The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-02

The Rutland and Burngto Railroad was sold a,
auction By the sheriff, a. Bellows Falls last week,
for one mill q SHARE The capital was 81 200, 900
ard its f Aing deb. 81 900 000 besides the debt OF
$1,000 600 secured by mortgage. This work. so
disastrous TO the stockholders and to its unsecured
creditors, has doubtless been of immense advantage
to the people along the line a1d grestly enhanced
the value Of property.
The annual report Of the Ohio aud Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, shows that the road IL 10 q very
prosperous condition. The receipts for the year
have been 81 629 49, against 1858 0Oi 40 In 1853
an increase OF $i43 62l, or over G6 per cent. Toe
cost Of working the road has been about As per cent
on the gross earnings. The ne. earnings were ssl2,.
1l7-beirg about III per cent. on she cost OF the
road. Afttr charging of to prof. and loss. the loss
by the Treasurer, t95 62s, the result yields per
cent. for the year, with surplus Of abou. $4,000.
From the amount due from the Treasurer, IL Ia ex-
pected that 900 TO 10000 viii b, recovered.
The ca nlngs OF the past six months having been
expended in the purchase Of equipage, &C., It was
decided to declare Q dividend Of per cent IN
stock.
TIE Central Railroad Company Of New Jersey
have made the following report Of Ia operation ms
during the past year and its financial condition at
the close:-
Capital stock 81 900 900 mortgage bonds 81 500 900
other indebtedness sl32 Os5 2s-tota 81 o32 oss g.
Cost Of railroad April LIST 1858, S237s $50 "a exDsnd
lures since ez3T $50 81 land and Ezabethtown
l5 ststonbouses and shops sg7 395 engines
s55 o5 cars sl7a, 74s o. ferry interest and boats
materials, &C, seo,a72s7 sundyy accoants SO $50
renewals, s37,04s S.; balance Of interest account
sse,Mt 81 cash and cash items, si25, $50 se-.otal
Oper1,ions During the Year.--Hecsipts from capital
s,ocs sundry, s7o-ss7 % earnings t3is is5
3 total ssSs o4z 50. Payment for railroad si2A Gal
TO- work 81 Ezabethport s23 152 50; station houses,
s2so2 10; engines, se,es7 o5 cars sl5lss 20 ferry
Materials, s2s4i1 %; supdry ACCOUNTS sTis52 bonds
paid of $1,000, reduction Of indebtedness sIs,s 81
interest dividends t117 liz 49, interest on bond A.
sl6e35l 02; reLewss 81, CAS- S. ordinary .Spaa,s.
tlsl 34e ~ cash and cash items S7s oSl 22-tstaL
Ordinary Receipts -Pssseusers sisi sls 20. sraiyb.
sls1ess y mails express, rents sc, se18s 52-tota
wood consumed, SIS 241 co. coal slsss7 "a repsirs N
road, s26 o24 % ditto Of cars engines &c slsiiI So
ferry expenses s42 IL expene sscoant ssssI ~
miscellaneous expenses 5000 sS--total sIg7 aa9 a.
balance, net earnings, e1s0,fa5 90
Dirfdends.-Tvo Interest dividends at the rate NJ 7
yer cent per annum bsv. been pad, annouatint 10
sii7,i72 70. "
From an article In the Cirliian, upon the past.
present and future Of Galveston, Texas, that CITY
appears 10 be In fourisnisg condition. Her poou
lstion On the LIST OF January, 1855, IL estim.ted Il
between seven and eight thousasd She h.s three
cotton presses, which compressed during tbs las,
year so 900 bales OF cotton. There are some t-suty
cotton factors and dealers besides vh,lesais asd 70
tail MERCHANTS and srcosrs Th~s are thrss foam.