RAIL ROADS IN THE UNITED STATES. The aggregate length of all the Rail Roads now finished in the United States and in operation (1842,) are as follows: West Stockbridge, and Albany,. The amount of road already in operation in this country, exceeds in total length, the rail roads in all other countries combined. The cost so far is estimated at $120,000,000 and in the course of another year about 800 miles more of road will be completed. Length and Cost of the Rail Roads between Boston and Buffalo. Links. Boston and Worcester, Worcester and Stockbridge,. The following table gives the Net Revenue of five of the principal Rail Roads: Year. Boston Boston Liverpool and and and Western Utica and Worc'r. Prov'd'e. Rail Road. Schenectady. Manche'er. Rail Roads Running from the City of Albany, Including all Rail Roads, finished January, 1843, that connects with the great chain extending to Buffalo on the west, and to Portland, Maine, on the east. Western Route. From Albany to Buffalo, via Schenectady, Utica, Syracuse, Auburn, Rochester and Attica... From Buffalo to Niagara Falls and Lockport,. Branch to Skaneateles, From Shenectady to Ballston Spa and Saratoga Springs,. From Schenectady to Troy,.. ..... From Troy to Ballston Spa, Eastern Route. 325 ..... 47 5 214 201 231 From Albany to Boston, via West Stockbridge and Worcester,...... 200 From Boston to Portsmouth, N. H., and Portland, Maine,-eastern route continued, From West Stockbridge to Hudson,. From Boston to Providence, R. I.. 41 From Providence to Stonington, Conn. Taunton Branch and extension to New-Bedford, Mass. 35 13 From Boston to Lowell, Nashua and Concord, N. H.. DEBTS OF THE SEVERAL STATES IN THE UNION. According to the latest Official Returns, January, 1843. The principal part of the above debts were authorized by the several Legislatures of the States, for the following purposes: NOTE. Those States in Italics, being eleven in number, have suffered their bonds to be dishonored.. The principal part of the above debts consist of moneys borrowed for the construction of works to supply the respective cities with water, and of city bonds loaned to rail-road companies. GOVERNORS OF STATES AND TERRITORIES, With their Terms of Office and Salaries. NOTE.-The Governors in all the States are elected by the people, except New Jer. sey, Virginia and South Carolina, who are elected by the Legislatures. The Governors of the Territories are appointed by the President and Senate of the United States. The District of Columbia is under the immediate government of Congress. January, 1845 4,000 1 3 3 4,000 January, 1844 1, 3331 3 2 12 2 2 2 14 TABLE, Exhibiting the Seats of Government, &c., of the several States and Territories in Montpelier, Boston, Elections. 2d Monday in Sept..... .... ...... ..... Trenton, Dover, Annapolis, Richmond, North Carolina, Raleigh, Georgia, ... ... 1st Monday in April,. Meeting of Legislatures. 1st Wednesday January. 1st Wednesday in May. 1st Tuesday in January. last Monday in Dec. 2d Tuesday in Nov. .... 1st Tues. in Jan. biennially. 2d Mon. in Nov. biennially. 4th Monday in Nov. 1st Monday in Nov. 1st Monday in Dec. 1st Mon. in Jan. biennially. 1st Monday in January. 1st Monday in Nov. bien. 1st Monday in Oct. bien. 1st Monday in December. 1st Monday in December. 1st Monday in December. 1st Monday in Dec. bien. 1st Monday in Nov. bien. 1st Monday in Oet......Ist Monday in November. Missouri, PUBLIC LANDS. .... .... The following TABLE shows the amount of purchase money received for the sales of Public Lands for thirteen successive years: Of the estimated 319,536,232 acres of the public domain, to which the Indian title has been extinguished, it is supposed about two-thirds has been surveyed, about one-half of which has already been sold; leaving upwards of 200,000,000 acres of land yet to be disposed of for the benefit of the Union. OFFICERS OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. William C. Bouck, Governor, Daniel S. Dickinson, Lieutenant-Governor,. . . . . . Samuel Young, Secretary of State and Superintendent of Common day's attendance. Schools, 2,500 2,500 Thomas Farrington, Treasurer, 1,500 George P. Barker, Attorney-General, 1,000 Nathaniel Jones, Surveyor-General, Henry Storms, Commissary-Gereral, 700 Lyman Sanford, Adjutant-General, 1,000 Robert H. Pruyn, Judge Advocate-General, 150 George W. Little, Acting Canal Commissioner, 2,000 Benjamin Enos, do do 2,000 Jonas Earll, jr., 2,000 D. P. Bissell, Canal Commissioners, $5.47 for each day's attendance. Chester Hayden, Thomas Clowes, George W. Cuyler, Canal Appraisers, $4 per day, and five cents per mile for travel. William Baker, Rail-road Commissioner, $4 per day, and five cents per mile for travel. Archibald Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State and Clerk of the George W. Newell, Chief Clerk of the Canal Department, William Cassidy, State Librarian, do. 600 for attendance on Miscellaneous Library,.. James M. Bouck, Private Secretary to the Governor,· Dionysius M. Vanderlip, Messenger of the Governor,....... $3 each day. Commissioners of the Land Office.-The Lieutenant-Governor, Speaker of the Assembly, Secretary of State, Surveyor-General, Comptroller, Attorney-General, and the Treasurer. Commissioners of the Canal Fund.-The Lieutenant-Governor, Comptroller, Secretary of State, Attorney-General, Surveyor-General, and the Treasurer. The Canal Board-Consists of the Commissioners of the Canal Fund and the Canal Commissioners. Trustees of the State Library. The Governor and Lieutenant-Governor; the Secretary of State, Comptroller and Attorney-General, Acting Trustees. |