New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-15

The steamer to day took $364,OoO in specie, mostly
gold belonging TO the English and French houses, re-
ceived here from California to be forw arded
A correspondent of The Chicago Times and Tribune
thus writes from. New York, in relation to the New
York and Erie Railroad:
Having had occasion TO pass its entire length
recently was surprised both by the number OF passen-
gers whom l found taking this route, and by the
regularity and speed at which the trains were run
The last tine went from DunkiIk to New-lork-
two years go this montb-we seven through passen-
eeIsj were nearly two days on the road THIS time,
boveyer we started from the Western terminus, with
two full cars and ran through by the stop watch the
w1ole distance. Everything seems to have been
renovated, aid TO be governed by master hand. Il
look forwa ard to a new day OF prosperity for this
much. abused but noble thor0ughfsre, as soon as
business shall have revived in the greatWest.
The annual convention of the general, ticket agents
Of all roads will meet at Pittsburgh on the third
Wednesday in April, to arrange prices between the
Eat, West, and Southwest.
Attorney General Howe of Wisconsin, has given an
elaborate opinion in response to the resolution of the
Assembly of that State, inquiring of him whether the
Legislature has the right under the Constitution and
laws of the State to repeal the act Of 1856, granting
lands TO the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Com
rany and aso whether it has the right to revoke AMI
annul the rights and franchises conferred the Com
pspy by that ac so far as the have not been per-
formed and fulfilled. To the first question, he replies
that the Legislature has power to repeal the act re-
served itse by the terms Of the act In answer to
the second he says that the rights of the La Crosse
Company, under the act of 1856, must be ultimately
determined by the Courts.
Among other stocks sold in Boston last week, was
al 600 Webster Fund" The Boston Ereaing
Castle thus explains it.
Mr.. Hsashaw sold, among the variety Of stocks,
&c. Offered at auction, 81 900 of the Webster Fund,
for $3.50. AS many inquiries have been made as to
what this is, state, that fund OF S5O,UUO was
subscribed some years ago among the friends OF Daniel
Webster the interest of which was TO 60 to him during
be and at his decease to his wife, and on her death,
the principal to revert TO the subscribers or the heirs
John McClave has sold one house and lot on south
side of 47th-s between Broadway and 9Th ay.; house
IL it. front and rear; lot half the block in Depth for
$4,000 Also one lot on east eide of 1thay., between
SD and 53dsts. for 600. Messrs. Raynor Black
well have sold lots n cor. 10th av. and 79thst,
81 it, on the av, 100 f. in depth. Also, lots on the
rear and fronting 79hst 100 f. west of the av., and
living between l0tb-av. and Broadway, each lot 25x
1922 lots in all, for $4,000 Both 79th.st and 10Th
av ere graded; 79ths lie 100 f. in width. Also, house
and lot north side of 34tbst first house east OF Broad
way sno adjoining the Broadway Tabernacle, stories,
basement and under-cellar 25x6O; lot $685. brown
stone front, for s25, OOO
The following the Currency and Specie quotations
for the week. corrected for from the rates current