New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-03


TIE total Imports for Janusry and February h,ve
been s24.l56 $50 against esq 35I 400 in the same
two months OF 1854.
Mr. John Ste -srt. Jr hiss sold 20 the p ink Of the
State the property on the por'h-sest corner OF VIII
liam e. ard Exchange place. The lot IS abou, Al
feet on Wllism-st. and :. feet on Excaange-pla'e,
ard is considerably narrower in the than on the
font The price VA $50, OcO The Bank Of The
State intends to erect banking building upon this
cite.
The Panama Railroad Company propose TO have
in this City, in May next, grand national celebra
ton of the uniting Of the two oceans by their ro,d
The matter is in the hands Of Committee Invita-
tons will be extended to leading in sl parts OF
the United States, and The celebration it is intended
shall partahe more of an Intellectual than a mere
bspquetpg character.
In a debate upon the Panama Railroad bill in the
Senate of this State, Senator denied that there
any intention of buying the Pacific line OF steam
ships. letter from the President read of
which the following is An eXtrsct:
By looking Of the Charter of our Company, you
will perceive hat we have the right 10 issue IS many
bonds III amount, as there may be Of stock-thst H.
if all the convertible bonds heretofore issued by the
COMPANY should be counted, the stock would AIN )unt
to IS COO, 900: and we could then go aud issue
50 OoO 900 OF bonds if il sboald be advisable 10 do
but tlev would be income or mortgage O0nds sim
ply, without any privilege Of conversion.
+" The BONDS sold in England ars issued under the
authority thus conferred by the existing Charter there
having been excess OF stock 80 that could issue
boIds 10 the extent o: $50 COO.
The Panama Company have sdoptei very ad
mirabe plan Of sending special messenger by every
steamer. who goes through to San Francisco, aod
whose sole duty il is To devote himself the Of
the passengers, especially women and children, and
IL 81 he, shf
in New-York, and gives check for it, the owner
taking no further thought of until he arrives in San
Francisco. This is much better thsn being at the
mercy of baggage smashers and waters on the
steamers
The annual meeting of the stockholders OF the Hi
nois Central Railroad Company for the election OF
Directors &c.. will be held at Chicago the 2lst
March next. From statement made by the Land
Department of this Corporation, learn that the en-
tire sales of lands have been in round numbers
Ice 900 for aggregate amount OF $500, 900, OF
which s3O6 900 was paid in cash. The interest lands
sold at average OF about 50 per acre and the anis
under the mortgage at average Of a little above
$40 per At these prices the remaining lands of
tbe Company would cell for s2i5Oo, 900. but
thority OF great experience estimates them to DO
worth s32 Zoo 900. There remaining about 1885,
gsges and subject to be sold for the payment OF in
terest Very few of the lands sold are the line OF
the rood. The law Of Illinois prohibiting the Com
psny Nom laying oat towns having been repealed,
some locations have been decided upon aud the ap-
plications for town lots are already very numerous.
We snail give the repor, to our readers, in full in
few days.
The Secretary of the Treasury h.s sent to the Sub
4, or
Of transfer drafts on the New-York SUD Treasurer, in
small -ums-sl 900, 81 800, &c. These will, no
doubt be eagerly sought after az a medium of remit
lance, as they will be paid out at par, while bankers
Exchange 10 San Francisco IL y cent. prem. There
il good deal Of anxiety felt in regard to the effect OF
the Iews of the failure OF Messrs. Page Bacon at
San Francisco 1t is feared that it might produce a
run upon all the banking houses, and result in serious
embarrassment The next A-PnwaI steamer will, no
doubt, bring the news.
The Ohio Life and Trust Company have received
from the City Of Wheeling hundred Thousand
collars, for the payment from city loan Of that
amount negotiated twenty years SGD, and now ms
tured. The bonds have not yet been presented. but
are probably on board the Canada. The Trust
Company hos ceased paying interest on deposits at
Cincinnati.
The business of the Clearing House slf 6Os OOo
Mesers +. X. Collins, Jas. Brown, b. Redmond,
Stewar, Brow and Geo. +. Allen have been elected
Directors Of the Collins line of steamships.
Its supposed that cne-fft OF the entire appropria
ton for Texan creditors will 90 TO Phi.lelphians.
At meeting held at Troy in regard to the Sacketts
Harbor and Saratoga Railroad, il was resolved:
That shall BE- the duty Of the COMMITTEES consd
or and the inhsb OF Troy, what .slres
any ou,h be sooPted 70 secure the como e'ioa o. the
that
Tt.i the committee b. Instructed without delay that
have power vacancies that occur, aaf TIA.
have power further meeass of the people Of Troy
And the following gentlemen were appointed the
committee of ten: George VI. ribbits, Hiram SlO-
cum. J. A Gri-woid, Johathan Edwards |. McCouihe,
d. L. Seymour TDomas Symonds, George Lesley,
Ur Gilbert, james Forsyth.
The Springfield Republican says:
There is aIother hitch in the Westfed Cansl
Railroad. Arrangements were rnsde, a. supposed,
with the Nes.IOIk aud New. Hsven Road, that So
cured IL. rum ing from and after the 18Th ut; but
some power behind The throns-some sometnisg-
what does not clearly appesr-applIsd tue brakes
just that time, and the sarl-k of the whistle l. SIN
unb. ARD Along the upper line OF the farmngton
Canal THIS bscklng and hlllng-thls holding the
word of promise to the of our Wes;fed negnbors,
only 10 break IL 70 the hope, ish ether credltaos or
decent. II the Ne~fofk and Ne~-davee kosd
man 20 run the road why don't hey do II IL they
don't let them say that And il they would, II they
could but could not II they would let them say That
too. -,
Isaac Osborn Davis. Cincinnati. Feb q:
1--WE have no striking festure 10 notice in monetary
Affairs during the week Currency Is 10 rather less
surrIy and in consequence Eastern exchanges has
o.eh6.d shsie, and 10 nov rstog at 10 v cent
rr,mium buying and selliog price, lime ohls on
n. Ea-t suG South still in demand a. isrsr quo
tatioL. Merchants are disposed to DE- very cautious
~ eoIuiIx HE practice OF giving long