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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-18

The transfer books Of the Galena and Chicago Railroad
COMPANY closed yesterday, and win remain closed until
tho "a OF February On the Lat Of February the divi
dend Of i've per cent in cash twelve per cent Ia st
win be paid This Ia higher rate than any other rail-
road In the country pays and what makes 1t particularly
comfortable to the stockholders in the Gaiens and Chca
60 Company Is the fact that after the payment Of suoh
large per cent there surplus stn left In the treA
sury.
We understand that Charles A. Macy, Esq, President
Of the New York County Bank, has been appointed
cashier of the Park Bank institution about going into
operation the east side Of the city, near the Park
with capital Of ~, 900 900.
The monthly earnings Of the Illinois Central Railroad
Company during the year 1855 were as follows
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-18

The falling # OF So 600 900 against year Is safa
cepty expi lined by the absence II navigation the
lower tributaries by which it Is estmsted hat less
tnan $50 Too bales OF cotton smut out from
ket, representing value of s600O,000. When to
this supeis ado the large decrease in the Western
gram provision crops 1t viii be perceived that
the above deficiency cannot be regarded evil
deuce Of ceclinDg trace. IT, however, it be insisted
Ia quarters that the bare record exports the
only index 10 the increase dminutOn of commerce,
We shsl apice ny the decson satisfied that the opera
tions Of next year win determine signal increase de-
spite acknowledged deficiency in the sugar crop Of
12A, 600 bids, equal o SIS 900 OC0.
The falling OF in imports of millions and half Is in
proportion to the denci ncy elsewhere, and responds
with the leseoed ability Of the country after
pfotrscsd perloo of money embarrassment and short
We venture to ay that in this respect also next
year sill show increase
The declared import of specie at the Custom House Ia
about 500 00b In Of last year. out the actual COM
pas only be established by aknx the arrivals OF
bullion from all quarters, Of which have kep. regu-
lar table during the year, and which will be found else
where.
We table sho wing the annual value OF I'M
ports OF ali kns specie included into the port OF New
Orleans and the duties paid thereon for period OF
SAVE ar he par nd 3fat fb0combor.--
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-18
Domestic Markets.

EFw Bmronp On MARRYr--Jar. Ii -Sperm-There 10
inquiry for sperm, for export but hear OF No
sales the views Of purchasers not coming 10 those o.
hooers The only ions ming TO our knowledge
for the week sales Of parcels TIE wharf
t. 2S7 bbis ut price not transped. Wnsie Is very
quiet ard have sales to report The inactivity 10
doubt owing operators preerrng to await further
scv,ces from the whaling feet which hourly expected
BY the California steamer due at New York. Whale
bcne-The only transaction for the w.ek Is sale 81
Zoo lbs. upon private terms
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-18

JAN. 16.-Sun Mutual Insurance Company ~. Henry
LhigM Jr-Mo for Judgment for 'riv oi demurrer.
The action is by the payee against he maker, The al
legations in respect 10 the making AMI de livery Of the
note and that 1t has not been paid in whole part
sufficient The act Of Incorporation stated BY Iva
le and the date OF its passage The statute requires
nothing more In that respect q Rev Stat Sd Fd 553
Ire amendments OF the sct part Of the
and reed not be recited with particularly han
they have been Ia the herein The act erred
TO In Tease Of Union Bank vs. Dewey in LIST Sand s. r.
50o vas by its last clause made publ, act and the
Court took judicial notice Of It, An examination proved
that II not correctly erred 70 la the pleading Had
II not been public the demurrer woui have been
regarded having adm ted thst II correctly
Ia the reply. The demurrer Is frivolous AMI Judgment
must be given for the plaintiff with $40 costs OF tho
motion.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-18

Simeon rapers regular semi weekly sale bonds and
stocks win take place tomorrow Friday) at hafp
IL o'clock, at the Merchants Exchange.
At the second board slight improvement in prices
realized Erie and Reading in demand at an
advance Erie went up 4 per cent, and Reading q per
cent; Michigan Southern, H. will be seen that the
stock market rapidly from any shock given by
unfavorab]e political intelligence from Washng.o or
unfavorable financial intelligence from Europe But for
the nonsensica reports which reach us BY telegraph
from washiugtn the bears wauld have no capital 10
work en-. Every day two have someya osurd
from Washington relative to foreign affairs and the
public mind is unnecessarily excited. There is
not the least foundation for any # them, and
they 81 ould lot be considered for q moment
In spite of ell adverse political movements in the
face Of all agitation OF foreign relations our In.
teInsl prosperity wilt become permanently established
Political demagegues may brag snd tuserCen'ral Anne
rican srs may occupy the attention II Congress
the beginning to +he end Of the session. Mr. Champion
be dismissed recalled and the In Europe may
continue nninter nothing short of actual host
tiea in which this country becomes of the parties
directly engaged seriously interfere with
the progress Of prosperity apparent ia al
great local interests The bears may be for the moment
tensftted by some silly emansting from some po
ical clique at Warrington; but those who take more
comprehensive view Of affairs, and look below the
face will find something Observation-Disclosures hing
sustain exavagan calculations regarding fu-
tuIe growth AND unlimited resources.
The gross earnings of the Milwaukee and Mis- sssippi
Railroad Company for the year 1855 $6o a9 10 and
the operating expenses S27S 797 07-makiug the net
earnings of the year s4174s 49, This is an increase Of
about fifty per cent the earnings of the preceding
year. mainly derived from the vast fregating business
The operating expenses than 40 per cent Of the
receipts The dividend just declared is five per cent In
cash and per in stock This large per cent
leaves a large balance hand. dividend of ave per
cent in cath paid last July making The aggregate for
the year seventeen per cent. The surplus hand at
the rDencement Of the fscal year was about six
per cent on the capital
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-18
s FINANCIAL AND CONNER ClAL-.
NON EY MARK EFT.

THURSDAY, jan It's p M.
The stock market opened and closed little depressed
This morning At the frst board Illinois Central bonds
fell off u per cent; Nicafsgua Transit n; Cumberland
d; Now York Central Railroad, 4; Erie "; Harlem,
Reading n Hudson River Railroad A Mic a,gao South
err, n; Cleveland Colombia and Cincinnati, u; Cleve-
land and Toledo, u. The only stocks that advanced to-
day were Calena and Chicago and Milwaukee and Msis-
sippi Galena went up IN per cent, III Mi wauke ~
Ter cent with very small sales. The fact is there
ssock Offering Ia either OF these companies. small LIT
Of Milwaukee and Mississippi sold this morning at 82
per cent cash and that price bid for any part Eve
hundred shares. Erie closed with q slight up ward
tendency Reading has been quite buoysnt since
the declaration Of dividend. All the Western
railroad stocks have been active for days. but
Of them do not vary much from day to day in prices
Nicaragua Transit appears to have lost good deal of its
expansive power and is evidently destined to t,uch low
tr points before another speculative movement takes
place The stock is In strong hans. Hulon River Rail-
read vas considerably lower to-day and probably wiu
touch points much below those now current Nearly
the whole of the compapys bridging bs rebuilt 1t
M reported that the recent accident ut Spuyten Duyve
creek was in consequence Of the rotennes of the wood
work. We also learn that the dangerous condition of
that Of bridging long reported to the
company. great blame rests With the management
rebuilding the bridges Of this company or ugh
overhaulDg would be attended with heavy expenditures
and serious interruption Of business.
After the adjournment OF the board the following sale
of bonds and stocks made at auction by A. a. Nico
lsy:-
$4,000 Jeffersonville City 6s. Int. added 35A
$40 eco Lake Eiie, Wabash st. LRRlstm. do. 7II
% 900 Hudson River r. r., Sd mortgage. do. 84X
~ GOO idge Camel Coal Co. 81 O0J
shares Cincinnati, Hamilton Dayton II. r.. 90
100 Tradesmens' Bank Of New York. 12aA
so do do do scrip. .116X lit
40 Mechanics Bank, New York. ...............1 ia
hanover Bank. ............,........., OIL
GO Grocers' Bank. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A ITO
70 LhHA Va OWe8os. ~
100 Manhattan Gas Light Co. ......... .122k 12sH
60 Excelsior Fire insurance Co. 90
10 Union Ferry Co. 103k
United States Mail Steamship Co. .......... IS
loo N Y. Sub Marine Wrecking Co., per share....
465 American Artificial Stone Co., do..... X
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-18
Fire Ma rshal's Once.
INVESTIGATION INTO THE ORIGIN OF

TNvEsTI0A ALTON INTO THE ORIGIN OF FIRES.
lNtTNDiARy FIRE IN poHRRr Hoe Co.'s PREMISES -0u
the rning of the 26th Of december last fnseudry
fe took place In the lumber bulldog situate In Messrs.
Hoe Co.'s establishment. No 10 Sheriff street. very
lengthy investigation took place before tbs Fire Mar
shaf: upwards ~ twenty witnesses examined and
the acts thus ELECTED threw suspicion upon IF the
employees in the premises. The Messrs Hoe becoming
satisfied on this point discharged him from their employ
ment.
FIRE IN CEDAR STREErOn the evening Of the 31st OF
December fire at 81 Cedar street was rst
discovered in the bAsement occupied by Gutmsn Brothers
The evis ence shows that Mr.. Eugene Unan OF the
fm occupying the rst noor bad not yet left the store
lie WAS there with several other persons The smoke
iasimsion they had Of the Gre. 1t further shown
by witnesses that Mr. Uman the last person la tho
basement enJy, about fifteen twenty minutes prior
to the FIRE being discovered. also shown that
dewas FIRST seen burning in packing case In the base
ment, within about three feet OF glass door, out OF
which two three lights Of glass broken Gutmsn
Brothers insured for SGT 000 aud Ulman and Sons
for 418 OCO.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-18
THE WEATHER AND FRxsusrs AT ruE SourH.-

The WEATHER. AND FRESHRTs AT TIE SOUTH
The rains throughout the South for some weeks have
been unprecedented. In Columbia, c., on the ID iost
the water was rising rapidly and the wAteree at Cam
den had risen the top Of the banks and was iacreas
ing 90 fast that great fesrs entertained Of reshe
In Augusta, The % inst, the river ten feet high
ard rising The Mobile, Ala Advertiser, Of the 10Th
w.t.. also saysFrom Tuscaloosa, the 25th, learn
that Il was sn,wng aud seeting Ia those latitudes
enow having already fallen to the depth of eight inches
The river At ssnd but heavy rains reported
through the regions above.
In Petersburg, vs., and Weldon, NJ c., the snow on
Sunday was ten inches deep.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-18

Ths largest outstanding circulation was ON
the 10th April, wis.,. ...................... Ills
Tho smallest on the 10Th October. .......... 6,66
d ference. .......... LAO
The deposits reached their highest point TO-
dsy, amounting to............ -.......... IA, "a
The smallest period was on the 30th July..... 8,70
Difference. ..................:.... 6,oa
The largest amount Of exchange was held this
Gay, VIZ. .....-.... .............. o,vy
And the smallest ON the 9th August. ....... 1,6T
Differences. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s4,s
The following statement shows the weekly amor
exchange held by the banks Of New Orleans durin
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-18

Total. ............. 81 6a1 004 o. 92O24 736 ~
The bank movement of New Orleans IL ilu BY
the lowing tahles showing the weekly condition Il the
fur eadirg cash features Of the banks the weekly
amount o. exchange he d. and Rene al
moetb cssh footngs for the years 1854 aud 1856 The
peri the greatest extonsicn OF shsr loans vas on thu
Isl Il January when they footed mp Sit 478 GA
The low est point the 30th July. IL COS 2i5
Inference. 5,42o,ess
III lsI gest amount OF specie shown was ON
The 10th December VIZ .................. s.sas57s
The lowest point the Sd September SAFE 64S
Difference .........................,u 3673,92T
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-18
Court Of Common pleas-specisl Term.

JAN. A.-Augast Jraareqnond u.s. Jagnes Van H,uHn.--
Motion 10 veate order Of arrest granted defendant
stipuiatipg no, to sue.
George Frohinghdm u.s. Peter 7hornton-Order conf rm
ing report Of sse.
O. L. Hurry DC, rs Robert J. M1un.--Motion to make
defsndsnts more definite aod certain granted without
COSTS, with leave to amend in twenty Gays.
Joseph W Trust James Pirson and 0hers.-Defsuit
OF plaintiff set aside of trial fee and disbarse
ments
Banta Dougherty, Administrator, dc.--Brsdy, j.
The motion notice in ended t. be motion for costs
against the defendant to be collected de
tOss ososs although the motion sta cd Is, shat the
costs lie taxed or adjusted py the Judgen &c.
No objection havtrg been mace however, the torn
Of the notice, and the real object Of the motion having
been disclosed and argued the irreguarity mentioned
will not be considered.
There but two classes of cases in which costs
they
l. refusal to refer--tba claim being disputed, and
2 An unreasonable reeist neglect Of payment
the demand having been presen ed
The claim sued herein duly presen ted 10 the
nnitraix and appears from the notice that
II disputed duly served. There applies
ton however, to refer TIE claim tue part
t and refusal therefore, to refer BY the siministrs
trx. This prec sdss the plaintiff fron recovering under
the irst class mentioned. the demand was pecu isr
and from its character might have been the subject
OF dispute between the 0rgiuRi parties. The a1nstra
trx, in the absence Of any knowledge o. its Jutues
not suraoe In putting the plaintiff 70 mis- proef aud
apply for reference although tbs amount Ia dspuis
$780, he has necessarily Increased the expense ~
litigation Under all the circumstances tt cannot be
saio that there unreasonable resistance neglect Of
payment by the administrator The of this Sac
60 not allow costs In tnese cases. unless the cte
conclusively that the payuer OF the demand
ssrily resisted when the pcation Is that ground
The motion must be denied, without costs.
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Marine Court.
Before Hon. Justice Mccarthy.

JAM lb.-John Delaney 0gasna Amthony Conrdn.-fhis
action to the of $500 deposited in
the hands OF the defendant, bet the election be-
tween Messrs. Tuomey and Monaghan Alderman Of
Fourteenth ward at the late canvass II appeared from
the testimony that party teeng between the softs and
hArds Of that ward ran high, Mr.. Tuomsy being tbs
"Lag On ered BY the hards and Monaghan the "cole'
of sofs Both parties we're sanguias Of success and
bets freely offered either sde and freely tAkeo
Mr.. Owen Gallagher backed the colt Monaghan. and
the plaintiff the "nag Tuomsy to this amount u $500
each By sgreem ent the money placed the hands
Of the defendant with direc i,n. that IL the co won
he should denver the 81 COO to Mr. OConnor as the
agent Of Gallagher and that il the " nag in anead
Of the plaintiff The off and the .'co beat
competitor by several eDg lbs and the money patti
by the plaintiff directed The defence that
the money placed in the hands OF the defendant not
Marine Court under the act Of 1913, section f06 WAS
ousted Of Jurisdiction Of this specific action and finally
that the ceer dant had admitted that he had only 10
teres OF 800 in the be The colt that dgurei in the
lace examined by tho Plaintiff testified tina he
had had converse Ion with the trndant in which
had ex pressed bis fears tha his life DANGER and
that he would be beaten Ia 4 his suing TO
to recover his money and that he (the wi ness being
magistrate Of the ward had endeavored aliay this
feeling, by adv ing the plaintiff compr ,mtse and that
he thereupn aom e1 that he had only Gi ed interest,"
$500 and drop the suit On cross. xsminsN,n, however,
1t appeared that he (planti) raid only In fun
when ne said his interest IN tue bet limited 1t
contepded by the yf.in f that unfair had
used at the election and that it coming to plain s
that the money be had deposited With the nefentsn mad
been useo during the election in favor Of the co" aud
bad aioed u defeat hi fvorte mag ne eterniue
therefore to avail himself of It's statutory rights
for his money. The plaintiff nss,en thai the Of
1873 repealed The 64tn section Of the Code
the jnf isdicton Of This coort express d-foed
The Court too this vev Of The matter and gave judg
nent for the plaintiff for $500 WI cosss usual
allowance by
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-18

The Delaware ard Raritan Canal and Csmien and Am.
boy Railroad and Transportation Companies have de-
csIed semisnnual dividend Of three per cent; the
Aston Fue Insurance Company scmiannual dividend
Of Eve per cent; the Peter Cooper Fire Insurance Com
psny temi annual dividend Of five per cent the Sea-
mems Bank for Savings their usual interest OF six per
cent on sums Of five hundred dollars and under, aud
five per cent five hundred dollars, payable
on the 21st inst
The Sandy River Rank o. Harrington, Maine, has been
robbed Of unsigned notes TO the amount Of between
81 COO and sooO in tens and twentiss Ono hundred
dollars oftbe stolen notes recently received from
the Suffolk Bank bearing forged signatures Of the Presi
dent, Samuel Belcher, and the lac cashier Mr.. Jones'
with back dates.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-18

The bRuTea ANNEXED chow Inc 1unt OF duties cot
leced monthly at the New Orleans Custom House duiog
the years 1854 and 1866
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-18

The value Of the exports from the port of Boston dur
ing the last week, including specie has been fol-
lows:-American, $751; 2o6 49, foreign, $12 o. total
$163, s74 SO.
The New Orleans P;c0yune OF the LIST inst gives the
annexed review Of the foreign domestic commerce e
that port for the year 1856 and several previous years.
also the movements in specie and exchsnges:-
COMMERCE. OF THE PORT OF New ORLEANS.
From the official records Of the Custom House have
compiled the following statement, showing the annual
value Of imports and exports Of goods and
cbandse for the last Eve calendar years, and exhibiting
at glance, month by month"; the entire operations OF
commerce at this port. The present month could Of
course, not be included 10 the table 1t win not be
mace up for for might but assuming the imports
elusive of specie at 400 0O0 which from present ap
ptarances they likely to be, the figure win
total of $40 ,9d8 against sl3,O22 703 last year.
deficiency Of 81 Tho exports OF domestic pro-
assuming tbs nonh at oo0 are according
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-04
TO THE TprDoR OF TIE HERALD.


At ANCHOR BRooxLYS Sept 3, 1855 I
affairs on board e ~ Fashion m Il having f Sesn ramosed
brooklyn that we bad the fever board received
quesiing me 70 rsmove. my vessel w,c,e him =
noe r,gne'Trs T hs % Mayor AID himself 70 visit
mustered before them every one in fne health.
end ,hey we're perfectly satisfied there fear
Thave her seven years out SOUTH and never
are that II had len cyernors Island on he sh August, be
day arrived. would no, have had board John
Al the Island taken 1911 since which time we have
al been well. The commanding officer Al the lsland
raj cases ~ the Isisnd before NM nv men wers
tsken, and sincerely believe caught the south
stronger ihe The health Of he crew since woaG ang
sane man knowing me ;pppo,e for moment tina, would
jeopsrdlze this immense community No sir no one would
eseve " one place Is The same g snoher g could
hoard and All hands could leave her.. As such
satisfied hero MOI he slightest SSr SSnseT be 6'Sfyn spse
hills wiz cease aud We shall be leg alone ResPscialiy
Commanding 4. s. ship Fashion.
TO JANIS GoRDos BrssErr, Eso, editor New York he
B-Thls explanation requisite because Of your notice
IN this mornings paper the public would still be in sis
pcnse
Meeting Of New York Merchants aud Ci,,-
zens In Relation 20 the Removal OF Quar-
sntine.
The committee appointed on Tuesday last a, the staten
leland meeting relative TO Quarantine met ycs,crBay
afternoon, at o'clock, at the office u Ray Tompku,
Esq. 2ao Broadway, New York
The statement has abroad that the present roev,
ment has political cbiect and strong comDlsnts a,s
made In the island that certain Journals reported tho rt
public nee,re hed or this subject as advocating ,ue
cinlus - itfsceri'ai iaUd rst4 The paia s-9't Z
rtlsirs taVs n teBsrfw0 .rla'.Ne# viii
Iittf ROE tFi lNN .sg es .y 1.
sre at uLea - 49,, \ u. vA e.y AZ 81. = go r.
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TRsvxt TO NEW OsIsAss The steamer Philsdephla 10
sail for Havana and New Orleans al o'clock TO morrow
afternoon 5th inst via land passengers as the former
port. hut will take from tht 70. The Board Of
Health of New Orleans, have granted permission for
touchlug q, Havana 70 immed aeiv in ~
tho rssy n they bring freight Gr rass 'r8r ia
Va.ts - ttn tefsoas ccHo9 r. ~ hauce e. Gsw tlf
4t. ~ tur sta4tef srt1 at h tNt esl uyl az
al DEL Esi8- al tne asW Orleans 4Afa4t.ae.
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City Politics.

THx REFrBrroAS CENTRAL CoNsrrrv.-A meeting OF this
committee, Edgar Ketchum, Esq. the chlr, held
last evening at Academy Hail. Broadway. No business
Of any important or interesting nature transacted.
The committee engaged the whole evening IN hing
vacancies and receiving the reports Of Committees
Crato
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hood OF what il not hitherto positively nmica to its
health, is nevertheless damaging it's commercial status
and deier' ing strangers from entering il.
The meeting OF Tuesday night specially intended
to correct the mil take to initiate proceedings whereby
the abatement Of growing nuisance may be effected,
and thirdly that the citizens or New York, Brooklyn,
Jersey City, aud Staten Island, may be committed to the
movement. For this purpose the allowing executive
committee was appointed, and readers will please
observe that the gentlemen composing it Of various