, 1870-11-01
Organization of the Southern
Trans-Contincntal Rail-
way Company.
Tone of the Various Markets Yes
terday.

NEW l0hx. Uct, sl.-The Treasury programme
for the November Bales Of EoIti and purchases Of
hortls was announced to-day, and. though the
e1us1aEeHs Of the amount creates some surprise,
the markets for ro1d and government bonds Here
comparatively lttle Affected. for the reason that.
should occasion require. 1t Is believed that the
Secretary will incrrase his gold aales or boud
puIchases, rs he reserves the right to DO.
MONTY
was abnndsnt to~tlay. The offerings At 5 PCT cea1
wcre yes3 large. while considerable snms were
loaned al per cent The In
last week nves confidence IN a
steady .rnafSet In tho Immediate future. The
currency movement to and from this centre IS
un!mportant- Some currency Vas received here
during the latter part OF last week from Chica-
20, while rates OF exchange At Cincinnati ind,-
cate an carly demand on this city for currency
to he usctl In the pork trade. At New Orleans
the hanks arc checking on New York at X OF
Per cent premium. Commercial paper passes ut
*, anu at sN for rrme acceptances, the e1-
tsrmc range Of rates being to per cent.
GUtr.
The gold market was weak on an average ynl-
nme OF businesa. The price opened at 111,., de-
clned to 11l1s, and raIlieL In the afternoon II
my.
Government honds we're steady
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Vas! Quiet and rather weak Some
considerable purchases were made In
anticipation OF tic demand for remit
tances against coupons, and the market il, per-
hapr, orer supplied Prime bankers sixty days
sterling mas quoted at ao9k, and sight At 1oo9at.
STOCKS.
After come acttrttY IN the stock market In the
early part OF the day. prices weakened, but nna1-
y closed drm. The leading transactions were In
Lake Shore, St pn1l+ Western, and Pacific Nail
WHEAT.
The wheat market was dull, There was scarce-
II any freight room to be had, and the receipts
were cxct*alge. beng over az, QUO bu1halx Those
fscts Induced buJen to hold on, and rerJ little
teifal concession, and the decline IVES only about
ont cent.
The market for 1onr Hns also decreased by
large receipts, over thirty thousand barrels hay.
ting ccmc In. ard the absence Of IN adequate de-
Maul Shipping EEnacs were &c lower, and the
higher brands declined 10 to &C, with . general
feeling Of weakness, which may be attributed ID
desire to r.altxe In the face Of advancing oceau
| fEel2hts and = decline In gold.
CORN.
| Germ Advanced &c. 1t appears, from statistics
published To-day, that there are less than T. COZ
bushels per day on The canal for the next twelve
.1ays.
ITO the As.oeiatsd Pscssf
e1pKM.
| New YoRK, Oct s1.-Thr sa1c last night and to.
day occaaioned no material damage To properly,
| awampi1g OF boats
The Eu,norH that General r1casAnion has been
rendered the ONCE Of Commissioner rf Internal
Rtvenpe, and TINT warrant has been la3nctl
| agatns. County cIk 10w. Senator Norton. and
ANetman CoEan. for alleged eompllctty IN old
untrue.
ERIE SIT POSTPONED.
millions from Wander but, has gone over iii Dc. De-
cc.nbtr.
MILITARY I1E4.
mtnt arVed tos2 fo@ So;ioF II Ea.5 Is
| that the quarantine Of Governors Island will he
| raised Tomorrow, which wtfl place the troops
thetc at the disposal Of the Cnite.1 states autho
| tics.
ANOTHER 1RAxs-co$11SxSrAL RAILWAY scaExE.
| The southern TEans-Sontinental & Ralixay Goaa.
| c. Fremont WAS unanimously elected President,
but declined. and nominated Marshall o. Roherts
81 t*In,anent President. which motion prevailed
Colonel Henry 6: s,eb6!us Vice President: WIN.
| + Traverse, Treasurer: Johu. D. pesrre+.
es1e wse ssa ,s Gn soast r y y sS sST,2 A.
for 0Igauixattou Was taten- The following Is tho
Boasd Of directors: Marshall o. Boberts, E. 3.
1i'k kmcS " ea G51s W. ETat Wss1on Ssex
y: fefo:tao, iou. q: +: Grafton. 6. Il: Gld.
TIasezs. jno. J. Aston. Ea1.ni =. Pierfepou,. 4
T: Rsnks: J. D: Cameron, z. F. Smith, ". 8.
sneEr%!. ". G Hunter: s. y: Morton, Nm- Har-
| risen, ". F, Clark, J. II. Tlbhets. E. u. Rice.
! KILLED BIT FALLING EARTH.
| An csooans1nent on Jersey At5 Heights caved
| to-day. killing two persons
| pkAOCKA7fc p0p0E&
| The Tribune ddIcule4 the assumed virtue oi
Mayor Han In Offering rewaE,i for Illegal voters,
because convection IL 70 be had On the proper ccr'
prominent member Of the Tammany ring. The
| Tammany agents arc travelling throrsh the state
.on1 ~ sesX
/ the seal Of the county and the Supreme Court oil
Tits district
Greeley says FISK talks " his host Of Eric en-
ployea and then yotes - II they were droves o
s41 nsSs SSSsss Al Az q ss ao
so'e 1's no1"'"q 4nx ~ r1Ssra 9
n'.y<ehs s. gsf eef 421 q
years ago thirteen cities Of the world Herc larEer
now therc Arc only tnree-one Of them Constan
s1norle.
| TIE number Of lInmlGr1nts arrived u this cit
| the past week w1s 1891. smaller number tha'
has arrived IN any psrvtous week for man
months
The etesmships Deutschland, from Brener
Malta and Abyssiuia, nom liverpool, III caI15n
passengers, arc oser1ue.
EEd1g!K!11oS
e f. X e. III 81 81 Se @
dsys In 1869 WIS 1lo.s4s.
CONGRESSIONAL xoxrSA1roNs.
l. TIC Republican Convention Of the Ninth Col
srtssionai District, this ovenirg, nominated &c!
| er1l Wm. S. u9llyeT. THIS makes three Republ
can Congressional NOMINATIONS. all claiming TO
regular, IN the Ninth District
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