Colonies For Iowa And Nebraska

Frora the liut'linvton Tlawk-Eyc, Mnrch 18. On Thursday morning last, the löth instant, the ftrrt colony of tho present season, bound to the lanas of tho B. fc. M. li., passcd through this city, at an oai-ly hour. Tho headquartirs and starting point of thia oolony ws at Lynn Station, {m the Kockford, Rook Island and St. Louis Eailroad, a town about thirty miles nojth of Monmouth, tho junction point of tho above railroad and tlie C. B. ie. 11. K. Tlioy consistcd of two full train loads of sixtoon and fiftecii cars rcspcctivoly, and ' """ "'ö ';ui) lugu uier. lhe thirty-one aars oonsisted of four .15. & M. coaohos, holding passengere equivalent to two hundrod and ton full faros, six cars horses, cight cars cows and young oattle, tivo eurs household goods, and eight cars wagons and ftgricultural implemento, liey Twero destined to tho lande laying around and about lied Oak Junction, and f lic B. & il. branchroadto Xcliraska City. Wc understand that this is tho first of a series of such trains, which will be run dnring tlie Season for tho transportatimi of colonists and Hittlcrs bound to tho Ji. A: IC. limds in Southern Iowa and Nebraska. The plan whioh hae boon adopted by lUo railroad company has boon to uso every means to induw: settiers to oairy with thom their stock and agiicultural implemento, and all thou'sofulandluxurious Hurroundings of their old homos, and so rendor themselvcs as comfortablo and independent in the new country to wfaiöfa they go, as lh. y were in that which they left. 8uch transportaron is rendered practicable, easy and comfortablo, by the J!. A: M. Railxoad Company furnishing ettlers with low rates of froight and ago from their .. rtitig point to dêgtination, and by fnrnishing oars and coaches wliieli go straight through, without any ohange, to destination - so that the sottlors starting from Columbus, Indianapolis, T Detroit or Chicago in a body, can go through to any point in Iowa o'r Nebraska, without ohange, and at such rates as rendor it unnecossaiy to adopt the old custom of selling off stook and household goods, md starting in the legendary "Prairie Schoonor." Tho Nobraska lands of the railroad company are ftttraeting especial attontion, not only from their fortility and general adaptation for farms and homos, but from the fact (hat. lying in largo Liodies, opportunitieft are oft'erod for location of eettlements and oolpni