The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-20

Total. ....$1, 684 489 OF Total. 81 6S4 <s9 81
Subscriptions to now stock to tho amount Of $685.
600 have been taken to raise funds for the compile
ton Of the Hackettstown extension. No further
steps have been taken to extend the road west Of
Hsckettstown, and the directors think IL inexpe.
dent to do go at present.
Aresolution was adopted by the stockholders,
requesting the directors if they deem 1t expsdient,
to survey route for railroad from some point on
the Morris road, between Hackettstown and Dover,
to the Delaware river, at or near Phillipsbu-g, and
estimate the cost, &c.
The total receipts Of the Cleveland. Columbus and
Cincinnati Railrosd Company for the first Ave
months Of the present year, amounted to $3.50 626 a.
against 08 for the Same time last year. The
expenses this year in the same time were $205, $50
81, being tho net income Of the company applicable
to dividend, at the close Of the five months, $275
07S 81 Amount required 10 pay July dividend,
about t225 900.
The Canton Company Of Baltimore received last
year from sales OF lands, rents. a., $4s,57k 81,
which with the balance on hand June l, 1854, make
a total Of $69, $40 81. The expenditures for tho
year ending May 81, 1866, were $59, 6s7 so, which
left in the treasury June L. 1856, $40 liz 70. During
the year there has been added to the wharf property
2,l42 front feet
The Wabash Valley road will be opened ninety
three miles from Toledo to Fort Wayne on the LIST Of
July, and twenty five miles further In about ten aga
afterwards. a
The Lake Superior Journal peaks in strong terms
of condemnation Of the tricks to which Wall street
and State street speculstprs have resored to fleece
the publ: by the sale Of stocks Of an imaginary
value only, by means Of false aud exaggerated 10
ports, newspaper putting, sham divisends, and the
imitation Of the stock market by the aria best known
to Operators, on Change. Though mining opera
tons have thus been brought into dscfedit It Is yet
insisted shat there is solid basis for confidence In
well mat aged mining companies; that there Is no
place in the known world where such rich and abun
dant deposits Of copper and iron ore can be found
as in the Lake Superior country; and that the sue
Gers Of several companies Is even now astonishing,
considering through what difficulties they have had
to work their way. In the future everything Ii en-
souagiDg.
The receipts Of the Susqushapna and ridewatsr
Csnal from the opening Of navigation to the 10th
inst, amount to $74,l70 67 against $50, $40 so in
the corresponding period last year, showing an in
crease Of $l4. 200 linear Is per cent
We learn from the Pittsburg Gazette that the
committee appointed to investigate the affairs aud
accounts of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, by the stockholders, at the meeting in
January, have completed their labors, and pub.
lished the result In pamphlet form. After spending
about two months, and examining all the transsc
tops of the officers from the inception Of the enter
prise, the committee report that there is nothing
affecting the honor integrity and fidelity Of any
officer Of the company, excepting the defalcaton Of
the late treasurer.
The Park Fire Insurance Company have declar cd
semi annual dividend Of FIVE per cent.
The returns of the banks of New Orleans for the
week ending juno 9th, compared With those for the
week previous, present the annexed result -
RANKS OF Nry ORIrANa