New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-26


Philadelphia firm for printing not only adhesv
stamps, but for imprinting revenue stamps upo
! various instruments, such as are usually furnishe
= by statoners and that it is not deemed advsabl
= by the Secretary of the Treasury to have revenu
i stamps printed at more than single place.
- The U. S. Government and the Gold Market
! The New York Times of recent date, in noticin.
: the influence exercised by the government il
a advancing or depressing rates of gold, says:
The demand to pay customs continues very large
averaging over half a million per day, since tn,
first Of the present month, and but for the i'm
: preston in the gold room that the government
has been an underrate seller for some days past
| the price would show less stea1inesS under Thu
demand. There is no gold interest disbursement
to be made In February, except an occasional ar
rears on past due coupons are called for, and
there will be only moderate sum paid out in
March on the 1910 loan. In April no gold mite.
rest falls due, while in the succeeding month the
interest on the 5-20s, $40, $50 900, will partially
exceed the possible customs for May, if promptly
called for. The proportion to be disbursed at the
i New York office will be about So 500 900 The
| treasury is therefore likely to command largely
increased surplus of gold for several months to
| come.
Responsibility Of Telegraph Companies.
suit against the United States Telegraph Company,
tried at Detroit last week. resulted in verdict of
fs47 SO for plaintiff. 1t appears that in May last,
Julius Rhaesa employed as cigar maker at De.
troit being anxious about his family, telegraphed
them at Yonkers New York, and receiving no
reply after three days. started for Yonkers, where
he discovered no dispatch had been received
Just on the point of returning to Detroit the dis
patch came to hand, having being mailed from
Albany Rhaesa sued for cost of dispatch 1.-TWO
dollars) and travelling expenses to Yonkers and
RETURN
Return to Specie Payn,ents.-In an article on
this popular subject the New York Tribune SAYS:
The general impression is, that in the easiest
and most practicable way, we are bound toward
specie payments, and while few are clear in their
views as to the manner in which it shall be accom-
plished, and at what time, all agree that the sub
stantial interests of the country require that we
should shape financial measures with that end in
view. Such change in our financial system con-
templates the reduction of all values to the specie
basis, and much to the disturbance of spectators,
keeps people from buying for rise, when the ten |
dency is strongly toward decline. The price of
gold, but lately l45, is gradually coming down. and |
Will decrease according to the wisdom of financial
and with this decline we shall have
corresponding reduction in all values If Secretary
McCuiooh manages through the year with the
sagacity he has thus far shown, gold will not rule
much above l20 few months hence.
BUSINESS awaits the action of Congress upon the
loan BILL and until its details fully settled long
for capital are deferred. Upon the
ing to specie payments, there is no difference of
opinion. The only point at issue is whether the
country shall be steadily pressed back to specie
payments by Withdrawing the paper money manu-
factured under the pressure of the rebellion. The
sooner Congress attends to this matter the better
It will be for all solvent merchants and the labor of
the country. The only people who resist return
to specie payments, and talk about the danger of
haste in doing right financially are the holders of
goods at high prices, and spectators who hope for
sudden fortunes to be made upon the violent huc-
tuatlons ever attendant upon an irredeemable cur
rency.
Of compound interest notes. and greenbacks,
rhompson's New York Reporter gives the follow
ing:
Compound Interest Notes.-5os U. s. compound
interest notes, issue of July l5 1854 On the right
end so, male portrait-on the left end, full length
figure of female with right hand resting on a
book, fifty.
These notes may readily be detected by the
scratchy appearance of the drapery on the female
at the left end, and also by the imperfect appear
ance of the male portrait on the right end.
zoos Compound-ln Interest notes. Imitation
vignettes full length figure of Washington on
eft hand on left end, 100, female seated holding
American colors and leaning on shield. The
only difference between the counterfeit and the
genuine is that the die on the lefthand corner
touches the letter U in Omitted States" and the
engraving of the word "States'' is done in very
bungling manner.
, Inc treasury Department, in consequence of
the above counterfeit, viii issue no more of this
plate. We would caution our patrons against tax
ng any of the present issue.
Greenbdcks-ls on U. S. Legal Tender Notesl
Greenbacksl can be readily detected by the in
erior style Of the engraving, particularly the head
# Chase. The mouth is crooked, the eyes imper-
ect and the hair the top of the head resembles
ide hair brushed over to cover badness t
The back is of lighter green than the genuine. ;
This bill, upon hasty observation, is well calcu-
tied to deceive.
los on the U. s. legal tender notes (greenbacks.)
new counterfeit ten dollar greenback is in cir \
llation, dated Washington, March TO- 1852, letter
The pink seal is badly done, and the border of
note, which consists of repettions of the letter
:, is very irregular. The appearance of the bill
together is bad.
50s on the U. S. legal tender notes (greenbacks.)
IMITATION. May be detected by the four buttons
4 Hamilton's vest which are very distinct on the
enuine, but scarcely discernible on the counter a
it, The back of the counterfeit is darker green A
ian the genuine. N