The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-15
Talk on 'ChanUc,

Cotton continued heavy with sales of about 600 bales
BreadstuIs toeraby active, without change Of
ment in prices. Freghts inquired for espe.
cially to Liverpool with fair shipments being made.
Regret expressed that the mails, hitherto trans
Ported by steamships between this city and Charleston
were to DO discontinued and it hoped that
might be adopted which would induce the Gene
raj Post Office department to restore It if practicable.
1t said strong effort would be made to induce the
Legislature to pass act to establish permanent water
line around the city of New York. and to prohibit the
extension Of piers and docks beyond it.
Ii was said that it not local question, but one in
which the U, s. government, well the people at
large interested the harbor became obstrused by
deposits of dirt might interfere with the passage Of
vessels to and from the Navy Yard at Brooklyn.
Scientific had before examined into the danger to the
haIbor likely to result from the filling up Of river piers,
and had given their warning against it It believed
that Professors Bache and Henrys observations would
confirm their opinions.
1t was said that company had purchased extensive
flats the Jersey Shore south of Jersey City and claim
ed water rights nearly out Bedow's iand. They had
proposed to build long piers and fill them up, having
docks between them. The fats had been formed by de-
posts of mud brought down by the Hudson river, the
water forming sort Of eddy the ats, had caused
the sediment TO settle them 1t feared that should
these fats he filed up the usual deposits would be made
somewhere ell to the detrment of the harbor Should
this prove true in the opinion OF scientific men, 1t would
be suitable for the interference action Of Con.
grets.
Capt. Willamson's grant for the navigation Of the
Amazon river obtained from the action of the Brazilian
and Bolivian governments, important,
and should gold silver mines of value be discovered
its shores they would very open active Trade
that great river and its tributaries. good deal
would depend upon the practical exploration Of ths
try and its accessible to steamboat
was believed that the Pacific Railroad Company just
chartered by the legislature would have difficulty in
complying with its requirements. the bill allows t~o
years foT the completion Of the first hundred miles.
II railroad built at early day to the Pa
cc II would have to be done by the enterprise Of private
individuals. The United States could do nothiog
than survey the most feasible routes, and aid, by
donations OF lands, especially in the Territories
in Their construction. The whole management ana
execution Of the cItepze should be left to private
individuals The gentlemen incorporated by the late act
os The Pacific Railroad Company comprised many or the
most Influential ard wealthy capitalists to be o1d in ne
United states Private onterpriso bad driven ths cos
Central road forward with uncommon raptdity AMI is
stock bad advanced i, abou $3.50 per share
The embraced 10 the Pacific Company, ilaludcg
mary leading merchants guarantee that ii the
greatest Of modem works. would be pushed through vita
equal energy and sespatch.