New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-15

These ports have foreign commerce OF S0O,V0OOO'
and an enormous domestic trade, beside which we
have the immense internal commerce of the Empire,
radiatng from these points through It's canals and
nayigabe rivers.
The cable being laid, this Company propose erect
ing Iand-lines and establishing speedy and trust
worthy means of communication, which must com
mand there as everywhere else, the communications
Of the Government of business and of social life es
pecally in China. She has no postal system, and
her only means now of communicating information is
Iy courier on land, and by steamers on water.
The Western World knows that China is a very
large country in the main dcnscly peopled; but
few vet realize that she contains more than third
of the human race. The latest returns made to her
central authorities for taxing purposes by the local
magistrates make her population -Four Hundred and
Fourteen Millions, and this is more likely to be under
than over the actual aggregate Nearly all OF these
who are over Ten years old not only can but do read
and write Her civilization is peculiar, but her liter
AZURE is as extensive as that Of Europe. China is
n land of teachers and traders and the latter are
exceedingly quick 20 avail themselves OF every prof
fered facility for procuring early information. III Is
observed in California that the Chinese make great
use Of the telegraph though 1t there transmits mes
saces in English alone. To-day great numbers oil
aeet steamers are owned by Chinese merchants and
Va
early intelligence If the telegraph propose, con-
Meeting all their great seaports now in exist
ence it is believed that its business would pay its cost
within the first two years of its successful operation
and won ID steadily increase thereafter.
Noenterprise cOnmends itself as in greater degree
remuneratiye to capitalists and to our whole people
Ii is of vast national Importance commercially, po
litically, and evangelieally.
Shares of this Company to a limited number may
be obtained at $50 each $40 payable down sl5 on the
LIST OF November and sj payable in monthly Install
ments of g. 80 each, commencing December J. 1907
on application TO -
Messrs. BooKsrAvER, TnAYER & SLossON, No. 10
Wall-st., New-York
The NATIONAL BANK COMMONWEALTH New-iork'
Messrs DRExEL & Co., Philadelphia
Messrs J. l.. BROwNELL d Co., Rew-lOrk'
Messrs JAY COOKE & Co., Washington, d. e.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Washington, ID. &.
Messrs c. d. HEAD and T. II. PERKINS, Boston
Messrs. LEE, HIGGINsON q Co, Boston,
The MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK, Syracuse NJ l.
The SYRACUSE CRY BANK, Syracuse, n. \.
Messrs. CHAs. +. CHASE g. Co, Baltimore. Ma
Messrs DoNAuoE, KELLY g. Co, San Francisco
Cal.
WR HiGBY, esq, Pequonnock National Bank
| Bridgeport, Conn.
! II. II. ORMsBEE Manufacturers Ins. Company
/ Providence II. /.
! W. H. MORSE, American Express Company schen-
ectady, Ny.
And at the Office of the Company,
Nos % and p Nassau-st. New YORK
| PACIFIC RAILROAD (OF MIssoURT)-sIA fEi'
| CENT GOLD BONDS.
The Pacific Railroad tof Mssouril. through the I'M
designed, offer for sale limited amount Oh 'he'l
| gold n Der
| interest.
The road extends from St. Lons 2s3 miles TO Kan
sas City, there connecting with the Union racine