The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-07

Decrease in lsG... 2eios
The feighng business this road in the winter sea.
son. immense, comprising large per cent Of the
aggregate receipts.
new counterfeit five dollar bill on the Dayton Bank
has been detected It is the first seen and s well cacu.
lated to deceive those not in the habtof handling money
This bill numbered ssas, letter A, and dated Oct
H. ls45 Ths signatures and filling up are apparently
in the same handwriting
ten dollar note the Columbia Bank and Bridge
Company. Pa, counterfeit, has been SEEN It is cacu
lated to deceive those in the habit of handling money
and described in any of the Deecor II was dated
May d. 1912, letter A, payable to R. B. Wright 1t re-
sembles the plate of tho Lafayette Bank Gin. The
paper dark general appearance bad engraving of me.
dalton head very bad Lafayette the right hand and
also badly executed.
New branches Of the State Bank Of Ohio are con-
santy organizing, under the general law passed for
this purpose Thus the system has worked without
any failures We notice that the following new branches
have been recently organized The Lancaster Branch
at Lancaster, Fairfield county. The Mad River Valley
Branch, at Springfield Clark county. The stock for a
branch at Pqua Miami county. has been taksnand the
bank is to be imnk diatsly organized.
The Committee OF Ways and Means, in the lower
House of the Legislature of Maryland has made report
in relation to the finances of the State The report
mends resumponof the regular of interest on
the State debt and is the opinion Of the committee that
The finances Of the State in condition favorable for
such movement The committee propose tho following
plan by which will be that every contingency Is
guarded against, and the regular payment secured.
PLAN INrERssr DEBT OF
MARYLAND.
LIST. That the principal debt it now stands be kept
separate from the that the payment OF interest
on said principal debt be resumed the first day Of jan
uary next and continued quarterly and semiannually
thereafter, falls due, and that the interest the
principal debt be first fully discharged in each year be-
fore any interest 10 paid on the funded arrears
Cd That the of interest be funded the 6rt
Of October next in stock redeemabe at pleasure bear
ing annual interest Of six cents that said interest
be fully paid at the end of the year. he first payment
being October lS4e) there funds in the Treasu
ry adequate for the purpose but if the Treasurer shall
find that there is not sufficient to pay full six per cent,
that of interest rata be made the
stock and certificate be given for the balance to be
paid out Of any future surpluses.
Sd. That coupons be received in payment of taxes un.
til the first OF October next after which all dues are to
be paid to the State in cash.
4th That power be given to the Treasurer in his dis
creton to borrow the pledge of the bank stocks
longing to the State temporary deficiency in funds
arising from the inequality of payments required the
different quarers the sums borrowed to be immed-
ately repaid out of tho first receipts in the Treasury
6h. That all surpluses in the Treasury after paying
the expenses the State and the interest the princ
pal debt and the funded arrears, be appropriated to
the purchase redemption Of the stock until 1t is
entirely exingushsd after which the surpuses are to
be devoted annually to the increase of the original sink
ing fund