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, 1865-08-16

| mems Aid Ccmmisslcnl. large enough to
MAKE II worth while to 60 into al inTesttga-
tlon of this auest4on-sly from one to ave
.heusapd dollus-to be staked On its owa
! pyoposltiou, that 1t hts IL large city clrcu-
| 1ation Is the TRIBUNE, 1t viii be accomno.
dated With Euch an investigation By this
oficc-such investRation to cover period Of
thirty consecutive days already past.
In the Council meeting Of Monday evea,nr
Alderman Talcott had good dsal to a.y
about wastsng the peoples money, becauss
the majority Of that body preferred to pub
Hth The clty's Advertisements in p,per
where they would be seen Instead Of IN,
where they would not be seen. Il strlea n,
hst Mr.. Talcott's zral for the people IA Of
v.1y recent origin. At the Council ueetlnp
OF May 18th this gentleman introduced "A
ordnance to promote the construction nf a
railway to the State Fair grounds" authoz-
king the Chicago City Railway to receive tn
o'aA for each passenger not only conveyed to
The coming State FaIr, but 10: any such
Public fa1r for ali time to come. This ordl-
nance WIS laid over to the next meeting u1-
Ger The ruleh. At the next meeting Aid.
Talcott called up his ordinance and moved
the. previous question on It for the
purpose Of cutting OF debate. AID.
Holden and several other members
succeeded, BY motions to adjourn and other
parliamentary tactics, In defeating the pre-
vious question until Aid. Bond cou1d offer IN
amendment providing that tbs ten cent
clsnse should continue in fotee only uuth
three days after the close Of the State Fair.
Aid. Gagt moved to lsy Ald. Bond's amend.
mcnt en- the table. AID. Holden demanded the
ayes and noes. AID. Cages motion was lost
By ayes s, noes Is. Among the ayes were
Aid. Gegt, Barrett and 1aaeots-the three
JEALOUS souls who hare been w1anglinz with
the TRIBUNE for come months tecause VIZ
charge the city about one half the amount
ttst private individuals are glad to nav for
cur columns. If the proposition Of AID
TaIcott had prevailed the Chicago City Rs,1.
way Company would hare had the right to |
charge len cents fare for conveying passen. !
gers over an inferior track to any public CT.
h.bhton, for as long time as. thslr charter |
lastH, twhether nineteen or ninety mine yea7s>.
evcn though the city, meanwhile, sh2uld
have become ecnsely populated along the
whole route. -
The public will understand Of cou:se that |
the cutc-y ofeur contemporaries at the sctiou
OF the Council Is predicated upon purely pe,.
sora1 grounds. We advise them to Keen |
cool Il they show becoming spirit, and |
attain respectable circulation, they may
get the city printing themselves some time,
sid WHEN they do they will not find MS roar.
Ing because they are paid by the city tifty |
Fer cent OF what other people pay them for
, 1865-08-16

Especial Despatch to the Chlcago Trlbune.1
81. Lor1s, Aug. Is.
Gen. Sherman rema'ns In the city few dsys,
aDd then propohes Journey down the r1rer on
ot5e1al business. He Is receiving extensive of4rs
Of private hospitality tfom our c.ttzsns.
Gen. McCook, while here, stated th.t from the
evidence he had seen and~besrd OF tho Cb,ytn7.
en nasEacre, he believed It to be i:a,o!,ca, and
cold b1ooded affair.
Al 4 toeial reurIos Of officers Of the 10th Mis-
soutt, laetnf9ht, Gov. Fletcher made An Interest,"
ing tpeech, tak1nR strong ground In fa1or Of mak.
ing The rebe!s, In Missouri. undezstand th4t they
have no tights beyond Whist loyal people choo.e
to accord them, and the Governor referred to the
obstinate pretchert, and ea.d every provision Of
the new constttnton must be enforced.
An evening paper eays short tine after the
arrival of Gen. Sherman in this city, Dunber Of
bis old pe1sona] friends, who knew HIM when he
was P1e4Ident Of the Filth ttket Railroad Com.
pany, conceived the project Of archo.ing the dls-
trruished solder permanently in this port, by
purchasing residence for him. We now hear
that the scheme vas executed alu1ost as easily as
conceived fund Of t7o, 900 Was ralsed, but In
ttead Of the Committee buying tho house and pre-
eertng It to their houored guest, they deposit
ed 1t In bank to his credit, informing him Of the
fact md exprtssed the hope that he would make
: swiccaase y1:caase to eait hiu.e.I.
4 halcon aieendion took place yes.etdsy; The
aeronaut lsrded sixteen mi!ee bk10w The cit7 on
the u issouti ahose, End secured bis bafoo1 with.
ont damtge.
, 1865-08-16
KETCADM, SON x COuparY


The great Phnnir Bank de alcatiou has
been followed by similar even. CT Euca Yast
proportions that the $500, 900 OPEN lion Of
JENKINS Earl becomes mere peccadlllo In
c-mFarjsou. Wall street Is stirred, from
Trini ; Chm ch to the very Gangwnys of her
feny boats. The finn Of Ketchum, Son g.
Co., tie great gold operatord, have suspend
ed, and one Of the junior members has ab-
scoudtd with ya1uablss estimated at two
millions Ct dollars The Ketchums have
beu alternately bulls and beus ID the gold
nRsket siree the suspension Of specie pay
mcnts In the beginning Of 1862. The great
wealth OF the senior member OF the
finn, {Mo1ris keschum. Esq y has GRABBED
the house to play the boldest games in tba
market, and In some instances to exercise q
complete tyranny over The general run OF
Operators. In the great rise Of gold preced-
Ing the capture Of Yieksburg, in 1868. they
wtre reported to have made enormous profts.
In the decline Of last tall they lost heavilf,
but their credit WAS not impaired. III. en-
tezzlement Of 5000. 900 By The younger
heschun twho left note asking the father
to provide tor Lis vile and child, be hs sing
amply provided for htmselG)' will probably
make an end to the great hons: OF Ketchum.
son d Co. whose fame has been AZ vida AS
the cortinsnt. Oar latest dispatch fntinates
that the wealth Of the elder Kst:huu is suf.
f1cient to warrant The belisf that the credl-
tors will not suffer seriously, a-d Of cours.
there Is hope that the nbscoudine member
Of the firm may be caught and the m ,ney re-
covered
49,
, 1865-08-16

It Is within our recollection that the eve.
ming paper Of this city has had the city
Ieinthg four times. We do not recollect
that any Other paper, during the years that
the Journal MAS the corporation newspaper,
ever raised any objection to Its having the
city printing. Probably they ail thought, al
ne did, that It needed the fustenance, and
thatlt would he a1nali business to take cold
Tictuals away from beggsr- Tho Jouraa,
Aas bad the city printing oftencr than any
other paper now published In Chicago, and it
is The only paper that ever raised howl be-
Cause It dh not get the printing in any par
ttcular year. Bet ne let that pass.
The Journal accu.es sundry Aldermen Of
fa'sehood In stating ttat Its city circulation
is less than the TAmunz's. Considering that
these gentlemen took the Journal pwn state
nents Of its circulation As the basis Of their
rtmarke, this Is certainly cool. The Journa
returned its aggregate sales under cath to
the Assessor Of 1ntcrual Revenue for tha
year ending May slss, 1865, At e10o, ,ooo, or
not exceeding that figure. supposng this
to have been sales Of daily newspapers ex-
clusively, It would account for total clrcu-
zAt.op. oily spd country, oi shout 1o,ooo
cfpies at three cents per copy. But the
49, - 1ea1 ..es s r.. - ~ ~.
M .s ' zs;.;aas ...1 ,Aa1, ~ Ia
sa.,,,a,. ,ro,,,d s.,1..a -. ss.sa...,. s<...
~. 49,. .,-w,st,sa sSs, ~
h.... T1,s,.t.-s ~ -, +o,d go
.~ss - :. -. -" .e.s =. a..
..1,. t1'aA.ss ~
-..4 ~ w.
feIas ~. eEn6 80 H s'"As,ss4 ~ ~ 80 oeesa-
49," ue ooa .se..an a.a4n"1 -s. pa~a., ~ ~
yease* ..'1r t,,a1a r. ~ ~ w.. .aa.,.. - es.,a
Dnlof11nA sst"s.a - ~ ~ ~. .3'a''
IN TIE present IT,. -. 49,. rs soue4aas
that the "ou1sad tolo s'aza M.4t,a .ueu @ua ~
lying now: The TRIBUNE A-"ss sIl.s m.ae =
felufn nnoer <ath to the Assessor o. ta1etnal
M nesenne ol sales to the smomtA *oa'-
vO"+ OF e1ae'!S Sz5Ssooo more th*o .ne
~'0s''@. We anal tske pleasure IN PROVING
10 any committee OF the Common Council,
o1 70 any committee OF citizens, Who may
oesne sa'thef iniorm2tions lint our return
"as soI5tc;. c;.---.~
ou' lae 0'oetoen 1eiet3eo 70 aaa 1ufaef
n'o'nauon On 'ae suo'ect o. INC 'oas''ats
SacuIu"n+ A1e .oa'H9 ONCE INFORMED Inc
~. Hetaa''1see ou ItmunE m laet lie Guy csrcala'
uon "as aHout o,ooo' Ihae- We believe, was
considerably in e1ceBs Of the facts, but We
know th2t the TR1BCEE'e cItY circulation is
twice G.QO0. The .1ouy1aal Ia so1d for ah,nt
4h,rr ,,orfrn IN Tho uf,.r,oo, wt,h,, .s,.,.
- ts,r ..,," - ~ .,po" ~ m4aa 3~0'oS
OF nau mlie from rs OWL Office. The TRl- |
RCHK u SOLD from LAKE View to Camp Dong
1aa, End ffcm the Central Depot to the
western city limits. from DAYLIGHT til, ,onv
nft4r noon. Moreover. the .Jouraa, re1sr ~
.srv nrvs cxceut by the u,rrest .cc,as,,t 49,
, 1865-08-16
i. EROM DES MONIES,
r EMbu4ne and NfouL City Railroad
20 h Iowa Regiment.

Especial Despatch to tha Chicago Trihunc.]
DEs MONIES, Aue. IL.
Tie Dubuque md Sioux City Railroad is now
open TO PazkessburF, Butler county, and will be
completed In lew days to Aekley, dgs miles fas.
ther.
The 29sh 1owa infantry wts mustered cut at
New Orleans on the 1a,h inst, and il aow On its
way home. It numbers twenty-nine comu's-
The Dnb7que md Sioux Weatern Rlilro.d Will
be open 10 Cedar Rapids within the present week.
, 1865-08-16

The Fahnsstock Murder Caze-HotBes
and mulss-mtlitaEY.


4ANAANAFtI4ef aug. To-
The celebrated Fabnestoek murder ease WIS up
aPan in the Supreme Court today, before Jus.
tces Elliott, Gregory and Frazer, Judge Ray be-
lug abeens. 1t was m appeal from a refusal Of
the Court below to admit the prisoner to ball.
Col. Dick oleha1t sppeared for FAhncstoek, and
nate IN nble argument in his behAlf. No counsel
appeared for the state. Tho Court hive the INST
ter under adriEement. "
Ore Thousand horses and 1ve hundred mn1es
hare srfired, consigned to Capt. jsmes Wilaon,
Pest Qusrtermatter, ard will BE- sold at auction IA
4 few Gays.
Ate:pstch from Louievil!e ets'ts that the 17th
regiment Of mounted fnfantry len thern this aftet~
roon for this place. It numbers ovtr 10 sahk
and Gle. =.
Orders hare been issued lzcm Warrington for
, 1865-08-16

"SHOE1& E1tE1Eu II Rlz&Ef,
Ar. 1eaman's district IVES for several
days reported i" clofe," with chances In his
}sror. Only one coauty remains to be heard
fioms and the nett majority against him al
reAdy rises above ], 900. So In the third dis
tzsc', where 1t was expected several Emancl-
pationists would be chnsen to the Lesselsture
eyen Il Nj Lowry should not be successful.
oily one hAs been returned. The LeRtsla-
tn1e will stand, IL Emancipation to 50 pro-
Slavery.
The aggregate us}ority against emaneipa-
ton, In the full vote, will be about 4,70o.:;
, 1865-08-16

the immediate discharge Of The 9lh md 10Th regl-
nenu of Indians cavalry, now stationed at Vlcks-
burg. Miss.
Brig. Gen. II. P. Benton, formerly Colonel Of
the s1h Indiana infantry, has resigned, aud AZ
fiys6 kerA In, HAv
, 1865-08-16
POSTSCRIPT. :;
1 O'CLOCK i. II,


Especial Diepatch to the Associated Pfess.]
Co11ecto1shtp OF New York.
Nxw YORK Aug. 15.-The1c Ia much talk In
public circles concerning The removal Of Slmeon
Draper from the Custom Home. Nothing aathor
itatIve ie known, bnt 1t is generally understood
that the removal was for entirely political sea
soDs. ;
Accident TO the Cable, ::
The London Times Valentts eo,responeep eIvca
the following In reference 10 an accldent 70 tho
cabls on the 29,h 1t Was not defective insulation
which was then discovered ut Va!ent1n,. but
the total 1c.s, Of insulation-in othe.
woEds, either the copper conductor wss
stripped OF al til outeide protection, and was
communicating with the water, OF the cable had
been cut or completely broken. The Admiralty
char Of the bottom Of The Atlantic, charts con.
strnctcd from foundtngs especially made to for
ward the great undertaking, show the distance
from the land that the Great Eattern wa. then
a, one thousand eight hundred fathos,s water
That fs, allowing for elsct. Little ,uore
than Two miles OF t1ack was etretchfrp
tom her stern to the bottom Of the ocean, The
enormous pressure and friction Of wafer on the
saturated on er hemp covering Of the linz, this
dsp'h, would render 1t difficult matter TO wind
In this mile in length, Il II could be done at ali.
in less Than ten hours. 1t IA almost certain th,,
It could not be done ut all had the cable been 40
itjuIed Is 10 1eayo itf conductor bare-su fntuyv
hat would taka of two-thiras Of the strength or
the esbla-s That such fault cou,d
not have occurred Is generally considered sufn.
cien'ly evidenced by the fact thst
The fault, Hhatever Il it wap. was
repaired in little more thin hair the time 81
would have taken to hsve backed the cable. sun
posing tho accident 10 have occurred to tho mr.
t,on submerged, and even close at hand. /. +,
therefore coDjectuted with the utmost appearance
Of probability, ttat the f,u.t vas caused hv
ktnk, which YES teen to pass in paying out
machine; The ve:sel was irstsntly stopped, The
Hnk e1tr1eated, aEd piece cnt ont, and rev
spl!ce uste. This theory Is borne ont by thc
fact that The time consumed In repairing the acci
dent, Wh,ch Is known BY the ces.atlon NJ
signals ia almost TO a minutes time.
that which Would be required 10 m,ta
tc cable. The intelligence We publish from
the Great Eaetern is more hopeful for sueces. of
the undertaking than appears ion the sfsce OF IL
4 teet Of auch splice On board the Great Eastern.
Ttose IN charge there knowing tha. all was right
behind them, that hne vas Of vital importance,
wopld no. be likely TO waste 1t By putting sey.
essl e1ds Of wire In communication with The tn-
Et1umenh at Valentia. while e1ect.1clans at the
latter etation could send no response through: 4
Do mites bAse ! { n p1td our, which means MT
cu1y that The ater tank, which Kept her too heayt
II Gown BY tho stern and 70 seriously iupel.d
her speed, Ia empty, but that the passage Of cabs
rom the ste1n tank to the forward hss been sue-
eesstnlJ aceon pisoed and Is noa fist tightening,
, 1865-08-16
FROM WABHIART0N.-

Daily Payment by the Treasurer
IT. Lou11 4o1S 0fDco-Now C0u1m1s.
AloueY Ct PAtentH-AsAAu1t o. G%o.
meftdiIh-K~Iley y4. CAmtFon-eef.
sonal mAt1eKs. etc,
, 1865-08-16

HEAHTs CONTEXT, aug. II, tia Asrzr BAT,
Aue. 15.-Ihe schoorer First Fruit, ssnm Car
did, arrived 1t aarbor Crate, n. F., TIL, nnrninr
With the following report:
"Aag. sixth, four o'clock. morning, s.x the
, 1865-08-16

The Louisville Journal Of the lith Instant
publishes election returns from which We
make the following comparative statemeat
by Conversational districts:
, 1865-08-16

ttIt 6571t Capt. aud 0. Q. Comcx.
CORPORATION NOTICE.
~ O11oH or I'M EoAIo O. Pusl1o Wosxa,
tH1dAAo AuR. IL 194h
TnaeaA Tbs Common Council o1 taa sAtT af sjhi-
etso ~ ordered that Re:n Piaee from ats aste
70 p Abath AFenu~. b. &faded and plHuked said
Sotk % BE- doLe tneeF TIM supH1nzeadaeoo OF the
.5d Of Pne1io worm. and tsat tas !am of Mn
stssed upon tho a1 estA&a ae6oad b ntt1cd by III
!mWoFemant 20 orde1ed. according 70 tas pTovteioN
OF ha Ee41sed LhA1tET, u anteAdHd, In such Co.
mAdN aud provided
New. Wherefore. yab1o not1ee u ha1ehy stren T.
al p1cuA restot, that the Comnissio1eFa OF III
Rcs1d Of Public Worfs VIII msat 4 Rnom No is, u
re Court house IN said Etv on tho ISL dhy CT Aug,
EST l. D. 1885, 1t tho hour Of 10 od 70 4tseea
the amount dlEtCh9d u Afordsaia ny the Common
t. uncu to he z&sal1ed tho re2l eGt7ts deM9d het
tted bJ the aAla contemplated tnsrove 2ens
j. 9 GtNpEa8,
FE&D LETZ.
O. J EOeE
Cemr l,4iorers Of tho Board Of Public Tc,zs.
An{&t r.
, 1865-08-16
N0HTBWESTERE PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY.
ACKNOWLEDGED ~ al to pa
1HE LARaRET AND FlgB6r II TEE WORLD.

A UCIION SALE OF GOVERN.
"a MhNT pROPRRTY Ar CHATTANOOGA
fkkHE86BE-Ybera viii b. eIpo1e3 sor SS:o Ut tte
!unk oi tae CasttanoosAO G. dnaa % Dtpo ,.n NON
AY: Apkusr 25 tsts hrEe quA 7tlu Of s1p,le7 a7d
Coz dsmnxu propeety, etn3fssinxlu IN pa.t Of
8tk Az Rn&1n4s AID RcEe.1,
lsihef, Drills, HAntnx Machi1rt ett.
d1e1as Toc1s,
eaedle1 and eadd1a Blanten
20, ~ Aetal. Ropo and 1afpsu1i11,
LeAthe1 Arc utteHt n0 q EQu1pMertl.
FeEiDE AXIS, P!cf Axss. Spaces, ahoYelg, d.. nc,
EtTnA cAsh. 6otaI1Maot finds
1Ee rEopzty Nn1 b - d In Il ID II to accom- no
dsse ss .aF AIR etola al purchaser danostt q
tsrnty t1) peE g On tha Noouat Of each 1tl b
scstp, onte ofEA bid u t1al,
,IQHN h HOGAN
, 1865-08-16
PORTLAND.

Maine Copper ad StAse Convention.
Ns'n1n q nlinn for e:oVerhor-ff~1 lin,
ttuhs.-TheJ Endorse andrew John.
, 1865-08-16
OF LIT. GEN.
GRANT.
From Detroit TO ChlcaEo-IIoxy the
People Greet HIM.

Especial Despatch to the Chicago TrIhune.1
DE1no1r, August Is.
Our eisttr gulshed Lieutenant General has re
manned at The Blddle House today 1etttng md
refreshing himself. Last evening he accepted IN
invitation to attend party given IN his honor
By Senator tandler. It WAS ole OF the mo.t
ma&ninetut affairs OF the sea.on. Several hun.
dred Of our most diztInsulahed citizens vera
present: The General did not return 10 biz / ,tel
until q hate huur. At4 O'Clock this afts,uooa The
GeLetal and Mrs. Grant, md their three children,
accompanied ~ Major Generals Ord, Wilcox .nd
4. 6. Williams, u s. 6en.tor Chandler, Hop,
". A. Howard, Co1oEels Babcosk ant >Bsdean,
Of the aenersl's atzff: Capt.1nRoEe commanding
the gunboat Michigan; 4. N. Rice, su.
pe.insrneentc ct the Michigan Cautral RlIiroan
r. a. Hale, Assistant Superintendent; Hou. II, P.
Baldwin, Gen. Jerome, Esq, Benz. Vernon, E.o
Geo. #. .Btsel'. Eco, Geo. I. ". Dent, bro.ht
o! Mrs. Grant, and E, v. RsY, BAG, Of the Jack
son Citizen, p1oceeded to the depot and took nns~
srtslou OF the two clegsnt cars provided hy supt,
Rice. Several thousknd persons crowded mo
tie depot building previous 70 tho Generals com
1rg, and n he alighted from his Carriage, they
fa'rt5 Elde the we1kin ring With their shouts-
The train departed At 6.10 precisely, and vii,
reach Chicago 1t B.16. The train il under
tie oiders OF conductor Geo. c, 'uonn.r.
and Ii drawn By tbs locomotive "Da.
dsnce," whlcA will cousinus on th.uushnut \
ANOTHER DESPATCH.
Rpec.al despatch to the Chicago Ttbnne,1-,
DETAo1r. ArR. Is.
Gen. Gttnt 1en1ined 1t The Biddis Hou.e dur.
ing the day. delegation Of the Lafayette
Benevolent Association, composed or worthy
French c,uzens, waited upon him this morning
End presented au .addres. In behall Of that hody.
Tho Central LETT here by the Michigan ,central
railroad ut o'clock p. m. for. Chicsxp. Tele
glsns hare been received from almost eye1.
place along tho route wanting 10 know what
time the General wilt arrtye AZ theie re.pect,ye
to1ns, and they are evidently determined 10 etye
/ i'm TeTm feeepttpu - Ia
, 1865-08-16

NeWs tfom the Rxpe pedItlon-The Cnbt~
Fafts 6oo miles from Newfoundland
- hoey 11Fopped to Mark tn Z Place
-6pecnlALous 1t 1lear1,s Content.
, 1865-08-16
FROM ST. LOUIS.

Cen. 8heFlnan-A H4ndsoEne Present
.-FhS Chfg1nIton NlnsaacFo-tsuT.
Fletcher On Gne 1kebels-kalIouu A.
CEn&aQus
, 1865-08-16
N Em HDnEIllHmxMIB.

For Additional Telegraph see Fourtl
RAXR.
, 1865-08-16
SHIRTS !!


Ofsupm1os quality Of a., N ,d5:o o.de1. Also, sit
11nk ting 1utTta kspt con.tznry IN stock, hF xLY
Tstirr sud Geut' Fo:niahas, coz Wx.htutt ia IN
II n horn HtTAA1 Au1x1H1A Etaat uYr ~
, 1865-08-16

Thu Or11tua1 Howe saS1ny Aacnlne4A
rS.,rNnr4nrod ondc the ESed:<ta 1a3esyls:or ct
SIS Howe "a. y sysases g H., 3;ta- ~: .s7nT S3s1;s
s11T.a V.1ied throughout TEE Wast. Add1e1J J. q
aHS xET 3 co, As1egsl Nea3AsA Aren't. ~ 94s8
paAf. lzteAEA 2I%&AfaA-AA&
The New York herald., 1865-07-26
Recovery or the Watch OF Colonel Ulrieh
Dnhlgren.

From the N0rfolk va fost, July ~ -.
Several DAYS since Captain Holman, Chief Of the Mill
tary Police received information which justified him in
the belief that certain parties in this city were In posses
sion Of In regard TO the whereabouts OF the watch
taken from Colonel ulrich Dahgrens body after bis
death On Friday last Captain Hoffman arrested party
in this city, and upon examination coneusvey proved
that the accused knew oil about where the watch was
He being released bail In the sum Of two thousand
dollars until the watch produced, yesterday the
watch was handed over TO Captain Hoffman, and is
now in his possession. IL appears that the watch
was taken from the body OF Colonel Dshlgren oy
Lieutenant Hart, commanding the detachment which
ambuscaded Colonel Dahgren, and by Har turned over
10 other parties for safe keeping until the excitement
was over and oil hope given up Of It's recovery Colonel
Ould having used every effort TO recover the watch,
created some alarm in the mind Of Hart, who sent the
watch by other parties 10 Mathews county, where II fell
into the hands Of the party from whom was recovered
The watch manufactured BY ]. =. Cooper, Gray's
Inn London and numbered ss7 three and quarter
CAP open white face, and marked on the back with the
letters ga T. " In scroll contained within shield The
chain IL very light, gold one, Of the snake pattern,
with the hook gone and part OF the chain with IT,
The short chain s spced with string TO make out ts
length 10 reach the vest buttonhoe from the pocket
The chain bears evidence Of being broken in he excite
msnt Of The moment while tearing II from the body.
The New York herald., 1865-07-26

committee Of directors Of the Rock Island Rail way
has been appointed to confer with committee repre-.
senting the Mississippi and Missouri Railway, with
view 10 the consolidation Of the two lines but the proba
bity is that the consolidation with not be effected
In response 10 joint resolution OF the Connection.
General Assembly asking for estimate Of the receipts
and expenses Of the State for tho year ending March 81
1896, the Committee on Finance submitted the follow.
ing
xsuxArH xxpEysR
Contingent expenses OF General Assembly aud
dsbenturo. sos 900
Salaries. Observation-Disclosures. 10000
The New York herald., 1865-07-26
SECOND BOARD.
CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT.

CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT.
TUESDAY, July 25-8P. NJ
ALCOHOL quiet and unchanged.
AsHEs-Receipts, 10 pkgs The market firm and
prices were without change We quote:-Pots 81 so and
pearls So.
BREADsruFPs Receipts, 1858 bbs flour, 385 do and
3s1 bags meal, 2s,2O0 bushels wheat, 4,7S0 do
ket decidedly active, and prices all grades
1Oc. Csc. better, mainly on the choice brands
The sales Of State and Western %, 500 bbs.
Southern -four rmer with more inquiry The sales
comprised 900 bbls. Canada -four in better re-
quest at advance Of 10c 15c per Dbl. The sales
included 500 bbls. Rye -four was in fair demand and
very firm. Sales $50 bbls Corn meal and
The New York herald., 1865-07-26

The Boston Traveller, of yesterday, says
Money is easily borrowed good stocks at six per
cent and the supply, at that rate on call Is equal to the
current demand at the banks and In the open market
Some OF the outside lenders in spccacases are making
choice loans at ve and others are obtaining seven
fair colatcrals, not Of the first class On tme beyond
thirty days is difficult 10 get accommodation at higher
Of interest The best mercantile paper Is scarce
and in good request at from seven 10 nine per cent ac
cordng 10 maturitics and amounts The dealings In
stocks not very active either for permanent holding
or speculation The public securities are In quick re-
quest in large and small amounts for investment
American securities quoted In London on the 18th