Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-06
NOTICE TO GOVERNMINr pEPOsIroR1E;

NOTICE 70 GOVERNMENT DEPOSIrORJEs
The following was issued from the office of
the Paymaster Geners, to-day:
.Al restrictions heretofore directed by thi
once as 10 the payment Of checks or drafts
drawn by paymasters in settlement of bounty
and other dues Of discharged military claim
ants, are hereby revoked.
mayors, In the future, will consider such
checks as subject to NO special conditions not
prescribed by law.
"Aftsr Powers OF Attorney" giving uthor
serlbed therein, need not as a preliminary 10
payment be submitted to the Paymaster Cen
era. for his order in the case. This o6ice will
no longer take cognizance of cheeks after their
delivery 10 the authorized parties The pa yor
alone must be responsible for their PAYMENT
under such conditions as the laws the reguIa
IONS OF the Treasury Department, and bust.
ness usages impose"
~ws have received from Mr.. John T.
Bureh, corner 9th and ID streets, a pamphlet
copy Just published OF the Pastoral Letter of
the Second Pienary Council Of Baltimore
from ..the ArchJishops and Bishops OF the
United States, in Pienary Council Assem- bled.
&c the clergy and laity Of their charge"
FINAScIAL-The New York Commerce., NJ
yesterday says:-The market opens this morn.
ing with q somewhat better demand for money
tnan characterized II at the commencement OF
tne previous week, but there is no change OF
any moment in the rates. On call the range is
four to hve per cent, some Of the dealers re-
porting that there is more doing than for sorne
time previous and at the higher rate The
amount OF paper Offering is limited, and from
nye and half 10 seven per cent represents
the extremes for such names as pass readily in
tne street; short to long dates. Occasionally
tnere may be transaction as low as i've per
cent. but paper Of that class is too scarce 10
make the exception Of any moment. Gold il
not so active this morning. The market
opened al ten O'Clock at ASK against 1ls X at
the close Saturday afternoon, but fell to
&hal7 before noon. In the stock market
there was less excitement than last week. but
ernments, there was only a small business.
prices ruling about an higher than at the
close on Saturday.
~At the fall of Richmond. the Ro,b,cbi,d
Brothers had stored with Dibrell Il weisieer,
CLAIMED by the u. s. Goyersm.nt AZ Con snds
eraie tobacco, the Rothschilds, some months
since, obtained writ Of Injunction, and the
o TOBACCO was taken under the custody Of the
commenced last week In Richmond. rs
DECLINE IN PRIcEs.-The New York paners
announce the breaking up OF various specula
ting movements In the nPcessaries OF Ii6a in
tnat city, which has caused most gratifying
decline in prices. Pork has fallen four dollars
a barrel, wheat from ave to eight cents a
bushel. Buyers, IL 8 reported, even at these
reduced figures, are very scarce.
SALE or o. Il A. r. X, SrooK.-Ths Sheris
cold AT the Court House to-day. ~ ~ oiclock
20 shares of the stock of this Company az ais
per share. The sale was by order of the Cir
cult Court, on Judgment Of the Board of
Pubic Works against j w. Wither's estate e
Aicz0ETrtd JGuraaI STA inst
EXPENSIVE ExEcUTIoN-rhe expenses in
Cured by the county OF Prince Georges, Md,
IN consequence OF the frial and execution of
the murderers hung tiSre last Friday will
smoUnt, ia is said, TO upwards of fifteen thou.
sand doiiars--AteTandria Gasetts. !
s0J. D. Price & Co have sold 70 Mr.. Rich
ard Cummings OF Pennsylvania, the Bilhmer
trsct OF lane, two miles East OF Harris onburg
virgins, for the sum of s5.350. or S9l 50 per
This land lies n The RIDGE rs0,op