, 1870-04-13

Of the Mt Vernon, Grsyville 4 Mattoon Rall- |
rosd, telegrsphed from Eeu Io1k, under dase
ot q - instant; tn. Il. ths building Of. u
ansinAer ia O. his w1y to aIt Vernon
Al The annual snseting Of tbs stockholde1s
~ ii,o Eausas Pacinc Hallway Company. held
At La.zenoe, Kan., on tho 4th inst, the follow
ine gentlemen wsfp elected Dlseefoss: John
Ado'phnsM Il Nsss Tssa &. M + a9T'92; = Y,msq: MAN.
Robert E. Carr, Ill Of 81. Louis; Thos, L:
price. Of Jefereon City, No.; Il. J. Jtwett, Of
Columlus. Ohio; John McaIsnus, Of Readlng,
"a; Ihos. l. Scott, Of Philadelphia Ph- Iheee
gentlemen composed tho board List 5eAs, with
The exception of III. Robert E: cs1E, who nlls
Il, Clement Johr D. Perry WIS re-alscted
PFoaident; AdoIphus Meier, Vice. PEneidsns;
C. q. Gut1er. Treasurer Charles u. Ladieotn1
Secretary j. p, Dcyzoux, Lind Commission
CT and j. r. Uahar, Solicitor
Tho Bellev;re n.) Adceoats o. ths sth 81
L.ouia L southeastern Hallway from East St.
Louis to Belleyille was let On Monday TO re-
sponaibie party, By GenerA Winslow, the
President Of the rpad; and also portion OF
the line between Nashville and Belleville, -
far as the EaaksahA River. Fto1n this 1t Will
be seen that the road Will undoubtedly b built
Ut an early day. In this connection we may
remark thAt the work on the BelleF1lle
O'Fallou Railroad is being prosecuted - rapid
II ~ The naturo Of the weather VIII permit
Nj. hiAh, The contractor. having s.zBe force
of men IT work"
-Work on the Tes7e Haute L DzuSlle RAiE-
road is being prosecuted with vigoE. The
company hls contracted for al the ties neces-
sary, and the very best quality OF Welah iron
il to be used in its construction. It is ex-
pected tia. the roAd will be completed for ;.
least hall the Distance by ths middle Of
August
The Tenp Hause (1nd.) Guzette ssya: AIT
IL fact Of which most citizens are not 1ware,
that, upon the completion Of this Danyile and
bloomfield Railroads, there will be but hye
converge ttxn Teuo Hau.e. These dties are
New Tort Philsdalphia, Boston, Chicago, and
1ndianapo1h. Besides these, St, Louia vii be
the only Git having = number Of railroads
| equal to Tci7e Haute.''
The Monmouth Nl.) Alas Of tho sth
| neli line Of tha Roefford, nocE Isl1nd 1 S..
Louia Railroad amount in thA aggregate to
sa5sr 900. Ftedesick-a frssmant Of town
| ship IN tho kaies of tho uhuois Rtver-voted
1000 bpEning-s half township On the
r!yss1es ;s7 CO., Astoss., ! sso; S1S ;o@ Vermont
ton branch of he &. B: i g. sso,oo0 Fam
es's Township, with only one mile and = quar-
ter Of Tic road, s35, ,o6o; Neu salcm Town
chip, with no village IN it, S50, Mound
Township, with one depot already, md two %
township, gave $50 COO; Walnut Grove, With
mile and Z quarter Of road, go, 900; Wood
land, nile md 4 half AWaJ from the line Of
he Issa; ces e15,ooo and tho city Of Baahnell
The s. pe.es Mian2 2,.S H.t ~ Of Of ths s.h h
liable information that the Wlnona i St. Peter
EAilraad would be finished into st. PetAr, and
the river bridged. By the lat of September
next. Since the issue Of that paper, J. H.
Stewart, Esq, Superintendent Of the road, has
grounds, right Of way. tc- Mr. SteWlrt e1.
poets that the road and bridge viii be finished
by the 1st Of September, and th4t he vill BE-
prepared to shiP wheat from this side Of the
river by the let Of October"
The Fort keasneF Star saya: The
route Of the st. Joseph / Denver Railroad has
just been surveyed and staked out to heArney
There it forns junction Nth the great Union
Pacific Road. From ali Appearances tae worl
on this road is being rapidly pushed on tow.
ard kea1nes. Carr arc already running on il
as fas rs Hiaw.th., Kansas md contracts for
Of Hiavasha have been let, It nil
be 4 close t4ce now between tht
1T. Joseph L Denver and tho Central Branef
Of the Union Pacific Rail1oad, a. to which vii
reseh Eearney first. The St Joseph Il Don
yer Road aims to be completed 70 HarJsrilt
by the 1st Of September. In these days o.
E1pid railroad progreas No expect to see it =
Kearney some time IN 1s7l."
The Fort Wayne Qnd) Democrat Of tht
11th says: We understand that track-lAyint
was commenced on the Grand Rapids L Ind
ana Railroad, 1T sturgis+ two weels ago, ant
BY Last Saturday had reached taGrango-
twelve miles in ten WORKING days. One mill
at the Fort WAYNE end forming tho connec
ton With the Pittsburgh Road, has been laid.
The St. Louis Democrat Of the 1lth saga
/ e. ~ 49, r+rS1t
finished May !. The Iudisnspolis l. Te1r
Hauto Road will be finished July l., and vi
shall then have two distinct routes to 1ndisn
apolis. Tho Rockford i Rock hlAnd Road i
Icing pnshed forward rapidly and xea1ously
The Illinois Central, now running thrppgl
hase made Arrangements for close connection
and through rates with tho Mobile i Ohio. 1
well managed through line from St.. Louis L
Mobile, under one direction, would put ST
Lonla 200 miles nearer Gde-water than n
route to New Fork. Mr., Allen Is m.ldn
J zoads ria Belmont, and to push his route south
! uard to Memphis. The South Pacific peop1
VII soon land us at Springfield. md begin =
: that point to bid lor the vast t1ado now d
veEted BY way Of Fort Scott The Lseled
and Fort Scott OF Springfield and Fort Scot
route ought to be pushed At once with all CT
] csgE. nd other road ia more necessary To 81
, Louis. The Missouri Pacific has fallen int
! the bands Of new party, who not only meA
J TO make erea, improvements in its uianage
! mcnt, hut seem III = fair way to eject mos
advantageous connections Westward Th
hausss Pacific, pushed by St. Louis capt,
aud energy, will bo opeu to Denver by Angus
l, and at tho Game time to Cheyenne fro1
Denver. We do not hear very recently fro1
the n. Joseph + ST. Louis. or tho Chillicoth
4 Omaha, but suppose thoy ase moving fol
war1. And the b1idge over the Mississippi
. crowning triumph and greatest necessity q
: ali, now has struck the rock with the tw
n:aiu pietp, and has sold ali it's bonds so th.
, lts speedy completion Is assured"