The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-31
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LrvERPoeI COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, Oct 12-P. M.-The Broker
Circular reports the sales of Cotton LOT tn
I week lust ended at $1,000 bales.
/ All qualities Of Cotton have signify az
vanced during the week. Useful Description !,
have experienced q partial advance Vi 7su
i Middline Orleans is quoted at 6 ed.
The sales today embraced ABOUT io'o0>
bales, the market closing firm.
UNITED STATES STOCKS.
WASHINGTON. October 22-The sealed pro
posals for ten millions of dollars OF stock oil tnt
| United States. to be issued under the act o
Congress of the 22d Of June last, authorizing
loan and providing for the redemption oil Urea
sury notes, were opened to-day.
The aggregate amount OF the Dius was 'en
millions and half of dollars.
| The rates offered were from par to one and
third per cent. premium -, .h,
Messrs. Riggs & Corcoran tooA 'iiree nh-
| lions of dollars.
The stock thus taken VIII be reim6ursable
in ton wears from the first day OF January
next and will hear interest at per cent. per
annum nayable ssime-annually on the first
DAYS of January and July Of each year. The
cart;fcates of inscribed stock will be issued in
SIMS If not less than 81 CO., and will be trans
ssrahIe ~, the hooks of the Treasury Depart
ment
rrRrHER OF THE GOVERNMENT LOAN.
WASHINGTON, October 22.-The woole
number of bids for the Government loan was
between forty and fifty. With the exception
of that of Messrs. Riggs g Co, oil wash
ington, there We're 10 bidders from south OF
Philadelphia.
The whole aggregate bid amounts to less
than eleven millions, at premiums ranging
from five to ninety nine hundredths OF one per
centum.
The largest amount bid was by Riggs & Co.,
IF Washington, for two millions eight hundred
thousand.
LOSS OF THE SHIP BLACK HAWK.
BosToN, October 22.-By an arrival at this
port, we learn that the ship Black Hawk, from
Calcutta, for Boston, before reported as miss
ng, was lost in the Bay of Bengal All hands
IN BOARD persisted.
DEPARTURE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES
PORTLAND, Me-, October 22.-The Prince
# Wales and his suite sailed from Portland
or England, Saturday afternoon last.
rEsNsyLyAsIA ELECTION.
PH1LADELPHIA, October 22-The official
,tate majority for Curtin, the Black Republi- |
an candidate for Governor Of Pennsylvania, is
2, 1872
TESTIMONY OF Mr.. FOWLER.
New York, October 22.-Mr. Dwight,
United States Commissioner, has returned
rom Havana, having in bis possession the tes-
mony of Mr.. I. v. Fowler, ex-postmaster of
his city, relating to Law and Conover, his
ureties.
OREGON POLITICS.
SALEM, OREGON, October Both branches
the Legislative Assembly have elected J.
'. Nesmith, Douglas Democrat. United
tates Senator for the long term, and E. d.
aker, Black Republican, for the short term
{ five years.
The Douglasites and Black Republicans
I'VE made complete fusion. Even bets are
ken upon the comparative votes Of Douglas
I'd Breckenridge.
The Black Republicans are of the opinion
lat they will carry the State if Baker stumps
A SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
Advices from Columbia river say that the I
nake Indians masSacred an entire emigrant J
ain. composed of forty six persons, fifty miles
est of Salmon Falls. !
ROCHESTER, (N. ~ RACES.
ROCHESTER, n Y, Oct 23.-The great race /,
tween Geo. NJ. Patchen and Flora Temple
ok place to-day. Geo. NJ. Patchen won the I
st heat Flora Temple gained the other
rec. Time-2:29, 2:29, 2:2s, 2:30.
wM L. YANCEY IN LOUISVILLE.
Louisville Qst- f67-u0n. VIM. l.. YAM
= delivered an eloquent address to large
dience this afternoon. His discourse was g
tentively listened to, and frequently applau-
d.