, 1870-09-08
NEW YORK.
Vice President ColfaX's Letter An
nouncing His Intention to Re-
tfro from Public Life.
The Markets.


Special DoApateh u The Chtexeo Tribune.
COLD.
new ioREr Sept. s.-The markets wefe mod
eEately active to-day. but the uncertainty Of the
forthcoming news from Europe still dlseouraEes
speculation. Gold opened II 1tsa, and the Price
ranged between thai and 11s!s' closing At alsi
TIE rate pald for earring was I pcr cent, and
for borrowing from TO md l-l6 per cent to
nat. The Treasury sold one million Of gold At
tfrm III to 1l5f TO III Ao-1oo. The JA7n took out
to Europe sa1a, 900 In specie
GoyERSAKNr BONDS
we're steady Win emal 1ansacsona
MONEY. .....-
The money mAfkct VILE acttse ats 70 per cent,
with exceptional loans at !. Tha tendency is to
truneas IN rates, although the shipments OF cur |
sency to the "ess are ut tho present untm- |
portanr-
lSTocKs.
The stock market Was active in the morning,
with leading transactions In Lake Shore. North |
western preferred, St. Paul, Pacific Mall. AMI |
the Vanderbilt shares, but in the afternoon the
advance WAS lost, and the market drooped.
COMMERCIAL FAFKR
Vas dnf1. and approved acceptances were quoted
| At 7@sK per cent.
FOREIGN K1cuAs6E-
The foreign exchange market WAS quiet, with
rates nrtn at 1924 for prime baukets SIXTY da5s
| sterling bllls, and ,1oH tor sight
DIRT GOODS.
! In the dyy Hpou9 markct Prices have an up-
/ ward tendency, owing to tho decreasing impor-
tatin,,s from Germany, aud the growing demand
here. Business was active To-day. The leading
},hnpg houses boast that they have nut done
t better for many seasons than they are doing
now.
| rRopIcx.
in 1Iysrnoo1 ns; nd ,ieprrsslur e.rect. owing to Tue
eounon s1aaes Of State and western hams.
vas vas active, tut At to ; cents lower tor spring.
"a.a t.s,a ~. '@., IN, eaa ar,rs
| WHICH, T1e1xa "sAe ute. w. es 49,,
mucn @ | lsrrer At an early aay. ana tne1u u everJ
nrnspect Of a lively trade this month, Cnder
e westen sayices the pr'ce Of PROVISIONS declined
to-day. ........ ...-.
DEMOCRATIC QcANpART.
The ,oea. Leader. arc IN an unr'sas
ssn sss,e ,.,ra:.m rom r.,rnne Araao, the new
such communication would have
| oten received With great zeal Of characteristic
gusto from our Mayor, hut IN this case he was
+ If N rep,y upon ,hs German yote lie Ia capdt.
~. tor .a,scttor N vorarhsr md nna, raa.,.
he cautious. Peter B. Sweeney Was sent for lu
1 haste, md the two Democratic maguates were in
| c,nYnreprn aarer.1 boura M resnonse has vej
.- .s.s. ~ t..r, .cd :, !. aonh,tnI ~ ~, ~
oeen eNe4 !" a. A'aSof Au1 :. = ~ ~ a@l W.
se seut- The cond1slon OF french hepaoncana
Ia touching. They are In great distress oyer hi
| recent defeata and want sympathy, and 1rc Acsu
h ~ t,n.s-tnr fo- e,n1 woris snd ma chre
:, M' " ~ :. +. -ass,
fsrM Aepunnean A"e11ea IL II eAaenae,
| doubtful they get any from TammanJ Hall
n ITO the A.foct7ted trts.I
L. LETTER FRoA VICE FREStDkN! coLf1x
Ia NEW YORK, Sept I:-The bfook1}n Ghfoa pno
" | 1tshea letter from Vice ITcSad. nj CoIsaI. WI
IT / writes: II thank you for your good Wishea L
x my behalf, but intend With this term TO clos
j. | my public life absolutely. will then have ha
eighteen years Of continuous ssrEice at Washing
nooe5 ~, " w. r3-ing - r. t,raSf,a.s ~ 90,
I. fsfitt Hrnerni Crasa Tiii donbfiess be tcnom
l. ! mated, and, think, shonlt be. Ny article
n. | and speeches show my faith IN him. an
3. =! c9Nu iut n,a. w ~ lEUps y Il! maus so