The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-19

ptlits IN vi II wv U.s. = 7t ttefttH
$685. sos N ibf The xpsnsas Of collection, super
tsndsnce and repairs, there gemained clear III 5
come III Sc, 15 ,l02. u. Adopting the last year as
acfiefiDa. The value Of he canals iae9ual TO acap
sat Of IN 8s invested at 6 per cent. inter-
est The ayeFske nett Income, for the last Eve
years Is 81 SO 9i6 rs, which is equal 10 capital
.of $50, e7s Sc. nj six per cent interest. The
entire cost Of al the canals, including the expend
lure on the Erie enlargement, the Gepesee Valley
aud Black River Canals, to 30th September last,
was ,siz ,i5s 81. OF ibis amount hsre has
been expended the sum &c sl4 74s 81 on the
enlargement has YET been made evuilabe for the
Of increasing the sizs and tonnage Of boats
and The conseq ueat redaeton inthe cestof tTarls
poftatioo.. Thescanal debt on. the 10Th September
was SIC. a6s;5s3 81. besides $4,000 forextraerdi
snafy repairs. ,,...ss.. 4 -. !
(. iSEsvs XaRK ScHooL FUND-Frem the same.
dpcIneHt we learn that the balance inthe treasnfy
on she s0ih Sept, 1913; belonging to the eaptahof
The Common School Fund, was s AZ, 22s6 81, and
the amount received on ACCOUNT Of the capital of
the fnnd during The last fiscal year, was l50l7'
"a making an nggresate Of S25s, PSI 05. The
capital y 81 ,24s 1868 the revenue $csSOeo,
NEE EoRk SCHOOLS The New York secres.
tary of Stale reports that on the lst Of July last
ihere were in the SIS towns and 81 wards Of cities
inthe State I9l school districts, Of which SAIL
are composed Of territory wholly situated in the
town. where the schoo-house stands, and The re-
maindeF are joint districts, formed from two Or
more adjoining towns. The report comprises re-
turns from o;g2s districts, cut Of the whole mum
ber Iuihe several districts reported, the schools
have been kept opeb by apalifea teachers, during
an average period gfeight months, Therepoft SAYS
s'Ths whole number of children between the
ages of five and sixssen residing m the lesPscttva
FFSg 655;and the whole number az Children taught
IN ite several district schools during the year was.
,309 being an increase uf 2,5S5 over The nstn-
bsf laugh during the preceding year; ofthe mum
her thus taught. G, 6S7 had been in attendance on
the schools during the entire year. ri 793 for ten
menths aid upward !; 10 37S for eight months and
upward; 96S for siS months and upward; 9l5 :,
45lfor Hour months and upward sos 81 for two.
months and upward and $50 63s had aiterded
for a less period than TWO months. q 50
10 the several towns and cities from which re-.
ports have been received, there were 1893 private
and unincorpofated schools, in which Y. % pupils
were under Instruction dutine the whole or pof-
ton Of the year reported; and IS schools for the
Of colOfed children, comprising 4006 pu
pills, the expenses Of whicfwe betrayed by the,
appropriation Of S2s66 81 from The public money
applicahe tosthe payment Of teachers' wages, and
S2l49 60 raised BY rate bill on those sending tothe
schools. 81. z s 4. 49,
The expendltufe for teachers So laries inEing the
year. embraced in the annual report Of the .1rus-
Tees isas 81 1853 ~ and of this $685., 50
wassdIann from. the State 1reasdfy Tie aggfsz
gate amount disbufssd during The same period lofs
tiie pnrohsse Of books for the district ibrates and
school apparatus was 500, 1852. The amount
raised byiaxes eie in tie State, wasS ,0l0 n ),
.andthe total expendhure for the maintenence Of
the schools, was 81, 7O0,sI9 So ~ ~ =. \
s The whole number OF volumes in the several
District IN The State on the LIST inst, was
Laos, l5a--bepg an average of l25 volumes TO each
district Many Of the larger and weather. districts
however, greatly exceed this number, III he main
ienance ofihe Library system is earnestly urged as.
great means of ring Efficiency the schools,
and Of insurng an interest in Them on the part of
the scholars. -
E NV YoRK BANKs Since the passage of the
General Banking Law Of 1888. thirly.one New
York banks have failed. and in most Of the eases
The securities were insufficient 20 redeem, the entire
Suircntatiofl. and a 1,ro raid dividend syasa Bit
IN every ms snce a portion Of the circ1latipg sotes
are sill odlstaadite. - p y = ~
: The whole number of Chartered ba II n. and
twoabrsnehes The aeereeat e Of their can't
tai Is SIS, 96o,s6o The amount If circulation to
whiehahey are entitled bylaw is S23,2s2 100: Of
S wy seo s oe ss.'el e'.lOn Or on ind'
~, ~ hQ'esl slle
ss gsr,' ~ ''.ls, $50 -
do;5 p''.lhs
~ 81 ,,,,,,,sr ~ ,si e.
a. I'd ta,yss .t e
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