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Fire Department Matters.

WINDING UP THE AFFAIRS OF THE VOLUNTEER DR
PARrnENT-rHE ESTIMATED ExPESsEs FOR 1865
AND 1866, ETC.
At the meeting Of the Fire Commissioners yester-
day, Chief Engineer John Decker sent In communica
ton from the Board OF Engineers and Foremen Of tho
Volunteer Fire Department, soliciting the Of Fire
mems Hall on Friday evening next when they purpose
meeting TO settle all unfinished business OF the old de-
partment The request granted.
ESTIMATED EXPENSES Sgw DEPARTMENT
The communication from the Comptroller Tuesday
last to the Supervisors enclosing the estimates OF tho
Fire Commissioners for the years 1855 and 1885, s exct
ing considerable comment In consequence Of the apparent
discrepancy in the 900 for the balance OF
the current year, and $3.50, 900 for lsG6.
or the 5000 600 asked for this year. large proportion
Of the amount will be required defray expenses
CURED in reorganizing the department New hose will
be required ali the city, and $40 600 worth will
have TO be purchased Immediately.
One hundred and thirty horses are required 10 draw
the fire engines To provide animals adapt d to
perform that work. estimated that about three hun
dred dollars each will have 10 be paid for them To
commodate this feature In the Fire Department
bes will have " be built feed and harness purchased,
and other unavoidable expenses incurred Hut ave OF
the steam Ore engines at present In be drawn by
horses The others Will require altering and pumber
OF rst class machines Will be purchased Many OF the
hook and ladder trucks also require altering As an or
set TO this great outlay, Is estimated that large
will be realized from the sale OF estate and other
property formerly owned by the Volunteer Department
The Street Commissioner Is making inventory Of
the property OF the old organization, which, when
peted, will be handed over 70 The Commissioner
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FATAL ACCIDENT ON rux HuDsor RrvEn RAnroAD.--on
Monday morning Of the present week, train the
Hudson River Railroad running at tho usual Of
speed, In tho vicinity Of Peekskii two were dis
covered upon the track, arm in The whistle was
Immediately sounded and every esertion made to stop
the train, but 10 no effect The struck, aud
both killed. When the locomotive brought To a
stand and examination ado, IL was found that tho
brains Of OF the had been fairly Knocked OF
his broken skull and the other had been hit upon the
temple In to kill him almost instanta-
ncously Both mon evidently labourers and when
found their arms linked together they had been
bofo doath
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NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Arrival OF the British Frigate styx-Dis-
turbance NJ Portsmouth, Va.

Arrival OF the British Erigate styx-Dis-
turbance st Portsmouth, Va.
FORTRESS MoSnoR, June 20 IsoS
Tho steamer Perrtt arrived from Morehead City, N. c.
with mails and thirty passengers.
Tho English figate styx arrived this morning after
three days cruising about Cape Henry and Cape Charles
Surgeon Eli Mcclellan has discharged two thousand
two hundred and nftysIx convalescent soldiers from
Hampton Hospitals since the nrst Of this month.
The steamer George Washington, Captain Ingraham.
has been discharged from service and sailed
for Wilmington, Delaware, this morning.
serious disturbance took place II Portsmouth, Va
last night between the blacks and tho whte people.
Pistols freely used, and a Mr. Tyler shot and
badly wounded; also one or moro Of the cOlored
Movements Of Misunderstanding OF the Bar
rooms in Petsrsburg-The Virginia
Railroads, &c.
FonrRKw MosRox, June a, 1865.
The sloop- p-of-ws ossipce went " sea last evening
The North star and Empire sailed this
ing on the Texas expedition.
The steamers whelden and Delaware, from Richmond,
with United States troops passed hero this afternoon
bound to Baltimore.
Robert Jacqueman, who was shot during the disturb
Norfolk last Saturday night died this morning
The barooms all closed for the present In Peters
burg.
The steamer Philadelphia sailed for Baltimore, with
troops mustered out Of service
The Richmond Rpu,te OF tho 9th inst says the vIr
gna and Tennessee Railroad will be opened July Is from
Iynchburg TO Bristol.
The railroad is successfully running between Rich.
mond and Petersburg, and will be turned 10 the d
rectors by the military authorities to-day.
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Tho National Loan.

PBnADErrnfA, juno 2s, 1905
Jay Cooke United States subscription agent reports
subscriptions to the seven thirty loan TO the Of
t245i3oo There were 10, III individual subscriptions
for $50 and flOO each
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recsptured archives OF tho State Of Tennessee tell many
tale rebel viainy. Governor Harris papers are full
Of the secret history Of the rebellion Among other
papers on hlc and endorsed BY Harris Is proposition TO
asaAsGste Governor Johnson In Nasby llc --ios.v.h
Un,oa. June a
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Movements OF Misunderstanding OF the Bar
rooms in Petsrsburg-The virgini,
Railroads, DC.
Launch OF the Nicaragua.
ANOTHER OCEAN STEAMER FOR THE CALIFORNIA
TRADE.


The new and splendid steamship Nicaragua was sue
cessfuy launched yesterday afternoon from tho ship
yard Of Henry Steers, at Greenpoint The Nicaragua
designed and built by Mr. Steers and s In every
spect nne aud commodious steamer. In regard 10
strength Of build and form for speed she 10 unri.
vailed, and Ia 70 be fitted up with every
appliance for safety The cabns large and spacious
well ventilated, and 10 be furnished In nrst class
style Her drauyht Of water, when launched, about
eight feet. The following are some OF her principal d
mensions:-Length OF keel, two hundred and seventy
five feet; depth Of hold, twenytx feet; breadth of
beam, forty let The Nicaragua Is sdewheel steamer
Of two thousand Ave hundrd tons burden, and IN In
tended for the Central American Transit Company.
Another steamer, OF precisely the build and size
called the Leone is now building for the company
by Mr. Steers, and will be ready for launching short
time. After the launch the tugboats towed the Nicara
qua to the Atlantic dosk where her bnery ready
10 be placed on board There was no bottle sparkling
wine dashed against the OF the vessel on this occa
son by some Interesting young lady by way of chrsten
Ing, b. Jere were a few bottles demolished by sundry
ndiy yduas who we're invited TO parake OF the hospitality
OF Mr. Steers
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MEETING FrsIASs ST Loun-The meeting of
the fcnan Brotherhood the Court House last evening
very large and enthusiastic Besides the menbor
OF the society multitude OF Irish citizens aud ladies
estimated at about four thousand were IN Attendance
James Mcttath, ESQ, state Centre for Missouri intro
duced the distinguished speaker A. L. Morrison, ESD,
OF Chicago He spoke for about two hours aud a hail
the aims and objects Of The Fcnian brotherhood lie
dwe at length on the prospects 9i ireland oeng oer.
ated at an early day from the yoke on hhgiah1' MS
speech marked BY considerable intellectual power
aud abundance of genuine lrsh eloqucncc, the
30 aker being frequently interrupted by loud and pro
Ippyed cheering ia idea IL that England is the
OF Irish liberty and that all good and true lrishmen
should consider themselves the ioes OF England AZ
the close of speech the whole multitude expressed
theseyes as eaeor Join tho Fenian Brotherhood and
Aid In the adoption Of measures looking 10 the establish
ment of a new end Independent government ON Irish
coil Large numbers OF them came forward and offered
The names candidates for admission W the society.
The m ctrg significant OF a deep determination on
ibo pert of rh citSans 10 do something towards FREE.
nt ireland from srtsh rules. L0ru Regs.licsn,
June ~
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ALBANY, june e, ISb5
There Is report that lock has broken ON tho 1--WE
mile level near Schenectady. II Will require forty eight
hours ~ repair the break.
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Arrival OF the Steamship
Columbia.
>~>~>~~~~->~>~>~~~----~
NEWS FROM VENEZUELA.
Ratification Of the Treaties with the
United States.
INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT FALCON
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NEW FLAG FOR SAN SALVADOR.
ST. JOHNS DAY IN CUBA,
&C., &C., DC.
ST. JOHNS DAY IN CUBA,
&C.. &C., 6c.

Tho steamship Columbia, Capt Barton, from Havana
the oath inst, arrived at this port yesterday
Through the attention Of the purser OF the Columbis
We are receipt Of Havana papers Of the latest dates
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-12

The dsht y lafro ~ Il ~ = 49,, = /
= = ~
system u 6x61s01 i rcd mol b OpPrsssive.
Il u, hgl@Q4yQ1Ql4or NA3le It il capital to
the hoIden q M 6Sc6ril5es, # il stll m
tiopal debt, ard 81 encumbrance Upon the
national estate Neither it, advantages nor
it, burdens aFe n o94p b. shared pr borne
.e4Aag - Eta hHalhces are
anti Republican. II adds 70 the power of the
y neeu5Y4 u inWa1ejqa. kpdeF YD1Q1nagy1
am1h6 - 11eta1eehE tat1A boeFA uecadB6
it fills the country with informers And tax
gathererA, M u dangerous 70 the public vir-
tue, becausc II involves the collection and
disbursement Of vast sums Of money and rem.
Sders rigid national Feconomy hinh0.a inpracs
ticabie. It is word, nstionA1 burden,
and the work Of removing tho mdtser how
desirable It may be Tor IN individual invest
ment-shoud net be png pospenedf
As III true men desire 70 leave tfefr heirs
unencumhsced estates, 90 e should be the
ambition - thc people o. the United states
10 .relieye Their descenoantS o. tnM nelonai
t,,ra Generations shall share the burden with
u.s.. sNsn are not 1t an end, md posterity
will have enough to do to take care of the
debts Of their own creation. .
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In the report of the Secretary for the year
1864, there was excluded from the public debt
the sum of ST7,897, 347 .02, which amount
had been paid out of the Treasury, but had
not been reimbursed to the Treasury by war
rants, and was not reimbursed until after the
commencement Of the next 6scalJear. This
explains the difference between SIS, S42,
55S. II, assumed in that report as the balance
in the Treasury, July l. 1864, and 500, 1884,
9O5. IS, the balance according to the warrant
account, as above stated. 49,
The following is a statement of the receipts
and expenditures for thequarter ending Sep
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Not us ,03S2 20
The amount of notes furnished to the Nation.
al Banks up to and including the 3Ist of DC.
tober, wasa little over S2O5, 0OO, 900. but it ia
estimated that $4,000, 900 of these had not
been put into circulation.
In addition to the United States notes.
there were also outstanding $32, 5S6, 800 FIVE
per cent Treasury notes, and SI73,O12, I4O
compound interest notes, Of which it would,
doubtless, be safe to estimate that $50, OOO, 600
were in circulation as currency.
From this statement, it appears that, with
ont including seven and three-tenths notes.
many Of the small denominations Of which
were in circulation as money, and all of
which tend in some measure TO swell the infla.
ton, the paper money of the country amour.
ted, on the 3lst Of October, 70 thd sum of
$734,2l6s0Se, 10, which has ben daily in.
creased by the notes since furnished to the
Nstioual Banks, and il likely to Be still fur
ther increased by those to which they are en-.
titled, until the amount authorized by law
1900, O00, O0Ol ,shall hsye been reached. sub.
ject to such reduction as may be made by
the withdrawal of the notes of the State
Banks.
The following is a statement of the bank
note circulation Of the country at various
periods of highest and lowest issues prior to
the war:
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40 n aslAl ~ Is @Izs3k
.sse1 80 essfssAsA
.xwsk ,up4ssai& s=eT Ks~sb~6&xAaz
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miners.
He notices the efforts that are being made to
suppress smuggling on the frontier and recon-
nends that lighter vessels than those now used be
employed.
THE RANKS AND CURRENCY.
BY the report of the Comptroller OF the Curren-
CIV. il appears that sixteen hundred and one banks
had BEEN ON the 3lst Of October last, organized
under the National Banking act. or these, six
hundred and seventy nine were original organixs-
lions, and nine hundred and twenty-five conver-
sions from State Institutions
The Comptroller recommends several amend
ments to the acts, which will arrest the attention
of Congress.
The recommendation that the banks shall bs
compelled to redeem their notes ut OF the three
cities named, New York, Philadelphia, and Bos-
ton, lie heartily endorsed At some future day il
may be advisable that redemptions shall be author
lied Mt Western and Southern cities; but as long
- exchsngc continues to be in favor Of the sea-
board, it is not cxpedient to permit banks to re-
deem at interior points. There are very few banks
or bankers in the interior cities that do not keen
their chief balances in either Boston, New York,
Dr. Philadelphia, there being regular demand f5r
exchange on these cities. Where the current OF
trade requires the banks to keep accounts for their
own accommodation and that of their customers
and the public, there should their redemptions be
nsdc. Notes that arc par in either Of these cities
win very rarely Be at . discount in any past oS
the Uniesa States, and win be Is nearly Of uni<
form value - il, perhaps, ever to be expected in
: paper cnreaey.
Tho Bessstary is hopeful that the time ID mot far
distant when redemptions win be something more
thAp no1iaal. Experience and observation have
tAaGh hin that frequent redemptioas 40 esssus
hi 70 the selvsasy of banks Of circnlAtion. Moth
fconc1upED on yfasr FACE.
f. Il a.
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ing funding; and Mt it would compel the
Government and the people, who are in debt,
to pay in dearer currency than that in which
their debts were 6ontfacted.
The SeerefArytis unable to perceive any
substantial gropR for this objection. He
cannot understand how the process offunding
| is likely to be- aided by the continuance Of
prices on their present high level, or how the
credit OF the Government is to be restored by
the perpetuation ofan irredeemaLle currency.
| especially as that currency consists largely Of
| its own notes. While it is hoped that early
provision will be made for the commencement
of the reduction of the national debt, an early
payment of it is not anticipated. Nor Is itun.
derstood that those who are apprehensive of
the effects of contraction, entertain the opin.
ion that the present condition ofth;ngs should
be continued until any considerable portion
of this debt shall be paid.
| SO far as individual indebtedness is regard.
ed, it may be remarked that the people OF the
United Statesy-ifAot as free from debt as they
were six months ago, are much less ID debt
than they have been in previous years, and
altogether less than they will be when The in
evitable day of payment comes round, il the
volume IF paper money is not curtailed. A
financial policy which would prevent the era
ton of debts and stimulate the payment oil
those already existing, so far from being inju-
rious, would be in the highest degree beaef-
lcial. sA 'es
1t is further urged that reduction of the
Government notes would embarrass the Ma
tional Banks, lift did not force many ofthem
into Liquidation. 49,.
DIMINISHED ExPoaTs AND REDUNDANT CUR
ssaf ss1sas RExcY.
1t is doubtless true that high rate of ex-
change did for time increase the expora-
ton az oar prod uctieas, and dininishea the
importation Of foreign articles, but this nd-
vantage was much more than counterbalanced
by the largely increased expenses of the Gov
ernment and " thepeople resulting from the
very cause that produced the high rate of ex-
change. Besides, this apparent sdvantageno
longer exists. Ihe advance Of prices in HE
United States, Notwithstanding the continued
high rate Of European exchange, is nov
4 checking exports md inviting imports, and Il
eseatng balanee in favor Of EuFope
thst Is likely TO be the greatest obstacle
IN The way ofAa snriy resumption Of specie
payments. Nssssst il be forgotten, TIM
Wills the exppSt @r productions Vas slim
ulated BY the hi9kSate of exehAaGe, this very
Ajgh zte u exc l1se enabled Enrops - pues
lStass thsn 49, GdingI Low psiecs.
sc 49, siskzss. ~ 81
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d sat ssss said a lt
! OA
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Iaung . balance In this Treasury The
o 1ss dsy Of July. lsoS. tsss 500
The following statement exhibits the items OF increase
and dec Of the public d-tt for the hscsi year Is
Amount Of pn,isc debt Inne so ls6s 81 ess $50 90
Amount pubic dea June b. lsts..... Lac $50 80
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) are reduced the demand for it falls off. So
that, paradoxical ss it may seem, d;m,np.
ton OF the currency may increase the supnlv
of it -Ss.sE supply
coTRAcrlos OF THE CURRENCY.
Nor need there be any apprehension that q
REDUCTION OF the currency-unless il be n vim
lent one-will injuriousy affect real prosner;
W Labor Is the great source of national
wealth, and industry invariably declines on an
inflated currency. The value of money de.
pends upon the manner in which it is used. RI
II stimulates productive industry, it is bene.
mt II, on the other hand it diminishes In.
oustry, and to the extent to which it diminish
es 1t, 1t is an evil. Even to the form of tho
precious metals, IT may not prove TO he wealth
to nation: The idea that q country 81 nee.
esseriiy reh IN proportion to the afnount NJ
gold ond silver which il possesses, Il Z eom.
mon and natural, but an erroneous one. While
the opinion that real prosperity is advanced bv
m increase OF paper money beyond what II q
absolutely needed as q medium for EXCHANGES
OF real values. it is totally fallacious. that fev
sane men entertain Il whose judgement ia not
-clouded BY the peculiar financial atmosnhere
which an imitation is so apt to produce.
An irredeenable paper currency NAV be
necessity, but it can scarcely fail, il long con.
tiuued, 70 be calamity TO any people. Gold
and Glvey are the only proper mcclure of vaL
- me5 have been made 50 By tacit seree.
ment efuafions, and are the necessary rsen.
lator az txade, the medium By which belances
% aottlod bstwssa different countries and -.
twssa secliens of the sane country. A
vnivoeqntnsassr Of vulus, ther are Z com.
m6svial neeseJH n kaAe bStwssp dii|sr.
4sfH = -.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-11-23

We are pleased 10 announce the fact
that an effort is being made TO organize,
m this CITY an-AssociatiOn to erect=a
Monument to the memory Of the Hon.
S. G. DAILY. whose remains have been
inferred in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Il
is proposed to raise the funds necessary
ty 81 subscriptions, thus bring it within
the reach of every loyal man. however
poor. TO contribute his mile, in token of
respect 10 the hOnored dead.
Asa "representalive" mar of Nrbras-
ka. be stood without a PEER combining
as he did, the energy Of the thorough
western mah with the polish Of he
statesman. Overlooking with genial hos.
Piiali'y and genuine sympathy for the
whole human family. and a mind aud
will born 10 overcome he greatest obsta
Giles. be vas truly a polished type Of the
Pioneers he represented so long end so
faithfully. Enshriped in the hearts Of
his colenporaneous feIlow-eilizens, he
>ill deserves a more lasting memento
TO his memory than the pulse Of admir-
ing hearts, or the honest words Of eulogy
which may be heard on every hand
something durable, that future genera
lions may claim as a glorious legacy
from The past. HIS enemies, politically.
acknoW lodges his virtues, his friends
should perpetuate them.
Nebraska is to him indebted for much
OF is present prosperity. Taking, as
he dad upon his enlree into our politics,
the ire sand Of a far-seeing States
man, ral.yn g around him that which
has been the loyoI party during the late
rebellion, he deserves a tribute from
every section as he father and founder
of loyalty in Nebraska. No other many
we believe, could have accomplished the
herculian task OF revolutionizing party
politics, at that time, SO completely and
50 OpPOrtunely as he did. Although his
memory belongs to Nebraska, ye. no
more appropriate place than this could
been selected to inaugurate the
which we speak of. Olher
portions of Nebraska will doubtless as
sIst One dollar from each voter win
erect a testimonial of which the whole
Of Nebraska may feel proud. Judging
from hose who are taking bold Of the
movement here, we predict for il a sue
equal 10 the hopes Of the most san
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-11-23
THE NEWS.

The San Antonio Express represents
IN unparalleled drought IN Texas. Stock
Is reported dying throughout the State.
Sandwich Island advIces say the pirate
Shenandoah has burned or bonded 80 of
the 95 whalers IN the Arctic feet, the
remainder are YET TO be heard from,
News, from Brownsville, Texas, is
decidedly favorable TO the Liberals. who
just captured Monterey. The Liberals
were beseIgIng Malamoras, with good
prospects of success /; although the I'm
perlallSts will make a stubborn resistance
sud reinforcements are on the road. The
affairs of the ImperIalists are said TO be
m a DreearlOus condition. An Agent of
MaxmIlIlon is said TO be on his way to
France to demand 10000 additional
and Sl6G GOO, 900 10 sustain Max
ImiIllon, IN the event Of its not being
sent, 1t is said Maximilhon will have TO
abdlcate. The Imperial troops are being
wlthdfawn from the ouIposts and cCOcen-
irated al Vera Cruz, Cry of Mexico AID
San Louis PolOse, The Empress is pre-
" lCbuln " AutOPOs 4uC AlUO~
rails are much elated over their late sue.
cess. They hope much from this Gov
ernment, which from recent movements
in Texas Of our forces, they have a per.
feet right to.
The pirate Shenandoah arrived in the
Mersey on the 9Th, and surrendered To
the guard ship Donegal Waddell, her
commander, says be knew nothing Of the
of the war until he mel the British
war vessel Barraeonia on the 30iL of Au-
gust, and that he immediately consigned
bis guns to The hold and steered for LIVER
pool
The Florida Convention annuIled the
o~rdinance'of secession, abolished slavery.
negro testimony legal IN cases
where colOred persons are concerned, re-
pudlated the rebel debt, and adjourned.
The excitement, in Canada. over the
Fenian 4 ovemen Is on the increase.
Gen. Logan will doubtless be appoint
Minister TO Mexico. This appoint.
is considered favorable 10 the Lib
Tbs dispatch Of the Presiden. TO the
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