Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1869 — The Kankakee Talley Draining Co. [ARTICLE]

The Kankakee Talley Draining Co.

The Kankakee Valley Draining Co. have been assessing the benefits and damages to land in the northern part of this county, and we hear have come to a hitch on account (astonishing!) of the holiest opinions of some of the assessors. We are told that the company expects from two to three dollars per acre benefits to accrue to it from some forty to sixty thonsand acres of land in this county, at a cost to the company of a few ditches at a trifling expense. We hear there is considerable feeling on the subject in the northern part of the county, and it reports, are true we are not surprised ut it.— Ktntland Gazette. There is something very suspicions in the late movements of the company referred to by our Newton county contemporary. From what information we have been able to secure it appears those who manage the organization m ere not satisfied with the assessments of the benefits to the lands affected by the proposed work on the Kankakee river made by their board of appraisers, and so inan.pulated matters as to have them all tender their resignations. It is currently reported this was done with the secret understanding that only certain parties should be effected.— Mr. Sravi.Dixo's resignation was accepted. Mr. Sivit'LDiNG is a resident of Jasper county and is widely known as a man whose honesty is beyond suspicion, with mature judgment and as practical knowledge, of the benefits of draining to real estate as any man in the country. Why thisgetitleraan should have been run oat, if the motives of those controlling the organization are honorable, it is difficult to conceive. We do not know positively that any swindle or unlawful speculation is intended hy those composing the company, and everything may be right and straight forward, recent conduct excites suspicion and it would he well for those interested to keep ou their guards - —-

The surveyors for the Indianapolis, Delphi and Chicago Railroad have run one line through from Indianapolis to Delphi and have now gone back to the former place—one report says to commence running a second line—another has it to wait until after the vote is taken in Marion and Clinton counties upon‘the question of'an appropriation for its benefit. The town of Frankfort, we understand has already raised a private Subscription of **o,ooo for the use of the road When built. „ General Axes has ordered the susftension of the writ of habeas earpat in Mississippi, which makes (lie democratic press all howl.