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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-27
Mines and Mining.

THURSDAY, Jan. rs -6PM.
The sales 1T the mining board very small to-day.
Lshigh Zine has improved, and SOL buyer 90.
few hundred Lindsay went OF 1t few cssts more than
the last quotations Phsnix Gold is stationary at about
soo At the stock exchange, North tell 70 Y
this afternoon, after large sales This stocks at the
point where stood Elk weeks ago. When the rise
began We stated that was only stock movement with
ont fohd basis Those who bought 1t and 81 Will
probably admit were right Cumberland Coal sold in
small lots at 80 In the morning but fell TO 3oh at the
second board. Mr. Nioolay sold 200 shares his
toD 1t 81 There were very large sales this morninG ct
this AFTERNOON 70 g. 100 Nsw Jersey Zinc sold Il This
morning .c0 Cold Hill sold 1t az Tao following were
among tho bids 1t the mining board-For Phsnix Coal
Q; for Ulster for Northwest IL for North American
.b for Douglas Houghton, AZ; for Winthrop 2k for
Fult,n, III; for Webster IN; for Isle Royas, l9X for
Mineral 90; for Deep River, S. for Rocklan1 IL; for
Ag NAH 4; for Ripley AZ; for Conrad Hill k;for Gold
Hill, S3s..
One OF the curious and ussfol Inventions OF the
day Hsmon's patent mill for wing shiptimbes
Most men understand the principle OF an ordtsry saw
MILL but few have entertained the idea of iawi1g other
mill could be constr to made 10 only
any required curves lensthwise in stick Of timber but
that two sides OF square stick each requiring PARTON
lar length WISE and each requiring, Ao pArticu
lar beve soewise Carrying In It's angular PROPORTIONS
every Elk inches of the length OF the stick could be
sawed ont At and the ration, without STOP
prg the nschine. This, however, is ACCOM- pshed BY
Hsniltons mill, In operation at Tupper's foun
dry The MOST angular piece timber required ia the
frame Of ship can be cut in few miaatss 18th the
exActness ~ by hand in which process several
hours would receYaily be consumed. The patent has
been takeu UP BY company presume the stock sold
BY Muller to-day under the Of "ship Timber Bend
irg Company stock" q SlA per share theirs.
MINING BoARD, JAN. y.
SEQ chs Lindsay. ..t6O 30 600 shs Lshish Ziac.. az
$50 do,;.;;"..;e 30 % North Carolina. 35s
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osr,sred with business in April but ,tosss did not &c

nerieYed with business D April but stosfs did not
cumplAte to any extent.
For MAY-The demand kept pace with the supply ssd
to this circumstance We must attribute tbs nrmaess
which prevailed In market, Notwithstanding the
aspect OF politics in Europe and the rsbeios
In China Absence Of stocks the feat
OF this month and FOR early deliveries sght advs
was obtained The money market Wa more strinssnt,
and the steek OF buoa redpced to $50 000 notwita
etsr ding the Ia I'm portA,ons o. the pres.ls mstA
Jusp The strikes for higher continued TO chsss
productions berce the continued 6rspess which prevailed
In our market, tbs menscinS aspect o.
politics in Europe, and oiksr dttlrbiDg causes. rhs
Liverpool cotton msrkstwas veil maintsinst consider
Ing the reduced caused b. strikes and tn
depressing influence OF European politics
JULr-A hopa prevailed that the differences bssve'n
Russia and turkey would be peGceAoly settled, whics
cauFed prices TO be well ns1ta ned The money m,rsts
became hswsv.r stringent during this month, and
The stock OF bullion ahovsd slight decrease being oo
eli 500, 00.
4 stocks curing this month, and prcs were steady.
with standing the increased value ofmoasy Diseoua at
ise TO per cent, with every prospect Of farther I'D
In sKpTIxBaR-A further rise OF discouu. from to per
cent created momsntAry panic, and the public sssur
ties experienced great decline
NOVEMBER "A rather eAsisr state OF the msney marks
notwithstanding the wsgsd in Turkey seemed 70 d.
note gradual return TO confidence. High priced pro
yfsns and comparative hiyn phi of cotton ana WOOL
are not usually found to go hand in hand hut the raw
materials kept up in price notwithstanding decreased
consumption. The market Of tex tile fabrics kept
by ed production Towards TIE end OF this month
the money market became mor stringent wing to -.
withdrawal Of gold the part OF Russia and renewed
apprehension about the Turkish question.
DSothBDs-In TIE month just closing the lsoor
question has Lot been settled expec ed by ne,
but the contrary the masters have bsen forced 70
con buIton In SELF tefsn And IL not easy forases
which Of the pArtis viii off yictorously In the end
TIE rsnss ctons during the last month Of the year
rather com idefAbis rhs home trade buyers bavs
bought TO extent and the accounts from ndis and
Chin have induced some purchases Of Importance. We
close ihs year with great steAdness In prices, consd
Ing the adverse crcu instances have to contend against
~ the present time which we trust may All be san-fao
toriy come in the year are ust entering upon.
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oAiO =. - s.t..st H4a1'r o. uGs, .. road Ia
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The receipts At the office Of ,hs Assstau. treasurer Of
this port to-day amounted 10 sl8i l03 80; payment
u col so; balance, 81, lie. al 10.
Silver change be had at this oc in o, IS coo
and upwards.
The dividend of the New York Central Railroad Com.
pany will be paid the shares registered ls this city
the t Of February next At the banking house OF Duncan
Sherman Co. The directors OF tbs company have called
for the payment Of the ninety dollars per share remain
ing unpaid the stock originally issued to the late Mo-
hawk Valley Syracuse and Utica direct and BaGao and
Rochester railroads the LIST OF February, with inter
est from the LIST Of Nay previous Those who prefer
defer the payment till the LIST Of March, interest addei
Applications have already been made to the kyisa.
ture OF for an increase Of banking cspi
tai amounting to upwards OF eleven millions OF dollars
Most Of this increase sought by banks already organ
sed. This la but beginning number of banks In
Boston have called stocihoder' meetings for the pur
pose OF obtaining leave to sppy for moro capital
During the yesr 1853, the total exports OF qucksve,
from San Francisco amounted to 1880 fasks valued
3esa All this together with the large amount used
In Caniorni the product of the New Aaadsn mns
In Bsnta Clara The following shows to what points tbs
quicksilver exported 500 tasks valued
ct $780, 272 shanghai ST. $751; l99 Canton $685. Si4 l2s;
Whampoa, &c., Sll 500; Calcutta, &c. SIS; AazAtan,
2sl1 500 250 Mszatan and San Bias 255 10000; San
Blss 1872 s724sa Callao, 1850, ses 6oo Valparaiso
1871 s7ls76; New York, 1,s4b s77lso; fhiAaslDhia,
I,00O $50 eco. Total exports Is, 800, Sos3 1872.
The Governor Of louisiana in his message to the L.
saturs Of that sae says that the State debt proper,
neudiDg the bonds Issued for subscriptions OF stock
the New Orleans and Jackson the New Orsaos and Ops
Yousas and the Shreveport and voksburs railroad, is
a. Under the operation Of tbs Law passed st
the last session provide for the deficiency Of the Safe
resources BY loan Of $3.50 coO the receipts Of the rrsa
sury for the current year have amounted 66
Inc expenditures for the PERIOD for the Ordinary
expenses the government AID to meet the a'psopria
hons made by the last Legislature amour. to 4iS
o-ehowing surplus OF receipts expenditures o.
ss0s, 024 So.
The following tabular statement exhibits the receipts
and expenditures the public works OF Ohio tn sir
completion and descu in the interest fund that has
TO be nads up by taxation, o. near AZ the later can be
aseertai oed -
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BOARDING AND LOD0me.

YOUNG GENTLEMAN WISHES TO RENT IN OR
"A near Broadway, between Blocker and Fourteenth
Streets large furnished bedroom, either with without
brealfA Address X Co. Herald ONCE. stating terms and
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opsr hon ard nnois the greatest number u miles OK
tcsa in e,urfe OF contraction. New York Is sr In sd
r.rse OF arr other state IN the cost OF ts "a but
s,,ns ,ond IA tho list in extent Of road CON ssd
- wears ago Massachusetts, stsod At the hss5 ths is
IN 70 rc,i Improvements bps shs Ia rapiiy iosi
ground rher, only .oyy h miles Of railroad In thai
sAis course Of construction. Virginia Ia Saklog ns
tho irpeitsnce OF railroad communication vet
mote sections o, the Ststs when tina reads partly
oonps;ed finished shall have nearly thirty then
sad miles OF railroad twenty nine States Of the urou
Tie stock sales al the stock heard and Al private sale,
by Hevson Holmes, HerchArts' Exchange, Cincinnati
for the week endicg surday Jan a. 1854 we're ~ FOL
iowss-tO shares Cincinnati Wilmington an zsDssvls
Railroad IS 10 shares Cincinnati aud Westsrn Rihold
IS 81 shares D.,to and Western Railroad 49, 3oshares
yngton and Lexington Railroad, e3 Is shares Cncin
natl Hamilton and Dayton Railroad, 1o6; ID shares
sprir shed and Mount Vernon Railroad, IS; S4 shares
Central Indiana Railroad, so 80 shares Mad River and
LAKE Erie Railroad, sOz 20 shares Little Miami RalroS
no. to shares Cleveland ard Pisburs Railroad sok 80
shares Cvr ron and lexington RilroAd, o3x II shares
MAJ River lna Lake Fhs Railroad so,t; 20 shares Nays
vile and xrs ton Railroad 474 10 shares Little Miami
PNlfoed no 81 eco Bond Aaysyile and Lexington
Railroad Company (secona MORTGAGE 6o 10 shares Gin
cinnAi Hamilton sid Dayton Railroad LOG; one ST. 600
Bond insirnsu and White Water Canal Company 2O 100
thales Cincinnati Western Railroad, 49, 10 shares Cncn
nAu, Wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad, IS; 20
shares C,,iDgton and Lexington Railroad e3 Ths ofsTs
wsfs-For New Albany and Salem Railroad, 90; Eaton
and Hamilton Railroad, IS; Peru aud Indianapolis Ri
road e5; indianapolis AID Bssfontane Railroad 50; Co
lurnbu. Psus aid Indiana Railroad ts Columbus aud
Xenia Railroad loo; Central Ohio, rs TO so Lawrence
burg srd Upper Mississippi RAILROAD, Go Money rates
this week from ~ :, per cent per msnth hypoths
cation according 70 the character OF the securities esr
% Money easier.
TIE annexed statement exhibits the quantity OF plain,
printed ard dyed oaicoes exported from Great Britain
duiirg years ending December 49, 1882 and 1885, dis
tpgusing the eebtnation and extent o, shipments to
each place -
PiAIS ASD PIsTrn CAnoors EXPORTED GREAT BRITAIN
C1iicoes Cdlicoes
Countres Plain Printed and Dyed
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VALUABLE EXHIBITION FOR SALE-CONSISrING
Panorama Of tho Mississippi River from its mouth
10 the Falls Of ~ Anthony, by the celebrated Kyle
COED lecturer would reader IL one Of the most attractive
instructive exhibtena of the Terms
dsrste. Apply to II. HANINGTON, 81 franklin street.
between the hours Of IL and f.
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According TO this statement the public works are
nuay becoming less productive In 1888 the gross re
oepts we're smaller than any previous year since ls4s
while the expenses and repairs were greater than In any
previous year There not that difference in the deact
In providing for the interest fund which these returns
would warrant in supposDg account OF the s.uo
ton In the aggregate amount Of interest paid.
The annexed statement exhibits the capital, surplus
and semi annual dividends Of the Boston banks in the
year 1858 =
Bosros BANKS -CAprTAI, SuRPLUs AND DIVIDENDS
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CAyIsDor CAiIls sAEku, Jan 25.-A market $50
catte about 100 b,.v.s and 50 ,tors NArkst Beef
tIts, per cat, - qact art qsah:y, 81 IS s~oosd do
s. az 30: third d., u TO, ordinary, 50 Hiass, PER
evt, soa 40. 1Aiiov, D. % . - So Pelts. OIL 81 .
VI 10. Calf ssirs, ]. q r@f 10 arienbg cattle - .
o. o. Veal eAlvss 40 81 stofss-wcrknx or 40, ss1
a. t2ls coss ssd calves 81. y see TO gears Old 81
Il !fz. tire Ga, fJ8 % 80 ss-~p AID lsnbs
~ - market q1tly uu-' .rc@ilsnt eptrA - 50 70
~ ~ -. sitefs sr'e.-s ~ 'st sks ,n4 en-
W. i
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LIOR sALE-A HOTEL IN THE CITY OF NEW BRUINS.
wioksN j. tbe best stand in she State for the
Of The CITY, most business street Of ths place
IL has 90 large run any house In ths oily
situated the Of Burnett and RichnsnA Streets
known Barkelew's Hotel The house 10 large and
dsus With yard and stable 70 held forty horses wlie
not ueen and built IN she best manner sale cheap
Possession be had time For further Particular
inquire the premises. q. 3. BARK1LRW.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


fNrnsrky gtn. ~. n
wshss nothing nsx n report TIE siocE market
ns ssns Can, Esp1 ssts a teiar srist 81 tie sock
ExshsRss and The v.rsuars prices are hkfny Worth
recordisg Al tho euf b..ft D. -, SieAsssa rrsa y
asefnsc par sss,, S.- rogs csurSl Railrosd' :.
nArksT Vsin, y, Nss roth Dsssfs s,aas, : R''iihs
Rallroat, y. cello H.u atvsu1sl i Pss csnii Nes
Haven RAfrost :. Fota c.FosaA c3sgsf vss soa
largely Al yesterday pnsss Ere esifase 'oshaass
nscssssey active Fartsr Vein stsaely volhng dawn.
and Mz-syt~Hf 70 - parts u - street pAf'ealAry
anxious q fsiis -Sssrli t~sGy 49, hundred shares
were sold .tths nrsi hoaA 80 Hslsm preferred, =
sure ,ikl, Ter Go; ttcsl esios par. SOns Of
the be-, securities ~ th~ nssfst As very mach esPrs
ciAted
After the .dourrnsst q the board the following
stoci, wtre sold ~ suetfn by 4 II S.c5hy-
$40 oo) New York Central r. n sxss lsss........ SgE
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The highest seni annual dividend paid vas I've psr
cent BY the Market aud Suffolk and the lowest three per
ont BY the Massachusetts, and wAshingtoo. The
rage bes. about four per cent Some OF the banks
report good Surplus.
The annexed statement exhibits the Der OF railroads
oenstrueted and contemplated, the nbsr Of miles o.
road In operation and In Of constr aud the
actual present COST in each state at the Gloss Of the year
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CTERLING SILVER wARE-THR SUBSCRIBER OF.
frs for SALE A. less than the usu. pros the
articles Of silver OF the beat aA1 latest
It, ssver table spoons, per ses Si2 TO sll; silver
spoons ger SET IS 81 silver desert spoons Per Sz
SET Sl3 ~ Sls eyer ladies each, 81 70 81 dvw
- 70 ft@ silver mustard spoons saot, 70 81 silver
butt knives pair 80 70 S. silver tab hnves each IS 20 to
III silver cecroam bnivcs each, to 30 silver pie knives
$40; silver ddrs case knives each, 70 500 silver
kin rinss each ~ ~ 81 silver e>oh - 50 10 So
srsvS ladies r.ir 50 70 -; silver porte
IS eafes tpe s,ssies, taiubiss 40 GEJ ALLEN i'm
~ lsssis Spfrs's, No II ,u street aoo.
81 ErdNdr y
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BILLIARDS.

slnLIARD TABLES roR sALE-rHE MOTT BPLN1
ID did tables offered for sale ~ ths ED
snd, " Ans street. Thsse tables mAde mp wtsh -
'ert vuoanined india rubber sushon We have
wa. vlca. " VII be seen. are VERY important
okiwrtrH pACKnk
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-11

ST. PETERsRpRGThe strategical position Of the island
Of ST. Petersburg is thus described in recent number o.
the Austrian lloyd THE leland OF ST. Petersburg sub.
divided it into the additional islans Of the A..
pothecary the Perovsko, and cluster OF smaller ones
by the branches OF the Neva tho which offers most
interest account Of fort that faces IT, built on spa
isand distinctly visible in its entire surface from the
er Of the admiralty. The fort forms oblong square
with large outworks ST. Peters island and two others
They arranged that ships by sailing up the canals
that flow between the islands take shelter under the
guns Of the fort 1t is rather fortunate for the citizens
that they busy themselves about other things otherwise
perhaps they might well shudder II they did bu, reflect
the state that led to the eresou this fort in
the very heart Of their beautiful capital Seeing that the
houses Of the chief nobility built all around H. the
its walls would make sad suicidal havoc fthey
should any time be required 10 play. The fort rests on
low island, commanding nothing but the city
incapable OF defending it, aud which therefore could
only have been built with hostile intent against
the capital itself OF it still exists to serve as
last place Of refuge for the Emperor aud his
principal chiefs With their eosles. yAluabes 10 the
city should fall uu the hands OF aby enemy the one
side should rise 10 nsurrecton tho other This fort
Is exactly opposite the wiuter palace keeps up
communication with il, aud thus clearly enough reveals
its true purport. The Of the Seva where they are
in immediate contact with its mouth totally defence
less II CoDsadt which really the ockland bolt
these nlands should turn bo useless the help
less city find in this fort dagger planted against ia
own breast, the blow Of which n cannot parry The
events about 10 occur here very difficult 10 pre-
dict Should the Russian feet be yanquished the con
quering fleet will up the Neva aud the defenders Of
the city win throw Themselves into the fort The bonn
bardment would reduce part al least Of the city ash
Un the restoration u peace the Russian sovereign
executive gevng the destroyed city Of Neva would
carry out an idea long since entertained by Withdrawing
into the interior OF the empire once more aud reoccupy
ing the ktemin Of Moscow, the primitive seat still deem
ed sacred. OF the Cars. gazing from the udmi
rally Sll these gay palaces, and ponderug on
cir not improbable SD destiny, might DO excused he
sept rs NsrHes did when gazing on his hos, the
Helespontn
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-11

THE CAR AND HIS PALAcE.-The Emperor IL man OF
90, and on the whole very fine specimen Of humanity
lie Is tall, athletic figure, though not stout There
was very splended view from the Emperors room win
dow saw n long way down the river, and the dock,
and ortihcatons were under my immediate surveillance
There no want of every thing grand and imposing
glded towers in splendid vases, and galleries of the fin
est pictures met our view every STEP Here in fac
was everything that was attractive and interesting
could not help remarkiug very great Improvement In
these large houses In Russia over those in England in
every part uniform and moderate heat was dffused
This winter palace Of the Emperor il is impossible nj ali
adequately to describe, without appearing to
The rectpon-room is 500 feet ia elgh and takes 90
900 wax lights TO illuminate It, Here the collections
from every department OF on the most magnif-
cent scale These seemed to have been brought from
every part Of the world. We ascended one FIGHT OF
steps, which comprised less than re- every one Of
which was Of solid marble, OF the finest description
Here we're large number Of articles in malechte and
those who visited the great exhibition Of 1851 are alone
able TO form ajequats conception of the splendid Ell
feet which large quantities Of this fine mineral and 90 Id
have when brought together The mines Of Siberia of
which the Emperor particularly proud are eIceedney
rich in this expensive stone. am not yery good
Judge Of fine painting, but here was gallery after
gallery filled with paintings by the best masters The e
feet OF the whole admiration and amszemeut There
was in Of the halls 4 very large vessel which had
been brought from Finland and which was supporte on
huge pedestal, ell cut out Of solid piece Of granite
We we're taken TO tho room of Peter the Great
Here everything that would suggest itself as being
use TO great king as Peter was. Here were mar Y
Ingenious tools AMI other things of his own invention
many beautifully carved ornaments in ivory and
On Of the tables, in plain case was au old steel
peD which presented remarkable contrast 10 the
by which it surrounded. This pen was the one which
the lat Duke Of Wellington used and was sent as
ent to the Emperor by the present duke-Hr Ptass,,
Lecture al Darlington.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-11

Tux ArrRoAcmSG EcLrr.E -Or the 2sth Inst. there
will occur an eclipse OF the suu yisbe aud generally large
.hroushou, the Unei States aud actually annulir 10 par.
of the territories OF Washington and Minnesota Of Van
couvcis I,nd Canada West aud thc States Of Michi.
gan New York. Nermont New Hampshire Maine and
Mas schuseus The path Of the central eclipse ffs. en-.
tsrs upon the earth n the North Pacific ocean near the
Caroline 1.lsnis IN htude about six aud half degrees
north, and Longitude hundred aud nneiJ.seven de-
grecs wcst tbeucc taking nottheastcry direction IL
touches onr continent near Cape Flaery, 10 Washington
Territory it theuee passes YancouvCs Island r,.
ish Oregon Mnuesoa, Ie Royale, Lake Superior Cana.
ds West, New York, Vermont New Hampshire aud
Maize to the Atlantic, vherv leaves The earth 10 lau.
tude about ity siG degrees, longitude fywo degrees
hayrg n three hour', ior'yone minutes aud twenty one
seconds the time or its Continuance thereon run over
ono bundled and ioIty.6ve aud half degrees Of ongi
tudc and ffysix degrees of hutude. The duration o
tc ring where central In Washington territory will bs
four and half inmates and 10 New York and New Rae-
sn what les than fOnr Az Philadelphia the eciipss
will not b. Annular total IL will begd at an ION
IS The greatest ohscuraon will be al 5h S6m IS g.
snl tho end viii he At 6b Sim 81, making total du
ration OF Oh. 9Sm. S5l4. We extract these hc,s fro
interesting paper the sujeet read beore the Amer
icsn Academy OF Arts and Sciences hy NJ, Psius, o
which We have received copy,
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euni-ln the course of debate in the British
Parliament, the relations between Great Britain, tb
United States and Cuba discussed, and Mr. Bale
said
Most assuredly, unless she fulfilled her engagement
win e and took care that Cubs should no longer be h
grand aud indeed sole Of the slave trade which sh,
naa undertaken to suppress she could not fairly complain
took no measures prevent Cuba falling into
the hands Of the Americans
10 which Sir James Graham officially responded:
Sir j. Graham said that though he could not at al
concurn the proposition that way OF collateral
we were to hand to Cuba the United States the en-
OF our cruisers both the coast of Cuba and
the coast OF Africa, should be- If possible augmented
ahu every means used for securing the real
OF the authorities of Cuba" [Hear.l
Mr. Golden took up the defence of his colleague and
made the following emphatic declaration:
without saying one word about the expediency Of Civ.
ing Cuba to the United States assisting that country
70 take possession Of the island he thought il would
oe greatly for the interests of humanity Il the United
states or any other power that would altogether dis
(Cheers) "