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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-04

Total................ e25kb 81 Sb425 IL Si0383 81
The receipts af the SubTreasury Sl5l, 40; pay
ments, s57 $50 balance, s6,99s,isO.
The National Fire Insurance Company has declared a
semannual dividend of IL cent The Eagle Fire Com.
pany 10 p cent The Brooklyn Union Ferry Company
v cent. The Hampstead and Jamaica Pankroad 3. =
cent The Bank OF Montreal has declared sem-annual
dividend of cent The City Bank Of Montreal has de.
clared semisnnual dividend Of cent The New York
and Erie Bank at Dunkrk ) 3 cent.
stock and exchange has been organized in Wal-st
under the firm of Drake & Bradford The general part
james NJ. Drake. late of the firm of Coleman &
Drake; and formerly with Jacob Little Il Co. and y G
Bradford Jr, also lately in the employ of the house
The special partner is Mr. Edward b. Little
The demand for Dry Goods is active, and at good and
remuner lng prices The large supplies of foreign and
domestic fabrics have not resulted in any overstoc but
consumption has kept pace with the supplies except in one
or articles, such prints and few styles of dress
goods The country trade is good both paying well and
buying freely. The California has, by the last accounts
turned dsastrousy Dry Goods have accumulated az
San Francisco and being unsaleab hear of some diff.
Guilty occurring in the payment ofem There has been
overradng in that market which for the moment is pro-
ductive of inconvenience Prices of Woolens are on the
advance Jobbers buy under the impression that all Wool
ems will be higher in the fall from the enhlnced price Of
the raw material Cotton Goods longer buoyant
though mostly steady Brown Shrtngs and Sheetnzs are
large. Beacaed Goods also firm, the demand for
printing cloths has be,ome active Drills rather quiet
but are steady SIC for beached for browns oc
for blues. Osnaburgs dull and plenty. Denims
are in steady request at 9c 99.c with increased
supply Stripes are dull and heavy. Ticks
without change. Printing Cloths have advanced under
brisk demand but the supply good Prints Of good
new styles sell well but the of goods Offering is at
lower prices. Gnghams firm at vile, without
much activity much stock on hand. Lawns dull.
Delanes reduced stock that little will be Left
the season Prices regular Cloths active At buoy
ant prices Cassmeres and Sstnets the latter espe
cally have been active at last weeks prices Some spec
uative disposition buy has been eynced Lnseys have
been active at gle Jeans in active demand at steady
rates Tweeds are firm and wanted Flanneb and Blan-
kets are advancing The high price low Foreign Wool
especsy affects this article Foreign goods have been
very active desirable styles Of all kinds Of French goods
are again scarce No stocks will be eft over. The
msnder parcels Of invoices sold at auction realized good
prices Many of the goods arriving FOR ths fail
trade and being stored British goods firm and in
good request
Messrs. Edward Higgins s. Co. give the following state
ment Of shipments from Liverpool and the Clyde % the
United States for the commer cling lst Noyember
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Mvcu.,cs. Irsr,vury-Parpers Clu5-At Ie O'Clock
Yesterday the Farmers Club held regular weekly meet
inc AZ the rooms of the Insitut in dwsV, Judge Lv
ppston in the Chair and II Megs, Esq Secretary There
was fair attendance The for discussion Was AR
tfcal Manures'
Mr. Joshua l. Pe presented paper relative to the late
Wait NJ Mr. shelton from California who frequent
nartcaor in the proceedings Of this Club to its great ad
VANTAGE Mr. Shelton has returned to Calfonis unde the
sr.nices Of Commodore Stockton and G. w Aspin wall,
Nth large quantities Of fruit trees slips flowers, seeds
&c He also arrived there with four hives OF honey bees
all that lived out Of fifteen hives with which he started
They are at liberty the Stockton Ranch at Santa Clara
and are doing well California as noted flower garden
a. land of gold and is deemed most favorable locality
for the keeping Of bees The honey bee rst imported
10 America from Europe and has heretofore been unkn0 Tn
in California While SIR s here he gave the Farmers
Club full descriptions Of the extraordinary vegetation Of
California.
paper addressed 10 the President Of the Club Gen Tai
madge by Rev DR. Fitch relative TO the Trees Of CsfOr
MA read In that country oaks pines and redwoods
are the most frequent The oaks are in the valleys and
the lower elevations The pines and redwo0ds crown the
more lofty hills and fringe the ridges OF the mOu tain tops
Along the rivers and on the low grounds the willow ash
alder poplar and buttOnwoods found In other local
tiles the horse chesnu the fir hemlock evergreen cherry
and other kinds Of wood Six qualities Of the oak were
named and in there different qualities OF
foliage upon the tree. -Four kinds Of pine are also
named in the paper They all lofty trees three OF the
qualities confined to the mountain range and the other
associates with the oak.
The timber Of Oregon is mostly spruce and pne-some
hemock and oak. The pine is chiefly confined to the in
terror upon the mountains Immense forests OF ar cover
the coast The author of the paper stated that ne had
measured PROSTATE $50 feet in length but they reach
much greater hight Occasionally they found 400 to
500 feet in hight The pines, frs and oaks are apt to
check warp and shrink The redwood and white spruce
are fit for finishing purposes
Bone guano and phosphate ofme were discussed
at some length The subject chosen for the next meeting
was @Tbe best means Of Improving Sandy Soils" The
Club adjourned to meet two weeks hence The meetings
viii be semimOnthly hereafter until further notice.
BOARD OF GoyERSoRs-A regular meeting Of the Board
of Governors was held last evening at the Rotunda
Present-The President of the Board Messrs Herrck,
Townsend Dugro Mclaughlin, Williams, Draper and
Pinckney -
The redusiops were read and acted upon The follow
ing shows the number of persons in the various institutions
under charge for the week ending Saturday April 80
GA.
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WILLIAMsBURGH ITEMS.

Tx PoLIcE DIsBASDED-Atthe meeting ofthe Bosrdof
Aldermen Monday evening which continued in sion
until late hour resolution to dsband the present Police
force was adopted.
NARROW EscAPE-On Monday evening old gentle
man who sitting upon the railing Of the floating bridge
at the Peck slip ferry, the NewYork SIDE precip
tated backward distance of six feet between
the two bridges striking his head and shoulders apon
beam and from thence into the water by the orce Of the
boat coming against the bridge He taken out consd
eraby injured Persons s,e frequently injured upon these
bridges.
~ At the meeting of the Board Of Aldermen en- Nom
day evening petition received from John J. Hicks
and others asking for grant to lay down adoube aosd
zen KentAy thrsssh III rst and Second ss- to and sP
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Grsnd-st- to Bushwckav. Another was received from
johnson Hudson asking for giant q lay railroad
track through First and Secondss Referred to the Rail
road Committee
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The Frports are nearly million larger than IN March.

The Exports are nearly Whiiph hSBct nAh IN nHchs
being:
Domestic Nsrs su ssl7S Specie BuEhoa. ...ssro
Forrsn ............-.... s5 sol
.cAoEltcs
The steamer 10 morrow viii take some California iu-
ports.
sale of go Shares Of the new Consolidated Railroad
Company between Albany and Buffalo was made =, 100
The Money market was easier today, although there Is
sill an active demand al a. y cent on call loans
The Bank Of the Commonwealth viii commences business
on Thursday next st No Sc WJlamst An instsllmen Of
20 cent on the capital stock Is payable that day.
Alta meeting Of the Norfolk County Railroad held In
Boston yesterday Mr Crane the President in his address
TO the stockholders said that in consequence the Norfolk
Company Road having by purchase become possessed of
shorty Of the stock Of the Providence and Worcester
Railroad it would enable them to control the business not
only Of the Blackstone Valley but also Ia consequence q
lighter grades in his opinion in part Of the cites Of Provi
dence and Worcester.
From Blackstone be said the road would be finished 10
Mechanicsve by September next only % miles distant
from New-Haven which could be reached over the Nor
witch and Worcester and New Londonia and New isvee
Roads thus opening line TO Newiork which Is 10 miles
than thst by the way Of Springfield
The imports of specie Boston for the month Of Apo
a. -
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FIRENEN's ELEcTIoN.-lesterdayt the Fire Department
of Jersey City held election for officers Each COmpa
nv voted in It's house The polls closed at 10 O'Clock
l. NJ at which time there doubt Of the election of
the following officers, regularly nominated
For Chief Engineer. T. W. Morehouse First Assistant
Engineer Horato Reed; Second Assistant Engineer l. ID
Nolan.
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TUESDAY NAY SIP NJ.

The Morning Board showed continuance of the heavy
feeling of the last few days although there was consdera
bic demand for the leading fnces and tbe transactions
quite large. The Coal shares continue depressed
Cumberland to al; Parker 32l Phoenix aol but al
terward recovered somewhat Land shares were sold to
considerable extent but heavy The fancy Railroads
were in nearly every case lower. Nicaragua sold to the
extent of 1000 shares closing at 81 decline of per cent
rumor prevailed that although the profits fthe Compa
nv for the past three months had been S20o0O yet
that the consumption of coal had absorbed the whole eav
ing nothing for dividend The facts understand
them are that the Company assumed contracts for
coal made by Com Vanderbilt previous to the transfer Of
the and the csrgoes arrive have paid Tor he
until they have 10000 hand costing about SsoO00O
This coal was needed is available for the future of the
of the line and will reduce thus much the expcnd
itures of the coming months leaving the receipts to
mulate for dividend, which will probably be made in
June The above told are the facts of the ease
Morris closed at s2 bid meeting of the stockhoders Of
this Company will be held Thursday next at O'Clock,
the Office in Jersey City business calculated to favor
ably affect the interests of the stockholders The premium
Railroads generally strong, although not active Pana
ma sold at 80 Michigan Central l4l Utica and Schen
ecady asked Rochester and Syracuse las bid Roch
ester and Buffalo 40 bid; Utica and Syracuse sO bid
Utica and Schenectady lol bid Rochester and Niagara
Falls 40 bid Mohawk Valley. 67 In Railroad bonds
there fair business and the market is rather improving
Government stocks are firm but not active.
At the Second Board there a change in feeling and
ancies all improved the close and still higher after
the Second Board
In Exchange there is fir demand for the steamer and
the market steady at a9l for good and frstcsss bills
The supply is not large. Francs BIS 95.l3i.
Freights rather heavy excepting FOR Cotton To Iv
erpool-lOOO6 1900 bales Id. 932d. 1000 bbls Flour
es 3D.; 10000 bushels GRAIN Cd. 1000 bbls Resin es
The Collins steamer has $50 tuns Bacon 35s To London
1000 bbls Flour, private terms 5000 bbls. Naval
Stores 2s Cd. a3s. Cd 100000 lbs Ginger, ID 5000
pkgs Teas 80 bales Furs &C. private terms To iavre
the and packets have $4,000 lbs Bone sc 1000
bales Cotton &c. Ashes - SO charter made for
Vera Cruz at 81 Dbl, and g. for Logwood home and
another to Brazos 81 Dbl To California and Australia
there is moderate business doing. To the former the
range is 40 zoe, and to the latter 80 @7Oc foot
The receipts of the Hudson River Railroad for the month
Of April amount
Receipts Of April bub
1853 equs to s. cent?. $3.50
The receipts of the Naugauck Railroad Co for the three
months ending March 81, 1853, have been
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Increase 10000 packages.
The Buffalo COHrtT gives statement Of the tolls re
ceived that city since the opening Of navigation the
Canal which shows a unparalleled increase:
Toll received Office from April % April 20 1872
euAve 81 ?
same received for toll T,oS IS
Excess in favor Of lsS IL
This exhibit speaks well for the business Of Buffalo and
the canals Notwithstanding the opening Of new and d.
rect Railroad route NewYork there increase with
in fraction of fro hundred per cent over the receipts Of
last year Who after this viii say that the Canal does
need enlsrgingl
The following statement OF the tolls received the
Albany office during the month of April of this year as
compared with the corresponding period during 1852
Third weef.....................- 800 Y eln,lT %
Fourth week...................... BS52 IS 1894 S.
Total .......................slsss sasa s.
- le253 90
Increase IN favor Of ~ ~ - 81
The amount Of outstanding Treasury Notes is slI6oii
The Imports of April show decrease Of about four mil
lions as compared with March, but are still very large and
considerably advance Of the same month Of last year
The figures are;
P PSss s,ssas i sns srV.1 %,
10tA.
WEshSspcd
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srnAsc1ns-The following are among The arrivals at the
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SUDDEN DEATH.-Coroner - Donnell held an inquest
Yesterday at the Fourth Ward Police Station the body
cf Wm Towns, native Of England, - years OF age,
whose death was caused by serious hemorrhage ltap
pears that at o'clock yesterday morning Officer llanro-
ban Of the Fourth Ward found the deceased lying the
sidewalk in Frankfort ST. state Of insensibty aud took
him TO the Station House where DR. Forest called to
attend him. lie died before morning. On Monday after
noon he had paid for passage ticket for Liverpool
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MEETING OF rHE CHAMBER oF CoMNkRcg-Iaans
Ec'or-The regular monthly meeting held at the Mer.
caAA" Bank yesterday afternoon was largely attended
neSAs NC. Ely and W, H. Jones Jr were elected mem.
GERS oi he Chamber, and Mr. f. L. Talcott was elected
70 me Arbitration Committee vice w III Harheck x-bosa
term Of service had expired '"'''
Inc Following preamble and resolution relative g. III
Assay Office that to be established in this c;, -
BAsrtas, The fsa Congress- enacted ,.w "a ....As. 49,
Vte the City 81 Newfek, and % unde,os - S "a A"v
ueens Of tho said Act ard apprecans d. cay out toe
vteh hs mercantile community Fcst nps nenee under
sal b IN cpentlon therefore, '@on Assay Orn,e
k.Ssee That this Is', Be placed in shsss Of COum,,
Scns Of hesn Charles Frost Charles a. Msrhsn con
ev with Instructions TO bins It before the Hon th
ssspy and solicit the exercise Of his powers pres. ..
~ eenest period consistent With circumstances -
HE Chamber then proceeded TO the election OF ofscs
"a ne ensuing year by ballot The result was as follows
feletah Peril for Presden.-Ayes 80; Scattering ..
O1eo Bsrstow, Vice President reelected
IL Mitchell I'd Vice President, reelected
soen J, Palmer, Treasurer reelected
hsary declined reelection as Secretary and Edward
o0gsr was unanimously elected to that office.
moved that the thanks of the Chamber he nre
'1 Mr. hsury for his services as Secretary. which
was passed unanimously
-. a Brewer was elected Chairman of the Com.
No. ~ AoasstOn for the ensuing year.
..-.-s., 'y' T. d. Morgan and Robert Kelly ware 20.
eb,n,', o. the Institution for the Savings of Mer
IA-s Ne'Ns' The Committee for visiting the Mercantile
ns,fy were also reelected
An - IL "a isylor and Charles H. Marshall Communication
'A''s reelected. The Chsnber than .s,oyr,aa
The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-10-15

TIE I'd scsslon OF tho Gonzales College will
commence on tho ist Monday In October next.
A neat and commodious brick building has been
erected for tho music department, and every NO.
ccsssry fixture provided for the comfortable nc.
Communications OF the scholars.
Mr.. q. w. Guess, A. H., and Mr. Everett LOWS.
a. H., have been employed to conduct the Male
department., both gentlemen Of extensive aud
varied literary requirements, unblcmished moral
charscters, and both experienced IN teaching. Mr.
Guess viii MI tho Presidency.
Mrs Mary HUI, formerly Of Scgnin, and Mrs. DR.
CoLkxAS, late OF Georgia. Mn. CoLrxAx will have
special charge OF the Music Department and Orna-
mental Branches. St,ch other Teachers will he
fosn time to tlmc esnploycd tho wants Of tho I'm
stitution may require.
AppasHtas he's boon supplied for the institution
which, - to variety AMI perfection, Il surpassed by
no college In tho Soush, and the musical Instruments
arc various and OF tho most Costly kind.
81. RATES OF TUITION.
Reading, Writing, Spelling and Mental Arlth-
nictic, per session OF Ave months. !. 4. $40 90
Eugtish Grammar. Geography Slate Arith.
n,ctlc Eocuticn and Rhetoric, per session
OF Ave moths. .Sl6 90
All higher English branches and languages
including Hebrew, Greek, Latin and
french. .....,....,...,...,. ..... $40 90
Music ON tho Piano, an extra charge Of. .Sa5 90
Tuition payable one half ut tho middle of tho
scssioi, the balance at tho close Of tho session.
Scholars will DO charged from the tiino Of enter.
Ing 10 tho Gloss OF tho session, and no deduction
raade tor Loaf limo, except In cases Of prottxcicd
sickncsA,
rnos. y. PILGRIM, rrr.iasa.
Board Of TtMstecs
Gonzalez Senntcm,er IN iRh. "" T
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The state Of 1cxn., /,


70 ne Sh,rif IF Gonsai,s Cosnfy--GREnriSa;
WIllEREAS, John Cowan has filed his petition
- in our District Court, against Que james S.
Jones, alleging in substance that the said Jones l.
justly indebted To him in the of three hundred
dollars, with interest ut tho tate OF ten per cent
per annnm from the lst day Of January 1856, on
promissory note executed by the said Jones on the
Soth day Of August, A. ID. 1852, and due Let Janu
AIRY, 1858, and that the defendant has refused to
pay the same. although, often requested; and
whereas the petitioner has made affidavit that the
said defendant Is nonresident oil this State.
These arc, therefore, to command you 10 cite the
said James s. Jones by causing this writ TO bc
Published for four successive weeks, in the Gonzales
Inquirer, previous To the return day hereof Ia be
and appear before the Honorable the District Court
of said State, 20 bc holden in and for said County
at the Court House thereof in the town of Gonzales
ON the seventh Monday AFTER the first Monday In
September, A. ID. 1853, then and there to answer
said petition.
Herein fail not, hut Of this process with your
service make duo return.
- Witness u. Willis, Clerk OF said Court
( l.. $. and the seal thereof annexed nj Office In
49, Gonzales this goth day OF September, A.
ID. 1853. ID. WILLIS, elk, ID. &. q. G.
Pr. Lc. WILLIS, Deputy.
Came to hand the 2ist day of September, A. d.
1851 and hereby order publication of this citation
In the Gonzales Inquirer w. l.. BARROW,
September ~, '53.---iw Shif q. O.
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II O q ICE 81.

epHERE ~ui be pebble sale Of part Of the
! outer toun Iots al he town Of Gonzales, held
on the second rucsdays, In the months Of Noyem.
Der. December and january next At the Court.
ONE HUNDRED LOTS.
suitable for small farms. win be cold Tho terms
OF tho salo are ~ folowS via: Ono fifth Of the
purchase. money 70 he paid ON the day Of sslc |;
the balance 70 be paid In equal insiancnts 1t the
expiration Of three, SIX, nine and twelve months
from and aitcr tho day VI salc. All right 10 lots
shall 30 forfeited Whenever the purchaser sha fail
TO pay the instalinents ~ they become due.
By order of tho Corporation.
~ NN. d. GOFF.
Secretary Of Corporation.
Gonzales August 81, 1909 4-0w
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Just received direct from New York large
- and well selected stock Of "
FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING,
comprising tho following viz:
Elmo black and beaver cloth over Coats;
Also Blanket, Potcrsham and Pilot do,
Satinet, Tweed and Jeans frock Coats and
Sackntcrs;
Black and fancy frock and dress cloth Coats;
Satin, Silk, Plush and Cashmere Vests;
Black and fancy Cashmere Satinct, Tweed
and Jeans Pants;
l.. d. Calico, Check and Stripe Shirts;
L. w. Merino and Cotton Under Shirts:
L.. w. Morino aud Cotton Drawers. and vsri
GUS other articles too tedious to epuincsnte.
Pcase call soon and get first choice and
good IT. j. b. PECK.
Corner ST. James and 81. Peters 81.
Gonzales, October 9, 1658.--l9.y