New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-12

change require it, while in the event Of the neces-
sity arising, the secretary OF the treasury IS EN-
powered by act of Congress to make special
issue of fifty millions of new greenhacks to meet
the emergency. 1t may be well to remark tha5
all the Atlantic cities are equally well supplied
with currency, and that the statement OF the con,
dition of the Boston banks for the week showed
an increase of $993,000 in deposits, leaving an
aggregate of $44 1923 5l3 at their disposal, ana of
the whole of which they confess themselves una
BILE to find borrowers.
THE PuBRIC DEBT.- Washington, No1. Tine
| following ID the statement of the public debt OF
| the United States on the lst OF November, lSo0
Debt bearing interest, per cent bonds - ,ood ,d
$50; per cent. bonds of 1867 and lSG8 ~ sl6 !go'
TAI 80; per cent. bonds OF 1851, SZS5 io9, oo!
per cent $40 bonds 1928 OOO; navy pension
| fund, sll 1850 OOO total debt bearing compound
interest 1888 558, Sal 80 debt bearing currency
interest, per cent bonds, b9,882,0OO; year:
7.3O notes, 1924, Ola 300; total debt bearing cur
rency interest, $685., ,408 ,490. Matured debt not
presented for payment, sl36 ,98S,9O9 IL ,ooo
Debt bearing interest United States notes S39O,,
1876 7S5: fractional currency $27 ,5s6,Ol0 30; gold
certificates of deposit $40 SOC $50; total $4286sC
775 80; total debt 81 68l ,636 966 "a. Amount in
the treasury coin s99,4l3,0l9 90; currency,
$50 ,0l2 OF; total $50 O,32G,Jb9 " Amount
of debt less cash in the treasury, S2,5ol ,3lO OO3 e.
+ The foregoing is a correct statement pe
public debt as it appears from the bQoksNsnd
treasury returns in the department on the ISL OF
a November, 1866. HUGH @ McCthL9Gh, IL. T
= IMPORTANT Decision BY THE SUPREME COURT OF
1 New YoRE-S0utIle7'n Bdyk BiHs-ATeIhey Eold
IhreeEmp p0rtant suits came on rtn4 e1ofe jug
c Ingraham. Bank notes of the Bank OF the 9tdtS
C of South Carolina, thaVing its place OF business
q at Charlcston,) amounting to SAB 900, hau peel
}. issued before and during the rebellion, and were
d held by parties who probably may nave tnough
e them worthless. They instituted these acloEs u
d recover the amount of tie notes The delenst
70 put forward was that the bills were void, hayhi
ID been issued and circulated by the bank during ant
. for the support Of the rebellion, IN VIoldtloL o
o. national public policy. The Judge fnlea a9al1tII ~
q this defense, and gave judgment i0t tle 4uI
53 amount claimed, with interest
Or ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAYNAsTER GENERAL
The paymaster general has completed MS anu ~
al report for the fiscal year ending june w. 42Go e. a.
Mt has submitted it to the secretary OF war. ny ~
i lowing are the receipts and disbursements VI W.
e. pay department during the last fiscal year, ana u
a balance remaining on hand at its close:
II REoEtFTs
M Balance in the hands paymsers, including ,9o "a, at
at Amonnt of reqaisitons issued during the fiscal ,,
~ Received Y r" . da d rHnaeHS5
1t; Total roceints $555 555 !.
no PAYMENTS.
4 II jSs i$5s5 'i5 o..s
en Pad ON ACCOUNT Of tie United States Military
san Academy '.''.'..'''''- -
,as ,a ro,., disbursements $255 57l
as i'afn "a ssu4d m tenustiGus in the Ire
iZ ................. ........,.,..... S2tlS5t
o. Bosroy Day GooDs TEADE.-The latest Co
az rncGcia Bulletin has the following:
~, In tile dry goods market there has been i
" activity the past than the preceding week a
all there has been scarcely any demand for Ell
ate Cottons or Woolen5. J9bbers generally co
AZ piain ii tie unusual duIIness y the season,
90 attribute it partly to the recent advance III pro
ATE which has checked the consump ION, u p
ANA owing To tie warm and unreasonable weather
the HWY enjoyed lor the past month, together wit
doIl aud declining market for raw material. ',
fol colder and more braciug weather the New +
i4T,l trade will without doubt, revive; but II
nts' Aas become % depressed, particularly in W
6o, ens, that there is Very little prospect Of any
,ans cded revival this season.