The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-13
YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY, MARCH 49, leel-rRPLE
The New Orleans Bulletin of Tuesday evening

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tvity 10 the mar ket and the movement continued but
little better than nominal IN every department foresn
exchange was het still higher figures bat the demand
was limited 10 small sums for direct remittance and sales
Included round amounts Of either sternnR OF Hos.
The inquiry for domestic exhibited but little, II any'
abatement, and yesterdays figures were hrnly main-
tanned but offerings showed no increase ano trahSb'os
fell short of the previous average daily returns III
money affairs the demand for discounts nj bank showel
further dminution, while outdoor operations We're p
tally suspended IN all classes OF securities oheiings
GIT edged paper however, were very hght anu .nousu
classes stocks ana bonds IN gOod supp,y
they appeared 10 be very firmly held at oar last ons
But there inquiry for description, and CAPT
tas,s exceedingly shy in view OF the possibility Of
civil var which my persons consider inevitable should
bla republican President OF the Northern States
tempt enforce the policy enunciated in his inaugural
address,
The Nationa, InteUigen Ger thus alludes to a re
port which has been published, that the present
government of the United States had six millions
in the public treasury at the commencement Of its
term
attention has been drawn to statement in some Of
the newspapers that the morning OF the 7th inst
the present Secretary OF the Treasury entered
his duies there balaI CO in the Treasury, subject
to the drafts Of the Treasurer and disbursng officers Of
six millions Of dollars On examination into the facts 1t
appears by the last returns that balance Of three mil
hons was held subject 10 tho Treasurcrs draft by the
several deuositOrts including New Orleans Mobile and
San Francisco and by the last returns the several de-
poseres held Sc 200 COO subject to tho checks OF
tam dlsbuIsing officers TO whom that amount had been
advanced for expenditures Tor specific purposes. These
toy Their make indeed abort six millions of dollars but 1t
Is obvious bat not half OF that In any
be regarded available for the current demands for the
pubic service Secretary Dix confess eddy managed the
affairs Of the Treasury with signal ability during the
brief period Of his administration but he had not ad
dress enough get Of the three millions
of money held by the Sub ireasurers in the
seeding States.
The following is a copy of bill introduced into
| The Senate Of Ohio providing for the payment Of
| the public deb. of the State:-
Section BE 1t enacted by the General Assembly OF
the State Of OHIO That for the sinking fund applicable To
the payment OF the interest upon the Sae DEBT and TO
the gradual reduction Of the principal thereof there shall
he levied annually including the amount heretofore
tlorzed by a~ 10 be levied FOR the purposes,
of two mills esch dollar OF tax able property
the shall be valued and entered the grand list OF
tho taxable property OF tho State until and including the
year 1870
Sec That OF the moneys raised by the tax autho
rzed by the III section OF this there shall be appro
priaed and used TO- the payment of the principal OF the
funded debt OF tho state for other purpose what