The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-08-05

The market is we'll supplied, and money
comes in faster than it goes out. although
the exports of specie have been large, reach
ing 81 900, 900 for the week ending July
a5th. The country bank balances in New
York have been increased. The banks have
increased their loans and discounts VI $780,
900, losing SOL 900 in specie on the average.
They have, however, an average Of $780,
100000 specie; and on Monday 81, SOC, 900
was received from California, so that these
institutions are we'll supplied. The govern.
ment disbursements continue large, and are
little short Of the receipts, though the Gus
tom duties now paying are heavy. For the
week ending July 18th, they we're l,43G,-
025. The iu porters present an active de-
mand for discounts VI commercial paper,
and the rates they pay are mostly 9 to 10 per
cent, for double names. First. class paper,
which is scarce, is 10 demand at s to per
cent. Lnendorsed notes range from 9 to IL
per cent. =. Loans are readily obtained on
good eollaterals at 6(aI per cent, bu, for
the call OF day only, us the lenders are
anxious to keep their funds within immediate
reach, and they decline running any risk OF
their calls no, being duly answered. Though
the bank loans are greater now than ever
before, vet in reference TO the large increase
in bank capital and in country bank bal
ances they are comparatively less expanded
IN. J. Independent, July 30.
FATAL OccrRRHScE.---Oh Monday after
noon, a man b. the name of Griffin descend
ed the we'll at the Des Moincs House, which
is about 20 feet deep. The necessary pre-
cautions for testing the presence Of Carbon
ic acid gas was not resorted TO, and the con-
hat %
diately ensucd.
WIN. Harris, very worthy and industri-
GUS man, passing by Mt the time, attempted
to rescue him, but In descending, when only
Abeut feet from the top, overcome by the
same obnoxious gas, let 90 his hold and fell
PROSTATE to the bottom, sharing the fate OF
the other.
Means were then Immediately EMPLOYED
10 dispense the gas, and in a few minutes
Mr.. +. l.. Burnham safely descended. and
the lifelcss bodies OF the unfortunate men
were drawn up. But it was too late. Life
was extinct.
This is truly deplorable accident.
and one, TOO, which should teach Q les
son OF caution to any who may contem
plate making descent into wells. Mr.. Har-
ris leaves famlly.-IDes Moines Citizen,
Goth ult.
THOMAS CAKLlLK.-A gentleman Of oston.
now in Europe, lately paid visit TO Thomas
CARLYLE. He found him living q, Chelsea. on
the Thames, in the simplest manner, in quite
q retired situation. lie talks much Of Amer
lean affairs, still holding to his old opinion
that Franklin 10 our greatest man. he sa,d
ne naa some years ago read book which
gave much better account Of the higher
sort OF character in New England than any
thing he had seen since Frankiin's writings.
That book, he said, gave him An insight into
the real inner life Of the highest natures, and
was most valuable work. l. was the Me-
moir Of the Backmlnisters, By Mrs. Lee,
IE-A correspondent of the New York
Journal Of Commerce expresses the opinion
that the Schuyler fraud injured the market
value OF the railroad property OF this coun.
try TO tue amount OF *i01.000, 200.
Ex-SEcRErAk9 DogslS.--Reports OF the
health Of this gentleman state that he 10
again in very feeble health,