New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-11-16

TOLLS on THE NEw-YoRK CAHALs.-Iho WING
Canal Board in their celebrated Report in 1910,
on the subject of the Enlargement of the Erie
Canal and the future prospects OF income from all
of the State Canals, made estimate of the pro-
babe receipts for tolls on the basis OF an increase
of u per annually for 10 years, then proved
by the experience of few past years.
The following was their estimate of Canal re-
ceipts for each year from 1910 to l846-com-
pared with years previous:
Receipt, for Tolls. Estimated Receipts for Tolls.
In 1880 49, $990,S43 In 1910 =. 81 ,733, 81 5
1881 -. 1,l87, l39 184l....2 OF ,493
1882 -. 1,059,006 % l842.... ,853,26l
1888 III ,317, o5S I" 1843 -. . ,305 ,20l
6. 1884 1,3O5,573 " 1914 ,294 ,75o
1885 -. ,395 30G f" 1945 ,44L786
:" 1886 -. / ,504, 1884 {" l846....2 ,632, 672
The actual receipts in 1910 were $l,775,747,
and in 1871 s2,O34,s92; the present yearitis Pro.
bable they will amount to about $3.50, GOO; thu.
showing result for three years comparing more
remarkably close with the estimate, than any
similar document on record with which we are ac-
quainled. 1t will be recoected that it was made
Oy Mr.. S. B. Ruggles and his associates in the
theme of abuse and Misrepresentation in the Al
many Argus, by the enemies of our Canal Commits
sioners.
T This calculation Of the Wing Canal Board con-
trasts favorably with that of our Governor elect
VIM. c. Bouck, and his Loco Foco ssociates, with
regard to the cost of The Erie Canal Enlargement.
Their estimate was $40 ,4l6150 whereas the cost,
as proved by contracts, will amount TO at least
twentyfour millions, making the trifing difference
IF about taoelve millions Of dollars, nearly
hundred per cent. more than the estimate of these
LEGO Foco Canal Commissioners.
Mr.. MILLER, THE D-DEsrRoYER.-An
exchange paper states the following facts respect
ing this parsonage He owns farm near White
hall in this State, around which he is building
very substantial brick wall. A person offered him
1000 for the farm, and not TO take possession
till after l843 the prudent prophet refused, how
ever, alleging that such offer, depending it
does upon future event, is nothing more than
gambling.
This manfests bat little faith in his own prcdic
tons He was born in Pitts6eld, Massachusetts,
in 1871, and is, consequently, sixty one years of
age. At thirty he entered the army, and was pre-
sent in several actions on the frontier during the
late war with Great Britain. He then very
wild character, and his religious opinions we're
very loose. He had reached the grade of Cap
tain, when, at the close Of the war, he left the ar
my, and settled al Hampton, near Whitehall. he
was made Sheriff OF the county in which ne resi-
ded He still owns the farm upon which he first
settled at this place. About thirty years ago, he
eet about searching the Scriptures with view to
refute them and this gave him bis extensive know
ledge of the prophecies. In 1916 ne was con-
verted. and ever since then became close stu
dent of the prophecies and Of history. In 1922,
he says, he became fully convinced that the world
would come to an end in l943; and about six or
seven years afterward lie began TO preach and
write about it, and continued to do so Till this day.
He has written a great number of works on his
peculiar views.