The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-06

Washington the Sd inst, were follows
For paying Treasury debts. 00
Covering into treasury from miscei sources 2s7S 90
For covering into the Treasury from customs 1854 81
For the War Department Observation-Disclosures. 2s,5 %
ror me Nav 40
Fer re-psyiog tor the Interior Department. Oh
The exports of specie Boston for the month Of
March were 81, 800 282 &c, all of which, with the
ception Of about $40 ooO, went to Europe.
The National Insurance Company Of Boston have de-
clarsd semi annual dividend OF per cent the Lynn
Mechaacs' Fire and Marine Insurance Company have
declared semi annual dividend Of 10 per cent making
hs ninth successive seannua dividend of 10 per cent
made by this company; the Eliot Insurance Company of
Boston declared dividend Of per cent
The Southbriogs Bank has declared . ssmi.annual
dividend Of per cent the Barnstabe Bank has declared
semi annual dividend o: per cent; the Pacific Bank,
of Nantucket pays q semi. annual dividend of per
ceot the Haverhill, Merrimaok and Essex banks, in
HaverhiI, pay per cent and the Union AZ; Danvers
Bank per cent. Warren Bank 81, Village Bank per
ceut-al Of Danvers Lynn Mechanics Bank per cent.
The semi annual dividends Of the banks in Wor
cester for April follows-Worcester, Central,
ouinssamond, Mechanics and City, per cent each
Citizens per cent The directors Of the East Boston
Iron Company have voted q dividend Of S. Q share.
The Chicago Tribune of the 3lst OF March says that
Water being let into it Thursday and fthe pre-
sent favorable weather continues boats will arrive
heavily laden with grain from Joliet and other towns
the canal CArgoes sold Friday last, deliver
able the present week.
The Toledo (Ohio) Blade of the Cd says the canal is
open for fIee navigation Quite number of freight
boats down from Maumee yesterday for loAding-
among the lot the four packets which 20 rsgu-
lar between this place. For. Wayne AID Lafayette
-ha Hampshir, Coal aad I-oa Company, Of Virginia,
has perfected in arrangements for prosecuting s coal
business upon e1teasi7s scale. II will probably mine
aad marss ,ese Two hundred thousand TONS which
viii net there, bsyond all contingencies seventy five
cents per ten Tbs capital OF this company is 81 OOO
@ooo represented BY $1,000 shares Of stock 1t covers
IL 900 Of good coal lands at least 1000 Of
which contain the great vein Two thousand
situated directly the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
snd he company possesses extraordinary facilities for
mining and shipping COAL Its depots about midway
on the road between its eastern and extrei
ties which gives the company great advantages sup
lying the road with fuel. II has large contract with
the railroad company The openings worked
mile and two hundred feet from the road that
inclined plane Of half mile and tram road OF half
ms bring the coal from the mines, and places 1t ia the
load house, which stands dire city the railroad
The planes and tram roads built in the most substan
tal manner with double tracks and heavy rails. All ths
ssary accompanying arrangements properly
sructed and the entre Of placing COAL after mining
in the of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
less than six cents per ton The Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company obliged to transport all the coal offered
by coal psnes located in Virginia. 70 the exclusion
necessary Of coal from Maryland companies in accord
with its charter. This gives the Hampshire com
psny facilities not enjoyed by any others along the line
Independent Of this viii have the advantages of
WI
and Hampshire Railroad win terminate at Permont the
location Of the Hampshire mines II is contracted for
sixty three miles, and the work Is rapidly progressing
The Stats Of Virginia takes three Of the road This
Is building exclusively for coal road, and when com
pleted will place the Hampshire mines fifty miles nearer
tidewaer than those Of the Cumberland district The
company have already made contracts for the delivery
Of 900 IONS OF coal this year. Of which 100 900
deliverable ut the mines about half Of which
to the Railroad Company for its consumption For
about this company have been engaged in
structing .s works and getting Into working order II
bias ut 70 make. since February about 10 900 toas II
starts under most favorabls auspices and while under
its present direction will feel confident be udcsus
| y managed.
The New orlssns Pics1e Of the 2sth Of March gives
insight INTO q mode Of raising money and pos
importance in consequence Of its connection
with the custom 81 attaching shipping documents to bills
| OF exchange
The part iculArs Of very novel specimen OF swindlng
related TO several days since having
in Charlssos, g. O., but forbers aIludisg TO ths
matter in the expectation that this papers Of that city
would disclose ali the details. Bat nothing having ap.
peared in relation to the subject We may well state
the facts Of the appears that Individual BY
the OF j. G. Nichols, fornefiy shpimaster from
Belfast me- took up his abode in Charleston this sea-
son aui having good opinion Of COTTON bought mode
ra.ey for shipment 70 England, and passed his bills
with shipping documents attached principally through
one OF the leading banks there fortnight since the
parties holding the drafts notified that they had
been refused acceptance This lst 10 Inquiries 70
sppbcatoa at the conse OF the Sarah Ann the
sci which the cotton was shipped al In oeder The
examinations a. disclosed moot stupcndous fraad
IL sppesr. that Nichols had actually shipped Dos bales
Of cotton the vessel buby means OF Adro forgsres,
had succeeded In passing 81 his drafts based on 6ct-
tous bills OF adsg pvyotisx to represent property
board 70 TIE snoust Of ss3 bAis or nearly 30 more
than the reality be.sg equal 70 msney value Of absut
$4,000 II. prccess ~ which ta,s piece OF rA.caity
vss secm5bshed vss very simpas avnber Of snal
MARIA vere shppsS, say frs@ 70 80 bssss Of sasb,
s,A rl, .; sd.pg sgosi accovdinyy, bsi IA, slans