New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-06-24

Tie whole amount received Loo tle United states vas
s26Ji2sj 81, ana lhe whole amount expended ""
s33i529I 49,
Two counterfeit bills OF the denomination OF ..
purp5rtng % have been 5sucd by the Bank Of lebscs
"A ere 10 circulation They of the Perkins stere
ofype plate signed j. A. kendrch asher, aud K Kim
ball. President The paper Is thin AMI the execution
very bad Ten dollar counterfeit bills the Bldde-
ford Bank % Biddeiord Sic. have made their sppear.
snce n Boston.
The Providence aud Worcester Railroad contin.
uss % receive fan share Of business both Of freight
and passengers Hghtyonc freight src constantly
employed and ones added as last - iaey can
De- made The number Of passenger on the Read
Is 5 OF which have been added during the past week
Two more are nearly finished and provided with The
improved India. rubber sprngs These springs weigh
about 21J pounds sndcost : So Two aud powerful
locomotives for freight have been ordered a. the Isan
top works the present engines not being adequate 10
the work demanded OF them They viii vel. about
% tons each and win probably De finished early nsft
month.
The MerImack Manufacturing Company, At
Lowell has declared semi annual dividend OF four per
cent This j. the fret dividend made by any large ma
nufaciuring company Tor some months while many Of
them have been worked considerable loss Of capt
al stock The Merrmack Company has been, pfoos'
bly, the most fortunate in the country i was the nn'
Company incorporated In Lowell The Company was
incorporated in ls25 and Tor twenty years believe.
has only missed one or two sem.-annua dividends and
il has averaged about 10 per per during tn
time
The three leading Railroads IN Massachusetts,
the Worcester Fitchburg and Boston and Maine Ia"
dropped their semi annual dividends this month from
% y per cent This has not been caused BY any falling
OF in their business bur by the gres, outays for IN
proyements in the roads which have run up their esp
tai stock high tia, the Increase Will not sustain ss
dividends on such an enormous capital
The State Of Virginia at Us last LegislaaS'
session. granted the charter for a railroad from 10
town Of Lynch0urg the present terminus Of the esaI
from Richmond 70 the state Inc d Tennessse-sa 10
lance Of 20 mlles--passng through the inexhaasass
mineral beds Of Fossil salt lead. gypsum, iron ore.
lime sc. Of Southwestern Virginia. OF this rsaTosi
The Lynctbsrg Yrgiaiaa says We are authorized %
state, that the subscription tie stock Of the sost
western. or Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad made
by our citizens alone exeeeds the amount required
secure the charter ard that the subscriptions are stu
going on. We may point with proud satisfaction "
this evidence Of TIE A0eraiy and enicrprze Of Lynea
burg
Tie Farmers aud Mechanics Bank PhAads''
ph.s- intends 70 make application % the Legislature
the next session for the renewal extension and eonlA
uance Of the charter from the lst dag o! May and 40
for the restoration OF is capital from the present sA'
tory amount Of $4,000 to a. 10000
/ The following statement exhibits the Co'ion
I Commerce OF Mobile:
Ef.rf. Of 9-u 10 fyrsia pors and raiHs for as aSs
qaarieT endilg Mry 81 asd total oftrsf, sso0a4 s'