, 1866-11-09
LATER FRoM THE EAST.
OHrIIrD FROM THE DAILY OAEsOSIAS.
Dates to Novembsr Atkl


timore to-day checked the upward tendency
of speculation 10 railroad and fancy stocks,
In consequence Of disbursements from the
Treasury gold is plentiful and delivery is
being freely made, but as much as four per
cent. Is being given by holders of coin and
have 1t carried. The loan maaket is fresh at
hVe per cent. for calls and 4l(963 for dis
counts. The stock market is unsettled.
Government securities are better and rail,
road shares are offered at lower prices.
The Commercials money article says
money Is in steady demand on call loans,
the rates generally i've per cent and four
per cent. on Government securities. The
most general ratio on four months is six per
cent. Gold is frmer. There is no scarcity
for delivery; three to four per cent. being
paid for having gold carried. This advance
is encouraged by the specie deposits which
have been larger than was expected ye,ter'
day. The shipment of specie to-day was
S744 ,5l8, and for the week was S944, ,445.
Government securities are firm.
STATE OF AFFAIRS AT B6LrIMoRE
BALTIMORE, Nov. At he counci for
Gov. Swans new commissioners made an
application to Judge Barton for writ Of hd>
beds corpus to bring before him the parties
now held in custody, the writ to be returned
tomorrow. The city is quiet, but distur>
bance tomorrow seems inevitable; both
s des expect it AMI are prepared fol it. Each
wants the other to take the initiative. There
is strong guard of radical police, both reg,
ular and speci ], at the commissioner heads
quarters, and at every police station in the
city, besides several thousand boys in blue
ready for action at minutes notice. The
Conservatives force is equally well organ.
lied, and is more confident from the bell,
that the Federal force now here abJut 1000
will assist them in the event of fight. Grant
arrived at midnight.
cussion, an impo tant consultation, was he'd
WASHINGTON, Nov. - A cabinet dis.
at the Executive Mansion this mornin :, at
which the President, Attorney General
Stansbery, General Grant, Secretary Stanton
were present. The subject discussed was
Maryland difficulties afterwards, Gov. Swan
and Montgomery Blair had an interview with
the President. If 1t has been decided to help
Gov. Swan by Federal force, the fact will e
demonstrated early tomorrow but it is the
opinion here tonight that it has been decid,
ed to leave the whole matter to the courts.
Gov. Swan Informed the President last night
that he WIS wholly unable to execute the
laws, although there had been no overt acts
of armed resistance to him. Two regiments
o. infantry are ider arms at the Baltimore
depot, ready to leave at moments notice
col SWEENEY APPLIES TO BE RE.INsTATEp
IN THE ARMY.
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 4 - Brevct Col.
Sweeney has made direct application to be
reinstated in his old position in the army,
and there seems to be no doubt but that the
President will reinstatc him.
Sanford Couover alias Durham, who was
arrested last week in New York, charged
with having receiced a bribe for swearing
t. false statement duplicating Jeff Davis in
the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, is
now in jail to await the action of the grand
jury.
GEN. GRANT ENGAGES IN THE MEXICAN
QUESTION.
New YORK, Nov. 5.-The Washington
special of the HerdW says: Gen Grant has
at last, most probably by advice of the Pres,
ident, taken up the Mexican question in
earnest, ard will attend to it with zeal so far
as he is concerned. On Saturday he invited
Senor Romero, Mexican Minister, to a con.
fideutial interview at his headquarters, which
lasted some time. After Romero's depart
ure there was staff meeting What con,
nection this may or may not have had with
the Mexican question l can't say. One
thing more; there is no reason to believe
that the Mexican question has been re-open>
ed with France, but that it remains Just
where the last published note from NJ De
rHuys to Mr.. SeEafd, placed it. The Gov
ernment is waiting to see how the French
act up to the first of, the coming year, and
if at thst time there is any bad faith exhib
tied or tendency to duplicity, then such
action will be forcibly RECOMMENDED as will
insure our feelings and interests to be res>
p3cted.
FENIAN MATTERS IN CANADA.
The HeralFs Toronto special says great
dissatisfaction exists in the case of Lums.
den. The Catholics of the city assert boldly
that Lumsden was discharged on religious
grounds, and that the evidence against him
was stronger than that against McMahon.
The Worlds Toronto special says in cons
sequence of threatening letters sent to wit
nesses for the crown in the Fenian cases,
they refuse to give evidence unless ASSURED
of adequate military protection at Fort Erie.
MEETING or TtfE TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
New YORK, Nov A Nashville spec,
ial says that the Tennessee Legislature con.
venes to-day, but there will not be quorum
for several days, however, as full returns
from the election on Thursday have not been
received. Governor Brownlow, it is under,
stood, in his message will advocate negro
suffrage and the perpetual disfranchisment
| of all rebels