The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-10
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MONDAY, June 9-6PM.
The market slightly depressed this morning
Some Of the fancies which have been rather quiet
ly have started again into activity Long in
demand to-day, and there inquiry for Norwich
and Worcester at better prices. The transactions in
Reading Railroad limited but without any
material alteration in quotations. Harlem opened and
closed firm but there very little stock offered Nor
rs Canal is likely to be in operation very its entire
length About two months of the season have passed
away and the amount of tolls received this year will be
comparatively small Prices for the stock well sus
tanned Canton Co has not improved since the publica-
ton of the report and do not think the exhibit made
calculated to do the market value Of the eek much
good.
The receipts at the the Assistant Treasurer Of
this port to-day amounted to SS9oo3 20; payments,
$6s, 434 38-balance, S2,51s,625 OF.
The packet ship Southampton for London carried
1892 500 in specie of which 800 900 in silver coin
$40 900 in geld CON- and s42 500 in silver bullion The
packet ship Gala, for Havrc carried $4,000 in sill
yer; and the steamship Merlin, for Bermuda $40 600
| total shipments to-day, $685., 800.
One dollar notes Of the Merchants Exchange Bank OF
this city, altered to twenties in circulation They
be easily detected the genuine having the vgnette
the figure Of Commerce while the twentes have that
| eagle
The following gentlemen were yesterday unanimously
elected Directors Of the Hudson River Railroad
| pany for the year commencing June o. ls5l-Jamee.
Doorman, Edward Jones, Gardner g. Rowland, Japhet
Bishop, Esha Peck; Couverneur Kembe, Cold Spring
Moses ii. Grinnen WIN. c. Redneld, Edwin d. Morgan
Drake Mills; Erastus Corning, Albany; James Hooker
Poushkeepsie; Hugh Mcclellan, Hudson.
And the following gentlemen elected inspectors
Of the next election:-John David Wolfe Thomas suf
fern, Francis Burritt
At subsequent meeting Of the Board the folowinr
officers reappointed:-James Boormap. President
Edward Jones' yice-President; George Butler Sccre
tary and Legal Agent; John NJ. Hopkins Treasurer;
VIM c. Young, Chief Engineer; oliver II. Ice, superin-
tendent All other officers re-appolniei.
The earnings Of the Madison and India napols Railroad
Company for the first five months Of ISL amounted
s1355o against $50 loo for the corresponding montha
the previous year showing this year $40
o5o-equal to than fifty per cent This looks like
handsome increase in dividends, Notwithstanding the
high rates heretofore paid.
The subscriptions to the Cincinnati and Belpre Rail.
road amount to Sl,<co,ooo, as Observation-Disclosures,
Marietta and Harmaa counties, S3Joooo; Ross county
$500 0oo Athens 800 Cincinnati $4,000; private
subs criptions, t32O0oo
The Connecticut House Of Representative has passed
act incorporating the Norwich and Worcester Rail
road, to from the terminus In the city Of Norwiel
through the towns Of Bozrah, Montville Salem, Ea-
Haddsm Lyme, and ssybrook, TO point the New
Haven and New London Railroad. In the Of West
brook
The annual report Of the East Boston Company has
been distributed to the shareholders During the past
year the city Of Boston has accepted also feet in length
q the principal streets paved feet q the SANE
and has alec built 500 feet q common sewer Cochu.
ate water has been introduced and lands heretofore
tuita bic for building purposes rem Tered aveis-
bic by the accessibility Of pure water. One Of the
valuable improvements made by the company, Is the
building q wall across the basin West Wool
leland by which ninety five o. land have been
claimed, aud the company i put In possession Of 201c
hundred feet frontage q valuable wharf property
Tie expenses for the year ending May l. 1851
we're $3.50 81, about the same during the year
pr vous The company i free u debt aod is ananc
affairs In prosperous condition. The report
tsns much in regard 70 East Boston
The population this time amounts to loo0 exclusive
ola great number Of mechanics and laborers who here
fnd employ but whose families reside elsewhere
The number Of birshs during the year was 400; the
number Of families resident in East Boston April 1st
2oa2i and the number Of houses 1894 Of which forty
two erected in 1850 fine block u brick ware.
houses Lewis street at $4,000; sixteen wooden
building, and church, also erected making
total q Go buildings.
Two canal boats-the r. b. Pctrie and the G N ohr--
laden with Cumberland coal nom the Washington mines
arrived In port yesterday, from the Allegheny
tains In Maryland They down the Chesapeake
aud Ohio canal to Alexandria Va and towed by pro
ptfr the Chesapeake to the Delaware and Chesapeake
canal to the Delaware river aud through the Delaware
and katitan canal TO New York These boats
struct,d ny The Washington Coal Company, at Cumber
land and pioneers in enterprise Of some
quence to Of coal IL can be brought at
dueed price and without any handling, and being
What fiable In it, nature IL will without ship
ping, in fine order.
sirct the establishment Of the Free Banking law in
New Jersey several banks have been formed and
many others in contemplation Most Of these bank
have been located In out-of the-way pieces, aud srs
owned in The Of thoae started are as
follows, via
Cepi'ai
ocean nank, at Bergen Iron Works ........ s5OOOC
Delaware and II udson Bank at Tom River bo,00S
Union Bank, ~ Tom River ................. saOp
Merchant Bank at May Landing. ........... 59OOc
Atentic Bank, NJ Cape May Court House. .... 50Occ
Atlantic tttk nc Mays Landing ............. 10000
FeiHers Eank ~ Freehold .................. 900
Nt'oVvt'
The bills 81 thee banks circulate extensively in this
ety--in fact The derend upon the facilities OBJ
tain,d here for giving them circulation
These engaged in eVDstructing the Rome and Cape