New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-10
GENERAL NEWH.

The opening Of the bids Tor about thirty
ono md shalt millions Of the ak per cent loan Of
1881 was commenced yesterday ct Washington
The number OF proposals was larger than on any
previous occasion. Up 20 two O'clock this srer
noon, about one-ffth Of them only had been uc
clared the offers running from par to five per sen'um
There were comparatively few. however. a1 the ia".f
figure The offers averaged. probably 1hfee aaa YIN"
per centum az that hour.
Forged drafts purporting to DO signeu ny
Hon. Jane, Harlan, Treasurer OF the Union Oong'es
sional Committee being presented 70 fo''nas.cfs
in TIA West by some swibder, who claims TO DO dn!
authorized 70 collect for the Committee. NO DRAFT Las
been drawr Oh any Postmaster. and no agent employed
10 collect from them by Senator Harlan.
The Secretary of State of New York. has for
varded to the several regiments and batteries ron 'n'
State and 10 tie various hospitals and naval slaoh'
nearly two hundred thousand copies Of the soders vol
r law and the blank forms and envelopes. to snHole
the soldiers to vote q! the November election.
The Hon. Reuben f. Fenton was on Thursday
night visited ut his house in jamestown D. ~ oy h'
fellow citizens who congratulated him upon DIS hon'n1
ton for Governor Mr. Fenton responded thanking
Ae people forbe visit and discussing In patriotic ana
hopeful tons the aspect Of military aud poncai aha's
/ A party of nine persons, men, women anu
children were recent, oyertaken By WATERFRONT near
Aurora. CD The wagon in which they were tFa'el
ing through canon When the spout burst sweeping II
awe,. and mmersing it in fifteen feet Of water Only
the men, three In number, escaped.
2 John G. Lewis, contractor on the Norfolk
: County Railroad was robbed Of 800 ON Thursday
night. on the highway between Woonsocset ana BLACK
stone. r l., By three men who probably followed him
from Boston for the purpose.
The Democratic Convention Of the Nine
teenth District Of Pennsylvania have nominated Coz
Bisler OF Clesi6eld for Congress by reclamation IL'
district pretty close and tie eI Governor may posi-
= tbly squeeze In.
y The Steamship YazOo, Capt Couch, which
sailed for New.Oreans on the 7th returned to this por
lsst (Friday) night leaking having broken her dis
charge pipo when about twenty four hours out
a safe. containing 5000. was stolen from
q stagecoach between Portland and Gs.lpolis, Ohio,
ON Monday last.
Henry G.. Lord declines the Democratic NOM
inston for Congress in the Second District OF OHIO
James c. Butler has been nominated In his stead.
| Ex-Gov. Downey and the Hon. James Cof-
troth have beon nominated Cor Congress b. the Democ
racy Of California
There was little snow-storm yestesday on
Mount Washington. Ito thermometer soon after vas
st42o.
Subscriptions to the Ten-Forty Loan yester-
dy amounted to ss2 800 ard the hiry Loan 10
S53S3QO.
The Democrats have nominated Geo. II. Par
ker. OF Davenport, Iowa. for Congress
Gold has been active throughout the day, opening
a, 2S ,e NJ down to 23 and closing a; z3i Tie market
10 he largely oy.od by opersor 'srgnne Of an
early fal aud toward specie payments IL TIE
purchases Of , esas 10 deliver that suss' prizes Ia great
uesup II uust not be forgotten that there an enormous
interest In TIE support Of gold Rebel money 'nd ysPshy
unite to advance pre- MUM HGy port rlso 'ec''d
non paI.ies boldns goods Ct high cost Merchants nnae
acceptance on account Of bresdsuas and fam foinc &c
with alarm fa m gold and do oil in their power T. a'er H.
until they are relieved from liability The iendetyi' down
but the srk.. yields quite slowly GoverneH' securities
t-e II II tsd the SOS gsls Bonds wA coupons
attached pre- request and deliveries are not made readily
There /. more doing h railway bonds st full rates ncomner
cs paper there /. no clspge Tie rte, 8GiJ 9 est
AID good names are got for ths quotation.