New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-23

The Merchants Insurance Co OF Boston has de.
clsrsd sem annual dividend Of 10 per cent payable on
demand
The Mechanics Bank of this City have declared
dividend of per cent payable on the Let of May.
Thompson's Bank Note Reporter gives the fol
lowing list Of new counterfeits; 80 on the merrmse
Bank, Mas; Sc on the Gloucester Bank, Mass Beware
Of L. "a Be and Sc the City Trust and Banking Co
fraud. ls on the Providence Bank l.; los on the
Bank Of Undertook NJ Y; 81 on the Bank OF Orleans.
NY; % on the Jefferson Co. Bank Y; Is on the AZ
riculturs Bank Herkimer IL on the Farmers and Me-
chanics Bank of Genesee Is the Leicester Bank.
Mass, 3s on the Armenia Bank, n. Y; Sc on the Mer.
chants Bank, Norwich, CT; Sc on the Jererson Co.
Bank N. Y; lie the White Plains Bank. N. T.; 10 on
the Exchange Bank Lockport % the Bank Of sonth
Carolina IS the Bank OF Chsmoersbureh, Pa Sc on
the Bank OF Norwalk Ohio - on tie Manchester Bank
NH.
The New.Haven Herald contains the notice OF
~ intended application to the Legislature o! Connect
cut q, its next session for charter for Company to
construct Railroad from Newsven TO the west line
of the State, Dsnbury, which designed to connect
with projected line in the State of NcwYerk ,ermins
tng at tishkill opposite Newburgh) the Hudson
The particular object of the proposed road to afford
access from ewHsven by the most direct course to
the New.York and Erie Railroad or rather with the
branch Of il which to end at Newburgh The distance
from NowHsven to Fshkil Is estimated at from 60
Is miles, and the feasibility OF the route is known, from
surveys made for other objects
The New Haven Palladium says that the whole
line Of the Canal Railroad to Plsinville, 1, Is believed
viii be graded In few weeks though the rails will not
be laid until toward the end OF the season. Cars will
undoubtedly be running In the Fall.
The New-York and New Haven Railroad is all
under contract with the exception of FIVE miles and the
road win doubtless be completed In the Of year
The Report of Mr.. Hayward Engineer of the
Ogdensbursh Railroad states that the length of line is
ll7S miles the distance from osdensburgh TO the sum
nit being 50 miles and thence TO Lake Chsmpsin 35 -
The elevation OF the summit 10 loo9 feet above Lake
Champlsp and $50 feet above the place of departure
on the St Lawrence. at ogdensburgh. From osdens.
borsh to the summit the maximum grade is 26. feet
par mile or one foot zoo there being In this distance
lbs feet of ascending and 5 feet Of descending grade
The distance Of the Railroad frem the Canada line
The summit does not exceed q miles. In the distance
~ he SUNNI, to Lake Chsmplsin there Is ascend.
70 Nde, and the maximum of desoending grade 10
AZ aper mile. Such grades are favorable for the
~, too Of heavy trains from West 10 Esst and they
are n o" s-cA the rapid transport of passenger
trsins Il directions The whole line 10 remarks-
DE for ia ". =. shere being no curvature of any
inzpcrsapce u radius than 5000 feet The estlms
ed cost of the vhels line 40 or $4,000 mile
o90QV mile bcing SLOWED for the superstructure
TIE Directors have been In session Ia Boston for some
dsvs Tia roed 70 designed TO connect the water. of
Lsbe cAWsplsh with those Of the River 81 Law
rrpss - The greet Lakes. 1t extends from osdens
burfhs 60 ike 81. Lawrence, 10 Roases Point ON
axe Champisu, distance Of one hundred and az
teen miles. None OF the rising ground going Eat
sxceedS 25l feet 10 the mile. and eighty-svs per
essi of The road v pgieepy sEssat being sdspsd