New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-08

on Saturday last 500 900 of the bonds of the company
The entire debt lie now only 800 600, and this Is In
bonds maturing at different periods during the next
four years The company own 1893 shares OF their own
stock. .
The annual meeting of the Stockholders Of the Belle.
vile Railroad and Transportation Company was held
in this city yesterday morning The executive ofcers
the routes proposed for the road from Blevile TO In
terseet the NewJersey Railroad, which have been sur
veyed examined, and estimated upon during the past
year, whereupOn 1t was O. ,
Committee, take further and final action on the subject
The estimated cost of the right Of way and building
the road exclusive OF equipments, Is about sI0qo
The supplement the charter passed by the last Legs-
laure authorizing four additional directors, and allow
ing the road to terminate north of the present Belle
vile Bridge, was accepted. 1t was resolved TO pro-
coed with the construction OF the road as coon as
s35 0OO additional subscription is secureda OF which
Except about 81 600 has been pledged The balance
will probably be obtained within few days. The
work can he completed within fifteen months aer its
Commencement and it j. hoped to have the road In OPP
y Newark Daily Mercury, Aug I.
Speaking Of the new railroad connections with
Texas The n O. Pic0yu of a late date says;
Two letters from Mir. Bayley, EDgneer-n Chief OF
the Opeousas Railroad, furnished for publication by
Mr.. Hewes, President of the Company will be found
in this mornings paper They present foil and very
ptere information on the state of forwardness Of
n
the railroad connections which TO open New-Or-
leans to the interior of Texas. Few OF our citizens,
even the most attentive to the progress OF these works
are aware of the success with which the energy OF
Texas lie put forward in ra oads, and blending them
into one branch of con muncaion with the Opelousas
Railroad IBERIA and thence by that road to the City
of NewOreans.
Inquiries have been made through the Texas press
ar to the arrangements for extending the Opelousas
Road from its present terminus at Berwick Bay to
NewIbera, the point of junction with the Texas
Road. The Engineer of the Company now states that
the whole line is under contra 4; that the work Is
prosecuted at three several points, that the cros ties
and part of the rails contracted fori and it may be
set down as that the road will be entirely COM
peted and in running order by the lst of July next
On the came authority, and from recent personal
nsre stion of the works in progress in Texas, 1t s
sta that the whole line OF roads from New Iberia to
Houston in Texas, will be also completed IN 1901,
giving us direct railroad between these two places
a47 miles oDg-yz: New. Orleans TO New iberia, 10
miles: New Iberia o tie Sabine, l6 miles, the Sabine
TO Uoustop LOG miles.
At Houston this road makes its connection with the
whole system of Texas roads, completed and In prog
rees xt.ndiDg 10 AUSTIN 500 TO San Antonio, ooUi
and receiving numerous feeders which come IN from
various directions, To pour the commerce OF tha u,
n ense Sta'e into great CHANNEL whose natural ana
necessary terminus is New.Orleans.
This is the general result OF winch these letters as
sure us of the speedy accomplishment in the finishing
of few works already constructed, in whole or IN
part and for which provision is made under capable
and enterprifng managers These hngs are no longer
prophecies, promises, dreams. They are so nearly
realities that we may congratulate ourselves that the
time is short before enter into the enjoyment OF
the incalcuabe advantages of direct and speedy CON-
munica,ion with the whole Of Texas-a State OF mar
Vicious growth already and which needs only this IN
crease OF such facilities 10 advance with an accelerated
ratio in production, population, and wealth.
We extract the following from William P. Wright
e. Co.'S New York Cotton Circular:
CpoPWe continue TO receive the South repre-.
senng the effects OF the recent drought as more serious than
trey maturity yielding but quantity Of cot
VAN estimate are being put forth as to the
yield too early to be other than mere surme The
general inpre.s the public mind however shown by the
better prcs paid the vrous markets during the past ten
to-day and TO day South Carolina and Georgia
mention the Of rains two three times during the
urs in others The fear now e. that rain would
the forms end to drop o force the plant
upon favorable weather and late frost for its nai
N The lands and river bottoms continue to do well and on
all such the promise Is good for large yield - i,
Ngw CorToy up Friday evening Sd inst at New'Or.
leans the total receipts Of cotton amounted o oae
against six date last and three the year
fore The receipts cotton likely to be large at an
eaer perc than usual this which strong proof
the ebauOn Of the plant Very little Of the early receipts
viii be shipped to England France the Cpntipsnt and onr
Nohe uye will higher prices aud take the bulk OF the
the LIST Of September last compared with the previous four
years: ,,, ...a ,exo ,os. ,oxa
Reefs at So $685. $50 3Oe2OOO 2ss5Ooo 3482 900
Exp to ct Br..2es7coo Sc eco itsS
Total Export .s isSSS ssisSSS $4,000 aas9SSS assSSS
t xSs during Il: : Ss Seaded e the sSss
Esp O. Eli 600 5 SSS iSSS Sec s%S 10000
e other a .%S 1900 tSSS lSSs a Ice
rG,a ct the ports compared with
last year 10000 Bales Epoyt'-Ineresse 70 Great Britain