New-York tribune., 1869-02-26

Paris, long, 517f05i6t Paris, short, 514aosI4: Ana
werp 6ls.05.l7i; Swiss. 61sie5I7I; Hamburg an
8ss; Amsterdam 20! o!siCs; Frankfort fOl 9loI Breme,
7s3a7S5; Berlin, .li07i
The transactions ut tho Office OF the Assistant Tr,..
urer were: Receipts for custons $4,000, for rol1
notes. $4,000 total receipts, slsO49as S9 total payrsp.
s9S4 9o5 81; balance. t92,lol,S4s 10.
In Freights-To Liverpool 700 bbs. Rosin at Is iosH
To Glasgow by steamer 500 bbs Flour at 2s To rsoa
1900 bbs, RosD at "a. fi.....AkAB = = ~
The regular weekly statement OF the Bank Of England
made public today, shows that the amount OF buon ~
vault has decreased e2o0oo sterling since last week
The Chicago and Rock Island road earned for the thi,S
week in February: iJ1ags fafltt9 HHHTaW
Iesa..".-.........spus
The Michigan Southern Road earned for tho third wee
In February: ..
ss7As 1868 spm
The Milwaukee and st. Paul Road earned for the third
week In February: H4<ftf tuf. tl1
As36o ia6s..................tsy m
dispatch from Chicago says that in the Illinois Houss
Of Representatives, yesterday afternoon, abi passed
providing for general system OF railroad corporations
by dividing the directors INTO three classes This meas
is in the interest of the Rock Island Road enabs
the present manager to continue in power two years
longer. In discussing the bill, members con-
tended that 1t was necessary, to prevent the
wsll-st. spectators from gaining control - a
a the Western roads, that 1t would hinder consoldsr
ton and and competition. The vote was "a TO a. Tlis
legislation is intended a check upon the Erie Company
who has looked TO the Rock Island Road for conneca
to OMAHA and is said hold controlling interest thas
stock that the three trunk lines in fair way To
perfect their connection with Chicago it Is expected
the struggle will be for the control OF the Ass
running from Chicago to Omaha. The Northwestern
Road is already in operation and is expected that By
July the Chicago Rock Island and Chicago Burlington
and Quincy Roads will complete their roads the
point so that there will be three roads in operation by the
tme that the Pacific Road Is completed.
A Correspondent says:
The early theory in practical raroadng, which Do
anded short roads with large way business as conditions
OF the largest profit yield TO the results OF actual
experience That experience would seem 10 demonstrais
that the longest lines OF road 0ther things beng equa
are always the profitable The last year: earninss
upon tho NewYOrk Central the EewYork and Erie, and
the Pennsylvania Central instances IN PROOF OF tns
Tho New-York Ceutrals earnings per mile figure at
sIs9 tho EewYork and Erie at s 25l, aud the Penn
syyania road sIs5l5. The Union Pacific Is much
longer railroad. Should ts annual earnings per mile
IL lc the average Of these roadssay 265 the result
on tIOO miles OF road would be s64sl5o In the year
The United Senate Committee, In reporting upoa
the question OF further subsidies TO other Pacific raroad
states as their official opinion that the amount OF reght
and travel which would press upon the Union Paclhs
when it opened would DO more than could be moved
upon a single track.