Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-08
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NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 5.-COttOn sales, s,5O(
bales at yesterdays prices; Sugar 4atO 81 Flour
o II. Exchange, moderate demand. Sterling, 103l
al044
NEW YORK, Dec, 7.-Wm. H. Wetmore, No. 80
Dey street, committed suicide.
WASHINGTON, Dec.5 The Democratic mem.
bers, in caucus, have nominated Orr for Speaker.
Allen Of Illinois, for Clerk Clusky of Georgia, for
Postmaster; Haekey, of Virginia, for Door keeper,
and Glossbrener of Pennsylvania, for Sergeant-at-
! Arms.
NEW YORK. Dec. THE steamer Baltic has
arrived with Liverpool dates of the 18th. The Per-
siG arrived out the 2lst and the City of Baltnore
! on the 18th. News unimpOrtant Consols, SOFA
| 9Os. Commercial circles are easier. Failures
Ulberg Dreamer, Hamburg. 100000 pounds
| Car Joslyn, London, 100000 pounds; Herman,
| Stillen Co., and Alexander Hentz, & Co.. London
and Permission s. Marshall, Provision dealers Liver
pool; also several Hamburg and Bremen houses
The Banks of England and France are gaining
Bullion rapidly.
Nothing later from India
Generals Haveloek and Wilson have been baro-
netted.
Observation-Disclosures, Spence & Co., quote
Cotton one-eighth decline. Newspapers note no
change. Sales of four days, 10000 bales specu-
| lators took 1000, and exporters 1000 bales.
Quotations closed irregular Breadstufs, advancing
one shilling higher; Wheat, two pence to
three pence higher; Corn, shilling lower. Rich
ardson, Spence Co., quote hreadstuffs quiet and
steady. Wheat, buoyant, all qualities slightly adj
vaneed Beef, Pork, Lard, Rosin, and Turpentine
dull Sugar, quiet Rice dull and slightly declined
LONDoE.-Whest firm Sugar, quiet, slightly de-
clined; Wool, lower; Manchester, unfavOrable;
Consols closed at 90a904, on account
The pressure on the Bank of England is diminish
ed. Money on the Stock Exchange abundant at six
TO seven per cent.
AoII - L.
the Government for a duty Foreign spirituous
liquors. The Government is inquiring into the mat
ter.
The Spanish Mexican question still presents
dangerous aspect. Lord Howden has gone to Madrid
to urge the reception of the Mexican Envoy.
The financial crisis is beginning to affect Russia.
The Bank of Lisbon is about TO raise the rate of
discount. The yellow fever is still violent at Lisbon.
Large money Institutions have been formed at
Hamburg and Stockholm, to assist commercial men
and sustain the public credit
CRNA.-HoDg Kong dates to October 9Th,
Teas, quiet. News unimportant.
The Baltic brings only 5000 pounds of specie.
Peter Parker, late Commissioners to China is among
her passengers.
Prince Gsgarir Russian Governor Of Reitals and
Mingreia, has been assassinated by one Of the Sow
ereign Princes Of Mingrelia. ~
AUSTRIA The commercial crisis at Vienna con-
tinues. -.#
PARIs-Funds closed at &C francs, 50 confines
LoHDON-American securities active. Illinois
Central, and Erie Railroad Bonds improved, shares
in the same have receded considerably
WASHINGTON, Dec. .-sENATE.-Fifty mem
bers present. Fitzpatrick was chosen President
pro tpOre in absence Of the Vice President George
W. Bowman, editor of the Bedford Gazette, was CON
frmed superintendent of Public Printing.
HoUsEATwo hundred and twenty-one members
present Vote for Speaker Orr, 1913; Grow, "a;
Scattering, l3. Stephens and Banks conducted Mr..
Orr to the Chain, and the oath administered by
Mr.. Giddings. Orr made Speech and the House
adjourned
The Presidents Message will not be received till
tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-HoUsE-Mr. Florence of
Pennsylvania gave notice of his intention to intro
duce bill for the entire suppression of Bank notes
as currency, and of Bank notes of less than $780,
as circulating medium in the District of Columbia;
adjourned
NEW YORK Dec. Cotton, declining tendency,
quotations unchanged. Flour firm. Wheat, white
Sl,30al, so; red 81, 20al30 Cotton, old SO to IS;
new 20. Provisions dull Hogs firm. Coffee 9 to
81. Tobacco p toll
CINCINNATI, Dec. Flour 81, with an advan-
cling tnndency. Whisky l64. Hogs S5,00a5, 10.
Exchange on New York &c. Provisions unchanged.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-COl. Richardson of ILL
nois has been rendered the Governorship of Nebrss
Ka. Inc OloDe newspaper Is hlled with exposition
Of frauds in the purchase of books during last Con-
gress, causing much sensation about the Capital.
COURT OF CLAMs.-Judges Seaburg; and Black
ford delivered their opinion aderse TO the claim of
the brig Gen. Armstrong. Gilchrist dissenting.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Supreme Court affirm
ed the decision of Judge Paine in the Lemon case,
and declared the slave free.
NEW YORK, Dec. Bank statement for the
week-Increase in loans Sl.370, 900. Increase in
specie ST. 10000, Increase in circulation S34 O00
Decrease in deposits S10,170,0 900.
Berhave's Holland Bitters.-The press Of the
country has been particularly loud in the praise these Bit
ters Among the many notices, offer the following
an impartial public.
"Itis well kRown fact that do puff patent medi
cines, and that but seldom advertise them Br
hsve's Holland Bitters to in such manner,
specific the diseases It processes cure that only
adVe rse H. hat give 1t this favorable notice unasked the
proprietor Handel ZietuHg " Y
The Philadelphia 8rgEs eakng Of the late exhibit
ton held in that city by the Franklin Institute,
AIN noticing medicines, always extremely cautious,
satisfied Of the merits OF the article. Among those
shbed the celebrated Holland Bters. This medicine
has been ensively introduced into every State in the
Unon and into the Canadian Provinces, principally within
the last two years The exhibition shows testimony every
language known in America, among which notice
from the late Hon. John N. Clayton, Of Delaware.
dec 6-d&WIw.