except
ing exchange, The demand for loans was nght' ana
ifeey met IN bank az s0lO cent ana IN the open mar
ket at lOdla cent for rstclass commercal paper the
inside rates prevailing.
A Nashville paper says:
The Evansville, Henderson, and Nashville Railroad
line OF connections Is now open, and in communication
with Hopkinsve, which at admits Louisville to the
center OF one of the most productive as well as Wealth.
est sections OF the State. Heretofore supplies and gem
era merchandise for that region have been forwarded by
river 10 Carksve and good proportion OF the trade
sent from other cities Now goods can come or go direct
at the accompanying tariff Of rates which low and
must the trade 10 direct by rail- instead OF the
roundabout way OF the river and the chances or diver
sion TO Evansville and Cincinnati as formerly.
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miles at the close of last year its cost, tunnage
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