, 1875-05-07

oA4oAnO LANE HuMuHs
Tho Chicago d Lnko Huron Railrosd ia being
rapidly pushed towards completion. Tho con.
t1acta for building thres bridges for this road tn
tho City Of Flint bavo boon awardol. They arc
to bo built on tho Howe plan, md thu flsst ono,
acEoua Flint River, will ho 1888 fcet In leugtl, and
tho other 1i0 foet In 1ength. Tho ono across tho
Thrcad Crook will DO 90 font in length. Work
VIII DO commenced Moy l, and tis expected that
tue bridges will bo completed BY June i.
sAoiNAw VALLEY.
Tho Day City Chronicle says tho building OF
Craw's road will DO prosecuted. and tile forty
mileH from ST. Louis to Lako Wow will bo COM
plotted, when, II tho original contract, which has
line will 10 laid to bay City. The road through
bay City ls graded. aud Tho bridge across lila
rlvor neatlY completed. Capt. CrAr hsa gono to
phlsadelplia to purchase III ongiuo aud construo-
tton ttaiu.
Tho deuerai Fro!sht-Agonts Of tho rosds lead.
Ing to tho Pacific Coast still In session 1t tha
t}r.. Grand rao!ao hotol. Changing Tue el.saiaoa-
their m,nds. They are gott!ng along quito zap.
idly, having already roachod lettor 10" Ii .hoy
go on, with tho present speed they will bs
through In about two woeka.
I vas Enmored lat evaning thatthe Baltimore
Il Ohio hattrnad will commence soling tickets
to-day from this city to Pistsburg at tho rate OF
81. Thn regular fare now il sl2.
Agent Of ths Illinois Genital railroad. has 70.
turned from hia Southern trip. Ills lsalth Ii
much improved, ha having gained dYe pounds
during lila absence.
THE scloTA VALLEY xnrxnpn1uR.
COLUMBUS u. bIay G.-,fho atocAhogdera Of
tho SclotA Valley l!allroad hald 1nsotIug Aera
TO-DAY. Encouraging reporta rerc male by tho
oatyassng committees. It waa deciled 10 ai-
jonrn until May II, 40 az to allow BtllI further
subscriptions TO bo mAde to tho stock Of t4s
Company.
KtoKuk, IOWA ctTY a. rAuL,
snsefas jhspaseh to The Eh!aaao Tribune.
IOWA Clr1, H.. MAy 8.-At tho nnnlsl meotIuk
of the btookloltters OF tho Kcnkuk, Iowa City d
n RAM ltailroad Comp%uY. held yoBtotlaY Ut
Madli'lRton, Ia. 1t Waa determined to cal! from
tl!a London market thu bonds Of tlls Company
wlleh Wato upon the basis OF $40, 600 por mt(a
for Iron and t1es. and to issno nov bonds
iIno Of road from St. Louis to Keokak has passed
into the hands Of Au,asA Stone & Co.. md the 90
miles OF this limo uncompetcd ID To be CON-
pleted ut once. A new board OF Directors was
elected. consisting Of Guy Wells aud William
Lghton. Of Ksokuk; 2. Saunders and D. Camp.
bell. OF Mt Iloasanti ]. Wilaon and 81. g. Parker,
Of WaBl,ln9ton; George Doal snd ]. r. Irish,
Of losa City, and Adam Ferry. Of Linn County.
Thu board organized by tho elootoa Of Uoal
pIestdenss GUY Wells, Yioo-presldent; o. Ii.
Wl!aon. Of Washington, Secretary; aud W, II.
Sh'rman, Of lows City. Treasurer. 1t Ia under.
gtood that efforts toward the completion OF tGa
lines Mill at once be inauguratod,
THE iouA "souTlWksf6kN,n
Speetat Dispatch 10 tha CaIe s,.s Iyfbuns
iowa CsTI. H.. May 6.-Tho Chicago. Clinton
i Western Railroad, known ~ Tho lows Bouth-
Directors In this city tomorrow, NAV i, to tako
action upon Dir. Hiuokley'a fstlnro 10 oomnlouco
laying lrou the lst Of this mouth In pns4pauca
Of ha written agreement.