New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-12-30


name Of Jesus. Vain is the Scr pture or the
prayer repeated by rote They must be the meek
| utterance of heart OVERLOOKING with love, for
to such only do the angels "lend their voice.
| THE Present. for December. l.. NJ. CHILD.
Alabama-C Currency-Business,&e .
| Correspondence Of The Tribune.
MONTGOMERY. Ala, Dec. q, 1913,
Up to the present time, we have not had a week
of fair weather this month"; 1t has now been raining
steadily for five days, and signs OF fair weather
yet. The bad roads and constant rains make what
ought to be our busiest season quite dull. AS it
will be impossible for the planters to pick any Cot
ton now before Christmas, the whole month OF De-
cember will pass with but five or six days that
would admit of picking it. From Christmas TO
New Years the negroes all have their yearly play
spell, and no work is then done, unless planters hire
the negroes TO work The loss of this month must
tend TO diminish considerably the size of the crop,
as much Cotton is yet unpcked, and injure greatly
the quality of it. The crop, however, from all we
can learn will be very fair one, and probably ex-
coed 100000 bales. Our receipts at this place
will most likely fall short some 5000 or 900 bales
| Of last year; as, in addition to falling of in the
crop around us, much has this year gone to Colum-
bus that has heretofore been brought TO this place.
They have been paying there, in specie funds about
the same prices that have been paid here in Alabama
money! and large portion OF those planting on the
lands formerly occupied by the Greek Indians are
Georgians, who were swindled so badly in their ma
tive State before mi grating that they have not much
faith in bank notes; they therefore go to Columbus,
and bring away their surplus funds in the hard cur
rcncv. In this vicinity, however, and throughout
South Alabama, the people have an abiding faith in
the safety of the State Bank paper; and this fact,
| together with the abundance OF capital uncmpoyed
and the circumstance that We have nothing else TO
| form circulation, are the true causes OF the aston
shing Improvement in State Bank paper within the
| last sixty days.
In the Ncw-York Herald Of the 1lth ult. | no.
tccd q lengthy article upon Alabama currency and
| exchanges, charging attempt upon the Bank OF
Mobile TO deprcciatc the State Bank paper and at
tributng the great improvement to Messrs. ST. John
Powers e. Co. and other dealers in exchange. To
those familiar with the true causes OF the improve
men in Alabama money, the ignorance of the writer
of that article Is apparent in every line. That the
Bank of Mobile has endeavored to bring the cur
rencv of the State TO specie basls-whlch would
naturally have tendency TO depreciate the nom
specie-paying currency-is true. lis own interests,
as well as those of the people, demanded 1t; and |
was prompted by self-inIercst. But that Nlcssrs.
ST. John, Powers & Co, or any other Brokers,
have mainly caused the improvement, is rldicuousiy
absurd. That the house referred TO has furnished
and sold all the exchange they could is true; but
that they have always asked and obtaned-whlch
their uniform punctuality iusted-the highest mar
ket rates. known 10 every purchaser OF exchange
in Mobile Their rates have only declined with the
market and the decline is solely owing to the causes
| [ have named
The Ladies' Sewing Society attached to the Pres
bytcrian Church of this place had Fair last even
ing at Montgomery Hall, for the purpose OF raising
! funds for the erection OF a new Church. which, con-
haHn # ihS aft and
ed. The NJ. 2. h. Society, formed for what pur-
pose or objects none but its members know, APP
| pcarcd IN disguise; but every body knows every
body here, a large portion were recognized.
But little Cotton has been received for u few days
past. Prices range from to 81 cents and the de-
,nand is brisk. As the excitement in the Cotton
markets throughout the South is very great the re-
ports of your market naturally looked for, en-
the arrival of every mail, with great interest For
merly the Herald and Journal OF Commerce were
the principal papers looked TO for account of the
New FORK markets, bur within the last year | ind
The Tribune and Courier d Enquirer are more
sought after and relied on. II you can devote 8
little space TO our great staple by daily quo
taton OF selling rates. with less frequent references
to former quotations. il would probably prove nd
vanlageous.
An election will take place this week for Judge o
the Circuit Court of this district. The prcsen
: Judge, Martin, and George Goldthwaite, Esq. o
TINS place are The prominent candidates The lat
ter will most likely be successful, but the result i
yet uncertain.
Our river is in order, and rising. Yours &c.
HORRIBLE CASE OF PoISoNING.-Three sisters
; named Fanny Weir Mary Weir, and Mrs Dian
T Lander, were yes: rday brought before the Polio
d Court, charged with administering portion of tn
oil OF tansy to child fourweeks old, with the inten
to Kill IT, The prisoners are ali young, and appea
like any thing but such the grave charge if proyet
, would show them to be. The fact OF admnisterln
oil, y.