The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-25

CMEON DRAPER OFFERS FOR SALE $500, 900 SEVEN
y per cent Convertible Bonds of the Columbus Pqua
and Indiana Railroad of Ohio being the balance of $780,
franchises Of the company and issued for the purchase
OF the iron for the road. These bonds in Of
snnual interest payable at the Ohio Life and Trust
Company, in this city This railroad extends from
Columbus, the capital Of Ohio. one hundred and two
wheret connects with the Beefontaine and
Railroad placing in full communication with ali the
Mississippi rivers. At Columbus It joins with the Ohio
Central and the Steubenvilc and Indiana Railroads.
which, through Wheeling and Pttsburg connect with the
main railways to Baltimore and Philadelphia making
altogether the shortest line of roads that can be con-
strueted from these seaboard points through Ohio to
the Great West The counties bordering ON the Coum.
bus Pqua and Indiana Railroad contain IT'S 00o inhab
tans with taxable property amounting to $40 0O0
They are rich, even for Ohio In all the elements for
railroad traffic.
The cash subscriptions to this road, secured
and nearly all paid up, amount to........ $685., 500
The Second Mortgage Bonds, which have boon
nearly all sold at and 90, amount to-. 400 900
Total. 81 ,so7, 500
which will cover the whole cost Of the road being under
$4,000 per mile The work is in rapid progress Of
petion-fortysi1 miles of the track now being laid
down. and will be running in two months The
rest Of the road will be ready for the supersructuro by
Nay next The whole iron for the track is purchased
and at prices far below present rates glance at the
map will show at the important central position
cuped by this road No other road in Ohio will command
so large portion OF the through traffic from the whole
seaboard to the west New York. Philadelphia and Bal
timorc will all find this valuable link in the respective
which lead from the Mississippi to these cities
The prospects Of this road such make the
vertby Of great value to the purchaser Further
culars can be had, on application at 40 Pine street
1N0 THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE ST. LAWRENCE
Mining Company.-Notce is hereby given that
heetpg Of the stockholders will be held at their ROOM
No IL Insurance Building No 81 Wall street on Mon
day the eth day of March next, at o'clock r. NJ The
trustees have returned from visit to the mines and pro-
perry OF the company in St Lawrence county, and will
be prepared to lay before the stockholders the state Of
the workings, present financial condition. and future
prospects Of the company A full attendance is re-
gueted as matters OF great interest will be presented
by order OF the Board JEROME LOTT, Secretary.
TN0 BUIIDERS.-SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE
ceived until Monday, the 7th day of March next
twelve O'clock for furnishing the materials and doing
primary school building the north side Of Thirty
seventh street between the Tcnh and Eleventh avenues
in the Twentieth ward. separate proposals win be
ceived for the work and materials, for the
carpenter work and materials, and bidder may in ad-
diion propose for the whole The plans and elevations
can be at the Office OF Thomas H. Jackson the archi
tect, No. 10 Broadway, Of whom of either the I'M
dersigned printed copies Of the specifications he
procured, and 10 any o whom proposals msy be de-
lvered The school officers the right to reject
any bid not deemed by them the best for the public
interest. Dated New York, February II, 1853
JOHN G. BUTLER. Chairman of School Officers,
HESRY MCLEAN, Secretary Twentieth ward