New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-21

The earnings of the Pacific lSt Louis Railroad for
September were al ,Ois a. or sl9,94 over Septem-
Der of last year.
The Albany Northern Railroad, connecting Montreal
and Boston with the former place, costing ooooo,
was sod under foreclosure of the second mortgage,
for $3.50 OOO subject to the lien of the first for $500 wv
The second mortgage, we believe, was 500, 600.
The Eastern Land Grant has been given by the
Wisconsin Legislature to the Wisconsin and Michigan
Company The parties named in the bill were John
Bradley b. +. Moore, and Gov Bashford. 1t Is I'M
derstood that majority of the parties controlling TINS
road we're friendly to the Fond du Lac and Chicago
road and that close connection will be formed with
that road The new road runs from the foot Of Lake
Wnnebago TO the north line of the State where 1t
branches northwest and northeast to points on Lake
Superior. The Fond du Lac and Chicago Company
will also have close working arrangements with the
Western Land Grant Road from Madison through
Portage City to St. Croix River near St. Paus The
Governor has signed the Eastern BILL
The Commercial Advertiser gives the annexed ac'
count of a recent attempt to defraud:
Last week man, representing himself as Mr. Alex
snder pre- sented himself to Chestnut street house in
PHILADELPHIA with drafts on New York to the amount
of between $1,000 and g. OO0 which he wished to ex-
change for cash and jewery The firm refused to &C
drafts should be sent TO New-York tor negotiation,
which was acceded to- and their correspondents In this
CITY were notified that registered letter. containing
the drafts had been sent by mail to their address The
''''N' PHILADELPHIA Oct Is, 1886.
Ms.s 90 Co.. have commenced
You me- that make the collec
on you sp IN. 7. iHs & One
oi aa.O on E. wilkinson Co. Of Ne~Yof for siocc
Five other drs description and for *s6 the same
AZ soon as you receive present drafts payment
and if paid telegraph a. have above directed
ST. should mentioned that the drafts numbered
from 81 to 81, irelu.iye
on the back Of the letter was indorsed request from
member of the Philadelphia firm for a Geographic
notification on the payment of the drafts.
There is such house here as E. L. Wilkinson &
Co., and of course there could be no presentation of
the drafts for payment. II is presumed that it the
intention of Mr. Alexander, however by means of an
accomplce here, to have teegraphc dispatch sent to
Philadelphia to the effect that the payment had been
made, and thus realize upon his venture. This was
defeated by the prompt action Of the parties here who
communicated by telegraph Immediately to their
respondent the worthless character of the paper and
the result as communicated in letter received from
Phls depha this morning that Mr. Alexander left
the Grard House IN such haste as to forget to discharge
his hotel bill.
The deposits at the United States Branch Mint at
NewOreans for September were: 1876 Of Gold, and
$40 223 Of Silver Total, $l57 ,9S9.
The Pittsburgh and Boston Mining Company have
published their annual report for 1856. The amount
Of mineral raised from the mine during the year
terminating Nov 80 1855, was ,4S4 100000 tuns-
q monthly average yield of l233 tuns, against month
ly average Of 97t tuns in lS5i-an increase of "a
cent. The product in pure copper was ,S4 1877 ib,
equal to O. 56-IO0 y cent, and producing in money
si5,9ll 26, after deducting cost of smelling and
fnng. The amount Of expenditures for the year was
1852 IL, leaving q profit for the year 1855 Of
e2l6 95 Is which, added to the surplus Of e3 lbs "A
makes total of s255 40 49, From this the Directors
have declared and paid two divdends-one of &l0 y
share in February and one of so y share in August
fascinating total of eS0 900 divided from the pro-
duct Of 1885, Beside this the Company has paid for
new furnace, warehouse, dock, &C. s2 III Is, lesv-
ing balance or surplus Dec. l. 1885, of s52 943 "A.
The product Of the mine in three years follows
Mineral produced. Yield 2 cent. Value realized.
Iss; s sssss. ss s5IS s sissii $
For the year 1856 the accounts are even more salts
factory. The mine continues to present, operations
are extended seemingly ineIhausti5 supply Of cop
Der. The product Of the first nine months " 70
1852 900 tuns, or l36 ,29+ 900 tuns y month,
month for the corresponding period of last year. EI-
tensve improvements and measures for increasing the
facilities for getting out mineral in progress.
The Circular Of Messrs Mere & Kanz for the
steamer says:
The advees received By the Persia which reference
made circular Of the fh inst continued TO absorb
attention. These aiyees financial crsis France
Elsnd Consois leaving Of a. e2t they reported,
moreover, decided rise At the last moment on he PNi
Boups critical Of The market and ts sudden and
nezpeabe advance the face Of H. lead many believe that