The New York herald., 1863-11-12

me Mercantile Marine insurAnc0 Company, OF
Boston. . seniannsal dividend Of i've per cent.
payable on demand.
The Globe Steam Mills, Of Newbaryport. . divi-
dsnd Of three per cent. payable on demand.
The experts from Boston last week exclusive Of
specie. were 1901 lss against t266 $40 for the oor
responding week in 1862. The imports for tho
same period were ss22. .sSs. against t6ii .liS Tor
the corresponding week In 1864.
An election was held to-day for directors Of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company. and the fellow.
ing named gentlemen were chosen:--Allan McLane.
Howard Potter Francis Skiddy, Charles A. Davis.
William Dennistoun. Leonard w. Jerome. Elisha
Riggs. Charles H. Russell. William Skiddy The
four last named are new men.
The people OF California have taken up the rail-
road business. and are now AZ fully engrossed in
the working and contemplation Of that kind Of i'm
provement ~ their Eastern friends ever wore.
-Four lines will be in operation in that State next
monh-one running from San Francisco TO San
Jose, another from Marysville to 0roville. third
from Goslinville to Brighton. and section Of the
Pacific Railroad from Sacramento. In addition to
these the work is progressing the railroad from
San Jose to Stoc kton and on the Folsom and Pa
cerville road
gentleman arrived a. Santa Fe. New Mexico.
on the nth ult. from the Arizona gold mines, hav-
ing in his possession fourteen pounds of virgin
gold. the least piece OF which weighed one ounce.
which he had gathered without the aid OF mining
Implements water.
II appears by a letter which Secretary Chase
wrote to gentleman in Virginia. Nevada Terri
tory in nSeptember last. that he prefers ereenbacks
to gold He says:-"It is pity the national cur
"a not ada al in all fran
actions Under existing circumstances a gold
currency subjects the to considerable ioss.
The workman and the miner would get food
aud clothing for labor. if food. clothing and labor
alike were paid Tor in the aationa currency, than
they do now"
The following ia a statement OF the cotton sup
ply OF New Orieans from the Lat Of September 60
the Goth Of October.
Bdir.
stock on hana is ,e,s,e'' se, 'a,
Baes sacks and bags, IA seed equivalent
Tc,a'. 22, ,aso
i The Caena. Dubnque. DHnlerh and Minncaota
Packet Company has sold ia entire stock CONSIST
ing of ten FIRST class steamboats,. fourteen barcc7
and all the warehouses on the Upper Mississippi,
to a gentleman connected with the Northwestern
railroads. with which in future, they viii N
connection.
The Atlantic aud Grea. Western Railway Com.
pany will celebrate the opening Of their road to
Cleveland Tuesday next. The broad gauge
| between the Atlantic and the lakes is now com
| piete
| The California and Oregon Railroad Company
| have completed their surveys and arrangements
| and will lay their reports aud maps before Con
| gress during the winter.
| The proposition il again in agitation ia Massa
| chusetts 10 unite the Western and Wotuester rail.
| roads IN one corporation.
The following the earnings OF the Clege
| land and ?ittsburg Rilroad for the month Of Oc
| tober:
October, 1887. tlIopls
Octobcr iN'z loIl'
increase S''"'
| The earnings OF the Rome, Wa,ertown and Og-
dcnsburp Railroad for September wcre:-
| 1896. 1862
treieh, WA"y 2soI,
| supdres. ............................ ibP 2h2l
| Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ss a. 5GIs
| Irefcase, 1867. 6;......................t- -,