New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-12
himself was in town. There b no truth in sitAv

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story.
The Cunard mail steamer Africa, Cspt Moods.
left to-day for Liverpool with l,3l5,264 in spsc.
on freight.
The State Treasury of NewJersey has given no.
ice that bids for bonds of the State to the amour,
of 5000 900 will DO received at tho StatsHouss in
tie City Of Trenton until the 10th instant
! The Phenix Fire Insurance Company Of Brook.
| Ign have declared q semi-annual dividend Of s ?.
cent payable on demand.
The following are the new provisions relative 10
the stamp duty on promissory notes:
sEC s. Ind be IL further enacted That section ITO b and
hereby f. amended follows: Any memorandum check
ceipt other written printed evidence Of an amount q
money TO be paid demand or q. time desnssd shall BE-
considered promi,sory within the meaning Of that
sscon and shall be stamped accorongy and that schedule
any Inland of Exchange Draft Order 70 Tee payment
Of any money exceeding so otherwise than at .h
duies bed in schedule 81 stamp stamps affixed
thereon denotng duty, upon every sum OF $40 or any
not sscssdas thirty Day.. including The s.os
date or siynt, of Que cent (OD.
IL payable at any time not less than thiryhree DAY.
aoresad and not exceeding sxtyhIee days including TIE
gsce from date or sight. two cents lo1. ,h,o. A.x .
payable at any time not lees than a.y ns.dss
the grace. from date or sight, Of thee cent? vsI
Ifnayabe A. any tune not less than nlney'snroc osy
foread .ad not exceeding four months from date night
including the grace, Of four cents va , ,,.,.,
paybe at any time not les, .1a ,o S. o ..S, as
said and not exceeding SIX meh'ns "o ~eS0 sH heioo'
ing grace OF sx cents tb) T., ...,.
payable cay time exceeding Sn mon'as nom date or
The holders of the second mortgage bonds or in.
come bonds and dividend scrip certificates Of the
late Madison and Indianapolis road, and Of certif.
Gates Of fractional shares, will have to surrender The
former and convert the latter with full shares pre-.
vous 70 the 3lst inst 10 enttle them to participate
in tho earnings of the road for the current year.
Holders of the first mortgage bonds are notified that
the accounts of the purchasing agents will be closed
on that day, and that thereafter all outstanding
bonds will be excluded from the benefit Of the
agreement
The City Controller invites, until the 2Sth inst. st
o'clock, p. m, bids for an issue of 100000 Of
) y cent bonds redeemable on the lst Of Novem'
Der, 1869. The conditions will be found in the OIL
cial notice Of the Controller in the advertising
column.
The annual repor. of the Erie Railway Company
has been received. 1t shows very favorable con-
dtiou Of traffic. but the general result has not been
az favorable as has been generally anticipated. Tho
earnings have been large, but have been absorbed
in pss merts Of back Indebtedness, while tie capital
and funded debt show . large increase, we think
anna tvo millions and half-we have not the COM
narrative figures at hand. The total capital stock
and debt is usw $io,l0i.700. In hasty glance at
the report. We do not see any explanation Of thA
increas. The figures are:
The eui.Al and de fths Company on Dec 81 1852 were