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There is disposition the part of the banks gradually
expand he loans 200 higher than in the
middle Of November when they touched their lowest point,
and they sl3,oooo0 higher than for the corresponding
day last year. when they at their lowest point The de-
poste have also increased 81 in three weeks show
ing the fall pinch have passed Money has been rather
easy-good paper out Of bank ~ per cent? and
call ioan not hard The preparations for spring business
active would be the in Of full
fdence but there Is hope Of larger and acra-
tive business from the country.
Produce continues generally frm-saes cotton under i'm
preson Of very large CROP about 800 bales at say) ia
cents fair New Orleans The arrivals of -four light and
the canals closed the 10th but the market with
freight, 3s lesencd the cash demandsales State
IS Sc s. c. Ohio, 50 s1E 80 1874 There ID de-
and for future delivery sales State middle January
made So southern FOUR SO Is 50 G21 Rye -four,
So 81 Sly Corn neal 81 %. Wheat s less active sales
red southern 81 9s white do SO 20. Rye in request at
81 80 81 "a, delivered Barley, 81 %. Oats so ~ cents
STATE southern yellow, 81 OF; do do Jersey,
as centa Pork is firm $50 so, old prime, Sis.
Beef country prime, 50 ~ $40. Lard, 49, I2
Rice has ~ 81 cents Whkey at l91s cents.
Molasses, new crop New Orleans, IS cents.
The stock market, in face OF further arrivals Of gold
reported and low of exchange with srbsdepce Of
the cramp has recovered slightly from tho depression Of
last week. Eric which sank a. has risen to 49, and other
stocks sympathized with that The market generally very
heavy Of stocks that always burden the
street. ut time when there speculation in the
uity Yours PRENTICE.
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OFFICIAL.

III TrrAsuRy DErAnTnrsr. December J, leo.
holders the stocks Of The un'ed Ais-
thar s purchase Tho amount Of eoo GO OF
be offered D tho
sy reI and viii pny therefor tc following prices 10
wis
OF aia preusn oi ~ per cent For
iets premium Of 10 per cent For
Of $780, COMMONLY called Teran nem
uiiy siok OF per And for stock Of The los Of
1896 Ieih November, s<6, received ~ ,hs
Treasay prior M day January next premium osH per
cent January AMI the Js day OF arch
prsnsn ofa and received after The -i March,
prior said M u June premium Of ~ per cent
said stocks The Tntc spee hsd
July assigned with tho primer
pal ce6catss received The Isl January next. Ansr
that date viii bs allowed IN addition to h1 premium
ihs date Of their receipt IN both cnscr one
DAY. interest allowed the reach tho
selIcr.
ee6siss transmitted ibis department under ihe pesen mo-
duly assigned United States tsih the earent
year interest," prior LAT Janua nex by the ary
entitled 70 receive tho purchase money.
Payment stocks will be made BY dafs he s-s,-
ant Boston York. Philadelphia he haies
enulled receive tbs money direct
JAMES GUTHRIE,
49, Secretary OF the Treasury.
Dec l--JtlstJuneif
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.gAT3s7

The imports exceed bose Of last year, but less than 10
1883 The Of the pa year have prevented that great
activity In manufactures which usually results In great
Plus goods that mey BE forced upon this market BY eonga-
ment in moment Of presare. The nanr acture Of war
materials has diverted much labor odd has been the
that orders sent hence in the fall have through scarcity
Of labor failed Of execution The accounts from abroad
now very contradictory There IS aide, an appar-
ent attempt cxaggerate the existing difficulties with a
view to hasten peace aud, the other eide, pat the
best possible face affairs, in order sustain credit
through mort trying time. There il doubt, how
ever, bat that the present winter will wiiaess most
severe test pf the naucia sysems now in operation.
The Londbn Times insists Ia face Of the continued dsin OF
the precious metals for India, the war, and for food, that
there be danger OF bank SUSPENSION because Of the
oppdness Of trade in other words the absence OF all
speculation There il doubt Of the general soundpes OF
business and that such OF Affairs would make
pension less DISASTROUS If al The Creditors Of the bank
able to pay up gold the bank its liabilities in the
metal but if the usual drain Of those metals for gov
purposes continues until the channels OF cuaton
become dry either all business stop lcgaized paper
be adopted drain for the next four months equal that
which has taten place in the last four months viii bring
about such result and the which rodSed that drain
still in active operation and with increasing force The
export gold which has been here in allegiance for
three weeks shows symptoms OF revival $500 900 hay
ing already engaged condtionay for this week.
The demand for bills generally is very active and
disposed droopay So for bankers names
which they draw after having vanly asked 8, for this
The revival Of the spece shipments would have
adverse effect upon the state Of The money market at this
time when nearly all the arrivals OF gold continue to be
absorbed for the interior The last arrival of 81 900 has
increased this weeks bank than onehird
this sum, follows
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FIXING THE RESPONSIBILITY.

Horace Greeley has proverbal horror for the whip OF
be saye-drver and yet he shows how gladly he would
crack his whip and make slaves Of free white men u tho
allowing half way menace fails 10 impress the reereant
ge may look out for something effective in the shape
Of wbip-crackng
The rebsrs elected BY nti-Nebrsssa copstisseuess
and a. anti Nebrasa men, who to-day (Deceber lOth) re-
d ali entrestes TO end this useless irritating waste o. the
pblc time by choosing Speaker, hessrs FAX, WHIT
new John Whesler Baysrd Clark, A@s--w olNer, tohn
yaus and Haven from State i've or siS from Penn
lvsnia Ball and Scott HARRISON OF Ohio; CO. f. Moore
finally falling away them y two from New jersey Dunn
"a Scott OF Indiana. beey a. these are all. natural
sv for their esteemed fellow citizen, Henry N. Fuller,
aeves governed Of some of the Pennsysenans
hia those national -nothngs from State, who
voted for Humphrey Marshall the start could hardly be
oec,sd 10 come clear to anNebraska candidate
~, vet Their constituents, who remember the flaming
,so professions Of Mr.. Bsyard Clark and Of the
t viii naturally be surprised at their attitudes but they
i settle that among them How Messrs. wheeler, Oliver,
INA Williams reconcile their to-day with their profess
,o,s and former acts, cannot imagine. They were all
sed a. anti Nebraska democrats, and here is anti
h.st aemocratone bo, with them, had burst the haees
G ort because their repugnance to pougass Nebraska
bnoinaed voted for by wings as the anti
.,nd;d,to for Speaker did think that Mr.. Banks would
ve ria earliest heartest support from these gentle
men whore position closely parsiieied his H. T."
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ris Is the claim Of o. H. Berrymsn, commander 81 the
United States schooner and others, for the pr'fs
f1oney Of the earquo IaueDs, slave trader captured by
claimants ~ fsfg.
Mr.. Rockwell appeared hr The claimants, and toor s
ground that the claimants entitled 20 s whole value Of
the captured barque together with about -1ct0r in specie
which was found on board
Tho Solicitor followed and admitted the claim for oaehai
Of the captured property only be ast and stated that to
be the opinion Of tbs Secretary Of the Navy. lie claimed
however, 'hat portion Of the money found board went
into the hsnds u tbe Of the southern district Of New
York delauter and that the not respon-
sble for ii The Solicitor had not concluded his remarks
when
The court adjourned TIL IL ocock to morrow.
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TALKING TO THE PoINTl

We invite the attention Of our readers to the subjoned
extract from the Huntsville Alabana) Advocate wing
,,n,r whose editor has been induced to ALLURE know
nothngism:
when know nothingisn first manifested itself it came
woonr The South with the soothing sweet and aeetonae
voice OF Jacob leant willing to it, hoping that il
would DO power the North to master and swallow up
abotonisn bat its hands have been the hands Of Esau
strong rugged aggressive wake striking down the rights
ouragng the feelings aud protrang the interests Of the
Souttendering nothing ia exchange but of potage
seeking 10 bride the OF the South with hopes of the
bertanee while robbed them OF ALL AS the mask
was thrown off, and wnothingsm the North and abo
litonsm became and indivble, washed hands
Of it, 1t not the feast to which invited"
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DEPARTMENT. NEWS.
IsrERion DEPARTMENT.

General Land -Wyandof Floa,s.These floats, the
location Of which Kansas and Nebraska Territories pro-
vided for the ninth article Of tho treaty OF January 81
1885, are thirty FIVE in number Gao EACH and
be located 10 squorc form, con government lands
west OF the OF Missouri and Iowa. subject
ton and settlement" which square form conform the
legal subdivision lines Of the public surveys Hence is held
by the General Land Office that any prior rights Of the
tiers cannot be nteered with encroached upon by the
Of such floats for they must be lands subject to
en- ption and settlement
important learn that the Department OF the
Interior decided to ssue drafts in payment for work
done under contract for salaries to land officers them
selves make payment to assgnees the decision
10 take effect from the first Of April next The General Land
Office win act conformity this decision and will shortly
address q circular the different land Offices setting forth
the manner which their Offices will be affected by this
rule
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COMMERCIAL.
From QUIZ COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENT.
New YoaK, Dec. IL, Il

NEW YoaK, Dec. III, 1865.
The reductions which have taken place the French tariff
and the ameiorsons in the commercial regulations Of that
country with the changes which have taken
place in those Of Great Britain afford singular evidence Of
the progress of the commercial principle Until the present
year France not only persisted in high duties coa on
and timber the materials Of hipbuidng causing vessels
very high, but repaired all vessels to be French built
that registered and ao imposed he-vy discriminating
tonnage duty foreign vessels These restrictions
partly copied from the old English navigation laws and
partly resulted from the in which the forests Of
France owned. According official returns
enth or surface Of France, amounting TO Is 500 600
acres was in forests owned as follows:
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The Amokeag Veterans 70 Independents
Hail. Philadelphia, the ltth by Major Fritz in behalf Of
the military Of tha city and viii be entertained night
IN rsnd STYLE Their arrival in Washington Is auxousy
scoled for.
among the distinguished rangers now IN Washington u
Hon john Brsnc " North Carona Secretary Of the Navy
under General JaeksoDs standardization. TIE whole country
viii be pleased learn that yencrabs Spokesman Z 10
the enjoyment Of vigorous health.
Among the guests Willard. Hotel ia Governor sbbsrd
q New Hampshire.
There at the present time sixty patients 10 the United
tstes Hospital Tor ,be IDsane thiriyhye Of whom f.
males.
The I" cold term" the language OF the inevitable
Mesisu si continues. Furs overcoa and coal res
now among the necessities Of Washington ise
LApgs rAIEwhen ladies hate devoted their time and
services for days and weeks in behaf cause which
ert could be expected Of their fellow citizens
Of Tie would be liberal appreciation Of their la
bors and In maoy instances their personal sacrifices We
are well aware that floating population together with
large nnmer Of permsneni czons just now psrc-
uarly occupied with utles attempts At Legislative organ
cation and that their skcrs not confined TO dayght
Bat still an might DO spared THIS evcrng and tcmor
evening the ladies fair being held IT the corner
Of and Ninth Visiters viii speedily discover that
their time could be passed pleasantly their money
spcn. pfotaby pccnnisry investment Is not only
equivalent in tho way Of CONNER
traffic. but the generous specuator Is sure to be reward
cd Nv bird words and smiles FROM those whose pleas
ant recognition Is worth treasurng.
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Total forests lis, 500 goo
The income of Louis Philippe from the Grown was
about 81 600 600 per aDnum and the forests of the Orleans
family 81 600 per Those owned by NJ Roy
Others mostly purchased the old revolution for
nominal Of the einigrant notes. All the lands thus
owned had interest, and coal iron, and timber
could be imported. Under such circumstances, ship
building abored under great disadvantages The old Eng
sh law requiring all imports to be in national vessels
in 1885, and nearly years afterwards the United
States made treaty with the ansetowns allowing vessels
ons5 there hare the rights Of vessels built there This
damaged the business of the English shipwrigts whose
yards lined banks the Ebe aud the eser afforded
example, which England followed the famine o.
1877 compelled the abrogaon OF the old navigation laws
The United States having acquired the close Of the
century the right of building and sailing their vessels
outripped competitors and manifested their superiority
and by the modification Of her laws England Fought bring
to the service Of her the timber and skill of the
Americans France, cogged with the interests Of her MOBILES
meanwhile could only dear vessels built with monopoly
timber, and compelled to relieve herself in the famine
by suspendDg the navigation The present
after ooncatng her vast Orleans Estates and destroy
the monopoly OF material which weighed heavily upon
building has reduced the duties coal iron
that GO per 50 cubic iee) timber finally adj
ntted foreign built ships register payment Of 10 per
French builders have thus the Of competing
with foreign ones while French merchants and can
purchase and sail the best and cheapest ships tho
world The result may be expected To give start build
application of French science to the art 10 either
market be opened either 20 the sale Of United
States material ships for French service. The Brit
sh provinces promise themselves large business in building
for tho French market II does appear however, that
they any advantages American builders The live
oak and lumber the southern States, which supply
material the provinces and eastern States we'll
supply Cherbourg and Boogne and the French work
them Up better advantage. The English prohibited the
export OF their combng woods until 1885, 10 which
the restriction removed and the result that the
French with that material produced cloth far superior
any that John Bull had been able make. IL the
live oak and lumber Of Georgia supplied equal terms
the French and to the blue Noses the latter may
their scope Of knowledge enlarged Up 10 this moment the
United States foremost 10 sbipbuding, and the proba-
by that the genus Of the nation in that line viii keep
the lead the French should in cheapDos beat the
sfblue noses"
The general trade Of France has advanced OF late years.
but coming under cloud through the influence Of
and rug Of food The high prices which pre-
vail Tor almost all commodities abroad powerful in
upon New York trade which for November for
years has been iollows
Exports port ef Ees FORT for sosemter
Specie. Foreign spods Domestic. Total.
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higher prices Of which tho vsr has made large demands
The exports TO consannople connle sree Of food and
altogether the exports OF wheat and Hour for The las
week reached value Of 81 600 900 and 50o0 900 bushels OF
these 600 barrels OF -four went direct to Constantnope
Rye also In active demand for the north Of Europe. In
I'll articles there much activity and the exports OF Deem
Der likely be large This activity IN the export trade
has produced IL natural effect upon exchange and rates
very low but not 50 low In 1853 when the exports Of
speeie much larger ttan now The imports Of the
month have been follows
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In the recent municipal elections in Boston and the
neghboring cities knownothing extravaganza folly and
nlisrnle were emphatcally reprdated.
The Boston Post observes:
Yesterday the people to have risen in their might
against the order, and suffered badly The welcome
had hardly through city of the election Of Rice
BY Thousand majority when the telegraph announced
that nohgm had been beaten in Lowell in the cleo
ton Of Huntingdon, by eight hundred plurality in Wor
ceser the election OF Davis by hundred and seventy
puray in Newburyport in the election Of Cushing in
Roxbury the election Of Sleeper and last in the
Of Sawyer in Charestown by Eve hundred majority
Thia rising purpos 1t speaks well and grandly
for the good sense and patriotism OF the people,
"Thee all trumphs Of no ordinary nature and two Of
them are peculiarly gratfyingwe alade the Of
Newbuypor and Charestown These cities the
ample Of union against the order OF last year, when
the flush Of It's first success, and now their credit they
hare confirmed aud their stand. Cambridge
Springfield, and New Bedford followed and Wor-
ceste Lowell Roxbury, and Boston have initiated their
ample II Is wise result This complete defeat intoler-
ance will be hailed all the country with Joy by the lib
sra 1t the handwriting the Massachusetts, WALL that
here the days of know nohingsm numbered 1t
element that should commend itself patriotic republicans
and the it dies away the better it viii be for the
muuiy."
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ny TRLEG RAPH.

Janeral of Colonel Miller and Of A. II. S'amops, Esq
PntLApE,rRIa, Dec. l2-The funeral OF Colonel Miller
this morning attended by handsome military escort
His nterment took place st. Peters Church yard,
of Third and Pine streets.
The remains Of A. II. Simmons, esq., were Inferred At
Woodland Cemetery this morning. followed by large con
oours. Ct his male friends and relatives.
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HAssAcHpsrTTs RAitRolDs-The Boston Courier gives
list of seventeen railroads IN that State exhibiting the per
cenings Of dividends paid during The as, FIVE years and
tho total cost OF said roads at the Beginning Of each
year
January 1880 the seventeen roads named cost Sf3-
es2seo January i 1855 546s39s 500 increase, S3l99'
500 Their net earnings Ia ls4e were 81 IO2 .t In 1864
slsl7kssj Increase, s2eS,s4o,7
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.sailiaa of Uisssonariss.

Bosros Dec 1.-THE following missionse' sent out By
the American Board Of Foreign Missons sailed In the
baruue Sultan for Smyrna Reys. Daniel Bliss ard wife,
from Geneva Ohio; Henry Joseph Of Montrose fennsivs
mia; Tilghman Towbridge, Of Birmingham, Michigan A.
Pollard and wife, Of Salem, Massachusetts; and Sarah West
Of Palmyra, New York and Mary fancy OF Hartford Con-
necticpi.
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HON. MR.. EVANS.

We copy the following from late number Of the Boston
Post:
r Evan for the seat in Congress from the
eastern district Of Texas has beer reported know moth
ing 1t seems, however, that lie did not himself
nothing in the On the contrary, in speech
delivered By him in Marshall, he said Il moth
ing belong to no party society," clique, for secret po
tica objects purposes. / hold opinion would
openly proclaim the world aud stand here day
Yindcate The district gave the democratic anti know
nothing candidate for governor majority Of three thousand
votes"
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Tho decline In the exports OF specie has been more APP
parent than real the quantities sent from New lork
via Boston have been included In ;bcze The
pos Of domestic produce hare bssa larger than before
10 The month"; under combustion Of greater quantities and
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Ye,, Pos OGces-The following named new pest Offices
have been established and the following gentlemen
appointed postmaster
watrousvle Tuscola county, Michigan; Aaron Wat
TroreyiIe, Snyder county Pennsylvania; WIN. b. Baum,
post master.
Discontinued The following named post offices been
discontinued
BrennersviIle, Prebie county, Ohio.
Branch Hill, Ciermont county, Ohio.
Change of Name-The names of the following named
post offices have changed
Brands Iron Works Washington county, Rhode Island
to Wyoming Luther A. Palmer, postmaster.
Hale, Shiswasse county, Michigan, to Maple Valley Hor-
Columbia CITY, CLARK county, Washington Territory to
Vancouver; VIM. Kelly, postmaster.
srpsE,E corar.
Wednesday, December l2.--The court met eleven
o'clock.
On motion by Hon. J. Clancy Jones' of Pennsylvania,
Hon. James Thorngton, of Iowa, and motion BY o. H.
Browning esq, Of Illinois, Thompson Campbell esq., Of
California admitted 10 practice attorneys and
sellors OF this court.
The argument in the case John G. Wilson, others
Ocean Mutual Insurance. Company appellants the
steamer Palmetto, &c, and Henry A. Barring, and
others use Of the Mutual Company appel
ans the Palmetto &C., (adjourned from
yesterday) closed by Hon. John Nelson for the appel
aDts; and the submitted.
The Of John oroyd, plaintiff in error, Levi PaIa
phrey mo IA the docke) called by the The
argument this for the plaintiff in made by
Mr. Lawrence, OF this city, and by Hon. H. Winter Davis,
Maryland and that for the defendant IN By Messs
Bradley and Carlisle and the submitted
The of VIM. IL. Jones and Others plaintiffs in
Thomas NJ League, tNo. ~ the docket called
by the The argument in this opened in favor
plaintiffs in by VIM @. Hall, esq, OF Texas and
continued by Mr.. Hughes for the defendant in
The court adjourned TIL IL o'clock tot
CLAIMS.
Weaassdog, December I2.-Tbe court met at twelve
o'clock. The Judges ali present.
The argument In the Of J. Alexis Port (adournsd
over from yesterdsy) resumed by Mr.. Rockwell, wlc
concluded bis rems and the submitted foe the
decision Of the court.
The casa o. 0. II. Bsrrymsa The Unissd States wv
cert called By ths court,
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Tisgia..a Legislature.

RionMosp, Dee. 1.-THE committee federal relations
in the legislature this ste made report to-day on that
portion 81 the message relating 70 hrs returning
the resolves OF the Massachusetts legislature The sommittes
agree with the the infamous conduct Of Massa-
chusetts claim that the governor should have sent te
resolutions the legislature for action
In the yesterday resolutions we're offered author
ling governor call out regiment Of volunteers TO AID
In s,pprrssing the difficulties in Kansas