The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-28

city of much wealth. who exercise great influence.
The members ct the bar, resolved, " That IN the
lost man, who in the flower OF youth Us years
old) and comparatively stranger, had already by
his amlabe depor ment and generous feeling, gained
the friendship of all who knew him"
THIS melancholy affair ms cast a gloom over our
CITY, and caused the parties, which were well al
tended before this occurred, TO be- but poorly at
tended AT the next party in order OF the series,
bul six ladies' were present; It waspostPoned to last
evening when but twenty ladies attended, notwlth-
standing the additional attraction OF Frank John
son IL Co.'s band.
The severity of the season has put check TO all
kinds OF business, except at retail supply the city
consumption All the rivers above are closed, with
the exception Of the Missouri, which is open some
few miles above ST. Charles. The ice is running so
rapidly below onr city, as to forbid boats ascending
The steamer IS Mary Tompkins," was sunk few
days ago near the mouth of the Missouri river-she
was descending with the ice from St. Chares-she
had on board 600 barrels -four The best price for
-four offered Is ~ Isl wheat 45 cents bushrl; corn
~ to 70 cents; Pork, on foot, 81 50 to ! 75 beef
c'tle, best quality, 81 n per cwt. Lard cents;
lead So rs; tobacco first quality 81 rs to SIS; Sc
cond, Ss3 30 to IS Oar city warrants are selling
State Bank, Illinois, paper AZ on the dollar; Bank of
Illinois 40; Virginia paper q dis; Indiana IL; Ken
lucky, dis; Eastern Bank bills, l to dis Ex-
change on the Eastern cities per cent premium.
On Missouri Bank has declared dividend of
per cent on the capital stock paid in, for the six
months profit, ending 31st ult It's stock is not verv
desirable. IL having been offered for less than so
cents, without finding purchasers. The following
noticed IN the Express" of your city, of a late
date =" The difficulty of transmitting funds to dis
tar points is IA great ever. A gentleman ew
days since had occasion to pay hive thousand dollars
In Iowa; after making every enquiry, and resorting
10 every expedient he was compelled to transmit
the gold, and to pay very considerable sum TO an
| individual to take il on. This inconvenience was
unknown when the United States Bank was in ex-
isence Then it was only necessary to enclose
pOSt note PAYABLE to order and five
cents postage. and in due course OF mail it would be
placed at any point without loss or inconvenience
The difference between now and then can hardly
be calculated"
Now Mr.. Bennett have never read az atupid an
article as the one have just quoted, and to come
from MIR. Brooks who makes pretensions to fnan-
from the truth in the above article, which ] know
10 not so, what confidence, | ask, can | place in
those articles which am unacquainted with A
boy, 10 years old would know better than to bring
form the editor OF the Express" that he NAV no
tall into similar error that had the said FIVE thou
sand dollars been deposited in of your banking
institutions, certificate OF depose, (payable
der,) for the same which had been sent to the per-
son IN Iowa by mail, II would have been received
by him In due time without any inconvenience, and
| the said certificate would command premium Of
one per cent in specie the amount deposited in
the institution, which would have been a saving of
the two bits, or twenty-five cents, and enough be-
sides to have bought he she suit of clothes.
had always thousht you had done him great MUS
tice In giving him The name of "booby Brooks but
the article have taken from his paper, confirms me
In the business Of the appellaton, and might add
with propriety silly .o I.
Our Lesis lature s in session. doing nothing but
expanding the public money-quarrelling among
themsevesas to whe her the Fayette clique or the ST.
Louis, are the best democrats The illinois Legsa-
lure Is still fighting with the banks The Governor
sent message TO the different houses that some thing
must be done, as he is out of money, not having
enough specie to pay the postage official letters
We occasionally have offered to some Beach
leaves. We follow your advice--tsuch not, handle
not We have seen other leaves, bearing the name
Of place in honor of revolutionary battle having
been fought there Reason" not having been an
swered satisfactorily, we have determined to touch
not, handle not. RopRRICK.