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The New York herald., 1861-12-31
EASY TINES IN TEXAS.

from INC MefnphIs Argus, Decembcr lei
Captain Robert Jennings OF this city, Yesterday re
ceved letter from friend in Texas written on the ls
Of December, from Prairie Lea which furnishes us with
information Of the condition Of things generally in mat
portion Of Texas. The Mexcans buying the cotton
from the Texans, paying &c. 10c. per pound in gold
The Texans procure the baggng and rope from the Mexi
cans, and everything is at moderate prices That portion
Of Texas s well supplied with gold and silver currency
Provisions plentiful at very low prccs--pork beine
only four cents per pound, and thirty cents per
bushel.
Dry goods be purchased in the little towns at prices
which would asonsh the people the older States OF the
confederAcy There is disposition buy no every.
thing for sale and run up prices.
The people Of Texas have felt the Of the war
in the least They are well supplied with provisions
clothing and money, and progressing happily as Ii
there was hut one President on this continent.
Texas just az this tmc may be regarded The "gar.
den SPOT" Of America. One gentleman says nc handles
gold there in day than he would handle in Mem
phis year He could do that and then handle
great deal we doubt whether there i twenty dollar gold
piece in Memphis.
The New York herald., 1861-12-31
REBEL. NAVY ITEMS.

fOkMfDABLE GCSbOAT-WILL FLOAT THE
MISSISSIPPI.
Tho New Orleans Pcay,ine has tho following items in
relation TO the Confederate navy
The bomb and ball proof gunboat now in way Of con-
structlon at the navy yard in Jefferson City by the
government, under the superiniendonce Of Mr. Tiff,
formerly OF Florida will be OF the elective
devised for defence. 1t is $50 feet length
90 feet beam, and fiat bottomed It's shape Is peculiar
one, and whom driven with speed against wooden
sci, 1t Is hoped 1t will open IL easily.
Tho bottom Of this gunboat is twenty inches thick
in solid panks soidy boted and calked, and its walls
two feet solid in thickness with thick keesons
to brace II.
The hold will be fourteen feet in depth, and its
init will be pacedthe battery composed OF several heavy
rited and shell guns, all under cascmates.
Above this s cupola, which will contain various
shooting gallery for sharshooters.
Tho vessel is 20 be strengthened by iron bolts through
and through and be plated with three inch She
will be drawn by three propeers, worked by powerful
engines. Another such gunboat will Immediately follow
this Near by il another just begun still larger
which wlcombne the breath Of the floating battery
with some Of the advantages OF q self propelled boat
Tho Agsrine Ne,os Boy, from which we clip all this in
formation, says the just burnt TO the waters
edge, the best gunboat in service, and most
superior propeller tngboat, with very powerful
chinery.
Tho gunboat Livingston win be ready for service
and the alterations the Gross Tete and Lizzie Sim
mons are also rapidly progressing
The New York herald., 1861-12-31
AFFAIRS AT RICHMOND AND CENTRE

Especial correspondence Of the Charleston Courier
RIcBMoNp, Dec I, 1851.
"Woy'' Hgd,n az Centrertite-The Pinch Of The War
Way the Struggle is Likely 70 BE- shoriIS. Pric, I'm.
6vogtio-1hS Examiner fian far Opynin1 Lte Ports
The Southern Cross-Senotor EroDn on he Battle of
Lesrba,y9-Rschn'ond Iswn Topic, nc. &C.
From Cenireville we hear TINS mrning that fight is
did come at last Colonel Kemper sesser of tho oase
Of Delegates, and Chief Quart rmaste Cahen have bur
Tied on to Manasas, in consequence OF nrya,c news
which, is said, they have received that battle is AZ
hand Per CONTRA all the newspaper sorresponen,s are
m town, and say that the talk Of 6ghtis niI bosh
Tho pinch OF the is certainly upoA US and .s Won
rsosrk. ths next Two months win decRo whether ,Ss
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There is no reason why there should be any premium

There Is no reason why there should be any premium
at all at present. The ingenious spectators who
have been boarding for profit on their gold will
bring it out quickly enough when they discover
that there is no demand for it, and that they are
losing interest.
We hear OF sales of paper at the rates which
prevailed on Saturdays az per cent for best
names, and o 10 for fair to good paper On call
money is abundant enough at per cent The
money market has not felt the effect of the sus-
pension as yet
As was expected, the stock market advanced to-
day, and was buoyant at the advance. The theory
of spectators is that you cannot increase the
volume of money without increasing the value
of property in corresponding degree; hence
the prospect of large increase of paper curren-
cy leads them to look for an upward movement in
stocks. At the morning board to-day, Pacific Mail
rose 61a, NewYork Central 2, Erie 21, Erie prefer
red 8, Michigan Central s. guaranteed ~ Illinois
Central "a, Galena l. Toledo 21s, Panama AZ, Mis-
souris 3 United States skies 2, and other securi-
ties in proportion. After the board there was
drop in prices, and the market gave way At the
second board, however, the decline was recover
ed fresh buyers came in, and the market closed
strong and tending upward. The following were the
last States 6's registered 1881
Ss 80; do. 6's, coupon, 1884, sis 90; do 5's cou
pon 1874, 81 ~ s211aa; Indiana 5's, 1874 49, vir
ginia 6's 4sH 40; Tennessee 6's, 431l ~ North
Carolina S's, 5s11 SO; Missouri 6s, 421I y; Pa.
cifc Mail, s4Ha 95; New York Central, s01% Il;
Erie, 321 "a; do. preferred, 54s1 6514; Hud-
son River, 3ss4 SO; Harlem, l21la q; do. pre-
ferred, 81 3lhl; Reading, 35 a So; Michigan Cen
trail, 491I SO; Michigan Southern and Northern
Indiana, ls1h Il; do guaranteed, Az AZ; Pana-
ma, ll2H lls; Illinois Central, So . II; Gale
ma and Chicago, 81 Il; Cleveland and Toledo,
35A s.; Chicago and Rock Island, 81 a 6l14;
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Sc =; Mil
waukee and Prairie du Chen, 1877 2014; Cleve-
land, Columbus and Cincinnati, l02 q l04; New
York Central rs of 1854, 80 . 100; Erie mortgage
bonds, SO 50; Michigan Central s's, Ist mortgage,
81 "a; Illinois Central bonds, rs, 86a-.
The business of the Sub Treasury was as follows
The New York herald., 1861-12-31
SUICIDE OF BRIGApIER GENERAL PHILIP

ST. GEORGE COOKE.
The Norfolk Day Book Of the the 2Sth inst has the fol-
lowing announcement Of the suicide OF Brgader General
s. George Cooke, of the rebel army
RICHMOND. Dec. II, 1861.
Philip St. George Cooke, Brgadier General in the Con-
iederate army accidentally designediy killed himself
al his residence IN Powhatan county yesterday lie
wealthy, public spirited gentleman and we'll behaved
and accomplished officer
Brigader General Cooke graduate Of the United
States Military Academy at West Point He entered that
institute as cadet In 1925 graduated July, 1882,
immediately appointed to brevet second eutenancy in
the arlery promoted to adaant OF his regiment
in 1888. He resigned in 1884 He native OF Vir
gina and at the breaking out OF the present rebellion
was commissioned general in tho Confederate army.
The New York herald., 1861-12-31
PROPOSALS FOR sALTPETRE.

The New Orleans Picoyaae, OF the 18th instant
taips the following Commodore Holins
Flag Oiccr, c. N, will receive, at tho Office Of
naval station in this city sealed proposals for the de.
livery of four hundred tons Of satpetre any less
quantity All proposals must be endorsed "PrOpOsals
for sapetre and addressed to the Commandant Of tho
Naval Station New Orleans, Ia.n
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decrease. 81 ,OZ1 ylI 400, ,6b1 ll9,6SS SdZ5 sos
The specie actually in hank at the opening of
business to-day amounted to about $24 ,000O 900. It
ia fair to presume that this will be the minimum
for the present, and that by-andby, when matters
become little settled, the reserve will increase.
Had the banks suspended month ago, when the
necessity for ultimate suspension became apparent,
all the evils Of the measure would by this time
have disappeared, and public confidence would have
been re-established. We shall now have period
Of disquiet and uneasiness until it is whether
gold is going to rise to premium, and what steps
Congress is going to take to supply ways and
means. We indicated two or three weeks ago
the general tenor Of the measure which
would suit the present emergency-na
bill authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
pay all the creditors of government in paper, not
now redeemable in coin, but either redeemable in
coin or fundable after period fixed in the act.
This paper might bear small rate Of interest
after six months. For the security of the due
payment of the interest and principal Of the debt
thus created, Congress should proceed at once to
impose heavy direct taxes on all kinds of property
real and personal estate, banks, insurance compa-
MES, railways, newspapers, vehicles Of all kinds,
&C., &C., &C., SO as to raise revenue by direct
annum The country is rich enough to bear this rate
of taxation; and, if we are to avoid depreciation
OF the new paper currency to be issued, we must
tax with one hand as we borrow with the other.
1t should be the financial policy Of government to
extnguish the war debt now being created within
one generation; if the right steps are taken, this
can be DONE without inhicting any undue.suilering
upon the people.
4
/ The suspension Of specie payments convulsed the
exchange market to-day, but had I6ss effect upon
money. Leading drawers refused. TO sell under liz
49, but we do not hear Of any business being done
ateitner rate. ANY one who waited to buy at all cost
would have to pay 49, Theprice of gold is irregn-
lar. In some places the tlnotation is Il q q, else
where q a !, elsewhere Sa lha2. twill take day
or two to decide what American coin is really worth
The prospect 10 that nthe premium win be amall
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A DELICATE QUESTION.

Tho Charleston correspondent OF the Richmond Er-
ominU thus aludes very delicate question ~ have
alluded 10 tho fact that many persons claimed
obtained consular exemptions from military duty This
brings up delicate qucsten-one which has Of late
becn matter Of considerable comment and discussion
hereto wit tho right OF the foreign Consus
their official functions in port Of the Confederate States
under the exequatur of the United States government
day two ago resolution Of inquiry this very sub
ject introduced into the State Legislature now In
session At Columbia
The New York herald., 1861-12-31
al sl54 7os sis 20 1857 ,7i2s ,4ao 4os 11e All 0sl
CITY COuMERCIAL REPORT.

CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT.
MONDAY Dec. 30-8P.M.
Ashs.-The market quiet and sales limited Al SO
for both sorts.
BRKADsrvrr. r.-Four--The market frmer and In
better request and closed Mt advance Of &C. per
Dbl The sales embraced about I5 900 bbls. closing
within tho following range Of prices;--
The New York herald., 1861-12-31
TENNESSEE.

REMOVAL OF UNION PRISONERS TO THE SOUTH.
Forty eight Tennessee Union prisoners recently
sent from Knoxville TO Tuscaloosa, Ala, be
fined during the Among them Senator Pickene
OF Sewer county.
The New York herald., 1861-12-31
MISSISSIPPI.
MISSISSIPPI.
PLANS OF THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE TO RAISE

The Mississippi Legislature have plan under consd-
Grafton to advance to planters $25 per bale cotton
Propositions also pending charter banks based on
cotton In the same body the bank bill just passe pro
yides that the banks shall receive State Treasury notes
in payment Of debts and that the notes OF tho banks
shall be receivable for all public dues except the Conede
nj
The New York herald., 1861-12-31

copa Caermarhen Rocket Galway Exempar st Vincent;
TINE 81 Kits Excelsior bermuda; Talbot aaitris AT nio
Laurie y Johns; Will o, the Wisp Halifax Ham brig La
St Jaso
hShips Mary Robinson, San Francisco; jacques Lang
%s lrrl Havre; barks Rose fBr} Queenstown; Weind,
nraes Jubilsnm (Bren) Rotterdam; Greyhound, Monr0
wa, hr or'g Queen Victoria Barbados.
Wind at sunset NV, fresh
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The following are the resolutions passed at tn
hank n,aeting an Caturdav eUanino.


The following are the resolutions passed at the
bank meeting on Saturday evening"
Resolved, That Is expedient for the banks Of New
York to suspend specie payments and hereby agree
TO do SO.
Resolved That the Secretary Of the Treasury be re-
qucstcd to draw for another per TO be applied
the payment of the interest the government debt duo
January and his drafts drawn in favor of the State
Of New York.
The bonds and coupons of the city of Brooklyn,
maturing January will be paid AT the Long Island
Bank on the I'd Of that month.
The interest on the capital of the United States
Life Insurance Company, at seven per cent per
annum, viii be paid at the office on Thursday for
the half year.
A special meeting of the directors OF the Erie
Railroad Company is holding to-day with reference
to the proposed release of the concern from the
receivership on the frst of the new year.
The State of Ohio has paid during the year
$565 900 of the principal of the State debit ending
November 10, 1861. This was paid by taxation
from the sinking fund. The war debt is $l,2l3-
03s 45--money advanced by the State and to be
refunded by the government.
At meeting Of the directors OF the Michigan
Central Railroad, held at Boston on the 27th inst.
the following resolution was adoped:--
Voted, That in consideration vi the aspect Of public
ssirs the subject Of declaring dividend be postponed
for the present.
At this meeting the following statement was
made:-
Tho balance 10 the crodit Of the income account is
$22s 0l4 49, showing increase tho report
Of jane 1881 amounting $3.50 $50 a. II 70 this gain
10 added the annual payment made October trus.
tees Of tho sinking funds $84 bO0 will be found that
during the six months ending November 3O tho mot
earnings Of the road after paying operating expenditures
and interest, have amounted TO $274 $50 81 about
four and cent upon tho capital stock OF the
company.
During the last six months the bills payable-which
upon the LIST Of June amounted 10 $l25 00O-have been
entirely paid The company is now free from floating
debt.
comparison Of tho six months Just closed with the
corresponding six months Of the last year results as fol
lows
The gross receipts for six months ending Nov s0 $780,
The gross receipts for six months ending
NOV. 3O, 1861 Liza 617 10
Showing o decrease in receipts Of .... $3I 724 10
Operating and interest expenditures six
months last year S6S ,046 10
Operating and interest expenditures six
months this year ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. so ,536 Sc
Showing an increase in expenses Of 81 ,40I 81
And net receipts less than last year of "a ZIG OF
OF the sum Of $22S 1i 49, which appears the balance
TO the credit OF income account have hand cash
and loaned on call the sum Of SIa5 1854 So Tho remain
der has been used in the extngashment Of cating
debt, and will be replaced by early realization from
valuable assets.
The New York herald., 1861-12-31
OUR BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENCE.
BALnxonE, Dec. 81, 1881

Vub BALT2AORE COkRESPONDENCE.
BALTIMORE, Dec 81, 1881
Nss POssaer Alls Asd lee Aoascs RcAm0md and Peters
ENt buyg de-, DC.
fhe steamer from Fortress Monroe to-day brought
vaRichmond and Petersburg papers Of the oath and 25h
December. One u them contains account Of powder
mill, two miles from Petersburg. 1t 10 nearly ready for
sDeratfons. Tho buildings all erected and the
chnery the ground Of the machinery up and
~ work. The process Of grinding the sulphur 10
serbed very curious The furnaces and rcort' for
boating and charrng the willow wood into charcoal
all in their place. The machinery all brought from
England in vessels which the blockade Off Charleston
and 10 oil the finest description. The Richmond Whig
publishes letter from the army at Centrsviile. The
position OF tho about described in
letters. The soldiers are exercising their ingenuity in
dsvispg furnaces for heating their and huts large
number Of cases Of clothing had recently arrived from
Savannah and Mobile Both the Richmond and Petersburg
papers have numerous advertisements among which are
advertisements Of 10 900 Havana segars just imported
Is 600 percussion caps so kegs gunpowder 200
4onine, 80 ounces morphine 40 pounds opium coffee tea
and the new crop OF sugar. also advertised for sale
Also saddlers TOOLS 500 dozen axes caret and Madeira
wine, &C. The papers also contain Of the
erection OF numerous icehouees so as TO have
plenty Of ice there next summer
The New York herald., 1861-12-31
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONDAY, Dec. 9O---6 p. N

MONDAY, Dec. 30--6 p. M.
The example set by the New York city banks
on Saturday evening, in suspending specie pay
ments, was followed to-day by the government Of
the United States, and the banks of Philadelphia,
Boston, Albany, &c. The government will, how
ever, pay in gold the interest due on lst Janu.
airy on the public debt, and such portion Of the
principal Of the debt az may mature on
that day. For this purpose . call has been
made on the banks for $3,500,o00 which
will be paid into the Sub-Treasury TO-
morrow in gold. All public drafts and checks,
&C., are being paid by Mr.. Cisco in demand notes
the redemption Of which has ceased for the pre-.
sent AS was to be expected everything is in con.
fusion in banking and borrowers circles Several
banks-among others the City, Commerce, Manhat-
tan, New York, Fulton, Chemical, Leather Manu-
facturers', Amerca-have continued to-day to pay
all checks in specie when desired. The ground
taken by the managers of these institutions is that
the suspension was not unanimous, having been
declared by twenty-five votes against fifteen in
meeting at which only forty banks were repre-
sented, and is therefore not binding on the in
stitutions which do not approve Of it. 1t is evi.
dent, however, that, with the exception of the
Chemical, which stands in position of peculiar
strength, and is managed with such discretion that
it never suspends when other banks do, all the
other dissentients must either follow the majority
or cease to do business. They may, perhaps, sus-
pend tomorrow morning. The true cause of the
suspension has not yet begun to operate; when it
comes into play the impossibility Of one or two
institutions doing business on specie basis, while
all the rest are suspended will be obvious enough.
The government will supply paper enough for
currency, and the sooner our banks begin to re-
ceive and pay it out uniformly the sooner will
business resume its usual channels.
The following is the bank statement for to-day
as compared with that Of last week: =
Week end o. Loans Specie Circul'a. Deposits
Dec, 81 $55 $50 So sl3 1863 Sb59381 I24 1877 534
Dec. 49, 154756,3S 80, ,3577i2 S439 1893 ll6 All 1891
The New York herald., 1861-12-31

And net receipts less than last year "a 2f6 OF
OF the sum Of $22S ola which appears the balance
to the credit Of income account have hand in cash
and loaned call the of SIa5 1854 So The remain.
der has been used in the extingaishment Of our fcang
debt and will be replaced by an early realization from
valuable assets.
The New York herald., 1861-12-31

from tneeo papers we areabc TO lay before the readers
a tAe HERALD highly important and interesting news
pertaining 70 matters in the rebel States.
The New York herald., 1861-12-31

NEWS FROM ThE SOUTH.
,,>~>~~~~>~->~>~c~~>~~~~~~>
Interesting Correspondence OF
Southern Papers.
Important Statement Of Refugees
from the South.
~r~~~>>~,~,~o>-~~~->>~~s
IN o = 3 STA as TT Is.
How the Blockade Operates ON
the Planters.
MATTERS IN RICHMOND.
-(>1>o~>~S>~->>~~~~~~~~-
Grand Military Review at
Centreville, Va.
SUICIDE OF A REBEL GENERAL.
n0CK BLESSING or WAR BANNERS,
Ac., &c., &e
Grand Military Review at
Centreville, Va.
SUICIDE OF A REBEL GENERAL.
4 u0CK BLESSING or WAR BANNERS,
&c., &c., &e.

We have received copies Of the
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-09-20
oETHE REBELLION

HISTORY OE THE REBELLION.
The fourth number of this interesting
work has just reached us, and We are
free to say, that its table Of contents is
replete with themes Of absorbing inter-
est. 1t is work for the times. and
OH. .-ht 10 60 into the hands OF every citi-
IN in oru.-r that he may have eoutinu-
s.Iv befors him tue proof Of the infamy
Of the great rebellion. u IS go''en Up IN
an attractive manner, and cannus TAIL &c
interest al who mag subscribe for it. 4
is 20 humbug-a work go: up to eatcl
the people, but a valuable history, and
should be in every library.
Il is only ten cents number. epeci.
mems may be seen at our Office. Ad
dress Fred'k. Gerhard. 81 Nassau stree
New York. s1 @ W J.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-09-20

FAREWELL SER MON.

Rev. \. b. Love, preached his Fare
well sermon to the people Of his charge in
the NJ E. Church. in this place. on Su
day morning last. TO crowded hous:
his discourse was full Of interest, and We
learn. from a statement made to the con.
sregaiion. that under his efficient manage
ment,he condition Of the congregationboth
spiritual and temporal, was never better.
He parts from the people of his charge
with the warmest affection on his part fol
them, and which upon their part is
warmly rcciprocated. Indeed the Rev
Gentleman has endeared himself to the
people OF the ccmmuni'y' who will
long bear him in memory.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-09-20
Ea- See sedatMe People, Press and dea-


II. r. CoSTAR.-All the summer I have
bern troubled with reaches and mice. l was
actually ashamed OF the house, for the reaches
were every where. l purchased bog of your
Exterminator and tried it, aud in one week
there was not roach nor mouse in the.
house.
JOHN B. GINENs, No. 81 Elm Street
HOUSEkEEPERS-trou with yermin
need be SO no longer. if they use Costar'sn Ex
terminators We have usel it to our satisf,c-
ztion, and II a box cost SIS, we would have it,
We had tried poisons, but they effected moth
ing; but Costars article dnocks the b eatl out
the breath out of rats. nice and Dedbugs ,quick :.
er than we can write Is. 1t is in great demand
all over the country Il Medina Ohio Gazctfe
MORE GRAIN and provisions are DESTROYED
annually in Grant county by yermin. than " o
pay fol tons of this rat and insect kiltcr-G Lam
easter, (Wis.) Herald.
III. COSTAR-Your ExteIminator is re-
eeived, used and psonounced a decided sue
cess. We used box of 1t, and the way the
rats and mice around our premises raised ned ;
that night was caution to sieepers. Since then
not rat or has been heard in kitchen or
celler.- Magregor low Times.
l HAVE BEEN SELLlNG-Your Extermi
nator for the last year, and have found it a sure
shot every time | have not known it to fail in
a single instance.
GEO. RosE, Druggist. Cardington, o.
WE ARE SELLlNG-Your preparation
rapidly. w he rever they have been used, rats,
mice. reaches, and {ermin disappear immcdi
aiely.
ECKER s. srouFs.:E Druggists, New Windsor
Md,
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-09-20
A SERIOUS LOSS or PROPERTY. -

Whilst engaged at work in our Office
on Monday night, the flames Of lamp
came in contact with the vest and coat
belonging to our imp. and in short
time both were envcloped in flames
Through the promptness and energy of
our jour. who displayed on the occasion
a good deal OF daring. risking his hands
to the raging conflagration. the FIRE was
extinguished, after consuming half of the
vest and part Of the coat. His impship
feels blue over his loss, as he does not
know how TO manage about keeping one
half Of a vest on. Unfortunately fur him
he had no insurance on his garme nts. and
the loss at this season Of the year falls
heavily upon him; but he congra,u!ates
himself that they were off his back at
the time. ~
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-09-20
"Under their 'rhanb..

Bob says we publish malicious false
hoods, at the bidding Of the clique. who
has hi,n (csl under their thumb" Now
Bvl, why dopi you continue those
walker Letters as ~" promised to do:
Who called on you and CORRECTED you
to stop that dirty work? We know son.
tbipg about thasi h III