New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-13


covered the next day that the check had NOT been
delivered TO Mr.. Little, and tha gentleman oTed
him some s70 900 of differences and had Suspended,
he retained the check, and kept his ow secret la
arrane bis business, Mr. Little discovered tne fact
that he bad not received payment for the Reading ana
demanded It, The other party declines to respond 10
the demand, intending to make the claim upon MIN
an offset to his upon Mr.. Little There Is evidently
much to be said upon both sides of this question: but
the senmt nj appears to be quite strong IN favor OIL
Mr. Little.
The Philadelphia Ledger announces a failure IN than
city and says:
The failure Of the gentleman alluded TO, OF this
city We are glad to be informed, is not likely 10 De
more than temporary suspensions, hi, Immensely
valuable zeal property greatly exceeding bis liaoe'
Which, We are fold gruw out Of unproductve II no,
nJuecious sp culaons in undeveloped coal I,nds coa
companies &c.
Tlis refer, presume to Mr.. Pierce Butler.
The authorities of the Mint have published the an
iexed card in relation to the statement made IN IHE
TRIBUNE some days since, that gold bullion with y
cent alloy had been pa sed through the Mint and also
Though the Assay Office in this city:
Mist oF THE USITID STATS
PHILADELPHIA. December 18th, 1856
To ne Editor II ne Penn'yieaaan
kef ring TO toe a tice which appeared in your ps'
per Of to-day respecting a new artiti e In allowing
gold which Asssyers cannot detect. you viii please
,ate that tuch experiment has bes made upon the
Mint as is represented aud it is believed that no me-
talc compound resist the tests used In our mining
establish III, Lis.
But, as it may give satisfaction to the public-who
not generally aware Of the character aud OF
Assay tots, onld willingly cau:e al experiment %
be mace upon the metal If furnished with sample.
This presume could be done without the inventor
parting " it'll he alleged secret.
II, as The NEwYoRK TRIBUNE asserts. ~ Is not
possible 10 fix lim to the progress OF discovery
=. IL st..si 9TH
be transmitted into gold. But We may safely place
such chmercal notions alongside Of the visions oi tne
alcheuiss.
Observe in correction with this subject the p1b.
LEGATION OF the fact that 81 600 in gold cJn had
produced bar worth 81 06D. This has oftea been
done where the cons operated upon were struck PRIOR
Ia 1884. The act OF Congress OF June Is 1874 g. iaf
exchange the standard Of the gold coinage as to make
81 COO of the previous coinage worth, as ouulon,
Sl62 so, which is little beyond tae result " the mol
"ern CHI mist attained, and which is thought In some
quarters, 10 be so remarkable.
al" s jHMfs RUSS sSo Sa DEN Director the Mint
We should be pleased TO hear from Mr. Sno WIDEN
how he knows ono such experiment has been made
upon the MINT" If the experiment was successfully
made as alleged, of course the Mint authorities koow
nothing about it, and Mr.. Spowdens denial amounts TO
nothing. The authorities could only have detected
The experiment if it had failed which it did not.
We stated the experiment was made with double
eagles recent coin ard consequently the Directors
last paragraph in the card has no force.
The first freight train through to NewYork, via To-
ledo and Wabash Railroad passed over the Great
Western Railroad of Illinois, through Springfield, Ill.,,
on Wednesday night consisting of "a loaded with
5000 hogs The freight this lot amounted to ~ 3o",
and their value lie $4,000 The hogs were raised
in Morgan County, Illinois.
The private letters by the steamer are very favor
able financially and the writers consider the crisis as
passed. One letter predicts reduction of the Bank
rate Of interest at the next meeting of managers.
Mtssr Berenburg, Gossler & Co. write frou Ham
burg:
MONEY has not changed in valne, Discounts how
ever are easiy obtaibable at ~ 81 cent, although
pant Of The Silver arriving finos its way agao To Lou
don for the East larger continuance OF which Would
have an immediate unfavorable efft ct on our Mone'
Market. Meantime, Stocks and Shares are come Tnat
IMPROVING in value but Trans actions except in Slar-s
Of the two Hamburg priv ate Banks at 99i J9i csl
are but limited No l.. s ,nds offering whcu is the
cn'y American security enjoying any demand. Ex
changes are very hrm
The London Shipping and Mercantile Gazette OF
he evening of Nov. 20 says
.'As the banks are full Of money, and their de-
poss must be put to profitable use, because OF the
i rate Of interest ao we'd to the public they VIII De
ready to make stock advances at 81 d6i y cent, so
that The Bank of Eng land Is hot likely 10 De much
Iessed for loans from the members OF the Stock tx
ehsrge beyond what they find absolutely necessary.
The measure is ind ave Of the easier state OF the
Money market as it viii be remembered tha' la''efy
The demand for money Is good, but at IT v cent
for short bills of the first class and 3 cent for long
dated bills
There is no change to observe in the features OF the
Dry Goods Market Trade with the jobbing aud CON-
mission houses remains quiet is usual at this season
of the year. when buyers, in order to save interest,"
purchase only in small way to meet their required
wants. New goods are about coming forward, but
they are Lot yet exhibited for SALE nor vii they tl
after the holidays An improvement in the prices OF
We Glen goods nay be anticipated, to correspond Win
the advance in the price of the raw material Fancy
Cotons owing to the high rates for all raw materials,
may also open at a slight improvement on rates OBJ
tanned last season. but prices for these, in measure,
Just be regulated according the future course OF the
Cotton Market.
The foreign Dry Goods Market is also quiet, but
active preparations are making for the Spring trade
Imporatiols are low coming forward quite freely, aud
it may not be out of place to caution importers job
Ler and col ssuees against too large importations
TIE Boston journal oil yesteriay says:
"Sone time since, packages at oank bits passing to
sud from State street became myserously dluithshed
bull, but tie attempt To discover Tue aos1rac ers
Was ,utlIei, Luillese. For seyelal months
having de pi edatiobs have been dscon'iuued but with
in day or two Lew case has occurred package
i 81 200 sent from one uank 10 another out vas
s0,n after retained ar sOuO shot The mohey had
t,tL previously csiefuly counted, and was known 10
T.. core Al what particular poiLt OF the tansac
non the abstraction occurred has not yet been ascer
loiLtd."
usrEe,s.. CAREFULLY RLPoRrED FOR TIE TRIBusE.
FRIDAY, DEc. L. 1856.
AsHEs-The market Irs sulAI ioI Posi sales 81 co9
an ssioisIes. N.O $50 30 20 ioi Pearls