New-York daily tribune., 1859-09-29
TIE amount OF coal transported on tue DclaVafs
and Hudson Canal during the week ending 9th inst.


The final hearing in the Rock Island Bridge cass
was aking place at Keokuk the 2lst inst, before
Judge Lee, of the L. s. District Court.
The following report of the twenty fifth anniversary
of the Boston Board of Brokers is from The Psst u
that city:
NEARLY hundred were present. including several
outsiders and by ALL believe, were the eff jrs OF
the Committee Msssrs. Nathaniel Tracy, A. w.
Spencer and John X. Wliams-warmly commended.
Tue intellectual feast presided over by MIR. Henry
W. Pickering, President Of the Board, who made q
remarkably interesting speech, reviewing the history
of the corporation. which was nov celebrating IL
twenty-ff anniversary, or silver wedding lie spoke
of the early incidents history of tine orgsoiss
ton Of the Board quarter Of century ago, at the
Office Of MI. Sewal City Back, when Mr.. Ssmus!
Dana acei Moderator and OF those Who constituted
the first subscribers. They nov numbered seventy
members he said, ffty-seven Of whom were active,
and, as an additional fact OF some slight interest.
twenty were unmarried. (Cries sf shame just made
at this poin.1 The gratuities charities OF the Board
were alluded to- though modestly There hs4 been but
ore asse, smen that 1886. The entrance ee origin
ally fixed at $780, aud aerwsrd raised 10 $20O was
$4O0. The President spoke o! the Importance OF main
tanning feelings ofwarm friendship aId desire for coss
social intercourse between members and his remarks
were throughout Of pleasant ana appropriate char.
acer
"Mr Henry f. Bsyley, toast. master, gave ssnti-
ment complimentary 10 the Vice President, Mr.. Chss.
ID. Head, which was recognized with complimentary
enthusiasm.
Messrs Charles W. Touey aud Enoch Martin,
veterans spoke briefly, and we're followed by Messrs.
O. ID. Ashley Of New York, who placed Q high aud
inst estimate upon the brokers' and bankers postoo
HoratO Bigelow, Henry kneeland, Z. Z. Shsate,
Stephen Brown, +. B Grant, who read avery anus
ing document from the pen of +. o. Graham, giving
biUgraphicsl sketches Of members from the most
thentic sources; ii. w. Nelson, jerome Merritt +.
Henry Perkins, who paid an eloquent tribute to tho
memory of p. T.. +. Degandi Gen. John =: Tyler,
ard others. A letter received from ono Of the old
phsraf enaai uith he In
was received with hearty cheers:
F,ankiin-A North Amerosr, true ss Flint Steel suA
as firm .chf. .ny Rocsland Superior 70 al Roy
Ike the 'Phenin sDd govern all southsds' politicians.
"The annual election OF officers took place 10 part
Yesterday Mr. Henry w. Pickering was caosen Pres
dent Mr.. Nathaniel Tracy, Secretary, aud Mr. j. q.
Soley, Treasurer. This business viii be completed
today"
The Chicago Press and Tribune, in an article upoa
the Illinois Central RAILROAD, makes the following
statement:
"On taking charge of the road several month'
since, the present superlntendent-W. h. Artnus'
saisfe Of the favorable location OF the road -
secure large share Of the through traffic betwsea
the Eastern and seaboard cities and the lower Mssis-
sipp determined 70 efficient measures TO recruit
it. The tariff Of through rates was carefully revised,
and reduction Of 20 per cent made upon previous
rates. Proper efforts made 10 bring the sdvsnt-
ages of the route to the notice Of the Eastern shippers
and for the last few months tine most gratifying results
have been realized.
1--WE learn from r. Forsyth, esq Of the freight de-
parDeDt that the sugar and general grocery trsdo,
under this reduction in freighs, has largely increased
within the Iast few months Flour, wheat and farm
products generally have sought this market IN much
larger quantities and from the most Southern portions
Of the Sate In Eastern through freghts the rosd has
been receiving and shipping from propeller from loo
~ 80 tuns OF merchandise per day for Memphis, Tenn
Vicksburgh, Miss., Helena, Ark and other points on
the lower MississDpI. The Inducements which cooIol
these freight are, certainty, speed, and low prices
Goods are sent by rail canal TO Buffalo, thsnce 70
Chicago by propeller, and thence by the Illinois Cen
trsl Road Cairo, thence by 10 their destns
ton. Heavy goods will always Geek water Transports
far a. possible and hence We see not Why tbs
between the sesbosrd and the lower
Mssissippi wl not possess lasting advantages over
every other. Light goods come directly through from
Pbis5eiphia ana Sew-York BY the PItkburgh and
Fort Wayne, the Michigan Southern and Alcs'gaa
Central Railroads, aud from them the Illinois Central
has received for the last fe months ~ 70 O tuns of
merchandise per day. for distribution 10 southern cities
The araDgenentsto tof the Illinois Central R.lfosdd DO
not stop with accommodating the interior rafc Of the
ounty Goods come 10 bond direct TO this city ifon
ErgaId by the Grand Trunk and the Michigan Cen
trsI RAILROAD 1ad are distrbnted by the Illinois Cen
trs 10 81. Louis ard other Southern cities. requires
but sipge trsashipmert ct Detroit between Montreal
ard Cairo, for the cars Of the Michigan Central rosa
directly down 70 the city, Next 81 inner wnen
the GRAD Trunk ia completed to ssfns, heavier
goods will doubtless bs brought here BY the propeller
from hat port and there be no question that im-
portal ons for St. Louis and al the cities far Soa.h
a. the M.sissppi and Arkansas wiIibe made by this
route We are assured that freights by this line are
low or than by New York or sLy other route"
The Cincinnati Commercial, Of 26,h, says:
"Tbe Money Market has been during ths week
gradually working into comfortable condition,
resulting IN better supply Of currency and less pres.
for d,courts than was displayed in the sasy Pan
of the week"