The New York Herald Newspaper, March 10, 1858, Page 8

8 How the Street Department ts FRR WAY CONTRACTS 4kB MADB AND KXECUTED— WHAT THE SURVEYORS AND INSPBCTORS D0, AND WHAT THEY DON'T DO, HTC., BTC. James Gorpos Beswerr, Esq, Eprrok xp PORLISHER oF THE New Youx Hxnay'— ‘Sma—May 1, appreciating fully as I do the vaat influence of your journal, its unbiassed judgment nd its in ‘ependent ‘course, claim ® ams!! corner of its valuable columns to do what the Committee ‘on Frauds has failed to do, and ‘which if is neither the interest nor the policy of any com- migtee emanating from the Common Counc!) to do: name- ly, to show how and why vast amounts 0° mane ee * yearly expended by the city government without orres ponding bc nefits to the vity. As the Street Department at present engrosses the largesy, ebare of public attention, | will, with your permisciog, ex- Plain the working of that department, by giving & brief ‘outline of the duties of the Street Commission r, survey- ors, inepectors, assessors, &c., showing +t the same time where faults exist in the present system, aod, in ay opin- jon, the best manner of correcting them—pointing out whore the greatest leaks occur, and the most effectual manner of stopping them. SURERT COMMISSIONER, ls will be only necessary to state briefly that this off or bas supreme control of all matters appertaining to his de- partment. J will state here for the information of those who desire to inquire more minutely into the subject that ‘they will find his duties fully set forth in an ordinance of ‘the Common Council of 1849, entitled ‘an ordinance re- organizing the Street Departmant,”’ and furthermore in an ‘ordinance of the Common Council of 1857 with the same tite. ‘When an ordinance ts pasred by the Common Couuci! sothorizing the regulating and grading of a street or ave- wue, @ copy of such ordinance, signed by the Clerk of the Common Council, is sent to the Street Commissioner, which he causes 40 be entered in full on the ordinance book, and ‘the copy received from the Clerk of the Common Councii iw duly filed away. The Street Commissioner then ap- points some one of the city surveyors to take charge of ‘the work. The surveyor so appointed first examines the ‘eordimance, so as to inform himself exactly of the nacure of ‘the work required to be done. He then makes the preli- minary survey of the avenue or street to be graded; from that survey he calculates the quantity of work to be done, end makes out a specification therefor. This specification he submits te the Street Commissioner for bis approval. ‘W the Street Commissioner approves of it, he (the Commis- moner) causes a cartain number of these specifications to be published, ten copies of which are filed away for fu- tre reference, and the balance distributed amongst the eontractors, surveyors, &c. ‘At the day appointed for the opening of estimates for the work so specified, which is always ten days from ihe date of publication of the specifications, the estimates are publicly opened by the contract clerk, in the presence of the Street Commissioner or his deputy and the Comp- troller. The prices and names of the estimaters are there and then noted down by the contract clerk, and are after- warde entered in full in the estimate book, » book which te Kept by the Street Commissioner for that purpose. The contract is then awarded, or supposed to be, to the lowest bidder. The person to whom the contract has been awarded rigns his contract and calls on the surveyor, in- forms him tha! be has the content; an sadn requosts the sur- veyor to give him the necessary stak » Which the wurveyor does, and continues to visit ine work from time to time, giving the necessary stakes, directions, &c., till ‘the work is completed. He then measures the work as completed, calculates the quantities, makes out the ameensment jit and maps attached thereto, writes out mt the bottom of the assessment list the quantities of work done, and bands the liet to the Street Commis- mover, who ats + the requisition authorizing the ase m the agsosstaent to the par- Bes ome »sment list, and at the same time givin a? eorered im the contract Book, wher «sors make up the list, adver. Bie 16 for ' yin inspection, objections, &>. At the exer nt 1 * ae!) $seutto oneof the Boards Of the Con ret #44 the object BR, if apy, inspec- wor’ mh ome oon apd ordinapee attached. Jt is ther r , 2 Mee oa Ascessments, who are eupposed tos In the usual course of” things it ie passed by foes throngh the same perform fence in the oiler Boacd, is sigaed by the Mayor, and be- @omee a lier on the property. SURVEYORS. It ie the duty of surveyors 1 survey carefully the work entrusted to Uleir charge, make plans and proiiles of the said work, and place the same on file in the Street Depart ment for the benent of property owaers and contractors, eo thas both parties may see clearly not only the amount ef work to be done but ite nature, whether rock or earth er both, and in what proportions they exist. It is also their duty to give the contractor the necessary stakes and trections be may need from time to time in the prosecu- don of the work, and when the work i Mnished to make ovt tho assessment list for the same, in detail the names of the parties benefitted, the of their property aud the dimensions of their Jota, make out maps showing the property so benefited, and’ attach the came to the assessment list, and also write ever their own signature the quantity of “work done and ‘As patare. INEPRCTORS. Tt is the duty of the inspector to be constantly on the ‘work, to carry out the inetructions of the surveyor, to re. ject all bad material and workmanship, and see that terme of the specification are fullilied. I have just stated the theoretical dutice of the various bamed, and the mauner in which business ts usually done. | will now endeavor to show you, as con. eaely as the matter in hand will permit, where the rest fealte exist in the present oe stom, and where and the greatest leaks occur, and the manner of remedy ing them. the Bret plas, it ommoo Council pass ordinances for regulating c., Without suflicieut to illustrate what I have said, I will suppose two streets, within @ short distance of ove another, equally require grading Ove cirect | hasa great urplus—< «the amount of excava of filing. |. ¢., the amount of filling to be doue on this street greater than the amount of excavation, therefore filling must be got pemewhere mh my Ay deficiency. One would nata- rally su) orainance a echaxtang the grading of both these etreets at one and the same time, eo that the surplus of the ono would rapply the deficiency of the other, whereby the work might be done for cue half the price it would other- wise coat. Gh, notatall, They pass an ordinance first reguial@the stroet which has the great surplus, The contractor®. knowing that where is po pl to deposit this warplus im the vicinity of their work, and that they will be obliged to rend it in sloope either to the Battory or Jersey, all bid bigh—on excavation, ray 45 or 50 cents a ‘When this street ie all finished, not one yard of ‘surpivs being left, our Solons of the City Hall pass an or- 4 directing the street where the deficiency exista to be graded. Specifications are forthwith issued for this work, cating for so many hundred or thousand yards of but none existe in the neighborhood; what ‘awe! bad left there wae carefully carted of a year or two ago. Consequently filling commands a@ high —say 45, or perhaps 60 cents: whereas, had etrecta at the same time, the excavation on the one would have beem done at most for Gfeen cents per yard, and the Giling on the other at twenty cents per yard, and, straage as it may appear, the contractor would have made more andl suppose roperty owners would be, better satisfied. Do not ie is altogether an imaginary case: unfortanately, i” le ome of wo frequent occurrence. As long aa the office of Street Commissioner is filled 7 who have no ether claim to it than their poftical faith; whohave to vide places for their friends. regardlesa of any consi: fers. ‘Wen other than that of politics. who know fall well that hey must toak« more enemies for themselves than friends Amongst the various rlijues by whom they are eurround @4, 98 the number of applicants for place is always mach eae" than the number of places to bestow, and who therefore. that no matter how faithfully ‘hey may dischirge the duties of their office, they cannot either be Fe elected or re appointed, and Uoat thoir private charac- Sere will be assailed with the greatest virulence, whether they be honeet or cishonest, by persons who have boen ae in their hopes of either using them as tools or places from them; so long will the aaminie. ‘tration of be just as it is—no better, and possibly To remedy this the greatest, evil, it will be Vo appotnt as Street Gomminsioner @ thoroughly edvcated only understands perfectly bie jession, but one who takes @ pride and « pleasure in it, must be placed entirely above political iafuence— ‘must bold office for twenty or thirty years, to be removed ‘only for cause. He must reseive such asslary as will compensate aman of the requiaite qualifications to devote hie whole time t the duties of his PURVRTORR, i ‘There are from twenty five to thirty persona now bold. phen Se one ms city ee in this city, some of Aare totally incompetent, and some others should, for causes best known to themselves, be stricken from he rol). There are aleo others whose abilities are full; qual to the discharge of thelr moet onerous, duties with credit to themeeives and benefit to the city. The manner in which are appointed, if not soon altered, a be- come & fruitful source of mischief to the city. per oun voumensing the necessary infuence with the t payee f ud the Board of Aldermen can now be appointed city surveyor, no matter whether he can make ® survey or not Indeed, there ane some now in commiasion Who would be sorely purzied at the #im- — question relating to the mere radimenta of the pro. jearion to which they pretend to belong Tt le needless to remark that a competent Board of Examiners should be Sppointed wo ascertain the applicant’s know'edge of his before appointing bim city surveyor Before the specifications are ine for the grading of s treet or avenue a profile of such work, taken through the contre of the street or avenue to be graded, sbould be filed in the office of the Xireet Comminsioner. Chis prod'e ahold be plot paper at a scale of forty fem borizontal and nity feet vertical to one inch, carefily colored, showing the dewths of all cuts, and the tot Si) embankments, in clear, logible figures, in and decimals of feet. Tue cute should be colored and the embankments yellow, the heights ae all oa toes above bigh water should be carefully noted on the profile in fect and decimals of feet. Where rock oxints it { ahould be a clear! hewn an Gan be nator tained crome rections on the name ating et the natural scale of ten feet to one inch. these crom im Gone should be taken at lenet at fity 9 fect apart, an oftewer if necessary, and they should be colored and d in the same manner ae the centre profile. The le. pores end dimehsions of all retaining walls, eal ould be carcfully marked on these cross sec com. Tee should be each carefully numbered, anda teremyn ting number placed on the profile _— place where cach of these cross rections are There pro. ‘Abd crows sections should be bound in atias form, aud be Gn fle with the man clerk in the Street Commissioner's wine. where they con'” he consulted by the property own racte 6, Bury y.c*, apd the public geversily, By | ‘Common Council would pase an | NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1858, stated in refo- not be presumed, from what all the other depart- Tence to the Sireet Department, ments are immaculate. Should you deem this matter sufficiently interesting to give it thé benefit of your vast circulation you will do the city, 1 believe, # benef, and myself a favor. PARALLELOPIPED. Supreme Court—General Term. Before a full Bench. MOTION FOR A MANDAMUS. ‘tthe People at the relation of Ellis vs. Flagg, Comptrol - ler.—This was a motion for a mandamus to compel the payment of a debt due the relator for stationery supplied to the Tax Commissioners. The Board of Supervisors had ordered the amount to be paid, which order tne defendant Da on legal county charge, after its —l were & r andts and sliowsuee Uy gh aT we Ra ni a eal mus would lie to the ty Treasurer to compel its pay- ment. But the act of April, 1857, has introduced a change as to the gore teptlypates orb borispodban epi gh acca ‘York ip Keeping their accounts and the pay- ment of county ee By section 6 of this act the Comptroller is mate Wes Sane) Cae of the Board of 3u- pervisors,and bas the game powers in reference to the fecal concerns of said Board Ua he postanoe in Togard to . And this section er drawn from the treasury by au- thority of the Board of Supervisors shall be upon vouch- ers for the expenditures thereof, examined and allowed by the Auditor, and approved by the Comptroller” It therefore, too clear to amit of coatroversy, that siboe the act of 1857 an audit and allowance by the Board of Supervisors is not sufficient to authorize the pay - ment of any money out of the treasury. To comply with the mandate of this law, in ad‘ition tc such audit and al lowance by the Board the came must he examined and allowed by the Auditor, and as a further check and safe- guard be approved of by tre Comptrolier. As in this case there has been no examination a:.1 alwowvice by the Au- ditor, nor any approval by the Comptroiler, which can only be after the Auditor has examined aud allowed the account, and which approval is mete as erential as the Auditor's examination and allow.nes, the ju!gment of tbe special erm denying the motion (or a maudamus must be affirmed, with coats. Supreme Court—Special Term, Before Hon. Judge Ingraham. THE CANADIAN BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. Mancn 9.—/) the matter of Janett Hamilton vs. Frederick Lomaz —The defendant was arrested in both a civil and criminal gvit for breach of promise of marriage and seduc- tion. The Recorder had dismissed the criminal complaint, and phy 7d Ingraham this morning decided that the mo- tion to discharge defendant from arrest must be graated. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY Y MARKET. Tvespay, March 9—6 P. M. The tendency of prices in the stock market con- tinues downward. At the first board to-day there was quite an active business, a good portion of which was for cash. Nearly all the leading speculative stocks show a decline, compared with the closing prices of yesterday, ranging from 1} to 2 percent. The de- cline was pretty general, and holders realized to some extent on each. There were buyers on time at the current quotations, and after the board it ap- peared to be the prevailing impression that it was a good time to go in and take a new line. At the board Michigan Central bonds fell off j per cent; Illinois Central Bonds, 4; New York Central Rail- road, 1; Erie, 2; Hudson Railroad, 2; Harlem, 4; Reading, 2; Michigan Central, {; Michigan Southern, 2; do. preferred, 2; Panama, 14; Galena and Chi- cago, 1g: Cleveland and Toledo, 3; Chicago and Rock Island, 1; Milwaukie and Mississippi, 1. Ten- nessee State sixes advanced j per cent; Pacific Steamship Company, i. A great many purchasers declares ‘‘that all mone! | at comparatively low prices have undoubtedly rea- lized since the reaction in the market commenced, and in a few days they will be looking about for something to do with theirmoney. There is such an abundance of capital that the difficulty is daily increasing in finding profitable employment for it. This fact undoubtedly has it+ influ- ence in keeping outsiders well supplied with stocks, and it will be continually operating with more force, in bringing new buyers into the market. A buyer of New York Central, Galena and Chicago, Chicago and Rock Island; and Panama, certainly cannot find better places for his money so long as this plethora continues in the market, and if holders sell they must let their means lie idle or put them in more doubtful and less productive securities, No particular cause is given on either side for this de- cline in prices. There are no indications of any change in the present position of financial affairs. In London, up to the latest moment, the highest quotations for consols were sustained. The reduction in the rate of interest by the Bank of France shows very clearly the views of the most prominent finan. ciers in the great political centre of that empire; and from all parts of Europe we have the strongest evidences of the permanency of the present abun- dance and reduced value of money. Within our own limits everything financially stands upon the most favorable and most substantial basis. Our banks are discounting paper at their counters at foor and a half and five per cent, and the offerings in our largest banking institutions are exceedingly limited and far below the amount daily maturiag. This is ro temporary matter. It is not an affair of a week or & month, but is likely to continue throughout the present year. A declining stock market, therefore, in the face of such a money market, is so unnatural and so unusual that # must be very shortlived. The public may depend that no one will anticipate nson the change when circumstances will justify such a course, but it looks very mach now as though the reaction upward would take stock to higher points than they have yet reached. At the second board the market opened and closed at prices comparing very favorably with those current in the morning. The amount of business transacted was not large, and no stocks were press- ing for sale. Pacific Steamship Company advanced @ fraction on prices ruling for the bulk of eales at the first board. State stocks generally were well sus tained. Comberland closed at 21 per cent, which ix a decline of j from the morning sales. Chicago and Rock Island was steady at 85 a 854. This fs one of the firmest stocks on the list. New York Central was a fraction better this afternoon than at the close this morning. Erie was about the same. Hudson River was @ little better. Harlem was lower, and closed heavy. Cleveland and Toledo fell off { per cent. Panama shows a slight decline. Galena and Chicago left off without change. Michigan Bouthern, preferred, was lower; while the old or com- mon stock was a fraction higher. After the board prices ruled about the same, but the market was heavy at the close. A heavy defalcation in the Union Bank is report- ed, and the first bookkeeper is the party implicated. The amount is supposed to be about $100,000. From his position inside the bank it would follow that he must have acted in collusion with outside parties. The probability is that some accounts have been largely overdrawn, which has not appeared on the booke. The Assistant Treasurer reports today as fol- lowe:— Tete) receipts... eeoee $112,902 57 : ooo 100,106 37 + 2,088,980 07 ‘Maite cipta to-day include $94,000 from custome The transactions at the Clearing House to day were ae follows:— Fotal exchanges, sooee seen cee 6 B15, 280 140 O65 Savancen ° 1,064,699 11 The Metropolitan ‘currency certificates are re! Baiano to income account, (sec Masoment Po). Salat Coat of Airy: ‘eo second semtande cepte instal- meat, due Nov. 1 tao eee duced to $752,000, s decrease of $61,000 since yes: terday. The rapid reduction of these certidicates shows that the country banks are fall of money and have no use for it. These certificates draw interest, 38,732 — = 248,980 and the banks will take them all up before the expi- pares ich, bumadgtptray 193,287 ration of another week, STATEMENT OF SENKING Funp, JAN. 1, 1808. cancelled Te closing rate for stenting bills for the Boston veneer wri a "40,000 steamer on Wednesday, were 8} 9 per cent pre- | Second morigage bonds, retired mium. This is a reduction of one qnarter since the | ,_D¥. the tustee, Teor. A celled 98,008 previous steamer, On Paris the ruling rates were | by the trustee, viz: relay BOT occa 82000 bf. Hove 6 13jc. The shipment of specie will be bgp ey. Tethcn Lit... See “ , Sielabacosrsacecasanaosrnnstseye docnonsanss>, SEE The Philadelphia Ledger of the 9th inst. says:— By av order of the Supreme Court of this State on Satar- day, it war decreg@ that the holders of bonds issued by the county of Allegbeny in payment of the subscription lo to the capital of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, surrender the bonds 80 held by them resnectively to mine said county, and are entitled, with the cou sent of the said The following table shows the earnings for each month from August to December, and the extent of the reduction in the force employed. An estimate (nearly accurate) for January is also added :— No. of Persons Amount of county, to take and receive ih eu thersof, a Rolls. amount of the stock 80 held by the same county at ihe {904 318 per value mori ae such other ney not contng 66,599 ir respectiv' jonate amount, as may be agri 1/581 61,255 upon between the said parties, 1464 49/681 The annexed is a comparative statement of the 825 33 at exports (exclusive of specie) from New York to ™ % foreign ports for the week and since Jan. we” Stock 1856. ‘1857. Tusspay, March 9, 1858. Total for the week. 1,106,955 $891,209 $1, 08 $1000 NYork 534, '60 220 shares Erie RR... 3155 Previously reported... 11,316,742 20, 0,977,280 8/880,490 | 19000 NYork 6's, "73 bss 1220 & 31 a ————== | 4600 Ohio 6’s, 60... 102 y, Total since Jan. 1. ,..$12,429,007 $11,408 944 $0,953,888 | cco Tenn o.. The following table will compare the exports of the seven principal staple articles for the week and year:— ——1857—— 1883 — Tonk ending March 4. + amount. Value. Amount. *Value. | 1000 bale + 2,273 $158,741 845 $33,290 | 5000 Harlem 2B 160,109 28,321 109,310 2000 MCR&pelmsfcd 10° % 1) 5.69 1,570 5,380 | 6000 11 Cen RRbs.. 94% 16 #55 — — | 5000 di 47,047 01,883 41,662 1,217 24,859 66,2861, 835 $466 02 —— $248,196 Decrease of week as compers | with that of 1857. 217,888 The following is a c ».j..utive statement of the value of exports from the commencement of the year to March 4:— arin =. ae 1857. 3858. Increase, Decrease, | 38 Commonwith Bx. $2,263,295 1,108,310 — 1,154,985 114s 42 1,217,980 — 526,956 5,905 8,420,747 Decrease, as compared With 1857... ...se0cee00+2,295,794 The amount of coal transported on the Reading Railroad during the week ending March 4 was 19,156 tons—making the total this season 248,972 tons, against 339,840 to the same date last year. The annexed statement of earnings and exjenses of the Buffalo and State Line Railroad for the month of January, 1857-'58, is in just the shape required by stockholders and the public generally:— Earnings. rent. Other sources, Totals ; 38473 150 87,135 r 53,087 Fk 150783638 isp A EOS oe, 2a Expenses. Maintaining Sent Construction, Real. Machinery. Operating. Tae YAST..... 924,439 B80" 83,371 ae 6251 16,702 35,768 Incr'se — = = Dec'se.922,986 7,011 == 18,289 47,007 ‘There can be no reason why every railroad company in this country should nut make jv st such a report every month. They must all come to it, and the sooner they do it the better. Such monthly exhibits would do more to restore and retain public confi- dence in railroad investments than anything else, and an act of the Legislature of every State in the Union should be at once passed compelling all the railroad companies to make and publish in an offi- cial shape such statements. The following is a statement of the earnings of the North Pennsylvania Railroad during the month of February, 1858, and the first quarter of the tiscal year, as compared with the same periods in 1857:— 100 do. 150 Cleve & Pitts RR. 100 Mich 5 & absee 4 ” The following quotations were current in the street, after the second board, as reported by C. Kowalski, No. 18 William street:— For February, 1858, fered. Astord. For February, 186" wie 8. wai wx Increase........ a, we “108 108% For first quarter, Dec. 1, 1857, to Fob. 28, 1858.$59,618 92 Galena & Chi 92% O2be For first quarter of last fecal’ year... ....s0ee 26,916 94 Cleve. & Tol... 48% 49 -_— Ch. & Rk. Isl.. 843g 86 IMCTORBC.. 40. e rere seers eeee vee + sees eeee++$32,641 98 | Reading....... 60 Ta Crosse & Mil rose 10% The last weekly returns of the New Orleans banks | Hudson a. BN 8x Milw. —. 33 ad show the following resn! jarea Tino Central vex wo ss a 31676 | REPORTED SALES 4 ng yo STOCKS AT AUCTION. paten & ene Sor'sse | $780 New York Central Park 5's. -.-- 499,375 | 1,000 New Jersey Central RR. 7's. 53,710 shares / re 254,318 A Greensboro’ correspondent of the Petersburg Express says that he learns by letters from Eliza- beth City, N.C., that about $60,000 of the money belonging to the Farmers’ Bank of that place has recently been found concealed ina safe owned by Mr. W. W. Griffin, former cashier of said bank. The eleventh annual report of the Galena and Chi- cago Railroad Company for the fiscal year ending Jan. 1, 1858, gives the follewing exhibit of the Com- pany’s finances:— GaLnwA AND Cuicaco RAtoap, Constrociien eee Fulton line, Beloit branch, hate bie. ‘sores ‘of’ land’ ‘seq with charter... iret'ao,ai2 10 fodematy | Miscellaneous lands 2, 5 Resolute 23,187 | 10 Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Exy Materials on hand..........++++ 476,683 | 15 New York and Harlem RR. Wisconsin Central Railroad Company—old ‘strap 60 La Crosse and Milwaukie RR. tron sold them. 16,741 Chicago, Toma and Nebraska iroad Company tor (raneportation, charges and duties ad vanced on materials tacluding 2,009 tons of 42,073 166 Inc..$221,100 oa tno. 28 350 Fox River Valley Railroad Company ceived of Wadsworth & Sheldon {1 Bolott and Madison itr y ttow i—y~4 a ae ceived of Wadsworth & Sheldon ia settlement grades of State and A lon aes in 1884... 40... 2,000 Bet, pleat . steady de- Beloit and Madison Railroad ‘Company —balance nag Sank for cae. ae 6,640 | ment to Wert indi ® fair ex- Fulton Bridge—advances ‘for surveys of the Mis- tent, both to The river... +06 ° 1,811 | embraced about 2 Marcell debta due the company per ore. Jowing quotations Sinking Fund— due May 1, 1868, cost onaete..., 3%8 ‘of, $11,000, 24 mortgage bonds purchased in ‘Weatern and Bote VMMOO. cers ceeess sere sree ccssssseeseeeers 3,718 | Extra Ohio 65a 510 account, February, Tabs © coupon Canadian 35 a 6 BO sees from stations ort eight ‘and’ back ” 3 : ce rr Southern a6 Cy hh freight houses, &c....... 28,415 | Choice 0s 800 Balance due from other companies on account Rye 7 Oa 375 of tickets sold, freight collected, WO... ...44. Corn : Seta Balances di due from General Post Office | Depart: Cat adian was ‘with MONE... we veeeees ot 400 Balances due from others, per operating ledger. co stove prices, Henry Tacker, Treasurer........ Dole. ive four wan in fair Cornmea! qualities, Capital stock, 60 (0,208 shares. an Pundal dett from Lunentield bor i, 4 jue May 1, 1869, were Ly about muird aivisise ‘due Feb. 1, " fer eastlre division, due A se prime Third divieion, due Fe end 70. Third division, due aug. ‘100. First mort. due Aug. 1, '6d 2,000,000 9x40. 100 Second. m donde, outstanding, | | prsail tou rc 1 ove se eeeeees 1,847,000 cireu! —— 30 08 Btock Bite Ne, HOt AHO... cece seses 82,000 | Bales for consui nae bo Ray due for chairs, spike oil, =, nov op hand,............ ° 16,756 | Maracaibo, 760; Jamaica, bags, Town of Turner—carh roveived’ on account of Prices Kid coftee, prime, 1140. a 11i0.; good, 10450. Jo's sold at juretion.... 2818 | a 10%0.; fnir, 100. a 10ke, ordinary byge. oe @ O3G6.; Convertible ecrip, outetanding. ‘ 7,890 | Bahia, 9ige. @ 180. ; Maracaibo, Co if months. ee . 499 | St. Domingo, 9: c. & 100., cash, Prices, owing tne Cnolatmed dividends... ) 8,981 | firmners , aro woll auttained, . 4,025 —The market was ty the sales em- . 81 | braced about 400 bales, oy TS about 1176, a 120, for middling with few lines to be tind under the latter Agure. fue following @ statement of the move- peat in cotton since the Ist September, as compared with 98,201 | the previous three years: — Sinking Fond—$153,000 second mortgage bonds, 1865. 1856, 1857. 1848, retired and cancelled by trustees <1 RL 600 247.800 2,885,000 1,009,600 account—surplus Jan. 1, 1868, ‘I 193,787 | Fx. . Brita’n ae 785,000 747,000 STATEMENT oF INCOME AccoNT, JAN. 1, 1868, Ex. to France. 000, 232000 242/000 Surplus 4 1, 1867. Ex. to f. p... 163,000 304,000 229,000 18,000 for eight mont + 114,000 ie 1,206,000 1,157,000 Interest received, ae per secretary « ledger, Stock op band... ‘87,000 690,000 "680,000 749/000 Of whieh daring th: past wey inelided i the ese Reet #t ports 82.000 131,000 88,000 pitdend ’ . 1867, 6 Bet) 6 | tate. 4 59.008 = 68,000 Inveroat on Lond’ pe: m Ea. to Fraoce 7,00 4000 15,006 Interest on bonds unpaid. , Fx. to ober t. p. 14.000 28,000 26,000 ‘Totat «xporte 6,000 91,000 109,000 y Operating expe S$ months “1 Rorsipts.—-Tecrease at the Boris com Witt inns year, 286.060 bales, Report “toGrent Britain, 38.000 Unies: focrena: © br deerme to other foreign ports, 01,900, a espors, 100,090 Dales. Extimates of the crop for 1857-58 have, owing to por cae deticioncies m receipts at. the Southern we, cauted some persons to Ux serena a rine half com} cong, a s ly 280 28. 6d. per To London, 20 hnds. tobacco were engaged st 228. 6d. Glaggow, 50 bois. pork were taken at at 3s., and 30 do. rosin at 28. 9d. To , Measurement goods were epgaged at 263, Rates to Havre were unc! |AY.—Sales of 500 a 600 bales were nade at 650. a 75c. Hors were quiet, and prices witbout change of moment, for prime to chuice, which were in satente supply, while oeners oe and ranged from 4c. to 7c. fan ‘moderate, bbls. New ee Navat Stores sales were less acti 200 bbis spirits ae .o market was quite steady, while . The sales embraced about al e tine, at 483¢c. a ddc. Common ain wes steady, with sales of about 600 bbls. at $1 50 a $1 60 per 310 fhe. delivered ‘Ons —Linseed was held’ at higher rates, while sales were quite limited, the prices demanded being above the views of buyers. Crude whale was firm, and sperm steady at $1 Winter lard oil sold a rely ‘at about 8c, There was no change in other descrij Teena ae market was ns ad, and prices: without change of moment. The sales embraced about 500 a 600 bbis., including mess at $16 86 $16 90—chiefly at the firs! figure; and prime at 913 26. Thin mess was at $16 50 and prime do. $16 25. Beef was steady, and the sales embraced about 160 a 200 bbls., includin, prime mess at $6150 $7 00; mess do, $10 a $11; ed do, $12 a$13 60, ani extra ‘$140 $1450. Prime meses was at $21 0 $25. Beef Lams were unchanged, with small sales at $17 508 $19. Bacon was tirm at 5%c. a 94¢c.—the lat- ter figure for clear middles. Cut meats wero firm, with sales of about 160 packages, including shoulders, at 65;. 8 6740; ‘and hams 8c. a93;c. Dressed hogs ware ab Tc, 7340. Lard—Sales to the extent of about 200 bbls. at 930. ¢ 10%¢.—the latter figure for prime. Butter was firm, and common to prime State dairies ranged from 15c. asbe , ‘and Ohio 13c. a 17340. Cheese was steady at Sv, 0c.’ Rice. —Sales of Lge 225 tierces were anoaane at 3440, 8 4c.—chietly prime, at Sveans.—The market 600 bhds. Cuba and New Orleads—chiefly the laiter—at Bigo. a 624 ‘Tige.; at the latter figure small lota prime New Orleans ae 1,500 boxes at 43¢0. @ Bo. Tonacco.—The demand is not very active. Late arri- vals of Spanish tobacco have found ready takers. les— é4 bhds, Kentucky , 12c. a 14c. ; 28 bales Havana, 32c. ; 162 do. Cuba, 22c. a be. ; 48 cases seed leaf, 12340. a 20c.; 23 do. Florida, 12c. ‘WHIsKRY Was easier, Sales of 500 bbls. were made at 220. * Movements in Real Estate. The following sales were made yesterday by A. J. Bleecker, Son & Con: S story brick house and lot 202 Court st., Brooklyn. $5,400 3 do. do. do. 113 Degraw it., do.. 1,650 3 do. de. do. 115 do, 22 1,675 3 do. do. do. 117 do. do... 1,840 3 do. do. do. 101 do. do,. 1,700 3 do do. do. 103 0. do.. 1,850 4 do. do, store and dwelling, 6Carroll et.do.. 3,2 4 do. do, house and lot, 9% Goldst, do... 2) 4 do. do. do. 91 do. : 3 do, house and lot, 217 Front st., 3 do. do. 213 do. 3 do. do. do. 3 do, do. do. STEAMERS TO _ MHL ve Furtee City—From New 2d. arriving at JB and New Orleans 0th. From New Orleans 20h, Hovans arriving at New York 2th. Be mawnae From New York 12h, arriving at Havana 17th, and New Orleans 19h. From New Orlcape 2th, Havana arriving at New York 34. ‘iia—From New York 7th, arriving at Havana BA, and New Orjeang 2in. Prom New Orleana it, Havana er at New Yor! Pacx Warnton—From New York 27, arrivin, Jet, and New Orleans $d. From New Orleans Lith, arriving at New York 19h. Tsaaei—From Charleston 4th and 19th, due at Havana sth and Zid,” From Havana 10th and 290, die a New York 16 the above dates fall on Aunday, the steamers will sail on Monday, except from New Orleans. THE OVERLAND MAIL TO INDIA AND CHINA. Tee following ay be of aiue to bawe having correspond- SiThe mall leaves Southampton on the 4th and 20th of ench Arrives at Gibraltar abont the 9th and 25th some spat, Arrives at Malta about the 14th and S0th of same Arrives at Alexandria about the 13th of same and ah of fol- month. efesren urs bout the 20 or 2st of wame and Sth or 6th of ey sae een er ee same and 10th or of followii Leaves rey ‘about the 26tb or 27th of eam, and day of ar- rival for Bombay, and 11th to 30th for Chit Indian Navy er arrives at Tombay a ‘sbout the 4 to Sth, and 1%b 8 ‘2st of following month. P. and ©. steamer arrives at Point de Galle about the 6tb or Tih and 234 to 284 of following mont baa tee ae amend LAy=~ fy ape @ day, if the steamer has alread) ived wi ea the ma! Arrives at Pulo about the 12h or 13th and 28th or at _— Havana of following mon‘ i HS Serene ‘13th or 16th and Siet or ist oere about 12 hours after arrival. reset wg Kong about the Zid or 24th and Sh or 10th °*Peaen nent de for Shanghae. vem nex Two mails leave Ragiandé-one on the &th and 20th of ench month—via Marseilles, and arrives st Alexandria about tbe fame time aa the Southern mail, “Rar All packages and Welore intenitad for the Naw Youn 1 packages and te in Hana shad be eat YORR—nI8 DAY. MOON RIMES. mora § 51 | mou waras. seve 446 “Port of New York, March 9, 1868, CLEARED. Bark Sartelle, Dennis, nag omer Nelson & word Europa (Br). Francis, Malta and Gibraltar. , R De ol Pi MGilchrist, Rawley, Sagua la Grande—Thos Owen & Scbr Decatur Oakes, Davis, St Fee, W Hubbard & Co, Sebr Fair, Small, , Arora RT P Buek & Co. gchr 7D Wagner, Carienon-Dolines & & Potter. Worth, Stone, Wlimington wee — fear Onrust, Thomperon, Bayon Boa febr J M Taylor, nich, "Newbera— M lackwell & 40, Bebr Richmond—c H P' ‘liale. Fuingstpeie Brodie & Potten. Rebr B = aie Lincoln, er Chesapeake, omy Balms Rteamshin Florida, Crow yet meee Peary ee ite try ey Lng off Hatverns, © changed Ga with ee. Se. fod 19.30 PM, ‘with steamehip The F had head winds all the way from Schr Geo Davia, Phillips, Charleston, Sage Seeatien, fe, be peya & Dimon. Had very heay b * Witlamston, NC, 18 ¥ Stockton, Behr Putian Thiltman, Rockiand, 4 da: steamer Ln Memphis, Watson, Charleston. ASCOT heavy a rom Quarantine—Ship Ratder, San Francisco; bark Lina Frances, Rngilsh, Newbern, NC, Keb Anns & F Baker, Pennington, 4daye. a Steamer Thos Swann, Post, Sav Jaci ¢ PM. miles 8 of Cape Lookout, passed weat BAILED. David Brown, Singepore: Wild Pigeon, Valparaiso; Also from tine, US stoam frigate Magara, Captain mae te Ireland, Norfolk. for Savannah. Ships Silas ero New Orleans; brige Milton, and John Boyn Lay Wind during the day from NW to WNW. from bg yy Richmond, with part of her ma Se awenre Proweriv ants, was towed (9 Newenatle, Del, 8th ehinery out of order, Brie Fravens Lo Lay oa iohia for ®t Jago de Cube. be fore reported asbore Hook bar, was Sth inst and was taken to S"Wewenete, abe She is ‘perfectly but considerably cut by ice. Bre Rueapern, of Camden, at Havana 2 inet from ——, arrived with lore of mainmaat close to the deck, and foremaat atthe cap. There wasn heavy gale at Rovens on inten Boeron, March ®—The sehr Ocean Bride, of Wellfleet, went sche Pioton from Wiaitnn fe Wen thet alee te L the above, sohr aron . "Ta—Since crew of the ce alter, nd LS! Marth 9-The sehr Ovo is foll of water. She will be a total loss. Crew sated, not lost aa waa first posed. “Eiiruate, March 9=The Dr schr Pictou total lone, Cargo will be saved. berubraerechehese fy - AA, yf froua New York S, _Fonsnent vat to Georgetown 8th pet, in ® sinkiag condtt say sc Koxeno, of Frovineetown, \ yen remained chore on Bul Wong) Waimea Oran from Now York, on the 24 {net off Caye Lookout, shipped a heary sea, which overboard Wm Cradicks, «seaman. the wind blowing & aaie, all exertions ta age him prnved unavailing. “He leaves te sad three children in Brooklyn, N A, Wascn—Oopt Michell, of ship @ F Pate, which arrived 10, ell tn aes ocean etawet with aan ‘gone * Sa Tull of water, the inet name om the stern of at could make out, was “ ince," Eni had nothing on hoard exept her anchors, filo, she ater howe nd bore the. ap: Dearance of having been abandoned for some time pbove is the brig J Wallace, abandoned on the Wh of Novem: ber Inst, ARRIVAL OF TH” Thomas BwARN—AmIr Asrone amp Pas: Fe sGa ns Ry fiemenmaee Thom ng Awann arrived here from New Yo mn Tomerann, Ponsiteraty be: hind time, © the deta byb he gtenrn Which bod & le ‘ nm Sey We vs cing DY the Swann. er G 5 bbls wh At Hag of atanda O21 i mon oil on. since leasing F tower They left last for Charleston, by the ste um- ib eran for testes, by an; Whalemen. }0, William Martin, of Orleans, with 200 Hiawatha, Kills, NB, ove year Would eall next moraing oa & TW saled of Bore Dec 12, Nautilus, Hardwick, Nantucket, 20 At Tombez a nan James Loper, Ramadell, NB, 140 sp At Grenada Feb 1s about At Cape Town board. wait another week would lost for home. ese ‘Omogs, danbora, Sanborn, Edgar- a de. Australia, Dudley, 38 peed from NYork for Batavia, | nin ne jon 4 Ports. AwALAB00, W Const of Sumatra, Nov 28—In port ship Mon- ‘season. terey, Kimball, for the pepper coast next port H We E, aod, ‘In bark Wild Gazelle, Hum. for had been detained since Jt ecty westerly gale susan arenes Dee tein port ship William Sprague, Bowers, ANGKOR, Deo 16—In port ships Hmperor, Tibby ete s ee wet dos et an pan wood): Beaver, Smith, for parks i wright, from Hong Hong, arr 1203" icine ‘m, Miner. Dra James Marshall, ‘hour, from Manila, arr d. Bid 7th ship wens Vemrea dan tents pore shipe Mod ‘ALCUTTA a, Modern a, Bartlett 5; Oliver Patna, Sa Smith, and and Sabine, Hons Ginn, for Ha’ J mn throp’ and Belle of the bea, Lewis, une; Rockall ‘tags barks Texas Ayres, for Melbourne, dy fie Vnakeo Bade Jackson, probed) kers, for West Indi Jermo for Philadel for for Hamburg, Satelite, Annis, for Fal- wien lo wen from Saugor Jan$, ship Edward, Frost, Maa- roeaos, Feb 22-Rl bark A T Harvey, Wilar. MYork. * Sarees oF ag pty a fal wi Samuel ‘Churchman, An- Mystery (Br), trom Pas oe Feb sip Port abip Oromocto (Br), Webster, Jen 16—Arr Albi ‘One. Deol Se arab, Tooker, fom. arin) ora Melbourne F pa itags tas $ me 4) fare. ona ciaco; oR raat the Sea, rod. Whiting » bee do; brig’ ‘sels Freneb, ao, chr Carbon, Wi ward, for ¥6 08, . 4 ‘orm on ‘ANA, March 2—Arr brig Elizab: of _ ratana, Mare rig eth, of Camden, TavEnroo! Feb 16—Arr Ella Reed “Tizo,” Greenock. Sid ‘Va (not Hat a Join, Martha Post, Thompson, Cty Ping ‘Ady at mctioun (9), i, for March 8: Geunde () for Boston vin Balifux (a) Jetirey, for NYork 24th; Arabia (a for do Magen 6 len Austin, Garrick, for do Feb is ht ‘Clay, Caulking, for do Mareh'l; Great) Wes Farber, Stoutler, for do, 6th; game day (Feb 2); for Baltimore Feb 24; Flor M’ Donald, Onldwel do; Josiah L Hale, Lunt, for Puuadelphis a en eee G Richai Lawis, for do 2d; Ann E He he cas rdaen, aie Jordan, for NOrleans Feb 21; id. Baichen, for San Francisco March 1; Young America, Babcock, for Melbourne 15th. r Sid 18th shop Reynard, Drew, Lonvon, Feb 18—11 Gleaner, Leach, Valencia, Matta, Feb 3—Sld bark Vesta, Percival, Coasihatinosie. ee Jan 10—In port ship Cato, Atwood, for Caleatia Macao, Dec 28—In port shins Hydra, Parker, for NYorke cady, Chilo, Hollis, hp for do; Ocean Eagle, Ghever, unc, ‘been np for New York, but had been withdrawn, MANILA, 17—In port shi a King, Callaghan, unc. on, ship J P Wheeler, Robinson, Liver- PoMEWronr, Feb 12-Sld Tropic, Smith, and Oriental, Foster, De iain Havana. Yarrington, Gorbam, more few Tee Dn Boston; Id: une; sc Pisano, Feb I1—In port barks Daniel, Whelden, and ooutigts Sunt 8 Rogers, for NYork: Suton Mii t, Davin, for NYork, Kdward Hit y Feb ty Br sebr David, N coast of Sumatra in Janu: lander, Millet, for Bosto NYork; Duisburg Pres), Meyer, for do, | ‘ian St 31 Lene ship Luisa, Bruno, NOrieans, ex” fol- PexanG, Dec 31—In pack ys Sumatra (Sic), for jor lon, Bassett, une; bark Orfenpaw, Feb 16-—in' port ships Fatrfield, Hathaway, Oiaenve: rebar. Suwa, Bovker, for mawecoos, Dec 16—In port ship Ragle Speed, Fuiler, for Falmouth Titer, Wait s Bareeda titor, te, f Back, Clark, Eagle Wing. Waters. Eiindoo. Miller; foahcn 8) uf rt Gr So ry ‘ene mn D Mandarin, Porr: 4 rig asi Compe for Swatow ele, Canvass es, MeCaltum: Mastift Jobnaon; Oeoar wr, Harding, and Fam- . andering Jew, oy or ; Pulsifer, repg. bye gig jd oy port ships ie, ip Realtn foe Re ton via Beudder, Sherman, for Shanghae: barks Palestine Howes tor Fen ee New York; Kopp’ i cere: Jeannette, Barcla} for, phyPrle for Ching dae. repair. Bn , repair. pbs ‘was expected from Bangkok, and would 7. Bark 0 Oak ( Airaits for RYGrk, Sid Jam 6 ship "Empress, Lecraw Groen CRSunatata, Bos Sin port ship Yank Kee Ranger, Hick; URABAY 4, io ip ee ry, man, for Cowes and & market, chartered to load sugar at £315 per fon. Home BOSTON, March §—Arr schr Hartford, Bucksport, Me’ for Charleston; putin for s barsor. Ola oaks Lae Ann, Onr- , Cards Curtis, Boston, abip ool; beige Fringes Jone, iret, St Johna, PR: Atinnts mm, jassau, NP, via Turks Islands; achrs Southerner, lows. NOrieans: J Lreland, Steelman, and Orienda. Woodbury, Hi ated, ane’ Mare Hill, Hs Eee NYork. fid steamer Wm Jenkins, Boston; Dri Fisher, Keene, Windies. Arr steamer Lacust Point Preneh, NYork: ech Trem, Smith, MeGivern, Fall River. Cid sche obert W roth (oew, 151 tons), Morge claco, Car Gharises (new), vn, for Yormambuco and mkt, 4th, Br brig High % for ig M for Nevassa—was {3 hours down lo pet b (of Gardiner), Bauey, from | Georgetown, SC, for in i ve se > Hampton Roads, wind bound. We have had atroug NW gales for seve: pest Weatber clear and cold. ra , March 4—Arr schr W A Eilia, Nichola, New York. In the offing, Van from Bos~ | ton; aschr, supposed the 8 B % from NYork. Cid bark Julia achre R I-Tay, Lake, Peete: ; Zephyr, West Ly ‘Arak, re or Boston, 0) one, ‘xdamay Went dies, ain thip Noemie, Bite asomy, March €—Arr schra Isaac Achorn, Brew. nd for Siete oe eae I eo Cg Maigh.d io fh. brig Andrew Bing, scr Jno ce capo, for port Bib, oa wo CALL Ra, il, Jaw Blina. R, March 7—Arr schr John R Myers, Cobb, Ale! AGALVESTON, Feb 20—Arr bs Wm M rig Rice, Lond, New ontotties, age, March 6, PM—At Tae Mi De- 5 ye tae, De: Vt, Mobile fer hoston: sobre Oripoc burg a a Jewett, Lowe Port Portians for Lyi Leg Hue; and ‘Woomer, Eastport for Henriet” ar ions Winged Racer, mn; Cha: for do; © Portland for echre ry Sheet Anchor, fall, Serannah for Ba'b = for Portsmouth; P Bridgeo, wt Tennessee. NYork, ruliver, Roekport for for Ravavnah aia an tops NB; achrs Wm Woodbury, Higgins, Huchinond f Seq Teaser do; American now se, Rowton for sei ates ‘tra Haskell, ‘ork for Purtand. Northup, Richmond for Boston; a, Mero i jningion, Wor ot Lindscy, N York for disucee> ‘fi No arrival, Sid parka David Nickela, Daniel Websters Ly be, Bolt Qneen Bat ya hen te Tan‘amount ie seo, Cainer, John Adar, Pi Fiying Fish, ‘Otinoeo, z FR Gewet,. Reston, Tew Yienr Winked he Racer fo or, Tenno Achorn, Anna E 'G: merican Kelle. Taylor Small. C o nance, EF Sheet ind Pee hh cette and Philip Bridgeo. 10 AM—' HIGHLAND LIGHT, are A, 6 tlimore for Rowe. in @y Reb, rsteamer LEWES, Del, March bmg wo = freneni sehr ,° magia, Fr m Jenking, tro ‘erenta from the hite Wing, for Laguay- aise, CM ahi Robt Hk MOBILE, March I~ iar Dizey, De Morr rie Ron bark oncmnait mene eo Kk. Tw PORLRARS, F Fen #. ue yack andere, Pe SES aeatna rarer an bari t pool, ty ty te ‘Malabar, set tes pards Ntorky sche UB Rawdea, ce a a oO ‘Siareh 1=Arr meamaniye in Wage "Jones Galveston; Borges, ‘and diana ‘era Oruz: Pendleton, rh x tak. Shoofe, RB Jn thy fens Below, site Seton ate nea Ns Saene ay. Pr gem roa i so ete pecan a. = me ¥ “Gioia by ARN Koc! James wi Peo N York: brige Thomas Connor, York, ba MH Rend, Ret, x Meth Arr aches ee eS TS Regt = BR, Bee schr Gu ig ern ay sah seep ve roh A—Arr steamer Clty of New York, Apna, (ib! vi 1d stent waer Dhosspeake, Crowell, Havana; Faustina, Ber- Sinton, — March 8—Arr stonner Petenn, Aldrich, X hag LORS teh Adele ¢ rT beck, Aen Fishy Wolfe, Not Bhown, A ava a March 3— i ice DeMill, Hoey, New “akc sehr NB Portes, Brightman, Matan a Te i rah 68d am eig Rue or Pins den men). ay Recaro x Ato ine, irene xs rita NaTO Atkins ae; eet ‘ae bh ‘it ‘amie i bh ‘ork, Cid ath bark GW Holl, Ree amg ‘oedema ‘ah, poh pehra My Bover, Jackson, oe Barrowg 08 , cho, § York; Julia Bowers, Per ans, Porto I