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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington, Dec. 81.

" T'-r1171 . WI -. =
President Lincoln, accompanied by
Capt. nahlgreen. visited the Pensacoa
to-day on her trial trip.
Coils Meagher and Asboth have been
nominated as Brigadiers General.
Gen Rospcrans arrived here TO-DAY
from Western Virginia ,-5--,-,..,.-.-,,..-
The President has approved the bill
providing for the appointment of three
commissioners from each State to visit
the daiIps to receive and forward to the
friends and families OF soldiers the latter
allotments of pay.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-28
uasou and Siideu NOT Gone.

HalEFsx, Dec. p.
The Europa arrived at 5 o'clock and
sailed at Z a. LII Mason and -Slia..ll were
not on board. The Persia reached Bic
Yesterday, The Australasian attempted
to 20 up the St. Lawrence, but came back
on account of ice. She will not land any
troops. but sail for New Brunswick to.
4#5. The n RAseiftseftts viii III be sent To
ST. Johns tomorrow
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-28
Suspension of specie Payments Ex-
PeCtcI.

New 7 OK, Dec. p.
The excitement and rise in The stock
market this p. III. is attributed to the i'm.
preston that a suspension Of extensive
- BY ,l4e banks with pre-.
eede the next large treasury negotiations.
tffahe iIee&e Investigating cnlnmiitee
left Washington to-day fol Cincinnati
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-28

SAwBUck RANCBBs.-In Bavaria, Clcr-
mont county, Ohio, the boys who are too
young to go to the war have formed a
company which they call the :" Sawbuck
Rangers, the design being to saw the
wood of those women whose husbands
are in the war.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-28

It viii be remembered that the officers
and soldiers Ut Gen Sterling Price boast
ed some weeks ago, while enga ged in rob.
bling the women and children and hem
ROOTS in the southwest that they would
eat their Christmas dinner in St. Louis.
7tese gentleman hare heptMctr ,cord.-
The,adtnnc1d guard Is here.- St. Louis
Dem, fec. 9th.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-28
ffNliROAT AND LUNGS.

A! this season q the Jear vheu coughs and eoias
afe tfouuesOme ervry ;au-ily slauld have and
eursaii, femt dy ~ hand EaLfssu's live syrup and
Ton Is he yers thing. II il not only pleasant for
th-itreh 10 i4ke. uLi IS a certain far Group,
Nh4iAng Cough, BrGRohttis A,i,sa7 teeEtr ard III
sltael4.l-lz At Al e I d oai and LaHRs.
Snia BY all Druggists. Price p ecuts.
orders mas be addressed 81 I. N4iktazau, Whole,
sale Agent, 40. FL NAtn-sl., keeius, Iesa.
aecl siimW2t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-28
sauelehins Rebellion In Missouri


The following resume of recent IN H.
tary operations in Missouri, is obtained
from reliable source.
Within the past two weeks the Union
army has captured ? 800 rebels, including
about 10 commissioned officers, 1000
horses and mules, ] ,lo0 stand of arms,
Two tons euhpowdcr, 100 wagons, al nm
mense amount Of commissary stores and
camp equipage, a large foundry at Lex
ington used by the rebels for casting can
non, shot and shells. Most of the rebel
craft in Missouri, including ferryboats,
have been destroyed or captured. A
pretty clean sweep has been made Of the
whole country between the Missouri and
Usage rivers, and Gen. Pricescut off from
North Missouri and is ia full retreat to
Arkansas with his whole army, having
passed through Springfield on Monday
last. Our loss in accomplishing these
itn paftatat results has not exceeded loo
killed and wounded These are the fruits
of brilliant and strateeical combinations
of Gen. Halleek, which have been so ably
executed by Generals Pope, Prentiss aud
McLane, Colonies JEFF C. Davis of Fort
Sumter fame, Fred. Stcne of the 18th
Regular Infantry and brave oflHrs and
soldiers of our army, regulars afd yolun-
teers.
Prices emissaries to stir up REBELLION in
North Missouri and simultaneously bara
all railroad bridges, stations, rolling stock,
&c, on the 10Th of this month, according
10 plans promulgated from The rehel
camp. have been foilcd to great e,r+ent
IN their plans by the energy Of General
Iialleck and the activity Of our forces,
which are kept in constant motion not.
withstending the SEVERITY Of The Hca..ii.s..
The damage to the North Mo. and the
Hannibal x st. 10. roads has been much
exaggerated. Repairs are rapidly being
made, and both the North Mo. r, r and
the telegraph wire will be in working order
TO Wcllsyille to.night Ten bridge hnrl.
fers have already died, and fifty are in
close confinement, to be summarily deal,
WITH under 1a1feck s stringent orders. -
In few days it is confidently expected
our moving columns will as eHectually
break up bridge burning in North Mis-.
souri, as the rebellion has been crushed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-28
REPORTS FROM THE South.
" ashlhgton, Doc. :
Tic Richmond Examiner Of Ihnrsds

/ aShlnTton, Dee. -. /
The Richmond Examiner Of Thursday
| greatly fears that the United States h,ill
/ surrender Mason and SllieH to the British
authorities. 1t adds that the United
States will submit to shame yetanreooid-
LII III ihc annals Of the historYZof any ma
ttion rather than disturb Their internal
purpose to grind into tie garth tlts, llfi,,-f.
! ties Of the South BY tie abicct submis
sion demanded, the Ehited States may
avert, but only for a. while, war with
Great Britain Tie Examiner says that
4 fiat Is the most cxigeut desideratum
with the South, and censnres the Confed-
I traEe ToYernWcat and tic officers 81 the
Confederate Navy for their singular tor
| pidity IN III matters pertaining 70 ships.
during tie whole progress Of the war
| The Examiner contains copious extracts
t 4 ERA papers 70 H. ga III
slant
1hc general appropriation bill, APPROX
I'D last play by President Davis, appropri-
yates for the army about $50, 900 900. and
FOR the navy. about 81 600 600
\ naturalization law has passed the
| Confederate Congress which extends its
provisions TO all persons not citizens Of
the Confederate States who arc engaged in
the naval service Of the Confederacy dur
ing the war.
The Nashville Dispatch Of the <lth IN
slant, says cold had been sold there, on tie
Esd, 1T rs per cent. premium, which is a
decline Of ID per cent. on former prices.
Some days ago it sold ut 80 per cent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-28
THE GATE CITY.
SATURDAY,, DECEMBER IS.

Es Both the ferry bouts are down the
river, and will probably have to stay there
for some time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-28

Coin WEArHER--The weather since
Christmas has become decidedly wintry.
Thursday night was about the coolest Of
the season, and last night ditto. The riy-
err has been full Of running ice for several
days, and viii elese UP soon at the Pres
eat temperature. The crossing is diff
cult and dangerous, though it was made
yesterday il skifs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-28
VA ANTED.
Flax Seed,
Timothy Seed;
White Beans;

For which the highest nlaraet rates sill he paid in
-CASlI ks KELLOGG ETftGE
psCisnRw M
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-28

M AR. WAR;. NAR.!!
All persons keeping or having for sale, III, a. a
kinds of Munitions OF War, such IS Guns Pistols Re
voiyera and ali Kinda Of Ammunition required not
10 seit;o any person without from The
sjGned Tins order must be strictly conf lied with.
uEaefpeEalt oiforieItrg all articles mentioned In
.helt rossc salon. JOHN kIAAAus.
g5IJd Surveyor Port OF keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-28
NEW STAGE ROUTE
lh1 Proprietor Il row running DAILY LINE OF
rOrE. HORSE COACHES
TO QUINCY!

In connection With the Quincy and Palnyra; Quincy
ard iaca, Hannibal aud ST. Jo and Eastern Railroads
leaving Quincy.
stHsrH iFasE beekHk every morning tSuniiAys q T.
ceitt al f. aeipcki arriving at Quincy The same day
IN Ante for Trains East South or West.
Persons going TO ST. Louis iii nbd this the Cheppet
And Quickest Route, With only two changes
u p baggage Checked Through from keokuk
Messages call for passengers IN part Of the city
free u charge.
III Flhrouah Tickets from Keokuk to ST. Iouis end 10
all cities N the basil ard West be procured AZ the
Union Rsilfoad office eorneFuf Me5 and 81 streets,
keosgt, Iowa EAGOE u HEWITT,
u. u, il DID, Ticket Agent. Projectors.
detlg iftn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-28

F MILITARY ARREST Last Wednesday
Capt. j tt. Hofscy was arrested by Tot.
Hills, for taking or attempting to take
men out,of the State as recruits for reg
iment in another State. Capt Holsey,
however, showed that he had authority
from Adit. Gen. Baker to raise one com
pany for Col. Glover's Regiment, and was
released on parole.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-28

Ee-it is quite evident tifat the editor
Of the Fort Madison piainieoter is fully
persuaded, and "deep down in his heart, =
if he has any. sincerely believes that a
nau wiioowns I'ni.es-efy i 4 A4aie sight
better q al himself, "a any other man,
who doa't own one And, moreover, he
seems to think il a terrible thing 10 inter.
fsro with such ownership, even though
the owner be a black hearted traitor against
the Government The P7dTN71a7,IIs not
the only miserable doueh-face and semi
traitor who holds to that doctrine. We
pity the poor fellow want Of manhood -
It is probably a natural deficiency fof
which he Is not responsible.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-28

Es1" There was a Dress Parade last
night for the FIRST time in week, but
spectators were not numerous, owing to
the cold weather.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-04-27
Another Letter from the Editor.
MERCHANTS HOTEL, !
April 90. 1861, {

AeRfa' ~ eOO''
Dear Reader The City of Penn is
comparatively quiet. Business here, like
every other section of our country, has
yielded to the war excitement. The same
spirit, pervades the entire country, and the
noblest ambition of our loyal citizens ap.
pears to be who can do the most and take
lead in volunteering for the redress Of the
grievance of the disgrace of our National
Ensign.
Amongst other friends from Pennsylva-.
MIA, whom I yesterday met in New York,
was our fellow.citize Mr.. WILSON AGER.
He is prosecuting, vigorously, the consum-
nation of his Rice Machine enterprise -
Mr.. A., was in good spirits, looking veIy
well, and living at the head of the heap.
Expecting soon to be home, when /
shall again be able to give more strict at
tenton to the interests of the Columbia
Democrat, in general and some other
things in particular, am
In bonds fraternal.
L. J.. I.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-04-27
Speech of John A. Dix.

We print this morning the speech OF,
JOHN A. DIX, late Secretary Of the Trea-
sury, delivered at the great Union meeting
in New York, where prominent men Of oh
political parties united in pledging their
lives, their fortunes and their sacred hons
ors in defence of the Government. Let
every man read it. Gen. Dix discloses o
part of the correspondence of the late Ad-
ministration with the commissioners from
South Carolina. which shows that the au-
thorities of that State we're repeatedly
warned that if they assailed Fost Sumpter
it would be the commencement of civil
war, and they would be responsible for the
consequences. As long ago as the 9th OF
February Mr.. Hot, then Secretary of war;
gave full and fair warning to the commits
sioners, in the following words: "If with
"all the multiplied proofs which exist of
"the Presidents anxiety for peace, and OF
"the earnestness with which he has pursu-
"ed it, the authorities of that State shall
"assault Fort Sumpter, and peril the lives
"of the hndfull of brave and loyal men shut
Cup within its walls, and thus plunge our
''country into the horroros of q civil war,
''then upon them and those they represent
"must rest the responsibility Mr.. Dix
says this reply had the cordial approval of
the late President and all his constitutional
advisers and furthermore he affrms that
eff South Carolina had rendered war to
"thc late Administration as she has to
"this IL uowM haze b en- unanimously ac-
"ctpn,t' This is history, uttered by ono
of the constitutional advisers of the late
Presdent-and if conformation Of its truth
is necessary we have only to point to the
fact that the moment MIR. Buchanan heard
of the atact upon Fort Sumpter he declared
that the Administration had exhausted
forbearancc and that the Government must
be sustained Hereafter let no man sus-
pect the fde ity of those who forborc with
the delusivo hope of re.establishing peace,
until the guns of the rebels were turned up
on Fort Sumpter. The late Administra-
ton was prepared to do precisely what the
present Administration has. done, had the
same circumstances demanded the asser-
ZION of the power and authority of the
Government BY arms The Patriot &
UnlOn.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-04-27
The Proclamation of Gov.
Curtin.

In to.day's paper will be found the
Proc amation of Gov. Curtin, calling an
extra session Of the Legislature, which is
to meet on Tuesday, the 30th inst. 1t is
but proper to observe that, in view of the
present state of the country, we think the
Governor has done right in thus calling
together the Legislature in extraordinary
session.
1t was our opinion, when the Legisla-
ture adjourned on the 18th instant, that it
would have been better if they had remain.
ed in session a week or two longer, and
thus saved the expense of recalling the
members. Nothing but sense Of imperi-
Gus necessity could for moment induce us
to consent to the recall of the Legislature
but as we believe such necessity does ax
ist, we think the Governor is fully justified
in this instance.
Harrisburg Patriot & Union.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-04-27

HE- AGNES OF SORRENTO is the title
of the New Romance which Mrs Harriet
Becoher Stowe has just written for the
Atlantic .Nonthly. The first pages are
given in the May number of that work
and the manner in which the story opens
assures us that its publication will add to
the already brilliant reputation Of this
most popular Of American authors.
The story is one of love and duty, ofjoy
and trial. Its heroine is young girl ,
born in Catholic country and educated
under the influence of Catholic institutions
and in the development of the plot the au-
thor has sought to illustrate the influences
of shat creed upon the lives and characters
Of its votaries.
From the intense interest in this subject
which has been manifested by the people
Of the United States within the past few
years, and the fact that it has entered so
largely into the discussion of the political
as we'll as religious questions of the time,i
cannot be doubted that Mrs. Stoves elu-
cidation of it, through the medium of fic.
titious narrative, will cause it to be a,
widely sought for and as eagerly perused
as her previous brilliant contributions to
American literature have been.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-04-27
Mason and Dixon's Line.

From an article Of considerable length,
and Of much interest, in Fernon's Rail
road Register, We make some extracts
The article sets out to show that Mason
and Dixon's | inc is not the boundary be
tween free and slave territory in the Uni
ted States, and never was; but discloscs
an old fact with new face, in its asser-
ton that Mason and Dixons Line COM
mences at 3S deg. ~ north latitude, about
fifteen miles south of the mouth of Della
ware bay, on the ocean shore, at the in
tersection Of the present dividing line be-
tween Delaware and Maryland and is tie
present dividiag line detaceen DelaDGre
and Maryland, as ,oeN as between Mary
Laad a'sd Pennsylvania! Delaware is a
slave State, and the whole of Delaware is
north of Mason and Dixon's Line.
From the facts it is manifest that Ma
son and Dixon's Line is not sectional
line, dividing the South from the North
by separating the slave States from the
free States, all popular assertion to the
contrary notwithstanding for in truth,
aud in TACT, d, aware, which is a slave
State, and which, in ali sectional divisions
of the Union. is clasScd with the Southern
States, is wholly north of Mason and Dix.
on's Line; which, as already stated, be-
gins on the Atlantic Ocean at 80 deg. 27
north latitude, and not, as is enormously
supposed and promulgated, on the divi'
ding boundary between the States of Penn
sylvania and Maryland, the latitude oi
which latter line is 80 deg, Az, Hence
Baltimore, Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon are all north of Mason aud
Dixon's Line at its starting point on the
ocean, south of Cape Henlopen, and south
Of Indian river.
Harrisbnrs Pctrt0, + Union,
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-04-27
Harrisburg Patriot & Union'

No VACATION AND NO CHANGE OF
TEachers.-It will be interesting to many
of our readers to know, that while there is
to be no change in the Faculty, the session
of the Iron City College continues unin-
terrupted during the summer, Students
having the privilege of entering at any
time. Prof. Cowley, the distinguished and
xorld-renowned Penman, still continues
bis connection with the College, while the
other departments are represented by the
same Professors who have for years given
this institution such wonderful celebrity
and efficiency.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-04-27
A pROCLAM ALTON,

WHEREAS, An armed rebellion exists in
portion Of the States Of this Union threat.
ening the destruction Of the National Gov
srnment, periliug public and private prop
erty, endangering the peace and security
of this Commonwealth, and inviting syste.
matte piracy upon our commerce:
find tcheyeas, Adequate provision does
not exist by law to enable the Executive
to make the military power Of the State as
available and efficient as it should be for
the common defence Of the Stale and the
General Government:
And tohereas, An occasion so extraor.
dinary requires prompt exercise of the
Legislative power of the State therefore
l, ANDREW G.. CURTIN, Governor Of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution, do hereby convene the Gen.
eral Assembly of this Commonwealth, and
require the members of the Senate and
House of Representatives to meet in their
respective Houses, in the Capitol at Har-
risburg, on TUESDAY, THE THRIFT
ETH DAY OF APRIL, A. D. one
thousand eight hundred and sixty.one, at
twelve o'clock noon of that day, then and
there to take into consideration and adopt
such measures in the premises as the exi-
gency may seem to them in their wisdom
to demand.
In testimony whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Great Seal Of
the Commonwealth to be affixed at Har.
risburg, this twentieth day of April j in the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hun.
dred and sixty. one, and of the Indepen-
dezce of the United States the eighty-sixth
BY the Governor.
ELI SLIFER,
SecfetarY ofMe Consmonneahh.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-04-27

The Gorernors Refuse to Obey the Government Regd.
sitoHs-Rebeiiiors Replies Of Ellis and dgoFn-Gor.
Ellis orders he Seizure Of Fort Macon.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The follow
ing are the tclegraphic responses made by
the Democratic Governors Of North Caro-
liza and Kentucky to the War Department
in reply to the requisition for troops.
Prominent men of the Union party of
those States, now here, aver that these
Governors misrepresented the people, and
have been assured by Secretary Cameron
that the services Of independent compan-
les, volunteering directly to the Federal
Governm ent, will be accepted.
"RALEIGn, N. G. April Is, 1851.
"To Hon Simon Cameron, Secretary of
War; Your despatch has been received, Z,
and if genuine, which its extraordinary
character leads me to doubt, have to say
in reply, that regard the levy of troops
made by the Administration for the pur-
pose of subjugating the States of the South,
as in violation of the Constitution and a
usurpation of power.
81 can be no party to this wicked viola
tion of the laws Of the country and to this
war upon the liberties of free people.
"You can get no troops from North
Carolina.
II will reply more in detail when your
call is received by mail. (Signed,)
"JouN W. ELLIS,
"Governor of the State Of North Caro-
lima"
FRANKFoRr, KY, April is, 1861.
"Hon. Simon Cameron, Sect'y of War !:
"Your despatch is received.
"In answer, l say, emphatically, that
Kentucky will furnish no troops for the
wicked purpose of sabduing her sister
Southern States. (Signad,)
B. MAGoFFIN,
Governor of Kentucky"
1t appears by telegraphc dispatches pub.
li,hed in the North Carolina Rough. N otes
newspaper, of Monday, that Governor
Ellis sent the following despatch to Capt.
Grafton
"Can you take Fort Macon with your
Company
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-04-27
THE LATEST FROM BALTIMORE.
GnV. Hicks and tie Maiifia.

BALTIMORE, April l7.-Gov Hicks re-
fuses to order out the Maryland militia,
except for the protection of the State of
Maryland and the Federal Capital; but
under no circumstances are they to go be-
yond the State limits to fight their South
ern brethren. tie has not yet decided to
issue any order, but will hold the matter
under advisement, subject to future cxi-
gcncie,.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-04-27
NJ / S S o U RI,

NJ 5 o U RI,
Goe6rHor iGrkSOn DeaOuRees the Wdr .Norements and
Refuses to obey the RequisitiOn.
ST. Louis, April 1.-THE State Jour
nal publishes the following reply from
Gov. jackson to Secretary Cameron
E7fcut,Ue Department Of Missouri, }
Jefferson City, April II. !
Sir-Your dispatch of the 18th inst,
making call on Missouri for four regi.
ments OF men, for immediate service, has
been received.
There can be, npprehcnd, no doubt
that these men are intended to form part
of the Presidents army to make war up.
on the people of the seeded States. Your
rcquisition in my Judgment, is illegal, uu-
constitutional, and revolutionary, and in
its object inhuman and diabolical, and
cannot be complied with.
Not one man will the State of Missouri
furnish to carry on such an unholy crusade
(Sign2d,) G. F. JACKSON,
Governor of Missouri.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-04-27
FROM BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, April l6.-Governor Hicks
has arrived in town; he has no, determin-
ed to call out the military in response to
the proclamation of the President, and he
will not, unless he i, convinced that the
interest of the State demands it. Ex-
Governor Lowe is now consulting with
his friends regarding the best course to be
pursued.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-04-27
M A r r l A G E. s .

on the i'm inst bv Rey "
MI fETER fARyER, of Centre twp, to Miss May G.
MASS OF Beaver Valley Col Co Pa,
on Wednesday l7,h inst by the Rev J. shan,fel.. :.
Go, Penua, Mr. EDwIs D. GuIE OF Tren,on i aud Miss
ZERuiAH C. BEAVER Of Chester TO, Pa.
May they live to love each other,
Whatsoever fate bede them.
Let them every feeling smother.
That may rise up to divide them.
Let their hearts he pledged to Union.
In band hat cannot sever,
Living IN sweet communion.
That shall aweeler grow forever.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-04-27

"sArE BIND, SAFE FIND.'-The
Franklin Saving Fund, No, lac South
Fourth street below Chestnut, receives spe'
cial deposits at 4 per cent interest and
repays them on demaod in gold or silver.
Other deposits per cent interest.