New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-19

The earnings OF the Michigan CenIai halioao ioI
the frst week in December, were as follows:
F1:i:S...'.:..::. ass Ills 8 Dec 1913 S
1o,.l....ssasS . s5l7sO 50 Net De. seos5 So
Dr. Scherzer of the Imperial Academy of Vienna
has addressed letter to Don Victor Herran, Minister
Of Honduras to England, on the subject OF the Hondu
ras Interoceanc Railroad. DIR. Scherzer has recently
travelled in Central America and is entirely competent
to express an opinion this question. We give an
ne1ed the main pt ints of his communication:
81 sn happy to have it in my power TO say ina, !
of the country which the proposed railway VIII
traverse and that I am convinced there is no nsur
mountable obstacle to the execution OF the work:
The thorough reports which hsve been
published on the proposed railway by Mr.. Squier rem
der it upr ecessary for me to enter into details ana
accordingly confne myself TO saying that Throughout
ny travels have had abundant opportunities OF VEN
fyng those reports and can testify to their accuracy
Between Mexico and New Granada there h no point
which, from its geographical position, SO favorable
for the construction of railway be, Feen the seas as
that afforded by the Isthmus Of Honduras
The Bay of Fonsecs may perhaps be considered as
the safest and most commodiOus port on the entire
western coast of America. AL the navies OF the world
might meet in that grand basin, TO exchange for the
benefit of humanity the delicious products of the
tropics, against the manufactures Of European civiz
ton. -
1.-THE many material resources of Honduras wiz
greatly contribute TO ia iltae the construction o. the
propos ed railway. But what gives most importance
to the plateau of Honduras apart from its fertility and
its temperature of perpetual Spring Is the saiIoy OF
its climate which allows cOloniss from northera re-
eions cutv the soil and pursue their avocstona
without dsnger to their health. The soil OF Honduras,
with few exceptions il Of such fertility a TO require
no manurng, in order to yield two or three crops
year
1.-THE plateau Of Honduras, as well a. the plateau OF
Central America in general Justify the belief that the
world may enjoy the different products OF the tropics
IL a. .,,.,l,, asta
sugar without the necessity Of having recourse to the
abominable institution Of Slavery; ADD that all these
products may be cultivated by free labor through the
medium of European colonies, which may be establish
ed here without the least danger to health or rsk to
life.
"In one word, do not believe there IT, in the entire
new contiDe emit country which presents so great ad-
yantages for European coonza alton, industry aud CON-
merce es Central America. Situated between the two
great of the globe it Offers on its coast
the facilities for commerce with the nlted States
and Europe that it affords on its western shores Tor that
of China, Australia and the East Indies. The con
strucon Of railway to croes the lsthmus OF Hondu
ras passing through country healthfu and fertile
would in my opinion be the signal for the sailing Of
feet of ships from European shores, laden with colo
niss going TO establish themselves the tsblelands
Of Central America.
with high re'pe't am sll AS SGuI ssciHfERzER,
From The Independent
The drygoods trade is still inactive. The importa
tons of Spring goods are arriving freely. The job
bers making preparations for taking stock and ar
ranging for next years business Collections still con-
tnue good.
The following is our weekly report of failures, as
signments, &C.:
Jesse Norcross Co.. Bangor, Me, suspended; property
George W. Ladd Bangor, Me-, suspended property mort
George O. SAT-, Fast franklin, VT, failed.
l. II. Baldwin Boston, Mss., suspended.
tos' h zonss' b sRsiaSasas . s.' sd
P H c & :pS
Dwenfsr Daniels New.YoIk City, suspended .,os
J.:5S .sss . s;i.sa. x sr'RsH .s.a.na
r. G. Carpenter Co., saraOsa N. r. suspended and a.
W. II. Scott, Cooperstown N. Y, failed and assigned.
R. e. Saith Cohoe' n r. suspended and assigned ooo
Ssa sts snr vi .:s$si
?'s W. i Berry Sp flisSspsis p, 'asndsd.
sSs ess.:dss Fs.s. s.p:s s:Ssnae
Ss1i SS:s fasRas F. +. !RssHssd
r. L. Martin Philadelphia Pa suspended; liabilities $4,000
Oscar sinan Pottsvle, Pa faledi closed by the
Marx Leimer Potsvie Pa failed sold out by the Sheriff
Peter Young, Reading, Pa, suspended, .,.
R. McEldowney Co, Baltimore DID,, su'pendedi ndeo'
'o yo.s.h Herndon Huntsville, MOI failed r,n,,.,
..: es:ss S5's; sS aa bout S
o. r. Ware Bellevue, Ohio, assigned.
Henry Lsyman, Mansfield Ohio, assigned
slas p Foste Indianapolis Ind suspended and assigned
samuel Petersburser. Rockford Ill., assigned to George D.
w M Strong Erie, ILL.,, suspended; property attached.
c. Silence Dubuque, Iowa. assigned in consequence Of
A. b. h zle.t St, Psuls, NJ. T., failed and LEFT
Jos.pl Brothers, San Francisco cd importing jewelers.
John Perry San Francisco failed fora considerable amount
MeIn,o;ht W. sa Toronto c. w. assigned to John Pc
We are reliably formed of the failure Of large commission
house in Philadelphia but being able get the
frmed adhere rule and do not publish the same
The reports circulation in regard to the suspension Of
highly dry goods obbns and importing house in
Boston entirely without ndation, 80
We have been furnished with list Of and firms in this
under notes given to insurance copanie
parties referred to have hitherto been considered so,d
Why they should suffer their to to protest. why
they unwilling to pay, question with which the
public have something TO do
The Philadelphia Ledger of yesterday thus notices
the cent con
1--WE were yesterday shown of the new cent
pieces authorized by Congress at It's last session. and
which has not been given to the public for want OF the
necessary appropriation to carry the law into effect
i is very pretty coin, and great Improvement on
the present unwieldy and flth21oPper cent. II
ard nearly Of the color of German silver. The OBJ
verse is a well executed figure of eagle In fight
with tie date underneath, and the words United
States Of America above. The converse is Q finely
executed wreath representing all the principal staples
OF the countryc cotton cord, bscco, wheat grapes
only objection we have u it is ih@ ringing sound.
Sterling at NewOreans is quoted at 1911 1881, and
Exchange sixty day New-York is q a2i discount.
comparison of the footings of the weekly Banks
at Boston with those Of the statement for the previous