New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-09

The Board Of Directors of the Pacific Msil S.eam-
ship Company have this day declared dividend OF
ceIt out of the profits payable on sld ster the ih
inst at the office Of the Company Tne transfer books
will be closed Until after tha date.
The following notice has bGen iseued by the Michigan
Southern Railroad
The Michigan Southern and Ncrthern Indiana Rail
road Co. havrg 10 sccede 10 the request OF tle
Cleveland Convention Of July 2i 1873 10 cut OIL the
New.York and Elie RsilIoai from al connection with
the West the NewYoIk Central Railroad gives not ce
that they will charge the Michigan Southern Railroad
Co. Local Tariff rates On al freight forwarded by them
TO the Michigan Southern Bsilrosd.
Arrangements have been made By which goods VIII
BE forwarded via either all Railroad or steam on lake,
with unrivaed dispatch, and al ra'es as !ow a. VIA
any other route.
FOR freight contracts bills Of lading, and tickets,
please call at the ofce Of the Michigan Southern RR.
Co, Nc. 1873 Broadway, cor. Of Day street Nss.foR.
JOHN +. PORTER AGENT.
In rather egotis;icsl circular just les led by the
retiring President of the Pittsburgb, Fort Wayne d
Chicago Railroad Mr. G. W. Cass the nephew Of his
uncle, lie gives the annexed Information in regssd to
tie prospects Of the new portion Of the road:
At your meeting on the Both of March, you gave
your assent TO the Board O. Directors Masking the
tract for the completion Of the road to Chicago. In
pursuance Of this action, executed on the 2S1h OF
April, with the PennsylyaIia Railroad Company,
contract By which that Company is to furnish all the
10 complete the ROAD. This contract liberal u is
provsCns the part of the Pennsyl snis Rs,iroad
Company, snd such as this Company could consistently
aeree 10. Jrder the contract two thousand tgps Of
rails have already been furnished, and the daily de-
livery is now about huuored tuns per day that
without doUs0t, the contract viii be fully complied
WITH within TIE time stpusted Ine rails are being
laid down they reach the tTack layers, and at tns
date some fifteen. miles Of track have been laid
west Of PlymoGth. The ballsstipg Of the treck
has been ccuanerced, aud vii! oe proceeded with ss
the 'rsckayltg progresses, 30 as to iurnlsh good
road for business, coon 81 tie track Is laid in.o
Chicsso With the sssss placed IN the hands Of he
Chief ErgiIeer as stated on page 2l of Annual Re-
port he hss arranged fol- the cash means necessary to
sccon pish the balance Of the vOIk not other siss
provided for, and in doipg this he has perform ed
service You cGn scarcely appreciate, and caanot well
rs:nunerste The gratn. is 50 fax advanced towards
completion that rlsy be REGARDED 81 out OF the way
With the facts above rested feel safe IN Assuring
yoc that the resd WI be completed, contemplated
by the articles Of consolidation n, IN the month OF Oc
to.er next ard that practically Aeg-0rk . 2oas
20 far as the Board Of Directors or the President have
eny iuther agency in IL mstter. TbeChief En gnssr
his Assistant contractors will DO the remain
rew9rk all Of whih is strictly within the sphere CT
their GIlies.
II sp,eas that tie cpe; atoms Of the American lsro
CompsBy have q. last begsn &c produce practical re.
sts eargo of 400 turs having arrived at he Sand
ych Islspds 4 Letter from the agent tle.e, DR.. c. P
Jcdd. TO NJ A. G. Benson, Gays:
"HosoLULU, Sandwich lslsnGs, May 81, 1858
The John Marshall arrived here on tne 2oth inst,
with sbout .l0 tuns OF sasao. She rsn doEn 70 the
southvest pofut Of jarvis IsaId ane dropped anchor
n foureer sth oms vstsr laid thee three days then
put down her ls rye srckor IN = fs,boms water sni
rCrTnenOsd pnlaa drg There vas not che sss. diff.
culty in sIcho1u,. or lying there So much for the
assertion Lat large ships could not anchor there TIE
eusro lad 70 be Boa Jed long way but tie thirg Sss
dcre without sny serious accident Several bosts
wer. oye jn the SEM on, 10 the chip there sppesrsto
tsve bs.n no sigr OF tApger whatever.
Cbs,les remained on the Island IN house which was
LuiIt for him. He VII assist cspt. Turner, srd re-
rsin fcr the John Marsha. t. return shsl ship the
euaro as seon 81 possible.
l. il stated ths. the officers Of the Ia Crosse sni
Milwaukee Railroad Conpsny have received ls..sr
from the Seerisry of the Department OF TIE Inferior
ove,iidirg the decision Of Gov. Rsnsl Of Wscocsic
IN rsfu.rg TO give tbs. Com7sry Ire lSds on re
,Ity ni.ss Of rosd sln,sdy coEpetea. Ths is scls.