The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-27

PHiLApELrHrA, JAN Is, lS47.
There was an immense amount Of business done yes
terday tho various telegraph lines having their tsrm
nj a. this city, and the operators attached to them had
arduous duties to perform The Office was not closed un
til after midnight private having accumulated
in an unprecedented particularly at the jersey
City Office. This shows the necessity Of 1.-TWO cords
being In use on the New York line and the requirements
of the public and the press would have been greatly
celleratsd had the new line been in operating order
The iron cord at this end of the line yesterday.
completed to the Office and with the exception Of about
four miles the whole distance from Jersey city here Is
tho present week and it 10 TO he hoped second cord
along the route will soon be putup
The lower house of State Legislature has eced
the proposition give the corporations and banking
stitutions power to take stock in the Central Railroad
rage John Read, Horace Binney, and others Of our
citizens to persist their intention to contest the right
of the city 10 subscribe
The powerful Ere engine, built by Mr. John Agnew
some five years since, for the Southwark (Ns 3s)
pany of your city, which has been for time
receiving repairs the establishment Of the builder In
this city was this morning taken to the Camden and
Amboy railroad depot 10 be transported over that road
nAmented with paintings by Wocdside
The alterations made the remsva Of the attach
ments for the gallery streara addition to the number
Of her side ans and three branch receiving
Tor the supply of water from as many Plugs three at
tachments being required to afford the body Of
wasr TO render her fully effective This branch at
tached the receiving screw which formerly used
for the suction Of water previous to the introduction Of
tie Croton The head with which the water 10 intro
duced adds force help raising the psons,t being
applied Immediately to the works and not flowing into
receiving box in most other engines The South
wark Fire Company Of this city. should not have
permitted this engine to have departed without some
manifestation in return for the compliment paid to them
by retaining their and motto Its original adoption
In consequence OF the purchase Of engine from
the Philadelphia company which gave SO much satisfac
ton lead order the builder for the
one of still greater power Mr. Agnsw has now in pro-
gress one for the Columbian mo. iD Engine Company,
Of your city, which will compare with any thing Of the
kind that has left his workshops
Sale OF stocks mt Philadelphia.
JAN &c -FIRsr BoARo.-l0n V,cksburg Bank *; 800
Girard b. nix on 26s u. .. Bank ~ 400 M 80 scnuyl
kill Nsyig tion 50 5000 Reading r Bonds 1as; LINTON
Treasury Notes is; il and Meehanic Bank asX;
Schuylkili Navigation 321; 50 Reading r. r. 20.
After 5ALEs-oo Vicksburg Bank b3 81; 1850 Whining
r. r. So 70; 80 Grand Gulf Bank 5a 1913 Lshgh SIS
GIN; 1875 do 6Il1; 1900 X aiding X. X. Bonus 72ia.
SECOND Board 80 Vicksburg X. All 5000 Reading II.
r. Bouds 72 10 Girad Bank 600 Y. 8 Bank 4 $500 LIE
high 6 eI $50 tehgh Mortgage Loaa s3 400 Morris Canal
2s ~ Reading r. r. 2e 300 do 29; lao schuykii Navi'
CATION 33a4
AyrER sALEsioo Harrisburg X. r a.; 80 VicksburE T.
68 200 Re dipg r. 2o'S 81 do 29a 90 u . Bank Esi
500 Scnuylk Navigation 6s 80, TO-