New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-29
MINOR ITEMS.

Policies IN FoRT MoULTRIE-AcrIos OF Ngw-
YORK LIFE assurance CohPAsY.-An officer at Fort
Moultrie having policy Of insurance In one Of our
leading life insurance companies, wrote TO the COM
pany ON the I'D inst, stating the probability that the
fort would soon be attacked and the certainty that sit
would be defended to the last extremity, and nquir
ing what would be the effect upon bis policy il he
should fall. He promptly answered that although
the company was not legally liable where the assured
fell in battle, yet If he should thus fall now while
doing his duty gloriously and abandoned by the Gov
eminent, he need have no fears but that his policy
would be AID ttost.
TIE TRAITORS AIMING IN EIssoURI.-- But
although the Wide-Awakes are not arming, and have
taken no resolution 10 themselves it is ascerained
that other political organizations, known "a Minute
Men, Constitutional Guards, Broom Rangers, &c,
have endeavored to procure arms from the State IL s
further said that the leaders of these trained bands,
falling TO get from the State, have come to the
conclusion TO purchase for them. These grave
charges, and call for immediate explanation.
Missouri Democrat, Dec. q.
A soUrH CAROLINA COMMISSIONER IN WALL
srRyr1.-1he rumor runs in Wall street that one of
the valiant sons Of the Palmetto nation to this
CITY the other day 10 raise the means the 100000
of bonds with which that nation is going 10 raise
army and navy and engage in various other disburse
menis. Promptly ard calamity the Bank of South
Carolina mad offered to take $50 900 worth Of the
said bonds which in that region was universally
garded as "big thing" With such a beginning
there could be doubt of the eagerness Of the faithful
en-: sovereignty. The agent in due time made his ap
pearance il Is said, at the Office Of Mr.. Belmo Mt,
banker of well known Southern proclvities and liberal
disposition but that gentleman after turning the
documents carelessly said that he did not consider
them worth the paper which they written.
Al the same time he kindly informed the Palmetto
man that Messrs. Duncan Sherman s. Co. were 10 the
sane line of business, were aso remarkably generous
men, and might possibly administer TO his consolation.
Forthwith LIE hied 10 the office of those bankers. A
member Of the firm received him cordially listened to
bis tale, and replied that at present they disn
clined to do anything Of the sort but that probably
Dir. Belmont, who great friend Of the South,
would accommodate him, under the circumstances II
is further told how that agent shook of the dust II Lis
shoes against Wall street, mutered few oaths
aQanr the Yankees, and departed for Washington to
s.e if something might not be done by Secretary Floyd
who sometimes does a little In that line.
IN Y. Evening Post, 9TH.
PRocLAAsTIos OF THE SECESSION ORDHAscE.-
The following is Gov. Pickens's proclamation Of the
South Carolina secession ordinance:
EXECUTIVE DKPAKrrsST, CHARLssroS. s. c.,
December rs 1860. !
By bis Fxceency Francis W Pckens Governor and Command
erin hef In and over the State Of South Carolina.
Whereas, I he good people OF this state, III conven-
ton mbled, by ordinance unanimously adopted
and ratified on the twentieth day of December in the
year of Lord thousand hundred and sixty
re, called ordinance of the peoI l. Of this Safe
adopted the twenty-hird day Of May, in the year
Of orr Lord thousand seven hundred and eighty
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