New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-07

The Troy Times states that the Hud
son River Railroad Company contemplates adding
seventy five feet their Troy Depot thus making
it three hundred and fifty feet In length
Mr.. William P. Burial has resigned
the Presidency of the Housstonic Railroad and d. J.
Speuy ESQ.,, of Stockbridge, has been elected in his
place. Mr. Burial is fully occupied by his duties as
vice.President of the New-York and New-Hsven Road
The W5lHamSpOrt (Pa.) Gazette says:
1.-THE decision of the Supreme Court restraining the
sunbury and Erie Company from interfering with the
rights OF the Susequehsnna Company south of Sunbuy
nsures the compilation of Railroad within three years
to sunbury"
The Bank of Connersville is the name
of an institution just commenced business at Conners
VILE Fayee County, Ind 1t is the pioneer under the
Free Banking Law that State
Arrangements have been made TO have
the notes of the suspended Licking County Branch
Bank redeemed at the Exchange Bank of Columbus,
Ohio.
A report of the Directors of the Doug
lass Hougbton Mining Co, to the Stockholders has JUS
been published, With a diagram showing the mining
work done. 1t appears that shaft has been sunk
10 feet and three others from 50 feet 10 43 feet each
That the Company own one section and forty acres,
mineral and agricultural land have stamps nearly ready
for work and mill In operation. That they have made
a small shipment of copper this season, and have S0
tuns mnreal on the surface. TIE Dlrectos:tate ba.
$4,000 have been expended, and estimate that 1000
more will put the Mine in paying condition by July,
1853, and make return on the outlays
In relation to the Cincinnati, Hilsbor-
R.iIro
says: We have before an excellent report of Ell.
wood Morris Civil Engineer, of preliminary surveys
made for the Cincinnati Hisborough and Parkersbureh
Raiway-"t the Ohio link In the through line from Balti
to ST. Louis" The report containing much inter
esng and very important matter not only to the public
at large and the Company, but to our citizens.
The line surveyed from Hlllsborough to B.pre passes
through Pikeon, Jackson, Wlkesvile and the mineral
region ana Pomeroy and altogether south of the
line from Chillcothe TO Marietta. The distance from
Hisboroush TO Parkersburgh emitting fractions by air
line 10 III miles by the line surveyed for IN railway
ll9mies. The difference between the air and he sur.
yoyed line as to several points is shown follows:
From IIillsborough to Piketon. IS 2OmiIss
From Piketon to Jackson..........l967 20ginlles
From Jackson 10 Nilkesville. I7gomilss
From Wllkesyile to PafAensburgh.42.+5 - miles
Total. ........................lll9f 1l9Ol miles.
Rainbrdge BTanch................ Q l. miles
fomeroy Braneh..........'....... fOlO miles
Whole line and Branches. % miles
The line from Cincinnati 70 Psrkersbureh is Il rnies
distance by the Ohio River, 2cS miles.
The lines surveyed are Of easy grade and cous,ruc.
ton, with no curvature to prevent the attanm ont of
high speed The curved line with rsd from 432 feet
TO ll,i60 feet, is - miles the straight line 20 miles
The distance by this route ard the Baltimore and 10
road from Cincinnati 10 Baltimore is 81 miles The
estimated cost Of the main line from Marlborough TO
PsTkeTsOurgh is S2353OVO, an average Of Sl6U!j a
In reference to the coal trade the report furnishes
some valuable statistics The principal consumption of
the city al present is of Pittsburgh YOughogheny and
iomeroy coal, and the supply is dependent tue va
soe and dangerous nayig CATION Of the Ohio River The
distance rom Cincinnati 10 the coal fields In Jackson
County, which estimated by Professor Ma.hes TO
contain sufficient quantity of coal 70 supply Cincinnati
Tor centuries, and Of quality equal superior 70 the
oughloeheny, 10 ll2 miles Coal be brought from
the mines TO the city, by railway, for cents bushel
and can be delivered here at : cents bushel In ali
seasons OF the year The supply of cheap fuel for cy
consumption Is very important and interesting 10 all of
rs, and should, as Il will. command serious consdera
ton The statistics in the report full and instrac
tive. The report should be extensively read
Appended 10 the Reports Map of the road and us
connections, and Coltons new Township Map OF Ohio
ALEC Report Of Professor Matter on the Geology of
the route. and the opinion of B. II. Lstrobe Chief
Engineer on the Baltimore and Ohio Road Mr LAT
robe expresses the opinion that Mr. Morris "has sue
ceeded In securing route which will realize all the
desired advantages in higher degree than could rea
sOn6oly have been hoped for Tie distance OF this
line is nearly eleven miles shorter than the former est
mated distance and is without doubt shorter any
ciher practicable route between the same pouts-jf
grades and curvatures favorable to high speeds and
economical working, and better also than tho survey
appeared to promise, and lastly Of moderate cost of
construction In relation 10 what Mr Morris saws about
the coal trade to Cincinnati Mr. La,robe not ONLY illy
concuIs in the views expressed in the Rep,it but
nk' us estimate Of the price at which Goa NAV be
1ch'ered mere by this route rather below than above
the true figure '1''' "'''0
Importations of Dry Goods for the week
ending Aug. D ls52;
- MANUFACTURES or WOOL
Woo1ens, 553 Ikgs, sl77ln6; Cloths 80 Do A., -, r.
mere, u DO, sSl77, Nesuus', DO, sos: Costs. IA a.
s'Hj hoeds, - DO. s6S,1l. stun Guoss a 40
Io'oh snd Norsied 635 DO. sli - Cashmee. a. ,.7
~ lshes q Do ssls7 Shawl. ~, do go OfS Tui
:" tF'v banAets, q Sf39 Robes ID do >
81 90, 5000; Gloves do ga. ti--'