Central Railroad

A writer in the Afarehall Expounder givea some etatemenis concerning the Central Rail rond, which rnay imerest our readers. The road from Detroit to Marsholl is 110 miles long, and coat about Si, 500,000, or 13,636 per mile. The distance from Marshall to Kalamnzoo is 36 miles. This will cost $10,000 a mile, and will bo fihished this fall. The distance from Kalamazoo to St. Joseph is 54 miles. This section with the fixtures, is es. timated to cost $10,000 a mile more, so that the whole cost of the Railroad, 200 miles in length, will fac 2,400,000, the average cosl beinjr $12,000 a mile. The receipte, expenses and profits of the Central Railroad, have been as follows: ! 1839. 1840. 1841. Receipls, 61,151 61,609 71,249 Expenses, 44,451 40,972 45,594 Profits, j 6,703 20,637 25,655 1842. 1843. 1844. Receipts, 136,895 U8,9S8 211,169 Expenses, 73,819 74,960 89,419 Profifs, 63,076 75,028 121,750ït ie Uov. Barry's opinión, jf vvo remcmber nghtly, tliat the net profits of the road, when completed, will noi exceed 6 per cent per annom. To pay ihis rate of interest on the cost, they must atnount to i$i44,000 a year. The rnilroads froin Boston to Buffalo cost 5! 13,950,876. Being 527 miles long, the average cost per mile is about $36,000. ff5 Bishop Soule presided at the organization of the Methodist Episcopal Chiircb, South," at Louisville, and was coneidered as ono of its Bishope. It is said that fais nexf [ oppointments, as made eonietimes eince, in New York, will Jead Jiirn to attend and preside over the Annual Conference of Illinois. This Conference Ijad no delegates at the Lou isville Convention; und the question arises whether Bishop Soule can act as a Bishop in two churches at once?(EThe Postmoster General and tho Railrond Companies have not been nble to ngree on the terms of traneporiing the mails. Several umuccessful attempts have been made, but the P. M. General wil! shortly propose Iris uli maf urn. If this be noi accepted, he ntends to cstnbüsh expiess lines, and at the same time test the right of tho department to make up the bulkier parts of the mails as merchandize, and send tliem on the railroads os ordinary freight, or contract with individuals to carry thcn as freight over the railways. OTThe Cuffiilo Pilothasa noticeofthe contemplaled canal around the foJs of the Sault de Ste Marie. These fa Us are the only obstacles to a connection of the trade of Loke Huron with Lake Superior. The j ference in the Ie vu! of tie two lakes s 21 feet, which can easily be overeóme by three locks. The lengih of the conal is to be 4,-JOO fcet Two schooners have olrcady been transported arojnd the falls. and it is in contemplation to carry around a eleamboat also.- The estimated ejppense of a hip canal iJ 8125,000. OjThe State Journnl, (Whig) goea for repealing the act of 1703 respecting therecap' tion of fugitives from elavery. Says the ' Journal, there is no use in having such a ! law. Indeed, it is a disgrace to the country." ' C?" We perceive by our cxchatiges that Cnssius Clay's new paper- the True American- has made its appearance. ' Wc have not scen it. j