New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-06

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boxes I22.lF 62H 1929 1881 $3.50
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The Coal tunn0ge OF the Reading Railroad for
the fiscal year Just closed is upward of one mil
lion three hundred and fifty.one thousand tuns.
The Message of the Governor of Virginia states
that the present outstanding debt of the Common
wealth is s0O35, $50 80, and there remains to be
paid on account Of subscriptions to organizedcom-
panies, not vet called for, 81 G32, sG8. Appropria-
lions to the amount Of $844,O0O have been made
to companies not yet organized, the greater part
of which it is supposed will never be called for.
In addition to the direct debt above mentioned,
the Commonwealth has rendered herself respon-
sible for the bonds Of several corporations within
the State, to the amount of 81, 844,374, and has
promised future guarantees to the amount of ST.
lO3520, making a sum total of 1894, 894. In
view Of the FIVE millions which it will be neces.
sary to raise for the purposes above mentioned
by the sale of State Bonds the Governor recon-
mends that some legislation be adopted to obyi
ate the many unnecessary formalities and tcchn
calities which now impede the sale of the, bonds
of the State and obstruct their ready circulation
in the money market
The contract for building the Attica and Hor-
nelsville Railroad has been taken by Rockafellow
& Co. who have taken 5000 600 of the stock. They
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1852
The citizens of Petersburgh have, individually,
subscribed very literally to the Petersburgh and
South Side Railroad, and the aggregate of sub
scriptions amount to Sl50,0O0 The city, also, has
taken in It's corporate capacity, 100000, and is
only waiting for authority from the Legislature to
subscribe an additional snm of 5000 0OO-thus
making the Joint contribution Of the city and its
citizens upwards of S4500O0.
The corps of Engineers sent out by the New
York and Erie Railroad Company, to make a pre-
liminary surveyofa road from Little Valley New
York, to Erie, Pa. by way of Jamestown, have
completed their labors, and Mr.. Camp, who superin
tended the survey this side ofthe New-York line
states that the route is entirely feasible They
reach the summit is miles from Erie with grade
of40 feet to the mile From there to the inter-
section of the New-York and Erie Railroad the
route is entirely level. On the whole it is one Of
the cheapest routes in the country as already
surveyed Further examinations, however. are
about to be made in order to ascertain if the sum
nit cannot be reached with less grade than 40
feet also to see ii the streams this side of that
| point cannot be crossed at less elevation, and
thus reduce the expense of construction 1t is be.
lieved that this can be done
The Bank of Baltimore has declared dividend
Of . per cent. for the last half year The Pataps-
co Bank, one of 81 per cent. The Baltimore Gas
Light Company one of per cent. The Ameri-
can Mutual Insurance Company final one Of SO
per share the Company being wound up.
The semi.annual dividend of the State Bank of
Indiana was paid on the 10Th November. It's
surplus funds are stated at s7l7,5s4 "a, which
exceeds the whole amount Of the suspended debt,
and the estimated value Of the Banking houses
and other real estate held By the institution-
More than 5ths gifts capital is stated to be held
in specie
The Rochester Democrat statesthat a letter has
been received in that city from one of the mem.
bers OF the Canal Board, stating that the canals
will remain open until closed by cold weather.
And that several of the millers in that city intend
shipping flouras long as the weather remains IA
yorable,
AT Boston Money is easy. The demand dis light
on paper but in stock colaterals transactions are
made to considerable extent at from a9 p CT.
The Michigan Central Railroad has transacted
livery profitable business for the last six months,
as will be seen in the following statement:
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