The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-10-29
GENERAL SUMMARY.

The editor OF Chicago paper, having returned
home from visit to ST. Louis, represents that
city az suffering very severely from the effects
of the financial crisis. He says that business
OF every description is at stand still the levee
is as bare of merchandise and produce as in
midsummer, the business streets generally uui.
ct, and the merchants wearing the aspect of
men thoroughly dshesrtened. At the same
time, the writer undertakes to represent things
as far better in Chicago. If this be SO, it is
probably the result of that spirit of trade which
does not mind failure. In such times as
these, representations like those we allude to
are both mean and suspicious. Every place
which has any commerce suffers equally from
the present panic, and the more important the
trade the greater is the suffering.
Only few weeks ago, says the Neso York
Herald, the transactions at the clearing house
in this city amounted to some twenty eight mil.
lions daily; now they are not above eight. On
the other hand, the cash transactions among
the mercantile community have largely in.
creased. Wholesale dry goods dealers have
thrown open their stores to retail purchasers,
and are said to be receiving more cash than
they ever received before. 1t is probable that
the increase in the cash transactions of the
city is fully proportionate to the falling off in
transactions on credit.
If the Stamford (Ct) Adoocate is to be be.
lieved, P. T. Barnnm is not intending to move
to Europe, and is " on his legs" again The
Adrocate thinks he is to-day richer man than
he was before the connection with the Jerome
Clock Company. 1t is said that he has bought
all the claims against himself for from fifty to
twenty-five cents on the dollar, with the excep.
ton of some Sl5,0 900 held in and about an
bury, which he probably will have to pay in
full. The whole of the vast property assigned
by him for the benefit of his creditors has
again passed into his hands, and he is now re.
furnishing and re-ftting Iraristan" in good
style for his future permanent residence.
James Rodgers the murderer of John Sven
son, in Tenth avenue, New York, was arrested
on Wednesday, at Woodbridge, New Jersey,
and locked up in Jail. He says that he spent
two days and two nights in the woods, before
going to the house of his brother n-law, where
he was arrested. He confesses that he stabbed
SWenson.
A dispatch from this city to the New York
Herald says:
president buchanan has declined the re-
quest of the Governor of Maryland for the use
of the United States troops stationed at Fort
ring the approaching election. The President
thinks that the civil power Of Maryland should
be sufficient to preserve order and enforce the
laws"
The steamship Niagara sailed from Boston
at noon on Wednesday. She had forty.six pas
seugers on board for Liverpool, and fourteen
for Halifax, but no specie. Her cargo con-
sisted of three hundred bales of cotton, four
hundred boxes of indigo, and fifty tons of ivory.
Her total cargo is eight hundred and seventy
packages.
The Directors Of the Bank of Chester, S. c.,
have published card, pledging their private
fortunes for the redemption of the banks bills.
The Spanish small coin, which has lately dis-
appeared as by magic from the large cities, is
still in circulation in the country.