New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-04


Assistant Treasurer, was a. follows; .o,,o-,,.o
Total Receipts sooaaaa5S s5I as
Since Office was was. established, Oct ia 1916:
Total Receipts oa1
Total Payments lo',oio9'' OF
The National Insurance Co. has declared
adividend of ten p cent for the past six months psya
hls on the 9Th inst The Chemung Railroad has declared
semi annual dividend Of four y cent payable on the
10Th inst The Bowery Bank has declared dividend Of
four p cent.
There is still increasing abundance of
money, aud loans were made to-day ON Fancies at "a
~ cent The tendency of the rates of interest is
downward The Banks find 1t difficult to use their re-
eeipu.
Dir. David Palmer has been elected Pre-
sident of the Dry Dock Bank, vice Mr. George Law re-
signed. The statement that Mr. Law was about to ac
ceps the Presidency of Bank In Troy is insor-
rest
The Wednesday steamer will probably
take small amount of gold.
The private letters from San Francisco
speak in the most encouraging manner Of the yield
gold Miners in all parts of the country were getting
large amounts the late heavy rains having materially
assisted them In their labors Some Of the Bankers
letters state that the shipments of April will reach six
millions, and that the of the list of May will take
over three millions These figures may be exaggerated;
but such is the opinion expressed We scarcely yet can
. comprehend the riches Of California.
The Atlas Insurance Company COM
menced business to-day in the rooms in the Merchants
Exchange, formerly occupied by the Atlantic Company
This is new Marine Office, having among its Directors
some of our respectable citizens. The President
Mr. Osgoed is a wealthy retired merchant Of Boston.
The following gentlemen were to-day
elected Directors of the Phoenix Mining Company: Tai
man J. Waters John C. Zimmerman, Sen, Alex HIM.
nson Emanuel Burcklc, G. r. Lamar, William S. Wet
more John T. Irving William Ii. Gebhard, John NJ
Sssmmler, Frederick PentA
Land Warrants are more plenty and
lower We quote 100 acres, sl9O0sl25; 50 acres,
S64as6S 40 acres. s320 s37
The amount of funds In the Government
repositories subject to draft the Goth ult, was Sl3,
u34ts OF which there at New York q, SIS, CTS,
Philadelphia, Sss2 ESQ; Mint Philadelphia, s5,6499o0
Mint New0rleans, s96O,Ooo
The act authorizing the Governor and
State Treasurer to negotiate loan OF s500oo0o and
ius therefor five per coupon bonds for the pur
pose hquidsting the six per cent loans falling due in
lass and 1854 was agreed to In the Pennsylvania
N London Amsterdam and Paris
The following is Col Freemont's adver-
esenent, as it appeared In the London papers:
MaRiPosAs EsrATE--I the undersigned, John Charles
reinont OF San Francisco. in California residing in
Lenoon AZ the Clarendon Hotel IN Abernsrest do hereby
nc'ee 20 all whom 1t may concern that am ready to
INTO elect ali such contracts agreements for leases
% parts OF the Maposas Estate, legally binding upon
s eh have been duly made and entered into pror TO the
ANn OF December 1884, by Hon. David Hoffman. then
s.thg a. my attorney in London, under q power of
attorney, bearing date NAV, 1851 and which power
va revoked IN October, 1851, and notice Of such re-
s.Veanon Vas received by the said DAVID Hoffman
&c 18TH December following And hereby invite all
fesons IN possession OF such contracts transmit forth
VIZ 10 nay solicitors, MeSsrs f. j. II. aud J. Lswtord
" Hail. 1hrognlorton st. London authentic copies
contracts or agreements. and to apprise my said so
"nea and where The originals can Be inspected by
49, a on my behalf Aud further give notice that re-
xXNe and discam lac al have repudiated and dis
the sale alleged to have been msde by Colonel Ben
~" oomas Denny Sargent ESQ., the th OF January
isaT 'AAklhs fHEAoSr'-pA'ed 'h'' '''a April
City journal of recent date has made
Violent assault. upon City and County Securities Gre
1 icr the construction Of works Of internal improve
nS mat calculated TO rnsead, and does great in
70 that class Of securities which stand high In
summation OF those who have knowledge oil their
and history. 1t IL an error that attempts have
made by cities and counties to repudiate their
The question Of the constisutionsity OF these
~, was brought before the Supreme Court oil
recently, not on any question resisting the
49,, a' OF taxcs but TO prevent the authorities OF
aa3e County from subscribing TO the capital
me Ohio and Indiana Railroad Co. and IS
"dr bonds In payment after four-ffths OF
Psyn q ~ county bad voted The same