The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-06

AZ New York Gas Light Co la
so East Rirer Fire Insurance Co. biz
10 Niagara Fare Insurance Co. ....... 1856
10 stiopotan Fire Insurance Co............... y0h
rs Six Avenue Railroad ............ 80
s. Manhattan Gas Lgnt Co., iul stock. l20h to l2l
81 New YoIk Bowery Fire Insurance c.. l76H to 178
20 Pc Cooper Fire Insurance Co.............. 96
10 New York County Bank. ........... .102
10 SAINTS Clara Mining ASS, Baltimore per share
CT SIVOo.. :: .................. .SlOO
Albert H. Nicolay's regular semi.weekly auction
sase Of stocks and bonds viii take place tomorrow
<Thursday) at l22 o'clock, at the Merchants Ex
change. The catalogue will include about 900
first class bonds besides other desirable stocks.
At the second board the market was still further
depressed, and the operations limited. Reading
declined per cent? Galena and Chicago, !; Harlem,
]; Michigan Central, J. The only stocks on the list
at all steady were Wisconsin Lake Shore Railroad
and Nicaragua Transit Company. The market
closed weak with downward tendency.
We understand that at meeting of the directors
of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company on the Sd
of March, Mr.. VIM. II. Aspinwall submitted his
resignation as President of the company, to take
effect March 6. He stated at the same time that
the difficulties and embarrassments of the last two
years had alone restrained him from taking this
step BEFORE but that it must be source of congra
tulation to all concerned that these longer exist
ed, and that the present independent position Of the
company and the prospects Of continued success
authorized his executing his Intention.
He reported briefly on the condition of the pro-
perty Of the company-that the commercial agency
OF Messrs. Rowland & Aspinwal was surrendered
by them lst January, and the balance paid off; tina
since the company has paid all disbursements in cash
and has at present balance of two hundred thousand
dollars in the Life and Trust Company, besides
balance for current expenses in Bank Of America,
and s95 900 earned and due, mostly from government
After referring to the condition Of the steamers,
vessels, and the works Of the company at Benecia,
as being excellent, he reported two facts which can
not fail to be interesting to stockholders well
the public that on the mail route between Panama
and San Francisco, under the contract with the
government, the company had never failed to per-
form single mail trip, nor lost the pay for single
mail trip, and that in the experience of more than
seven years, during which probably $50 900 passen-
gers had been transported by the company, not one
life had been lost by marine disaster It would be
difficult to find parallel of these facts on any ocean
mail route, and they acquire double weight from the
novelty of the service and the distance and length
OF the route of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com.
pany. The President paid high compliment t,
the employees Of the company in the Pacific, many
of whom had been attached to it through all vics-
STUDIES. Mr.. Aspinwars place viii be supplied by
Mr.. William H. Davidge as President well and favo-
raby known as Secretary OF the Company SINCE its
organization; and Mr.. /. W. Raymond, known here
and in California favoraby as connected with the
active management of steamers, who will act as
Vice President.
The Assistant Treasurer reports to-day as fol
Paid on treasury account SITS lss 90
Paid for Assay office .................. 101 1893 80
Paid on disbuIsing checxs $1,000 "
The receipts to-day include 100000 transferred
from the bullion fund.
The warrants entered at the Treasury Department,
Washington, on the Sd inst, were as follows:-
Eor the redemption Of stocks. S77,345 20
For the Treasury Department.. 400 w
For the Interior Department. 42sae 90
War wsrrsnts received and entered ..... 200 90
From misce ianeous sources. ............... 30 "a
From Custone. ..'.." go go
krOm{anCs.. io,Aa4 W
The steamship Asia from this port for Liverpool
to-day, carried out 1858 ,747 in specie.
The number of land warrants issued during the
month of February were:-
1855 100 sore warrants making Ala, 7eo acres.
1880 100 acre do. do........ .S1o 2O0 a,res
36l2 80 acre do. do.......... .2ss $50 acres
o. 90 aee do, do............. 1890 acres
a. 40 acre do. do............. I0O acres
l 10 acre do. do............. 10 acres
The whole number Of warrants issued under the
act of March 3, 1855, is l0O,s53.
The consolidation Of the Perkins Mills and the
Dwight Manufacturing Company, Mt Chicopee,
brings into concern capital of 81 200 900. This
is said to be the largest establishment in New Eng
land devoted entirely to the manufacture Of domes
tic goods Seven first class mills included in 1t,
running sixty thousand spndles, and giving employ
ment to more than 900 persons.