Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-18
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that every man obeyed the command"
The valiant General further remarked, &C.
cOrding to the same authority; boys, We
will drive these tends to burning hell before
we get through with them y
Hearty cheers were given, and the divi-
sion dismissed" they did not proceed to the
execution of the threat to cause the fends"
to retreat involuntsrily to those neither abodes
with which the pious General seems to be so
familiar, where, according to his ideas. there
is q perpetual heated term" In view of
tho belligerent spirit thus manifested, and the
apparently merciless disposition exhibited,
" the Border Rufians' will, of course, cease
from trembling" and retire from the field.
But the concluding part of this letter gives
an account of the personal condition of the
brave army which is now swearing so
" terribly" in Kansas:
Every moment the question comes up,
What is the North doingH We all hope for
the best; but some Of our boys, who have no
coat or blanket, and whose shoes are nearly
worn out, who have spent or have been robbed
of all their money, wish that the cakes might
be hurried up. The funds are running low,
ouI tQere are more coming
General Lane, like his pugnacious counter
part, General Bombastes, is short of funds and
Bodily comforts for his men:
" Meet me this evening at the barley now,
III bring YOU pay; you see I'm busy new.
Begcne, brave army! Don't kick up row."
Financial, Land Warrants, &c.-The fnan-
cial circular Of Messrs. Sweeny, Rittenhouse,
FAINT & Co., for September 18th, 1855, says:
In our local market money is more abund-
ant on account of the large disbursements I'M
der recent appropriations for the city and Dis.
trict, amounting to $4,000, 900.
The Treasury has also commenced paying
the California war bonds, which have been
audited and allowed to the amount Of S6l5.-
coo, leaving S3l4 900 to come in. The amount
of these securities redeemed and cancelled up
TO last evening was about $685., 900.
Allowing for the momentary depression
caused by the expectation of specie, we report
State and Corporation stocks active and ad-
vancing. The rates for to-day for some of the
prominent stocks may be quoted: Virginia
Sizes s2ias; Missouri Skies S7i; New York
and Erie K K. 6l3; New York Central 86;;
Illinois Central III.
There was an advance of 8 per cent in Cali
fornia Sevens on Tuesday, caused by informa-
| ton that arrangements had been made for the
payment Oh the interest now overdue
Money in New York has been in good de-
mand for the week past, but the supply has
been sufficient for business purposes at 6 and
per cent for call loans.
The Liverpool steamer of the 18th took out
81. SOC, 900 in coin and bullion The price Of
exchange ruled very high-109s al09i and an
active demand for bills and coin for remit
lance appear probable for some time
In the meantime, the receipts from Califor-
Lila keep up to the estimates, and the amount
received by the San Francisco steamer of the
10Th August, including Government draft Of
s24O 900, was quite 81, 900 900
The returns of the New York Banks for the
week ending Saturday 18th, shows a serious
loss of specie The decrease from the prece
ding week is $sl7,439. The loans and dis
counts were S109,579 IT'S, exhibiting an in
crease of S18,s32. The circulation had de-
cllned STAG, 197, and the deposits 81, 300, $50
The land warrant market has undergone no
material change since our last report In
consequence Of the supply having increased,
the demand was less active during the past
week. We quote cur buying and selling rates
to-day as follows, viz