The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-03

the angle Of stability being greater by Ave degrees so
that there necessity for the broad guage either as
regards safety power, or speed The introduction of
the broad guag in the construction of railroads
in this country is an innovation attended with
many evils The evidence recently taken before
committee of the British Parliament relative to
the broad and narrow guage, is sufficient to satisfy
every. one In any way interested In railroads in
this country that whatever may be the advantages Of
one over the other uniformity Of guage so impor
tant that whichever guage adopted to any ex
TENT should be preserved We happy be able to
contradict the report alluded above relative to the
gusge OF the Erie Railroad No such decision as that
represented, has been made, and believe that the
company Is as yet undecided upon the question 1t
easier and less expensive to change broad gusge
narrow one, than vice-versa, but have many
hundred miles of the guage in every section of
sne country 1t would derange the connections made be-
tween the old and lines should different guage be
adopted.
This receipts at the Philadelphia office of the Column
&ia Railroad up to September l. lsl7 period of nine
months compared with those for the corresponding Pc
riod tho previous year annexed =
PHILADELPHIA AND COLUMBIA RAILROAD.
,nor,, Rsilysv R sss :. % %0 e, 90
81 'f sss .sso s ~ ~
time las. '' year s 81 sss $ isis g
Increase. ........... 1875 80 22847 10 5000 90
This ads part Of the main line Of public works in
Pennsylvania and the above increase is for only nine
months At this rate the aggregate for the year will
not vary much from sevsntyhve thousand dollars The
receipts exhibited In the above table, principally
upon the down freight.
The Collinsville Canal Railroad from New Haven
is rapidly progressing Five six miles just out Of the
city have been compb,ted and hand daily over
It, This road will be opened distance of twenty eight
mes November and in the year,
completed to the Massachus line. The New Haven
and Hartford railroad will find apowerful competitor for
the travel between Springfield and New Maven in this
line
parcel Of ten dollar notes. Of the plate of the New
Haven Bank, have been taken from the printers
Office and put into circulation with forged signatures
The numb ring and dates and the persons
to whom t'ey are payable very coarse and can be
very easily detected while the signatures of H. Denison
PRESIDENT and A. Townsend, Jr, Cashier very good
limitations paper and Impressions perfect
as they have been they payable to r Bishop T.
BradleyI II. Townsend and s. A. Foot and are dated
February aud December ls46 and January, Noven.
Der, and December, ls4o The bank has issued ten
dollar notes dated 1885, and those issued In ls47 all
signed by H. Sanford President
The quautity Of certain articles exported from New
Orleans for the week ending August H. inclusive, dis
tlnguishinS the destination, was as annexed
CoMMEkcE OF New ORLEANs-WEExLy EXPORTS.
For En- gta'id-Cotton, 1856 bales -four, 3340 bbs
corn iSo9 sscks; corn meal 2,946 bbls wheat, l3l
sacks; tobacco. 81 hhds barley ats bbs
For Standardization, l0l bales; hemp, 100 bales;
slaves 222o; wheat 33s5 Sacks -four 2lo bbs barley
Is bbs
For swedAn-Cottou, l,Oo4 bales tobacco, 1874 hhds
lead. 60 TONS
For Germany Tobacco, l2l hhds; samples do, bxs
foreign products n quantity
France Vn Mediterranean-Cotton $50 bales; tobacco
ia hhds slaves, 5000.
For "a hpieo- Cotton, 600 half bales.
For r, ur'ce an Atlantic Cotton, 3739 bales; wheat
90lI sac ks tobacco a. hhds tobacco 1913 bales dour
2oa5 ppsi fellow 81 bbls slaves 1856 800; hams 1885
For i,aty--Chtton, 354 bales; hides $780, wax $500
lbs; stages I.0fO
ror SPa,S- Tobacco l77e hhds; cotton, $50 bales;
SPaai't N,a Indies-Flour $50 bbls; corn meal,
6o4 ODDS; aeon casks hams 90 casks hams lo5 bbls
potatoes 26 bbls; apples $50 bbs; corn, 2903 sacks
butter, lt6 kegs; lard. 264s packages.
value At this date, 81 l0s236.
The commercial year at New Orleans, closed ON the
LIST inst The shipments of some of the most impor-
tant articles agricultural produce the Of Sep
TENDER 1885, to August a. compared with those
the corresponding period the previous year.
nexed -