The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-30

Deposits sirssltioB and specie Of each bach shows
Most Of The bssss Of this State In stroog soun
condition, but oecs iopsly weak tarns up savsf
those remaining better In this way the wheat wiz
separated from the chat, until get local currency
Of the highest character The only defect in the
General Banking law is the section authorizing the
Comptroller TO take mortgages real estate part
curity for the notes issued are in hopes that the
Leghature viii do with this provision 10 the law
when VIII be as perfect thing Of the kind can
BE- The protection to bin holders viii then be absolute
Inc following banks have given notice Of closing their
affairs -
Bank, Bank Of the Empire tate, Bank Of Lake Frie
Bank Of the People Cnsm plain Bank, Commercial; BANK
OF Allegheny County, Commercial Bank Of Lock port Ex
cesior Bsns Farners Bank OF Hamilton County Far
mers Bank Of Sina Fra kiln Bank Of Chautsuque County,
Knckerboeker Bank G. noa Leland Bank, Lu q bermans
Bank, Mcintyre Bank, Mech mics Bank of Waterfowl,
Nerch,ntS Back Z chsutsuque County, MerchaDtS
Bank Ct Ontario Coun " Merchants Bank OF Washington
County, Nero ants and Farmers Bank Of Putnam
County New York sant Of saratoga County, New York
Stock Bank Nev YorA Traders Bank Northe.n Bank Of
New YORK, Northern Canal b. nix, Northern Exchange
Bank, 0swego County Bank Patchin Bank, Phsntx
Bank Of Bain bridge, Pra rssils Bank Putnam Valley
Bank, state Bank NJ Saugerties Sullivan County Bank,
Western Rank q SUFFOLK County White Plains Bank.
The Philadelphia Ledger states that deposit was
made at the Mint Saturday Last Of about 6ve thous
and dollars worth Of melted gold taken from the
Gently raised wreck Of the unfortunate seauer Erie
which was burnt and sunk Lake Erie some thirteen
years ago There mixed in the melted money
part OF old German lock the material parts Of with
In pretty good Of preservation On raising
the wreck 1t found barnt nearly to the keel and to
be broken forward near where the gold fonni II 10
believed that conade BILE portion of the gold been
lost through the break
The Providence Journal of yesterday, farn shes tbs
following information relative to the HartoYl Provi
dence Fshkn Railroad
Inquiries have frequsn " made to the delay
the opening Of this important work. The Hartford road
is nearly completed and we judge that Il wiz be
open for travel In o. moath. By borrow
Ing money At the rates which have prevailed 10
the Market and Iusong the work along withou. close
surerin enhance Of the in which IL dOoe,
some months might have bee saved in tbs time Of
Ing the road But the directors have very properly
thought that this the rest for the interests q
the stockholders for the public. Tho road has been
built just rapidly II could be built we'll and not
cent OF extra has been paid, has dollar q
the bonds Of the any, up to this time, sold
below par, except that In commission has
been allowed or heir taton 1he average Of the
par and the bon Of the cities of Hartford and Pro.
whence received In for the bonds OF the
pany the premiums have amounted to more than $780,,
OOO
The Hartford, Providence and Fishkn road 10 pro-
nounced by epgip to DO Of the most
If not the most substantial ,aroad In New England.
The masonry ia wonderful strong, the bridges are all
built in tho best manner, aud the rail is unusually
heavy 60 pounds to tn. yard The whole cost from Pro-
whence to Waterbury, the Naugatuck river, will 10
331 600 per mile which is lower than the cost OF any
other railroad in this part Of the country.