, 1869-08-17

l Of De WITT, Addiluuu1 iHrPctor; StlA@ Hea,on nj
VA d ed upon Is uecesasr. 10 build the rad.
"A ecttSR In nc II f--rst "f tho rpzd wa4 nelh
At the Court Aouse, tn Clinton, on s4turday eve1-
5l0 900 ID Clinson BY township vote. for tho outs
pnse ct nce'lDK tho current expenses attendant
0uirrd to ntlldlt 4 cnsn,n,ttee vas aupotte.l 10
ta,f Into consideration the propF1etJ Of cxllIaR m
electien 70 raise tn. suhecrrso3; We under
th1t the people viii subscribe the sso, 900 stock."
..Prestdcnt Smith sud Ass,siaIt Secretary Rss1e;
Dtcaiur / ss4se Line Railroad, endeavo.ing to
line, aud laborug zesousty for tnc rucccaa 81 ,he
enterprise In letter from chatsForth, datea
Maior Sn,ilh eays: Wa arrived hers to.,da1 W.. n
Toute ~ tue kAu ukakee River, and md E2llsuAt
! matters progressing favorahlJ. We ha1e no 80,
ctsule about c0tT. Ing the &a3 oDD Subscription 10
Macon County by a handsome uasonty OF the
votes east, but hate fear. tna. We might rat II
get ma>ortty q M tae feR1stered votes While WI
to Cet the oeneat OF the f1nding A1 paased Or the
! last Gencssl Assembly. and .his wuuid be great
The oregon I'LL, Reporter Of the 1eth says: ;" Oa
Tlursdss iast M u u o. naLip of aurora voted TO
! caso IoSa lsailroad This vote was i.ken aiter
| thorough cahyA+S Of the proposed ruai Anl viii
/ te largely INSTRUMENTAL II placing that Ioll up1n
| route, between Aurora aud tho Ats!i4stppi, viii
take h"jd OF tht Latter, there II no tuupr tus1 The
road Ill EIsetltllt lie Ala+ttltG l1lt The road Il
run directly vest from Aurura to the west line Of la
Kali County, Wtere IT NH turn to the northwest,
through !tochtl e. crossing Rock t'ver At oEcS II.
or ntar fuIrr-tuI from Which psuce It <tll pursup
wrsteTir course. to the Mlsstssppl River II sa:
surveying The ron,s on Morda7, aud il is sIpccted
ttnf the e:adinr VT! lt begun hr the ut ot Sep
ttintEr The President Of The roati, F: Z. ii!ncK-
leg, fs'I.. annnnrcea that the tosd vii! BE- cou-
lIe1ta 10 Iuck fuser ty tn.' 1%t ot January, 1stu
| nnd 10 The M,.sls-tpM the foioNtng seasou"
TIE clttzrus II Polo msttfcss . ds-,re 70 sec1rc
| the Httkttfl kaCk 1sIAnu i IL Lnuls RalifU VI
! through their towD, Out whether tda desire y
Nrt NJ et'.tEtF tu scc.re vutt Ut The town to aid
| men touEe,l ol Ii4uu has nesn discussing the
subject q a!a to sht- road The Herhh s7ys:
.".Aiter considerable Iutrrcaaoge u view, Mayor
| Deiheut. Jpln." L Catr su' .al'srrltiAn Becker
wuh tic officers Of the road. and 1ook after
| the Interests Ol ti:r cat, III The ulatter. T,erc
| Wis MaAt[e-le'l u Giepo.1on to encourage tho
Tuut by R>:l~t1nE tO seEure the E.sht-tf w4y Hli
otheF~.sr, nut The :dca Of tAxIns tor The purpose,
nap H. stsGa, 11 .! e.
trX.us Of the H'cAf"ra 1toca Island i st. LOUIS
| Itoat1 no. run INTO Tits city on their oSn tra"E
betn completes. Between tho Junction an'i Sur.
ling" II xas expected that tue road would he
soinpletel to nock 1sand " the I'm lns,
| lying between Rock 1sland nnd Macomb Is no
| Iuu!e advanced than that portion between Ster-
l lllp anu 3ClQ!l4 ! Hc .OGN{lDNLQ ffftttr OF tue
| 10Th luttAnt, says: 1.-THE committee appointed
At ratlIoa!i Getting n this place. TWO weeks ago.
held conference win Judge Green. the Ptcsi-
deut Of the Kock Island and St Louis Railroad, ut
the Revere FfUus', Chicago, last Tuesday; nod
fur ~ our prospects for getting this north antl
sss s lF En-
| not been located down the river, rs reported Dy
pfreohE and nrwtpapeFs IN the interests Of that
the farmers do their ants 10 themselves 1t will not
be- meeting IL to he held IN the 18th lust, 70
! ,etennins tts aIi necessary 10 secure the ruaa,
be taktu before the work could I've commenced
The nrer route spoken of above follows the MIS-
sissirpl River from Rock Island eoutn 10 Uquawka
| aud then turns southeast to Mncomb From M
comp south the Grailng Of the road Is tlng prose-
cuted, and southern connection H1I probably he
made sometime during the fail.
The st. Louis Ettaibliean Of the 18th says:
"Itesdefs of the Iitt,uItlran may remember rhat
ehayep qf s pape; II n4o
c1ede, Dallas Polk, Cedar md Vernon Counties to
construct railsuau from some point on the now
South" eet pacinc Railroad u 1aciede County,
Rest~ aTd'F tl the direction Of For1 Scotr, Kansas
THE charter requires the COMPANY to commence
work within ten years IRON t1s date, and 10 COM
plete the r0ad within fifteen thereafter. tn
der this Charter company Eas organized In 1850,
books for subscrtption opened, and q few thousand
aonn. to ne sns sn1 the var
done until IN April last, meetings of citIzensl in-
terested along the line Of the road were held aud
lie charter, which Is very LIBERAL one from io1.
.feltuTe. The result has Deen that The company
Was fuily organized On the slst ult, BY the cleo
elected as their Fresident.Dr. J. y: . Dodson, Of
Nevada City, Vernon Comfy. Under tnts new
strrct the road WAS at once set on foot. and al
ren1y county subscriptions to the amount OF
$aoV, ,vvo have been secured Or this amount, re-
tory pledges that they will complete the road bed
from the Missouri State line TO Fort Scott -four
and half miles,, furnish grounds for depot build
n&ER5ERrF hJ!iij0UE ~.
gate cost Of w!ch viii be sleouoo. Vernon County
has subscribed 100000 absolutely, and $l0o.o00
plcic through tue country, which 1t ID certain 10
he. Cedar County has Subscribed 1900, ,0o0: Polk,
yet Lacletie County has lde no sIbscnp pttou, but
1t Is Lot doubted that she Will, IN her corporate
capacity, raise the amonnl Of capital to oou0e0
subscription has been made n1opg the line, while
parties are now engaged IN securing fnr-
theis susestptions &s are not Informed az 70
clede, on the South Eest Pacific, and Fort Scott,
Kansas, Is m air line Of about one hundred and
ssnS us tomevat onssr u out t rl nv 1 e9eeed
one hundred md thlr,y miles, and Will fall con.
sue1ally within TINT distance, should the Junction
With the southweat Pacific be nude south Of Lel,-
anon, which Is probable, al OF near to brush
Greek But taking tue longest distance nsu
miles,. the county subscriptions. added to tndl-
y}duM subscriptions, Will not fall below s. 90 per
mile through lie et...:. IL. ,enatha sum that ought
certainly to secure Its completion beyonu a
1ounL'
james F. joy, OF Detroit, President Of the
Michigan Central Railroad, Is = large owner Ia the
Boston Albany, New YORK Central, Grtat Vest
ern Of Canada, Michigan Central Chicago, Bur-
ltDEton Qu!nct. anu Hanntoal \ St Joseph, as
vel! rs Kansas land grant. His aim to said to
H. 80 secure one unhroIen line, Of nutQstp gauge,
-tAf5 bGp II a !lfic e Haiiway u magnitude and in
Eotta1ce
The Dubuque Ttm<* Of the 18th says: "Supsrtn-
tendeut Fat.cy nrrlsed from trip on the Dubuque
Southwestern Railroad, ycs1ertas. From him We
learn that arrangements have been entered luto
With the Illinois Centrl for the acceptance o! the
road west OF iowa Falls to Fort Dodge which has
been completed for some time The Centsa1 have
taken hold OF H. but nothing dclntte Is SET known
uDout The running Of trains, but 1t s pronabe that
regular trips will be made before many days, and
PaHseDKerA nd freight transported direct to Fort
nodge- The road would hare teen accepted by
The Central some time ago had there not been o
tl:tppte reEarrg tho manner Of construction.
The public ntr now given to understand that this
hns all been settled, and that hereafter the Cen.
tEal Will tnkc the road as fast nj completed
SHOCKING AFFAIR AT CONCORD.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.