The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-23

Island declined onsou >~er per cent Harlem one-quar
ter; Edgswor.h Company one quarter At
mestir.< ~ ths stockholders of the Edsew- "couS
was determined to make call f. ,r0
share Of tbs old stock to n.y OF tn coating debt in.
stead of making issue Of nvwock As originally con
templsted.
There were two miiur~s to-day--one a very extensive
carpet house, and le other large dry Goods iobbins
house The liabilities Of each are heavy Tlisr were
reports Of eeral other failures but cannot trace any
Of them " reliable source.
The receipts at the Office of the Assistant Treasurer Of
this port to-day, amounted to Sl0l 100 IL PAYMENT
$50, 2S5--b balance, S3056O09 63.
There are reports tina. the steamship Niagara for Lii
verpool Wednesday, will take out about three hun
bred thousand dollars in specie. The Pacific, Ss-
turday, will also take out large amount
1t will be seem by advertisement in another column
that the public cautioned against receiving nego
tatipg thousand dollar post notes Of the BanS
of syvana dated May $780, Mes 1lJo and 1881
payable to John Whitemen bearer, as the payment
has been stopped and all other notes cf the issue
have been redeemed
The annual report Of the NewburyPort Esiroad Com
pany states that the 0o0 bond Authorized in Nov
in three only $40 Co0Lave been sold
the remaining $4,000 having been lodged collateral
for loan made ON favorable terms. To redeem these
and pay o the floating debt, the directors propose
issue OF $4,000 three years bonds TO be offered TO the
stockholders at ninety cents the dollar The rost
will soon be complsted to Bradford
depuaton Of citizens left Norfolk en- tire 10th inst
for warrenton. n, Co. with full authority subscribe
S50e00the amount required to the charter OF
the CASTOR and Raleigh Railroad.
The Corporation Of Norfolk, Va passed, With but ons
dissenting vote resolution submitting the people t.
decide upon the proprety of approprating 100000 t.
works Of internal improvement in Virginia and North
Carolina A resolution was also passed appointing
committee to negotiate with the seabcard and Roanoke
Railroad Company, for a suitable connection.
The convertible bonds Of the Ogdensburg Railroad
Company have all been takenabout s5ooO0 at the sub
cription price and the remaining $4,000 by outside
PARTIES at from So TO So per cent This result places the
ogdensburg Con papy in very satisfactory financial con-
dtion the stockholders will feel the advantage
of which checks the expenditure Of larry
amount OF extra interest.
Tie assignces Of the Matteawan Manufacturing Com
pary in the town OF Fishki the Hsascn river sixty
miles above New York and only mile from the
Hudson River Railroad advertise to SCH at auction
the 10th Of October all the property OF that company
IL consists Of two four story brick and stone cotton
mills now running Canton hannels AMI psntaloor
stufs; large three story brick cotton mill in ope-
ration; large chine shop with tools for the manuc
ture of all kinds Of machinery incdding engines
locomotives, sugar and mills, &c, sufficient
employ 350 men; extensive dye house; a large
iron and brass foundry, the Of the boor being
1000 feet large blackmiths shop with trip ham
mers and 20 FORCES blown by water power &c. and
Of the most complete in the United States carpenter
shops, with lathes saw houses planning machines, Ne
and 80 dwelling houses The whole works cover %
land and have never falling water power, ownee ,
and controlled by the company; the fall at the work.
being 80 feet and the power applied b7 wooden overshot
AID iron water wheels Vessels Of considerable draueht
can l0ad andn 1oaAa he fnqta xCulfM