New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-23

balance 32l 3i3 II
TIE surplus it will be seen, is about s., 200 less tina
q. the close Of The previous business year, after
paying 10 T. cent in dividends.
IN our foreign files find the annexed decision
u the responsibility of Telegraph Companies
"a cliious, and to all persons seniiDg telegraph;
dispatches interesting trial. has Just been disposed Of
Al Cologne. Messrs Oppenheim, bankers of Cologne,
having received the earliest intelligence of Russia
having accepted the Austrian propositions, tele-
graphed TO their agents a, Frankfort to purchase d.
vers large sums III Austrian and other securities. BY
carelessness on the pant OF the telegraph employee
the word sell was substituted in the paper delivered to
the agents who sold forthwith and the Messrs. Op-
penheim, consequently, sustained very serious loss
They brought their action, consequently, sainst the
ceiv.d by them. The Court, after a long de-
hberation returned jugm ut 10 favor Of the lat
ter, ana condemned the messrs Oppenleim TO pay
the loss hit ctto refused by them. Both appe l4nts
aud defendants meantime had Instituted II process
seainst the telegraph direction as reserve, which
ever way Judgment might g.. But the Court de-
car. itself 4pesnt III the ptlter, add declared
neither acuon could lay as ac:oroIng To tue 4lst art
ole Of the Telegraph X, gla,ions OF NOvember, 1855,
II wss thle1y declared I ID, the Direction wOdi no:
hold sof rs usble for any errors or accidents that
may 1ig occur III the Transmission OF dLp stches.
The judgment of the COart, II stanos goes therefore
T. show that all responsibility, losses, AMI tie like,
mus: fall upon those who send, and not upon those
who receive dispatches; whe lei che Ofiicl1s commit
Whist they may, or be guilty Of woa ever neglect
they may please the Direction ri inds free OF FL risk
THIS surely requires the interference OF Government
for the regulations now sta0d, there Is secAri.y
sgsins' the negligence OF official.
There 10 a little more activity noticeable among
moe, Of the jobbmg Dry Goods merchants, bu. the
trade generally is far from being active. Business
with many OF the commission is rather quiet than
Otherwise, aud are apprehensive that the Fall
trade ID going TO be backward; may be that ne
founded about yellow fever sting the city
and vicinity have deferred many buyers from the
West OF coming to market. bat the rumJr is nothing
more less than capital hoax New.Yofk is as
free from any malignant disease at present any city
III the Union, and any Of distant readers who may
feel disposed to vst our city, for tie purchase of their
Fal supplies, should not be deferred by any such
groundess rumor as the above. Brown Sheetng5
and Shtipgs continue in good demand, IA SaeetiDgs
are steady at &C., light goods at 7a7lc,
and other makes in the same proportion
The medium fine qualities of bleached SAeetngs and
ShirtiDgs arc in good supply, and with a limited de-
nand prices are rather easier. Standard goods, such
a. Delsle and other well known makes are selling at
l2ci White Rock water twist at l5c., aud NewYork
Mills do. at lie. Medium qualities are selling slowly
but prices are steady Narrow goods are in light
stock and command fall prices. Brown Drills con
tlnue TO be sold close on the produc)n at -
Bleached at SIC; Slate at SIC sn1 Blues a. &c.
Corset Jeans are selling steadily at uniform rates.
Canton aBDels of well known makes are in light
stock and prices remain firm but the IRE guar makes
are in better assortment and less nqured for. Osna
burgs Denims, Stripes and Ticks in moderate de-
mahd aid prices remain steady. Printing Cl this are
in modea.e request and with small supply, prices
remain firm. Prints sold more freely, and pri;.s
for all the lesdipg t,es well supported S1rague
has produced very beautiful work, which meets with
a ready sale a, % lOc. Ddunell Il Co., the
American and Bay State Companies have a
handsome assortment at the same range. Al
len 4 Sons selling at 9a9lc, at the la, er
price notice novel aud very desra Die sy last out
II consists OF jasper and black pladed stripe, inter-
meoating with rosebud ual or foe vine IN cJntnu
alton, which promises u set with lady sale Toe
Nerlm8ck and Poetic selling their prOidc-
ton at 10 l2c On the medium AIDES of Pr ats some
Of the Companies are going disc punt Of p u Sc. u
cent. Mousselne De LANES Continue to sell qlite
freely al prces varying from 10 22!c as TO style and
quality, the Manchester Company doing beau.ifu
work in high colorDg at II 22Ic The Pacif: Com.
paDy have out very beautiful sty e of ombre-sha led
leafstrpe patterD handsomely executed g, l9, The
Hamilton Company are doing good business and re-
printing most of their favorlte styles which inset
with Il ready sale al Ice, their Ombre shall
ing las won the admiration Of the Trade
Fancy Cassimeres Cloths aud DJeakus il fair re-
quest, and prices for the most pat remain steady.
sstinc.s are in good demand particularly goods worth
from - to IS cents the supply however, is fully
equal 70 the demand AL wool rweeds 10 fair
cuest and prices are fu; bu, cotton warps are less
nqa,red for. Kertu Ky Jeans exc selling more freely,
ino p-.ces rea6n s.esdy. Lnseys re nac,se a
3Ie.3c ~ tDe bee: Dakes, lie 20 h sage, AID