New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-26

The Cincinnati Times of Dec. 81 says:
John D. Colnes1iel Of the Adsms's Express Co
arrived from Nee-0reaDs on the steamer Virgins, on
Wednesday with 81 100000, or 3 $40 runs OF gold
for Philadelphia
The Legislature OF Missouri have passed State
Sinking Fund, setting apart 5000 900 ia 1856, and
sIOO COO Of the revenue for thirteen years Thereafter
TO be appropriated to the maintenance OF the State
credit.
Messrs Atwood & Co. will pay the Coupons due in
this city on the let OF January next on the following
named Bon de-: Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad
Company 10 cents; Milwaukee and hissi.sppi
Railroad Company cents; Milwaukee and Mssis-
sippi Railroad Farm Mortgage 10 cents; La Crosse
and Milwaukee Railroad Company Farm Mortgage
y cents; City of Milwaukee, issued to NJ. & NJ,
Railrosd Company; City of Zanesvile, issued to c. W.
Z. Railroad Company; City of Zauesyile issued to
CO r ilroad Company; City Of Zanesvire issued for
School pupcsee.
The Fitchburg Railroad which wss formerly one of
the most profitable rosds in New England, has in
consequence of competition and low fares only earned
six per cent duipg the pas. year, and that has been
expended in paying floating DEBT.
Tbs Report Of the Vrginis Bosrd Of Public Works,
Just made, shows that the number Of miles of railroad
in the State complete 1885, in progress, 637i capital
stock authorized 500 6s7 3CO States interest there
III, gu, ,<4's ASCOiuluS W hcpOiL IuC uOusS
of Seden Withe & Co. is indebted to the State in
the sum Of s6s7, 5s4. This Indebtedness the Report
says may be reduced by the sum of $4,000 in the
hands Of Peabody & CO. Of London, and tbs further
sum of Gas, 600 in Virginia p cant coupon bonds
which were lost in TIE Arctic. The amouot OF
so45,37 IS in stocks of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Genial Compary was secured by the State as the
property of selden, Withers x Co., and Mr.. Withers
bsa 40 If tain pronartiea in Aax andria
Va, ard st. Louis, No, FIR the benefit ofthe State
The circulation of the Free Banks Of Ilino, on The
seth Of November wss 90 4l4 and to secure that
issue there deposit stocks having par value
of s3,754 257 90, or surplus of security Of
s6o7, s43 90.
On the first Monday of December II, Banks of
New Hsmp,hire fortysix 10 number had 1886, All 10
ia specie to circulation Of e., $50 432 bills of other
Ban Ks and checks en- hand, s24l,3s3 40; deposits,
s95e 474 65; real este.e, s56,5l9 2s; due from d.
rectsrs Sll5477 49, debts due to the Backs secured
by pledge Of their stock s27 92l 7O all debts due to
the Banks ,427 81; capital stock actually paid
in, e. 449 800; deposits $685. 474 65; deposits ia
other Banks f the redemption of bills s759, 763 o..
The question Of Free Banking law 10 an absorbing
one now in Virginia. the charters of the old Banks
expire scon. TIE Richmond Enquirer says very
sepsibly or this subje,t:
Provided Tire present General Ass snbly appro-
pirates ten million dollars to internal Improvements,
snc the Board Of Public Works should be very for
tpnse as 10 fLd foreign market for corresponding
an cunt of Sta'e bonds, W. ich must be sold some-
where before any becet can be derived from the sp-
popraioDs, the eIruel Interest upon tas' sum will
amount 10 sir tuRdred thousand dollars which must
be paid directly out of the tsxes collected of TIE pao
p ard this large um will be carried GU. of the State
year sfer year. nsver to re uIn, while the principal Is
up,id. ,e..... o...x., ,.,...,,- -, ..ou;..
the Bnks who are asking to be rechertered 70 base
their paper Issues upon Virginia stocks, for which
they should rot psy more than psr value q home
market will be created for the ten millions aporopT
sted that being about the amount of banking capital
wanting new cbsrters) beside keeping the 5000, 900
for annual interest at home TO be paid by the State
iu.o the banks every six monhs, and again distrbuei
smfDg the people in the way Of discounts thereby
leftenpg the foreign trade against US In correspond
ing degree.
"He that has the means at his commsnd to improve
q great State Ike Virginia, should, most sssuredy,
employ ouch means, and that, too, without besIt.-
iiol'
Tie london Times advocates the smagamadon OF
al the railroad lines in the Kingdom.
The permsnent debt Of New Orleans was sll ,6239lo
on The 9Th OF November against sl2 1872 on the Let
Of April previous. OF this, 100000 was Issued
in aid of rail- Dads for the interest Of which special
tax is laid. The remainder of the debt is the consoi
daton of the Debts Of the old municipalities.
Tie project Gr railrosd from Oswego 10 Toy 10
exciting considerable interest among the business men
IN the former city. A writer ~ The Timss and J0w