New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-04


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Attic annual u.eet..L OF the share hoder- OF tie
Cairo City properly (of ehich Chare- Davis Of New
York and Tioma. ;. Taylor OF Philadelphia are the
Tru,teer held on IA. 2'th ut. Philadelphia, the
following named gentlemen chosen Directors ioF
,b, e.uirc wear. VIZ: Char~- Macali-er Of Phadel-
Ifia Wm. Beinert and d. Il. Holbrook OF New
Yok Richard :. Fay and Lyman Nichols Of Boston.
\ full report Of the position Of the property was hiid'
ty the Trustees an ordered TO b. printed
A railroad gentle RAJ. writing from Chicago gives
s,ne statistics OF the lumber trade of that CITY 10 con-
necti,n with the eargs Of railroads touching CHICAGO
The receipts OF lumber thus far have been 30 u !
lions Of feet and WILL in two month"; more Of naviga-
ton be swtH.d to itj 600 millions Of feet. vi this
large quantity all but 10 millions OF feet has been
sold and j; has become matter of certainty tha' oe-
fore navigation l. resumed, supplies must be had over
the railroads along the lines Of which the supplies are
an pie. demand of 2O0, 600 900 Of feet would give
40. eco ca. loads Of 5000 feet or 900 full trans
Public opinion and Courts Of Law are alike accus-
toned to hold Railroad Companies IN the stnces'
manner responsible for any sccden, occurring on thelr
roads involving loss OF life limb. This u a. IL
should be. And the converse also u and should De
true ,ha, the public will sustain to the fullest extent
the Railroad Companies in the enforcement OF III
needful regulations designed 10 prevent such &C.
clients
We say this because Of the attempt about oeing
made by portion of the employees OF the NeN-loth
end Erie Railroad Company to compel said Company
10 abrogate rule of theirs requiring each train TO be
run slowly and carefully while approaching the -ta-
tons and holding the engineers responsible for all &C.
cidents occurring from violation of the rule whether
from displacement Of switches or any other cause. IL
will be remembered that soon after the accession al
Mr.. McCallum, the present efficient and deservedIy
popular Superintendent, there was strike OF the
ergine-men for some similar cause, which, though
successful in It's main des1n resulted in serious INJURY
TO the Company in its then peculiarly embarrassed
condition. Something Ike this is understood to be
again threatened by the same class of men, We be-
lieve that the Company is in position to treat
such an attempt the part of It's employees as 1t de
serves. and we can assure them that they will have
the full support Of an intelligent public in So dong.
We have reason TO believe, however, a. we stated
Yesterday that there will be strike in this case,
and that the engineers upon reflection, will be obliged
TO admit the propriety of the rules established.
The managers of the Erie Road have displayed
care and industry in eevating the personnel of their
administrative ofiiccr- and agents well, as In re-
tiievng it, financial affairs which ente them TO the
hearty svmpahes and earnest support of the entire
community In another column will be found the re-
port of the Committee of Directors the demands OF
the Engineers.
The EdcJca9cm says:
The DIV Good trade during the week has exhibited
abatement Of activity from the preceding week,
with the importers and commisson.houses, but the
ubbers have been fully active. The importers seem
be- holding back part Of their stocA OF French goods
for higher prc,s and consequently ase TO otter them
through the auction room. Prices have an upward
enC eicy for all desirable kinds of French silks and
meriboes. Ribbons alec have advanced since.
The WOODEN iohbers have become rather dull, the
demand for the Winter season being nearly all over
but Cotton goods, Delanes and Shawls are in active
demand at wcll-sustaned prices. The sum total OF
sa,s III the month inst closed has been large fully up
TO expectation and in Of the sales OF last year
Some buyers forward very freely u soon rs they
found that the prices OF goods could HOt De forced
low or h, holding back.
II does not appear that there will be any surplus of
goods LETT for another season, aud consequently
Tier, will be cheap los for sale at the close OF the
season Those who bought early were the most Ia
vortd by circumstances Collections good, yet
there are complaints.
The following is our weekly report of failures as
eCnn ents etc:
porsy embarrassed His asset. are understood TO be ample
how pay every Liability in time and leave him good
Josiah Richards. Boston. Mass, failed.
John H. Tomson East Boston, Mass suspended offers 50
vasrce Bullcy, New York City failed.
R. o'Bren Co., Ere, Pa, tailed D e,.,
NJ Shields Grcersbure Pa, closed by the sheriff.
!. II. s,ourer, Mount Joy, Pa; s.ssned -.
b +. Hs~s Washington, ~ c. failed liabilities about
John Blackwell Yewbern N. C, suspended liabilities about
Boncr CnaId Salem N c. assigned; Northern creditors
jacks Keller Co, St Louis. Mo. have sold OUT will
probably need some indnig,Hee from creditors
cotton co Rochfoid ill., assigned abe. $4,000
Bidwell 4 Son, Grand Rapids, Mich assigned
Breadstufs have been heavy to-day, under the
steamers adyices, with a moderate business. Cotton
is buoyant and active. In Groceries there is no
change of Importance with q fair busnes doing.
Both the City Council and the Board of Trade of
Milwaukee have petitoned the Legislature Of Wscon-
sin to grant the lands donated by Congress for the
construction of q railroad from Columbus to St. Croix
River, ano Lake Superior TO the La Crosse and Nil
waukee Railroad Co. The City Council say
Your memorialists express their opinion, with con-
fdelce that an appropriation of this land TO the La
Gross, q Milwaukee Railroad Company, upon suitable
conditions would be the surest mode OF securing the
early completion of the road This company has
within very short period of time constructed and put
in oIeration railroad which is nearly completed
TO Portage City and by It's recent consolidation with
the Milwaukee & WATERFOWL Railroad Company. has
another line of road nearly completed 10 Columbus
and there is no railroad company whose credit and
standing in financial circles is cher than that of this
con pany, or whose stock commands a more ready
sale. The advantages which such company would
nossess over one 10 be formed which has a name
and credit establish arr too obvious to require COM
f.nt.'
The Board Of Trade which represents the CONNER
cisl interest Of he whole State says:
"Inasnuch a. the proposed roads DO not interfere
with tie existing and weldgeste railroad system of
the southern portion of the State. now going forward
by the united energy and capital OF the State and a.
tby do propose 10 run parallel and within competing
distances with roads now constructed and planned by
the CITY # Milwaukee we ask and most respectfully