The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-30


At the se,ord bead the market for stocks
fIm but not a. al active Erie, Galens, and Cleveland
and Toledo opened and closed without change NicArg1a
Trahit fell of x per cant Reading Railroad, "a. Thu
sales were only 20 derate extent The arrival CT the
steamship Illinois to-day with 81 500 600 in gold, will
give a favorable bank Statement. next week. We
snail have the bulk Of this gold Ia the banks two days
the present weekly average aud should not bs
prised to million increase in the next statement In
June about seven millions viii out OF the Sab Trel.
sufy tie Texas debt, and about two millions
haDvfcie1cy bill. The banks must expand ouch
accession to thei- specie reserves.
TIE Howard Insurance Company Of this city has de-
cared semi annual dividend Of fifteen per cent payable
June ..
The Boston Mutual Insurance Company has dec!,red
cash diva md OF fifteen per on policies expired May
l. 1856.
AT meeting Of the stockholders OF the B-uos wick and
Florida Railroad Company, held st Brunswick, Georgia,
the 18th inst, the folio wing parties chosen
directors for the ensuing yearohaTes F. Wsues Jr.,
ems, PENN. Chauncey Vibbsrd, Albany; George E.
Gray do. Samuel J. Beals, New York; Henry G. Vince
Ter do Henry s. Wees, do; Lsvi J. knight, Georgia.
At subsequent meeting Of the Board Col. Charles f.
Wees elec ed President, and Samuel J. Beas Vice
President Contracts made for grading, bridging
ana crcssteirg tie road seventy mile west OF the ST. lila
rvsr reaching to the ALA aha river. These coutra,s
we're mace with taNnty responsible planters living
along the line Of the road to extend the road 7Gvs
miles to Thomssvre "a distance of one hundred and
fifty eight miles Brunswck), with branch to Albany
seventy miles in length. The contamination Of this
great public improvement, essential to Southern
Georgia and to the commercial interests of the South
nay now be conaide red certain.
The coupons Of the Eastern extension bonds OF the
Peoria and oquawka Railroad Company due the LIST
Of june win be paid at the Shoe and Leather Bsnk
| and aft.r Monday, the I'd proxmo
The interest upons due the Milwaukee City bonds
on the LIST Of June, issued to the Milwaukee and Water
town Railroad viii be paid and after the ID poximo,
the Office Of Strachan Scott, No, 81 William street.
The Assistant Treasurer to-day reports follows
Paid treasury account $l12, 26S %
Received DO. ................ 1i4,523 SO
Balance do. ......"........ 1o,o44,930 2!
Paid on dsbursng checks. 81 973 60
| The warrants entered at the Treasury Department,
Washington, on the 2eh inst, we're as follows:-
Fer the redemption OF stocks. S47 ITO 6S
For the Treasury Department ........2sa a az q
War received and entered. .....1 1850 8S
From miscellaneous sources. ISL 10
On account OF the navy ri, Dol d
For ousoms... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2514 20
The receipts the Morris Canal for the week and
ending the oath inst compared with receipts
or corresponding time last year, are as iollows;-
| fetal to May 10, 1861. ,466 Go
i week ene y nay o,ofo V-sJlolS oo
Total to May IL, 1855. 63a sST IS
Week ending, May N.......... 1o,eo9 S5-sio,092 SO
Decrease in 1856. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1920 10
The decrease, it will be sesn sgraduay coming wn
ea7ing little to doubt the usual annual advance
| FOR the last ak or eight years.
The Toledo Blade contains the following a,count OF the
position and prospects Of the Wabash Valley Raroad
TIE sgent o. this road informs that freight Is now
comr from the Ohio river Wis the Peru and Indsna
lis al Jeferson,Ke railroads without transhipment OF
| change Of cars
On Monday last 600 barrels Of pork received here
from Iousvle Ky. and there are now about 600 bar
rels OF -four in the warehouse, received from Jefferson
| vile, on the Ohio river, opposite louisville.
Wo believe that this arrangement will be hailed will
pleasure by business community Hencsforth Ia open
"a 10 us chain OF railroad conneccns widely raui6ef
through the richest portion of the West and
whose varied products thus brought directly to ht
shores of Cake Erie New fields enterprise new fsc
ties of open whose magnitude will re,ey,
daily increase whose future importance can sea rce
| " be toreshadowed even by the most ga pguine
let the reader take nap and for eimsen the sim
| ple facts Of the case.
| l. The Toledo, Wabash and st. Louis Railroad extend,
TO the Indiana Western State Line connecting at tina,
point with the Great Western Railroad of Illinois fro
Dsnvlls 10 Springfield, and continuing west by the Grea
Western Railroad to Naples, Illinois, Whence wpen com