The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-05

By 1t,cooa Co., Bankers
GAINESVILLE City, Ohio Bonds
Milwaukee and Mississippi Bonds
La Crosse and Milwsukie farm mortgages.
On Muskingum County Ohio Bonds
Fickaway County Ohio Bonds.
By w. Clark, Dodge q Co.
On Muscatine County Iowa Bonds.
Dubuque County Iowa Bonds.
Bank Diridends.
Irving Rank: half yearly, 81 per cent, Jan. T.
Isiand City BE- nix, half yearly 81 per cent
Merchants Exchange Bank, half yearly, per cent,
Jan TO-
Tbenix Bank, half yearly, 4 per cent.
Hanover Bank, half yearly, 81 per cent, Jan. 10,
broadway Savings, per cent inte-es', Jan. q.
Seventh Ward Bank half yearly, per cent
CoatiDertal, per cent, Jan. 2
Nechs.ics' Rank, per cent, Jan. 2
People Bank, per cent, Jan. z
Traaesmen's Bank; per cent, Jan. 2
Fmiertpt Savings Bank, per cent, Jan. "a
Sarse. Bank per cent, Jan. TO-
Metz pslitaI Bank per cent, Jan. Z.
By Pdndnad Company, No. 70 Broddtpdy
By Duncan, Sherman d Co.
On Buffalo and Niagara Fails Road bonds.
Albany City bonds.
State Line Road bonds
Buffalo City bonds ard Water Works.
Cleveland City Water Loan.
Chicago City bonds Water Loan.
North.I Gross, Illinois, Road bonds.
Keckus City, Iowa, BIRDS.
Detroit era Mwaukie Road bonds.
Milwaukee City River Improvement.
New YORK State 51,'p to Auburn Road.
Hartford, Providence and Fishkiu Road bonds
Rscins Gas Light Company bonds.
Ptsbu,g City and steubenville Road.
Sacramento City bonds
| tica City bonds.
Mobile and Ohio Road bonds
Wheeling City Municipal bonds
AlisoDia, Tennessee Company bonds.
BY Wells, Fargo q Co.
On Stockton City bonds.
b. tnder,rood d SINS, Brokers.
Boston and Montreal Railroad bonds.
BIZ Cleveland and Toledo Railroad Company.
On bonds of Cleveland and roedo Road
By John Cook, Jr., No. 81 Brodd,cdy
In Sc Fra School nd Fire bonds
Contra Costa County bonds.
State Bonds Of California.
BY Riggs d Co., No. So Wall Sired.
By Bank of Albany.
On Troy and Rutland First Mortgages.
BY Winston, Lanier d o., Bankers
Bsnking bonds Of the State of Indiana
Ttttsburg City 20 Ohio and Pennsylvana.Road.
lttsburg City to Car nellsville Read.
Allegheny City TO Ohio and Pennsy lvsnia Read
CleselsI d CT TO Marietta Road
MARIETTA City to the same Road
New Albany City to the same Road
harner Town to Marietta Road.
franklin County, Ohio to Cleveland Road
rranklip County, Ohio to xeni, n Road
Stark County, Obi, to Ohio and Pennsylvania Road
Rockland County, Ohio, to the Same Road.
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to Cornersvne Road
Ross County, Ohio, to Marietta Road.
Athens County, Ohio, to same Road.
Washington County, Ohio to same Road.
Van Vert County, Ohio, to Indiana Road.
Allen County Ohio, to same Road.
Crawford County. Ohio, to same Road.
Champaign County Ohio to Hqua Road
Ohio and PennaylvAnia railroad mortgages
Marietta and Cincinnati first mortgage.
Fort Wayne and Chicago first mortgage.
Indiana Central Income bonds
City Of CoyiDg, on to Lexington Road
Bellefontaine and Indiana Company bonds.
layton and Michigan Company bonds.
Dayton and Michigan Railroad mortgages.
lndianap polls and Bellefontaine mortgages
Cleveland and Columbus dividend.
Wheeling city 70 the Hamp6eld Road.
By Charles Butler, Treasurer, No. II Val stree.
On bonds Of Fonddu Lac Road.
We received from correspondent, the following
account of Railroad Convention held at Fort Wayne,
pdiane couple Of weeks since His report dated the
list Of december, 1855 and says
An important Railroad Convention has juat closed its
sesit at this place The convention ca led to or
and Platte Va ley AitIine Railroad Company and
permanently organized BY the appointment of Hon.
se resident Hon H. c. Schenck, aon Van R. Hum
Ihrsy Prof II n Day Of ohio Lott Bsyss, Esq, Of
Indiana, william Fisher. ESQ; Of Illinois, Levi Chase,
Vie Presidents; and f. c. Wilson, Esq Of Pennsylvania,
ard " Brinrnade, Esq, Of ssaehusetts, as Secre
tariss
The railroad companies represented were the venango
in Pennsyiyania The Linton Line and Clinton Line TX
sion in Ohio; the Thin and Fort Wayne, in Ohio and
,dqna the Fort Way and Mississippi in Indiana the
Western Air in Illinois the Philadelphia Fort Wayne
ana Pate River Airline, ia Iowa apd the Platte Valley
anc Pacific Railroad Company, ia Nebraska.
These oupanes represented by numerous
delegates posing large ana respectable body.
he MFG NATION con muncated was OF the most interest
ing ratLre. TIE roads represented form continuous
chain railway from Penn sylvia ola the western line OF
Neb,atta Territory distance Of 92o miles in the States
not ing the roads east Of the venango the
road Nebraska Territory. Practically the line
represented reaches in enc almost incredible direct
course from the Atlanh: 10 the summit Of the Rocky
Mounbir Portions If this hue east Cf the States
west o. Pennsylvania end each chartered road are
graded ready for the supcrsructure each link Is in
prcg Of construction and nearly he whole Is unee
coz ract The line reported Off Italy oy the several
panes, has gradient exceeding 52S feet to the
mil. from the Atlantic 20 toe Council Bluffs,
and these gradients are rare and for compare ve y
short distances. The curvature is also remarkably
light ard reported cost Of construction Of the road bed
low.
The owen ion adopted the name Of the American
Central Railway tn designate the whole chain
Resolutions we're unat mously adopted congratuatory
az the prospect preser ted the several reports Of
early completion of the entire line to the Missouri river
Declaring the importance Of active cooperation the
part Of the several companies comprising the liue in
efecng tie completion the earliest time and in
particularly 10 securing perfection o. road
and equipn emit, with simplicity aud siDgleness OF
system in the opeiation Of the whole chain when
cen pleted; appointing standing committee TO re-
present he associated compaIies and promote their
interests in favor Of ending COVE nnental
aid to national lines az railway by liberal donations OF
the public lands favor like vice the consruc-
op of the Pacific Railroad under the patronage Of the
Sers government ADOPTING the gauge OF four feet eight
anc f,f inches and recommending liberal expenni.
tues TO reduce the grades and the curyauros N the
utmost reasonable degree and particularly that gra
dent be admitted in any greater than 52s feet to
the mile n With less radius than fifteen hun
dred het.
publishing committee appointed TO prepare the
minutes Of the convention with the detailed reports OF
the evsra companies to the body in suitable form, for
publication in pamphlet, to be accompanied with a
nap exhibiting the entire line.
The proceedings Of the contertlon prosecuted in
perfect harmony and as the successive deveopeuens 10
the reports Of the progress o. the several links Of their
remarkable gneerrg qualities In direcness evelness
and cheapness OF construction aud OF their fnat cal
ability place. the interest Of the convention kndled
ip'o enbuiasrn of which every meoter psrtook bansh
i1s all doubt In regard 70 the sptecy and triumphant:
49, sum-nation OF The whole mighty project.
fps interest of the several coc1panies longer
The rety interest Of sing railro undertaking
isepca Of one two three hund ed miles bur that
continental chain Of railway, unequalled the
try or the world IN all the elements O. grandeur ans OF
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