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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-04

There is nothing particularly interesting or imnorta
IN the above detailed statement II is necessary that thu
mercantile community should be at all times posted ut
relative to the destination Of merchandise shnoed "a
foreign ports that Of the markets shold h over
supplied. Had weekly reports OF shipments IN San
Francisco been published and widely crcuiae ed II might
have checked the large expectation and prevented the
glut which has been experienced in that market.
The market for all kinds of dry goods is without
tia change Country dealers not purchasing very
freely is there any great activity among local job
bers Yet the supplies Of desirable fabrics mode
rate and not apt to be increased owners succeed
in maintaining previous quotations for popular articles
Brown shee,ngs and shrtings exhibit improvement,
being in fair stock and rather limited demand at last
weeks prices Beached goods moderately dealt in,
without affecting their value Denms pretty brisk
and firm. The amount here Is not large Drills find
ready buyers at Nc Sc for brown SIZE for bleached,
and ec s4c for blues, per yard. Duck IL quickly
bought at full and buoyant rates. Manufacturers are
scarcely able TO keep pace with the demand Ginghams
are about the same, being quiet though steady Lawns
are SIN in good request and at fair prices Osnaburgs
active and firm, though the stock is too small to
allow of very extensive movements. Printed cloths
main inanimate and langud in this market though they
have recently been sought after at the eastward
The fresh makes of prints aleabo and steady but all
old kinds continue dull and heavy Stripes and ticks
comparative statement Of the shipments hence Of cotton
1urfp fou tIcn Of
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-04
Of the Treasury the coins win be Immediately put in cir

Of the Treasury the coins will be Immediately put cir
culaon The diverse Of this represents an ideal
head, with the eahered cncture symbolic Of America
the word liberty" appearing on the band encirclng
the head and the inscription United States of America
surrounding the whole. On the reverse IL a wreath
composed of of the staple productions Of the United
States, viz Wheat cotton, Indian corn and tobacco
the denomination and date being in the centre As com
pared with the other gold coins the devices and
ments novel, but perhaps not less appropriate and
together with the difference in the diameter of the piece
will make it readily disngushable from the quarter
eagle, which approaches IL most nearly in value II Is
sixteentwenteths Of inch In diameter and weighs
TIA grainszounces, 1925.
There slight decline in prices to-day, at the
Mining Board owing to the general depression of
the market Lehigh is tumbling down rapid
ly than was expected the Phiadelphians do not
seem to be making much Of it. Gardiner Gold re.
cedsd an eighth wyckof maintains itself at 4. bear
who known to be very short of Lindsay sold 100 shares
at 90 cents in the hope of breaking down the market the
experiment is not likely to succeed if the advces from
the mines are true If the Lindsay were far advanced
in their workings the McCulloch their stock would sell
for as much money. The following comparative state
ment will show the movement in mining stocks at the
Mining Board since this day last month
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Net In Total re- Total er. Net In.
come per ecip.s per psnses come per

In 1852 the net income per mile was less than in ans
previous year. there having been steady decline from
1874. This has been caused by two things-arst the
increase in the operating expenses per mile and second
by decrease in the gross earnings per mile This
firms the trnth Of the opinion have frequently
pressed that the railroads Of Massachusetts, have seen
their best days as productive investments Every year
viii show a decrease in their net earnings on cost an
their dividends, when they drawn only for net In
come, must therefore annually diminish.
The following extract from the Grant Comfy rwscon
SIM Herald may be interesting to those engaged in the
lead trade The prospects for the present year 1854
appear to be good -
Mineral IL worth $40 per 900 lbs Perhaps some OF
the smeiiersray over $40 This prce paid in some
instances year ago when base monopoly in New York
run up inc price OF lead as in moment, to rate un.
warranted by the demand II is possible the same caus
may be at work again, but can hardly believe H. Tn
rise has been gradual though at more rand rate than
before, till 81 81 per 100 is arrived at Monopoles
60 by the jump and may be distinguished from rises
having genuine causes by mesmeric fits and crippled
leaps, such az wounded frog might exhibit. We have
such Irregularities and 50 must infer the ore
sent rise to be caused by genuine laws of trade No
aouo Inere are several causes In operation to promote
the demand and price Of lead among which are the in
creased consumption in the manufacturing and mechanic
arts consequent upon late improvements such as making
lead pipes by hydraulic power lead coating of iron ami
copper, &c; also the withdrawal Of large amount OF
labor, devoted formerly to lead mines for California
and Australia The latter consideration must account
Of the world.
This the time too for smelters be on the lookout
Should they accumulate large amounts OF mineral for
future smelling, bought at rates which future market
s liable TO understood, heavy losses may ovcrake them
No class OF men can occupy their spare moments more
lroahy by the study Of the which must govern
future market Of their products than seers Tho
governing seat OF the lead market is in liverpool and
New York Is only branch Of that markctso that Eu.
ropean causes must be seen TO a. well American.
Present prices Of mineral must presently donIe onr
mining forces and the product Of mines We're the
prohts OF mining generally known abroad we believe the
rush for the lead mines OF Wisconsin would be like unto
that OF california in 1852. We cannot say that such
stampede for our mines Is desirable the price Of lead
may reccde and then there would be uttered In
stead oil blessings Miners work now Law low and save
your earnings-Gram County (Wis) Herald.
The annexed statement exhibits the quantity and value
Of certain articles exported from this port during the
week ending and including saturday April 20, 1851,
distinguishing the destination and extent Of shipments
10 each place.
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lothl eXpOrtauon. to,oO-,t 40 10 D
This table shows large increase compared with the
pr cedrg year. in the trade of the province. The i'm
ports OF 1852 only OIL 623 and in 1858 they
fsq535o, considerably than sixty per cent ad
vance In 1882 the exports f3 25i 1893, and now
f5 5o2,T25, an increase Of over seventy per cent.
The bidding for factory shares has lately been quite
spirited at the Boston board OF brokers' No class OF
stocks the list have paid better average dividends
investors for the last twenty years than factory compa-
MES and yet many which earning and paying
from eight TO twelve cent dividends selling from
ten to twenty per cent discount
The London Times of the 18th ult. SAYS
The advices from Russia continue a very unfayora-
able character with regard to the position the
tile classes From ST. Petersburg the dates to the
Sth April, at which period the government paper cur
rency still continued at about twelve per cent discount
From Riga the letters of the It'll the failure Of
81 Ivan Shaposbnikon, large taow and oil specuitor
for about fs5, 000 by which Russian dealers alone will
suffer, no foreign houses being interested
Tie annexed statement exhibits the movement Of rail-
roads in Massachusetts, in each of the past yeye years
1t will be seen that in 1S47 the net increase per
cent on cost reached the highest point
RAILROADS OF MASSACHUSETTS.
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Bid. AS,d.

The receipts at the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer
this port to-day-May 3-were received 5000, s92 90;
paid, s161, 3l2 So-balance, $s, 736, SAB Co.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin states that the prelimnaries
have been agreed between the Southern Wisconsin
Railroad Company and the Milwaukee and Mississippi
Railroad by which the gauge from GAINESVILLE to Dubuque
is to be changed to feet So inches the as the
Milwaukee road and in consideration therefor the Mil
wauke and Mississippi Company endorse the bonds Of
the Southern Wisconsin Company, to the amount of
100000. This sum- with the aid obtained at GAINESVILLE
in Green Lafayette and Grant counties, with
sistance from Dubuque, will complete the road.
The value Of imports and exports Of Canada during
the year 1853 the destination of exports the
of imports exhibited in the annexed statement
COMMERCE CASADA--IMroRrs AND EXPORTS 1858.
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III
10 once in while another man engaged to look
after the upper stories and found him very correct
and therefore, had confidence in him; never believed
the building 70 be unsafe all employed in the building
were sober. steady men and well conducted.
Charles Neary sworn, said-I assistant foreman OF
Engine IL was at the FIRE the nigh. in question
got TO the fire about ten minutes after o'clock saw
the flames bursting out OF the upper stories OF the build
ing; guess about the first fireman on the ground;
ut this time the third and fourth stories fire;
backed the down of the stairs considered II
gerous; this towards the rear that the beams
in the third story floor were giving away from the side
were then playing from the upper stairway Zophar
Mills up and told to stand there there
no danger there before this about retreat
ing from the buding just then the passed through
the skylight after the Building fell could hear
men SINGING ou' LOT some one 20 get them out told the
the ruins got stream to play the place we af-
forwards got the body of Feeny out after he taken
out the second crash then the Hospi-
tall boy named Gillgan got out; they put clothes
and anything they could find such remnants cloth
nearly all the bodies taken out took clothes that
in the building in order 10 lay them the shutters
and throw tn the bodies OF the wounded men; l
Alexander Mckay taken out and also his brother;
both OF them had their clothes they were dead
at the time put clothes from the building them
in order to send them to the Hospital like the others;
did not any thing Of importance after four o'clock
To a Juro-f we had stood where ~ Mills told u.s.
We would have been all carried away; went from the
front to the tension building; cannot say II Moran
was member q our company or Motive do not admit
boys as members.
TESTIMONY or J. W. GARsIDE.
j. w. Garside sworn-I reside nj the corner or Marion
and Spring streets was at the place the day after the
IRE helping to get the bodies out when the last OF
ne bodies was taken ouf, there was black irock coat
told could not IT, Il wa. then wrapped up in the
coat. there we're many other syng where the bodies
were taken from.
TESTIMONY OF JOHN MACKy.
sonn mscky sworn--I reside in Pity eighth street.
n rom the corner Of Spruce and Nassau streets TO the
wv am an exempt fireman; went in order to save
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SUPERINTENDENT UFfICE,
NEW YORK AND HARLEM RAILROAD

New York, MAY 3, 1854.
sR-Ihc trains Of the Harlem road will run regularly
o.day as far MS Dover Plains without any delay at
rleasantye Bridge which was ready to at day
light this morning
The mail that left New York Monday reached Al
bany Yesterday in advance of any other road The mail
train that left New York at O'Clock thus morning will
get through Mr. Eliot, the Superintendent having ar
ranged TO have stages ready at Dover Plains TO take the
passengers and mails to Wassac. The road Is ali RIGHT
between that point and Albany and will soon be repaired
that the distance between the will be but about
mile and a half, causing very little delay.
Very respectfully yours, SC,
WIN. J. CAMPBELL
Asst SUIT.
To cEo. l., SCHUYLER, Esq, President Harlem r. n Co.
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win be recolIected that act Of Congress Of Fcbru.
ary 1853 directed the coinage Of three dollar gold pieces
at the mint and branches Specimens OF this coinage
having been submitted TO and approved By the Secretary
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Total pkgs .6,e5S 10 $40 IS 1913 1884 10 I2l s708
Woollen productions still in very slack request at
Cropping rates Owners appear uneasy under the pres
their too large and too poor stocks which might
be sold by liberal concessions prices but this would
entail losses upon factors for which they not
altogether prepared. Blankets have not varied Some
seasonable styles of fancy cassmeres in fair demand
at pretty full rates Cloths appear inactive ana langud
Doeslins and fanneis manifest feature. Jeans
are moderately inquired for but slightly favor buyers
Linens appear without change The trade in mousen de
LANES il at least brisk usual at this time OF the
year Satinets are unaered Tweeds sell slowly at old
quotations which, however, pretty well supported.
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Domestic Nfarke g..

NEW BrDrorp on MARgfr Nay l-sperm.-The mare
kct very quiet and have 70 notice only sale OF ~
bbls at Al So In Nantucket hear Of sale of 500
bbls az price not transpircd. Whalc.--The demand
has beer good and prices have advanced trhe since
our last sales have been made Of 900 bbls at J6c,
and 500 do al 50 &c, the market closing firm at these
rates We Lear OF sale in Stonn9ton OF 200 bbls,
at SIC. whaebonc. The market has been quiet with
change from our last quotations Sales, 5000 he.
Polar at 96c.
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ADJOURNMENT or THE ONO LEGIsLArURE-The
Legislature Of Ohio adjourned sine die the LIST instant
They win meet again. according to the new constitu
ten, until the first Of Janus1y, 1856
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From this statement it appears that, with two excep
tions all the leading mining fancies have fallen off, In
the Lake Superior stocks there has been little nothing
doing of late and they cannot be quoted at any price
The following were the bids at the board -
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-10-20
VALUABLE FARM Of JAMES RIVER FOR

II OFPER for sale privately the farm on which reside
situated in the county Of .lc of Wight, Immediately
James River four miles distant lrsm the OF Smith
field and one mile from the Rock Wharf 1t contains Ly
old survey acres the arabic portion of which il divided
into four fields and improving and productive
,on The soil is well adapted 10 the cultivation OF
peas and POTATOES and apsrt from its texture ia admirably
suited TO the culture of wheat This Brm possesses
facility for Improvement II hbounds in large deposits Of
the best nnrl convenient every hed and being very
cssbr may bs applied with little labor and at small cOs
IL has also the advantage OF convenience 10 market there
being places Of shipment at sevei" consuou. points e
racing good landing accessible 10 vessels Of almost any
szr-thc Rock Wharf where steamboats, stop daily and
Smhcd either of which places may be reached with the
utmost facility This plantation Possesses the addona re-
Of having large and thrifty young apple and
pouch urchas together with cXtenoiSe variety o the
selcc, pears chcrncs and every other description ot
fruit cultivated this section OF country One OF the up.
plc orchards consists OF five hundred horse apple trees
which Just commenced bearing and at the price such
apples command must br source OF considerable
prof The other apple orchards which are extensive
comprised of Mny, June, Winter and Cider applcs-a
larger portion being Of the latter variety The peach or
char containing the choice Varieties now fuitng
s;eunbout wharf, the fruit may be to the best
kcts within twenty four hours The improvements consist
of good and comfortable dwelling, with Fix rooms and
pa-sase besides spacious and welarrungcd hascment,
with neat dining md II has also every out
house necessary for farming purposes I'LL OF which are in
healthy the neghborhood unexcepionabe, aud having
many other advantages desirable renders ono of the
most attractive farms in this region of country. Those
wishing buy such farm will do well TO embrace
the earliest opportunity Of examining for themselves, and
desrous Of further information obthn by personal
application by addressing the subscriber ut Snithhct
lsa OF wigh. county. Va. ALBERT &. SIilvERS.
An la-rvtNoylst AZ
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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-10-20
CuARGE OFJCDGE CURTIS TO TIL + GRANI
,JTpS nv MASSACHUSETTS,.

Bo,roy, Oct. l6.-At the opening OF the Imteu
ch.rcsd the Grand jury first, in respect TO the at
tempted rrscus of Burns, and next III regard TO Inc
numerous steamboat accidents, stating that n"tw''-
standing the Iws b., by Sssn e"
v;r,ad or nunished. He held that the laws on this
suI;Cr, should be vigorously enforced, though the
American people were to blame in desiring speed
rather than safety. 80, .u;,..
Ue also referred to the laws in force against tllbus-
,erinr cxpeltions saying that since the days Of ash
inctun, such expeditions had by Inv boen declared @
high misdemcsn"r. .
r is understood that complaints oi1 ba ma,le to
this Grand Jury agans, certain persons who spoke al
Fnnenil Hull, Tor being accessory 10 me at.osk upon
the Court House. the dsuth of Mr. Batcheidcr ana
the attempted rescue Of Burns. .......r ...
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-10-20

TIME undersigned offers Ter sale his turm. lying OH the
IL Rapid Ann River, in Culpeper county adjoining the
lands OF DR.. Walter Somervile, VIM Robertson, de-
ceased, Mrs. Mary Hutchson and others, containing
THREE HUNDRED AND TEN ACRES, and situated
within and halt mile. OF Mchell,s Station, four
miles from the Rapid Ann Station both the Orange and
Alexandria Rail Road, miles from Cupeper Court
House. eigh, miles the Plank Rond thiryfvc from
Fredercksbry and within few hours ride per rail road
10 Richmond Alexandria or Washington City.
This farm is well located large proportion consisting
of first quality river bottom, and the balance in fine state
of improvement. and under good enclosures The
DWELLING HOUSE contains six rooms, q addition
having been lately consructed with all necessary out
buildings.
Persons wishing buy landed property will do well to
examine my premses taking into consideration It's healthy
location good society, fine and lie many facilities 10
the different markets and its Accessibility Railroad for
the sale of timber &C. OF which has all abundance gives
it al advantage which but few frns posscss and Gun
confidently assert that there land in the county,
bordering the river that makes better crops according
size susceptible oil thnn this iar
which now offer At private sale.
II s unnecessary to give more extended DESCRIPTION
purchasers invited judge for Themselves Those
disposed make proportions addrers at Mtchclls
Oct. is-clm WM A. ROBERTSON.
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Oct. l+-cr
LAM RlR SALE.

WISH sell 4 tract of land, about 700 acres. mile
and half from Port Royal Caroline county, Firgnia
Immediately the road Bowling Green. The land 10
very ch More than four hundred i'll wood and
timber which sell WELL -her in Port Royal or tu vessels
and steamboats, trading with Port Royal There de.
scent all the WHY the farm to the village and the road
ID excellent Tho roll is admirably adapted 10 Wheat, Corn
and Tobacco s OF situation surpassed BY
few in the would prefer dvdns into TWO or
three small FARMS aad such divisions would suit purchasers
better as parts OF il would timber getcrs and wood
cutters bet present and another portion is open aud
ready for farming The improvements on it are new, aud
su.fcicn, for farming purposes
would like to sci vera houses and lots In the
Por, Royal. GEORGE FlTZHCGH
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NnN'EuJ2tR ELECTIONS,

On thc 7th of November the States of New York,
New jersey, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin nre t
n.c, v.fm,r Kcprrs,n,aives TO Congress. In New
York ard Michigan State officers are to be chosen; IN
Illinois State Treasurer and county officers and Legs,
j,fmr,.. in all the States except Illinois The annual
election in Massacnu-rtI. will take place ON the i3t'
November, whea eleven Rrprtsrn'a'iIves ~ ID ION,
,rress viii 10 chosen, together with Governor aud
Stntr Ll.r,leiurc.