The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-09

had free sarsoss and we're in bsss-so ofths above
vessels we're American, British, and Bremen. The
number Of sosstwiss arrivals during the month
quite large During the period there olssx
ed out ct the Baltimore Custom House foreign ports
the following vessels Wis: ships lo bsrks o. briggs Is
and schooners, s-total a. or these vessels %
American, British, Bremen, Russian, 1 Spanish,
and Norwegian The total tonnage Of these vessels
amounted to 12o6s tons, and the number Of men
ployed In their navigation 40 These elesrsnoes
designated for the following places Wis; Liver
pool l. France /, Rotterdam O. Russia q Bremen g. Rio
de Jaseiro T. Brasil and q market T. Gibraltar l, Cali
fornia and for various ports In the West Indies a.
The aggregate value Of the foreign exports for the
month Of August was s6s1,24o rs, of which amount
goods to the value of ssoso4 81 destined for Call
forna. The value Of the foreign exports during the
week ending Thursday evening, $500 s4s g.
cargo alone, that Of the ship slss Richards for San
Francisco, being valued ct s1oe973 49, The principal
article exported during the week Flour Of which
over 10 600 bbls. shipped to foreign ports.
The sales OF printing cloths In Providence last week.
were Is follows viz 1000 pieces oox6s Is In. extra
1000 do 6oxe4 % In extra Ak 1000 do. ooxe4 % In
good 41s1e 5000 do coI64 % In, ord, AZ 5000 do
67x6e 20 in fair, AZ 5000 do o2x5o 27 in fair a.
Total $4,000 pieces. These prices indicate changes
large offers have been made at fraction below the
above quotations.
We have at length something like an accurate state
ment Of the amount Of damage sustained the various
lines Of railroads and canals In Pennsylvanis By the
storm Of Monday last The aggregate, which will sx
coed instead OF falling short, of million Of dollars,
may be distributed follows0n the main line Of the
Pennsylvania Canal and the Central Railroad few
hours work and few thousand dollars will repair all
the injuries sustained. On the susqushannAh North
and West Branch Canals by Monday next all the re-
I'LL haw haau A. 81 tia h.
Tide water Canal which the outlet to the Baltimore
and Philadelphia markets for the region
has suffered considerably but It Is believed that
boats will be passed In all Of next week From the
Lehgh Canal our accounts Of contradictory cha
ractsr estimating the damage high $500 600
and Of so serious nature to suspend navigation
for the balance Of the season. while others place the
damage at half that amount, and quite confident
that the canal viii be In nsvigable order early next
month In the Sshuyihill valley, whore tho storm
ragged with the greatest fury and whore the waters
10 . greater height than has been known during
the present century the great bulk Of the loss has
been sustained AID sustained by the sehuylk Canal
Dams, bridges and smbsnkments have BEEN carried
away to extent that to incredible and, At
. rough estimate, We should suppose that $500 900
would not place the canal In good condition 1t
prior to the feshst Of last July To be able to repair
damages before next spring wholly out ofthe question,
for several The bulk Of those repairs only
be at low stage Of water and rivers
are uslly high In the fall Of the year. say nothing
Of the freshets generally accompanying the sutumns,
equinox Is not likely that work will b commenced
that may be swept away at any moment, and which
under the most favorable circumstances would require
months for completion Besidss the company, already
embarrassed, would nnd at present. ordinary diff
nsulty in raising the necessary means. With their
bonds selling ct thirty nins cents the dollar they
would ind II impossible 10 negotiate loan except st
the most Yuinous rates
The success paniss like the success Of private
individuals, frequently much owing to good luck
- to good Management. What the discovery Of the
gold plaeers Of California to Rowland Aspin-
walls steamers 10 supposed the late frsshst viii
be to the Reading Railroad Company. The wreck Of
the sehuylku canal may BE- the making Of the Read.
Ing Railroads. may possibly be raised in time from
fancy" To dividend paying stock. It IL true that
the operators in Reading stock have asserted for the
last SIX months that while the business Of the road
has largely increased the have decreased
at much greater rattle; and that without such oon-
tinsency - freshet dividend Of from three TO ave
per cent would Be declared In January next. or
course, have not the means OF knowing whether
these assertions not correct; but II
must Be admitted that the company has, unexpected
y been placed In suoh position that with ordinary
good management, and more such luck o. II has had
this summer, 1t may be able, BY strict economy, Ia
make the common stock slightly productive. It 70 the
opinion Of many that the railroad must ultimately
monopo,ise the whole nearly the whole, Of the
rying trsds Of the sehuykn zeal rssen, the col
iisrs have, through that medium alone dirsN sad
spssSy communication. with the Phiisdolphis market
at all OF the year. High waters, which have
destroyed hundreds OF thousands OF canal property st
few hours warning have scarcely affected the Read
ing Railroad In the ffeshet Of Juiy last day
lost BY the Reading Railroad and from the unprsoe
dsnted storm Of Monday last the company anticipate
inserruptiou Of only Gays and loss Of from
fifteen TO thirty thousand dollars.