New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-11

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Tie new purchasers Of the Saratoga and Washing
ton Railroad met at Saratoga last Monday and chose
the following Directors for the ensuing year: j. NJ
Warren, J. Phillips Phenix, Wm II. Warren, John
NJ. Dawson. LeGrand b. Cannon, John Willard, John
Knickerbocker, Jr, ]. Beekman Finlay, NJ j. Myers,
james Forsyth, w. NJ. Vermiye, John w. Thompson
and Mr.. Sewal
The Company will be reorganized under the Gener-
al Law
The business fthe Clearing House was SIC, 10000
The Black Warrior for Havana, took $4,000.
The New-Orleans Gas Company has declared a
semi annual dividend of 5 = cent, payable July at
the Merchants Bank.
Speaking of the Norwich and Worcester route and
the steamer Commonwealth, The Railroad Journal
says:
1.-THE Norwich and Worcester line have COM
menced the present seasons business by offering the
strongest inducements TO the travelling pubic IN the
shape of frs-class steamboats,, which, when we con
slider that rst-cass Sound boats are the best IN tue
world, is the highest compliment that can be pam
them. In previous years the boats on this line were
hardly equal 10 those of its great rivals. This deli
cheney has been completely made up by the magnln-
cent boats now running. Without going into details
of construction il may be said that the crack boat OF
this line the Commonwealth, is not exceed in beauty
of construction finish, in the elegance and conven-
fence OF its accommodations nor 10 the oDhgng de-
poriment Of its otces.'
Having made passage up the Sound lately on the
Commonw eah we can fully ndorse what is above
said. more thoroughly comfortable boat in all its
appoirtments we never were on board of. With less
of gaudy fitting up than some other boats, she is spa
cious fast and strong Her staterooms are large well
ventilated and completely furnshed-the beds being
wide and equal to those of any hotel in the land. The
Commonw ealth cost $3.50 600, and the Steamboat Co.
in her construction appear to have exhausted all the
skill of our builders and urnishers to turn out per-
feet steamboat.
The anthracite coal trade from the SchuyIkill coal
region has fallen off little the past week, in conse
quence as are informed, says TIE Ledger, Of the
unusual amount Of water in the mines. This matter
will probably be remedied in few days, and business
will then become active as ever again. For the
week ending on Thursday the Reading Railroad
brought down 36s tuns and for the season 95s 7i
tuns against sl9769 the time last year.
The Schuylki Navigation Company shows also a
very light tunnage. The whole amount of coal
brought down for the week ending on Thursday was
only 6ss7 tuns, and for the season 634,273 tuns,
against 2s2 1919 tuns The shipments by the Lehigh
Navigation for the week ending on Saturday last
were again heavy reaching &C, 232 tuns and for the
season 2s3, 100 tuns.
There are reports in Philadelphia of ten y cent
semi.annual dividend next month on Reading Rail-
road shares. II is also ntmated that there may be at
the same time another stock dividend covering some
further expenditures legit;maely chargeable to the
account Of capital
The Western Railroad Of Massachusetts, il about
declaring it, usual hafyesrly dividend of s3l p
share. Besides paying y cent to the stockholders
additional y cent is usually paid from the
ings into the sinking funds the interest on which
amounts TO nearly ? 2 cent more making the West
ern Road almost a 10 q cent stock. The reserve is
almost $50 q share.
At Philadelphia and Boston the Money Market
continues very easy al low rates Of interest.
An adjourned meeting of the Stockholders of the
Boston and New-York Central Railroad was held at
their deIot in Boston. A communication was read
from Col. Alex. Dewitt, resigning his Office Di-
rector Of the Corporation. f. ID. Ammidown
chosen President, pro tenn The Committee appointed
TO the creditors of the Company would take tho
preferred stock, for the issue Of which power was
granted by the last Legislature was called on for their
report. But one Of the Committee present and
he stated unoicialy that the Committee had had no
meeting and taken no steps towards prosecuting the
inquiry. Personally, he convinced that the large
creditors of the Corporation not ready TO take the
preferred stock. The adjourned meeting was then
further adjourned for one hour. The meeting was
then or aDized under the call for new meeting. Mr.
Ammd0wn was chosen President. The Clerk stated
that all tho Board Of Directors had resgned and their
designations were accepted. II was voted that the
Board Of Directors consist Of FIVE members, and an
election was nj once proceeded with. The following
gentlemen were unanimously elected: Edward Craze,
Boston Charles Mino, Someryille Welcome Far.
nun, Blackstone; Charles l.. Bartlett, Boston; f. ID.