New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-12

ioIA increase.
The receipts of March shows increase over feou"S
Of about sll7oOo
1he fractional small bills issued by the Rhode lsiau
Banks for 81 % 81 50 and 81 IS not redeemed as "'
England money at the Suffolk Bank IN Boston, anu
not current therefore, with the Corresponding Dams ~
This City
dispatch from Philadelphia says 'nM 'ne "'P''"'o
Court granted am ip5aneticn upen Tue I'm" ~
sioners, prev renting the subsUpuon VI '-''''''
Sapbury and Erie Railroad. .. =
TIA, 5,ton J1I,,ue gives the following statement OF
what tie Saut Sc Marie Canal Is TO BE- ne conu"c' ir
which has lust been taken by Mr. Eras'u' corning ana MS
associates:
t+tbe Eastern end below the Falls per IS to be eN
hnled from the mouth Of the Cana sun s,;b aho
deep water for the convenience :" Jyvn the Canal Alta
waiting the epress Of others passing doWn ' III
short distance above IT, the locks are to De snule
are to be confined and TO consist OF TWO tLIJ
fyt long nv 20 wide and rtUbe Reid {" @
IT. Iii In Dc " feet high and will be in vicinity OF
gates 1. feet thick their base grady 70 ls'
at top with heavy abuiments ~ u. 9 th HON nf
The nresen liz Of locks required 10 overcome , hS'oi
nc KIN 4; ~ set but they constructed To allow OF u
feet lift should the periodical rise Oh water III 'e LAKES fc
T Iol Gates are TO be built the plan of those used
q, NJ Rrookln Dry Dock, work costing the General
Government upward Of 100000 those at beng
kgber brt moi so wide these. They Will be of oak
hss;l, ;ro,ed Each single gate will be some ~ wide
and o. feet he and by using friction rollers beneath them
IS expected that these ponderous affairs VIII be opened or
closed with ease by means VI c"ls'n y" uno wan anu
pa,et valve gates have been adopted which being
introduced on enlarged Erie Canal in place of the old
vIe by means of which il is believed the locks at ST.
Mary large they can be filled or enpled IN from
four to five minutes.
bottom 10 top Of ow.path s entire length At the upper
end pier be extended from the mouth of the Canal
some 600 feet into deep water above the Falls on the noh
side Of which channel somewhat larger than me Canal u
10 be dug thus requiring large amount Of under water
excsvatng by of Golfer dams. &c Caisson gates
.I.1L .r, f.rlts no tgr
be shut Of the Canal in winter or in case OF academic
gates DC. . .,, II, or..
deem il will be seen that Lake Superior is to be acces
sb TO steamers of much argerdmesons than any which
now float on our Lakes and would accommodate the iarg
est class Of craft in al respects but depth OF water
Cant Garfield the able Engineer left the way open
70 competition as the character OF the Canal to be bu
as well as the Of remuneration to be received by
contractors conformable to rules which he designated
The accepted bid contemplated Canal of more massive
proportions and much higher cost than any other definite
proposal received The consideration given to contractors
TO be the 10000 acres of land donated by CongrGs win
exemption from taxes by the State for five years The 9th
err bids proposing for cheaper work at less cost.
Mr. Harvey starts today for the saul To make arrange
ents for placing strong force the work at the earliest
ay practicable The contract requires the completion of
the Canal within two years from this date
The Supreme Court Of Connecticut have placed the
limitation at six months from the 2st March, for the pre-
sentation of claims against the Woodbury. Bank which
Gently failed The claims must be furnished to Edward A.
pbelps Colebrook Thomas Bull, of Woodbury., or Geo.
e. Woodruff Of Litcbfeld
The contract for building the Sut ste Marie Canal
assigned by the Commissioners the 9Th inst, to j. H.
Brooks James Joy and Charles T. Harvey who tender
ed proposal in behalf of Erastus Corning, of Albany
Messrs Fairbanks of Vermont r b. Forbes of Boston,
George GriswoM A. Belmont IL Dwight Jr and others,
Of New-York J. f Seymour of Utica and r. Dwyer, of
Chicago and Others associated with them Messrs George
Law and Marshall O Roberts also made bids
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad receipts during last
month s27OOO0 being increase of $4,000
the receipts Of the preceding month"; and $4,000 the
corresponding month of last year 1t is anticipated that
the receipts of the present month will be s35000O
The Anthracite Coal trade is gradually increasing. The
Reading Railroad Company brought down, for the week
ending on Thursday "a 1913 tuns and for the year 3jGjl
uns which is 10000 Mss than last year the same
time The Schuylkil Navigation Company brought down
or the week 1886 tus and for the j39 tuus
J 2,eel tlns less than the same time last year.
The Director of the Mint with the approval of the
retary of the Treasury gives notice that the distribution of
three cent pieces, with freight paid, is discontinued He
has also temporarily suspended the carriage three cent
pieces, with view to the employment of the entire re-
of the Mint in manufacturing other silver coins
As thrtysx millions three cent pieces have been is
sued public Inconvenience result and the new coin
age will soon be available.
Exports for the week ending April II, 1853:
LvEksooL-Sgs bales oton bills Flour 2odo Apples lOl2
do Naval Stores s. DO Beef 100 Polk do Clover Seed
CO. wI a'i Su p Bacon T a SS ad S SS
featured Tobacco 81 i6s do Cheese 24 Leather lOi do
& eoe Is'fS Co. ?s ;%
$s s 8 s' s s'' r ',
Cheese cases ps5 s %S Ssa %dhi f.
bseco 1856 pks Clocks 900 Stsves Carnage.
bis s Bas. s S S S1. s s FU% Gotten
eSs. i:s ilSal sfssS os n1' ISy sSs
$40 bales Cotton 10 bbs Stores do Jewellers
A. ss1 JnISme ore case Cotton Seed boxes Sperm Can