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I II. To- FIIuET.ff II % % ,sIfl1h iIAlt snhl'f
The following y the lettsFi of Asospsapes
'f Maj GEN. Soouml to John 4. Green. Jr.:
.itoI HEADQUARTERS Dlsr. Missf~rpri, ws
Kcksbuyo, Auo. 81, 1855. (bo.

.itoI HEApouARrrm Dlrrs sMissfaIsri, We
Neksburg, Aug. 81. 1855. DO.
.MYl DEAR SR - Your favor Of the 22d
inst, has just come to hand. In reply I
would state that am In favor of the prin.
ciples which appear thus far % have governed
President JohnsOn with regard to the South.
ern Ssatsst' This q 70 allow sheso States 70
decide who shsll and who shall not be On.
sitlsd's to the right Of suffrage, In a lev,
words, I au 10 favor Of returning Of tho
earliest profitable period to government
Of civil Law. I believe the true interest Of
the country demands . moro economical nd,
minlstration Of affairs. An effort TO reduce
the national debt, the substitution Of civIl
for military courts. and q more careful OBJ,
servanoe Of the constitusi usional rlshts Of States
and indi,idaals, i, these views are sach as
will be endorsed by your convention, and u
the convention should nominate me for Sec.
rstary Of State, shall accept the nomination,
l am now at q great distance from tho scene
Of action. The only mail BY which 'h''
communication can reach you before sheias-
srmblingF of the conv.ntion, leaves here
within a few hours, With this brief state
msnt | leave the matter In your hand',
knowing your friendly feelings towards me.
and boipg assured that you will be governed,
IN some degree, at least, by these feelings.
IF tile convention should not adopt the plat
form you anticipate, I trust you will not
prcss my name. .b1'qolaG.
lam. respectfully. g 5di b. ro'ruiI
n Your obedisnt servant. sdi D.
-iig sairH ,ii 20 H.'W. 'SLocrx" q
To John Al Green, Syracuse. M. ~, n,, ,-..l
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=, rs Il you sdpis shs negro u shIs struggle for
aus parpo.., N. has . risht to stAy in for all,
, and when the light L over. THO hand thss
drop. Ii. mu.ket cnup,lbe denied ths,bsi
lot =Gen. Stermaa's atlanta Letter, 1864.
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A son Of O. n. Saunders Is soliciting aims
for his father. says a contemporary. George
relies more upon lcg. than arms for his lie.
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Cows THAT HOLD Up Milx. Mr.. JohnsOn
says can be cured IL they will drink sour
milk Atter drinking. and a. roon as they
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liv We clip the following from ons Of our
exchanges, and give Il to our readers for what
80 'n,'"' ..tt1 Al htnwsg yrrtsT5ss m1Ti ngi
rQuito rich vein Of gold has been struck
In Lisbon. about one mile from the village.
We saw . spscimen . low d.ys siooo, and 's
% quite equal to tho Cslifornis gold. Ihs!s
isa grsst excitement In the town. and y :
promise hifa,o bs,.''bis shins;---sa = little
ahead oi tho copp.r mines which hsv. eesoI
creating suoh sniezci'sm'nt OF elas' IN sn's
section. u.L.aa"@i H., ftrs 'F'eest3i Pre's. AZ !
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WONDERFUL RELEASE YRou a SHAsa --0n
Sunday last rs vessel lay Of 0risat Point,
L. l.. bscalmed. one of the hands, NJ was his
practice. thought he would take u hath, and
plunged overheard. AZ he struck the water
a shark seized him by the waist, reaching at
least two.thirds Of the way round. and car.
ried him down at least twenty-five feet. he
struggled with the monster, and instantly
conceived the idea Of attacking him in the
eye. He plunged bio thumb into his eye,
when the shark Immediately Released bis hold
aud his intended victim rose to the surface,
and was taken into boatiby his friends and
placed on board the schooner. He was then
taken to Greenport, and placed under tho
charge Of DR.. G. E. Skinner, who thinks ho
will not recover, All the region Of the ab-
domen bears large sashcs where no struggled
with the monster, London ;Ssary "a
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Capt, J, B. Jones ftbs 10Th U s, Iufan'
try, arrived, .. Washington, lfroa Augusta
Ga, on tho .llih Inst. announces satisf4s'
tory interview at Columbia between Gener'
ais Meade ana IGiluors and Gov Perry. Ths
ipssrvisv resulted ina partial restoration, Of
civil power throughout the STATE. BY ths'fall
and complete establishment Of The eeiyil courf'
for the trial of all cases except thoss OF par
sons !. of color. The latte, arc to continue ior
tho present under the oosnI1ancs Of provost
mafshal courts Tue civil courts are 10 be
opened under the direction Of ths Governor: |:
and tho civil spd municipal officers are to Be
nermit.cd 20 resume their of6cial duties. and
discharge them without inssrcsp'ion. "ol.a
Gen. Mssds expressed himself well pleased
with tho condition Of things In South Carp
lima. "AipJ" i'ilo t'.iii- ..i.,i
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NUMBER. 80. /. pr
ispM.LiSs..'

Spare Lines. - y.
IV-thiS ID Ni1ya --siW 'snASlf1Qi'' w
wAa.sd--s clever. acooan.antto 70 etiusts !,
tho teabilitiss Of Wall ssssst. nsp7quii olppt
The ,su who aatssr womsa DO not know !
.hsuu rssiBcisnslyg and shs men who only
sbusS them do NOT tnow'tbem ssalld dora''lhni
josh Billings says. ~ was onos a1sd III
believed Id The fnsl salvation o. men, ahd l
said did bullet hs pick The men. W.
Tho horse Is not an assc.ionats animal;
he don't seem toesrs about biz msstsf. much.
We hsys seen one attached 70 ? wagon.
though. a. -, =, .,.., eoi,st;iib,s
A correspondent suggest, that children
should rarely 30 allowed % Drink tea. but
should b kept 10 tho lsck-tsa.ai vsy - long
a. possible. gIiHai-uoo rol niuE1lCarnTf 70 dig
Tho, ohild's mind = like virgin .bss Of
lotter.paper, and IL address In sftsr.lfs will I
depsnd entirely upon sbs way inuwhiSh yOu
dircct Il i1sl, ylifSsl sdi 'an,Eir st9Hoiil in'
u''e'>''.'., bga iosngv,gD1 rEIaia1 off No "a.
. Tn. editor of . Fraueh paper. In spatias
Of tho dedication Of new cemetery near
Lyons, says that i"M. 0ascoisns had the
pleasure Of being The 6nt individual who !
wss buriodin this dslighsfalirstrsat.''io oai 3.
!. A son Of the Emerald Isls. on being told
/ that a friend Of his had pu. bis money Into o
the stocks. replied "0oh, an ,i,s thers'yo n
are! Troth, an I niver had a fsrthin' 10
the stocks; bat I've had mo brogos thsssl !
oitsusr than Ike, surs.n'so sai yniooqqo va
d COlsridss i.was acknowledged to b bad o
rider. One day, riding through sSsrsst. hs n
was accosted BY would.bewis;8 IL say. do 4
you know what happsnsdr to ,Balaam 7'u
Came the answor. sharp and quick = 'Tfs
same e happened 2 g me- ms. ~ spoke %
him ,.r sr,g s,,lvit d7gs ,fii bal1 ,fi n
Abrigh. freedman in Richmond was stri,.
ing to make . balky hor-e 90. when an sx.
Confederass soldier. standing BY, s4id.d
why don't yon whip him ~ can lick him
into IT," G,rwsy dsr. r'u,s bran try'n
to lick somstln, jess TO- yeas, and coaldn's
do It," .5Iusrpm % noiiE.1q0 .llamHds o yd
@ A Quaker serving on q jur, 10 London
was aned flO BY the magistrate for refusing
to take his hat of in court. The Quaker d
urged that conriones compelled him to keep
HE hat on. The Judge replied that (" con-
science no more compelled him to keep his
hat on than. Il did his shoss, mud that hs
must have rsspOot for othem."ii % 'u.'i4li -
-. - shrsh 20 irIrrhsinnn nl anlIL Q
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0odp....
NJ rts1uSi

.fs.l ir.I,.1avSp ~ no lirr4T ui uErf
Ny Ship. ..T
r.lr5. ~ s.aln vlssrs ssoots. Z .u.'Fa,
Gems hl,hsr, bold mariner, vorn and gray, 1'' q
Whose ks<l hath p,o~ed through many . sea
And give me Ds~s q tha, Axsari sMpI iu .'-a
The ship that s coming In 'or me. anti .HI
Yoa should know her. the .hap.iles, cram ..
fha, ev~r danced OUT Ger the ws,srs hlusj
And h~s captain Is 3 hero bold, .., -.
And any loyal tars, her ersw.
..i ..,.I-t,r, t.Iy gIlqrU-0 r.'IIf .ll
Her cargo, al never, no never before, .,.. ..
Rode fSrth In her pride, upon any sec, I...I. .-,
sach golisn-trsish,,d sryosy .g ..F-..,..
AZ the ship tha, Is coming In for me : '...r, /,
think, psrchancs, shs IA nearing iand -Uur.r..
F9 nov and then, when the days are clear,
AMI the wind blows In from the haunted s~as, ,
The boom of her slgnsl gun. hear. -. i,f.
Twas but little maid Of ten,
Pulling bat,ereups, oat on the lea,
When nri she cleared from golden isie,- gi .
The ship that Is eomias In for me. r.# It.I q
Al that vas q iong-long time ago, - ......TE
When the ross on my cheek was round and f.ir
And no~ there Is many and many thvsd n. Il. f
OF silver tangled In mine hair
r-.rf,,It ,fb.fu..t,flr svrrrfa sdf yrumh
And it may be, or ever she comes to por, s.r.rr
Ishali ss, forth on the ''unknown ~a," s..
And come to land of yoodlier things '-.I
rhan ever my ship could bring TO me. ya li
The Fishers Boy.
~ HRsRr o. fHohkAr. " ..
Ny lie h Ike stroll upon the beach,
AZ pear ths ocesns edge n can goi
Ny tardy s.sps It's waves sometimes O'errsaeh,
Sometimes stay TO let them Overflow
Ny sole employment Is, and scsupulous care,
To paee my gains beyond the reach Of tide,
Zach smoother psbbls, aud each sheli more rare, .
Which Ocean kindly TO my hand eOndas.. .....
rhave bat iew companions on the shore,
rhsy scorn the strand who sail upon the sea;
Yst on think the ocean they've uied o'sr
Il deeper known upon The strand 10 me.
rhs middle sea contains no eFimsou duse, lH.lH
is deeper waves cast up no pearls 10 view
Along The shore my hand is on its pulse,
And converse with many shipwreeksd crew.
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CLOTHS, CLOTHING,
OR FURNISHING GOODS,
Sat the store Of
y. M. OWEN q SON,
On. Door West Of York Bank. s.eo. Ne. |.
FOR SALE.

- Ny tvostory HOUSE ON sosth street. near
I'm ly oppoaits ths Orthotox Church. Here 10
~ k,ohance to buy nice rssidenee that Is raIsly
ford. 10 niesiy shsdsd by trses, corner lot has
. hrrs garden With al kinds Of fruit trees and
vines. sssh ss stsswbery and grape. . eomuodi.
Gus stable and woodshed attached, . large cstern
fnr ,oft water. and a. good veil of hard water
NJ eau bs iound 10 ths city. while the inside at
ted up With al the modern eonysnisnoss and In
styls. ,. t& RUFUS SMALL.
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. -ilg saiSR ,ii 20 INV. SLocrx"
To John Al Green, sysDsuse,, y, y ~, NJ; :,
, 1865-09-23

We publish elsewhere memorial of the
wholesale merchants Of Chicago to the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue protesting
sgainst a ruling Of his office which declares
all sales made by agents, otherwise
than ut the stozo or warehouse Of the mer-
chant, to bc " Brokers' sales" and taxable Us
ench onc-eighth Of Que per cent Woaot only
think that the argument Of the mer-
chants Is sound, but VIC nre at loss to
perceive how tho ruling of which they COM
plain could eyer have been conceived by a
person familiar with the rules of ofbnsincss and
courersent With The spirit of the legislation
Of Congress on this subject. A broker is one
who sells merchandise, or stocks, OF produce,
On commission. A salesman or travelling,
ogcnt Is one who sells goods for his employer
on salary, How Is this agent 10 be taxed
The fax upon, his sales In the course Of q
year may amount to more than Ids salary.
Where Is he to be taxedy tfhe sells his en-
ployer's goods In 1oWn, is he to be- taxed in
Iowa, or In Illinois, where the employers busi-
moss Is carried on? Congress has Ind the sub.
jcct of tax on sales of merchants under dis
cussion at every session since The Internal
Revenue law was first enncted. aud has
always refused to adopt such q
tax. In lieu Of thAt "a u.
cense Is required Of wholesale dealers
amounting TO one-tcntA Of one per cent on
their Gales. Droke4x are required to pay a
license fec md tax On their sales IN adli-
tion. The ruling ofthc Commissioner, II he has
made such ruling, Is virtual setting up Of
his Judgment against the judgment of Con
gress, The agent is not broker. 4 tax
upon bis salcs is q tax upou the sales Of the
merchant, which is not authorized by any
existing lRw.
, 1865-09-23

Dec...... $40 Dec S,1oo Inc - Doa Dec. lD.lo
The aggregate quantity Of the ssae articles len as
tioe W1ter, from tho commencement Of NAVIGATION to
It's 7sl Inst, Inclusive, du1y tho Jera l~s md 1851,
foJ1-r
, 1865-09-23

Mr.. Morris, our Minister Resident ;pt Con
staEtinople, addressed to the State Depart,
mcnt communication, received in this co,1n.
try short time since, relative to the rayanes
Of the cholera in tho Mediterranean cities, and
calling the attention Of our home authorities
to the necessity Of precautionary meas urcs.
The report being referred to the Surgeon Gen
erals Office st Washington, was returned with
the recommendation that II be brought to the
notice Of Governors Of States, with a.view 10
the establishment Of rigid quarantine regula-
tions to prevent the Introduction Of the dis
ease into this country With this recom-
mcndat1on, the report has been forwarded by
Secretary Seward 10 the several State Execu-
tives. The Surgeon General Of Massachusetts,
Dr.. Dale, TO whom the whole subject for that
State has been referred by Gov. Andrew, has
published circular which Gov. Andrew has
embodied in a Proclamation The Surgeon
General, like MI who have gircn scientific and
intelligent attention to the matter, believes
the present time 10 be free Of all actual peril,
yet with abundant suggestions Of the necessity
Of immediate precautions and sanitary reforms
as safeguard for the future. 1t is scarcely
possible the disease will make it's appearance
On our shores until another season, but the
Massachusetts, Surgeon General Issues very
sensible warning to The people to clean up
and remove waste aad refuse matter aud pu.
all communities and Deishborhoods in order.
THIS advice is most excellent for adoption in
Chicago. "Clcanlinesa Is ucxt to sodincss"
says Dr.. Dale. II cs q city We are not more
godly than We are elcanly, this is certainly
heathen ground, and lilo meeting Of \. 3. Z.
F. II. very appropsiasc conjunction of,neans
and ends.
, 1865-09-23

T7,e a1tt1rv Of earlier In ftc season has MT
,ccn f,isanpoiuted. Everywhere. and IN al,
,ora};,ic= the r,esent wear thc STATE ond
countv ac7,cu,tnral Fairs have bcon M, ,,,,c
s,,ooossos n ). h;rh,v crc1t,h,c H., J., ,,.s
ess. +oaso, s,c,c.i,n,, thn va ona :. 1.a.e .ae
a'ea ss nsus'-;s>, .3,s ~ aea ~ some
4aaa-t 49, ,oass -. ,asrs ~ ,nta4s't ~, ~,
'.ic pss. wv 2: ,..:. ~ 49, % as ll.eses1 anu
uIle - w. .n ~ ~ ~ 49, 10 na's ~, 0een
tcs'oieo. ~ =. @ .,t's $50 ~ uo.s ~. tael' 1os
We iee'4aIo ~ - ~ w uau'pe[ 1ai''
agency 'ol ~ eae'auoa ua 'nn @ p'us o. iafm
ne ano 'auus'' A14 "ss. t"s n.ete"an5e u
, 1865-09-23
Chicago noNsE AND a1uLE a1ARKET.


y. FRIDAY, Sept =.
Twert5-Third and State streets, were q head Males
and II head Horses, amounting In nil to 81 go. Tds
prices for Mules ranged from rs to 49, and avasRe
1910 per head for Hofses the range from Il 70
embracing the very best and very worst and III
there On hand; the aTc1aEe was 5is+os PET head
Tomorrow, pursuant to orders num Quaste1nostet
General Tho balance Of the stock now At the corral
ann which Ia the laae IA the city hnd State belonging
q The Corsnaut a viii be offered The aals T COM
Tne .aies so5ay hHre beea nsfo.lows:
btseE Eoos ea o scoa
a.s.e so'Ee yess, So, od ;!S sys;s aot i,
!: dark broEn. Old, eyes net W.E7.nted tiaoc
s?sss 81 Is 'ests 81 ss
81. a'afn eeea 81 9as: o' N:sp; e black. e
saEas @ sS ns! mSs,s sSos Il sSa S M
e. ss,s ys az sesst a. a: Sss ys Saf s
3D. 10; ,s dirk brown y ycn.s ola go: y, dnts
s5sd sa &a e. aqas e I'D
small on! good, ~ y: =. DARK brown good mnfe,
@ So: e si s' g; ss's a ss
! years DID, good, not WARRANTED. s9i.1; g. dark
6fsss sssas 1e osa ' common ''' u
esfss ~ sosa s:st - n e 9as Staafa
horse, Stt5IG; stron Eroy tart. but pot wa11antea
sstf ~ .Sn "a sGSs hs,;f
T. roan, yesrs old best hore yet oLc.eI,. 5l;no0;
very large: but not x11vanted; 1soo6 tafk brown
Il Sars ssass io1H e rooa o so GSs; ss
i ysf ssi: ID ;ssEi
sIeSS1; dafE bay, years o,d, ,nnt wafraated.
sa $tyS {sss sa "a s.! eSs .: E s{ss
bnt nos Tar1saes save o. IS nesE s,ts daIE sa51s
sas ssSES pss sSs's yss &c.
EseA. SC; 50; r. vsty large, ys1st oil. hlaek, n3t
& s.s & = gfIsy I EeSs astsf
~ tsg asgf s:x qEsis IT. ss4 Ss Sss
ish She rs si iFoa sTsy 70 yssfs, ,sd a.
6ay, 5cass o!d. 6etter thsn common. ts;.: M high
nsy, ii years Old hanta bus not
% se9y re ssaea; i, 6issn. years oIa, 6sm,;a a5
sss 81 e:it u asRp 't 81
sSSa s oa e as as,.t s otss ss d es
s - 4 tsen z1ay ;efy ;ass Ses:s
s;:E 81 FSos sd 5Sss Rss, Is s Ss9s ssIs
ss H. 81 il; yss a Sae 4
s5ssss old. I:1 soI7s. ysazs ~, ~ SoGa: ils:
royrlty snicken-t1oo-n; y ers old, trst rate
horse s. dsep sa1, SsaFs S od g good - yes
cid, sa;a hore, :iise0 trottsd cars old very
large, gnt hlsm.h % one sys ~ q: aapple dan.
I'D. small bnt cood 4oo Co. by yeFi large. yeaIs
1laaa Se1ses oa; .iSa lis;
g l:o9 ,,aS iasEe.o 5esg otd: not warranted
te5io; 81 black ordinary, biatan II ono eye, tam
y asia9y pee sos 9!s !aEe S }9:t
dark hay, very poet, not warranted, *1oo; o. da1E
bsosn poor, tseg; daFk ba{. Il OF 1shaads ligh,
sso; dark serrel, ID year, old injured IN the heel
and rather poer, *ts-sl; ~ white, years old. very
lams saos H. brown, 4Jears old, Injured In the heel,
, 1865-09-23
PRESIDENT JOnSsOS7S POLICY.
MAA1os, IoSa, Sept. Il.

-AH~<AH~'t
Editors Chicago THbruc:
I have read with Interest your coE,neuts on
President Jolnsou's Mississippi letter, aud
also upon The letter Of Secretary Harlan. It
ourht to bo manifest to everybody by this
tlmc-Flst. Tint President johnson expects
to reorganiEe The rebel States and have them
admitted to representation In Congress. With
on: requiring them to give the freedmen sui.
tra.c.- He has told such delegations as have
waited upon him from these States, in sub
stance, that while he shou1d not dictate to
them what thcy should do, yet hu expected
them a'l to recognize in their forthcoming
constitutions tlc Fact TINT slavery is abolished,
anl, rnlcss that is dane, all lis power will
te used to prevent their admission to repre-
sentation. II anything else had been ftqul.
site, It would, OF corNs, have been sta:td.
By Implication, they are TINS told that If they
recognize the abolition Of slavery, bis power
will be used for their complete restoration.
ganizea and fully restored, without giving
Suffrage to the freedmen, they can never get
It, except By III amendment OF the Coustitu-
ton OF the United States.
VIII 1t le In Our power, with the rebels
restored in thels States, TO carry such m
alnuutI,ncnts There Is hardly possibility OF
1t. The South hates the negro just in pro.
| portion nE t1,cy have wvuuged him, und will
give him nothing except death and exterml-
| nation but by compulsion. 1t Is not easy to
| see how President johnson can help asking
| Congress 10 admit the rebel States without
negro Suffrage as condition precedent Will
| Congress do this !. In their stcadtast refusal
| lies our only saivatiou. ! be1isrc tho ul..1e
| Republican rrces OF the North urc in favor Of
! negro suffrage IN some form. II will be car
| rid iu Ills State overwhelmingly. But I do
not write 10 argae the question. 1t i in ADLER
| nf f1&4 1rnr{, will hn we'll
do.e. IwTiitc offly TO cay that good men in
I this region arr holding their breath at the
course OF co,l,Iug events. President johnson
was elected by the votes Of the bust men on
this earth, and he lnows they mean Justice as
I well rs freedom. II his reconstruction policy
docs no. mean justice {nnd jusfies means SUI,
| 'fiagr) to the negro, have we not followed It
far cnougly For one, thank you for calling,
ont from The supper WATCH" :" Breakers
ahead" II. .
, 1865-09-23
MARINE NEWS,
PORT OF CHICAGO.
ARRIVED,

.OD,Vv+ ~. -
stmr Sea ntrtf, Morgan, MiIwankee smcrses,
PrnT Dcfator FnffIryS Rn}fhin srctr1es
Fartlue b. RsTson Hanmonl Rntfain IN hr1s a,,t
Harnue Tnad|la NssOn Iinv civ Him Ernis. sin
lath, 'A>''A ~ -'''' ''1". '01'Ae'' '"''A'
me- Raw CIV Johnsnn IirI tsisf5 ;sssr, ,nr,srr
pfiT Anr "a f.fson Airens f.sT frmher
gchf Wcltgolant, EstIitt Nuskero4.
schr Sreel Feii Mnsfrrnn ;fn Iurber
Sehs T. i. Srw1ns Ncsii1an. Mn.xesnn. SIN furnhe4.
Ech Rats Rchrnoud, Chilson Bas GftJ, iiO1n Iunocr
schr Evellnc, ounE, Ray Efiy, SON asls sit,
schr Rainbow, s!nifh, nsy City. s0ou1 lunb"E.,
Schr Hornet. CoIlDs. kewanee n lumber, l1m asts-
EcEr Alfred Allen. Sewer ST. foacpa, s CORDS wood+
Schr In tooE, fa1lon. Eric. Il bgls salt.
, 1865-09-23
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


VHaDAf 1fEala14 0cps- ~s@+ 1o%Is
Butinets generally In tho city Is unusually br7lls,
and money Is actively employed IN The various
branches OF trade and commerce, The supply OF
eurncy at the Lending 1iscnunt Aonses Ia fair, and
lhe market Is comfortably close, though not slrin-
gent. The banks are discounting freely to tbc1.
good customers at 10 per cent. per amman; but
there IL still close discrimination made and eec-
ond-ratc paper is generally rejected Street rates
are .tcaIJ al 1@t1s pei CENT. per Annuul. Call
Loans nrc more active at 10 per cent.
The supply oi Eastern exchange Is on tho h.
crease, and tie moskcs may be quoted a shade
e1sier; but The demand by merchants and country
bankers ls still h.Is, and rates are tt.sdy ut PIX
buying and 10 prem. ceiling. Some OF the banks,
who had IN oTer-supp1r, sold at s3l150 prem. per
thoraand; but very few bankers were willing to
pay 1t. As a general thing, the banks were well
supplied, and few II nny had to express currency.
1Te understand that a custom r. walls III somc Of
the banking houses In tho city, by which, the gov
eminent tax On notes IL cvadcd, aad 10 which wo
call lhe attention Of the United States authorities
in this city. According to the internal tercnrc
law, stamps are required to be placed a1l notes
at the rnie Of 5c per thousand dollars. We arc In
formed thEt parties, in ort]es 10 cvade this tax,
when borrowing. say S10O.000, instead OF sirlng q
note for 1t, On which SO stamp .ould have to be
placed, draw check On d bank for S,o9,1o On
whfei, lh, place &c stm7, lodge this chccs With
the banker, with the coihterals< and thus'roh the
government Of x49.S6- " coukse the banker II
equally guilty with tho drawer OF the note, and ia
IL lbc to Tue penalty which The Inv attaches TO such
a vfolaiior.
The P1uducc market continues active and prices
to-lay ruled higher. Flour was active and 5ss10c
per 1rl higher. Whcst5 5adsanccd 34:c per tushel,
Corn wss aettve md &c higher on No. = Oats
wtre steady and 1rm. Rye declined 192c per
bu.hc1. Barley was irregular HIshwines wcre
more active. Provisions were dull bpt unchanged.
Fsrishts we're fra, but without Improvement
Gold opened In New York today a: 1issi and
closed at 1917. The following azr tho quotations
telcgtaphcd to Jancs Doyd i Brother, gold
lrokcEs: