New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-27

public debt 48jl7J ~
Int nor department Pensions una Indians 8p2lj 81
Wei Department "
Navy Department 1''< %
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The AuJarn Adrcr,ser states that information has been
received from this City which makes quite certain tina.
Auburn will receive the whole amount due from Mr. Ora
Der who Negotiated tie 100000 in bonds issued by that
city or the benefit Of ho Lake Ontario Auburn and New
York Railroad
new route from Boston to New York viii be opened
about the let of January next At the Boston end this
route commences with the Norfolk County Road and runs
to Blackstone distance Of IS miles from Backbone to
Southbrdge distance OF % miles road is building and
is now nearly fnhod thence from Souhbridge to Nor
wch over the Norwich and Worcester Road, 80 miles
crossing over a bridge il here connects with the New Lon
don NllImantc end Palmer Road to New London, Is
miles; from New London over the New London and New
Haven Road miles; from New Haven to New York 76
miles Total, 229 miles
The following Circular has appeared from the Cotton
Broker:
"The Cotton Brokers' Of this City have formed Cot
ton Brokers Association for the purpose of adopting m
form classification and quotations, and 10 make daily re-
ports L NJ Of the sales and tone of the market stating
the quantity taken for export home use, IN tr1Hua
from southern 10 Northern, TO European ports Al ther
weekly meeting which 10 be on Mondays at loi ocloc
A. the prices which govern the average sales OF the
preceding week will be fixed and known a. official The
classification is only to be of the following grades VIZ
Ordinary Midding Middlng Fair and Fair OF he four
New Orleans and IeXes from which the probable prices
Of other grades 10 determined They have agreed
upon samples for their standard and in short time w be
prepared 10 furnish them ~ all the Cotton brokers aSo
Citations elsewhere. The standard is to be very riga
ono-the Mdding being fully equal to what has heretofore
been classified Good Mddlng and the other era les
IN proportion TO be known hereafter the Ncw York
'CiassfoahoH The BY Laws of the Association provide
FOR settling disputes 10y monthly Arbitration Comm"
tees, &e"
letter from Cuba to mercantile firm in Boston
nounces the failure of the Brothers Diago for the of
s7oo0Co They Offer pay their creditors at the rate of
$4,000 per annum with interest at per cent
The Lancaster pa Independent IIhg states that mining
operations have just been commenced in the Pequea Valley
where valuable deposes of argenrous Gaena have been
found in some cases icldng high $500 Of silver the
tun Of ore These discoveries extend OF
twenty four square miles The Wig says:
with regard to the former history Of this remarkable
mine, little nothing OF positive character Is known
is well known however, that the Valley of the Pequea
one Of tie earliest settled district Of this country
that very popuous Indian Village situated the
mine, called Pequeahan more than probable that the
vicinity O this mine was at an early day. an important
trading post with the Indians IL is equally certain that
the nne was prosecuted by British capitalists who resided
IN England that all their machinery. tools and mpe
monts brought m that country and that the mines
were worked for considerable number OF years up TO
the time The Noudonary broke out All concurrent
testimony and local traditions subtantae the fact that
they worked with full vgor up 10 that period Com
mecia relations between England and the United States
having been thus cut on and the parties interested beng
residents in England aud owing loyalty to the King OF
cOure the mine abandoned tools and impi snts
il is said buried somewhere in the mine The st9s
and RRe acre c0rCfnHg closed sp Mr. Bowen has thus
far been orgogod for the part in cleaning out the
old shafts and tunnels. One tunnel adn level which
entered is about 100 yards in length feet high
and five feet wide, driven through solid rock. shat
along the Pequoa Greek about fifty feet deep and an ad
levelhsd just been commenced. which was probably in
tended 6rsode the former about hundred feet
below The main shaft however, which i supposed 20 be
from tive 10 three hundred feet deep has not yet been
cleared out Numerous trial pits Of more or less depth
are s0d the surface the distance OF nearly half
mile, os II she vein had been carefully aud diligently
proved ON the surface before definite arrangements for
permanent mining had been made. Mr.. Bowen has al
ready found some six implements, all Of different
and peculiar structure and such regular alone
could use Prom the very midst OF these shafts and tower
ing nom the dirt heaps themselves are trees of consider
allie age two oi which judge are seventy years old
The spot covered with trees, fifteen wears ago
The Grand jury OF Philadelphia having desired 10 take
action 10 prevent the subscription by County Com
nsonors OF 100000 to the Sunbar and Ere Rairoad
asked the opinion of the District Attorney to their power
in the premises Mr. Reed replies in his opinion the Grand
Jury had better no, take any immediate action Judge
Thompson remarks.
The matter charged here IS that the County Commits
kiones about 20 do something contrary 70 law This
does not bring them within the province OF Criminal
t>onrt. which u Court az punishment ana not Of res
amt except ia Of nuisance. sc. The ohense must
tnsly have been committed before il inerlereS. The
fea. Of the Grand Jury is that oense about 70 be
oonanited IL FOL the Court 10 that Individuals in
nocen OF CRIME are not harasscd injured by any acen
Of the Grand Jury.
The County Commissioners believe thai they have the
right 70 subscribe TO the stock Of the Suubury aud Ere
Railroad and dlsiro 20 exercise tha. right Ii they were
to subscribe We could not interfere Civil Court nigh,
restrain them.
The only WY IN which ibis Court could interfere woul