The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-24

According this the Issue SArtsst Of the banks
Maine has besa mach strengthened within the past
years Tho amount OF fpscie hand 10 Ostober 1885,
Ahoat twenty Ave per cent Of thu circulation This
b independent OF the amount on deposit Ia banks Of
other States for the redemption Of bs It appears that
tie banks dsng the largest amount o. buszss the
Canal Bank At Portland capital s7o 51s discounts for
The year s2ss9 9s9 S. Cas,o Bank PortlAad, capital
600 900, dncouns s2oSs 97s Al Bank Of tho State OF
Maine Bapser capital $3.50 900 discounts a. o32 $50 2b
veszs BaEk Bangor oapit~l s2ooo ,o discounts 49,
$40 GO; Eastern Bangor capital 100000, discounts
sS377s7 IS; KeDdusksAg, Bangor capital $500 oou dis
counts $50, GA TO-
TIE receipt, At the oss OF the Assistant Treasurer OF
the United States for the por Of New York this day.
Feb a. sIf0oto; The payments amounted to $i2a,
7ea 7s leaving b.IsDos on hand Of 50 93l,s IS.
Os Saturday ATTY cars laden with about $40 tons OF
coal from tie mines Of the Dsuphin and susquehanna
oesi Company arrived 1T Harrisburg Thirty loads
sAci consisting about ten subsequently, cleared
for Baltimore and the remainder for York The HArrs
burg Herald states that the company lately struck veln
the depth Of sixty feet OF excellent coal and that
hsss force smployed in getting 1t out for market
The second branch Of the City Counsel Of Baltimore
have In amended form the ordiaAnos 70
ths eton Of the susqusAAnoA Railroad 10 sunoury
ss extension OF The Baltimore AID Su'quehsnoa Railroad
30 tice vtsr q; Baltimore, and the consolidation OF tbs
Baltimore and salquehapns the York and Cumberland,
ard tie susqushapua Railroads. under the general title
o. the Northern Ger trail Railroad.
The st annual report OF the Psesid snt OF the Giving
ton and Lexington Raj road Company for tho rear endss
Nov. /, 1859, unanimously adopted aud the thanks
OF the board vosd TO the President and other officers OF
he company The PRECEDENT reports thirty eight miles
Falmouth in scessfu operation the tract lying BE-
yoad progressng and the grade to Lexrgtoa oompesa
except very few sectional He states that prices
labor provisions enhanced that c,atraoors could
not procsed 1T contract prices and hence advanced rats
we're paid at largely increased oosta Az the b.gnuss
Of the rear IL found increase Of million
would be necessary and that reliance could DO psesd
% subscriptions MADE OF 20 be made; bat would b
sesessary to borrow and hence second mortgage was
Issued March 81 1883 1t per osnt; and these not sci
Has a. advantageous tsrms, individual credit was
sorted TO. The whole mortgage deb. VIII b. sl,4ooooo
and the whole fusdsd debt 81 oos and the sxpsndi
lures already 70 Dso l. 1884 has bssn 200 90 and
thirty eight niles 10 opsraton and IL win require to
compete 'he road AID pay floating debt sllsSs03 10
meet the latter the company hAs-unsolectsd stosk,
$500 9is nnsod bonds ssbs 600 and unssued mortgage
bonds, sboo,oco The Eognesr's report shows:-rrAns
oed running TO Falmouth oc,oSer III passengers
carried 10 December ooo bat Hse feixht ret carried
receipts from passengers for November Ss Go The Ea
Rneer ,ays that the road will more than ths
Of Western rcsds-bai done on It for thu mou.y
paid and lover than ths average. The equipments nos
on bard have cost Slo2 se7 Average cost par mile win
be s32TS8 The TreAsurers report shovs:-Rsoeved on
stock sub crptons sa5e Sol; ON bosds sio4i AGO. bills
payable ssss ass and tax s3 $50; passengers, freight
Interest depot grounds, and rent 5000.
me Director OF the Uoitsd states Mint at Phtsdsi
ph~-Jsmss X snovden REQ gives the saoszst rspor,