The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-01-10
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
BONDS AND BROKERS.
IN WALL STREET.

NEW YokK Jan. l0.-The money market
WAS easy at per cent. currency, and prime
Endorsed business notes are quoted to III
per cent.
| Bonds are scarce, and brokers find great
difficulty in obtaining them in round lots,
even at a fraction above the highest market.
| The city is flooded with congressman and
persons from Washington, who have had 1t
impressed upon them by Wall street and
many merchants that the country wants
more banking facilities, etc. 1t is quite
likely; therefore, that an abundance of
measures will be introduced into congress
which look like initiation; but whether they
| become . Law or not is quite another ques-
ton.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Jan. 1O.-Mr. Donnelly
delivered an enti-tariff address on Thursday
evening to an immense audience. His srgu.
ments were somewhat marred by PERSONAL
ties.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 10.-The shipments of
coal for points south and west during the
past year. from this city, agg egate neurly
43, 900, 900 bushels, the product of so miners
between Pittsburgh and Brownsville.
DETRoIT, Mich, jan lot is definitely
announced that on Jan. 5 Judge Withey
forwarded to the president letter declining
the United States judgsship of the Sixth cir
cult, to which he Was recently confirmed
There is some probability now that the place
may be given TO Hon. Halmer Il. Emmer
so n, of this city.
RICHMOND, Jan 5.-Alsxsnder Gardener.
a negro sentenced TO be hanged on the 7th
ints. at New Kent Court House, has been
Gardener was al accomplice of another
r.
half breed named Baker and a white lady
named Mrs. Ste wsrt, whose house they
burned, consuming her body in the flames.
kenneday escaped from all and is still at
large.
An Immigration company, of which Caleb
Cushing is president, has purchased an i'm
mense body Of land in Amherst, Bedford
and adjoining counties where they Will es
tablish PoiIsh colony.
SAN Francisco, Jan. l0.-Rehabie intel
Iigence has been received from the placer
gold diggings that peace has been restored
in the river country, 1t was expected that
the new diggings would prove the richest
and most extensive yet discovered in British
Columbia. The country is 1900 feet lower
than Carriboo and the climate is milder.
An extensive vein ofbituminous coal has
been discovered twenty-eight miles above
Chico aud seven miles from the California
and Oregon Railroad. The vein is thirty
feet thick; the coal is free from sulphur. The
discovery is regarded as of great mportance
to Northern California. 1t is the first dis
covery of the kind made there.
WASHINGTON, Jan.l0.-The Navy Depart
ment has commenced the preparation of yes
sells to be organized into feet. under Com
modore Rodgers, for service in Chinese
waters. This fleet will be the most thor
oughly equipped and most formidable the
United States has ever had ia that part of
the world.
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 The House Sub
postal Committee have returned from their
official visit to the New York and Boston
Post offices. They have taken enough tss-
timony to fll several hundred printed pages;
and 40 far as can be learned; 1t does not In
the main sustain the charges OF corruption.
The committee, however, state that they
have obtained some valuable testimony
which will be of use to Congress when
further appropriations are to be made for
the new post Office buildings, now in the
course OF erection.
The government is discussing the ques
ton of sending some prominent official down
on the arrival Of Mr.. Peabody's remains at
fOrtAnQ TO receive Lnem from tne DrltBn
vessel in behalf of the United States. 1t
will be remembers that the House of Rep
resentatives refused to appoint a committee
to take part in the ceremony
A convention of letter. carriers, composed
of delegates from all the principal cities of
the United States, where the free delivery
system is in operation, will meet in this city
on the 18th inst, for the purpose of calling
the attention of Congress to their claims pend
ing for an increase of salery equitable with
other employees of the government
The Bill of Senator TrumbulI, designed
to break up By severe penalties, the abuse of
having the executive appointments made un-
der Congressional dictation, will be pressed
BY MIR Trumbull and will undoubtedly give
rise to an interesting discussion. 1t has
been supposed that there was very little
chance for this reform to be accomplished,
bu, j. is nov understood that the Senate
Judiciary Committee will report the bill un.
animously, and there is a fair prospect that
it will pass the Senate. The danger to the
bill is not so much from open opposition as
from indirect and evasive measures on the
part of those who will fear to vote openly
against it.