The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-19

attractive appearance though the country teens with
evidences of returning prosperity and is abundany
evident that the railroads have the worst Of the
hard times produced by the crisis Of 1857. Public cond
dence revivng but slowly and the dstrusi OF railway
property engendered by the breakdown two years ago
continues operate with full force. AT the opening o.
day. stocks generally dull at the close Of the FIRST
qoard the market heavy between the boards
slight rally took place, and at the close Of business
hours the market quite firm. The leading stocks
to-day Rock Island and Galena The former opened
at "a, and closed at 64,s bid; the latter opened
at TAX, and closed at TAX bid The earnings for the
second week in October the Gaena reported in
the street at $50 0an increase Of $1,000 on the cor
responding week last year These roads will soon begin
to feel the effect Of the corn movement New York Gen.
trail opened at $685. and advanced TO so which price
was bid at the close 1t Is not generally known that
when the stock at 81, Nj. Olcott, and the other
managers of the Dudley Observatory sold out all the
stock owned by that institution In the railroad Reading
was better to-day opened at 36 and closed at 80 bid
The late decline appears to have had better Foundation
than the temporary absence Of the President. When
there is sufficient short interest presume that ws
shall again the stock selling at the old figures.
Pacific Mail declined " per cent There was not much
done in the other railroad stocks State securities are
strong Mssouris 4 u per higher this after.
noon In railroad bonds there very little doing The
following were the list of prices Of the dayyrginas
941s %; Missouri per cent SAX IS; Canton, II 49,
Cumberland Coal, 12H Y; Pacific Mail, Tx y; New
York Central S0k u; Erie, 6x Z; Hudson River 35K
&c. Harlem, 9H II do preferred, 36@ a u; Reading,
IS "a Michigan Central, 42x 49, Michigan Southern,
~ u; do. guaranteed, Is "; Panama, 122h X;
Illinois Central 671s 49, Galena and Chicago TAX
Cleveland and Toledo 1917 90 Chicago and Rock Island
64K Il.
The following was the business Of the sub-Treasury
TODAY
Io!a receipts s Sill As os
Iror customs 10000 %
ray menus. 50, lH 90
Balance OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4,7O55 Y8 3s
The exchanges at the Clearing House this morning
amounted TO s2l 500 &c. and the balances to 81 l9l
ss1 76
The public will be surprised to hear that Mr.. Justice
Osborn has discharged the deauer Lane from custody
declaring that he has committed criminal offence. II
Justice Osborns view Of tho law be correct is high
time that it altered AS is according to his ruling
banks and financial institutions the mercy of their
employees We subjoin the last sentence of this impor
tant decision. The Justice Says
In conclusion, from the Interpretation have deemed &c
my duty TO give to the 35th section after patient hear
ing Of the able and lucid exposition of the law some Of
the most learned and experienced members of the bar
feel compelled 10 declare that although the prisoner has
unquestionably committed gross moral fraud, do not
perceive that he has made himself amenabe criminal
prosecutions and must therefore discharge him from Gus.
tody.
The largest bar Of gold that probably was seen in
the city of New York is exhibition at B. Berend
Co.'S No Wall street. who have lately purchased it, -ts
exact proportions 11 inches long, 5s inches broad
and 3A inches deep Its net weight is two thousand TIVE
hundred and twenty seven and ninety hum
dredhs of ounce; its hncness s thousandths; its
value, without premium is SAL lo o. Kellogg Hum
BERT San Francisco the assayers. was exhibited
at and took the premium at the fairs In San Francisco
The following dividends have been declared The CITY
Bank, semi annual dividend of per cent payable No.
vember /; the Columbian (Marine) Insurance Company,
a dividend of 81 per cent, payable November1
convention is to be held this week at Cleveland in
relation to reghts and passenger fares by the Central
Erie ard other roads and will probably be advanced
early in November.
The weekly statement of the Philadelphia banks pre-.
sens the following aggregates compared with those OF