.__A.M.EI§l.CAN.. RAILROAD Jonah. --.a..£:fi~ Railway Sihan-. List, Compiled. from the la-lesi. re(.wr'r2.s——cor'rected every Weclnesdag/—oat £Z,j}(b'l"l1t2;l'2££1-172.07?» of $100. * -5 ,, Es; :2‘ :. -3 4 - 9 "‘ Q ‘E “E go? 8 5 5 °= 8 t-: O 5'6 ‘** '3 NAME OF COMPANY. :2. °* +9 <7‘ Fr: 3 CI 551, '5 e... S. s 2:? .. -‘-'=‘ ;=' 5 :2 :2 2 -"3 '8‘ E ‘S 53 242 ‘ii. *5 3? E -5:’ S. o :21 9 cs '2: s: 94 Pennsylvania Central . . . . . . . . Penn. 250 9,768,155 5,000,000 13,600,000 1,943,827 617,625 . . .. 95 Philadelphia and Trenton . . . . “ 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania Coal 00.. .. . . . “ 47 . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . 102% Baltimore and Ohio . . . . . . . . . Md. 381 9,188,300 9,827,12319,54‘.2,307 1,325,563 615,384 7 05% Washington branch . . . . . . . . . . “ 3 1,650,000 . . . . . . . .. 1,650,000 348,622 216,237 8 . .. Baltimore and Susquehanna. . “ 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 413,673 152,536 . . . . Alexandria and Orange . . . . .. Va. 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. In prog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Manassas Gap . . . . . . . . . . . . .. “ 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In prog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pctcrsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ 64 769,000 173,867 1,163,928 227,593 72,370 7 77 Richmond and Danville .. . . . “ 73 1,372,324 200,000 In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Richmond and I’etersburgl1.. “ 22 685,000 . . . . . . . .. 1,100,000 122,861 7-1,113,none 40 Rich, Fred. andPoton1ac. “ 76 1,000,000 503,006 1,531,238 254,376 113,256: 7 100 South Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ 62 1,357,778 640,000 2,106,467 62,762 . . . . . . .. 1 . .. . .‘. . Virginia Central . . . . . . . . . . . . “ 107 1,400,100 44 6,036 In prog. ‘ 176,485 74,90‘. none 61 Virginia and Tennessee . . . . .. “ 60 3,000,000 1,500,000 In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. none 98 Winchester and Potomac. . . . . “ 32 180,000 120,000 416,532 89,776 . . . . . . . . l2 . . . Wilmington and Raleigh.. . . . N .C. 161 1,338,878 1,134,698 2,965,574 510,038 153,898 6 .. .. Charlotte and South Carolina. S. C. 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. , . .. . . Greenville and Columbia. . . . . “ 140 1,004,231 300,000 In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . ,. South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . .. . “ 242 3,858,840 3,000,000 7,002,396 1,000,717 609,711 7 12-'3 Wilmington and Ma11cliest.ei'. “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. Georgia Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ga. 191 3,100,000 306,187 3,378,132 945,508 508,625 8 115 Georgia . . .. .. . . .. .. . . . . . .. “ 211 4,000,000 1,214 . . . . . . . . . 934,424 456,468 7% .. . . Macon and Western . . . . . . . . . “ 101 1,214,283 168,000 1,596,283 296,584 153,697 9 109 Muscogee . . . . . . . ._ . . . . . . . .. . “ 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Western . . . . . . . . . . . .. . “ 50 586,887 150,000 743,525 129,395 71,535 8 . Alabama and Tennessee River Ala. 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memphis and Charleston . . . . . “ 93 776,259 400,000 In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Mobile and Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . “ 33 879,868 . . . . . . . . . In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . Moutgonlcry and West Point. “ 88 688,611 . . . . . . . .. 1,330,960 173,542 76,079 8 Southern...................Miss. 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. East Tennessee and Georgia. . Tenn. 80 835,000 541,000 In prog. . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville and Chattanooga. . . “ 125 2,093,814 850,000 In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (_‘-ovington and Lexington . . . . Ky. 3 1,430,150 900,000 In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624 Frankfort and Lexington.’ . . . . “ 29 357,218 . . . . . . . 584,902 87,421 44,250 80 Louisville and F1':ml;i‘o)'t. . . . . “ 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maysvillc and Lexington. . . . . “ .. . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland and 1’itl.sburgl1.... Ohio. 100 1,239,450 1,371,000 2,963,756 194,429 123,306 6 98 Cleveland, and Eric . . . . . . . . . “ 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Cleveland and Columbus. . . . . “ 135 3,027,000 408,200 3,655,000 777,793 483,454 12 122 Columbus, Pique and Indiana. “ 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 lolumbus and Lake Erie. . . .. “ 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lincinnati, ilzmi. and Dayton “ 60 9,100,000 500,000 2,659,653 821,793 200,967 . . 102$; Cincinnziti and Marietta. . . .. . “ .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72; Dayton and Western . . . . . . . . . “ 40 310,000 550,000 925,000 Recently opened. 80 Dayton and Michigan. . . . . . . . “ 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eaton and Hamilton . . . . . . . . . “ 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Grcenville and Miami. . . . . . . . “ 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hillsboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. “ 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Little Miami.. . . .. .. .. .. .. . “ 84 2,370,784 . . . . . . . .. 2,634,157 526,746 314,670 10 113 Mansfield and Sandusky . . . . . “ .. . . 900,000 1,000,000 1,855,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mad River and Lake Erie. . . “ 167 2,387,200 1,767,000 4,110,148 540,518 113,401 95 Ohio Central.... “ 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Ohio and Mississippi . . . . . . . . . “ .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 87 Ohio and Pennsylvania . . . . .. “ 187 1,750,700 2,450,000 . . . . . . . . . Recently opened. . .. OhioandIndiana........... “ . . . . . . . ..lnprog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..c. . Scioto and Hocking Valley. .. “ .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Toledo, N orwalk and Clevel’d “ 87 552,000 800,000 1,317,140 Recently opened. . . . . . .. Xenia and Columbus . . . . . . . . “ 54 1,092,137 119,500 1,257,714 237,506 135,363 15 116 Evansville and Illinois. . . . . . . Ind. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indiana Central . . . . . . . . . . . . “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Indiana Northern.. . . . . . . . “ ;13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ Recently opened. . 115 Indianapolis and Bellefontaine “ 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Lawrenceburg and Ind . . . . .. - “ 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05 Lafayette and Indianapolis. . . “ 62 .. . .— . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recently opened. . . .. 82 Madison and Indianapolis . . . . “ 88 1,650,000 750,000 2,400,000 516,414 268,075 10 78 Peru and Indianapolis . . . . .. . “ 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. In prog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 65 Terre Haute and Indianapolis “ 72 632,387 663,100 1,353,019 105,944 71,446 4 108 RocklslandandChicago..... Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Chicago and Mississippi... . . . “ 135 2,400,000 4,000,000 4,600,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Illinois Central . . . . . . . . . . .. . “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1.36 Galena and Chicago . , . . . . . “ E 92, 1,932,361 500,000 In prog. 473,548 286,152 . . . . 100 Mieh'g'an' So1ithe'1'n'.'.t'.L".'". .".'7.".Mich.§315 2,499,410 2,629,000 6,430,246, 592,187 293,046 120 Michigan Centr-al.. ., . . “ 2282 4,000,000 4,067,396 8,614,193 ;.“.'.".;.~. .;..- i 8- 109 Pacific ...'..A..'. . .‘.....".-.. .1‘ .........Mo;; 1 .38-. 1,000,000- none-.~ . 1In.progres.-Recently opened. 2.... . ...._ 761 In. from an .......«-7-_ tion to suffer to any considerable cute adverse state of the times. Earnings of Railroauls. The large, and rapidly increasing, earnings of‘ railroads, is a most gratifying feature in the times. In the aggregate, they are doing much better than was expected, or claimed by parties most interest- ed in presenting fzxvorablc estimates. This fmt cannot fail to exert a beneficial influence upon public sentiment in reference to the safety of our roads as investments of capital. The larger pro portion of earnings being from f7'ez'g/’4.t, proves an. abundant supply of the right kind of mztterial for ~ a lucrative business, and is a good proof of the wealth. and prosperity of the country. The success’ of our roads shows that our people have not been acting upon an unsound hypothesis in reference to their uses and value. it serves as a “healing: act” upon the means employed. The roads, prov- ing good investments, will relieve the various mu- nicipal corporations that have in one Way or ano- ther become connected ‘with them, of’ their liabili- ties, by enabling the companies to assume them, as they have contracted to do, in most cases. The proceeds oi‘ state, county and city, bonds, having been well invested, the above bodies reap a dou- ble ad vantage, a rcmunerative return upon the in- vostments, and the vastly greater incidental bene- fits, to secure which was the moving cause that led them to encourage railroad enterprises. The extraordinary stimulus communicated to the bu- siness of the whole, shows the value of our rail- roads iu a still wider scale. The nation at large would have been sufliciently compensated for their construction, should the value of the stocks and securities have proved comparatively worthless. That this advantage has been realized, with 22. good profit upon the cost of our roads, should be a matter of general congratulation. Montreal Scrcxv Steamship Connpauy. It is with pleasure we learn that the first vessels for this Company, of which Messrs. Edmonstone, Allan 6: Co., are the Agents, have been contracted for, and are new building in the Clyde. They are of 1875 tons, new register measurement, and will be fitted up with engines of 350 horse power, which are guaranteed to propel the vessels ten knots an hour, and enable them to make the pas- sage from Liverpool to Quebec in a period not ex- ceeding twelve days. The first vessel is to be completed by the 1st June next; and will be put into the trade immedi- ately thereafter. The others will follow in quick succession. Arrangements are also in progress to put a similar vessel into the trade from London to Montreal. When these vessels are ready, the merchants of this Province will have nothing to envy in the steamers trading to the United States, either for speed, safety or accommodation. Messrs. Edmonstone, Allan & Co., are also mak- ing the following additions to their line of sailing vessels. A splendid Iron Clipper Ship of 850 tons register, building by Messrs. John Reid 6: Co., of Port Glasgow, and a wooden one of’ similar dimen- sions under construction by Messrs. Robert Steele the Cunard Steainers. These ships will take their places in the line early next spring.-w TTa'7l«SCT'£pl. In addition, we hear from Quebec, that Messrs. Gilmour & Co. are also about to enter extensively in the trade; intending to build not less than . sevenocean steamshipsof about 2,000 tons each, to form lines of packets between Quebec and Liver-. . , pool, Glasgow, and London. &. Co., 01 Grcenock, the celebrated builders of ‘