Jasper Banner, Volume 2, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1855 — Railroads. [ARTICLE]

Railroads.

The work on the Wabash Valley Road is progressing finely. A “gang” of hands was placed on the heavy cut about a mile above town, at the canal crossing, a short time since, and everything has a business-like, progressive apperance. —Beale & Goodell have the contract for laving the iron on the Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad from Logaiisport to Kokomo. The work, will commence as soon as sufficient supply of iron is received from Toledo to give a few days the start of the fright contractor. The intention of Messrs. B. & G. is to lay half a mile of track per day, which will require fifty tons of iron for each day’s work. Bids are called lor by Judge Wright for finishing the grading of the to Kokomo. —Capt. John Furey has taken the contract to deliver the iron on the canal bank at this place, for the Road to Kokomo, and will commence opperations as soon as the water is t in tlie canal. Capt, F. has the energy, business talent and experience to push his contract, and an early delivery of all the iron at this point may be anticipated. —The road from this point to Detroit continues to cxcit the attention of the Wolverines in the towns on trie line, and at Detroit, and from the interests involved it is safe to presume that the enterprise will enlist in its favor an arnodnt of,influence and capital sufficient to insure its speedy completion. Logansport Pharos. Columbus Election.— Columbus Aprtf 3—The It. N.’s carried thin city by 83 majority. - Last fall their majority wbs 444 Loss, 328.