, 1869-06-17

The St Paul l1tta Of the 18th safs: IA special
mat1tngton telegram to this paper announces
TINT 1ay Cooke 4 GO. have nearly completed ar
tangements for selling the bon,ts Of the Northern
Paetcc Railroad. and arc contracting for the con-
etIuctson Of the road We have adt1ocs to the ef-
WHICH 70 6ud iSs esssern :; ssctiop % Of r. roaa pMH
from Lake Superior 10 Red River, and that they
edpest 9; y sssuEe government nd for the remain
1t Is rumorcd that tie Te:lcyll1e Branch pau.
road together With Its extensions, hos been Icased
perpetua1tJ 10 the owncs8 Of the Et Louis, Aito.1
1 Tens 1aute Ra!lsuad The price paid has hot
r. burlington poEa, 1srseye q the l:sh says:
The The nfss qs T. on the Bnstin3ton. Cedar Rap!h :
tween Valley md Market etreels, on Monday, by
John u. Gear, Esq, and there rl!l DC to-day ses-
enty.nye men engaged 70 the work The 1zss
ptcteI here about tho middle Of this week Every.
thtn9 Is tn readtnesa, and q sufficient force On
hand to Put down from mile to nile and Ia Il
things 50 on well. the good people Of Kossuth
sy hsaF Sa;v ~ 1se hsa oi tie locomotive On the
@Rozt has been commenced at Athens On the
Pealey1llo II Southern Illinois Railroad From
present Indications The road will be completed IN
Tie indianapolis Journal O., the 18th BATS: IA
needing OF the Directors Of the Indianapolis Del
ph! / Chicago Railroad Company Will he held II
this city today. It IS the intention Of the CON-
panE to make Arrangements for the preliminary
fnrvey Of the route at oace:, Al Of tie counties
through which this road Will past, manifest deep
build it Wnen completed it MI tr an ar Inc to
Chicago, and would COMMAND large business, 10
Say nothing Of the Large local trals It 1oa.d build
Up"
At . late meeting Of the so.Id uco OF Clinton
County, Ind, the following resolution was ado2s-
ed; THAT the County Commissioners app1opn-
a1apolls. Delphi 4 Chicago Rauroad Company,
sad Ike SUN OF 4io,HD to the Frankfort i
Grawfordsytlle AID the LcE,Espor<, Camden
NAN ft++ ntfx To%~ =
and The citizens along the line OF the proposed
roads be requeesed to subscribe ur donnie saltOo
IN addition TO the said sums Ut s4o,lV9 To each Of
The St Paul Isonrer announces, upon the aa-
shcttty Of Nj. Edmund Rice. who has JUST se.
turned f,on as East hat aTan5cneats bare
the Riye. ratlroad, between St. Paul md 1as.tnss
the present teH<.
IT'S stated hat terms were en,ered into At o.
fsloo+a on satcnta5 last hy which tho soal bed Of
the Iowa Central yoa:h from tAka.oosa, Is tuEntl
oTer to the lows River Railway. TIC unri u,
tnat ne ca5s WI e .cna:aS .2to osta.oosa oy tsc
H1n be open By July, i5.2-
It Is coW pretty wet! sektie.I that rho eight lnils
| sumner. 1hc citizens ase 70 make the roaI bed.
| and The Chicago, Rock ls.acd + Pacific Company
| will n1tke It : railroad.
The Fort Dodge dowa> .NortA.~+t, speaking OF
tie Valley Railroad says: " The tE,ln, tiea and
| spikes are al purchased sar.clent to build the
toatf tnto orr own. It tsr 1xed determination
oI lQo olnce1s OF the COMPANY 10 run fhe- tT1tn1
to tho Northwestern Junction oy sae 1in or Jcly
| and into Fort Dodge before the close of scpteGl.
her. Hc can say TO our Ce:sahors up The coputrJ
that no halt Wrl Be rnaGc here, bu. that :ae roal
Willie pushed right on to specify junction vita
/ the St. rAui i Sioux CITY Roal-"
TIC Buffalo Commercial saTs: TIE cuutr2storz
proposition to build the Bata!o L Warrington
Railroad, from Aurn;1 10 Pa.t AucehaoJ, Pa. hAs
been accepted BY The DtyecsoEs. bCt the contract
1as cot been executed. The distance 1s = 1Ge4,
The tonstact price. We learn. is f. Dpo,o ,o0 Work
will be commenced NJ AuruEa a soon ~ the con-
tfSct Is executed aud Il i Stipulated that the =
miles cf rasiwaI saali be completed within two