The New York herald., 1845-04-25
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Inc actual increase from Jonuory April 10tb,
amounts to $40S26 The per cent increase has fallen off
since last week. At the close OF the week ending the 10Th
inst the increase was about thirty per cent whereas
now is only about twenty The directors of the
Western Railroad Company will come TO the conclusion
IN short time that low fares large receipts Six
dollars from Boston to Albany, 10 too much. 1t has been
pretty thoroughly settled thai travel is stimulated by re-
duced charges and the increase th. Ct the
company much more than vas anticipated at the start
tenon to the practice Of gambling railway shares. In
the Chamber OF Peers, the 18th instant committee
appointed for the purpose preested report the sub.
ject. The committee recommended to have all shares in
scrbei by numbers in register and the share holders
receive recsip which should them guarantee
Of The bona Ss nature Of the enterprise. Amongst other
penalties established by the osmmee the subscribers
are have Liberty suing crminay all dishonest spec
The Commissioners Of Cumberland County, Maryland
at recent session passed resolution indsmniyng those
requedn the oct OF assembly provide for the compile
iion Of the Ohio and Chesapeake Canal Cuubersnd
This all the Commissioners we're asked to do It s
it efectual.
The Commercial and Farmers Bank of Baltimore has
declared halt early dividend of three per cont
The City Bank of Columbus Ohs kaA been fully orga.
nized on the independent plan, aud only waiting for its
plates 10 commence operations
The subscription books for branch Of the Ohio State
Bank was opened et Dsyton short time since but
been organized and Of heaviest and saunsest
BUSINESS men Of Dayton, have gone into It. Is to be
900 Propositions several other banks in various parts
oil the State are bIoached msst OF hch will be
The Cylcor nsil of Baltimore have rejected by vote
Of u to b providing the direct tex for ls45
and s46 should &c collected in ls46 the condition that
the STAMP Act, Canal Bill and Twenty Ward Act ud
be repealed, &c After the Bill had been materially mod.
ned was hsslly rejected by avote Of 81 to q The
bll regularly reported by the CcmuitSee Of Ways aud
Means, which provides for the Customary levy Of the
state drect tax then passed by the vote 81 to
The rejection Of the substitute for the bill lazy inc the
Of advancing the pcice Of Safe stock kom 10 10 70
90 large sales having bsen ado at the advanced price
produced in the price Of city stock which hsva been
depessed with that Of the State and councils
iu,sa to make the isvy as proposed By the substitute
sture Of this State have reported bill relation The
canals authorsng in the discretion of the Canal Co
Crooked Lake canal locks TO ia, uunishsd and
bring into use portions of the flashed worksun the Ge-
Valley aud Black River canals The bill sppropri.
Atas S79 oss from the surplus canal revenues AFTER Gem
plying with the pledges and guarantees Of the sc of
ls4a; and after paying saoooO0 in the eontem.
plated by that ac to the general unl fsr tho following
Parposes and in this proportion For the conxtruc.
zion OF such locks the Crooked Lake canal as the Ca
safety OF navigation, $2b COO For completing end bring
ing into use such works the enlargement the Canal
rests OF the State and the facilities OF nnvgstisn, &s2
ooo For preserving work the Genesce valley canal
which mas BEEN fnshed and not brought into use, and
the materials procured and p0d for estimated
tractors and for completing such portions Of the unn-
shed work az the Canal Commissioners shall be of opn
on will be the economical for the nerost OF the
Sats 00O and for the like purposes be sxpsnd
Ell in like manner, upon the Black River eanal $4,000
one hs of which shall be expended north Of BooLvs.
Authorses the Canal Commissioners to rebuild the locks
IN Enira on the Chemung canal II they shall deem il
necessary for the interests of the cost TO be paid
out any money belonging to the canal fund not other
wise appropriated Also, 10 complete the dam &c at
Scaaquaddy creek in Black Rock under the act Of sao
for draining lands and that whenever tho Canal
Commissioners shall decide that true economy and the
interests Of the State would have required the compeA
OF the enlarged canal at Rome il work had been
don. alter the passage Of the act Of a. then they
authorized to direct estimate and appraisal Of the
work done that work previous 70 its being brought
in ls44 ind not paid by the State, provided the
work has been done according to conrsct and approx
I'd by the Canal Boarthe apprasals be made accord
ing 10 the prices in such contracts.
Several meetings have been held in the interior OF this
Sste on the line oi the Erie railroad to into consi-
derae the raising Of completion Of
taat important wolk. II estimated that more than
sur hundred end fy thousand persons hs State and
~ Psnnsyivania who reside west OF Sullivan county,
were d,eply interested in its completion. II meet
logs marl these are held alopg the whole line, and
pIomP esnd energetic measures adopted to
iase tpy subscrp ions the means to construct
re rosa ~ will be finished at The people of New
England come forward whcn any road II contem-
Hed ana literally subscribe for the necessary amount
InGnhaoitans OF every town through which the road
asses ake more less stock, and the road rapidly
awarded The opie OF every town through which
ne Erie railroad is laid out shculs Immediately open
INSCRIPTIONS and literally subscribe to the stock VI this
eat aud muprant Work