The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-28
DEPARTM EMIT NEWS.



creations for cash showed easy money market The Bank
Of Frankfort and several other great banking
gun TO loan freely and il believed by many that
the rate OF discount would be lowered during this
month"; instead OF undergoing further advance
pretended few weeks ago. This however, depends in
certain degree the neghboriDg great money markets.
and may not be altogether prudent indulge sanguno
expectations during the unsettled political condition
OF Europe.
The business railroad securities and other Industrial pa
appears be increasing daily when compared with
transactions funds The Spanish bonds which
in former times occupied prominent place in the exchange
business Of Frankfort but recently almost unnoticed, had
again begun to attract the notice of capitalists, in
quence OF the favorable financial progress recently made
SPAIN
The business in American securities is stated be rather
dull in consequence Of reports the effect that the
markets Of the Union depressed by the arngency Of those
ia England Nevertheless the prices of the Ameri
securities firm.
Oar trade 10Th Engana.--It appears from the English
port trade and navigation for the month of October and
for the ten months ending October 81, 1885, that
merca intercourse with England nearly three times larger
than that OF the country ranking next the Of
its tonnage. In comparison with England herself
mage amounts to nearly oneird, which certainly speaks
well for the enterprise of the American people.
The number Of American vessels which entered English
ports nwardbound during the month Of October 1853
49, the tonnage OF which amounted to 053 tons during
the month in ls54-vessels 70 tonnage 49, and
during the month in s55vessel, lo6 tonnage 1885,,
4G Those outward bound were, during October 1861 S.
having tonnage Of 70039 in ls54vesses, rs; tonnage
6s, 266 and in ls55vesses 1927 tonnage 12l, 1877. The
the tonnage inward bound for the months end
ing October 81 1885, oo353 tons; and the amount Of
that outward-bound was l,05s,25s tons.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Wheeling Custom HouseThc reception of proposals
for the construction of the Wheeling custom house
menced yesterday the Office Of the Secretary Treasury
DEPARTmEsT.
General Land O6iccKaasas Ierritory.-We learn that
the necessary instructions have been issued by the Commits
soner Of the General Land Office in compliance with the
quest Of Indian Agent McCasiu for the employment of
surveyor mark the southern and Miami lines, and
also the southern and western lines of the Peoria and Ka
kaskia reservations Agent NJ states that there quite
persons located these lines and that having
Of knowing whether they the Indian
not he is loss to know how proceed These
lines surveyed than twenty years ago. and it is
supposed have become somewhat obliterated.
For and Wisconsin Rirer Gyam-The Secretary Of the
Interior has decided selections the s32
toore claimed and held in suspension and the lands held
of market BY the request of the executive OF Wisconsin,
with the expectation of procuring the legislation of Congress
theren be legally selected for the Fox and Wiscon
grant, under the acts of August g. 1916, and Au
gust B. 1854 and the joint resolution Of March 1885, from
the alternate sections remaining to the United States within
the ns of the grant and that the covered BY these
temporary selections have not been offered for SALE
Commissioner
the General Land Office has decided that Of the
toal legislation OF Kansas any affect the dispo
sal of the public landshat being matter which
gess has exclusive eontroand that the laws Congress
regard to presumption and sale must exclusively govern
the department in its management of the public domain
The Lighthouse Grand Liand--In the case Of the
light reservation Grand island the Commissioner
OF the General Land Office has decided that the arbitrary
change of the section lines does nvadate any rights
quired according the old plat before the csurvey and
,,tH Al
which heretofore been made and acted reference
this lighthouse
POST DEPARTMENT.
Ne,e Post O6ces.--The following post offices
have been established and the following gentlemen
appointed postmasters
Horse Head johnson county, Arkansas; William T. NY
ten, postmaster
Wis's station Fayette county Tennessee r. N. Willis,
postmaster.
KeIlys Ferry, Meigs county, Tennessee William Alien,
Spring Mills Appomattox county, virgnis G. S. Fisher,
postmaster.
East lie Roy, Calhoun county, Michigan Jeremiah Drake,
postmaster.
Discontinued following named post offices have been
discontinued
ThomsonyIle Barbour county, Alabama
Indian Food, Stoddard county Missouri.
Change Of Name.The of the following named post
offices have been changed:
Sumtervle Sumter county, South Carolina, to sumter.
Humphreysvie New Haven county, Connecticut to Sey
mour David Belts, IT,, postmaster.
Poplar Ridge, Maury county, Tennessee, to HopewelI
Change Of Ste and Name.The site Of the post
Office at Honey Point, Macoupn county, Illinois, has been
changed from Honey Point to Hornsby, and Addison Har
din has been appointed postmaster in the place of George
w. Wallace, resigned.
SUrREsE COUNT.
Tkursaoy, December 2T.John X. Sharpsten, esq.,, of
Wisconsin, admitted to practise attorney and
sellor in this court.
The decree Of the supreme of Ohio In the case
William d. Price and others the Farmers Bank of Vir-
gns drought up in tho supreme Of the above
mentioned State and designated No. II the docke)
affirmed with costs.
The argument in the of Jecker, Torre & Co., and
Others appellants John b. Montgomery (adourned over
from yesterday) resumed for appellee by Rev
erdy johnson, who followed for appellants BY Hon.
John Nelson who concluded bis remarks and the case was
submitted for the decision Of the court.
The argument in the of Adam Ham, plaintiff tie
plaintiff by Hon. H. 5. Geyer.
On motion by Hon. r. II. Gilet the appeal brought MP
from the United States district for Wisconsin in the
case OF VIM. S. Hungerord, appellant John Sigerson
NO lel on the docket) docketed and dismissed with
coats.
The court adjourned til II o'clock tomorrow.
FniGaTFUL REJECTS MmLgmsM--We copy the follow
ing from the New Haven Palladium Of the gath instant
Our city has become the scene Of another arocous
crime The effect it would SEEM Of pretended religious be-
lief A Mrs Rhoda Waterman some 20 years Of
age residing in Beaver street. is the prophecies or
leader of a small band OF believers In Merism or some
thing similar, and the meetings OF the members Of the