The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-12-10
Arrival Of the Baltic.

NEW YORK, Dec. Z.
The steamship Baltic arrived at II this a. m
with 10 passengers and 60 coo sterling ID
! freights. Among her passengers is Peter Par.
| ker. late U. S. Minister 10 China
In London on Saturday fhe recovery OF the
mercantile confidence made further progress,
| Notwithstanding the serious featme s of the
bank returns. loans on good securities were
readily btaina5le for short periods at lower
rates.
The Times concludes the panic has passed
entirely away in Great Britain aud on the con.
tinent.
Heavy failures are reported at Hamburg.
From Bremen the suspensions were reported
of II. Overback and Sassenburg & Mayer. Liza.
bilities in each case only 100000 At Envy
ria, Tapusc & Co. had suspended, with liabili-
ties Of e40,000.
The Times City Article Of Thursday evening
notes steady flow Of bullion to the banks. A
better feeling prevails.
In the Stock Exchange money was readily
obtainahle at s and per cent. The weekly
returns Of the hank are likely to show improve.
peut. In the discount market there we're signs
of relaxation.
The London papers of Wednesday report
sales of I'll. c. r. shares on the previous da '
at 13t@14 discount; La per cent. bonds rs
arr; N. Y. C. shares 70; Erie 80; mortgage
bonds &c.
Generals Wilson and Havelock are to be
raised to the dignity of baronets.
FRANcE.--Mr. Fauld, Minister of State, was
on visit to London, supposed to have refer
ence to the financial crisis and the Bank oil
France, and to confer with Lord PaImerston
| in reference TO the difficulties Of the Danish
principalties.
The Nord saws that the Conference Of Paris
has been put off to January.
The Bank of France was gaining specie.
A meeting Of Paris dstillers had memorial
lied the Government to raise the import duty
on foreign liquors, on the ground that they can
not compete with foreigners. The Govern
ment replied it would be decided by an inquiry
SpAIN.-It is said that the Spanish Mexican
question still presents danger.
Lord Howden has gone to Madrid to urge
tho reception of the Mexican envoy.
PoRTUGAL.--The yellow fever was still raw
| aging Lisbon.
! The Bank Of Lisbon was about to raise its
rate Of discou.t, which had stopped az pei
cent.
RUssIA.-Palner Gayann, Governor Gener.
| al Of Rutais and Mingrelia, had been assassin.
ated by one of the Sovereign Princes of Min.
grelia.
Letters from st. Petersburg report that the
financial crisis was beginning sensibly to affec
Russia. Gold has become very scarce, ant
exchange on London had fallen.
| AUsTRIA.-Letters from Vienna report q
continuance of the financial and commercial
crisis. The prices Of raw produce is delivered
daily, and money was so scarce that manufac.
tured goods found but few wholesale pur-
chasers.
] SwEDEN.-A despatch from Stockholm an.
nounces the formation of society of credit
and mutual support, and to maintain the public
credit. The subscription amounted to $4 .OO0,,
0OO.
CHTNa.-An extra mail from China had
reached Suez, with dates from Shanghai oil
Sept. 9th, and Hong Kong, Oct 9Th.
A terrible typhoon at Moeso on the 1st Oct
had caused some damage chiefly to the native
shipping. Lord EIgin was at Hong Kong or
board . Man Of War.