New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-26

cent. There is a fair business doing 10 Stocks.
The Buffalo Courier says We we're informed
yesterday by NJ. G. Story, E.q. who is Dow doing
some Of the heaviest, If cot the heaviest work on
the Erie Railroad, tha. the entiro balance Of the
line, from Corning to Donkirk viii os finished and
in complete running order on the first day Of May
1881 Mr.. Storyr contract covers the most formids-
bic work to be done. Il is 10 miles in ength. He
10 now working one thousand men daily, and q
about to put on five hundred more.
Several counterfeit notes, purportipg to be al L.
sue OF the Armenia Bank Of Datchess Co N. Y.
are in circulation in the regions Of Richmond,
Frankfort, Germantown and Philadelphia. The
notes are marked letter A, and dated May IS, 1914
In reply to Numerous personal inquiries concern.
ing TIE progress Of the Albany and Rudaud Raj
road, the Vermont HAig says; We are happy to
be able 10 s,ate that four fths and upward Of the
stock rsary for the completion Of this road have
already been tax en-, and the remainder will not be
wanting. The Chief Engineer Mr. Gilbert, has
received Instructions to advertiae the contracts at
once, as soon as the location and estimates can
/ be completely hich will be in few days. The
located line is in all respects fuy az favorable as
the preliminary survey, and had been completed
within six miles last week.
Gen. James T Pratt Of Rocky Hill, and John c.
Ames, Of Sterling, having resigned az Bank Com
missioners, Gov. Seymour hA, appointed John w.
5tedmaD, Of Norwich Editor OF the Aurora, and
William A. Judson, OF Huntington, to ill these va.
ctnces.
The Act prohibiting the circulation of all notes
OF other States than Pennsylvania OF Tess de-
nomination than fvo dollars takes effect today.
The following 10 a list OF some few leading arti.
c'os received from the West during the pas. week,
by the Albany and Schenectady Railroad :-6,77
boxes cheese-4Ol, 472 II 4; 906 packages butter
81 sob psi rolls and boxes leather; 1879 boxes
domestic cotton end woollen goods lss bales wool;
9l9 boxes Congress water; l2IO doz brooms; Is car
loads Of cattle; 10 do Of hogs II do Of sheep.
large proportion Of the cheese was shipped at
Herkimer and Rockton, little Falls, and more
than onebalf consigned to Philadephis; the batter
from Rome and Syracuse; domestic cotton and
woolIen goods from Utica wool from Buffalo
bTooms from Schenectady; Congress water, as
matter of course rom Saratoga, and leather, cat
tie sheep and swine from all along shore
The Montreal Herald states that the Directors
Of the Cham plain and ST. Lawrence RailcOad Com.
pany have contracted for the extension of their
roed, to connect with the several lines convergiDg
ct Rouse's Point, and leading to Boston, New.
York, Upper Canada, DC, to be finished and open
for business in the month Of June pext
Among the Bills which have received the sanction
Of the Royal Authority in Canada, wa one to ens-
be the City OF Toronto Corporation to issue De-
bentures to the amount Of 100000 la not less
sums than f5 each, sssoon as responsible individ
uals shall have subscribed that amount TO wards
the stock Of the Toronto, Simcoe and Lake Hu on
Railroad. Power is also given to any other Ma.
inequalities through which the road may pass to is
tue DebeDtures to the amount OF ESQ, 600, subject
TO similar condition. 1t is designed by the pro-
visions of this Bill to give to the subscribers to the
stock Of the RAILROAD, time to pay up their shares
he Municipality in the meantime, providing the
money to carry oA the work by the issue of De-
bentures which are negotiable. Each Municipal
Corporation 10 empowered 10 create one Of it's
members a Director Of the Company for every
10000 Debentures il subscribes.
A preliminary survey of Railroad between
Batavia and Buffalo, to be extended tos connection
with the Erie Road at Corning, is being made
The route proves to be very eligible.
The consolidation Of the Auburn and Syracuie
and Auburn and Rochester Railroads, and change
of Superintendent, seems 10 work very we'll thus
far
The work on the Hsmiton, Eaton and Richmond |
(0hio) Railway progresses well. The contractors
have large force on the road, and intend, in
short time, to increase it largely. They have &C.
cured the come ction with Richmond, Ind, and are
getting new subscriptions to stocks.
The 4ubnrn Nec Era contains q communication
in favor Of the organization Of a Company under
the General Railroad law, for the construction OF a
Railroad from Great or Little sodus Bay, by way
of Auburn, to the New.York and Erie Railroad at
Owsgo or Binghsmson. The writer estimates the
distance between Auburn and Nex.York, by this
route, st 2s7 niles, while by Albany and the Had
fon River Road it is 32l miles. He sets forth
all the difficulties Of the ferry at Albany, OF II miles
additional distance by way Of Troy, and puts the
saving Tor passengers by this route at hours time
and 81 fare. This Road he says can be construct
ed with grades not over 80 feet and curves not over
1000 feet radius The distances he puts down at
70 miles from Sodcs Bay 10 Auburn and 90 TO 20
from Auburn 10 The Nev.York and Erie Road
The expense he estimstes at @ 100000
The WoOnsocket Unios Railroad bill, which
lately passed the General Assembly Of Rhode
Island, charters road from WooDsocket to the
State line at Killinsy, there to connect with the
road already chartered by the State of Connecticut
rom Willimsntic to that place. These sections Of
road are designed to form part of the Air Line
to this city il conjunction with the Norfolk County
road nov open 10 Blackstone.
The receipts of the Norfolk County Road 10 the
months OF hsy, June and July lsat show an in.
crease OF e567i SC those Of toe corresponding
months 10 lsis, again Of neatly 100 per cen, while
the expenses during the sSme period have a.