The New York herald., 1863-12-31


nAiance .....' 80 o18 ,ll9
Included in the balance item are about thirteen
millions OF dollars in coin, large part of which
will be distributed early next month in payment
Of interest on government bonds. The receipts
for cnstoms were $211,ooo. ;&:.x< 4.saas, atsA''
The financial condition Of Alabama is, like all
the other rebel States, represented by Governor
John Gill Shorter in his last message as being in a
prosperous and promising condition. The figures
are not as large as those of Virginia and North
Carolina; but the expenses are nevertheless shown
20 be beneath the receipts. One important item
was saved to the treasury by the simple princi-
pie of inability to perform obligations required
by legislative enactment. Governor Shorter
says the General Assembly appropriated
million of dollars for the support of INDECENT
families Of soldiers; but they omitted to provide
the funds to meet the appropriation Thsis about
iihe person giving check on bank from which
he had previously drawn the entire amount Of his
deposits. Below will be found the condition of the
treasury as the Governor exhibits it, the 3oth of
September, 1863
In treasury september 80, 1862 ........... ss735s
Disbursements during year. 3,697, ,349
Balance. 81 ,414 ,551
The expenses and receipts of the military de-
partment are not included in the above. The
money value of the balance remaining in the
treasury is about one hundred and ninety-iour
thousand dollars.
The steamship Australasian for Liverpool, took
ont to-day s769 300 in specie, and the Bavaria for
Hamburg had on board sl0S, 600, forming q total
Of $s77 900.
The Allegheny (Pa.) Valley Railroad Company
has issued 5000 900 of second mortgage bonds,
$500 600 of which to complete the extension to
the mouth of the Mahoning river, in Armstrong
county, and $500 900 for further extension. Sur.
veys TO be Immediately commenced Of the
branch line from Franklin TO Mahonng, and it is
expected to open the road as far as Brady's Bend
II not TO Franklin, during the coming year.
The Phenix Bank, Of this city, has declared a
semi-annual dividend of four per cent free of gov.
ernment tax, payable on the ID of January.
The Paterson and Ramapo Railroad Company
viii pay, I'd Of January, dividend Of 3% per
cent, and the Paterson and Hudson River Railroad
Company will pay, I'd Of January, q dividend OF
~ per cent.
The Massachusetts, Cotton Mills have declared a
semi annual dividend of three per cent.
The Androscoggin Mills pay ten per cent lst
Of January.
The North American Fire Insurance Company
has declared a dividend Of five per cent, free OF
national tax, but subject to State tax on noDresi-
dents, payable January !.
The Metropolitan Railroad Company has de.
clared dividend Of three per cent free of govern.
ment tax, payable January G TO stockholders OF
s0th instant.
The July coupon Of the first mortgage bonds
textended) of the Northern Railroad, New York
viii be paid, less United States tax, January l. al
30 Washington street.
New Bedford and Taunton Railroad, three pei
cent, January /.
Interest dividend Of Salem and South Danvers
Railroad TO November ], at six per cent.
An advertisement in another column announces
the loss Of thirty.fve thousand dollars in United
States $40 bonds by the First National Bank o
81. Paul. Minnesota. The amount was lost o.
stolen, and the public are cautioned against ne
gotiating either the bonds or coupons, for de
scription OF which we refer our readers TO tn,
advertisement.
The earnings Of the Marietta and Cincinnati
Railroad during the third week Of December wer,
ss follows:--
Third December, 1863 63................f15 10
beme time lso2 ii 2S'