New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-21

II State Bank Of Tennessee will pay its interest
coupons, due Jan l. at the Merchants Bank in this
city. The funds already provided. The Bank of
the State If NewYOrk has already on hand from the
Second Auditor of Virginia, the funds to pay the in
ierest Due the st Of January next on the coupon
bonds OF that State. The interest coupons, due Jan.
l. on the First Mortgage Bonds OF the Central Military
I art Railroad Company, Chicago aud Auror. Rail
road Company, and Chicsgo Burlington and Quincy
Railroad Company will be paid at the Bank of Com
merce. We have received a copy of 1hompSons
Bank Note Descriptive List supplementaryto Thomp-
sons Bank Note Exporter, containing accurate de-
scptons of all the genuine bank notes of the United
States and Canada. 1t is given free to all subscribers
of The RPorttr. The suit brought by the Cum
berand Coal Company for the recovery OF Whist Is
called the Hoffman Mine from the purchasers, is now
en- before Jutge Davies. 1t is alleged that the sale
vas made without sufficient consideration. We notice
ale of 200 0O0 Treasury Notes. AZ T. cents OF the
old iFsue at par and small lot at &c. f00dscount.
Some of tho new A. Y cent issue have also changed
hands 81 par. The Government De were rot affected by
the impen ling issue of the reserved fen millions, 1911
being bid There appears to be no increase in the de-
mand for money, while the supply seeking employment,
especially on call, is still augmenting. Some Of the
leading stock houses had ii offered to them to-day at
3q3i 2 cent. The discount houses are quiet there
being but moderate quantity of desirable paper Offer
ing. The rates range from 81 to T. cent for leading
names at sixty day. TO Elk months.
We undel stand that further large and valuable
deposits of guanO, in the vicinity of Jarvis and
Bakers Islands, have been discovered, and formal
possession has been taken Of the Islands by the
citizens Of the United States, in pursuance of the
act Of Congress passed in 1876. Among these islands
thus taken possession of, and now pertaining 10
the United States, Arthurs, Howlands, Cbrist
mas, and Madens-at one of which, We are informed
by the captain recently returned, and who took pee
session thereof, there is land.locked harbor capa
bic of holding five hundred SHIPS, and with good an
chorsge in from five 10 seven fathoms Of water, IL
lagoon ten or twelve miles long, and from five to six
miles broad and which is entered from q bay where
ships anchor safely in from seven to ten fathoms
smooth water. A large portion Of the surface OF thi,
island stated to be covered with guano, andespeciay
around the sgoon for miles in extent the deposit ia
found from two to four feet deep, in an impapable
powder, resembling Scotch smut.
The Treasurer Of the Pewabc Mining Company
iayors us wi.h the following notice in The Boston
journal:
To the EdiiO, et The Bo'ea JouyaoL
"SrR: In your paper Of this morning you copya
statement from THE y. Y. TRIBUNE, purporting To
give the yield irgot copper of the mineral received
from the Pewabic Mine for this year. merely wish
to state that considerable portion Of it has not yet
arrived at the smelling works. OF course the Yield
cannot be known.
"E. 7. LoRING, Treasurer PewAbie MIXING Co..
"Be,ioa, Dec. 10, le5e.'
Desrrg 70 do full justice to al parties interested,
give the Treasurer the benef, of ejaculation
for bis card, but would respectfully suggest tina, more
definite information upon the subject would be ind-