New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-02


TIE American Exchange Bark vii remove 70 the
lew building oil the eorrer Of BfosdTay sni Cedar
street Oh Monday rs1t. Tie building is 40 fes. font
OF Boadwsy 80 fee, il tie rear ard 100 fee. deep on
Cedar street l. s erec.ed without suy variation, &C.
coriipg 10 sketch prepsred previous to composition
by some Elk architecs for the prpose of guiding tbem
il the prep.rstor Of their plans. The benkiOg-roon
prorer occupies spsce OF about 80 feet by So excu
i've Of vaults, which cover spsce OF feet oy -
feet. and private stairway leading to the sscond
story irto tie DrecteIs room. Toe remiinicg ~ by
% feet 10 the rear of the building !. arranged IN three
stores corresponding with the t~c stories occupied oy
tie basement and the bark, which three stories are
a-rropristed az follows: Tie first, about 90 level
WITH the bass ment foor conuodious washing and
dressing room fyr the clerks Of the bank the second
story, on level with the sidewalk sud accessible Ii
rect from the barking room, is oorrespondercs-
room, srd tie Third, also accessible from the maio
bank by fe~ steps is occupied by the Cashier. ana
PresiIerts rooms. TIE basement is divided 10 three
lNse, si,y, sellliehtsd aud commodous offices, am
Ply supplied with vaults very desirable for insurance
sid barkets Offices. Ga the secori story il the rear
il the Directors room sbou - by 10 feet iu the clesr
and tie residue Of that story well the third story
which by the way is already occupisd, and slso the
fourth story divided into large and desirable offices
for rert vel lighted both from the strset sni from sn
interior sky light 6 by sc feet. Tue a.ic s lsil ou 70.
the accommodation Of engravers who need superior
northern light, which lie amply supplied by tie above
skyght. Tie building s ctei IL the Gothic style,
carefully applied to present wants anil pup ,ses, sri
the msteYiss used. The exterior of the whole building
ard the whole Of the interior of the bankr room the
Presidents srd Cashiers rooms faced with the best
quality of Dorchester stone. Tne iron work in the
baLkngIo deseryes special notice dc being equal to
anything done heretofore Il the same mserial espsci
ally the lLrgs Of the vaults the nsssive vsa doors,
tie window frames ard ssshes, the shutters sni the
osstires Of TIE ceilings. The bulldog Is thoroughly
f.epIoof, the hoors throughout consisting OF brick
arches stoIe as in the barkr g-room resting upoa
wrought iron beams TIE roof is sl..ei on iron
cds, and tie little woodwork We fni, with the
exci pton Of lie floor plank, sli Of the best white
csk and cherry. The bink department and all tie
halls have the floors laid with encsusc lie. Tee Arri
trre Of the bsnkDg.rcom well as tie Presidents,
Cashiers and Directors rooms also tie scresns dvid
,ng tie Presiien.s and Cashiers al of whie
eek, and c9nsder them masterpieces Of m'chsnicsl
workmsrship. Tie architect Of tie building is Mr..
Leopold Eidliz.
The Cumberland Teecrsph notes quite an ercour.
sgrg revival in the cosl business L. that region. With
in & comparatively small spsca OF tme We are told
So boats eft for .idews,sr with nearly 1900 tues OF
coal
Tie Philadelphia Ledger says:
portion Of the canals lately sold by ths conmon-
wealth to the Sudbury srd Erie Rairosd Company,
have been resod 10 oe. corporation, organized
der the title Of TIE Wyoming Canal Company"
The line in question is sixty four miles long, extending
from Wilke -barre TO Northampton alone the North
Brareh susqueharIe, through the rich counties OF
Luzeine. ColuInbis, MortOur ana Northumberland.
The Wyoming Company psd for this property
$eJ GEO. viz. ss5, 600 cash and 5000 900 10 six or
cent o;tgsge bonds the canal ard its sppurts-
nances, rtdeemable in twenty years.
a, Phlsdelphis the money market continue. very
easy AID the banks absorbing rnOst Of the god
psper offered. There is very little outside dem.ud for
mercy, and mOIe anxiety 20 obtain first clsss nsnes,
which are scsrce and wanted e. jq6 per cent per
rum.
TIE cash assets srd lsb lities of the New-Oflesns
banks or tie 9th inst. were as follows: