ning. W« 'reckon' lh« boya had a good time. We don’t think any shoddy itt would have enjoyed it much. Not any.1 lie Union haa uot a word concerning the election at all. It ia probable that it haa not learned of the result—else it fear* it* readers might not reliali any thing it might have to aay on that head. No matter it could do us no good either before or since the election.Knijom Rrrsirre.-Plato.the DesMoinee correspondent of the Jkbivon County Umon, gieea the following statement of the grooa receipt. ef the aevaral railroads of the Stale, for 1864:Burlington and Miwwrl Hirer Ratiroed Company —gross reprints, $890.2*7.09.Cedar Rapid, and Missouri Hirer Rail-road Company—groea rooriple, $288,180. 81.Chicago. Iowa and Hefcroake RailroadCompanr— grow receipt., fdtMOO.Vviiiuwut ■ ■ one ■ wvi ■ irw»,lalHiMoe and flieut CRy toitrwrf Company. ioc odu.a the groea roneiptt efthaCVdar Fella and fliuneaoU Railroad Company,Company,I39M38.43.Dubuque Soulhweatem Railroad Comps* nr— groas receipts, $83,880.66.Dea Moines Valley Railroad Company-gross receipts, 318.803.88.Mississippi and Miiiaouri Hirer Railroad Company—groea receipts, $803,209.82.Keokuk and Mooiit Pleasant Railroad Companr—gro«a receipt., $68,108.91.The Mdlregor Western Railroad Compa* ny at the present writing baa not reported.The total gross receipt, of the aercral Railroad Companies in the State for 1884 ia $2,568,003.11, which yields a rcrenuc to the amount of $23,080.00.It will be noticed, of course, that tha M. 4 M. Road carries the palui thus far, but unless mure energy is displayed in putting it through than there lias been for the past nine yeers.it will he a wonder if it don't hare to knock under one of theee years.— llurry up the M. M . as fait as possible gentlemen managers, and if that is as faa[ as should be, you will hare no difficulty in holding the flrat position among the rail-