| Show NEWS ITEMS thid tim track trick of the pacific railroad has lim een oen cen completed to the tile new town of colfax colfix the tile track layers having reached that point at about 6 on oil tile alio evening of sept 1 this addition adds twelve more miles to theroan the road and makes its present length from ir n front street sacramento nifty fifty five nive five miles leaving some seventy miles yet to build giuld before reaching the eastern boundary of the state the regular passenger trains will commence running to and from the new town today to day and about thursday next the first freight will be delivered at that point sacramento union sep 4 NEW westminster V 1 I sep 6 AT eight jast last evening the episcopal church a large strong wooden structure cau eau caught e t fire and in a short time was almost entirely destroyed the valuable chime of bells attached to the church was saved the loss is estimated at the insurance ia is doubtful ROUTES OP OF VIE THE NEW aru APu LINES one line will begin at chicago and run by way of the chica chiea chicago o and northwestern railroad Kail road to auinton clinton jowa and thence westerly by way of the chaca chicago o iowa and nebraska rall bail road and iti ili the cedar rapids and missouri railroads to the present termination of that road boonesboro Boone missouri and thence by the most practicable route to omaha omah in kansas and from thence to fort kearny from fort kearny it will follow the main route of travel by Ju lesburg and denver and from denver on the new now road now being built b by ben holladay through thoa theA the tho middle liddle paz pal park pare and provo prove valley regions to great salt lake lako city and from the latter place by the route of the overland mail company through ruby val vai valley vailey lcy icy reese beese river eiver virginia city gold cold hill silver city ca carson carbon q n placerville Place erville Arille folsom pol Fol soro sacramento stockton no lh thor fand anil t san sin J jora oe to san 1 an frail cisco the other line u i ill begin at atchison kansas to which point the unieda united states telegraph company have bave already nearly completed a line from st louis louls and run from thence by the present Overla overia nl route to fort kearny at which point it will join the route ol 01 of the first mentioned lin line edrid and continue from thence a double wire line to san francisco the now lines are to be built in the most thorough and arid substantial manner and completed with all possible dispatch and in furtherance of these ends no expense is to be spared the line from chicago by the terms of the coh contract 1 is 4 to be 0 finished in october 1866 and tha tho ot other herby berby by next july juls ew cor in sacramento Sacia mento union tim tile ellsworth ylie me american Amb rican says saya the potatoe rot ia Is doing much mischief mix chief ili in that region r OUT of applications for pardon received from ox rebels it is stated that the president hns has ha actually pardoned less than TWENTY FIVE planters are arc at present under arrest at vicksburg charged with either cither maltreating mal mai treating or wilfully killing their former slaves tid THE long iong continued dry weather in mississippi and louisiana is exciting grave apprehensions for the tile safety of the crops tim THE population of wisconsin is that of iowa is theil there e are inhabitants in chicago a gain in five years of or 55 per cent cont iiii THE freedmen of wharton county texas are at work for wages and everything is peaceable the army worm however is destroying the fruits of their labors so that only a fourth of the crop vii vil wil be saved THE french minister of the tile interior has addressed a circular to the prefects expressing the satisfaction of the government at the result of the recent municipal elections ili in france and congratulates them that no disturbances occurred during the voting lyse DYSENTERY is said ip 0 prevail in troy N Y and the country around of a most distinct mall mali malignant nant type in many cases s says a y s the troy trdy drem press it resembles the ch cholera 0 le r a the patient seems at once struck with the pallor of death his skin blue and cold and pulse almost gone one several cases have proved fatal malignant dysentery is said to be very prevalent in other parts of the country tim THE secretary of tho the treasury has lately received intelligence of extensive smuggling smuggling operations on the canada border silks alks sugars drugs and other importations on which there is a high elgh rate of duties have lately come into lle ile the country evading all duty in lar large quantities the detectives are on t the ine ire track of a large number of suspected parties THE anniversary anni annl ersary ebsary of thee landing odthe of the first english colony on oil th anew england coast was observed yesterday yest erda at fort Po Popham maine allaine at rat tile tiie mouth mout of the Kenn kennebec ebee river with appropriate exercises some two thousand people were present |
