New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-18

in New-York.
The Brooklyn Fire Insurance Company have de-
cared dividend of6 cent, pay able let q Augus,.
The Rutger Fire Insurance Company have declared
a dividend Of g cent, payable LIST of August
The Trustees of the Bank Of the United States viii
make then final dividend on the 2sth September when
the concern will cease in any shape to exist. II has
tax en- fourteen years to wind up the The
sets realized insufficient: to Fay the creditors Of the
bank SO that the loss TO the stockholders viii be total
The Oneida Central Bank of Rome has declared a
seni-annual dividend of Fix per cent payable LIST Of
August The City Fire Insurance Company of Hart
ford a dividend Of seven dollars share.
The earnings Of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Road
thus far in July fully equal to those OF June during
the same period.
The lands of the Dauphin and Susquehanns Coal
Company, in the counties OF Daapnin Schuy.kil and
LebGI non Pennsylvania advertised to be sold by
the Trustees under the mortgage. The 18th day Of
September is the day fixed for the sae, including
10 coo acres of coal lands and extensive mines. Ne
gotations are however going on which it is hoped viii
prevent this sale.
Messrs Clark Dodge & Co. offer for sale ESQ 0oe of
tie Bonds of johnson County, State of Iowa, and
s25 eco of the Bonds Of the City Of Burlington Iowa,
issued for City purposes. See advertisement.
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Company have just negotiated with q party of New
York capitalists 10000 of tker Second Mortgage
Bonds. being the residue of the ISSUE 1t is under
stood that this sale will furnish sufficient money to
complete the road to the State line That portion of
the road from Toledo TO Fort Wayne, IS miles opens
| for business tomorrow. Ii viii have a good local
business until the Southern connections made and
VIII add considerably 10 the business of the Cleveland
end Toledo Road, with which il connects at Toledo.
There is a fair business doing in Land Warrants.
Thompsons Reporter quotes the market 81 O9 81 l2I
e acre. The demand is about equal TO the supply.
Mr.. c. T. Pierson, President of the Breckenridge
Coal Company has recently returned from the mines,
and has made report TO the Company. Another
parcel of 500 tuns Of this coal s the sea between
New0reans and this port, and another lot of abou.
500 tups is going on shipboard. We make the follow
ing extracts from the report Of the President;
"In March last proceeded to Cloverport 70 take
charge OF the Companys works. On my arrival
found from the severity OF the Winter, together with
other causes incidental TO new works OF this nature
that works not ,rfect az they otherwise
would have been. gave my attention at put
ting the road in order aud making the necessary
noctiors, and completing everything alre idy begun.
The railroad now connects with eight openings 10 the
nines. and is in good order throughout. The plane
extending from the top Of the river bank TO low water
mark is finished in the most complete aud substantial
manner. Inc Steam sdWmnl ID IN excellent running
ORDER and has turned out about two million feet Of
sawed lumber oil of which has been used about the
Company works for the railroad, and in erecting
dwellings, sbOps, barns, building cars, &c. The Com
pany commenced mining coal by the tun under con.
tract with experienced nGer about the first Of May
last and mining al the rate of 10 10 100 tuns
per day. The contract with the miner calls for not
less than one hundred tuns per day during the remain
der of this year. and not less than 300 tuns per day
during the 1856 and not LEES than $50 tuns per
day during the year 1851 and to increase the amount
Indefinitely when required by the Company. Prev-
Gus 10 commencing this contract the Company had
mined in making openings, from sx TO eight thousand
tuts and now running and marketing something
over hundred tuns per day, which sells at the river
at 81 so TO IS per tun; but the principal demand is
from New Orleans, where the Company readily OBJ
tains seven dollars tun for all they send down the
river. The coal costs the Company delivered on the
Ohio River about a so 10 81 IS per tun. Since my
return 10 New-York have under the advice of the
Directors closed contract for Is 600 tuns per AMMAN
for successive years for the dstilaton of os,
parsfine &c. and which is to be used for other
purpose. In relation TO the quality of our coal
than ever convinced of It's superiority, and be-
eve that lie equal or anything approaching II in rich
ness particularly for OIL producing qualities, he's not
yet been found in the United States. Ii is the belief of
those who have thoroughly investigated and expert
mented upon il that within few years entire sales
will he TO oil producing manufactures Up to the
pefent time the coal has been taken from works
IN fiat boats bu, have contracted for sixteen berges
Of $50 tuns capacity each, OF which will be
at our works ready for loading and the remainder will
be .ady by the first of November next. The finan-
cal condition of the Company is such that the stock
| holders may well lie proud Of having finished our
works and prosecuted our mining and paid for our en-
the property rolling stock and every appendage in-
GUIDED without borrowing issuing any specie of In
debtedntss. find in the Treasury sl9, 7O2 &C."
The City Councils of Erie have passed resolution.
Offering subscribe $500 900 to the stock of the Pitts
burgh and Erie Railroad on condition that it be really
| built from Pittsburgh to Erie
The sale of $3.50, 900 of State Bonds, running ten
years Is advertised by the Treasurer OF North Caro-
iina viz: $4,000 dated JAN !, less, running thirty
years; sl5oOo dated July J. 1855, running thirty
years $500 dated July :, 1855, running twenty
years, and sl29, 900, dated July l, 1855.
Tie notes Of the Commercial Bank OF Alleshany
N,vYerk must be presented at the Bank Department.
for payment within two years from July 10th.
AZ Boston there il continued animation in the
Copper shares and prices the improving scale
| On Monosy Toltec went up t. Copper Falls 2l Isle
Royaie in request at l3!i Pittsburgh at l5O A num-
OIL of gentlemen interested in mining operations have
ut returned from a six weeks visit 10 the Lake Supe-
| rior districts, convinced Of the immense mineral
wealth of tha, portion of the country, add of the u-
tue vast amount Of treasure to be developed By the
enterprise esptal and skill of this city.
The difficulties between the Vermont Central and
the Vermont and Canada Railroads seem to be nearer
to some adjustment, Messrs. Hopkinson, Storow snd
Smaley, are appointed referees TO decide upon the
justice Of the claim for s25O coo made by the Central
upon the Canada The car contract made by the old
Board with Smith, Brainsrd & Co, of 81. Abs ans,
hes also been refeued to Com nit,ee 10 ascertain
it can be legally set aside.
The falling of in Customs Revenue at Nex-Orleans
in the past three months, is 2s y cent